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  • Alexander the Great

    by Philip Freeman ...
    In the first authoritative biography of Alexander the Great written for a general audience in a generation, classicist and historian Philip Freeman tells the remarkable life of the great conqueror.The celebrated Macedonian king has been one of the most enduring figures in history. He was a general of such skill and renown that for two thousand years other great leaders studied his strategy and ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Ireland and the Classical World

    by Philip Freeman ...
    "Intriguing . . . This volume explores the evidence regarding Greek and (mostly) Roman knowledge of Ireland during the classical period." — Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewOn the boundary of what the ancient Greeks and Romans considered the habitable world, Ireland was a land of myth and mystery in classical times. Classical authors frequently portrayed its people as savages—even as cannibals and ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • War, Women, and Druids

    Eyewitness Reports and Early Accounts of the Ancient Celts

    by Philip Freeman ...
    The author of Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy delivers a comprehensive, unbiased portrait of the ancient Celts using Greek and Roman primary sources."The ancient Celts capture the modern imagination as do few other people of classical times. Naked barbarians charging the Roman legions, Druids performing sacrifices of unspeakable horror, women fighting beside their men and even leading armies—these ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Plunkitt of Tammany Hall

    A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics

    by Philip Freeman, William L. Riordon ...
    Plunkitt of Tammany HallA Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical PoliticsWilliam L. Riordan“Nobody thinks of drawin’ the distinction between honest graft and dishonest graft.”This classic work offers the unblushing, unvarnished wit and wisdom of one of the most fascinating figures ever to play the American political game and win. George Washington Plunkitt rose from impoverished beginnings ... Read more

    Was $6.99 CAD Now $3.99 CAD

  • Celtic Mythology

    Tales of Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes

    by Philip Freeman ...
    Most people have heard of the Celts--the elusive, ancient tribal people who resided in present-day England, Ireland, Scotland and France. Paradoxically characterized as both barbaric and innocent, the Celts appeal to the modern world as a symbol of a bygone era, a world destroyed by the ambition of empire and the spread of Christianity throughout Western Europe. Despite the pervasive cultural and ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Julius Caesar

    by Philip Freeman ...
    Series series Gift for History Buffs
    A fascinating, comprehensive biography of the cunning Roman conqueror Julius Caesar.More than two thousand years after his death, Julius Caesar remains one of the great figures of history. He shaped Rome for generations, and his name became a synonym for “emperor”—not only in Rome but as far away as Germany and Russia. He is best known as the general who defeated the Gauls and doubled the size of ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Marco Polo

    A Journey on the Silk Road

    by Philip Freeman ...
    An extraordinary new biography of Marco Polo and his journey along the Silk Road, from the celebrated author of Hannibal, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar.From the acclaimed author of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Hannibal comes a vivid new biography of Marco Polo and his journey along the Silk Road, as recorded during his remarkable Travels and other medieval sources. It tells the ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

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  • Oh My Gods

    A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

    by Philip Freeman ...
    From acclaimed writer and scholar Philip Freeman, a contemporary retelling of classic Greek and Roman mythology.The Greek and Roman myths have never died out; in fact they are as relevant today as ever in their sharp observations about human nature. For thousands of years they have inspired plays, operas, and paintings; today they live on in movies and video games.Oh My Gods is a contemporary ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Celtic Mythology

    Tales of Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes

    by Philip Freeman ...
    Most people have heard of the Celts--the elusive, ancient tribal people who resided in present-day England, Ireland, Scotland and France. Paradoxically characterized as both barbaric and innocent, the Celts appeal to the modern world as a symbol of a bygone era, a world destroyed by the ambition of empire and the spread of Christianity throughout Western Europe. Despite the pervasive cultural and ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Searching for Sappho

    The Lost Songs and World of the First Woman Poet

    by Philip Freeman ...
    An exploration of the fascinating poetry, life, and world of Sappho, including a complete translation of all her poems.For more than twenty-five centuries, all that the world knew of the poems of Sappho—the first woman writer in literary history—were a few brief quotations preserved by ancient male authors. Yet those meager remains showed such power and genius that they captured the imagination of ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Saint Brigid's Bones

    by Philip Freeman ...
    In ancient Ireland, an island ruled by kings and druids, the nuns of Saint Brigid are fighting to keep their monastery alive. When the bones of Brigid go missing from their church, the theft threatens to destroy all they have worked for. No one knows the danger they face better than Sister Deirdre, a young nun torn between two worlds.Trained as a bard and raised by a druid grandmother, she must ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Philosopher and the Druids

    A Journey Among the Ancient Celts

    by Philip Freeman ...
    **Early in the first century B.**C. a Greek philosopher named Posidonius began an ambitious and dangerous journey into the little-known lands of the Celts. A man of great intellectual curiosity and considerable daring, Posidonius traveled from his home on the island of Rhodes to Rome, the capital of the expanding empire that had begun to dominate the Mediterranean. From there Posidonius planned to ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD