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"Gets the reader past the marble, art, and philosphy and into the society that produced them. Of particular interest to anyone wanting to see the time of Socrates come alive."

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"If you think New York is bad now, take a look at it then."

4.22 avg rating — 21,918 ratings

"I understood the South African situation much better after I read this."

3.96 avg rating — 77,624 ratings

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"Forester does an excellent job tying all his tales to actual history."

4.32 avg rating — 8,736 ratings

"Forester does an excellent job tying all his tales to actual history."

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"Forester does an excellent job tying all his tales to actual history."

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"Forester does an excellent job tying all his tales to actual history."

3.71 avg rating — 46,489 ratings

"A 'realistic' rendering of Beowulf, Crichton gives us an unconventional look into Scandinavian culture."

4.35 avg rating — 8,596 ratings

"Forester does an excellent job tying all his tales to actual history."

4.41 avg rating — 211,637 ratings

"An 'entryway' into the history of Japan."

4.32 avg rating — 11,996 ratings

"Forester does an excellent job tying all his tales to actual history."

4.20 avg rating — 649 ratings

"Made me look at this period in an entirely differnt way."

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"As far as exploring prehistory goes, this may be the best of this series."

4.10 avg rating — 346,120 ratings

"Old Dumas is, to me, the Grandfather of this genre. I think you have to sit at his knee for a little while, just for that."

3.97 avg rating — 10,336 ratings

"Renault puts the myth of Theseus on a real footing. The results are interesting to say the least."

3.94 avg rating — 445 ratings

"All of the books in this series, Geodessy, look at history in a way I'd never seen done before. This one is perhaps the most upbeat. They're all easy reading and all worth a look."

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"Gives an interesting look into the culture of New England—moreso than some of Hawthorn'e longer stuff."