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Corrie Ten Boom: Hiding Jews and Ravensbruck Concentration Camp

Corrie ten Boom and her family are known for helping Jewish people during WWII. She survived the notorious Ravensbruck Concentration Camp, she is loved by many...here's why.

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A Brief Overview of The Symposium by Plato

What is Plato's The Symposium? And what was discussed during this good old fashioned drinking party?

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Connie Willis's Time Travel Series - History Degrees Just Got Real

It's 2054 and science has FINALLY got round to inventing time machines. Historians no longer have to guess what happened, they can check it out for themselves.

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Diana Gabaldon's Outlander - A Classic, Swashbuckling, Historical Tale (with Time Travel Too)

Enter the world of Outlander and you'll never come out again. Diana Gabaldon's amazing story is about to become a global television phenomenon too.

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Book Review of The Forest by Edward Rutherfurd

The history of the New Forest in England is fictionalized through tales of the generations who lived in it. This historical novel makes for a charming and entertaining read.

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The Keys to Avalon - History Book Uncovering the Real King Arthur in Wales

'The true location of Arthur's kingdom revealed' is the tag-line for this new look at the Arthurian legend. To my mind, it's the most convincing history of events out there.

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The Cruel Sea - Nicholas Monsarrat

The Cruel Sea, written in 1951, is one of the best known seafaring books by author Nicholas Monsarrat.

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Gilgamesh - A Fascinating Book that is over 4,500 Years Old

I was a teenager when I first read the 'Epic of Gilgamesh' and more then 30 years later this, perhaps oldest surviving, epic poem still fascinates me.

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Book Review of Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

When plague came to Eyam, the villagers chose to quarantine themselves to save their neighbors. This is a novel about what it was like to be there, trapped within deadly streets.

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Erik Larson, Historical Nonfiction Author

Historical nonfiction author Erik Larson writes engaging books that let you feel like you're living in the era but watching the goings on from a safe distance.

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The Master Mariner

The Master Mariner stories were written by Nicholas Monsarrat to illustrate the role of seamen throughout the ages. Famously unfinished, the existing books are considered classics.

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Are the Vedas the oldest books in the world?

What are the most ancient surviving texts known? The Vedas are thought to be the oldest books.