The Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny
By: Daisy Dunn
3.75
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
“A wonderfully rich, witty, insightful, and wide-ranging portrait of the two Plinys and their world…
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1. Caesars' Wives: Sex, Power, and Politics in the Roman Empire
By: Annelise Freisenbruch
3.95
Format: 337 pages, Hardcover
In scandals and power struggles obscured by time and legend, the wives, mistresses, mothers, sister… read more
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
2. Pompeii
By: Robert Harris
3.56
Format: None pages, Paperback
With his trademark elegance and intelligence Robert Harris recreates a world on the brink of disast… read more
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- italy
3. The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found
By: Mary Beard
3.63
Format: 143 pages, Hardcover
Pompeii is the most famous archaeological site in the world, visited by more than two million peopl… read more
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- ancient history
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4. Naples '44: A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy
By: Norman Lewis
3.59
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
As a young intelligence officer stationed in Naples following its liberation from Nazi forces, Norm… read more
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5. Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered
By: Ernst F. Schumacher
4.62
Format: None pages, Paperback
"Nothing less than a full-scale assault on conventional economic wisdom." --Newsweek One the 100 mo… read more
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6. Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne
By: Katherine Rundell
4.18
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From standout scholar Katherine Rundell, Super-Infinite presents a sparkling and very modern biogra… read more
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- biography
- history
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"To adore and to devour and to be devoured is its own kind of focus: a gasp of a different kind of oxygen."-Katherine Rundell, Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne
7. Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
By: Tom Holland
4.15
Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition
Author and historian Tom Holland returns to his roots in Roman history and the audience he cultivat… read more
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- ancient
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- audiobook
8. Medea
By: Eilish Quin
3.84
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Discover the full story of the sorceress Medea, one of the most reviled and maligned women of Greek… read more
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9. The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History
By: Edward Brooke-Hitching
4.25
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
This fascinating and bizarre collection compiles the most unusual, obscure books from the far reach… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
10. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
By: Mary Beard
4.11
Format: 493 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more
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- audiobook
11. Night Side of the River
By: Jeanette Winterson
3.69
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A captivating collection of ghost stories from “one of the most gifted writers working today” ( New… read more
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"That's the trouble with time. Never happens when it should."-Jeanette Winterson, Night Side of the River
"Nobody's looking at me. Nobody does look at middle-aged women."-Jeanette Winterson, Night Side of the River
"We're always roaming around in the past or the future. The present is a hard place to live."-Jeanette Winterson, Night Side of the River
"It's hard, you know, getting divorced.' Billy gave me a hug. 'Love is hard--whether you got it or you don't."-Jeanette Winterson, Night Side of the River
12. Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
By: Natalie Haynes
4.05
Format: 259 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in thi… read more
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"The distinction that only sciences are useful and only arts are spirit-enhancing is a nonsensical one. I couldn't write much without scientists designing my computer. And some of them must want to re…"-Natalie Haynes, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
"According to Hesiod's Theogony , Rhea gives birth to the following children in this order: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Kronos swallows each of the first five deities, and Rhea i…"-Natalie Haynes, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
13. A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
By: Emma Southon
4.23
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertai… read more
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14. Domina: The Women Who Made Imperial Rome
By: Guy de la Bédoyère
3.87
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
A captivating popular history that shines a light on the notorious Julio-Claudian women who forged … read more
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- audiobook
15. Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World
By: Honor Cargill-Martin
4.06
Format: 432 pages, ebook
The shocking and scandalous story of Messalina—the third wife of Emperor Claudius—one of the most c… read more
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16. Nero (The Nero Trilogy, #1)
By: Conn Iggulden
4.29
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
TYRANTS AREN'T BORN. THEY'RE RAISED. ANCIENT ROME, AD 37 It begins with a man’s hand curled aro… read more
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17. The Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny
By: Daisy Dunn
3.75
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
“A wonderfully rich, witty, insightful, and wide-ranging portrait of the two Plinys and their world… read more
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- nonfiction
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- audiobook
18. Medea
By: Rosie Hewlett
4.22
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Medea longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been separated from her sister, shunned … read more
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"I hate him for infecting me with this love I have carried for so long – I wish I could remove it, sever it from me like an infected limb."-Rosie Hewlett, Medea
19. Conquered: The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England
By: Eleanor Parker
3.72
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
"Outstanding." - The Sunday Times "Beautifully written." The Times "Excellent." BBC History Magazin… read more
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20. Ramesses the Great: Egypt's King of Kings (Ancient Lives)
By: Toby Wilkinson
3.80
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The life, dramatic reign, and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great, with lessons for t… read more
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