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Unearthed - A History Nerd Abroad

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Unearthed: A History Nerd Abroad in Europe - Dig History. Travel Light. Embrace Chaos.From the author of Lightbulb Moments in Human History comes a hilarious and heartfelt travel memoir that blends historical insight, personal misadventure, and an entirely unreasonable amount of beer.Determined to stop just reading about the past and start living it, a history-obsessed writer and his long-time ... Read more

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Unearthed: A History Nerd Abroad in Europe - Dig History. Travel Light. Embrace Chaos.From the author of Lightbulb Moments in Human History comes a hilarious and heartfelt travel memoir that blends historical insight, personal misadventure, and an entirely unreasonable amount of beer.Determined to stop just reading about the past and start living it, a history-obsessed writer and his long-time
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Lightbulb Moments in Human History

From Cave to Colosseum

by Scott Edwin Williams ...

Narrated by Joel Hines ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Lightbulb Moments in Human History
Unabridged

7 hours 4 min

From the first flickers of ingenuity, humankind has excelled in civilization-defining inventions and innovations. Lightbulb Moments in Human History takes a positive, playful and perceptive look at how these big ideas have driven humanity’s inevitable rise.Be astounded by the accidental invention of writing by Sumerian bookkeepersBe amazed at how humanity’s fixation with beer kick-started ... Read more

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From the first flickers of ingenuity, humankind has excelled in civilization-defining inventions and innovations. Lightbulb Moments in Human History takes a positive, playful and perceptive look at how these big ideas have driven humanity’s inevitable rise.Be astounded by the accidental invention of writing by Sumerian bookkeepersBe amazed at how humanity’s fixation with beer kick-started
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Unearthed

A History Nerd Abroad in Europe

by Scott Edwin Williams ...

Narrated by AI Voice Scott Edwin Williams ...

Series Audiobook 1.0 - Unearthed: A History Nerd Aboard
Unabridged

7 hours 36 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. DIG HISTORY • TRAVEL LIGHT • EMBRACE CHAOSOne very angry Louvre guard. Two suspiciously charming Eastern Europeans who may or may not be mafia hitmen. And a chain-smoking American dubbed Cruella.A history-obsessed writer and his beer-loving best friend, CJ, finally embark on their long-delayed European adventure. Armed with shaky navigation skills and an ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. DIG HISTORY • TRAVEL LIGHT • EMBRACE CHAOSOne very angry Louvre guard. Two suspiciously charming Eastern Europeans who may or may not be mafia hitmen. And a chain-smoking American dubbed Cruella.A history-obsessed writer and his beer-loving best friend, CJ, finally embark on their long-delayed European adventure. Armed with shaky navigation skills and an
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We Invented Civilzation?

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Series Book 1 - Peaby's Civilization
CIVILIZATION HAD TO START SOMEWHERE.A Paleolithic girl makes friends with a wolf, and changes everything.A Mesopotamian kid watches his father turn beer into a business empire.An Egyptian apprentice chooses mummies over mathematics.A Maya priest really, really doesn't want to cut anyone's heart out.None of them knew they were building civilization. They were just trying to get through the day.We ... Read more

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CIVILIZATION HAD TO START SOMEWHERE.A Paleolithic girl makes friends with a wolf, and changes everything.A Mesopotamian kid watches his father turn beer into a business empire.An Egyptian apprentice chooses mummies over mathematics.A Maya priest really, really doesn't want to cut anyone's heart out.None of them knew they were building civilization. They were just trying to get through the day.We
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The Origin of Names, Words and Everything in Between

(Name Meanings, Fun Facts, Word Origins, Etymology)

by Patrick Foote ...

Series series Origin of Names
Name Meanings Explained“From the casually curious to etymology junkies (or anyone who’s ever halted a conversation to search the internet for the origin of a word) this book will have something for everyone.” ––William C. Fox of the YouTube channel "Exploring History"#1 Best Seller in Popular Culture, Puzzles & Games, Curiosities & Wonders, Fun Facts, Questions & Answers, Trivia, and Slang & Word ... Read more

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Name Meanings Explained“From the casually curious to etymology junkies (or anyone who’s ever halted a conversation to search the internet for the origin of a word) this book will have something for everyone.” ––William C. Fox of the YouTube channel "Exploring History"#1 Best Seller in Popular Culture, Puzzles & Games, Curiosities & Wonders, Fun Facts, Questions & Answers, Trivia, and Slang & Word
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The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful

Curious and Incredible Facts that Will Blow Your Mind

by Milo Rossi ...

Take an astonishing, amusing, and charmingly unconventional tour through the curious everyday lives of humans past.No need to spend the day at an archaeological dig when you can simply make a cup of tea, clamber into your comfiest chair, and settle in with The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful, a compilation of 92 funny, strange, and strangely funny tales throughout human history.Milo Rossi, ... Read more

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Take an astonishing, amusing, and charmingly unconventional tour through the curious everyday lives of humans past.No need to spend the day at an archaeological dig when you can simply make a cup of tea, clamber into your comfiest chair, and settle in with The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful, a compilation of 92 funny, strange, and strangely funny tales throughout human history.Milo Rossi,
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The Bookshop Book

by Jen Campbell ...

Every bookshop has a storyWe're not talking about rooms that are just full of books.We're talking about bookshops in barns, disused factories, converted churches and underground car parks. Bookshops on boats, on buses, and in old run-down train stations. Fold-out bookshops, undercover bookshops, this-is-the-best-place-I've-ever-been-to-bookshops.Meet Sarah and her Book Barge sailing across the sea ... Read more

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Every bookshop has a storyWe're not talking about rooms that are just full of books.We're talking about bookshops in barns, disused factories, converted churches and underground car parks. Bookshops on boats, on buses, and in old run-down train stations. Fold-out bookshops, undercover bookshops, this-is-the-best-place-I've-ever-been-to-bookshops.Meet Sarah and her Book Barge sailing across the sea
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Forgotten Worlds

From Atlantis to the X-Woman of Siberia and the Hobbits of Flores

by Patrick Chouinard ...

An examination of the mythological, historical, and archaeological evidence for lost civilizations throughout the world• Explores unexplained mysteries such as the Caucasian mummies of China, the pyramids of Caral in Peru, and the genetically unique X-woman of Siberia• Examines evidence of lost, ancient civilizations in Asia, Europe, and the Americas, including extensive investigation into ... Read more

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An examination of the mythological, historical, and archaeological evidence for lost civilizations throughout the world• Explores unexplained mysteries such as the Caucasian mummies of China, the pyramids of Caral in Peru, and the genetically unique X-woman of Siberia• Examines evidence of lost, ancient civilizations in Asia, Europe, and the Americas, including extensive investigation into
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Rick Steves London

by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw ...

Series series Rick Steves Travel Guide
From the sacred stones of Westminster Abbey to the top of the London Eye, London is yours to discover with Rick Steves! Inside Rick Steves London you'll find:Fully updated, comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring LondonRick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favorites... ... Read more

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From the sacred stones of Westminster Abbey to the top of the London Eye, London is yours to discover with Rick Steves! Inside Rick Steves London you'll find:Fully updated, comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring LondonRick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favorites...
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City Trails - Rome

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Series series Lonely Planet Kids
Here's a book about Rome that's seriously streetwise. Lonely Planet Kids' City Trails: Rome features colourful themed trails, from history and culture to food and nature, that reveal amazing facts and intriguing tales that kids won't find on the tourist routes or inside the average guidebook. We'll show them where to find Rome's belly button, read a poem to chocolate, snack on witch sweets, and ... Read more

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Here's a book about Rome that's seriously streetwise. Lonely Planet Kids' City Trails: Rome features colourful themed trails, from history and culture to food and nature, that reveal amazing facts and intriguing tales that kids won't find on the tourist routes or inside the average guidebook. We'll show them where to find Rome's belly button, read a poem to chocolate, snack on witch sweets, and
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Worldbuilding

From Small Towns to Entire Universes (Million Dollar Writing Series)

by Kevin J. Anderson ...

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Create rich, complex fictional settings with tips from a New York Times–bestselling author and Nebula, Hugo, and Bram Stoker Award nominee.International bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson has created many extensive fictional universes, ranging from sweeping galactic empires to complex steampunk fantasies, to humorous monster-filled cities. He has become known for his skill in worldbuilding. Now, ... Read more

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Create rich, complex fictional settings with tips from a New York Times–bestselling author and Nebula, Hugo, and Bram Stoker Award nominee.International bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson has created many extensive fictional universes, ranging from sweeping galactic empires to complex steampunk fantasies, to humorous monster-filled cities. He has become known for his skill in worldbuilding. Now,
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Unstoppable Us, Volume 2: Why the World Isn't Fair

by Yuval Noah Harari ...

Illustrated by Ricard Zaplana Ruiz ...

Series Book 2 - Unstoppable Us
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From world-renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the bestselling author of Sapiens, comes the second volume in the bestselling Unstoppable Us series that traces human development from the Agricultural Revolution to Prehistoric Egypt.Humans may have taken over the world, but what happened next? How did our hunter-gatherer ancestors become village farmers? ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From world-renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the bestselling author of Sapiens, comes the second volume in the bestselling Unstoppable Us series that traces human development from the Agricultural Revolution to Prehistoric Egypt.Humans may have taken over the world, but what happened next? How did our hunter-gatherer ancestors become village farmers?
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