Timekeepers: How the World Became Obsessed with Time 9781782113201, 1782113207

Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us 1468315900, 9781468315905

We live in the age of the individual. Every day, we’re bombarded with depictions of the beautiful, successful, slim, soc

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Proof! How the World Became Geometrical 0374254907, 9780374254902

An eye-opening narrative of how geometric principles fundamentally shaped our world One night in 1661, Nicholas Fouquet

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Nutcracker Nation: How an Old World Ballet Became a Christmas Tradition in the New World 9780300133431

The Nutcracker is the most popular ballet in the world, adopted and adapted by hundreds of communities across the United

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Obsessed

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How the Personal Became Political 9780367472528

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How the Bible Became Holy 9780300206852

In this sweeping narrative, Michael Satlow tells the fascinating story of how an ancient collection of obscure Israelite

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Absolute power: how the Pope became the most influential man in the world [Unabridged] 9781549114892, 1549114891

The sensational story of the last two centuries of the papacy, its most influential pontiffs, troubling doctrines, and r

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How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth 9781509540242, 9781509540228, 1509540245

Most humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its wealth in the last two cent

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How Paris Became Paris 9781620401132

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How Europe Became American 9781914208003

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