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(0)Simon Sebag Montefiore
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"From the acclaimed author of The Romanovs-a magisterial history of humanity viewed through the lens of its most powerful dynasties. In this sprawling and eye-opening book, best-selling historian Simon Sebag Montefiore chronicles the world's great dynasties across human history through engrossing tales of palace intrigue, glorious battle, and the real lives of people who held unfathomable power. He trains his eye on founders of humble origin, like...
9) Sashenka
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based in Russian 1916 and 1936, a heartbreaking tale of betrayal and redemption, savage cruelty and unexpected heroism--and one woman forced to make an unbearable choice.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Vintage Books Edition.
Language
English
Description
"The history of the world told through the entertaining, horrifying, and inspiring characters that everyone should know. The giant characters of history--from Mozart to Michelangelo, Shakespeare to Einstein, Henry VIII to Pol Pot, Shaka to George Washington, Jesus Christ to Genghis Khan--lived lives of astonishing drama and adventure, debauchery and slaughter, but they also formed our world and will shape our future. In this eclectic and surprising...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Vintage Books edition.
Language
English
Description
"All human drama is here: from the carnage of battlefields to the theatre of courtrooms, from table talk to audiences of millions, from desperate last stands to orations of triumph, from noble calls for liberation to genocidal rants, from foolish delusions and strange confessions to defiant resistance and heartbreaking farewells. Voices of History spans centuries, continents, and cultures. In the accessible and gripping style of a master storyteller,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
The horrible Ratzis are plotting to disrupt the United States president's state visit and when Shylo is kidnapped during an attack on the Grand Burrow, they might just manage it if he does not escape in time to save the day.
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