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  • The Invention of Sicily

    A Mediterranean History

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    Whether you’re vacationing in Italy or simply an armchair traveler, this guide to the Mediterranean island of Sicily is a dazzling introduction to the region’s rich 3,000-year history and culture.A rich and fascinating cultural history of the Mediterranean’s enigmatic heart Sicily is at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, and for over 2000 years has been the gateway between Europe, Africa and the ... Read more

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    The Invention of Sicily

    A Mediterranean History

    by Jamie Mackay ...
    Narrated by John Lee ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 51 min

    Sicily has always acted as a gateway between Europe and the rest of the world. Fought over by the Phoenicians and Greeks, the Romans, Goths and Byzantines, Arabs and Normans, Germans, and the Spanish and the French for thousands of years, Sicily became a unique melting pot where diverse traditions merged, producing a unique heritage and singular culture.In this fascinating account of the island ... Read more

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  • The Golden Treasury of Scottish Verse

    The Golden Treasury of Scottish Verse is a timeless collection of Scottish poetry. It contains over three hundred poems ranging from the early medieval period to the twenty-first century, and paints a full-colour portrait of Scotland’s poetic heritage and culture.Edited and introduced by award-winning poets Kathleen Jamie, Don Paterson and Peter Mackay, and including poems by Robert Burns, Carol ... Read more

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  • Quantifying Counterfactual Military History

    Series series ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society
    Forces shaping human history are complex, but the course of history is undeniably changed on many occasions by conscious acts. These may be premeditated or responsive, calmly calculated or performed under great pressure. They may also be successful or catastrophic, but how are historians to make such judgements and appeal to evidence in support of their conclusions? Further, and crucially, how ... Read more

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  • The Invention of the White Race

    The Origin of Racial Oppression

    **A comprehensive, tour-de-force analysis of the birth of slavery, racism, and white supremacy in the American South—and how it shaped our modern world.“A must-read for all social justice activists, teachers, and scholars.”—Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States**Long heralded as a classic study of the origin of white privilege from the activist who ... Read more

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  • The Bookshop of the World

    Making and Trading Books in the Dutch Golden Age

    The untold story of how the Dutch conquered the European book market and became the world's greatest bibliophiles.The Dutch Golden Age has long been seen as the age of Rembrandt and Vermeer, whose paintings captured the public imagination and came to represent the marvel that was the Dutch Republic. Yet there is another, largely overlooked marvel in the Dutch world of the seventeenth century: ... Read more

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  • The Ultimate Art of War

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    Series series The Ultimate Series
    The most accessible edition of Sun Tzu’s military strategy treatise, The Art of War—perfect for martial arts enthusiasts and anyone looking to enhance their leadership and strategic thinking skills.This step-by-step guide breaks down the original Art of War into 200 digestible lessons that will help you get a competitive edge in all your endeavors.Composed in the 5th century BC, Sun Tzu's Art of ... Read more

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  • Of Sound Mind

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  • Whose Middle Ages?

    Teachable Moments for an Ill-Used Past

    Series series Fordham Series in Medieval Studies
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    A New Life of Charles V

    This "elegant and engaging" biography dramatically reinterprets the life and reign of the sixteenth-century Holy Roman Emperor: "a masterpiece" (Susannah Lipscomb, Financial Times).The life of Emperor Charles V (1500–1558), ruler of Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and much of Italy and Central and South America, has long intrigued biographers. But capturing the nature of this elusive man has ... Read more

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  • Why the Germans Do it Better

    Notes from a Grown-Up Country

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