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  • The Crown Games of Ancient Greece

    Archaeology, Athletes, and Heroes

    by David Lunt ...
    Series series Sport, Culture, and Society
    The Crown Games were the apex of competition in ancient Greece. Along with prestigious athletic contests in honor of Zeus at Olympia, they comprised the Pythian Games for Apollo at Delphi, the Isthmian Games for Poseidon, and the Nemean Games, sacred to Zeus. For over nine hundred years, the Greeks celebrated these athletic and religious festivals, a rare point of cultural unity amid the fierce ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Demon Street, USA

    The True Story of a Very Haunted House

    by David Rountree, Robbie Lunt ...
    A Lakota shaman embarks on a quest to exorcise a dangerous ghost in this true account of paranormal activity and spiritual power.A summoning gone awry leads to problems for Penelope, who is driven from her home by phantom parties, a dancing stove, and demonic force that toss her around like a ragdoll. Looking for help, she turns to her friend Robbie, who brings her to David Rountree, a Lakota ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Successors to Alexander the Great

    Historical Sources in Translation

    by Timothy Howe, Charlotte Dunn, David Lunt ...
    Series series Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History
    A comprehensive collection of translated sources on the wars and world of Alexander's successorsSuccessors to Alexander the Great brings together—for the first time in a single collection—the essential translated sources for the tumultuous period following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE. Spanning Greek, Latin, Persian Babylonian, Egyptian, and epigraphic materials, this volume ... Read more

    $42.00 USD

  • Why the Humanities Matter Today

    In Defense of Liberal Education

    by Kirk Fitzpatrick, James W. Harrison, Nozomi Irei, David Lunt, Kristopher G. Phillips, Lee Trepanier ...
    The humanities in American higher education is in a state of crisis with declining student enrollment, fewer faculty positions, and diminishing public prestige. Instead of recycling old arguments that have lost their appeal, the humanities must discover and articulate new rationales for their value to students, faculty, administrators, and the public. Why the Humanities Matter Today: In Defense of ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

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  • Rome and Persia

    The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry

    by Adrian Goldsworthy ...
    **The extraordinary history of the epic rivalry between the ancient world’s two great superpowers.“Magnificent.” —Spectator**The Roman Empire was like no other. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed peace and prosperity on an unprecedented scale. Its only true rival lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires ... Read more

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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

    $15.99 USD

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  • Shadow Fall

    An Urban Fantasy

    by Stella Fitzsimons ...
    Series Book 4 - Mist Riders
    Time waits for no witch.An ancient enemy escapes his eternal exile behind the Eternal walls. A seer warns of a cruel sacrifice Luna must make. And the Shield of Time disappears into hands that would use it to destroy reality.At least Luna has finished her semester.Caught between the secrets of the Shadow Master and the allure of the mythic King of Kings, confused by her unresolved feelings for ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The War That Made the Roman Empire

    Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium

    by Barry Strauss ...
    A “splendid” (The Wall Street Journal) account of one of ancient history’s most important and yet little-known wars, the campaign culminating in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, whose outcome determined the future of the Roman Empire.Following Caesar’s assassination and Mark Antony’s defeat of the conspirators who killed Caesar, two powerful men remained in Rome—Antony and Caesar’s chosen heir, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Ancient Greece

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Paul Cartledge ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The contribution of the Ancient Greeks to modern western culture is incalculable. In the worlds of art, architecture, myth, literature, and philosophy, the world we live in would be unrecognizably different without the formative influence of Ancient Greek models. Ancient Greek civilization was defined by the city - in Greek, the polis, from which we derive 'politics'. It is above all this feature ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Wilbur's Story

    Adventures of a Feisty Feline

    by Lany Williams ...
    Wilbur is just ten weeks old when his new owner brings him home from the local animal shelter. Life is different in the suburbs for this little orange tiger-striped kitten. With his narrow chin, flat head, and pointy ears, he looks and feels a bit devilish. And he doesn't appreciate being named after a pig.Told from the perspective of this mischievous feline, Wilbur's Story follows the tales and ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Death of Caesar

    The Story of History's Most Famous Assassination

    by Barry Strauss ...
    In this story of the most famous assassination in history, “the last bloody day of the [Roman] Republic has never been painted so brilliantly” (The Wall Street Journal).Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate on March 15, 44 BC—the Ides of March according to the Roman calendar. He was, says author Barry Strauss, the last casualty of one civil war and the first casualty of the next ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • The Naked Olympics

    The True Story of the Ancient Games

    by Tony Perrottet ...
    What was it like to attend the ancient Olympic Games?With the summer Olympics’ return to Athens, Tony Perrottet delves into the ancient world and lets the Greek Games begin again. The acclaimed author of Pagan Holiday brings attitude, erudition, and humor to the fascinating story of the original Olympic festival, tracking the event day by day to re-create the experience in all its compelling ... Read more

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