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The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition: A Compendium of Knowledge from the Classical Islamic World by Elias Muhanna, Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri

The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition: A Compendium of Knowledge from the Classical Islamic World

Elias Muhanna, Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri

352 pages • first pub 1329 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy informative medium-paced
Food: A Culinary History by Jean-Louis Flandrin, Massimo Montanari

Food: A Culinary History

Jean-Louis Flandrin, Massimo Montanari

624 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

informative medium-paced
Serendipities: Language And Lunacy by Umberto Eco
Serendipities: Language And Lunacy
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Umberto Eco

Serendipities: Language And Lunacy

Umberto Eco

144 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

The Civil War by Julius Caesar

The Civil War

Julius Caesar

368 pages • first pub -47 (editions)

nonfiction classics history challenging informative medium-paced
The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus

The Myth of Sisyphus

Albert Camus

144 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain by Brian Catlos

Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain

Brian Catlos

496 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
A Perfect Red by Amy Butler Greenfield

A Perfect Red

Amy Butler Greenfield

10 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction art history adventurous medium-paced
Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece by Gustav Schwab

Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece

Gustav Schwab

768 pages • first pub 1838 (editions)

nonfiction classics history adventurous slow-paced
Krachkultur 15/2013 by Martin Brinkmann
Krachkultur 15/2013
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Martin Brinkmann

Krachkultur 15/2013

Martin Brinkmann

116 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

The History of Playing Cards,: With Anecdotes of Their Use in Conjuring, Fortune-Telling, and Card-Sharping by Edward Samuel Taylor
The History of Playing Cards,: With Anecdotes of Their Use in Conjuring, Fortune-Telling, and Card-Sharping
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Edward Samuel Taylor

The History of Playing Cards,: With Anecdotes of Their Use in Conjuring, Fortune-Telling, and Card-Sharping

Edward Samuel Taylor

530 pages • missing pub info (editions)

medium-paced