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The Other History:The English Teacher's Best Books on World History, Ideas, Cultures, and Archaeology

Our Maverick English Teacher and history buff lists fifty works, both popular and scholarly, that approach world history from unusual or unexpected points of view.
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The Archaeology of the Bible (Magnusson)
The Archaeology of the Bible (Magnusson)
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Arthur's Britain (Alcock)
Arthur's Britain (Alcock)
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The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski
The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski
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The Ascent of Money
The Ascent of Money
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The Black Death (Philip Zeigler)
The Black Death (Philip Zeigler)
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Civilization (Clark)
Civilization (Clark)
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The Civilization of the Middle Ages (Norman Cantor)
The Civilization of the Middle Ages (Norman Cantor)
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Cod
Cod
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Connections (Burke)
Connections (Burke)
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The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Amin Maalouf)
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Amin Maalouf)
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The Day the Universe Changed (Burke)
The Day the Universe Changed (Burke)
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Desire of the Everlasting Hills: the World Before and After Jesus (Thomas Cahill)
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: the World Before and After Jesus (Thomas Cahill)
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Empire (Niall Ferguson)
Empire (Niall Ferguson)
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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (Tom Lewis)
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (Tom Lewis)
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds (Charles MacKay)
Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds (Charles MacKay)
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The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels (Thomas Cahill)
The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels (Thomas Cahill)
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Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology (C.W. Ceram)
Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology (C.W. Ceram)
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The Great Warming (Brian Fagan)
The Great Warming (Brian Fagan)
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Guns, Germs and Steel (Jared Diamond/USA)
Guns, Germs and Steel (Jared Diamond/USA)
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Heretics and Heroes (Thomas Cahill)
Heretics and Heroes (Thomas Cahill)
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A History of the World (Andrew Marr)
A History of the World (Andrew Marr)
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How the Irish Saved Civilization (Thomas Cahill)
How the Irish Saved Civilization (Thomas Cahill)
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In Search of the Dark Ages (Wood)
In Search of the Dark Ages (Wood)
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In Search of the Trojan War (Michael Wood)
In Search of the Trojan War (Michael Wood)
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In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made (Norman Cantor)
In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made (Norman Cantor)
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Legacy (Michael Wood)
Legacy (Michael Wood)
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The Little Ice Age (Brian Fagan)
The Little Ice Age (Brian Fagan)
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The Long Summer (Fagan)
The Long Summer (Fagan)
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Dava Sobel)
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Dava Sobel)
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Mysteries of the Middle Ages (Thomas Cahill)
Mysteries of the Middle Ages (Thomas Cahill)
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The New Knighthood (Barber)
The New Knighthood (Barber)
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Pagans and Christians (Robin Lane Fox)
Pagans and Christians (Robin Lane Fox)
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The Power of Art (Schama)
The Power of Art (Schama)
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The Quest for Arthur's Britain (Geoffrey Ashe)
The Quest for Arthur's Britain (Geoffrey Ashe)
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THE RISE OF THE WEST by William H. McNeill
THE RISE OF THE WEST by William H. McNeill
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Sailing the Wine Dark Sea (Thomas Cahill)
Sailing the Wine Dark Sea (Thomas Cahill)
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The Secret History of the World (Mark Booth)
The Secret History of the World (Mark Booth)
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A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
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The Silk Road: A New History (Valerie Hansen)
The Silk Road: A New History (Valerie Hansen)
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The Square and the Tower (Niall Ferguson)
The Square and the Tower (Niall Ferguson)
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