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2017 selection · Nonfiction
The Storm Before The Storm: The Beginning Of The End Of The Roman Republic
The Storm Before The Storm: The Beginning Of The End Of The Roman Republic by Mike Duncan appears in NPR’s 2017 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, eye-opening reads, for history lovers, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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