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Talking Classics

The Shock of the Old

by Mary Beard ...

The incomparable Mary Beard is back, and she’s talking all things classics.Why the ongoing fascination with the ancient world? This witty, approachable book asks why—for better or (sometimes) worse—antiquity continues to exert such a powerful hold on the contemporary imagination. Recalling a formative childhood encounter with a four-thousand-year-old piece of bread in a museum, Beard introduces ... Read more

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The incomparable Mary Beard is back, and she’s talking all things classics.Why the ongoing fascination with the ancient world? This witty, approachable book asks why—for better or (sometimes) worse—antiquity continues to exert such a powerful hold on the contemporary imagination. Recalling a formative childhood encounter with a four-thousand-year-old piece of bread in a museum, Beard introduces
... Read more
SPQR

A History of Ancient Rome

by Mary Beard ...

New York Times BestsellerA New York Times Notable BookNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Foreign Affairs, and Kirkus ReviewsFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction)Shortlisted for the Cundill Prize in Historical LiteratureFinalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History)A San Francisco Chronicle</e... ... Read more

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New York Times BestsellerA New York Times Notable BookNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Foreign Affairs, and Kirkus ReviewsFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction)Shortlisted for the Cundill Prize in Historical LiteratureFinalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History)A San Francisco Chronicle</e...
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Boat-Building and Boating

by Beard ...

Boat-Building and Boating is a comprehensive and practical guide for enthusiasts and beginners interested in the art and science of constructing and handling small boats. Authored by Daniel Carter Beard, a renowned figure in outdoor education and a founder of the Boy Scouts of America, this book offers detailed, step-by-step instructions on building a variety of boats, including canoes, rowboats, ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Boat-Building and Boating is a comprehensive and practical guide for enthusiasts and beginners interested in the art and science of constructing and handling small boats. Authored by Daniel Carter Beard, a renowned figure in outdoor education and a founder of the Boy Scouts of America, this book offers detailed, step-by-step instructions on building a variety of boats, including canoes, rowboats,
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The Jolly Book of Boxcraft

by Beard ...

The Jolly Book of Boxcraft is a delightful and imaginative guide for children and families, first published in the early 20th century, that transforms ordinary cardboard boxes into a world of creative play and practical projects. Bursting with charming illustrations and step-by-step instructions, the book offers a treasure trove of ideas for constructing toys, games, and useful household items ... Read more

$29.99 USD

The Jolly Book of Boxcraft is a delightful and imaginative guide for children and families, first published in the early 20th century, that transforms ordinary cardboard boxes into a world of creative play and practical projects. Bursting with charming illustrations and step-by-step instructions, the book offers a treasure trove of ideas for constructing toys, games, and useful household items
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A Comprehensive Guide-Book to Natural, Hygienic and Humane Diet

by Beard ...

A Comprehensive Guide-Book to Natural, Hygienic and Humane Diet, authored by Sidney H. Beard, is a pioneering work in the field of dietary reform and vegetarianism, first published in the early 20th century. This book serves as an extensive manual for those seeking to adopt a diet that is not only beneficial to personal health but also aligned with ethical and humane principles. Beard meticulously ... Read more

$29.99 USD

A Comprehensive Guide-Book to Natural, Hygienic and Humane Diet, authored by Sidney H. Beard, is a pioneering work in the field of dietary reform and vegetarianism, first published in the early 20th century. This book serves as an extensive manual for those seeking to adopt a diet that is not only beneficial to personal health but also aligned with ethical and humane principles. Beard meticulously
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The Jack of All Trades

New Ideas for American Boys

by Beard ...

The Jack of All Trades: New Ideas for American Boys is a comprehensive and engaging guidebook originally published in the early 20th century, designed to inspire creativity, resourcefulness, and practical skills in young readers. Authored by Daniel Carter Beard, one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America, this book serves as a treasure trove of hands-on projects, inventive activities, and do ... Read more

$29.99 USD

The Jack of All Trades: New Ideas for American Boys is a comprehensive and engaging guidebook originally published in the early 20th century, designed to inspire creativity, resourcefulness, and practical skills in young readers. Authored by Daniel Carter Beard, one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America, this book serves as a treasure trove of hands-on projects, inventive activities, and do
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Emperor of Rome

Ruling the Ancient World

by Mary Beard ...

Narrated by Mary Beard ...

Unabridged

14 hours 43 min

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome, from its slightly shabby Iron Age origins to its reign as the undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean. Now, drawing on more than thirty years of teaching and writing about Roman history, Beard turns to the emperors who ruled the Roman Empire, beginning with Julius Caesar ... Read more

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome, from its slightly shabby Iron Age origins to its reign as the undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean. Now, drawing on more than thirty years of teaching and writing about Roman history, Beard turns to the emperors who ruled the Roman Empire, beginning with Julius Caesar
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Women & Power

A Manifesto

by Mary Beard ...

New York Times BestsellerOne of the Guardian's "100 Best Books of the 21st Century" — "A modern feminist classic."From the internationally acclaimed classicist and New York Times best-selling author comes this timely manifesto on women and power.At long last, Mary Beard addresses in one brave book the misogynists and trolls who mercilessly attack and demean women the world over, including, very ... Read more

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New York Times BestsellerOne of the Guardian's "100 Best Books of the 21st Century" — "A modern feminist classic."From the internationally acclaimed classicist and New York Times best-selling author comes this timely manifesto on women and power.At long last, Mary Beard addresses in one brave book the misogynists and trolls who mercilessly attack and demean women the world over, including, very
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SPQR

A History of Ancient Rome

by Mary Beard ...

Narrated by Phyllida Nash ...

Unabridged

18 hours 29 min

A sweeping, revisionist history of the Roman Empire from one of our foremost classicists. Ancient Rome was an imposing city even by modern standards, a sprawling imperial metropolis of more than a million inhabitants, a "mixture of luxury and filth, liberty and exploitation, civic pride and murderous civil war" that served as the seat of power for an empire that spanned from Spain to Syria. Yet ... Read more

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A sweeping, revisionist history of the Roman Empire from one of our foremost classicists. Ancient Rome was an imposing city even by modern standards, a sprawling imperial metropolis of more than a million inhabitants, a "mixture of luxury and filth, liberty and exploitation, civic pride and murderous civil war" that served as the seat of power for an empire that spanned from Spain to Syria. Yet
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After the Ball

by Patricia Beard ...

Glamorous, cultured, and ambitious -- but fatally young and naive -- James Hazen Hyde was twenty-three when he inherited the majority shares in the billion-dollar Equitable Life Assurance Society in 1899. Five years later, at the pinnacle of social and financial success, he made a fatal miscalculation, and set in motion the first great Wall Street scandal of the twentieth century. On the last ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Glamorous, cultured, and ambitious -- but fatally young and naive -- James Hazen Hyde was twenty-three when he inherited the majority shares in the billion-dollar Equitable Life Assurance Society in 1899. Five years later, at the pinnacle of social and financial success, he made a fatal miscalculation, and set in motion the first great Wall Street scandal of the twentieth century. On the last
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LASTCAR: XFINITY and Truck Series Expansion Pack (1982-2025)

LASTCAR, #2

by Brock Beard ...

Series Book 2 - LASTCAR
In this second book of the series, LASTCAR.info's Brock Beard retells the history of both the NASCAR XFINITY Series and the NASCAR Truck Series from the perspective of the series' last-place finishers. Each article includes career snapshots of each and every LASTCAR XFINITY and Truck Series Champion, featuring more never-before-published statistics on some of the most important moments in LASTCAR ... Read more

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In this second book of the series, LASTCAR.info's Brock Beard retells the history of both the NASCAR XFINITY Series and the NASCAR Truck Series from the perspective of the series' last-place finishers. Each article includes career snapshots of each and every LASTCAR XFINITY and Truck Series Champion, featuring more never-before-published statistics on some of the most important moments in LASTCAR
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The Ballad of Laurel Springs

by Janet Beard ...

From the internationally bestselling author of The Atomic City Girls, a provocative novel set in eastern Tennessee that “explores the legacies—of passion and violence, music and faith—that haunt one family across the generations” (Jillian Medoff, author of This Could Hurt).Ten-year-old Grace is in search of a subject for her fifth-grade history project when she learns that her four times-great ... Read more

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From the internationally bestselling author of The Atomic City Girls, a provocative novel set in eastern Tennessee that “explores the legacies—of passion and violence, music and faith—that haunt one family across the generations” (Jillian Medoff, author of This Could Hurt).Ten-year-old Grace is in search of a subject for her fifth-grade history project when she learns that her four times-great
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