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May 23, 2023

Ramesses the Great by Toby Wilkinson

May 23, 2023/ James Holder
Ramesses the Great by Toby Wilkinson

A short new life of the great Egyptian pharaoh.

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May 23, 2023/ James Holder/
History
Ramesses the Great, Toby Wilkinson, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian history, James Holder, 2023
April 03, 2023

The Story of Tutankhamun by Garry Shaw

April 03, 2023/ James Holder
The Story of Tutankhamun by Garry Shaw

Some of the latest thinking about the most famous pharaoh of them all.

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April 03, 2023/ James Holder/
Biography/Memoir, History
The Story of Tutankhamun, Tutankhamun, Garry Shaw, Ancient Egypt, James Holder, ancient egypt, 2023
March 29, 2023

The Complete Tutankhamun by Nicholas Reeves

March 29, 2023/ James Holder
The Complete Tutankhamun by Nicholas Reeves

A big, gorgeously-illustrated edition of a classic work about the pharaoh Tutankhamun.

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March 29, 2023/ James Holder/
History
The Complete Tutankhamun, Nicholas Reeves, King Tutankhamun, Ancient Egypt, James Holder, ancient egypt, 2023
February 20, 2023

Pharaohs of the Sun by Gu de la Boyere

February 20, 2023/ James Holder
Pharaohs of the Sun by Gu de la Boyere

A new look at one of ancient Egypt’s most famous dynasties.

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February 20, 2023/ James Holder/
History
Ancient Egypt, Tutankhamun, James Holder, 2023
December 06, 2022

Egypt's Golden Couple by John Darnell & Colleen Darnell

December 06, 2022/ James Holder
Egypt's Golden Couple by John Darnell & Colleen Darnell

A dual biography of two of the most famous rulers of ancient Egypt.

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December 06, 2022/ James Holder/
History
Egypt's Golden Couple, Akhenaten, Nefertiti, John Darnell, Colleen Darnell, ancient egypt, ancient history, James Holder
November 25, 2022

Tutankhamun's Trumpet by Toby Wilkinson

November 25, 2022/ James Holder
Tutankhamun's Trumpet by Toby Wilkinson

Examining the famous pharaoh’s life and times through the contents of his tomb.

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November 25, 2022/ James Holder/
History
Tutankhamun's Trumpet, Toby Wilkinson, Egypt, Ancient Egypt, ancient history, history, James Holder
November 15, 2022

Weavers, Scribes, and Kings by Amanda Podany

November 15, 2022/ James Holder
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings by Amanda Podany

A new history of the ancient Near East.

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November 15, 2022/ James Holder/
History
Weavers, Weavers Scribes and Kings, Amanda Podany, ancient history, ancient near east history, James Holder
August 26, 2022

In Hitler's Munich by Michael Brenner

August 26, 2022/ James Holder
In Hitler's Munich by Michael Brenner

A new study of the harrowing rise of the Nazis in the cultured city of Munich.

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August 26, 2022/ James Holder/
History, Nonfiction Translations
In Hitler's Munich, The Rise of Nazism, Michael Brenner, Jeremiah Riemer, Nazi history, Munich, James Holder, translations
July 21, 2022

Unsettled Land by Sam Haynes

July 21, 2022/ James Holder
Unsettled Land by Sam Haynes

An iconoclastic new history of Texas.

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July 21, 2022/ James Holder/
History
James Holder, Texas history, Sam W. Haynes, Mexican American War
July 02, 2022

The Persians by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

July 02, 2022/ James Holder
The Persians by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

A new history of the ancient Persians.

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July 02, 2022/ James Holder/
History
The Persians, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, ancient history, history, the Persian Empire, Darius, James Holder
June 24, 2022

1000 Years of Manga by Brigitte Koyama-Richard

June 24, 2022/ James Holder
1000 Years of Manga by Brigitte Koyama-Richard

A lavishly-illustrated history of the popular comics form.

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June 24, 2022/ James Holder/
Graphic Novels/Comics
Brigitte Koyama-Richard, David Radzinowicz, 1000 Years of Manga, manga, comcis, comics, Japanese comics, James Holder
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