6,666円 Murphy illuminates the brilliant life and tragic death of Isabella de Medici, one of the brightest stars in the dazzling world of Renaissance Italy. The author's fast-paced narrative captures the intrigue, scandal, romantic affairs, and the violence that were commonplace in the Florentine court.

6,336円 Pulitzer Prize-winner Keller offers a riveting account of the Gatling gun's invention, its misunderstood creator, and its tremendous impact on American and world events. 8-page b&w photo insert.

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3,674円 Here, Plutarch introduces the major figures and periods of classical Greece, detailing the lives of nine personages, including Lycurgus, Solon, Themistocles, Cimon, Alexander, Pericles, Nicias, Alcibiades, and Agesilaus. Oxford presents the most comprehensive selection available, superbly transla...

3,674円 Ecce Homo is an autobiography like no other. Deliberately provocative, Nietzsche subverts the conventions of the genre and pushes his philosophical positions to combative extremes, constructing a genius-hero whose life is a chronicle of incessant self-overcoming. Written in 1888, a few weeks befo...

1,485円 Franklin's writings span a long and distinguished career of literary, scientific, and political inquiry--the work of a man whose life lasted for nearly all of the 18th century, and whose achievements ranged from inventing the lightning rod to publishing Poor Richard's Almanac to signing the Decla...

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4,356円 Based on 10 years of research, "East to the Dawn" provides a richly textured portrait of Amelia Earhart. It's the perfect complement to the October 2009 movie release "Amelia," starring Hillary Swank, Richard Gere, and Ewan McGregor. b&w photo insert.

3,960円 In her bestselling autobiography, Walters, arguably the most important woman in the history of television, describes her extraordinary public and private journey. This edition features a new Afterword by the author.

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