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The Empire Stops Here

By Philip Parker - Published 2010

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Nonfiction

This fascinating book follows the frontiers of the Roman Empire, and Philip Parker is an excellent guide: knowledgeable, accessible and with a dry ...Read Review

The Enemy at the Gate: Habsburgs, Ottomans, and the Battle for Europe

By Andrew Wheatcroft - Published 2009

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Nonfiction

In The Enemy at the Gate, Andrew Wheatcroft sets out the political background to the 1683 siege of Vienna in clear detail. There had ...Read Review

Faust in Copenhagen

By Gino Segré - Published 2008

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Nonfiction

1932 is known by physicists as the “miracle year”, when scientists were undertaking groundbreaking work in quantum theory. The Copenhagen Institute hosted a conference ...Read Review