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Aristocracy: A Very Short Introduction
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Myths of the Pagan North: The Gods of the Norsemen
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Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science
Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City
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What did the Baby Boomers Ever do for Us?
Bloodied Banners: Martial Display on the Medieval Battlefield
The Liberty Bell
Capital Affairs: London and the Making of the Permissive Society
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The Image of the World
A Brief History of Nakedness