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"Laughter in Ancient Rome is a masterwork, simultaneously a sophisticated work of historical and literary scholarship and an unputdownable read. Beard

Contains chapters that include Street Life, Earning a Living: Baker, Banker and Garum Maker (who ran the city), and The Pleasure of the Body: Food, Wi

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER & BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A TELEGRAPH BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 A BLOOMBERG BES

A year on from the allegations against Harvey Weinstein and the beginnings of #metoo movement Mary Beard revisits the gender agenda with new material

Mary Beard on Ancient Rome: Britain's favourite classicist lifts the lid on the Roman Empire.

Hoe was het nou écht om te besturen en bestuurd te worden in het oude Rome?‘In Keizer van Rome gaan we in op de feiten en de verzinsels over de heerse

Het is een zonnige lentedag en Dribbel wandelt in het park. Kijk door de doorkijkraampjes en help hem tot vijf tellen in dit vrolijke telboek. Over Dr

Covering the role of imperial women in the period of the Crusades, this text explores why they were able to wield immense power during the 11th centur

A beautiful hardback edition of one of the scariest and most ingenious novels ever written. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend

Dealing with the densities of the poets expression, and the forces in his syntax and rhythms, this poetry aims to achieve a strength, memorability and

A thrilling investigation into the secret world of facial recognition technology from an award-winning journalist. *LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Nix, a witty and poignant new novel about modern marriage, our tech-obsessed health culture, and th

The single greatest guide to achieving success ever written, featuring a new foreword by Steve Harvey! Think and Grow Rich, first published in 1937,

Dit is de nieuwe herziene editie Think and Grow Rich van Invictus Publishing. Het boek werd in 1937 voor het eerst uitgegeven en is sindsdien meer d

From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, a

SPQR biedt een frisse kijk op de Romeinse geschie­denis door een van ’s werelds belangrijkste classici. Mary Beard onderzoekt niet alleen hoe Rome uit

Gogmagog tells the story of an epic journey through the sixty-mile long ghost of a dragon. We travel by boat, a rickety steam launch captained by Cady

Start-ups rarely survive their second birthday. Even established firms in the UK and the US average a life of only fifteen years. So how can your comp