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| | 1. |  | Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu
from Knopf
Price: $7.28
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Upon initally sitting down to review Marco Polos Travels I originally thought it should rate a three stars - because apart from the inspiring nature of his achievements the tome was pretty darn dry. But prior to reviewing it I read this book. And it showed me how much I'd missed in Polos... more info
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| | 5. |  | The Fall of Rome: And the End of Civilization
from Oxford University Press, USA
Price: $8.94
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This facinating book takes a reality based approach toward outlining the fall of Rome as a function of an economy that had grown too specialized and sophisticated to operate in an environnment of diminished physical security and order. The author has been working in the field his entire life and... more info
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| | 9. |  | Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition
from University Of Chicago Press
Price: $15.00
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In this book, Frances Yates set out to discuss the background of the Bruno heresy procedings, and explain them in terms of the view of hermeticism prevalent in the 16th century. She does this admirably.
However, in addition, she succeeds in providing a great survey of hermetic thought in... more info
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| | 10. |  | The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $6.40
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As I grow older, I worry sometimes about the aging 'muscle' in my head. I had noticed that Thomas Harris mentioned this book in the back of his novel Hannibal, so I ordered it; Not to be like the fictional Dr. Lecter, but rather to develop my memory and keep it honed.
This is book about... more info
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