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==[[Gilded Age/Progressive Era History Top Ten Booklist]]==
'''Featured Booklist'''
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==[[How did Medicine develop in the Ancient World?]]==
As the calendar flipped from June to July in 1863 Gettysburg, a small market town founded in the soft, rolling hills of south central Pennsylvania on Samuel Gettys farm half a century before, was unknown to most Americans. Four days later, on July 4, it had become "The Most Famous Small Town in America," as boosters would come to call it.
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==[[Causes of World War II Top Ten Booklist]]==
The second world war was arguably the most catastrophic war in human history. The origins of the second world war in Europe are complex and controversial. The following article is a list of ten books that provide different perspectives on the root causes of the second world.
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==[[How Did the German Military Develop Blitzkrieg?]]==
The early German victories in Poland, Norway, France, the Low Countries, the Balkans, North Africa, and Russia form an impressive list of military triumphs. What was more, these triumphs were accomplished with great speed and fairly modest cost to the Germans. Indeed, these victories were so striking that they gave rise to the myth of German military supremacy—a myth that has persisted to this day.
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==[[History of Sex (American Version) Top Ten Booklist]]==
These are our Top Ten History of Sex books (American Version). As per usual, we included some caveats and and explanations for our selections.
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==[[How Did Early Mathematics Evolve?]]==
Mathematics today profoundly affects our societies and has had a lasting impact on science and technology. However, before Greek mathematicians developed many wonderful achievements in this area, what are the origins of mathematics and how did this field evolve in its early history?[1]