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Caesar’s Judgement
The Judgment of Caesar© 2005 Steven Saylor352 pages When we last left Rome under the rose, the civil war between Caesar and Pompey began to slowly conclude as Pompey’s ranks dwindled and his history of victories was rendered meaningless by … Continue reading
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Tagged classical world, historical fiction, mystery, Roma sub Rosa, Rome, Steven Saylor, thriller
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Off the Books
Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor© 2006 Sudhir Venkatesh426 pages In the spring, I read Sudhir Venkatesh’s Gang Leader for a Day, an analysis of gang life in one of Chicago’s more prominent street gangs, which … Continue reading
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth: the Evidence for Evolution© Richard Dawkins 2009 470 pages 2009 is the “Year of Darwin”, giving us nice round anniversaries for both Charles Darwins’ birth and the publication of his most famous work, The Origin … Continue reading
A Gladiator Dies Only Once
A Gladiator Dies Only Once: The Further Investigations of Gordianus the Finder © 2005 Steven Saylor 269 pages Although the meat of the Roma sub Rosa series is its novels, Steven Saylor also enjoys writing short stories set within it, … Continue reading
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This Week at the Library (27/10)
Books this Update: A Mist of Prophecies, Steven Saylor The Spiritual Teachings of Marcus Aurelius, Mark Forstater For Everything a Season, Philip Gully Darwin Awards III, Wendy Northcutt The Cosmic Connection, Carl Sagan This update is a bit unusual in … Continue reading
The Cosmic Connection
The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective© 1973 Carl Sagan273 pages Carl Sagan penned The Cosmic Connection in the interests of communicating his own exhilaration at the human exploration of space. He begins by expressing his appreciating for being alive when … Continue reading
Darwin Awards III
Darwin Awards III: Survival of the Fittest© 2003 Wendy Northcutt304 pages The Darwin Awards are tongue-in-cheek “honors” given to adults who remove themselves from the gene pool by killing themselves in extraordinarily stupid ways, thus improving it. The home of … Continue reading
For Everything a Season
For Everything a Season: Simple Musings on Living Well © 2001 Phillip Gully 220 pages I don’t recall what lead me to reading this book, although I’m sure my fondness for the Hebrew book of Ecclesiastes had something to do … Continue reading
The Spiritual Teachings of Marcus Aurelius
The Spiritual Teachings of Marcus Aurelius© 2000 Mark Forstater288 pages I first encountered Marcus Aurelius in November 2007, reading his Meditations during Thanksgiving. Although I did not mention it any detail here, the Meditations have stuck with me ever since, … Continue reading
A Mist of Prophecies
A Mist of Prophecies © 2003 Steven Saylor 304 pages Gordianus the Finder and Rome have been through much turmoil in the past two preceding books, Rome having been plunged into civil war by the ambitions of those two men … Continue reading
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