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1066 and all that Summary
1066 and all that
A memorable history of England
by W.C. Sellar 2009 115 pages
3.92
3.5K ratings
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Magellan Summary
Magellan
by Stefan Zweig 2003 280 pages
4.42
6.0K ratings
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The Missing Pages Summary
The Missing Pages
by Alyson Richman 2025 416 pages
4.17
1.4K ratings
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In Memoriam Summary
In Memoriam
by Alice Winn 2023 382 pages
4.5
73.0K ratings
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Seascraper Summary
Seascraper
by Benjamin Wood 2025 176 pages
4.08
6.6K ratings
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The Bartender's Tale Summary
The Bartender's Tale
by Ivan Doig 2012 387 pages
4.07
10.1K ratings
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Bloomsbury Girls Summary
Bloomsbury Girls
by Natalie Jenner 2022 353 pages
3.85
17.7K ratings
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Herodotus Summary
Herodotus
The Father of History
by Elizabeth Vandiver 2002 12 pages
4.24
418 ratings
History
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Greece
A Duke in Disguise Summary
A Duke in Disguise
by Cat Sebastian 2019 216 pages
3.77
1.9K ratings
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Family of Spies Summary
Family of Spies
by Christine Kuehn 2025 272 pages
4.3
1.8K ratings
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A History of Histories Summary
A History of Histories
Epics, Chronicles, Romances and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century
by J.W. Burrow 2008 544 pages
3.78
456 ratings
History
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Ancient History
A Short History of Chinese Philosophy Summary
A Short History of Chinese Philosophy
by Feng Youlan 1997 400 pages
4.33
683 ratings
Philosophy
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De ce este România altfel? Summary
De ce este România altfel?
by Lucian Boia 2012 128 pages
3.85
2.7K ratings
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Romania
Romanian Literature
Gates of Fire Summary
Gates of Fire
by Steven Pressfield 2005 526 pages
4.4
43.5K ratings
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War
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How the South Won the Civil War Summary
How the South Won the Civil War
Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America
by Heather Cox Richardson 2020 272 pages
4.3
5.0K ratings
History
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Day Of Deceit Summary
Day Of Deceit
The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor
by Robert B. Stinnett 2001 416 pages
3.68
483 ratings
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War
Russia and the Russians Summary
Russia and the Russians
A History
by Geoffrey Hosking 2003 718 pages
3.97
596 ratings
History
Russia
Russian History
Midnight Rooms Summary
Midnight Rooms
by Donyae Coles 2024 336 pages
3.37
1.6K ratings
Horror
Gothic
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The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels Summary
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
by India Holton 2021 336 pages
3.64
52.6K ratings
Romance
Fantasy
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The Front Runner Summary
The Front Runner
by Patricia Nell Warren 1996 320 pages
4.12
6.2K ratings
LGBT
Gay
Romance
The Age of Empire, 1875–1914 Summary
The Age of Empire, 1875–1914
by Eric J. Hobsbawm 1989 405 pages
4.26
4.5K ratings
History
Politics
World History
Bacchanal Summary
Bacchanal
by Veronica G. Henry 2021 347 pages
3.83
10.9K ratings
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The Hong Kong Widow Summary
The Hong Kong Widow
by Kristen Loesch 2025 368 pages
3.8
692 ratings
Horror
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Mystery
The List of Suspicious Things Summary
The List of Suspicious Things
by Jennie Godfrey 2024 464 pages
4.18
33.1K ratings
Mystery
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Book Club
33 Place Brugmann Summary
33 Place Brugmann
by Alice Austen 2025 368 pages
3.73
4.1K ratings
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Call of the Camino Summary
Call of the Camino
by Suzanne Redfearn 2025 295 pages
4.48
14.7K ratings
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Spain
Travel
Son of the Shadows Summary
Son of the Shadows
by Juliet Marillier 2002 608 pages
4.33
34.1K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
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Fire and Blood Summary
Fire and Blood
A History of Mexico
by T.R. Fehrenbach 1973 703 pages
3.93
604 ratings
History
Religion
Travel
The Picnic Summary
The Picnic
A Dream of Freedom and the Collapse of the Iron Curtain
by Matthew Longo 2023 320 pages
4.25
353 ratings
History
Politics
European History
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