Omnibus: Asterix the Legionary, Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield, Asterix at the Olympic Games
Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo
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In this special collectors' edition, books ten to twelve are brought together in one fabulous...
The Shakespeare Book
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The Shakespeare Book is the perfect primer to the works of William Shakespeare, packed with witty...
The Twelve Ceasars
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'Suetonius, in holding up a mirror to those Caesars of diverting legend, reflects not only them but...
David McK (3600 KP) rated Ends of the Earth (Epic Adventure series, #13) in Books
Aug 26, 2025
This time, we're back in the dying days of the Roman Republic, just as one of the triumvirate of Julius Caesar, Pompey and Crassus was starting to break down, especially after Crassus led his men to a disastrous defeat by the Parthians at the Battle of Carrhae (which opens this novel).
Taken prisoner by the victors, and sold into slavery, this follows a small group of the Roman survivors as they attempt to (first) escape and then make their way back to Rome - a journey that covers a greater distance, and takes in many more wonders, than any of them had ever participated in (or seen, or believed to have existed) before.
So, a travelogue of sorts.
Well worth a read.
Nicole Hadley (380 KP) rated Food52 Mighty Salads: 60 New Ways to Turn Salad Into Dinner in Books
Jun 18, 2018
What I like the most about Food52 cookbooks is all the helpful hints they give you such as how to refresh wilted greens, best way to store and easiest way to peel hardboiled eggs. This book is filled with good advice as well as gorgeous recipes. It has great photos and there is an abundant amount of dressing recipes and not just your standard vinaigrettes. I really want to try the seared scallop salad with black lentils, peanut noodle salad, spring vegetable panzanella and the Caesar- style kale salad sounds interesting.
I received this book from Ten Speed Press via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
David McK (3600 KP) rated The Road to Rome: (The Forgotten Legion Chronicles No. 3) in Books
Jan 30, 2019
Whereas before this could be slightly jarring (moving from Rome to, eg, Alexandria, and then back to Rome), it works slightly better in this novvel as some of the characters are working their way back to the seat of the Roman Republic eventually taking it section about within the environs of the city.
As the series has been working up to, the novel also culminates in the fateful Ides of March, with the infamous assissination of Julius Caesar in the forum by a disgruntled group of nobles.
The series as whole was readable enough, and while I may read a few more by this author, I doubt I'll be going out of my way to look for them.
David McK (3600 KP) rated Hunting the Eagles: 2: Eagles of Rome in Books
Jan 30, 2019
This is the second in Ben Kane's 'Eagles of Rome' series, that deals with - in the first novel (Eagles at War) perhaps Rome's most famous defeat of all: that which led (according to legend) the Emperor Augustus Caesar to cry 'Varus, give me back my legions' after that general lost three legions and - horror of horrors! - their eagles in the battle (ambush) of Teutoberg Forest.
This novel follows some key characters from that novel (and survivors of the ambush), from a revolt by the Legionaries through to another battle in a forest/bog land and is told from both the point of view of the Romans and from the German war leader Arminius (who successfully carried out that ambush).
Like the previous entry in the series, Ben Kane's knowledge of the period definitely shines through in this!
Brutus: The Noble Conspirator
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Conspirator and assassin, philosopher and statesman, promoter of peace and commander in war, Marcus...
Mexican Flavors: Contemporary Recipes from Camp San Miguel
Hugh Carpenter and Teri Sandison
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Mexican Flavorsis your chance to learn about contemporary Mexican cuisine from a master teacher,...
There Once Was a Man with Six Wives: Our Kings and Queens in Limericks
Mick Twister and Hannah Warren
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Royal history as you've never seen it before - in limericks! Six times Henry Tudor got wed, Unhappy...