Language : English
Print length : 272 pages
ISBN / Barcode: 9781250270955
In the tradition of Logicomix, Donald J. Robertson's Verissimus is a riveting graphic novel on the life and stoic philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. Marcus Aurelius was the last famous Stoic of antiquity but he was also to become the most powerful man in the known world – the Roman emperor. After...
The perfect guide to Roman myths and the landscapes and ideas that shaped them―for both the actual and armchair traveler.
All roads lead to Rome, as the famous saying goes. Rome was a melting pot of peoples from across the Mediterranean and beyond, each bringing their own myths and legends of...
Here are more than 40 of the best train journeys in the world that will appeal to railroad enthusiasts as well as armchair travelers!
These journeys include:
Fascinating destinations and routes
Tourist lines as well as commuter trains
Luxury travel with five-star hotel services
Train travel...
Septembre 1478. Carla et Vincenzo habitent la masserie de Donato Rossini, à Naples. Des soldats espagnols mobilisés contre les Médicis ont établi leur camp aux abords de la ville et leur capitaine est envoûté par la beauté de Carla. Mais la jeune...
If all the portable artefacts of Ancient Egypt were in a single location, the lives of students, historians and connoisseurs would be immeasurably simpler – but the objects are scattered in museums and collections all over the world. This book brings together nearly 200 of the most significant...
Starred Review. In 1969 Hazan gave the private cooking class that launched her career as the Italian Julia Child. In an evocative memoir, she recounts her life from childhood to Florida Gulf Coast retirement. Hazan spent her earliest years on another coast, in Cesenatico, a village on the Adriatic;...
Hardcover: 480 pages
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Language: English
ISBN / Barcode: 9780805093704
An unforgettable adventure beginning where Shakespeare's "Othello" leaves off. Wounded in love, tormented by his past, Shakespeare's most complex villain is brought magnificently to life in this tale of two adversaries--one an accused killer; the other, one of the most powerful men in...
