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The Civil War in 50 Objects
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
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A History of Medicine in 50 Objects
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
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The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects
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A History of American Sports in 100 Objects
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Nature and Antiquities: The Making of Archaeology in the Americas
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Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors
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The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found
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The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss
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A History of Cricket in 100 Objects
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History of Baseball in 100 Objects
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A History of the First World War in 100 Objects: In Association with the Imperial War Museum
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Apollo to the Moon: A History in 50 Objects
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World War I in 100 Objects
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The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects
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The 34-Ton Bat: The Story of Baseball as Told Through Bobbleheads, Cracker Jacks, Jockstraps, Eye Black, and 375 Other Strange and Unforgettable Objects
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3.90 avg rating — 507 ratings
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The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American Myth
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Dream Catchers: Legend, Lore and Artifacts
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In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life
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Animal Kingdom: A Natural History in 100 Objects
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History of the World in 1,000 Objects
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A History of New York in 101 Objects
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Beauty From the Earth: Pueblo Indian Pottery from the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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A History of Religion in 5½ Objects: Bringing the Spiritual to Its Senses
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The Archaeology and History of the Native Georgia Tribes
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Stuck Up!: 100 Objects Inserted and Ingested in Places They Shouldn’t Be
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Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found
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3.75 avg rating — 1,841 ratings
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A History of the Ancient Southwest
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Coosa: The Rise and Fall of a Southeastern Mississippian Chiefdom (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series)
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Lost Cities of the Maya
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Route 66 Barn Find Road Trip: Lost Collector Cars Along the Mother Road
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A Desolate Place for a Defiant People: The Archaeology of Maroons, Indigenous Americans, and Enslaved Laborers in the Great Dismal Swamp
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The Brendan Voyage: A Leather Boat Tracks the Discovery of America by the Irish Sailor Saints
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Treasures of the National Museum of the American Indian: Smithsonian Institute
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Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun
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Killer Stuff and Tons of Money: Seeking History and Hidden Gems in Flea-Market America
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A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps
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Shakespeare and the Stuff of Life: Treasures from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and our Health—and a Vision for Change
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Hemingways Boat: Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost, 1934 - 1961
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A History of Video Games in 64 Objects
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Treasure Palaces: Great Writers Visit Great Museums
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Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond
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Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
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A History of Religion in 5½ Objects: Bringing the Spiritual to Its Senses
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Treasures of the NRA National Firearms Museum
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses
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Objects of Desire: The Lives of Antiques and Those Who Pursue Them
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Junk: Digging Through America's Love Affair with Stuff
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3.24 avg rating — 382 ratings
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A History of the World in 12 Maps
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A History of Ireland in 100 Objects
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Objects and Others: Essays on Museums and Material Culture (Volume 3) (History of Anthropology)
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Souvenirs of the Fur Trade: Northwest Coast Indian Art and Artifacts Collected by American Mariners 1788-1844
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The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are
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My Dad Had That Car: A Nostalgic Look at the American Automobile, 1920-1990
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Ceramics, Glassware, and Beads (Artifacts of the Spanish Colonies of Florida and the Caribbean, 1500-1800 - Volume 1)
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Earth Almanac: Nature's Calendar for Year-Round Discovery
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Artifacts and Allegiances: How Museums Put the Nation and the World on Display
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Earth Almanac: A Year of Witnessing the Wild, from the Call of the Loon to the Journey of the Gray Whale
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The Secret Archives of the Vatican
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Folk Housing in Middle Virginia: A Structural Analysis of Historic Artifacts
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Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants Herbs of Eastern & Central North America
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Pattern in the Material Folk Culture of the Eastern United States
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region
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Grasping Things: Folk Material Culture and Mass Society in America
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The Official Price Guide to Records, 16th Edition
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The Ancient State of Puyŏ in Northeast Asia: Archaeology and Historical Memory
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Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina: A Guide to Music Sites, Artists, and Traditions of the Mountains and Foothills
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Custer, Cody, and the Grand Duke Alexis
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The Natural Navigator: The Rediscovered Art of Letting Nature Be Your Guide
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Columbian Consequences, Volume 1
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The RAF in 100 Objects
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Canning & Preserving Your Own Harvest: An Encyclopedia of Country Living Guide
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Columbian Consequences, Volume 2
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Cat Flaps and Mouse Traps: The Origins of Objects in Our Daily Lives
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The Regenerative Grower's Guide to Garden Amendments: Using Locally Sourced Materials to Make Mineral and Biological Extracts and Ferments
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Little House Country: A Photo Guide to the Home Sites of Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Global Clay: Themes in World Ceramic Traditions
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Military History: The Definitive Visual Guide to the Objects of Warfare
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Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance
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Canvas of Clay: Seven Centuries of Hopi Ceramic Art
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Country Wisdom & Know-How
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From Santa Elena to St. Augustine: Indigenous Ceramic Variability (A.D. 1400-1700)
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Doctor Who: A History of the Universe in 100 Objects
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Places Rated Almanac: The Classic Guide for Finding Your Best Places to Live in America: 25th Anniversary Edition
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Pottery of the Southwest: Ancient Art and Modern Traditions (Shire Library USA, 640)
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Spell Crafts: Creating Magical Objects
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Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders
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Early Pottery in the Southeast: Tradition and Innovation in Cooking Technology
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The Amazing Screw-on Head and Other Curious Objects
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Vatican Secret Archives: Unknown Pages of Church History
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Early Pottery: Technology, Function, Style, and Interaction in the Lower Southeast
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Three Kings, Ten Mysteries: The Secrets of Christmas and Epiphany
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Stability and Change in Guale Indian Pottery, A.D. 1300-1702
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The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects
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Guadalupe Mysteries: Deciphering the Code
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