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Travels with Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life
$16.00 Add to cartAdvice on achieving a fulfilling old age from one of the bestselling authors of Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .
After being advised by his dentist to get tooth implants, Daniel Klein decide- Author: Klein, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 28 2014
- ISBN10: 0143126628
- Language: English
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Simple Mediterranean Cooking: Over 100 Nourishing Recipes Celebrating Southern European, North African, and Middle Eastern Flavors
$19.95 Add to cartBring the Mediterranean to your kitchen with over 100 easy and nourishing meals in Simple Mediterranean Cooking.
Cooking Mediterranean cuisine doesn’t have to be complicated. There’s no need to spend h
- Author: The Coastal Kitchen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 1646432746
- Language: English
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Alexander the Great
$25.00 Add to cartThe definitive biography of the towering hero of the classical world: a fearless general, the conqueror of the Persians, and the visionary ruler of a vast empire–from one of the world’s foremost scho… [more below]
- Author: Cartledge, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1400079195
- Language: English
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Wild Guide Greece: Hidden Places, Great Adventures & the Good Life
$26.99 Add to cartDiscover the hidden wild side of Europe’s most popular holiday destination. From deserted beaches and emerald coves to sunset viewpoints, spectacular caves and ancient ruins. Over 1000 secret places. … [more below]
- Series: Wild Guides #9
- Author: Firman, Sam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1910636363
- Language: English
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Agony: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & the Ancient Greeks
$29.95 Add to cartWhat has Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to do with the Ancient Greeks? A lot, according to Joshua Kulseth and David Larmour, investigating the connections between the Greek pankration and contemporary BJJ and MM
- Author: Kulseth, Joshua
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 188
- Publish Date: November 18 2023
- ISBN10: 0989537153
- Language: English
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The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece — And Western Civilization
$19.99 Add to cartOn a late September day in 480 B.C., Greek warships faced an invading Persian armada in the narrow Salamis Straits in the most important naval battle of the ancient world. Overwhelmingly outnumbered b… [more below]
- Author: Strauss, Barry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 05 2005
- ISBN10: 0743244516
- Language: English
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Ancient Greece (a True Book: Ancient Civilizations)
$6.95 Add to cartExplore ancient Greek civilization, its history, city-states, government, religion, arts, sciences, and warfare.
A True Book: Ancient Civilizations series allows readers to experience what makes each a… [more below]
- Series: True Books: Ancient Civilizations
- Author: Newman, Sandra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: February 11 2010
- ISBN10: 0531241076
- Language: English
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On the Soul: And Other Psychological Works
$14.95 Add to cart“…the more honourable animals have been allotted a more honourable soul…”
What is the nature of the soul? It is this question that Aristotle sought to answer in De Anima (On the Soul). In doing so- Series: Oxford World’s Classics
- Author: Aristotle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 24 2018
- ISBN10: 019958821X
- Language: English
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The Comedy of Errors (No Fear Shakespeare): Volume 18
$7.99 Read moreRead Shakespeare’s plays in all their brilliance–and understand what every word means
Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare These popular guides make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable. Each- Series: Sparknotes No Fear Shakespeare
- Author: Sparknotes
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 25 2005
- ISBN10: 1411404378
- Language: English
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Socrates: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartSocrates has a unique position in the history of philosophy; it is no exaggeration to say that had it not been for his influence on Plato, the whole development of Western philosophy might have been u… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Taylor, C. C. W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0198835981
- Language: English
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A Concise History of Greece
$32.00 Add to cartNow reissued in a fourth, updated edition, this book provides a concise, illustrated introduction to the modern history of Greece, from the first stirrings of the national movement in the late eightee… [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
- Author: Clogg, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 366
- Publish Date: March 25 2021
- ISBN10: 1108948995
- Language: English
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Myth and Tragedy in Ancient Greece
$35.00 Add to cartJean-Pierre Vernant and Pierre Vidal-Naquet are leaders in a contemporary French classical scholarship that has produced a stunning reconfiguration of Greek thought and literature. In this work, the a… [more below]
- Series: Zone Books
- Author: Vernant, Jean-Pierre
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: October 17 1990
- ISBN10: 0942299191
- Language: English
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The Philosophy of Epicurus
$12.00 Read moreDespite its modern-day connotations of hedonism, “Epicureanism” has more to do with living a mindful, uncomplicated life. Epicurus — who was born at Samos, Greece, in 341 BC and died at Athens in 270… [more below]
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Epicurus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 13 2019
- ISBN10: 0486833038
- Language: English
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The Life of Greece: The Story of Civilization, Volume II
$44.99 Add to cartThe Story of Civilization, Volume II: A history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the Death of Alexander to the Roman Conquest of Greece. This is the
- Author: Durant, Will
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 828
- Publish Date: April 16 2018
- ISBN10: 1684115558
- Language: English
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The Life of Greece: The Story of Civilization, Volume II
$64.99 Add to cartThe Story of Civilization, Volume II: A history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the Death of Alexander to the Roman Conquest of Greece. This is the
- Author: Durant, Will
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 828
- Publish Date: April 16 2018
- ISBN10: 1638231133
- Language: English
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The Crown Games of Ancient Greece: Archaeology, Athletes, and Heroes
$26.95 Read moreThe 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 Isthmia
- Series: Sport, Culture, and Society
- Author: Lunt, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: April 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1682262014
- Language: English
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Iliad – Imperium Press
$25.95 Add to cartSet in the final days of the Trojan War, Homer’s poem recounts a formative moment in not only Greek culture, but in that of the West as a whole. W.C. Bryant’s verse translation has been acclaimed for
- Series: Western Canon
- Author: Homer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 626
- Publish Date: September 21 2019
- ISBN10: 0648690504
- Language: English
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The Peloponnesian War
$25.00 Add to cartFor three decades in the fifth century b.c. the ancient world was torn apart bya conflict that was as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the world wars of the twentieth century: the Peloponnesian … [more below]
- Author: Kagan, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: April 27 2004
- ISBN10: 0142004375
- Language: English
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Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations
$20.00 Add to cartMary Beard, drawing on thirty years of teaching and writing about Greek and Roman history, provides a panoramic portrait of the classical world, a book in which we encounter not only Cleopatra and Ale… [more below]
- Author: Beard, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 06 2014
- ISBN10: 0871408597
- Language: English
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The Trojan War
$12.99 Add to cartThe Iliad, Homer’s epic tale of the abduction of Helen and the decade-long Trojan War, has fascinated mankind for millennia. Even today, the war inspires countless articles and books, extensive archa… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Cline, Eric H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: May 10 2013
- ISBN10: 0199760276
- Language: English
