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Book SynopsisA dazzling new history of the world through ten major empires.
Trade Review'I find them hard to stop reading . . . seductive . . . Mr. Strathern's books are well-written, clear and informed; they have a breezy wit about them' - The New York Times on PHILOSOPHERS IN 90 MINUTES
'Strathern combines diligent archival research with an exemplary narrative verve and keeps the pages turning' - Financial Times on DEATH IN FLORENCE
'Lust and greed is a fascinating study in itself, and Paul Strathern's
Death in Florence grips the reader from the first page . . . It is an arresting and horrifying tale, and Strathern tells it with immense skill and verve' - New Statesman on DEATH IN FLORENCE
