The Spartans
By: Andrew J. Bayliss
3.78
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
The image of Sparta, and the Spartans, is one dyed indelibly into the public consciousness: muscleb…
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1. The Earth: A Very Short Introduction
By: Martin Redfern
3.69
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Around 30 years ago, two things happened that were to revolutionize the understanding of our home p… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
2. Coronación
By: José Donoso , Jocasta Goodwin
3.88
Format: 277 pages, Paperback
Grotesque yet realistic at the same time, this first novel from the most famous Chilean narrator fr… read more
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"Andrés palpó la gasa delicadamente, llevándola hacia la ventana para mirar la luz que hería el recamado. Estuvo largo rato pensativo, examinando ese objeto vivo aún pero a punto de expirar, extendido…"-José Donoso, Coronación
"Supuso, entonces, que ya había muerto, y que iba subiendo entre tanta y tanta estrella, subiendo muy suavemente camino directo del cielo. Después cerró los ojos. Estaba tan agotada que no se dio cuen…"-José Donoso, Coronación
"En una calle tranquila, en su caserón emporifollado en medio de un jardín desfallecido...tocada con su corona de plata florecida, había despertado en su sillón junto a la ventana. Pero su sueño no er…"-José Donoso, Coronación
3. The Spartans: The World of the Warrior-heroes of Ancient Greece
By: Paul Cartledge
3.88
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
The Spartans were a society of warrior-heroes who were the living exemplars of such core values as … read more
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- ancient history
- history
- nonfiction
4. In the Café of Lost Youth
By: Patrick Modiano , Euan Cameron
3.53
Format: 153 pages, Hardcover
The elegant, haunting story of the forgotten people and places of Paris from the reigning Nobel Lau… read more
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"Quand on aime vraiment quelqu'un, il faut accepter sa part de mystère... et c'est pour ça qu'on l'aime..."-Patrick Modiano, In the Café of Lost Youth
"Il existait à Paris des zones intermédiaires, des no man's land où l'on était à la lisière de tout, en transit, ou même en suspens."-Patrick Modiano, In the Café of Lost Youth
"Người ta không già đi. Với những năm tháng trôi qua, nhiều người và nhiều thứ rốt cuộc trở nên hài hước và nực cười đến mức bạn ném vào họ và vào chúng một cái nhìn trẻ con."-Patrick Modiano, In the Café of Lost Youth
5. Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
By: Steven Pressfield
4.32
Format: 318 pages, Paperback
In 480 B.C., two million Persian invaders come to the mountain pass of Thermopylae in eastern Greec… read more
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6. Ancient Philosophy
By: Anthony Kenny
3.18
Format: 159 pages, Paperback
Sir Anthony Kenny here tells the fascinating story of the birth of philosophy and its remarkable fl… read more
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7. The Plague of War: Athens, Sparta, and the Struggle for Ancient Greece
By: Jennifer T. Roberts
3.96
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In 431 BC, the long simmering rivalry between the city-states of Athens and Sparta erupted into ope… read more
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8. History of the Peloponnesian War
By: Thucydides , Moses I. Finley , Rex Warner
3.94
Format: 648 pages, Paperback
Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the lo… read more
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- ancient history
- history
- nonfiction
"Friendship or enmity is everywhere an affair of time and circumstance"-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
"Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage."-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
"Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear."-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
"Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must."-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
9. Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization
By: Richard Miles
3.00
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
An epic history of a doomed civilization and a lost empire. The devastating struggle to the death … read more
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10. Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
By: Thomas R. Martin
3.77
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this compact yet comprehensive history of ancient Greece, Thomas R. Martin brings alive Greek ci… read more
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11. 24 Hours in Ancient Athens: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
By: Philip Matyszak
3.98
Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition
Spend 24 hours with the ancient Athenians. See the city through their eyes as it teeters on the edg… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
12. Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
By: Tom Holland
4.22
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Pax is the third in a trilogy of books narrating the history of the Roman Empire. The series that b… read more
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- ancient history
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. Melmoth
By: Sarah Perry
3.43
Format: None pages, Audiobook
For centuries, the mysterious dark-robed figure has roamed the globe, searching for those whose com… read more
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- audiobook
"I wonder, when God permitted us to fall, if He knew we'd fall so far."-Sarah Perry, Melmoth
"So we have free will I suppose." "More's the pity. I always thought it would be rather relaxing to have one's life organised by the Fates."-Sarah Perry, Melmoth
"This melancholy company is curiously consoling. It is restful to be exempted from the obligation to find, in every spire and pinnacle of the mother of cities, reason to wonder and delight."-Sarah Perry, Melmoth
"My reader, my dear- you know her, you have been waiting for her: it is the witness, the wandering woman- the punished world's wickedness unfolds! Oh beloved one, my companion- it is I, Melmoth, whose…"-Sarah Perry, Melmoth
14. After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
By: Eric H. Cline
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened a… read more
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- ancient history
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
15. Crassus: The First Tycoon
By: Peter Stothard
3.56
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
The story of Rome’s richest man, who died a humiliating desert death in search of military glory … read more
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- ancient history
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. Sparta: Rise of a Warrior Nation
By: Philip Matyszak
4.02
Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition
This cultural history of Ancient Sparta chronicles the rise of its legendary military power and off… read more
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- ancient history
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. Berserkers, Cannibals & Shamans: Essays in Dissident Anthropology
By: Stone Age Herbalist
4.32
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Good anthropology should frighten and disturb. How many children are ritually sacrificed in Uganda … read more
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- nonfiction
18. The Spartans
By: Andrew J. Bayliss
3.78
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
The image of Sparta, and the Spartans, is one dyed indelibly into the public consciousness: muscleb… read more
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- audiobook
19. Lost Cities of the Ancient World
By: Philip Matyszak
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating tour of cities that have been lost to history―from the Neolithic period to the late R… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything
By: Nate Silver
3.84
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our… read more
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- audiobook
21. The Corinthian War, 395–387 BC: The Twilight of Sparta's Empire
By: Jeffrey Smith
3.80
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
At the end of the Peloponnesian War in 404 BC, Sparta reigned supreme in Greece. Having vanquished … read more
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