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Agents of Empire: a dazzling history of the 16th‑century Mediterranean
- elliptic 11y agoThey take place in the 15th century, and are fictional (although they chronicle many historical events), but I cannot recommend highly enough the 'House of Niccolo' series by Dorothy Dunnett to anyone who is interested in the Mediterranean (and to a lesser extend, Scotland, the Baltic, etc) of that era.
- aytekin 11y agoNo idea why this is on the front page of Hacker News, but, if you like this topic, I'd highly recommend White Castle by Orhan Pamuk. http://www.amazon.com/The-White-Castle-Vintage-International-ebook/dp/B003WUYRH2/ref=tmm_kin_title_0 http://www.amazon.com/The-White-Castle-Vintage-International...
- ticviking 11y agoBecause on weekends anything that happens to pique the curiosity of hackers has a much better chance to float above the usual mix of industry news, release announcements, and startup hype.