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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

Mary Beard

606 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

4.5sskalon's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

378 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

4.0sskalon's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors by Dan Jones

The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors

Dan Jones

448 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0sskalon's review
nonfiction history religion informative tense slow-paced
What Is Populism? by Jan-Werner Müller

What Is Populism?

Jan-Werner Müller

136 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

sskalon's review
nonfiction history philosophy politics informative reflective slow-paced
What We Owe Each Other: A New Social Contract for a Better Society by Minouche Shafik

What We Owe Each Other: A New Social Contract for a Better Society

Minouche Shafik

240 pages • missing pub info (editions)

4.0sskalon's review
nonfiction business economics informative reflective medium-paced
The Groovy Greeks by Martin Brown, Terry Deary

The Groovy Greeks

Horrible Histories

Martin Brown, Terry Deary

128 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

4.0sskalon's review
nonfiction childrens historical history funny informative lighthearted slow-paced
24 Hours in Ancient Athens: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by Philip Matyszak

24 Hours in Ancient Athens: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

24 Hours in Ancient History #3

Philip Matyszak

272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0sskalon's review
nonfiction history funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

The Sea of Monsters

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2

Rick Riordan

279 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1

Rick Riordan

377 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

4.0sskalon's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

The Cruel Prince

The Folk of the Air #1

Holly Black

370 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

4.0sskalon's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced