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The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime
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3.60 avg rating — 2,846 ratings
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Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus
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3.72 avg rating — 12,185 ratings
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Uranium: War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World
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3.87 avg rating — 2,443 ratings
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The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
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3.87 avg rating — 35,328 ratings
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Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
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The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games
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The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
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Poseidon's Steed The Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality
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The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
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The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction
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Potato: A History of the Propitious Esculent
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Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food
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Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution
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The Tiger in the House: A Cultural History of the Cat (New York Review Books Classics)
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The Ocean at Home: An Illustrated History of the Aquarium
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3.75 avg rating — 44 ratings
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Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens
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Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil
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3.77 avg rating — 4,134 ratings
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Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire
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Pox: Genius, Madness, And The Mysteries Of Syphilis
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The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language
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The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Obsession, Commerce, and Adventure
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3.82 avg rating — 1,142 ratings
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The Devil's Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century
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Duel with the Devil: The True Story of How Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Teamed Up to Take on America's First Sensational Murder Mystery
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Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween
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3.72 avg rating — 1,187 ratings
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Empire of Cotton: A Global History
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The Reason for Flowers: Their History, Culture, Biology, and How They Change Our Lives
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Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms: The Story of the Animals and Plants That Time Has Left Behind
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3.87 avg rating — 1,182 ratings
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The Horse: The Epic History of Our Noble Companion
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Horseshoe Crab: Biography of a Survivor
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3.91 avg rating — 70 ratings
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Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History
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3.82 avg rating — 5,395 ratings
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Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World
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Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them
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