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A Rome of One's Own

The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

by Emma Southon ...

“Clever, bold, and refreshingly feminist; readers will be engaged and entertained to the very end." (Booklist)This wildly entertaining new history of Rome uses the lives of 21 women to upend our understanding of the ancient world, from the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.This is a history of women who caused outrage, led armies in rebellion, wrote poetry; who ... Read more

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“Clever, bold, and refreshingly feminist; readers will be engaged and entertained to the very end." (Booklist)This wildly entertaining new history of Rome uses the lives of 21 women to upend our understanding of the ancient world, from the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.This is a history of women who caused outrage, led armies in rebellion, wrote poetry; who
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The Cambridge Medieval History - Book IV

The Fall of the Western Roman Empire

by F.J. Haverfield, F. Beck, Ernest Barker, Maurice Dumoulin, E.W. Brooks, Alice Gardner, E.C. Butler, Paul Vinogradoff, H.F. Stewart, W.R. Lethaby, J.B. Bury-020edt ...

This process of history may be said to have entered on its effective stage in the West with Alaric's invasion of Italy. But it had been present, as a potentiality and a menace, for many years before Alaric heard the voice that drew him steadily towards Rome. The frontier war along the limes was as old as the second century. The pressure of the population of the German forests upon the Roman world ... Read more

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This process of history may be said to have entered on its effective stage in the West with Alaric's invasion of Italy. But it had been present, as a potentiality and a menace, for many years before Alaric heard the voice that drew him steadily towards Rome. The frontier war along the limes was as old as the second century. The pressure of the population of the German forests upon the Roman world
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Pax Romana

War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World

by Adrian Goldsworthy ...

The leading ancient world historian and author of Caesar presents "an engrossing account of how the Roman Empire grew and operated" ( Kirkus).Renowned for his biographies of Julius Caesar and Augustus, Adrian Goldsworthy turns his attention to the Roman Empire as a whole during its height in the first and second centuries AD. Though this time is known as the Roman Peace, or Pax Romana, the Romans ... Read more

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The leading ancient world historian and author of Caesar presents "an engrossing account of how the Roman Empire grew and operated" ( Kirkus).Renowned for his biographies of Julius Caesar and Augustus, Adrian Goldsworthy turns his attention to the Roman Empire as a whole during its height in the first and second centuries AD. Though this time is known as the Roman Peace, or Pax Romana, the Romans
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The Fall of Roman Britain

and Why We Speak English

by John Lambshead ...

"Fascinating. . . . Will have a very special appeal to readers [interested] in the evolution of the English language, Roman history, and medieval British history." — Midwest Book ReviewThe end of empire in Britain was both more abrupt and more complete than in any of the other European Roman provinces. When the fog clears and Britain re-enters the historical record, it is, unlike other former ... Read more

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"Fascinating. . . . Will have a very special appeal to readers [interested] in the evolution of the English language, Roman history, and medieval British history." — Midwest Book ReviewThe end of empire in Britain was both more abrupt and more complete than in any of the other European Roman provinces. When the fog clears and Britain re-enters the historical record, it is, unlike other former
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Roman

by Lane Hart, D.B. West ...

Narrated by Stephen Borne, Auri Alden ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Savage Kings MC - South Carolina
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Roman McNamara is not only the president of the Savage Kings of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina but he’s also the king of one-night stands.Growing up in a tourist town where there’s a party every night means living up the good life with no commitments to anyone but the MC.There’s just one woman Roman can’t get off his mind no matter how hard he tries....Five years ago, Charlotte Newsom’s husband, ... Read more

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Roman McNamara is not only the president of the Savage Kings of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina but he’s also the king of one-night stands.Growing up in a tourist town where there’s a party every night means living up the good life with no commitments to anyone but the MC.There’s just one woman Roman can’t get off his mind no matter how hard he tries....Five years ago, Charlotte Newsom’s husband,
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Reincarnated as the Last of my Kind, Volume 1

by Kiri Komori, Roman Lempert, Yamigo ...

Series Book 1 - Reincarnated as the Last of my Kind
A bicycle crashes into me one night, and the next thing I know, I’m a baby?!Getting reincarnated in another world populated by humans, demi-humans, and mythical beasts is certainly not the turn I thought my life was going to take. I especially didn’t expect to be carried off by a wolf and given into the care of a one-armed former knight! Now I’m trying to repay him by rebuilding the family inn and ... Read more

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A bicycle crashes into me one night, and the next thing I know, I’m a baby?!Getting reincarnated in another world populated by humans, demi-humans, and mythical beasts is certainly not the turn I thought my life was going to take. I especially didn’t expect to be carried off by a wolf and given into the care of a one-armed former knight! Now I’m trying to repay him by rebuilding the family inn and
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Heart of Europe

A History of the Holy Roman Empire

by Peter H. Wilson ...

An Economist and Sunday Times Best Book of the Year“Ambitious…seeks to rehabilitate the Holy Roman Empire’s reputation by re-examining its place within the larger sweep of European history…Succeeds splendidly in rescuing the empire from its critics.”—Wall Street Journal“Engrossing…Wilson is to be congratulated on writing the only English-language work that deals with the empire from start to ... Read more

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An Economist and Sunday Times Best Book of the Year“Ambitious…seeks to rehabilitate the Holy Roman Empire’s reputation by re-examining its place within the larger sweep of European history…Succeeds splendidly in rescuing the empire from its critics.”—Wall Street Journal“Engrossing…Wilson is to be congratulated on writing the only English-language work that deals with the empire from start to
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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

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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,
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Something from Nothing: A Cookbook

by Alison Roman ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Something from Nothing is Alison Roman’s latest book featuring over 100 deceptively simple, casually stylish, impossibly delicious recipes that make the most of your pantry.A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, THE ECONOMIST, LIT HUB • A BON APPÉTIT BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEARIn Something from Nothing, bestselling author Alison Roman gives you a collection of simple, sm... ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Something from Nothing is Alison Roman’s latest book featuring over 100 deceptively simple, casually stylish, impossibly delicious recipes that make the most of your pantry.A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, THE ECONOMIST, LIT HUB • A BON APPÉTIT BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEARIn Something from Nothing, bestselling author Alison Roman gives you a collection of simple, sm...
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Sanctuary

by Ilona Andrews ...

Series Book 1 - Roman's Chronicles
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews comes a novella featuring Roman, our favorite Volhv wizard in the always intriguing, colorful, volatile Kate Daniels world.It's not easy serving Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness and Death…especially during the holidays; and especially when you're out of eggnog and one of your pesky, freeloading mythic creatures has eaten your last ... Read more

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews comes a novella featuring Roman, our favorite Volhv wizard in the always intriguing, colorful, volatile Kate Daniels world.It's not easy serving Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness and Death…especially during the holidays; and especially when you're out of eggnog and one of your pesky, freeloading mythic creatures has eaten your last
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86--EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 1 (light novel)

by Asato Asato ...

Translated by Roman Lempert ...

Series Book 1 - 86--EIGHTY-SIX (light novel)
A War Without CasualtiesThe Republic of San Magnolia has long been under attack from the neighboring Giadian Empire's army of unmanned drones known as the Legion. After years of painstaking research, the Republic finally developed autonomous drones of their own, turning the one-sided struggle into a war without casualties-or at least, that's what the government claims.In truth, there is no such ... Read more

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A War Without CasualtiesThe Republic of San Magnolia has long been under attack from the neighboring Giadian Empire's army of unmanned drones known as the Legion. After years of painstaking research, the Republic finally developed autonomous drones of their own, turning the one-sided struggle into a war without casualties-or at least, that's what the government claims.In truth, there is no such
... Read more
Nothing Fancy

Unfussy Food for Having People Over

by Alison Roman ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The social media star, New York Times columnist, and author of Dining In helps you nail dinner with unfussy food and the permission to be imperfect.“Enemy of the mild, champion of the bold, Ms. Roman offers recipes in Nothing Fancy that are crunchy, cheesy, tangy, citrusy, fishy, smoky and spicy.”—Julia Moskin, The New York TimesIACP AWARD FINALIST • NAMED ONE ... ... Read more

$8.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The social media star, New York Times columnist, and author of Dining In helps you nail dinner with unfussy food and the permission to be imperfect.“Enemy of the mild, champion of the bold, Ms. Roman offers recipes in Nothing Fancy that are crunchy, cheesy, tangy, citrusy, fishy, smoky and spicy.”—Julia Moskin, The New York TimesIACP AWARD FINALIST • NAMED ONE ...
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