Does it have something to do with the new goatee that Jon Stewart is sporting? On the Daily Show this week, he featured two historians, sending both of their books up Amazon’s sales ranking.
Last night, it was Robert O’Connell on Hanniblal’s victory at the battle of Cannae. Sewart told him, “You bring this story to such great effective life. It’s really fascinating and, boy, is it sad to see all the paralells of modern warfare and society.”
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Retail Price: |
$27.00 |
Hardcover: |
336 pages |
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Random House – (2010-07-13) |
ISBN / EAN: |
1400067022 / 9781400067022 |
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On Monday, Stewart told William Rosen, “You’ve written a barn burner about the steam engine; I didn’t think it could be done.”
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Retail Price: |
$28.00 |
Hardcover: |
400 pages |
Publisher: |
Random House – (2010-06-01) |
ISBN / EAN: |
1400067057 / 9781400067053 |
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