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“The Book of Firsts: 150 World-Changing People and Events from Caesar Augustus to the Internet’’ by Peter D’Epiro (Anchor) carves up 2,000 years of history into easily digestible portions. A reader can get up to speed on the first opera, major Muslim leader, civil service exam, tell-all memoir, and overseas raid by the Vikings. The 150 essays, arranged chronologically beginning ... (Full article: 84 words)
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