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Empress of the Ni...

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Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction

by Lynne Olson (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2026, history, memoir-bio

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— Aug 30, 2026 07:13AM

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Chain of Ideas: T...

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Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age

by Ibram X. Kendi (Goodreads Author)

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— Aug 28, 2026 07:06AM

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A World on the Wi...

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A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds

by Scott Weidensaul

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2026, nonfiction

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