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Writing (and Riding) the Waves: Inside the History of “Surf Lit”

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Portraits of Power: Inside the Legacy Left by Ancient Rome’s Most Famous Emperors

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Tom Holland on the Lasting Influence of “The Lives of the Caesars”

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Unfree Minds: How Nazi Germany Perfected the Art of Inducing Fear

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