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4.09

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4.00

456 ratings

Science

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4.08

371.2K ratings

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4.00

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3.75

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Ben-Hur

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4.03

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4.54

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Echo Mountain

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4.26

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4.40

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4.10

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Lonesome Dove

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4.56

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3.64

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Witches

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470.8K ratings

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Story of Civilization

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4.43

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3.75

167.8K ratings

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Fantasy

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3.85

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4.20

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Slewfoot

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4.23

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4.18

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3.80

272.5K ratings

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The Red Tent

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4.20

620.0K ratings

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3.89

213.1K ratings

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Persians

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4.06

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History

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4.20

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4.01

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Religion

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Islam

Empire of the Summer Moon

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4.24

62.8K ratings

History

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Year of Wonders

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4.01

170.4K ratings

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Case Study

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3.58

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4.36

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The Silence of the Girls

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3.90

104.4K ratings

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3.69

6.3K ratings

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3.99

243.7K ratings

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The Japanese Lover

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3.88

92.6K ratings

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Founding Brothers

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3.95

46.7K ratings

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The Magnolia Palace

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The Duke and I

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3.79

647.7K ratings

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