Millionaire: The Philanderer, Gambler, and Duelist Who Invented Modern Finance, Paperback - Janet Gleeson

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Publisher: CornerstoneAuthor(s): Janet GleesonNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 145 x 223 x 33Cover type: HardbackRedescopera f...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Sibeal PounderNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 22Cover type: Paperb...

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Intrepid travel historian Justin Marozzi retraces the footsteps of Herodotus through the Mediterranean and Middle East, examining Herodotus's 2, 50...

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