List byAlex

Western Civilization

April 1, 2024
131 Books
Stats

Position	Details	Rating	Readers Count
#2	Rome and Jerusalem Martin Goodman	0	1 read
#3	How Rome Fell Adrian Goldsworthy	4	1 read
#4	God Reza Aslan	3.57	7 reads
#5	The Romanovs: 1613-1918 Simon Sebag Montefiore	4.13	21 reads
#6	To Rule the Waves Arthur Herman	0	0 reads
#7	Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire Peter H. Wilson	3.33	3 reads
#8	The Darkening Age Catherine Nixey	4.5	3 reads
#9	Full Circle Full Circle: How the Classical World Came Back to Us Ferdinand Mount	0	0 reads
#10	The Fall of Rome Bryan Ward-Perkins	4.5	3 reads
#11	The Origin of Satan Elaine Pagels	4	8 reads
#12	A Secular Age Charles Taylor	3.5	2 reads
#13	Pagans and Christians in the City: Culture Wars from the Tiber to the Potomac Steven D. Smith	5	1 read
#14	The Birth of Classical Europe The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine Simon Price Peter Thonemann	3	1 read
#15	Empire Niall Ferguson	4	7 reads
#16	Leonardo Da Vinci Walter Isaacson Jordi Ainaud i Escudero (Translator)	4.22	83 reads
#17	Byzantium Byzantium: The Apogee John Julius Norwich	5	1 read
#18	Byzantium Byzantium: The Decline and Fall John Julius Norwich	5	1 read
#19	Venice John Julius Norwich	4	4 reads
#20	Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy John Julius Norwich	4	2 reads
#21	France France John Julius Norwich	5	1 read
#22	The Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean John Julius Norwich	0	0 reads
#23	Sicily John Julius Norwich	0	0 reads
#24	To Change the Church Ross Douthat	4.5	2 reads
#25	Napoleon Andrew Roberts	4.46	19 reads
#26	A World Lit Only by Fire William Manchester	4	7 reads
#27	From Dawn to Decadence Jacques Barzun	3.33	3 reads
#28	Christendom Destroyed: Europe 1517-1648 Mark Greengrass	2	1 read
#29	Danubia: A Personal History of Habsburg Europe Simon Winder	4.5	2 reads
#30	The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land Thomas Asbridge	4.25	5 reads
#31	SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome Mary Beard	3.94	96 reads
#32	Germania Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History Simon Winder	0	2 reads
#33	Lotharingia: A Personal History of Europe's Lost Country Simon Winder	0	1 read
#34	Byzantium John Julius Norwich	5	3 reads
#35	The Swerve Stephen Greenblatt	3.79	32 reads
#36	The Map of Knowledge Violet Moller	3	1 read
#37	Aristotle's Children Aristotle's Children: How Christians, Muslims, and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Middle Ages Richard E. Rubenstein	0	0 reads
#38	The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages, 400-1000 Chris Wickham	3.5	3 reads
#39	Opera 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera Fred Plotkin	0	0 reads
#40	Classical Music 101 Classical Music 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Classical Music Fred Plotkin	0	0 reads
#41	Jazz 101 John Szwed	0	0 reads
#42	Constantine's Sword James Carroll	4	1 read
#43	The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance Paul Strathern	2	1 read
#44	The Origin The Origin Irving Stone	0	0 reads
#45	The Agony and the Ecstasy Irving Stone	4.24	25 reads
#46	The Man Who Saved Britain Simon Winder	0	0 reads
#47	The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes Zachary D. Carter	3.75	10 reads
#48	At Home Bill Bryson	3.99	73 reads
#49	Surpassing Wonder Surpassing Wonder: The Invention of the Bible and the Talmuds Donald Harman Akenson	0	0 reads
#50	God's Playground God's Playground: A History of Poland, Vol. 1: The Origins to 1795 Norman Davies	3	1 read
#51	The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain Darío Fernández-Morera	3	1 read
#52	Sword and Scimitar Raymond Ibrahim	0	0 reads
#53	A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century Barbara W. Tuchman	4.18	23 reads
#54	Anti-Judaism David Nirenberg	5	1 read
#55	The Fate of Rome Kyle Harper	5	1 read
#56	Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings Neil Price	4.21	16 reads
#57	Dominion Tom Holland	4.25	11 reads
#58	Visible Gods Visible Gods Douglas E. Harding	0	0 reads
#59	Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold Stephen Fry	4.23	258 reads
#60	Europe Europe: Was It Ever Really Christian? Anton Wessels	0	0 reads
#61	The Reformation: A History Diarmaid MacCulloch	3.67	5 reads
#62	The Bright Ages Matthew Gabriele David M. Perry	3.67	5 reads
#63	Tomorrow, the World Stephen Wertheim	4	2 reads
#64	Crucible of War Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766 Fred Anderson	0	1 read
#65	People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present Dara Horn	4.67	13 reads
#66	The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict Elbridge A. Colby	5	1 read
#67	History Has Begun Bruno Maçães	5	2 reads
#68	The Grand Strategy of the Habsburg Empire A. Wess Mitchell	0	1 read
#69	The Habsburgs The Habsburgs: To Rule the World Martyn Rady	0	1 read
#70	The Cold War: A World History Odd Arne Westad	4.67	3 reads
#71	Lost Kingdom: The Quest for Empire and the Making of the Russian Nation Serhii Plokhy	0	1 read
#72	The Deluge Adam Tooze	5	1 read
#73	The War on the West	4	12 reads
#74	The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization Peter Zeihan	3.64	20 reads
#75	Disunited Nations Peter Zeihan	4.25	6 reads
#76	The Classical World: An Epic History of Greece and Rome Robin Lane Fox	4	1 read
#77	The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century Ian Mortimer	3.88	27 reads
#78	Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined Stephen Fry	4.18	104 reads
#79	The Arc of a Covenant Walter Russell Mead	0	2 reads
#80	The Rise and Fall of the British Empire Lawrence James	0	2 reads
#81	Geography Is Destiny Ian Morris	3.33	3 reads
#82	Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century J. Bradford DeLong	3.83	8 reads
#83	The Thirty Years War C.V. Wedgwood	4.33	6 reads
#84	Legacy of Violence : A History of the British Empire Caroline Elkins	3.5	1 read
#85	Four Princes John Julius Norwich	0	2 reads
#86	The Ancient City Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges	0	1 read
#87	The Ornament of the World María Rosa Menocal	2.5	2 reads
#88	An Empire on the Edge Nick Bunker	5	1 read
#89	Poland: The First Thousand Years Patrice M. Dabrowski	0	0 reads
#90	The Secret History of Christmas Bill Bryson	3.75	4 reads
#91	Empire: How Spain Became a World Power, 1492-1763 Henry Kamen	0	2 reads
#92	The Napoleonic Wars : A Global History Alexander Mikaberidze	5	4 reads
#93	A History of the Byzantine State and Society Warren Treadgold	0	0 reads
#94	Under Crescent and Cross Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages Mark R. Cohen	0	1 read
#95	The empire project John Darwin	0	1 read
#96	A New World Begins Jeremy D. Popkin	4	2 reads
#97	Citizens Simon Schama	3.67	3 reads
#98	Postwar Tony Judt	4.33	12 reads
#99	Washington: A Life Ron Chernow	4.38	40 reads
#100	Blood and Iron Katja Hoyer	5	2 reads
#101	1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus Charles C. Mann	4.12	79 reads

Position	Details	Rating	Readers Count
#2	Rome and Jerusalem Martin Goodman	0	1 read
#3	How Rome Fell Adrian Goldsworthy	4	1 read
#4	God Reza Aslan	3.57	7 reads
#5	The Romanovs: 1613-1918 Simon Sebag Montefiore	4.13	21 reads
#6	To Rule the Waves Arthur Herman	0	0 reads
#7	Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire Peter H. Wilson	3.33	3 reads
#8	The Darkening Age Catherine Nixey	4.5	3 reads
#9	Full Circle Full Circle: How the Classical World Came Back to Us Ferdinand Mount	0	0 reads
#10	The Fall of Rome Bryan Ward-Perkins	4.5	3 reads
#11	The Origin of Satan Elaine Pagels	4	8 reads
#12	A Secular Age Charles Taylor	3.5	2 reads
#13	Pagans and Christians in the City: Culture Wars from the Tiber to the Potomac Steven D. Smith	5	1 read
#14	The Birth of Classical Europe The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine Simon Price Peter Thonemann	3	1 read
#15	Empire Niall Ferguson	4	7 reads
#16	Leonardo Da Vinci Walter Isaacson Jordi Ainaud i Escudero (Translator)	4.22	83 reads
#17	Byzantium Byzantium: The Apogee John Julius Norwich	5	1 read
#18	Byzantium Byzantium: The Decline and Fall John Julius Norwich	5	1 read
#19	Venice John Julius Norwich	4	4 reads
#20	Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy John Julius Norwich	4	2 reads
#21	France France John Julius Norwich	5	1 read
#22	The Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean John Julius Norwich	0	0 reads
#23	Sicily John Julius Norwich	0	0 reads
#24	To Change the Church Ross Douthat	4.5	2 reads
#25	Napoleon Andrew Roberts	4.46	19 reads
#26	A World Lit Only by Fire William Manchester	4	7 reads
#27	From Dawn to Decadence Jacques Barzun	3.33	3 reads
#28	Christendom Destroyed: Europe 1517-1648 Mark Greengrass	2	1 read
#29	Danubia: A Personal History of Habsburg Europe Simon Winder	4.5	2 reads
#30	The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land Thomas Asbridge	4.25	5 reads
#31	SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome Mary Beard	3.94	96 reads
#32	Germania Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History Simon Winder	0	2 reads
#33	Lotharingia: A Personal History of Europe's Lost Country Simon Winder	0	1 read
#34	Byzantium John Julius Norwich	5	3 reads
#35	The Swerve Stephen Greenblatt	3.79	32 reads
#36	The Map of Knowledge Violet Moller	3	1 read
#37	Aristotle's Children Aristotle's Children: How Christians, Muslims, and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Middle Ages Richard E. Rubenstein	0	0 reads
#38	The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages, 400-1000 Chris Wickham	3.5	3 reads
#39	Opera 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera Fred Plotkin	0	0 reads
#40	Classical Music 101 Classical Music 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Classical Music Fred Plotkin	0	0 reads
#41	Jazz 101 John Szwed	0	0 reads
#42	Constantine's Sword James Carroll	4	1 read
#43	The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance Paul Strathern	2	1 read
#44	The Origin The Origin Irving Stone	0	0 reads
#45	The Agony and the Ecstasy Irving Stone	4.24	25 reads
#46	The Man Who Saved Britain Simon Winder	0	0 reads
#47	The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes Zachary D. Carter	3.75	10 reads
#48	At Home Bill Bryson	3.99	73 reads
#49	Surpassing Wonder Surpassing Wonder: The Invention of the Bible and the Talmuds Donald Harman Akenson	0	0 reads
#50	God's Playground God's Playground: A History of Poland, Vol. 1: The Origins to 1795 Norman Davies	3	1 read
#51	The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain Darío Fernández-Morera	3	1 read
#52	Sword and Scimitar Raymond Ibrahim	0	0 reads
#53	A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century Barbara W. Tuchman	4.18	23 reads
#54	Anti-Judaism David Nirenberg	5	1 read
#55	The Fate of Rome Kyle Harper	5	1 read
#56	Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings Neil Price	4.21	16 reads
#57	Dominion Tom Holland	4.25	11 reads
#58	Visible Gods Visible Gods Douglas E. Harding	0	0 reads
#59	Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold Stephen Fry	4.23	258 reads
#60	Europe Europe: Was It Ever Really Christian? Anton Wessels	0	0 reads
#61	The Reformation: A History Diarmaid MacCulloch	3.67	5 reads
#62	The Bright Ages Matthew Gabriele David M. Perry	3.67	5 reads
#63	Tomorrow, the World Stephen Wertheim	4	2 reads
#64	Crucible of War Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766 Fred Anderson	0	1 read
#65	People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present Dara Horn	4.67	13 reads
#66	The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict Elbridge A. Colby	5	1 read
#67	History Has Begun Bruno Maçães	5	2 reads
#68	The Grand Strategy of the Habsburg Empire A. Wess Mitchell	0	1 read
#69	The Habsburgs The Habsburgs: To Rule the World Martyn Rady	0	1 read
#70	The Cold War: A World History Odd Arne Westad	4.67	3 reads
#71	Lost Kingdom: The Quest for Empire and the Making of the Russian Nation Serhii Plokhy	0	1 read
#72	The Deluge Adam Tooze	5	1 read
#73	The War on the West	4	12 reads
#74	The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization Peter Zeihan	3.64	20 reads
#75	Disunited Nations Peter Zeihan	4.25	6 reads
#76	The Classical World: An Epic History of Greece and Rome Robin Lane Fox	4	1 read
#77	The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century Ian Mortimer	3.88	27 reads
#78	Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined Stephen Fry	4.18	104 reads
#79	The Arc of a Covenant Walter Russell Mead	0	2 reads
#80	The Rise and Fall of the British Empire Lawrence James	0	2 reads
#81	Geography Is Destiny Ian Morris	3.33	3 reads
#82	Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century J. Bradford DeLong	3.83	8 reads
#83	The Thirty Years War C.V. Wedgwood	4.33	6 reads
#84	Legacy of Violence : A History of the British Empire Caroline Elkins	3.5	1 read
#85	Four Princes John Julius Norwich	0	2 reads
#86	The Ancient City Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges	0	1 read
#87	The Ornament of the World María Rosa Menocal	2.5	2 reads
#88	An Empire on the Edge Nick Bunker	5	1 read
#89	Poland: The First Thousand Years Patrice M. Dabrowski	0	0 reads
#90	The Secret History of Christmas Bill Bryson	3.75	4 reads
#91	Empire: How Spain Became a World Power, 1492-1763 Henry Kamen	0	2 reads
#92	The Napoleonic Wars : A Global History Alexander Mikaberidze	5	4 reads
#93	A History of the Byzantine State and Society Warren Treadgold	0	0 reads
#94	Under Crescent and Cross Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages Mark R. Cohen	0	1 read
#95	The empire project John Darwin	0	1 read
#96	A New World Begins Jeremy D. Popkin	4	2 reads
#97	Citizens Simon Schama	3.67	3 reads
#98	Postwar Tony Judt	4.33	12 reads
#99	Washington: A Life Ron Chernow	4.38	40 reads
#100	Blood and Iron Katja Hoyer	5	2 reads
#101	1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus Charles C. Mann	4.12	79 reads

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