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The Golden Bough
The Golden Bough
Frazer, James George
4.02
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Apr 16, 2016
Dec 12, 2013
 
Renaissance Europe: Age of Recovery and Reconciliation, 2nd Edition
Renaissance Europe: Age of Recovery and Reconciliation, 2nd Edition
Jensen, De Lamar
3.54
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May 19, 2014
Dec 09, 2013
 
Medieval Europe: A Short History, 10th Edition
Medieval Europe: A Short History, 10th Edition
Bennett, Judith M.
3.82
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May 19, 2014
Dec 09, 2013
 
The Egyptian Book of the dead: The Book of going forth by day : being the Papyrus of Ani (royal scribe of the divine offerings), written and ... back to the roots of egyptian civilization
The Egyptian Book of the dead: The Book of going forth by day : being the Papyrus of Ani (royal scribe of the divine offerings), written and ... back to the roots of egyptian civilization
Faulkner, R.O.
4.24
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Nov 05, 2013
Nov 05, 2013
 
Great Goddesses of Egypt
Great Goddesses of Egypt
Lesko, Barbara S.
3.69
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Dec 2013
Nov 2013
Oct 17, 2013
Oct 27, 2013
 
The Art of Ancient Egypt
The Art of Ancient Egypt
Robins, Gay
4.18
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Jan 2015
Apr 12, 2014
Oct 25, 2013
 
The Ancient Egyptian Tale of Two Brothers: A Mythological, Religious, Literary and Historico-Political Study
The Ancient Egyptian Tale of Two Brothers: A Mythological, Religious, Literary and Historico-Political Study
Hollis, Susan Tower
4.50
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Apr 2014
Mar 26, 2014
Oct 02, 2013
 
Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan
Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan
Fuchida, Mitsuo
4.10
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Oct 12, 2015
Aug 29, 2013
 
A History of Mathematics
A History of Mathematics
Boyer, Carl B.
4.08
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Dec 21, 2018
May 19, 2014
Aug 25, 2013
 
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Warpath The Story of the Algonquin Regiment 1939-1945
Cassidy, G.L.
5.00
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Aug 19, 2014
Aug 24, 2013
 
The Histories
The Histories
Herodotus
4.01
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Feb 05, 2014
Aug 02, 2013
 
The Republic
The Republic
Plato
3.96
it was ok
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Jul 23, 2015
Aug 02, 2013
 
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
Campbell, Joseph
4.13
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Mar 03, 2018
Dec 10, 2016
Jul 31, 2013
 
Robert Oppenheimer: His Life and Mind (A Life Inside the Center)
Robert Oppenheimer: His Life and Mind
Monk, Ray
4.19
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Jun 05, 2014
Jun 04, 2013
 
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures
Hammadi, Unknown Nag
4.31
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Sep 17, 2014
Jun 04, 2013
 
Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Mertz, Barbara
4.15
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Apr 18, 2014
Jun 02, 2013
 
Women in Ancient Egypt
Women in Ancient Egypt
Robins, Gay
4.14
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Jan 2015
Oct 2014
Feb 11, 2014
May 31, 2013
 
The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant
The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant
Crossan, John Dominic
4.05
it was amazing
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Mar 03, 2015
May 15, 2013
 
The Works of Josephus
The Works of Josephus
Josephus, Flavius
4.19
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May 14, 2014
May 15, 2013
 
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Diamond, Jared
4.04
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Feb 05, 2019
Dec 21, 2018
May 15, 2017
May 05, 2013