Good book on history of the Church...recommendations?

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I recommend Henri Daniel Rops books  if you can find them. Mostly out of print though I think. He was very Catholic and wasn't afraid to say so.
He made the history come alive, not dry as dust like some. It was a set, "History of the Church of Christ", still some used copies around at reasonable prices: 
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?u...%20history

Some background: http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/l...recnum=142

C.