Books like Citizens
Citizens by Simon Schama reads as vivid, dramatic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen
Johan Huizinga · 1919
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The French Revolution
Thomas Carlyle · 1837
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The Second World War
Winston S. Churchill · 1948
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The history of Napoleon Bonaparte
John S. C. Abbott · 1852
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Sesame and Lilies, three lectures
John Ruskin · 1800
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English traits
Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1856
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Marie Antoinette
Stefan Zweig · 1900
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A Distant Mirror
Barbara Tuchman · 1600
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Ake
Wole Soyinka · 1982
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The Buried Mirror
Carlos Fuentes · 1992
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The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene · 1998
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Metaphysics as a guide to morals
Iris Murdoch · 1992
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