Persians alex crossA stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor of ancient Persia and its enduring legacies for today's Iran. A brilliant feat of resurrection. Tom Holland, author of Dominion The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. From the palace city of Persepolis, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, and their heirs reigned supreme for centuries until the
Lazar illuminates an hour in American history when rapture found its roots in idolatrous figures and led to unprovoked and inexplicable violence
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Anne Perry and ten more popular mystery writers celebrate the mind and methods of Sherlock Holmes
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