Learning About Cultures for SFF Writers

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From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death 4.30 avg rating — 45,197 ratings
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed 3.93 avg rating — 73,879 ratings
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The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan
The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan 4.04 avg rating — 935 ratings
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus 4.05 avg rating — 93,191 ratings
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Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens
Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens 3.90 avg rating — 575 ratings
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Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders
Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders 4.23 avg rating — 8,122 ratings
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Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire 3.91 avg rating — 2,790 ratings
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Poland: A History
Poland: A History 3.99 avg rating — 1,430 ratings
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Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization
Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization 3.95 avg rating — 4,532 ratings
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A History of Civilizations
A History of Civilizations 3.86 avg rating — 1,180 ratings
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Japan: A Modern History
Japan: A Modern History 3.90 avg rating — 252 ratings
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The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han (History of Imperial China, #1)
The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han (History of Imperial China, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 587 ratings
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Civilization and Capitalism 15th-18th Century, Vol. 1: The Structures of Everyday Life
Civilization and Capitalism 15th-18th Century, Vol. 1: The Structures of Everyday Life 4.35 avg rating — 1,711 ratings
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The Gladiator: The Secret History of Rome's Warrior Slaves
The Gladiator: The Secret History of Rome's Warrior Slaves 3.44 avg rating — 257 ratings
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The Making of Modern Japan
The Making of Modern Japan 4.07 avg rating — 602 ratings
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Russia Under the Old Regime
Russia Under the Old Regime 4.06 avg rating — 527 ratings
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Communities of Women: Historical Perspectives
Communities of Women: Historical Perspectives 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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India: A History
India: A History
by: John Keay
3.93 avg rating — 3,961 ratings
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By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions
By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions 3.87 avg rating — 763 ratings
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Anthropology Through Literature : Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Anthropology Through Literature : Cross-Cultural Perspectives it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Birds in the Ancient World: Winged Words
Birds in the Ancient World: Winged Words 4.02 avg rating — 44 ratings
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The Genius of China: 3000 Years of Science, Discovery and Invention
The Genius of China: 3000 Years of Science, Discovery and Invention 3.89 avg rating — 124 ratings
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Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, & Other Supernatural Creatures
Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, & Other Supernatural Creatures 4.26 avg rating — 1,246 ratings
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Food in History
Food in History 3.97 avg rating — 1,596 ratings
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Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Vol. 2: Ancient Greece and Rome
Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Vol. 2: Ancient Greece and Rome 4.21 avg rating — 53 ratings
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Empires of Food: Feast, Famine, and the Rise and Fall of Civilization
Empires of Food: Feast, Famine, and the Rise and Fall of Civilization 3.82 avg rating — 381 ratings
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The Cult of the Fox: Power, Gender, and Popular Religion in Late Imperial and Modern China
The Cult of the Fox: Power, Gender, and Popular Religion in Late Imperial and Modern China 4.11 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates 3.68 avg rating — 10,105 ratings
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Witches and Neighbors: The Social and Cultural Context of European Witchcraft
Witches and Neighbors: The Social and Cultural Context of European Witchcraft 3.76 avg rating — 298 ratings
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The Classics Magpie: From Chariot-racing Hooligans to Debauched Dinner Parties - a Miscellany that Shakes the Dust Off the Ancient World
The Classics Magpie: From Chariot-racing Hooligans to Debauched Dinner Parties - a Miscellany that Shakes the Dust Off the Ancient World
by: Jane Hood
3.71 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Strange and Secret Peoples: Fairies and Victorian Consciousness
Strange and Secret Peoples: Fairies and Victorian Consciousness 3.87 avg rating — 143 ratings
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The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World 3.99 avg rating — 3,775 ratings
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The Wonder That Was India
The Wonder That Was India 4.11 avg rating — 1,830 ratings
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Field Guide to the Little People
Field Guide to the Little People 4.03 avg rating — 273 ratings
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The Greeks and the Irrational
The Greeks and the Irrational 4.20 avg rating — 1,030 ratings
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The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present
The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present 3.63 avg rating — 1,645 ratings
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Life in the French Country House
Life in the French Country House 3.94 avg rating — 49 ratings
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Life in the English Country House: A Social and Architectural History
Life in the English Country House: A Social and Architectural History 4.21 avg rating — 296 ratings
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The Hive: The Story of the Honeybee and Us
The Hive: The Story of the Honeybee and Us 3.71 avg rating — 359 ratings
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Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat
Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat 3.85 avg rating — 10,086 ratings
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Waiting for the Weekend
Waiting for the Weekend 3.63 avg rating — 257 ratings
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Cheese and Culture: A History of Cheese and its Place in Western Civilization
Cheese and Culture: A History of Cheese and its Place in Western Civilization 3.64 avg rating — 258 ratings
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The Nobility of Failure: Tragic Heroes in the History of Japan
The Nobility of Failure: Tragic Heroes in the History of Japan 4.21 avg rating — 236 ratings
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses
A History of the World in 6 Glasses 3.81 avg rating — 32,789 ratings
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The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore
The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore 3.98 avg rating — 1,753 ratings
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The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of T'ang Exotics
The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of T'ang Exotics 4.26 avg rating — 124 ratings
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A World Trimmed with Fur: Wild Things, Pristine Places, and the Natural Fringes of Qing Rule
A World Trimmed with Fur: Wild Things, Pristine Places, and the Natural Fringes of Qing Rule 3.92 avg rating — 39 ratings
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China’s Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty
China’s Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty 3.94 avg rating — 286 ratings
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China between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties
China between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties 3.82 avg rating — 257 ratings
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The Age of Confucian Rule: The Song Transformation of China
The Age of Confucian Rule: The Song Transformation of China 4.09 avg rating — 195 ratings
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Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History
Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History 3.82 avg rating — 121 ratings
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When Huai Flowers Bloom: Stories of the Cultural Revolution
When Huai Flowers Bloom: Stories of the Cultural Revolution 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Feudal Society, Volume 1
Feudal Society, Volume 1 4.11 avg rating — 900 ratings
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Women in the Days of the Cathedrals
Women in the Days of the Cathedrals 3.93 avg rating — 299 ratings
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Knight In Medieval England 1000-1400
Knight In Medieval England 1000-1400 3.80 avg rating — 49 ratings
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A Medieval Book of Seasons
A Medieval Book of Seasons 3.71 avg rating — 34 ratings
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The Lady in Medieval England 1000-1500
The Lady in Medieval England 1000-1500 3.78 avg rating — 50 ratings
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The Ties That Bound: Peasant Families in Medieval England
The Ties That Bound: Peasant Families in Medieval England 4.06 avg rating — 461 ratings
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The Medieval Garden
The Medieval Garden 3.91 avg rating — 67 ratings
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Women in Anglo-Saxon England
Women in Anglo-Saxon England 3.79 avg rating — 42 ratings
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A Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Food: Processing and Consumption
A Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Food: Processing and Consumption
by: Ann Hagen
4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings
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A Second Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Food & Drink: Production & Distribution
A Second Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Food & Drink: Production & Distribution
by: Ann Hagen
4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings
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The Knight, the Lady & the Priest: The Making of Modern Marriage in Medieval France
The Knight, the Lady & the Priest: The Making of Modern Marriage in Medieval France 3.92 avg rating — 287 ratings
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Aztecs: An Interpretation
Aztecs: An Interpretation 4.11 avg rating — 246 ratings
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Home: A Short History of an Idea
Home: A Short History of an Idea 3.93 avg rating — 1,652 ratings
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The Book of the Courtier
The Book of the Courtier 3.61 avg rating — 2,745 ratings
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The Book of the City of Ladies
The Book of the City of Ladies 3.80 avg rating — 4,258 ratings
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Journey for Our Time: The Russian Journals of the Marquis De Custine
Journey for Our Time: The Russian Journals of the Marquis De Custine 4.09 avg rating — 440 ratings
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Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar
Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar 4.08 avg rating — 236 ratings
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Islam, Arabs, and Intelligent World of the Jinn
Islam, Arabs, and Intelligent World of the Jinn 4.06 avg rating — 154 ratings
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The Domestic Revolution: How the Introduction of Coal into Victorian Homes Changed Everything
The Domestic Revolution: How the Introduction of Coal into Victorian Homes Changed Everything 4.17 avg rating — 798 ratings