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The Core of an Onion: Peeling the Rarest Common Food—Featuring More Than 100 Historical Recipes By Mark Kurlansky Cover Image

The Core of an Onion: Peeling the Rarest Common Food—Featuring More Than 100 Historical Recipes (Hardcover)

By Mark Kurlansky
$22.40
ISBN: 9781635575934
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - November 7th, 2023
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Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs By Jamie Loftus Cover Image

Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs (Hardcover)

By Jamie Loftus
$21.59
ISBN: 9781250847744
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Published: Forge Books - May 23rd, 2023
Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World By Mary Beard Cover Image

Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World (Hardcover)

By Mary Beard
$31.99
ISBN: 9780871404220
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Published: Liveright - October 24th, 2023
The Manuscripts Club: The People Behind a Thousand Years of Medieval Manuscripts By Christopher de Hamel Cover Image

The Manuscripts Club: The People Behind a Thousand Years of Medieval Manuscripts (Hardcover)

By Christopher de Hamel
$40.00
ISBN: 9780525559412
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Published: Penguin Press - November 14th, 2023
The Earth Transformed: An Untold History By Peter Frankopan Cover Image

The Earth Transformed: An Untold History (Hardcover)

By Peter Frankopan
$32.00
ISBN: 9780525659167
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Published: Knopf - April 18th, 2023
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The World: A Family History of Humanity By Simon Sebag Montefiore Cover Image

The World: A Family History of Humanity (Hardcover)

By Simon Sebag Montefiore
$36.00
ISBN: 9780525659532
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Published: Knopf - May 16th, 2023
The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been By Jake Berman, Jake Berman (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been (Hardcover)

By Jake Berman, Jake Berman (Illustrator)
$28.00
ISBN: 9780226829791
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Published: University of Chicago Press - November 3rd, 2023
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Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World By Henry Grabar Cover Image

Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World (Hardcover)

By Henry Grabar
$24.00
ISBN: 9781984881137
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Published: Penguin Press - May 9th, 2023
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The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History By Ned Blackhawk Cover Image

The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History (Hardcover)

By Ned Blackhawk
$28.00
ISBN: 9780300244052
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Published: Yale University Press - April 25th, 2023
Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments By Joe Posnanski Cover Image

Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments (Hardcover)

By Joe Posnanski
$23.20
ISBN: 9780593472675
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Published: Dutton - September 5th, 2023
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The Globemakers: The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft By Peter Bellerby Cover Image

The Globemakers: The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft (Hardcover)

By Peter Bellerby
$24.00
ISBN: 9781639731565
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - October 17th, 2023