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“It’s about the battle for spices in what is now Indonesia and focuses on the rivalry between Spain and Portugal over 60 years in the 16th century. That spices should be worth more than their weight in gold and prompt people to risk death exploring treacherous routes to get to them is a compelling story and Crowley tells it well.” Read more...
Notable Nonfiction Books of Mid-2024
Sophie Roell, Journalist
Our most recommended books
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Our NHS: A History of Britain's Best Loved Institution
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Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage
by Jonny Steinberg -
Out of the Darkness: The Germans, 1942-2022
by Frank Trentmann -
Shadows at Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century
by Joya Chatterji -
Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire
by Nandini Das -
Traders in Men: Merchants and the Transformation of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
by Nicholas Radburn
