The Reign of Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161
By: John S. McHugh
3.69
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The reign of Antoninus Pius is widely seen as the apogee of the Roman Empire yet, due to gaps in th…
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1. Tao Te Ching
By: Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe
4.30
Format: 107 pages, Paperback
A lucid translation of the well-known Taoist classic by a leading scholar-now in a Shambhala Pocket… read more
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"The heart that gives, gathers."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"Love is a decision - not an emotion!"-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"To understand the limitation of things, desire them."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
2. The Myth of Sisyphus
By: Albert Camus , Justin O'Brien , James Wood , Justin Obrien
4.18
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselv… read more
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"A fate is not a punishment."-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"there are truths but no truth"-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"To will is to stir up paradoxes"-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"Le suicide est une solution à l'absurde."-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
3. Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome
By: Anthony Everitt
3.70
Format: 186 pages,
Acclaimed author Anthony Everitt, whose Augustuswas praised by the Philadelphia Inquirer as "a narr… read more
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4. The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales (C. Auguste Dupin, #1-3)
By: Edgar Allan Poe , Matthew Pearl
3.93
Format: None pages, Paperback
Edited and with an Introduction by Matthew Pearl Includes "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Mys… read more
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5. Oliver Twist
By: Charles Dickens , George Cruikshank , Philip Horne
3.88
Format: 608 pages, Paperback
A gripping portrayal of London's dark criminal underbelly, published in Penguin Classics with an in… read more
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"Meat, ma'am, meat."-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist
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"هناك كتب .. غلافـها أفضل ما فيها"-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist
"There are a good many books, are there not, my boy?"-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist
6. City of Fortune: How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire
By: Roger Crowley
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
A magisterial work of gripping history, City of Fortune tells the story of the Venetian ascent from… read more
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7. Fathers and Sons
By: Ivan Turgenev , None , None
3.99
Format: 244 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Bazarov—a gifted, impatient, and caustic young man—has journeyed from school to the home of his fri… read more
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"He has no faith in principles, only in frogs."-Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons
"Death's an old story, but new for each person."-Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons
"I look up to heaven only when I want to sneeze."-Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons
"However, I know myself as a very unhappy person."-Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons
8. A Farewell to Arms
By: Ernest Hemingway , نجف دریابندری
4.12
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
In 1918 Ernest Hemingway went to war, to the war to end all wars. He volunteered for ambulance serv… read more
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9. The Way of Zen
By: Alan W. Watts
4.17
Format: 236 pages, Paperback
The Way of Zen begins as a succinct guide through the histories of Buddhism and Taoism leading up t… read more
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"I have no other self than the totality of things of which I am aware."-Alan W. Watts, The Way of Zen
"For there is never anything but the present, and if one cannot live there, one cannot live anywhere."-Alan W. Watts, The Way of Zen
"[T]he joy of travel is not nearly so much in getting where one wants to go as in the unsought surprises which occur on the journey."-Alan W. Watts, The Way of Zen
"A te elibera de convenție nu înseamnă a o refuza cu dispreț, ci a nu fi amăgit de ea. Înseamnă a fi capabil să o folosești ca pe un instrument, nu a fi folosit de ea."-Alan W. Watts, The Way of Zen
10. Invader (Agricola #1)
By: Simon Turney
4.56
Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition
The first volume in a thrilling new historical adventure series by Simon Turney, critically acclaim… read more
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11. 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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12. The Roman Revolution: Crisis and Christianity in Ancient Rome
By: Nick Holmes
4.30
Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition
It was the fall before the fall. The Roman Revolution describes the little known “crisis of the… read more
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13. Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome
By: Anthony Everitt
3.92
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A striking, nuanced biography of Nero--the controversial populist ruler and last of the Caesars--an… read more
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14. The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome
By: Harry Sidebottom
3.73
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
What happens when you put the Roman Empire in the hands of a teenage boy? The life and times of the… read more
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15. Trajan: Rome's Last Conqueror
By: Nicholas Jackson
4.01
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
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16. Death of the Gods (English and Russian Edition)
By: Dmitry Merezhkovsky
4.28
Format: 463 pages, Paperback
A novel set in the time of the Roman Emperor Julianus (nephew of Constantine the Great, and called … read more
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17. Marcus Aurelius
By: Frank McLynn
3.71
Format: 684 pages, Hardcover
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18. A Roman Death
By: Joan O'Hagan
4.33
Format: None pages, None
It is 45 BC, and Caesar is at the height of his power. Fufidius arranges the marriage of his daught… read more
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19. The Reign of Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161
By: John S. McHugh
3.69
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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20. Roman Emperor Zeno: The Perils of Power Politics in Fifth-Century Constantinople
By: Peter Crawford
3.47
Format: 357 pages, Hardcover
Peter Crawford examines the life and career of the fifth-century Roman emperor Zeno and the various… read more
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