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Mark Knowles
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in Manchester, The United Kingdom
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Robert Harris; Steven Pressfield
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October 2016
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Fantastic 1977
I was born in 1977 and Elvis died but, for billions of people, these were not the reasons it will be forever memorable: 'Star Wars' was released. This film was not an immediate blockbuster: only a few dozen theatres showed it for its opening weekend, during which it was out-earned by 'Smokey and the Bandit'. Fearing a flop, George Lucas had booked a vacation in Hawaii and Harrison Ford reflected u
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Robert Harris is pretty much my favourite author active today, so anything he writes is an automatic purchase. I was lucky enough to find a signed first edition HB in a second hand store, which was a particular bonus as I devoured it on holiday. One o ...more |
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"Read old books. Sure the info is probably not current but the writing is imbued with a sense of adventure and forthright investigation that you don't get these days. Cottrell's work is part travelogue and part introductory history of the Mycenaean pe"
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Lion Gate: Journey in Search of the Mycenaeans:
"Leonard Cottrell's books are dated, but still wonderful reading, and this one especially brings archaeological discovery to life, because the author is open to so many different interpretations of the data. It also depicts Greece as it was more than "
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| The author very kindly sent me an ARC. For what it's worth, I have a very specific interest in all things relating to the Argonauts and the Bronze Age in general. I love the real surge of interest in the Classics: it can only be a good thing for a su ...more | |
“And still the desperate and the needy came shuffling through the city gates from all parts of the empire in a misguided search for food and shelter and hope.”
― The Consul's Daughter: A red-blooded historical crime thriller based on true events
― The Consul's Daughter: A red-blooded historical crime thriller based on true events
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"The Senate and the People of Rome". Why not form a group for everyone interested in the Roman Republic/Empire? We can recommend books to each other a ...more
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The focus of this group is historical fiction set in Ancient and Medieval eras(with some post Medieval), in any geographical location. Preference is g ...more
