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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."

4.18 avg rating — 19,755 ratings

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

4.22 avg rating — 22,117 ratings

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

3.96 avg rating — 78,805 ratings

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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."

4.33 avg rating — 4,369 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."

3.72 avg rating — 47,483 ratings

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

4.36 avg rating — 8,786 ratings

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

4.41 avg rating — 217,568 ratings

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

4.32 avg rating — 12,253 ratings

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

4.20 avg rating — 658 ratings

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

4.59 avg rating — 264,450 ratings

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

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"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 — 10,592 ratings

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

3.94 avg rating — 450 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."

3.79 avg rating — 68,736 ratings

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