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Doonesbury and the Art of G.B. Trudeau
An exciting look at the artistic evolution of the iconic style of Doonesbury on the 40th anniversary of its publication. Best known for his wry and incisive takes on American life and politics,...
Legends of Early Rome
Authentic Latin Prose for the Beginning Student
In this text for upper-beginner and intermediate students, Brian Beyer collects authentic Latin prose from Book I of Eutropius’s Breviarium ab urbe condita, which covers Roman history from Rome’s foundation to the sack...
How the Bible Became Holy
In this startling reinterpretation of biblical history, a leading scholar shows how the Bible became the sacred text it is today In this sweeping narrative, Michael Satlow tells the fascinating story of how...
The Letters to the Thessalonians
In A.D. 49, Paul traveled to Thessalonica, a major city in northern Greece, to preach the gospel. A small group of manual laborers responded positively to his message, resulting in the formation of a church. After spending...
The Ancient Oracles
Making the Gods Speak
For more than a thousand years, Greeks from all walks of life consulted oracles for guidance received directly from the gods. This colorful and wide-ranging survey encompasses the entire history of Greek oracles and focuses...
The Book in the Renaissance
A groundbreaking study of the fascinating, yet largely unknown world of books in the first great age of print, 1450–1600 The dawn of print was a major turning point in the early modern world. It rescued...
College Latin
An Intermediate Course
Providing a much-needed grammar review, along with a variety of readings that will suit many different teaching preferences, this textbook helps students make the transition from beginning- to intermediate-level Latin. After...
The Mountains of Parnassus
The Nobel laureate’s unfinished science fiction novel—available in English for the first time ever Awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1980, Czeslaw Milosz was one of the twentieth century’s most...
Cottages ornés
The Charms of the Simple Life
Tracing the history of cottages ornés (ornamental cottages), this copiously illustrated volume offers an engaging survey of an often-overlooked architectural genre. An invention of mid-18th-century England, these cottages...
God's Library
The Archaeology of the Earliest Christian Manuscripts
A provocative book from a highly original scholar, challenging much of what we know about early Christian manuscripts In this bold and groundbreaking book, Brent Nongbri provides an up-to-date introduction...