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Compares the lives of three royal matriarchs and their daughters, in a collection of histories that illuminates the disparities between Queen Isabella and Catherine of Aragon, Empress Maria Theresa and Marie Antoinette, and Queen Victoria and the Empress Frederick.
2) Slovenia
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"Slovenia offers landmarks that excite locals and tourists alike, including a dragon-filled bridge, beautiful museums, and amazing natural wonders! Through leveled text and vivid photos, this title shares fascinating information about Slovenia's people, customs, landscape, and more. Special features such as maps, profiles, a game, and a timeline offer even more information about this European nation!"--
3) Finland
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"Discover Finland from its northern tundra to its bustling urban centers in the south! In this title, leveled text and colorful photos guide readers through the country's land, people, culture, and more."--
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Books of the elements volume 1
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The great city of Carce (a fantasy world based on Europe during the later Roman Empire) and all life on Earth will be destroyed unless two young men, Corylus and Varus, and two women, Hedia and Alphena, pursue the answer to the mysterious and threatening happenings that prefigure this disaster.
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Unravel the Secrets of a Nation's Transformation: Dive into the Epic Saga of France from the 12th to the 17th Century.
Do you find yourself captivated by the intriguing history of France? Are you eager to explore an era filled with powerful monarchs, monumental conflicts, and game-changing cultural shifts that not only shaped France, but the world itself? Your search ends here!
Introducing our expertly crafted and meticulously researched book, a...
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If you're one of those folks who's had enough of the same old boring history books, you're in for a treat.
You see, "The History of France: The 1700s and the Napoleon Era" isn't like those other dusty books that put you to sleep before you can finish the first chapter. This book's got something special – something that makes you want to keep turning the pages and find out what happens next.
Picture this: France in the 1700s, with all its kings and...
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"Christianity and European-style monarchy--the cross and the scepter--were introduced to Scandinavia in the tenth century, a development that was to have profound implications for all of Europe. Cross and Scepter is a concise history of the Scandinavian kingdoms from the age of the Vikings to the Reformation, written by Scandinavia's leading medieval historian. Sverre Bagge shows how the rise of the three kingdoms not only changed the face of Scandinavia,...
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"A magisterial, richly detailed history of the Kremlin, and of the centuries of Russian elites who have shaped it--and been shaped by it in turn. The Kremlin is the heart of the Russian state, a fortress whose blood-red walls have witnessed more than eight hundred years of political drama and extraordinary violence. It has been the seat of a priestly monarchy and a worldly church; it has served as a crossroads for diplomacy, trade, and espionage;...
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IL: MG+ - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 7
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In 1943, in a seaside town where their family has gone to be safe from war, thirteen-year-old Max Carver and sister, fifteen-year-old Alicia, with new friend Roland, face off against an evil magician who is striving to complete a bargain made before he died.
10) Bratislava
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Bratislava es una bella e histórica ciudad que despertó del socialismo y, casi sin tiempo a reaccionar, se vio convertida en capital de un joven país, Eslovaquia. Dinámica y emprendedora, la ciudad vive un momento crucial que hace que se construya y se reconstruya constantemente. Aún así, conserva un centro histórico pleno de encanto, pequeño y recogido, con calles de adoquines y viejas casonas que testimonian un pasado de esplendor. En la...
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Take an exciting tour through a thousand years of history in Samuel Harding's The Story of the Middle Ages! This book brings the bold knights, brave explorers, and majestic castles of the Middle Ages to life through captivating stories and vivid detail.
Harding acts as the perfect guide to show you medieval life beyond just kings and battles. Learn what everyday people wore, ate, lived in, and did for fun in medieval times. Journey through market...
12) Love reborn
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Dead beautiful novels volume 3
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IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
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The soul that Renée and Dante share cannot sustain them both but Renée may hold the secret of eternal life which they must keep safe from the Liberum and a team of Monitors as they cross Europe seeking the Netherworld, a legendary chasm where souls go to be cleansed.
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Los Viajes de un colombiano por Europa I, fueron publicados por entregas en El Comercio de Lima. En ellos Samper Agudelo, hombre de letras de Colombia, relata sus viajes por España (visita y describe Barcelona, Madrid y Sevilla), Gran Bretaña, Francia, Suiza y Alemania y muestra su visión de los modos de vida, costumbres, leyes y economía del Viejo Mundo.
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La Europa dividida nos introduce en una compleja época de movimientos y conflictos. La poderosa narrativa de J. H. Elliott detalla los cambios políticos, económicos y sociales y ofrece vívidos retratos de las principales personalidades de la época.
Ya consagrado como un clásico, en su segunda edición el libro estudia las duras líneas divisorias que había en la Europa de finales del siglo XVI: entre el norte protestante y el sur católico...
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Viaje del Cuzco a Belén en el Gran Pará relata las peripecias de la vida de José Manuel Valdez y Palacios, quien huyó del Cuzco en 1843 tras unos disturbios. Su casa fue asaltada y saqueada y sus bienes confiscados durante una revuelta, por lo que tuvo que escapar hacia la frontera de Brasil. Atravesó las estribaciones de los Andes orientales y se internó en la jungla amazónica navegando en balsa. El viaje fue una evocación de sus lecturas...
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El eco de los martillazos retumbó por toda Europa: Lutero había colgado sus 95 tesis en la puerta de la iglesia del castillo de Wittenberg. Ese sencillo gesto de Lutero, la divulgación de su protesta, fue el principio de la Reforma, el comienzo de la reinterpretación de la fe y la salvación. Esta vuelta a un pretendido cristianismo originario no solo se dejó sentir en el arte, la literatura o la ciencia de la época, sino que convulsionó los...
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Man traut sich kaum, es zu schreiben: Dass es im Herzen Europas, an der Ostsee, drei Länder gibt, die noch nicht überlaufen sind. Wo man mit dem Camper unter Kiefern am Meer stehen und über dem Lagerfeuer kochen kann – ganz legal, versteht sich. Wo jeder Reisende seinen eigenen Lieblingssee zum Paddeln finden kann. Wo kreativ gestaltete Museen auf Besucher und herzhafte Nationalgerichte auf Testesser warten. Wo die Wälder voller Pilze und Beeren...
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He was only a Dutch tailor's apprentice, but from 1534 to 1535, Jan van Leyden led a radical sect of persecuted Anabaptists to repeated triumphs over the combined powers of church and state. Revered by his followers as the new David, the charismatic young leader pronounced the northern German city of Muenster a new Zion and crowned himself king. He expropriated all private property, took sixteen wives (supposedly emulating the biblical patriarchs),...
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In the late spring of 1718 near the village of Pozarevac (German Passarowitz) in northern Serbia, freshly conquered by Habsburg forces, three delegations representing the Holy Roman Emperor, Ottoman Sultan, and the Republic of Venice gathered to end the conflict that had begun three and a half years earlier. The fighting had spread throughout southeastern Europe, from Hungary to the southernmost tip of the Peloponnese. The peace redrew the map of...
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La dramática historia de la vida y la evolución en un continente que sigue ejerciendo enorme influencia en el resto del planeta.
Tim Flannery narra la historia de la vida en Europa utilizando la misma combinación de prosa elegante y solvencia científica que le ha otorgado el reconocimiento de cientos de miles de lectores en el mundo. La historia de Europa empezó hace cien millones de años, con la formación de un archipiélago que más tarde...
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