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After a century of civil strife in Rome and Italy, Virgil wrote The Aeneid to honour the emperor Augustus by praising Aeneas – Augustus’ legendary ancestor. As a patriotic epic imitating Homer, The Aeneid also provided Rome with a literature equal to the Greek.Sku: 9780140449327
The Aeneid
By: Virgil, Edited and Translated by David West$23.00 -
Fleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles’ mighty foe in the Iliad, begins an incredible journey to fulfill his destiny as the founder of Rome. His voyage will take him through stormy seas, entangle him in a tragic love affair, and lure him into the world of the dead itself--all the way tormented by the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods. Ultimately, he reaches the promised land of Italy where, after bloody battles and with high hopes, he founds what will become the Roman empire.Sku: 9780141996332
The Aeneid
By: Virgil$32.00 -
Embrace the romance and heroism of medieval Europe in this thrilling exploration of knights, quests, and legends that continue to enchant.
The Age of Chivalry
By: Thomas Bulfinch$19.50 – $33.95 -
Explore ancient myths and legends with ‘The Age of Fable’ by Thomas Bullfinch. A captivating and enlightening journey through stories that have shaped our cultural heritage and continue to inspire.
The Age of Fable
By: Thomas Bulfinch$23.95 – $32.50 -
Without Mama, life in the log house at the forest's edge can be lonely for a little girl. But there's Papa for company, and the two mules, Bartholomew and Thaddeus Frisco, and the big old dog that mysteriously showed up at the end of winter. Everything about her little homestead seems sheltering and secure--that is, until an ominous storm settles over the valley and threatens to take it all away. As the flood waters rise and separate the girl from her Papa, will there be anything that can save her?Sku: 9780998311227
The Angel Knew Papa and the Dog
By: Douglas Kaine McKelvey$13.50 -
His last work, regarded by many as the greatest work of contemporary scholarship, Tacitus' The Annals of Imperial Rome recount with depth and insight the history of the Roman Empire during the first century A.D.Sku: 9780140440607
The Annals of Imperial Rome
By: Tacitus, Translated by Michael Grant$25.00 -
An illustrated tutorial of prehistoric to contemporary world art, from cave paintings to video art installations to digital and Internet media in an easy-to-understand format.6 GradesSku: 9781449482138
The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern, 3rd Edition
By: Strickland, Carol$39.99 -
The complete texts of the documents that tell the story of the clashes and compromises that gave birth to the Unites States of America.Sku: 9780451528841
The Anti-Federalist Papers
By: Edited by Ralph Ketchum$11.95 -
The famous critical edition of the Apostolic Fathers edited by J. B. Lightfoot. Texts are presented in both Greek and English, each preceded by an introduction. A must for anyone interested in early Christian studies.Sku: 9780974762357
The Apostolic Fathers
By: Edited by J. B. Lightfoot, J. R. Harmer$47.50 -
Genies, wishes, thieves, and treasure abound in these classic stories of magic and adventure from master storyteller Padraic Colum. Every night for a thousand and one nights, Shahrazad begins to tell her husband the king a new tale but each night she stops before finishing. Why? Because the king has promised to kill her when the last one is over. However, her nightly stories—of Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba, and many other heroes and villains—are so enthralling that King Shahryar has to postpone her execution again and again... Padraic Colum brings together a selection of the most amazing of the over 600 stories which Shahrazad told. Full of genies, flying carpets, and daring adventures, The Arabian Nights will captive a new audience and leave readers asking for one more story.Sku: 9781534445574
The Arabian Nights
By: Padraic Colum$14.99 -
Embark on a mesmerizing journey into The Arabian Nights, a treasury of Middle Eastern folklore. Within these tales, magic and adventure entwine with profound wisdom, captivating readers across generations.
The Arabian Nights Entertainment
By: Andrew Lang$23.95 – $38.50 -
The Art of the Commonplace gathers twenty essays by Wendell Berry that offer an agrarian alternative to our dominant urban culture. Grouped around five themes—an agrarian critique of culture, agrarian fundamentals, agrarian economics, agrarian religion, and geobiography—these essays promote a clearly defined and compelling vision important to all people dissatisfied with the stress, anxiety, disease, and destructiveness of contemporary American culture.Sku: 9781593760076
The Art of the Commonplace
By: Wendell Berry$22.95 -
Preserved in China for more than 2,000 years before it was brought to the West by the French, this compact little book is widely regarded as the oldest military treatise in the world.Sku: 9780486425573
The Art of War
By: Sun Tzu$8.00 -
The 10th anniversary edition, with new chapters on the crash, Chimerica, and cryptocurrency In this updated edition, Niall Ferguson brings his classic financial history of the world up to the present day, tackling the populist backlash that followed the 2008 crisis, the descent of "Chimerica" into a trade war, and the advent of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, with his signature clarity and expert lens.Sku: 9780143116172
The Ascent of Money
By: Niall Ferguson$27.00 -
Karen Wynn Fonstad's The Atlas of Middle Earth is an essential volume that will enchant all Tolkien fans.Sku: 9780618126996
The Atlas of Middle Earth
By: Karen Wynn Fonstad$31.00 -
Journey into the sands of WWI with a couple of ANZACS. In The Aussie Crusaders you can experience the Great War as one of the troops in this captivating tale that takes you behind enemy lines, on daring desert escapes, and finally leading the troops into battle as the Allies attempt to take Palestine.
The Aussie Crusaders
By: Joseph Bowes$16.50 – $30.95