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jokingly hit you for bring the Nazis and Beck into this thread...they seem to be everywhere as of late. Joking aside it does look interesting.
I am taking a break from the classical books I have been reading for the past few months and want to get back into reading some non-fiction. I am looking for a good history non-fiction, preferably something that isn't U.S. history since that is my focus for my history major. I am looking mainly for books that deal with Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, China, or Japan since those are former subjects that have peaked my interests before. Although I am open to any area's history. Any suggestions any one can offer would be much appreciated.
While not exactly the regions suggested
Tamerlane Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World was a very good read. Very in depth and covers the last of the great nomadic empire creators (Mongols
The Mughal Throne The Sage of India's Great Emperors.
The Mughals were descendants of Tamerlane
A World Lit Only by Fire, by William Manchester.
I am taking a break from the classical books I have been reading for the past few months and want to get back into reading some non-fiction. I am looking for a good history non-fiction, preferably something that isn't U.S. history since that is my focus for my history major. I am looking mainly for books that deal with Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, China, or Japan since those are former subjects that have peaked my interests before. Although I am open to any area's history. Any suggestions any one can offer would be much appreciated.
I am taking a break from the classical books I have been reading for the past few months and want to get back into reading some non-fiction. I am looking for a good history non-fiction, preferably something that isn't U.S. history since that is my focus for my history major. I am looking mainly for books that deal with Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, China, or Japan since those are former subjects that have peaked my interests before. Although I am open to any area's history. Any suggestions any one can offer would be much appreciated.
Have you tried Edith Hamilton's Mythology? It's a basic intro to mainly Greek myths, but a classic.
Amazon.com: Mythology (9780316341516): Edith Hamilton: Books
Have you Read Jared Diamond's mandatory piece: Guns Germs and Steel?
Solid foundations of global history there.
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