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#304
City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago
City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago
  • Gary Krist
3.53 reads
#305
Pagans: The End of Traditional Religion and the Rise of Christianity
Pagans: The End of Traditional Religion and the Rise of Christianity
  • James J. O'Donnell
35 reads
#306
The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World
The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World
  • Edward Dolnick
43 reads
#307
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
  • Nassim Nicholas Taleb
3.72177 reads
#308
The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible
The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible
  • Simon Winchester
3.755 reads
#309
Incognito
Incognito
  • David Eagleman
  • Catarina F. Almeida (Translator)
3.8939 reads
#310
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
  • Malcolm Gladwell
3.78110 reads
#311
Constantine the Emperor
Constantine the Emperor
  • David Potter
00 reads
#312
Hallucinations
Hallucinations
  • Oliver Sacks
3.5549 reads
#313
Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution
Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution
  • Peter Ackroyd
32 reads
#314
Jumbo: This being the true story of the world's greatest elephant
Jumbo: This being the true story of the world's greatest elephant
  • Paul Chambers
31 read
#315
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You Are What You Speak

You Are What You Speak: Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity
  • Robert Lane Greene
31 read
#316
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
  • Mark Miodownik
4.2514 reads
#317
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A People's History of the United States

A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present
  • Howard Zinn
51 read
#318
1776
1776
  • David McCullough
4.05140 reads
#319
Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms & a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories
Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms & a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories
  • Simon Winchester
310 reads
#320
The Heir Apparent: A Life of Edward VII, the Playboy Prince
The Heir Apparent: A Life of Edward VII, the Playboy Prince
  • Jane Ridley
51 read
#321
Think Like A Freak
Think Like A Freak
  • Steven D. Levitt
  • Stephen J. Dubner
3.2911 reads
#322
Salt: A World History
Salt: A World History
  • Mark Kurlansky
3.6499 reads
#323
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
  • Mark Kurlansky
3.7937 reads
#324
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
  • Yuval Noah Harari
4.221,254 reads
#325
The Edge of the World
The Edge of the World
  • Michael Pye
33 reads
#326
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
  • Hampton Sides
4.530 reads
#327
Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste: The Chemistry of Household Ingredients
Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste: The Chemistry of Household Ingredients
  • Simon Quellen Field
41 read
#328
Prince Rupert: The Last Cavalier
Prince Rupert: The Last Cavalier
  • Charles Spencer
00 reads
#329
European History for Dummies
European History for Dummies
  • Sean Lang
3.52 reads
#330
Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society
Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society
    21 read
    #331
    It's About Time: From Calendars and Clocks to Moon Cycles and Light Years - A History
    It's About Time: From Calendars and Clocks to Moon Cycles and Light Years - A History
    • Liz Evers
    21 read
    #332
    Atoms Under the Floorboards
    Atoms Under the Floorboards
    • Chris Woodford
    00 reads
    #333
    British history for dummies
    British history for dummies
    • Sean Lang
    00 reads
    #334
    Cover 3

    Blood Feud

    Blood Feud: The Hatfields and the McCoys: The Epic Story of Murder and Vengeance
    • Lisa Alther
    00 reads
    #335
    Joan of Arc: A History
    Joan of Arc: A History
    • Helen Castor
    4.174 reads
    #336
    Cover 4

    The Story of Western Science

    The Story of Western Science
    • Susan Wise Bauer
    00 reads
    #337
    Dr. Mutter's Marvels
    Dr. Mutter's Marvels
    • Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
    3.66 reads
    #338
    A Concise History of Modern Europe
    A Concise History of Modern Europe
    • David S. Mason
    00 reads
    #339
    The Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World's Great Drinks
    The Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World's Great Drinks
    • Amy Stewart
    3.8336 reads
    #340
    Coined
    Coined
    • Kabir Sehgal
    00 reads
    #341
    The Perfection of the Paper Clip: Curious Tales of Invention, Accidental Genius, and Stationery Obsession
    The Perfection of the Paper Clip: Curious Tales of Invention, Accidental Genius, and Stationery Obsession
    • James Ward
    31 read
    #342
    Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
    Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
    • James W. Loewen
    3.624 reads
    #343
    Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
    Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
    • Simon Winchester
    3.5524 reads
    #344
    What are the Seven Wonders of the World?
    What are the Seven Wonders of the World?
    • Peter D'Epiro
    • Mary Desmond Pinkowish
    00 reads
    #345
    Dirty old London : the Victorian fight against filth
    Dirty old London : the Victorian fight against filth
    • Lee Jackson
    31 read
    #346
    How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics
    How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics
    • Eugenia Cheng
    33 reads
    #347
    Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid
    Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid
    • Wendy Williams
    22 reads
    #348
    Packing for Mars
    Packing for Mars
    • Mary Roach
    4.02133 reads
    #349
    Cover 1

    Queen Isabella

    Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England
    • Alison Weir
    00 reads
    #350
    In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story That Inspired Moby-Dick
    In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story That Inspired Moby-Dick
    • Nathaniel Philbrick
    4.1101 reads
    #351
    How to Read Literature Like a Professor
    How to Read Literature Like a Professor
    • Thomas C. Foster
    3.576 reads
    #352
    The Map that Changed the World: William Smith & the Birth of Modern Geology
    The Map that Changed the World: William Smith & the Birth of Modern Geology
    • Simon Winchester
    3.7916 reads
    #353
    Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age
    Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age
    • Greg King
    • Penny Wilson
    31 read
    #354
    The Science of Shakespeare: A New Look at the Playwright's Universe
    The Science of Shakespeare: A New Look at the Playwright's Universe
    • Dan Falk
    31 read
    #355
    The Planets
    The Planets
    • Dava Sobel
    3.2518 reads
    #356
    George Washington's Secret Six The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution
    George Washington's Secret Six The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution
    • Brian Kilmeade
    3.674 reads
    #357
    Madness in Civilization: A Cultural History of Insanity
    Madness in Civilization: A Cultural History of Insanity
    • Andrew Scull
    41 read
    #358
    A is for Arsenic
    A is for Arsenic
    • Kathryn Harkup
    4.0512 reads
    #359
    A Little History of the United States
    A Little History of the United States
    • James West Davidson
    4.45 reads
    #360
    The Making of Home
    The Making of Home
    • Judith Flanders
    42 reads
    #361
    The Professor & the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity & the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
    The Professor & the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity & the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
    • Simon Winchester
    3.85124 reads
    #362
    Making a Point
    Making a Point
    • David Crystal
    41 read
    #363
    The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal that Ignited a Kingdom
    The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal that Ignited a Kingdom
    • Nancy Goldstone
    31 read
    #364
    George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I
    George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I
    • M.J. Carter
    41 read
    #365
    Cover 1

    The Borgias

    The Borgias: The Hidden History
    • G.J. Meyer
    11 read
    #366
    Secret Lives of the Tsars: Three Centuries of Autocracy, Debauchery, Betrayal, Murder, and Madness from Romanov Russia
    Secret Lives of the Tsars: Three Centuries of Autocracy, Debauchery, Betrayal, Murder, and Madness from Romanov Russia
    • Michael Farquhar
    31 read
    #367
    Women of the Renaissance
    Women of the Renaissance
    • Margaret L. King
    31 read
    #368
    Marie Antoinette: The Journey
    Marie Antoinette: The Journey
    • Antonia Fraser
    3.8821 reads
    #369
    The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack: And Other Cautionary Tales from Human Evolution
    The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack: And Other Cautionary Tales from Human Evolution
    • Ian Tattersall
    21 read
    #370
    Yes, My Accent Is Real - and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You
    Yes, My Accent Is Real - and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You
    • Kunal Nayyar
    44 reads
    #371
    Pacific: The Ocean of the Future
    Pacific: The Ocean of the Future
    • Simon Winchester
    3.513 reads
    #372
    Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science
    Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science
      00 reads
      #373
      Science of the Magical: From the Holy Grail to Love Potions to Superpowers
      Science of the Magical: From the Holy Grail to Love Potions to Superpowers
      • Matt Kaplan
      3.45 reads
      #374
      The Witches: Salem, 1692
      The Witches: Salem, 1692
      • Stacy Schiff
      3.1538 reads
      #375
      Cover 1

      The Wise King

      The Wise King: A Christian Prince, Muslim Spain, and the Birth of the Renaissance
      • Simon R. Doubleday
      31 read
      #376
      Suspicious Minds
      Suspicious Minds
      • Rob Brotherton
      31 read
      #377
      The axe and the oath
      The axe and the oath
      • Robert Fossier
      00 reads
      #378
      Cover 1

      Sorry!

      Sorry!: The English and Their Manners
      • Henry Hitchings
      31 read
      #379
      Dynasty
      Dynasty
      • Tom Holland
      4.2515 reads
      #380
      Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris
      Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris
      • Eric Jager
      31 read
      #381
      Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future
      Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future
      • Brian Clegg
      00 reads
      #382
      It Ended Badly
      It Ended Badly
      • Jennifer Wright
      4.139 reads
      #383
      A Brief History of Creation: Science and the Search for the Origin of Life
      A Brief History of Creation: Science and the Search for the Origin of Life
      • Bill Mesler
      • H. James Cleaves II
      4.52 reads
      #384
      Cover 7

      Of Beards and Men

      Of Beards and Men: The Revealing History of Facial Hair
      • Christopher Oldstone-Moore
      00 reads
      #385
      SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
      SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
      • Mary Beard
      3.99147 reads
      #386
      The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor
      The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor
      • Elizabeth Norton
      31 read
      #387
      Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty
      Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty
      • Dan Jones
      3.52 reads
      #388
      Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
      Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
      • Mary Roach
      3.9319 reads
      #389
      First Bite: How We Learn to Eat
      First Bite: How We Learn to Eat
      • Bee Wilson
      41 read
      #390
      The Medici
      The Medici
      • Paul Strathern
      00 reads
      #391
      The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
      The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
      • Dan Jones
      421 reads
      #392
      You Could Look It Up: The Reference Shelf from Ancient Babylon to Wikipedia
      You Could Look It Up: The Reference Shelf from Ancient Babylon to Wikipedia
      • Jack Lynch
      01 read
      #393
      Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders
      Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders
      • Brady Carlson
      31 read
      #394
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      Henry IV

      Henry IV: The Righteous King
      • Ian Mortimer
      42 reads
      #395
      Cover 8

      Ambition and Desire

      Ambition and Desire: The Dangerous Life of Josephine Bonaparte
      • Kate Williams
      00 reads
      #396
      Hair: A Human History
      Hair: A Human History
      • Kurt Stenn
      00 reads
      #397
      Richard III: A Ruler and his Reputation
      Richard III: A Ruler and his Reputation
      • David Horspool
      31 read
      #398
      Cover 4

      1920

      1920
      • Eric Burns
      31 read
      #399
      Paper: Paging Through History
      Paper: Paging Through History
      • Mark Kurlansky
      3.2511 reads
      #400
      The Great Departure: Mass Migration from Eastern Europe and the Making of the Free World
      The Great Departure: Mass Migration from Eastern Europe and the Making of the Free World
      • Tara Zahra
      31 read
      #401
      The Age of Genius
      The Age of Genius
      • A.C. Grayling
      2.54 reads
      #402
      Danubia: A Personal History of Habsburg Europe
      Danubia: A Personal History of Habsburg Europe
      • Simon Winder
      3.86 reads
      #403
      The Romanovs: 1613-1918
      The Romanovs: 1613-1918
      • Simon Sebag Montefiore
      4.0527 reads