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  The Pillars of the Earth

  by Ken Follett

  A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett's historical masterpiece. Abridged edition read by John Lee
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  The Falconer's Knot: A Story of Friars, Flirtation and Foul Play

  by Mary Hoffman

  Sixteen-year-old Silvano da Montacuto has wealth, good looks, a new hawk—and an infatuation with a merchant’s wife. When a man is murdered in his town, Silvano’s bloody dagger is found, and he is accused of the crime. For his own protection, he is sent to a Franciscan House, where he poses as a novice, or a young monk. There, he lays eyes on Chiara, a lovely novice at the nearby Abbey of the Poor Claires. Both... (more)
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  Under Three Flags: Anarchism and the Anti-Colonial Imagination

  by Benedict R. O'G Anderson

  The origins of nationalism and anti-globalization are traced by the bestselling author of Imagined Communities . In this sparkling new work, Benedict Anderson provides a radical recasting of themes from Imagined Communities , his classic book on nationalism, through an exploration of fin-de-siècle politics and culture that spans the Caribbean, Imperial Europe and the South China Sea. A jewelled pomegranate... (more)