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Fingerprint: The Art of Using Hand-Made Elements in Graphic Design»rank: 1345par: Chen Design Associates
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Nemesis Battle for Japan 1944-45»rank: 80829par: Max Hastings
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British Columbia: Spirit of the People»rank: 30473par: Jean Barman
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The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia»rank: 46219par: Orlando Figes
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The Confessions»rank: 8284par: St. Augustine
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Augustine's Confessions is arguably the first, and unequivocally the most influential, religious autobiography in the Christian tradition. Augustine (who was a hard-core hedonist before his sudden conversion) writes about faith with the reckless abandon of a lover; his descriptions of friendship are so beautiful they'll bring tears to your eyes; and his tributes to his mother, Monica, cast eternally fresh light on the unofficial authority of women in the early Church. --Michael Joseph Gross |
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire»rank: 63418par: Edward Gibbon
Chroniques et points de vue:From :British parliamentarian and soldier Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) conceived of his plan for Decline and Fall while 'musing amid the ruins of the Capitol' on a visit to Rome. For the next 10 years he worked away at his great history, which traces the decadence of the late empire from the time of the Antonines and the rise of Western Christianity. 'The confusion of the times, and the scarcity of authentic memorials, pose equal difficulties to the ... |
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Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor»rank: 43912par: Anthony Everitt
Chroniques et points de vue:From :British parliamentarian and soldier Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) conceived of his plan for Decline and Fall while 'musing amid the ruins of the Capitol' on a visit to Rome. For the next 10 years he worked away at his great history, which traces the decadence of the late empire from the time of the Antonines and the rise of Western Christianity. 'The confusion of the times, and the scarcity of authentic memorials, pose equal difficulties to the ... |
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Austerity Britain, 1945-1951»rank: 30055par: David Kynaston
Chroniques et points de vue:From :British parliamentarian and soldier Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) conceived of his plan for Decline and Fall while 'musing amid the ruins of the Capitol' on a visit to Rome. For the next 10 years he worked away at his great history, which traces the decadence of the late empire from the time of the Antonines and the rise of Western Christianity. 'The confusion of the times, and the scarcity of authentic memorials, pose equal difficulties to the ... |
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The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: A Jewish Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World»rank: 1663par: Lucette Lagnado
Chroniques et points de vue:From :British parliamentarian and soldier Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) conceived of his plan for Decline and Fall while 'musing amid the ruins of the Capitol' on a visit to Rome. For the next 10 years he worked away at his great history, which traces the decadence of the late empire from the time of the Antonines and the rise of Western Christianity. 'The confusion of the times, and the scarcity of authentic memorials, pose equal difficulties to the ... |
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Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West»rank: 52771par: Dee Brown
Chroniques et points de vue:From :British parliamentarian and soldier Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) conceived of his plan for Decline and Fall while 'musing amid the ruins of the Capitol' on a visit to Rome. For the next 10 years he worked away at his great history, which traces the decadence of the late empire from the time of the Antonines and the rise of Western Christianity. 'The confusion of the times, and the scarcity of authentic memorials, pose equal difficulties to the ... |
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