The Best to Worst Books I Read in 2003

Discover the best to worst books I read in 2003—honest rankings and reviews of that year's reads. Find your next favorite or skip the duds!

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Black Death

by Philip Ziegler

Examines the origins of the Black Death and its spread across Europe in the 14th century. Also discusses its social and economic consequences and effects …
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The Great War and Modern Memory

by Paul Fussell

The year 2000 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of The Great War and Modern Memory, winner of the National Book Award, the National …
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Mummies, Myth and Magic in Ancient Egypt

by Christine El Mahdy

How the practice of mummification arose, how it was perfected and how it came to play a central part in the ancient Egyptian quest for …
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In the Wake of the Plague

by Norman F. Cantor

The Black Death was the fourteenth century's equivalent of a nuclear war. It wiped out one-third of Europe's population, takingmillion lives. And yet, most of …