Out of Italy: Two Centuries of World Domination and Demise – Fernand Braudel
A take on two centuries of Italian dominance.
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History
Bernini: His Life and His Rome – Franco Mormando
Bernini is a great master of the Baroque, had a fortunate and adventurous life.
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome – Mary Beard
A history of Ancient Rome. It says so on the cover.
Trillion Year Spree – Brian W. Aldiss
A very thorough history of sci fi
City of Sokrates: An Introduction to Classical Athens- J.W. Roberts
An in-depth introduction to life in Classical athens.
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The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight over the English Language – Peter Martin
A book about the differences between American and British English, the lack of success of the first American Dictionary, and Noah Webster.
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Socrates – George Rudebusch
A short little book to help you contextualize the life and thoughts of Socrates.
Italy, A Short History – Harry Hearder
A brief history of Italy
The Dangerous Life and Ideas of Diogenes the Cynic – Jean-Manuel Roubineau
It does feel like we know little about figures from antiquity. I am glad this book shines some light on one of them
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Aristotle’s Children – Richard E. Rubenstein
There is a belief that Greek philosophy informs the modern world, but for a period of history Greek philosophy was largely gone from Europe.
Failures in Polymathy 