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  1. Time Out London (Elizabethan Edition)
  2. Opus 6: The Taming of the Shrew
  3. The Tudor Queens
  4. The Tudor Kings
  5. Rehabilitating Richard
  6. Richard Goes to the Movies
  7. Opus 5: Richard III
  8. Opus 4: Henry VI, Part 3
  9. Opus 3: Henry VI, Part 2
  10. Opus 2: Henry VI, Part 1
  11. A Portrait of the Bard as a Young Man
  12. Opus 1: The Comedy of Errors
  13. Introduction: At Long Last, the Bard
  14. Bibliography and Suggested Further Reading
  15. Epilogue: Infinity Embraced
  16. Chapter 15: The Trial of Galileo
  17. Chapter 14: The Dialogue
  18. Chapter 13: The Shades of the Earth
  19. Chapter 12: The Harmony of the World
  20. Chapter 11: An Instrumental Truth

2025 24

  1. Chapter 10: The Starry Messenger
  2. Chapter 9: A Late Bloomer
  3. Chapter 8: An Elliptical Universe
  4. Chapter 7: The Changing of the Guard
  5. Chapter 6: The Problem Child
  6. Chapter 5: The New Star
  7. Chapter 4: The Man Who Saw Infinity
  8. Chapter 3: The Book That Some People Read
  9. Chapter 2: The Reclusive Revolutionary
  10. Chapter 1: The Legacy of the Ancients
  11. Introduction: The Man Who Thought Differently
  12. Bibliography and Suggested Further Reading
  13. Epilogue: Sailor of Eternal Fame
  14. Chapter 31: Life and Death
  15. Chapter 30: Lost and Found
  16. Chapter 29: In the Belly of the Beast
  17. Chapter 28: Around the Capes
  18. Chapter 27: Into Unknown Oceans
  19. Chapter 26: Homeward Bound
  20. Chapter 25: The Spice Islands
  21. Chapter 24: A Pirate’s Life
  22. Chapter 23: The Bloodless Mutiny
  23. Chapter 22: The Sultan’s Realm
  24. Interlude: The Mutineers’ Return

2024 24

  1. Chapter 21: Philippine Vagabonds
  2. Chapter 20: The Cebu City Massacre
  3. Chapter 19: The Battle of Mactan
  4. Chapter 18: Sex, Politics, and Religion
  5. Chapter 17: A Philippine Thanksgiving
  6. Chapter 16: The Happy Thieves
  7. Chapter 15: The Pacific Crossing
  8. Chapter 14: The November Mutiny
  9. Chapter 13: The Strait
  10. Chapter 12: Folly and Cruelty
  11. Chapter 11: Winter in Patagonia
  12. Chapter 10: The Easter Mutiny
  13. Chapter 9: Any Port in a Storm
  14. Chapter 8: Rivers of Disappointment
  15. Chapter 7: A Sojourn in Eden
  16. Chapter 6: The Atlantic Crossing
  17. Chapter 5: Underway
  18. Chapter 4: The Fleet
  19. Chapter 3: The Plan
  20. Chapter 2: The Man
  21. Chapter 1: East to Asia, West to Asia
  22. Bibliography and Suggested Further Reading
  23. Epilogue: The Counter-Reformation
  24. Chapter 20: The Artist’s Return

2023 25

  1. Chapter 19: The Reformation Beyond Germany
  2. Chapter 18: The Pope of Wittenberg
  3. Chapter 17: The Diet of Worms
  4. Chapter 16: The Reformer
  5. Chapter 15: The Proto-Protestants
  6. Chapter 14: A Tour of the Chapel Ceiling
  7. Chapter 13: The Artist in the Chapel
  8. Chapter 12: The Artist and the Pope
  9. Chapter 11: The Artist and the Zealot
  10. Chapter 10: A Matter of Perspective
  11. Chapter 9: A Rebirth in the City of Flowers
  12. Chapter 8: A Century of Transformation
  13. Chapter 7: A Century of Dissolution
  14. Chapter 6: Faith and Reason
  15. Chapter 5: A Model Pope?
  16. Chapter 4: Warriors of God
  17. Chapter 3: A Deposer of Emperors
  18. Chapter 2: A Holy Roman Emperor
  19. Chapter 1: A Dawning Age of Faith
  20. Bibliography and Suggested Further Reading
  21. Epilogue: Waiting to Exhale
  22. Chapter 29: The Virus
  23. Chapter 28: A Slow Inhalation
  24. Chapter 27: China, Incorporated
  25. Chapter 26: Two Miracles and a Massacre

2022 24

  1. Chapter 25: The Passing of the Old Guard
  2. Chapter 24: The Cultural Revolution
  3. Chapter 23: A Great Leap Forward?
  4. Chapter 22: A People’s Republic
  5. Chapter 21: Dubious Allies
  6. Chapter 20: A Disease of the Skin
  7. Chapter 19: The Long March
  8. Chapter 18: Two Faces of Revolution
  9. Chapter 17: A Family Affair
  10. Chapter 16: Radicals and Reactionaries
  11. Chapter 15: God’s Second Son
  12. Chapter 14: The Opium War
  13. Chapter 13: The Early Qing Dynasty
  14. Chapter 12: The Ming Dynasty
  15. Chapter 11: The Yuan Dynasty
  16. Chapter 10: The Song Dynasty
  17. Chapter 9: The Tang Dynasty
  18. Chapter 8: The Era of Division
  19. Chapter 7: The Han Dynasty
  20. Chapter 6: The Qin Dynasty
  21. Chapter 5: The Way of the Old Master
  22. Chapter 4: Confucius
  23. Chapter 3: The Beginning of Chinese Civilization
  24. Chapter 2: Origin Stories

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  1. Chapter 1: The Land, the People, and the Language
  2. Introduction: Walls, Walls, and Yet Again Walls
  3. Bibliography and Suggested Further Reading
  4. Chapter 4: A Toppled Giant
  5. Chapter 3: Raising a Giant
  6. Chapter 2: Before the Colossus
  7. Chapter 1: The Island of the Sun
  8. Bibliography and Suggested Further Reading
  9. Epilogue: The Alexandria You are Losing
  10. Chapter 19: Conflict and Conquest
  11. Chapter 18: Christianity Supreme
  12. Chapter 17: One Religion, One Dogma, One Book
  13. Chapter 16: Incarnations of Christ
  14. Chapter 15: The Prophet from Galilee
  15. Chapter 14: The Last of the Alexandrian Star Gazers
  16. Chapter 13: The Machine Man of Alexandria
  17. Chapter 12: A Fresh Start
  18. Chapter 11: Cleopatra and Antony
  19. Chapter 10: Cleopatra and Caesar
  20. Chapter 9: A Declining Power and a Rising One
  21. Chapter 8: Literary Alexandria
  22. Chapter 7: Alexandrian Medicine
  23. Chapter 6: Alexandrian Astronomy
  24. Chapter 5: Alexandrian Mathematics
  25. Chapter 4: A Lighthouse
  26. Chapter 3: A Museum and a Library

2020 27

  1. Chapter 2: The Beautiful Corpse
  2. Chapter 1: The Founding
  3. Bibliography and Suggested Further Reading
  4. Chapter 5: Mystery Solved?
  5. Chapter 4: Searching the Ancient Ruins
  6. Chapter 3: Searching the Ancient Texts
  7. Chapter 2: Babylon and Mesopotamia
  8. Chapter 1: The Ancients’ Bucket List
  9. Notes on Sources
  10. Bibliography and Suggested Further Reading
  11. Epilogue: Myth and History
  12. Chapter 22: The Conquest of Greece
  13. Chapter 21: The Suicide of Greece
  14. Chapter 20: The Choice of War
  15. Chapter 19: The Apex of Greece
  16. Chapter 18: The Humbling of Xerxes
  17. Chapter 17: The Redemption of Leonidas
  18. Chapter 16: The Shame of Cleomenes and the Glory of Miltiades
  19. Chapter 15: The Wisdom and Folly of Athens
  20. Chapter 14: The Fortune of Croesus
  21. Chapter 13: The Constitution of Solon
  22. Chapter 12: The Reforms of Lycurgus
  23. Chapter 11: The Justice of Men
  24. Chapter 10: The Revenge of the Gods
  25. Chapter 9: The Siege of Troy
  26. Chapter 8: The Suffering of Heroes and Women
  27. Chapter 7: The Voyage of the Argonauts

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  1. Chapter 6: The Labors of Heracles
  2. Chapter 5: The Tragedy of Oedipus
  3. Chapter 4: The Birthright of Ion
  4. Chapter 3: The Adventures of Perseus
  5. Chapter 2: The House of Cadmus and the Cult of Dionysus
  6. Chapter 1: The Center of the World
  7. Bibliography and Suggested Further Reading
  8. Chapter 18: 3600 Years
  9. Chapter 17: Two More Pyramids — and a Sphinx
  10. Chapter 16: How to Build a Pyramid
  11. Chapter 15: Laying the Groundwork at Giza
  12. Chapter 14: A God’s Final Resting Place
  13. Chapter 13: The Gift of the Nile
  14. Chapter 12: Tourists, Fabulists, and Diggers
  15. Chapter 11: The Astronomer and the Archaeologist
  16. Chapter 10: The Publisher and the Astronomer
  17. Chapter 9: The Philologists and the Gatekeeper
  18. Chapter 8: Menkaure and the Colonel
  19. Chapter 7: The Polymath and the Specialist
  20. Chapter 6: Khafre and the Giant
  21. Chapter 5: The Captain and the Sphinx
  22. Chapter 4: The Consul and the Captain
  23. Chapter 3: The Soldiers and the Savants
  24. Chapter 2: The Mystic and the Measurer
  25. Chapter 1: The Charlatan and the Gossip
  26. Introduction
  27. Table of Contents