The Rest Is History Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
Barbara W. Tuchman
2. A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman https://t.co/T36lTFzYm6
Paperback, 1987
$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories
Herodotus
1. The Histories by Herodotus (translated by...) https://t.co/0Crxi4XBZh
Paperback, 2009
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Fellowship of the Ring (Media Tie-In): The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J. R. R. Tolkien
Following on from Monday’s episode, today’s The Rest is History turns to Tolkien’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Written from 1937 to 1949, we discuss the theme of encroaching industrialisation, to whether the Scouring of the Shire was an allegory for post-war Attlee Britain... 👂⬇️ https://t.co/Wk0iibEPwr
Paperback, Mass Market, 2022
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
King Solomon's Mines: A Survival Story About Three Guys Trekking Across Southern Africa
H Rider Haggard
On today’s The Rest is History, we discuss the legacy of H. Rider Haggard and his novel King Solomon’s Mines. The book was produced after a wager with his brother, and has proved to be one of the foundational texts of the ‘lost world’ genre. Listen ⬇️ https://t.co/mqhpRhxiiR https://t.co/Dieh1NAPhK
Paperback, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
King Solomon's Mines
H. Rider Haggard Rider Haggard
On today’s The Rest is History, we discuss the legacy of H. Rider Haggard and his novel King Solomon’s Mines. The book was produced after a wager with his brother, and has proved to be one of the foundational texts of the ‘lost world’ genre. Listen ⬇️ https://t.co/mqhpRhxiiR https://t.co/Dieh1NAPhK
Paperback, 2016
$8.65$4.32 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Histories
Herodotus
On today’s The Rest is History we look back at the life of a man often seen as the originator of the discipline: HERODOTUS. His work The Histories, an account of the Greco-Persian Wars, is considered the founding work of history in Western literature. ⬇️ https://t.co/mqhpRhxiiR https://t.co/z6IquvMSZf
Paperback, 2003
$14.00$7.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
King Solomon's Mines
H. Rider Haggard
On today’s The Rest is History, we discuss the legacy of H. Rider Haggard and his novel King Solomon’s Mines. The book was produced after a wager with his brother, and has proved to be one of the foundational texts of the ‘lost world’ genre. Listen ⬇️ https://t.co/mqhpRhxiiR https://t.co/Dieh1NAPhK
Paperback, 2002
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Aeneid: With Introduction, Notes and Vocabulary
Virgil
Today we turn to Tunisia, as @holland_tom and @dcsandbrook tell the story of the heroine of Virgil’s Aeneid - Dido of Carthage. We discuss Carthage’s origins, who Dido was, and are joined by Juliette Pochin for a beautiful rendition of Dido’s Lament. https://t.co/mqhpRhxiiR https://t.co/Em4urzjKVf
Paperback, 2010
$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Witch's Head. ( the second NOVEL by: ) H Rider Haggard: novel
H. Rider Haggard
On today’s The Rest is History, we discuss the legacy of H. Rider Haggard and his novel King Solomon’s Mines. The book was produced after a wager with his brother, and has proved to be one of the foundational texts of the ‘lost world’ genre. Listen ⬇️ https://t.co/mqhpRhxiiR https://t.co/Dieh1NAPhK
Paperback, 2016
$13.88$6.94 + Free shipping50% off your first book
George Orwell: English Rebel
Robert Colls
We examine George Orwell in today’s The Rest is History, as Robert Colls joined us to discuss the life and legacy of the journalist and author of Animal Farm and 1984. Listen ⬇️ https://t.co/styPJ1y4k7 https://t.co/CXt2BOM78G https://t.co/8KysHVB6ZZ https://t.co/TkeiFqYq7g
Hardcover, 2014
$38.99$19.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book