The Ancient Guide to Modern Life
By: Natalie Haynes
4.00
Format: 10 pages, Hardcover
This revelatory book explores modern society while journeying back to the Greeks and Romans -- "wil…
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1. Power and Greed: A Short History of the World
By: Philippe Deane Gigantès , Philippe Gigantes
2.00
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
With purposeful brevity and intellectual liveliness Philippe Gigantes examines the progress of huma… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
2. Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore
By: Bettany Hughes
3.87
Format: 160 pages,
An erudite, lively search for the real Helen of Troy--a chronicle combining historical inquiry & st… read more
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- history
- greek mythology
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- mythology
3. The Ancient Guide to Modern Life
By: Natalie Haynes
4.00
Format: 10 pages, Hardcover
This revelatory book explores modern society while journeying back to the Greeks and Romans -- "wil… read more
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- classics
- history
- greek mythology
- philosophy
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- mythology
4. The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life
By: Christine Gross-Loh , Michael Puett
3.19
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
**International Bestseller** For the first time an award-winning Harvard professor shares his wildl… read more
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5. Jason and the Golden Fleece
By: Apollonius of Rhodes , Richard L. Hunter
3.92
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Argonauticais the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with … read more
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6. Signed Sealed Dead
By: Cynthia Murphy
3.93
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
True-Crime obsessed Paige, and her family, move across the Atlantic to her father's eerie hometown,… read more
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7. Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry's Definitive Collection
By: Stephen Fry
4.04
Format: 8 pages, Audible Audio
As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pul… read more
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- classics
8. The Temple of Fortuna (Wolf Den Trilogy #3)
By: Elodie Harper
4.39
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The final instalment in Elodie Harper's Sunday Times bestselling Wolf Den Trilogy Amara's journe… read more
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- greek mythology
- mythology
9. 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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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- classics
- history
10. House of Odysseus (The Songs of Penelope, #2)
By: Claire North
4.19
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
House of Odysseus is the follow up to award-winning author Claire North's Ithaca "a powerful, fresh… read more
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- greek mythology
- mythology
11. Ithaca (The Songs of Penelope, #1)
By: Claire North
3.70
Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition
Seventeen years ago, King Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting a… read more
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- greek mythology
- mythology
"...for it is the poet’s art to make every ear that hears the ancient songs think they have been sung for them alone, the old made new."-Claire North, Ithaca (The Songs of Penelope, #1)
12. 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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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- history
13. Atalanta
By: Jennifer Saint
3.78
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
From the beloved, bestselling author of Elektra and Ariadne , a reimagining of the myth of Atalanta… read more
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- greek mythology
- mythology
"I made a bargain with him: if he let me have the mountains and my girls, then I'd keep out of Hera's way. But the main thing I wanted was to live untouched by men. I wasn't going to find myself in my…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
"I missed the spread of the sky above me. Sometimes as I lay awake, I yearned so powerfully for freedom; for the dark silhouette of the Argo, blotting out the stars behind it; the promise of another j…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
"Standing in the shadows, gathering my resolve. I'd been among too many people, living according to their rules for too long. It was clouding my vision, gnawing away at my confidence and certainty, ma…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
"I despised my father, of course I did. The thought of presenting myself to him, of him thinking that my deeds could reflect on him was repulsive, that he thought what I would do would be a substitute…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
14. Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore
By: Emma Southon
4.22
Format: 285 pages, None
They said she was a tyrant. A murderer, and the most wicked woman in history. She kicked her way… read more
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- classics
- history
15. 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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- greek mythology
- mythology
"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
16. Venus and Aphrodite: A Biography of Desire
By: Bettany Hughes
3.83
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A cultural history of the goddess of love, from a New York Times bestselling and award-winning hist… read more
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- classics
- history
- greek mythology
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- mythology
17. Antigone Rising: The Subversive Power of the Ancient Myths
By: Helen Morales
3.99
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A witty, inspiring reckoning with the ancient Greek and Roman myths and their legacy, from what the… read more
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- classics
- history
- greek mythology
- nonfiction
- mythology
"The women of Juarez, and women across the world, do not want to have to take revenge, any more than Procne and Philomela did. What they want is to be able to rely on the modern gods -- the police, th…"-Helen Morales, Antigone Rising: The Subversive Power of the Ancient Myths
18. Creation Stories of the Ancient World
By: Joseph Lam
3.90
Format: 5 pages, Audiobook
Length: 4 hours and 57 minutes Creation stories, found within many ancient cultures, are traditi… read more
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- history
- mythology
