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David rated Haymarket - Récit des origines du 1er mai: 4 stars
David rated Les croisades vues par les Arabes: 5 stars
Les croisades vues par les Arabes by Amin Maalouf
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (French: Les Croisades vues par les Arabes) is a French language historical essay by Lebanese …
David rated The Collapse of Complex Societies.: 3 stars
The Collapse of Complex Societies. by Joseph A. Tainter
Any explanation of political collapse carries lessons not just for the study of ancient societies, but for the members of …
David rated Malte, 7000 ans d'histoire: 3 stars
David rated Lost in the taiga: 4 stars
David rated The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: 3 stars
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens by J. McIver Weatherford
The Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the largest empire the world has ever known. The daughters of the …
David rated The Anarchy: 5 stars
The Anarchy by William Dalrymple
The story of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia, and the devastating results of the …
David rated Voices from Chernobyl: 5 stars
David rated Langue affranchie: 4 stars
David rated La langue racontée: 5 stars
Istanbul by Bettany Hughes
Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul-- one city, where stories and histories collide. The gateway between East and West, North and South, it …
David rated The Design of Everyday Things: 4 stars
The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner …
David rated The last Mughal: 5 stars
William Dalrymple: The last Mughal (2007, Alfred A. Knopf)
The last Mughal by William Dalrymple
On a dark evening in November 1862, a cheap coffin is buried in eerie silence. There are no lamentations or …