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	The Age of Napoleon • Alistair Horne • HISTORY • A trenchant observer of the French and popular historian, Horne offers the drama, ego, victory and times of Napoleon in this brief, lively biography in the excellent Modern Library Chronicles series. (FRN629, $13.95)
	The Age of Shakespeare • Frank Kermode • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A remarkably concise, elegant overview of the world of Shakespeare in the Modern Library Chronicles series by the eminent British critic and scholar. (GBR522, $12.95)
	The Americas, A Hemispheric History • Felipe Fernandez-Armesto • HISTORY • Erudite, engaging and remarkably succinct, Fernandez-Armesto focuses on the commonalties of North, Central and South America in this through-provoking history. (NAM37, $11.95)
	The Balkans, A Short History • Mark Mazower • HISTORY • A brief, provocative survey of the complex and often contentious history of the Balkans. With eloquence and insight, Mazower addresses the issues of geography, nationalism and modern nation-building in the region. (BLK28, $13.95)
	Communism, A History • Richard Pipes • HISTORY • A short, fiercely critical history of communism from the ideas of Karl Marx to the end of the 20th century. (GEN367, $13.95)
	Evolution, The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory • Edward Larson • NATURAL HISTORY • A clearheaded, engrossing brief history of ideas about evolution from the 18th century to the present by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. (NAT64, $14.95)
	The German Empire, A Short History • Michael Sturmer • HISTORY • A lively short history in the excellent Modern Library Chronicles series, matching writers and subjects. (GER189, $12.95)
	The Hellenistic Age, A Short History • Peter Green • HISTORY • Green adroitly sketches the power, politics and glories of Greece from 336 (Alexander and his Legacy) to 30 BC (Roman encroachment and the death of Cleopatra) in this brief chronology. (GRE305, $14.00)
	Hitler and the Holocaust • Robert S. Wistrich • HISTORY • A short history of the cultural and political circumstances surrounding the genocide of the Jews. Wistrich looks closely at Anti-Semitism in Germany, Europe and abroad in an attempt to understand the evil unleashed during World War II. (EUR114, $13.95)
	Inventing Japan, 1853-1964 • Ian Buruma • HISTORY • Buruma, a favorite writer who has written widely on Japan, here offers an admirably succinct, tightly constructed history of Japan's transformation from feudal state to host of the 1964 Olympics, with special focus on World War II. (JPN139, $12.95)
	Islam, A Short History • Karen Armstrong • RELIGION • Armstrong brings authority and experience to this clear-headed, vivid survey of the history and impact of Islam from the birth of Muhammad to present day challenges. A Modern Library Chronicles book. (ISL15, $14.95)
	London, A History • A.N. Wilson • HISTORY • A brief, evocative meditation on the rich and varied history of England's capital city by the prolific British writer, critic and historian. Wilson examines London through several lenses, using humor and insight to discuss art, architecture, politics and culture. (GBR480, $14.00)
	The Reformation, A History • Patrick Collinson • HISTORY • A lively short history in the excellent Modern Library Chronicles series, matching writers and subjects. (EUR236, $21.95)
	The Renaissance, A Short History • Paul Johnson • HISTORY • The history, background, literature, sculpture, paintings and architecture of the Renaissance in just over 200 lively, thought-provoking pages. (ITL774, $12.95)
	Storm from the East, The Struggle Between the Arab World and the Christian West • Milton Viorst • HISTORY • A brief history of contemporary Arabia and the uneasy relationship with the West in the excellent Modern Library Chronicles series by a journalist and senior scholar at the Middle East Institute. (ARB75, $13.95)

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