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81) The Carthaginians

Author

Hoyos, B. D

Series

Peoples of the ancient world)

Publisher

Routledge

Pub. Date

2010

Language

English

82) Mummies, pyramids, and pharaohs: a book about ancient Egypt

Author

Gibbons, Gail

Publisher

Little, Brown

Pub. Date

c2004

Edition

1st ed.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Provides an overview of life in ancient Egypt, describing the people, daily activities, beliefs and customs, and what has been learned from artifacts left behind.

83) The Visual dictionary of ancient civilizations

Publisher

Distributed by Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

1994

Edition

1st American ed.

Language

English

84) Fuzz: when nature breaks the law

Author

Roach, Mary

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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"Join "America's funniest science writer" (Peter Carlson, Washington Post) Mary Roach on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. What's to be done about a jaywalking moose? A grizzly bear caught breakingand entering? A murderous tree? As New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach discovers, the answers are best found not in jurisprudence but in science: the curious science of human-wildlife conflict,...

85) Egypt eternal: the quest for lost tombs

Publisher

National Geographic Television

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

Description

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This National Geographic Special shows treasures from the Cliffside of Tombs to the Valley of the Golden Mummies.

86) The story of the world: Volume 2,The Middle Ages :from the fall of Rome to the rise of the Renaissance

Author

Bauer, Susan Wise

Publisher

Peace Hill Press

Pub. Date

2007

Edition

Rev. ed., 2nd ed.

Language

English

Description

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A history of the Middle Ages, highlighting major events, personalities, and national stories of the world's cultures in chronological order from the fall of the Roman Empire to the birth of the Renaissance.

87) The point of it all: a lifetime of great loves and endeavors

Author

Krauthammer, Charles

Publisher

Books on Tape

Pub. Date

2018

Edition

Unabridged

Language

English

Description

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"The Point of It All is an intimate collection of the influential columnist's most important works. Spanning the personal, political and philosophical-including never-before-published speeches and a major new essay about the effect of today's populist movements on the future of global democracy-this is the most profound book yet by the legendary writer and thinker. For longtime readers and newcomers alike, The Point of It All is a timely and much...

88) The buried mirror: reflections on Spain and the New World

Author

Fuentes, Carlos

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

1992

Language

English

89) Wool

Author

Howey, Hugh

Series

Silo series volume 1
Silo trilogy volume 1

Language

English

Formats

eAudiobook, eBook

Description

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"The first book in the acclaimed, New York Times best-selling trilogy, Wool is the story of a community living in an underground silo completely unaware of the fate of the outside world. When the silo's sheriff asks to leave the silo, a series of events unravels the very fabric of their fragile lives. In a world where all commodities are precious and running out, truth and hope may be the most rare...and the most needed."--

90) The American West: a twentieth-century history

Author

Malone, Michael P

Series

Twentieth-century American West

Publisher

University of Nebraska Press

Pub. Date

c1989

Language

English

91) Rabbit-proof fence

Publisher

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Pub. Date

[2003], c2002

Edition

Widescreen version.

Language

English

Description

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In 1931, Molly and her younger cousins, Gracie and Daisy, were three half-caste children from Western Australia who were taken from their parents under government edict and sent to an institution, were taught to forget their families, their culture, and re-invent themselves as members of "white" Australian society. The three girls begin an epic journey back to Western Australia, travelling 1,500 miles on foot with no food or water, and navigating...

92) Thank you for being late: an optimist's guide to thriving in the age of accelerations

Author

Friedman, Thomas L

Pub. Date

2016

Language

English

Appears on these lists

NYT - E-Book Nonfiction
NYT - Politics and American History

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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#1 New York Times Bestseller

Los Angeles Times Bestseller
One of The Wall Street Journal's 10 Books to Read Now

One of Kirkus Reviews's Best Nonfiction Books of the Year

One of Publishers Weekly's Most Anticipated Books of the Year

Shortlisted for the OWL Business Book Award and Longlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business

...

93) The civilization of the Middle Ages: a completely revised and expanded edition of Medieval history, the life and death of a civilization

Author

Cantor, Norman F

Publisher

HarperPerennial

Pub. Date

1994

Edition

1st HarperPerennial ed.

Language

English

94) The story of the Jews: finding the words, 1000 BC -1492 AD

Author

Schama, Simon

Publisher

Ecco

Pub. Date

2014.

Language

English

Description

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A companion to the PBS and BBC series "The Story of the Jews" traces the Jewish experience from their beginnings as an ancient tribal people to the opening of the New World in 1492.