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The World of Odysseus (New York Review Books Classics Series) Best Price: $6.25 This relatively short work by the famed ancient historian M. I. Finely remains as influential... | Greeks & Romans Bearing Gifts: How the Ancients Inspired the Founding Fathers Best Price: $13.35 This lively and engaging book is the only popular work to explore the profound impact of Ancient... | Buried Secrets: Truth and Human Rights in Guatemala Best Price: $17.95 Between the late 1970s and the late 1980s, Guatemala was torn by mass terror and extreme... | Cleaving Of Christendom: History Of Christendom Vol 4 Best Price: $16.50 Walsh's "Philip II" is one of the finest of pro-catholic histories, and actually... | The Twelve Caesars (Penguin Classics) Best Price: $34.85 This is a collection of essays about the first twelve rulers to bear the name Caesar. It is the... |
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Oresteia Best Price: $10.49 The Oresteia is of course one of the most wondrous texts of Ancient Greek civilization; however,... | The Ancient Maya: New Perspectives Best Price: $14.19 _The Ancient Maya_ by Heather McKillop is a comprehensive and thoroughly researched overview of... | Civilizations : Culture, Ambition, and the Transformation of Nature Best Price: $5.25 His typical book. A wide-ranging survey, with occasional interesting incident, but little... | Prelude to Civil War: The Nullification Controversy in South Carolina, 1816-1836 Best Price: $18.49 Ironically, this book was assigned to me as an undergraduate social studies major in the early... | The Oxford Classical Dictionary Best Price: $74.80 As far as plentiful quality information on the classical world, this book is number one. Any... |
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Healing with Ki-Kou: The Secrets of Ancient Chinese Breathing Techniques, Second Edition Best Price: $16.49 Healing with Ki-Kou: The Secret of Ancient Chinese Breathing Techniques by Li Xiang - 156 Pages
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Advanced Reader of Contemporary Chinese Short Stories: Reflections on Humanity Best Price: $27.50 I don't like some of the stories being "tampered with" - the authors have abridged and... | The Spartan Army (Elite) Best Price: $10.68 This book has good information, but is small. I would actual only consider it a pamphlet. Was... | The Western Heritage, Vol. B: 1300-1815, Eighth Edition Best Price: $46.00 This was by far the most interesting history book that I have ever read. It is a brilliant... | From Distant Days: Myths, Tales, and Poetry of Ancient Mesopotamia Best Price: $15.95 Foster's work is a collection of literature from the ancient Near East. With little commentary,... | History of the Byzantine State Best Price: $28.00 This book is a well presented overview of the political history of the Byzantine Empire. ... |
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Katun: A Twenty-Year Journey with the Maya (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology) Best Price: $27.50 Katun is not merely a comparative research work on how
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The Oxford History of the Roman World Best Price: $8.98 Disapointing. Too little history and too much culture. Writing also not up to ususal Brit quality | The Making of the Middle Ages Best Price: $13.00 The Making of the Middle Ages is a study of the period 972 to 1204. Before Southern wrote this... | Roman Civilization: The Republic and the Augustan Age, Selected Readings, Vol. 1 Best Price: $32.00 This anthology of original sources contains excerpts both from classical historians (generally... | Roman Legionary 58 BC-AD 69 Best Price: $6.95 The Bad Season Michael In Hell
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Atlas of Classical History Best Price: $34.00 Amazon notified me that I would receive the above book on or about 19th February 2008. To date... | The Celts: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) Best Price: $4.98 The Celts have had a long and complex journey, both through history and myth, and this entry in... | | | |