The Roman Republic: A Very Short Introduction
10 best books like The Roman Republic: A Very Short Introduction (David M. Gwynn): Water Shall Refuse Them, The Letters of Abélard and Héloïse, Vacuum in the Dark, Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome, Phaedo, Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization, Julius Caesar, Bear, Erebus: The Story of a Ship, Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction
| Author | Lucie McKnight Hardy |
| ISBN | 1911585568 |
The heatwave of 1976. Following the accidental drowning of her sister, sixteen-year-old Nif and her family move to a small village on the Welsh borders to escape their grief. But rural seclusion doesn't bring any relief. As her family unravels, Nif begins to put together her own form of witchcraft -...
| Author | Pierre Abélard |
| ISBN | 0140448993 |
The story of the relationship between Abélard and Héloïse is one of the world’s most celebrated and tragic love affairs. It is told through the letters of Peter Abélard, a French philosopher and one of the greatest logicians of the twelfth century, and of his gifted pupil Héloïse. Through their...
| Author | Jen Beagin |
| ISBN | 1501182145 |
From the Whiting Award-winning author of Pretend I’m Dead and one of the most exhilarating new voices in fiction, a new hilarious, edgy, and brilliant one-of-a-kind novel about a cleaning lady named Mona and her struggles to move forward in life.
Mona is twenty-six and cleans houses for...
Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome
When Tiro, the confidential secretary (and slave) of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events that will eventually propel his master into one of the most suspenseful courtroom dramas in history. The stranger is a Sicilian,...
| Author | Plato |
| ISBN | 0192839535 |
The Phaedo is acknowledged to be one of Plato's masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and as a dramatist at the height of his powers. For its moving account of the execution of Socrates, the Phaedo ranks among the supreme literary achievements of antiquity. It is also a document crucial to the...
| Author | Richard Miles |
| ISBN | 0670022667 |
An epic history of a doomed civilization and a lost empire.
The devastating struggle to the death between the Carthaginians and the Romans was one of the defining dramas of the ancient world. In an epic series of land and sea battles, both sides came close to victory before the Carthaginians...
| Author | Philip Freeman |
| ISBN | 0743289536 |
More than two thousand years after his death, Julius Caesar remains one of the great figures of history. He shaped Rome for generations, and his name became a synonym for "emperor" -- not only in Rome but as far away as Germany and Russia. He is best known as the general who defeated the Gauls and doubled...
| Author | Marian Engel |
| ISBN | 0879236671 |
She f*cked a bear.
She literally f*cked a bear.
No. This isn't some euphemism for a beefy gay man.
She motherf*cking literally f*cked a literal bear.
What. The. Hell.
Okay. So. I'm not a cultured reader. I read mostly YA and...well...that's about it....
Erebus: The Story of a Ship
In his major new work, Michael Palin – former Monty Python stalwart and much-loved television globe-trotter – brings to life the world and voyages of HMS Erebus, from its construction in the naval dockyards of Pembroke, to the part it played in Ross’s Antarctic expedition of 1839–43, to its...
Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction
| Author | Adam J. Silverstein |
| ISBN | 0199545723 |
Does history matter? This book argues not that history matters, but that Islamic history does. This Very Short Introduction introduces the story of Islamic history; the controversies surrounding its study; and the significance that it holds - for Muslims and for non-Muslims alike. Opening with...
