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1. 1. The First Emperor Of China

   

   A concise narrative of Qin Shi Huang’s rise from warring-state ruler to China’s first emperor, tracing how he unified the states through conquest and Legalist reforms, standardized weights, measures, currency and script, and undertook vast projects like roads, the precursor to the Great Wall and his lavish tomb guarded by the terracotta army; the book balances his achievements in centralizing and modernizing the realm with his brutal methods—harsh laws, book burnings, forced labor—and his obsessive quest for immortality, assessing the complex legacy that shaped later Chinese history.

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2. 2. Rebel Island

   

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3. 3. A Brief History Of The Vikings

   

   A concise narrative of the Viking Age that traces how seafaring Scandinavian communities transformed from local farmers into influential raiders, traders and settlers across Europe and the North Atlantic; it explains their shipbuilding and navigational skills, outlines major campaigns and settlements in the British Isles, Ireland, Normandy, Iceland, Greenland and Vinland, and discusses social structures, beliefs and material culture. The account also shows how interaction with continental Europe—through commerce, warfare, diplomacy and eventual conversion to Christianity—reshaped Viking societies, leading to the decline of raiding and their integration into emerging medieval states, while assessing the enduring myths and legacies they left behind.

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