Books like A Concise History of Greece
12 books with a reading profile close to A Concise History of Greece by Richard Clogg. Outward-looking; a moderate read.
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Consider the Eel
Also outward-looking · history, narrative
Richard Schweid tracks the biological lifecycle of the eel from its mysterious breeding grounds in the Sargasso Sea to its development in the freshwater rivers of Europe and North America.
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Curry
Also outward-looking · history, narrative
Lizzie Collingham traces the evolution of Indian cuisine by analyzing how centuries of migration, conquest, and trade dictated the contents of the subcontinent's kitchen.
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By the Sword
Also outward-looking · history, narrative
Richard Cohen chronicles the technical and cultural evolution of swordplay from ancient Egypt to the modern Olympic Games.
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Aftermath
Also outward-looking · history, narrative
Harald Jähner chronicles the decade between 1945 and 1955, examining the logistical and psychological survival of Germans in a nation fractured into occupation zones.
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The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
by Bill Bryson
Also outward-looking · history, narrative
Bill Bryson traces the development of the English language from its obscure Germanic origins into a dominant global tongue.
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How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
Also outward-looking · history, narrative
Thomas Cahill argues that during the fifth century, as Germanic tribes dismantled the Roman Empire and burned its libraries, the classical tradition survived only on the remote island of Ireland.
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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
by Erik Larson
Also outward-looking · history, narrative
Erik Larson chronicles the five months between Abraham Lincoln’s election and the surrender of Fort Sumter.
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Germany
Also outward-looking · history, narrative
Neil MacGregor examines five centuries of German history through the lens of thirty specific objects and monuments.
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The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
Also outward-looking · history, narrative
Garrett M.
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Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
Also outward-looking · history, narrative
In this historical account, Nathaniel Philbrick examines the fifty-year period beginning with the 1620 arrival of the Pilgrims and culminating in the devastation of King Philip’s War.
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Color: A Natural History of the Palette
Also outward-looking · history, narrative
Victoria Finlay tracks the physical origins of artistic pigments by traveling to the remote geographical sources of the rainbow.
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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
by Sam Kean
Also outward-looking · history, narrative
Sam Kean organizes the history of the world through the chemical elements, moving beyond the sterile rows of the periodic table to reveal the human chaos behind scientific discovery.
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