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Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day (5 Denarii)
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This text is hysterical! I laughed out loud repeatedly while reading it. There is a wealth of information about everything you could ever want to know about the City of Ancient Rome. Although told as if written for a traveller in 200 C.E., the text makes occasional forays into the distant past as well as ahead to modern times as such excursions beco... »
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Man-Eaters of Kumaon (Oxford India Paperbacks)
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Probably the best big game hunting book ever written. Will keep you on the edge of your seat and I do not recommend reading it while camping in the woods (especially if the woods happen to be in India). Corbett describes stalking man-eating tigers and often they stalk him. These are not made-up stories nor are they self justifying. Corbett ONLY hun... »
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The Italians
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This elegant, but dated book appears to fit Mr. Barzini's pessimistic generation. Which after living through two world wars & the great depression is understandable. However, as he stated in the preface this is not a scholarly or scientific analysis. The reader should take his observations with a "block of salt." It is safe to say that the vast majorit... »
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The Roman Triumph
Not all history books are written to be read by those of us who are not academics. When Mary Beard takes on a subject matter, all that changes and histor... »
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The Complete Pompeii
I have to agree with the other reviews about the quality of this book. The publishers have produced several books under a similar title (e.g.'The Complete... »
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