Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic ...
 Amazon.com Review: In 1629, the Dutch merchantman Batavia grounded on a desolate atoll near Western Australia. Of the 200 survivors, 115 were subsequently murdered, in coldest blood, by a group of the ship's sailors and their psychopathic leader, [... more]
$25.00
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Century of Revolution, 1603-1714 (Norton Library History ...
worthy: Although there have been a seemingly infinite amount of books written on 17th century England, this one stands out from the rest. Although it is not exactly a thoroughly in depth study, it provides ample knowledge about all of the important [... more]
$17.00
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Two Treatises of Government
Book Description: Originally published in 1960, this analysis of all of Locke's publications quickly became established as the standard edition of the Treatises as well as a work of political theory in its own right. Most Representative Thinker in Anglo- [... more]
$12.99
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The Scientific Revolution (science * culture)
Amazon.com Review: In the last ten years, a new school of sociology has grown up that sees science as not only relativistic but as a purely human construct; that ties scientists' findings about "nature" to their standing in the cultural and [... more]
$13.00
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Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or the True and Incredible ...
Amazon.com Review: Would you believe that nutmeg formed the basis of one of the most bitter international conflicts of the 17th century, and was also intimately connected to New York City's rise to global preeminence? Strange but true: nutmeg was, in [... more]
$15.00
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Pirate Hunter, The: The True Story of Captain Kidd
Overwritten pseudo-history: Overwritten pseudo-history that purports to prove that Caption Kidd was a privateer with royal and business-leader credentials and not a rogue pirate. Zacks buries sections of what might have been a decent 250-page book in 410 [... more]
$25.95
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The Great Cat Massacre: And Other Episodes in French ...
Broad ranging, entertaining, with an interesting method of discovery: Whereas I enjoyed most of this book, I found it somewhat uneven with some chapters written in a far more academic manner than others. In the first chapter, Darnton explores the folk [... more]
$14.95
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Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic ...
Amazon.com Review: In 1629, the Dutch merchantman Batavia grounded on a desolate atoll near Western Australia. Of the 200 survivors, 115 were subsequently murdered, in coldest blood, by a group of the ship's sailors and their psychopathic leader, [... more]
$15.95
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Death of Woman Wang, The
Women in 17th Century Chinese Society: In The Death of Woman Wang, Jonathan A. Spence wrote about a rural place in China named T'an-ch'eng. Using the compilations of The Local History of T'an-ch'eng, the memoirs from a scholar official, and third, the [... more]
$14.00
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Christina, Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of a ...
An excellent examination of a life.: Buckley has done a wonderful job with her first book and I am hoping that others will follow. This is a well-researched and well-documented biography of Christina. The queen is placed within her time period and [... more]
$26.95
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The World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the ...
Ranters and Levellers and Diggers, Oh My!: In a culmination of a long period of challenges to royal prerogatives, Oliver Cromwell and his New Model Army overthrew the royal government. His foot soldiers, if you will, included some of the most original, [... more]
$16.00
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Samurai William: The Englishman Who Opened Japan
one of the best books on Japanese/European history: I'm moving to Japan in a few months and one of my buddies suggested I read the book before I go. It's very entertaining and gives you the mindset behind what makes the Japanese tick-truly amazing [... more]
$16.00
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