An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science
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Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, An Empire...
In the Shadow of the Sword: The Battle for Global Empire and the End of the Ancient World
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In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two great empires: the Persian and the...
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
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This is from the bestselling author of Wild Swans and Mao: The Unknown Story. In this groundbreaking...
Empires of Coal: Fueling China's Entry into the Modern World Order, 1860-1920
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From 1868-1872, German geologist Ferdinand von Richthofen went on an expedition to China. His...
