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Dialogues and Essays by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Tobias Reinhardt Reinhardt

Dialogues and Essays

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Tobias Reinhardt Reinhardt

263 pages • first pub 64 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
A History of Ancient Greece in 50 Lives by David Stuttard

A History of Ancient Greece in 50 Lives

David Stuttard

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history
In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny by Daisy Dunn

In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny

Daisy Dunn

324 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens: A History of Ancient Greece by Robin Waterfield

Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens: A History of Ancient Greece

Robin Waterfield

532 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
The Greek Plays: Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides by Mary Lefkowitz

The Greek Plays: Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides

Mary Lefkowitz

864 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction classics play dark reflective slow-paced
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story by John Yorke

Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story

John Yorke

256 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history reflective medium-paced
Buried: An Alternative History of the First Millennium in Britain by Alice Roberts

Buried: An Alternative History of the First Millennium in Britain

Alice Roberts

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history science sociology informative reflective medium-paced
Essays in Idleness and Hôjôki by Kamo no Chōmei, Yoshida Kenkō, Meredith McKinney

Essays in Idleness and Hôjôki

ビギナーズ・クラシックス 日本の古典

Kamo no Chōmei, Yoshida Kenkō, Meredith McKinney

188 pages • first pub 1212 (editions)

nonfiction essays philosophy reflective slow-paced
The Travels Marco Polo by Marco Polo

The Travels Marco Polo

Marco Polo

379 pages • first pub 1298 (editions)

nonfiction classics history memoir travel adventurous informative slow-paced
Sun Tzu: The Art of War by Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu: The Art of War

Sun Tzu

280 pages • first pub -500 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy informative reflective fast-paced
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