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The Best Deep Reads
There are the time we want to dive into a frothy, fun escapist read or thriller that makes our blood race or an epic space opera. And then there are the times where we want a meaty, thoughtful, and lengthy history that shows us how we got to our here-and-now, like these best new histories from highly lauded authors.
Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849
Christopher Clark
Hardcover
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History that parallels the real world in the most harrowing ways. This is the story of deepening inequality, the plight of the working poor and the battle for freedom of speech, only it all takes place in 1848. Detailing the key characters and bringing them to vibrant life, this is history you need to know.
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A sweeping and original history of humanity as seen through the families who shaped it. Spanning nearly one million years, across continents and cultures, in peace and war, Simon Sebag Montefiore’s The World is an epic tale, a stunning accomplishment. For the reader who loves a dive headlong into a big, rich, page-turner of a book, this one is for you.
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Long overdue, brilliantly researched, and vividly told, King: A Life is a deeply satisfying biography, capturing brilliantly the fuller dimensions of the life, thought, humanity of this complicated individual who so challenged and changed history.
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