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  1. Finding books on the history of medicine and healingResearching books on the history of medicine and healing becomes easier when you begin with the field’s breadth. The subject spans clinical practice,…
  2. The Top Reference Works for Studying German RomanticismGerman Romanticism is often reduced to a row of famous writers, yet it was a broad, uneven network of experiments in literature, philosophy, religion, art and…
  3. Books on the ancient Mediterranean: Greece and RomeAncient Greece and Rome shaped the language, politics and visual culture of the western Mediterranean, yet their histories resist neat labels. Books that…
  4. A Guide to Essential Books in the Philosophy of EthicsEthics asks how people ought to live, what makes an action right or wrong, and how communities should treat one another. The most important works in moral…
  5. Essential works of Russian literature you should knowRussian literature is a field of arguments about power, faith, family, suffering and the shape of a good society. Its major books move between epic ambition…
  6. The Best Reference Books On Byzantine HistoryThe Byzantine Empire lasted for more than a millennium, from the foundation of Constantinople in the fourth century to the city’s fall in 1453. It connected…
  7. The Definitive Books On Virginia Woolf’s WorksVirginia Woolf’s writing rewards a carefully chosen reading order. Her novels move between private thought and public life, using memory, repetition, shifting…
  8. Essential Reads on the History of the Han DynastyThe Han dynasty ruled China from 206 BCE to 220 CE, with a brief interruption by the Xin dynasty between 9 and 23 CE. Its long political life shaped ideas of…
  9. A Guide to Reliable Herbal Medicine Reference BooksHerbal medicine sits at the intersection of traditional knowledge, botany, pharmacology and clinical practice. A useful reference book should explain plant…
  10. The Greatest Works of French Enlightenment LiteratureFrench Enlightenment literature transformed the way Europeans thought about authority, religion, education, justice and human freedom. Written during the…