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Et Cetera

An Illustrated Guide to Latin Phrases

by Maia Lee-Chin ...

USA TODAY BESTSELLERAN NPR “BOOK WE LOVE” FOR SUMMER 2024A gorgeously illustrated guide to memorable Latin phrases, including famous quotations on love, death, nature, politics, and more.Latin may be a “dead” language, but it’s all around us—in science, philosophy, religion, and literature. From “carpe diem” to the more obscure “alea iacta est,” classicist Maia Lee-Chin examines the deeper ... Read more

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USA TODAY BESTSELLERAN NPR “BOOK WE LOVE” FOR SUMMER 2024A gorgeously illustrated guide to memorable Latin phrases, including famous quotations on love, death, nature, politics, and more.Latin may be a “dead” language, but it’s all around us—in science, philosophy, religion, and literature. From “carpe diem” to the more obscure “alea iacta est,” classicist Maia Lee-Chin examines the deeper
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Practical Control of Mosquito Disease Vectors

by Dr Carla A Sousa, Perran Ross, Marta Maia, Gabriel Carrasco-Escobar, Amir Galili, Lucy Tusting, Annold Mbando, Kevin Kobylinski, Carlos Chaccour, Jan E. Conn, Manuela Herrera-Varela, Robert T. Jones, Emmanuel Kaindoa, Kimberly Fornace, Edgar Manrique, Louisa A. Messenger, Meir Morag, Marta Moreno, Fredros Okumu, Joao Pinto ...

Disease vector control is rapidly changing, both because of the emergence of resistance to conventional methods and the development of new and potentially game-changing techniques. This book reviews several current and future measures for controlling mosquito vectors of disease, with an emphasis on malaria vectors. Beginning with an introduction to the topic of mosquito ecology and sampling ... Read more

$184.99 CAD

Disease vector control is rapidly changing, both because of the emergence of resistance to conventional methods and the development of new and potentially game-changing techniques. This book reviews several current and future measures for controlling mosquito vectors of disease, with an emphasis on malaria vectors. Beginning with an introduction to the topic of mosquito ecology and sampling
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Beginning Middle End

A Novel

by Valeria Luiselli ...

Narrated by Valeria Luiselli, Maia Enrigue Luiselli, Marta López Astrain ...

Unabridged

7 hours 37 min

From the beloved, award-winning author of the culture-changing hits Lost Children Archive and Tell Me How It Ends comes her most powerful and page-turning novel yet: the tale of a mother and daughter traveling together after the collapse of a marriage and the dissolution of their traditional family structure.Valeria Luiselli's novel opens the morning a mother and her teenage daughter arrive in ... Read more

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From the beloved, award-winning author of the culture-changing hits Lost Children Archive and Tell Me How It Ends comes her most powerful and page-turning novel yet: the tale of a mother and daughter traveling together after the collapse of a marriage and the dissolution of their traditional family structure.Valeria Luiselli's novel opens the morning a mother and her teenage daughter arrive in
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Under the Falls

A Novel

by Richard Russo ...

Narrated by Zachary Chastain, Emma Ladji, Matt Godfrey, Fred Berman, Leeanna Albanese ...

Unabridged

7 hours 29 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Empire Falls returns with a spellbinding page-turner about a crime in a small town that exposes long-held secrets and betrayals among a group of lifelong friends.When Tyler Sinclair left Stone Mountain at eighteen, he had no plans of returning. With only a duffel bag full of clothes, a few bucks stolen from his father’s dresser, and a ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Empire Falls returns with a spellbinding page-turner about a crime in a small town that exposes long-held secrets and betrayals among a group of lifelong friends.When Tyler Sinclair left Stone Mountain at eighteen, he had no plans of returning. With only a duffel bag full of clothes, a few bucks stolen from his father’s dresser, and a
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All That is Left of Life

A Novel

by Roberta Recchia ...

Narrated by Carlotta Brentan ...

Unabridged

15 hours 38 min

A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICEAN OTHERPPL AUGUST BOOK CLUB PICKThree generations of the Ansaldo family grapple with the aftermath of a tragic murder in this sweeping, cinematic debut set in 1980s Rome, for fans of Elena Ferrante and Liz Moore.It’s a sultry August night when sixteen-year-old Betta Ansaldo convinces her cousin Miriam to sneak out to the local beach for a party. Only Miriam returns ... Read more

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A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICEAN OTHERPPL AUGUST BOOK CLUB PICKThree generations of the Ansaldo family grapple with the aftermath of a tragic murder in this sweeping, cinematic debut set in 1980s Rome, for fans of Elena Ferrante and Liz Moore.It’s a sultry August night when sixteen-year-old Betta Ansaldo convinces her cousin Miriam to sneak out to the local beach for a party. Only Miriam returns
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Last Night in Brooklyn

A Novel

by Xochitl Gonzalez ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Rodriguez ...

Unabridged

7 hours 37 min

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY TIME, OPRAH DAILY, USA TODAY, PEOPLE, ELECTRIC LIT, HARPER'S BAZAAR, LITHUB, BOOK RIOT, PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, TOWN & COUNTRY, SHE READS, LIBRARY JOURNAL, AND MORE!**New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a captivating story about a young woman whose life becomes ensnared in her ... ... Read more

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NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY TIME, OPRAH DAILY, USA TODAY, PEOPLE, ELECTRIC LIT, HARPER'S BAZAAR, LITHUB, BOOK RIOT, PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, TOWN & COUNTRY, SHE READS, LIBRARY JOURNAL, AND MORE!**New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a captivating story about a young woman whose life becomes ensnared in her ...
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Pool House

A Novel

by Mary H.K. Choi ...

Narrated by Joy Osmanski ...

Unabridged

11 hours 52 min

AN AUDACIOUS BOOK CLUB PICK"[Joy] Osmanski’s ear for both sarcasm and sentimentality not only captures but elevates [Mary H.K.] Choi’s balance of mordant wit, emotional depth and bracing storytelling." — The New York Times"A sharp, hilarious, unsparing mother-daughter story." —Rachel Khong, *New York Times* bestselling author of Real Americans<stro... ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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AN AUDACIOUS BOOK CLUB PICK"[Joy] Osmanski’s ear for both sarcasm and sentimentality not only captures but elevates [Mary H.K.] Choi’s balance of mordant wit, emotional depth and bracing storytelling." — The New York Times"A sharp, hilarious, unsparing mother-daughter story." —Rachel Khong, *New York Times* bestselling author of Real Americans<stro...
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Black Bag

A Novel

by Luke Kennard ...

Narrated by Luke Kennard ...

Unabridged

9 hours 6 min

An out-of-work actor accepts the role of a lifetime—sitting soundlessly in a lecture theater, zipped into a large leather bag—to aid a professor’s psychological experiment. What could possibly go wrong?In Luke Kennard’s audacious new novel, a penniless and out-of-work actor picks up a job working for Dr. Blend, a university professor who is conducting a psychological experiment. How will Dr. Blend ... Read more

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An out-of-work actor accepts the role of a lifetime—sitting soundlessly in a lecture theater, zipped into a large leather bag—to aid a professor’s psychological experiment. What could possibly go wrong?In Luke Kennard’s audacious new novel, a penniless and out-of-work actor picks up a job working for Dr. Blend, a university professor who is conducting a psychological experiment. How will Dr. Blend
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Paradiso 17

A Novel

by Hannah Lillith Assadi ...

Narrated by Noor Hamdi ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

**THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE • The intimate, sweeping tale of one Palestinian man’s restless search for home the world over, as the pendulum of fate swings between loss and life, grief and euphoria, regret and hope"With stunning intimacy, Hannah Lillith Assadi has crafted an unforgettable story about the many stunted afterlives of hyphenated ... Read more

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**THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE • The intimate, sweeping tale of one Palestinian man’s restless search for home the world over, as the pendulum of fate swings between loss and life, grief and euphoria, regret and hope"With stunning intimacy, Hannah Lillith Assadi has crafted an unforgettable story about the many stunted afterlives of hyphenated
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Latin Literature

Enriched edition. Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Latin Literary Tradition

by J. W. Mackail, Victor Ball ...

In "Latin Literature," J. W. Mackail masterfully surveys the evolution of Latin literary traditions from their origins to the age of the Renaissance. Written in a richly scholarly yet accessible style, the text delves into pivotal works and key figures, illustrating how language, culture, and politics shaped literary expression. Mackail's meticulous analysis captures the dynamic interplay between ... Read more

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In "Latin Literature," J. W. Mackail masterfully surveys the evolution of Latin literary traditions from their origins to the age of the Renaissance. Written in a richly scholarly yet accessible style, the text delves into pivotal works and key figures, illustrating how language, culture, and politics shaped literary expression. Mackail's meticulous analysis captures the dynamic interplay between
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Et tu, Brute?

The Best Latin Lines Ever

by Harry Mount, John Davie ...

Harry Mount and John Davie unlock the wisdom of the past in this light-hearted and fascinating book, revealing how ancient Latin can help us to live better in the present.There are so many Latin phrases in everyday use that often we use them without understanding the background and context within which they were actually used. 'Carpe diem'; 'Stet'; 'Memento mori'; 'Et tu Brute' – examples would ... Read more

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Harry Mount and John Davie unlock the wisdom of the past in this light-hearted and fascinating book, revealing how ancient Latin can help us to live better in the present.There are so many Latin phrases in everyday use that often we use them without understanding the background and context within which they were actually used. 'Carpe diem'; 'Stet'; 'Memento mori'; 'Et tu Brute' – examples would
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Rome's Vestal Virgins

by Robin Lorsch Wildfang ...

Comprehensive and thoroughly up-to-date, this volume offers a brand new analysis of the Vestal Virgins’ ritual function in Roman religion.Undertaking a detailed and careful analysis of ancient literary sources, Wildfang argues that the Vestals’ virginity must be understood on a variety of different levels and provides a solution to the problem of the Vestals’ peculiar legal status in ancient Rome ... Read more

$83.81 CAD

Comprehensive and thoroughly up-to-date, this volume offers a brand new analysis of the Vestal Virgins’ ritual function in Roman religion.Undertaking a detailed and careful analysis of ancient literary sources, Wildfang argues that the Vestals’ virginity must be understood on a variety of different levels and provides a solution to the problem of the Vestals’ peculiar legal status in ancient Rome
... Read more

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