World History Encyclopedia 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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Circe
Madeline MillerWorld History EncyclopediaAward-winning writer Madeline Miller's newest novel, Circe, tells the story of a sorceress who was once the onetime lover of the wily Odysseus. #History #Circe #GreekMythology #MedeaPlay https://t.co/33pDOm4va7
Paperback, 2020
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Aesop's Fables
AesopWorld History EncyclopediaWritten by a former Greek slave, in the late to mid-6th century BCE, Aesop's Fables are the world's best known collection of morality tales. The fables, numbering 725, were originally told from person-to-person... https://t.co/gzEnZEyNQf
Paperback, 2025
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius AntoninusWorld History EncyclopediaToday in #history: Marcus Aurelius dies. (180 CE) 💥 He was best known as the last of the Five Good Emperors of Rome (following Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, and Antoninus Pius) and as the author of the philosophical work Meditations. ➡️ Read more: https://t.co/Mlb2CTF3k6 https://t.co/vJoq9pjjUS
Paperback, 2015
$8.00Member price:$4.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel DefoeWorld History EncyclopediaToday in #history: Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring Daniel Defoe's adventure book "Robinson Crusoe". (1709 CE) #OnThisDay Read more: https://t.co/LUKHunZzvD https://t.co/EUZFRMNNDy
Hardcover, 2014
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey ChaucerWorld History EncyclopediaThe Book of the Duchess is the first major work of the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer (l. c. 1343-1400 CE), best known for his masterpiece The Canterbury Tales, composed in the last twelve years of his... https://t.co/f5h6PZ0Mtl
Paperback, 2003
$11.00Member price:$5.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Battle of Lewes
Jesse RussellWorld History EncyclopediaToday in #history: Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the effective ruler of England. (1264 CE) #OnThisDay Read more: http://worldhistory.org/Henry_III_of_England/ https://t.co/ujDbmvR6dK
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The Wolf Den
Elodie HarperWorld History EncyclopediaIn this interview, World History Encyclopedia is joined with Elodie Harper, the author of the novel The Wolf Den. #History #Herculaneum #Ovid #Pompeii https://t.co/ul9khy9izG
Paperback, 2022
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
New English Canaan
Thomas Federal Writers' ProjectWorld History EncyclopediaNew English Canaan is a three-volume work of history, natural history, satire, and poetry by the lawyer and New England colonist Thomas Morton (l. #EuropeanColonizationoftheAmericas #MerrymountColony #NewEnglishCanaan #History https://t.co/QNgRhvu1vA
Paperback, 2011
$10.95Member price:$5.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Everyday Cosmopolitanisms: Living the Silk Road in Medieval Armenia
Kate FranklinWorld History EncyclopediaEveryday Cosmopolitanisms: Living the Silk Road in Medieval Armenia #history #SilkRoad #Armenia #Eurasia https://t.co/VylUXUpUrp
Paperback, 2021
$34.95Member price:$34.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Phaedo
PlatoWorld History EncyclopediaThe Death of Socrates (1787), depicting the philosopher about to drink the hemlock in his jail cell, surrounded by his friends, as related in Plato's dialogue of the Phaedo. Painting by Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) https://www.worldhistory.org/image/99/the-death-of-socrates/ https://t.co/SKm7lLSDOw
Paperback, 2009
$11.95Member price:$5.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book