SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome – Mary Beard
A history of Ancient Rome. It says so on the cover.
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Not Till We Are Lost – Dennis E. Taylor
Another book from the Bobiverse series.
Trillion Year Spree – Brian W. Aldiss
A very thorough history of sci fi
Twilight of the Eastern Gods – Ismail Kadare
I got cheated by this book. That is all
L’Avvocato Dell’Atomo: In difesa dell’energia nucleare – Luca Romano
Italy, and really much of the EU, has been sadly anti-nuclear energy. One brave Italian spoke against this trend
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Excession – Iain M. Banks
Banks’ fifth novel in the series attempts to explore… well, i honestly have no idea.
City of Sokrates: An Introduction to Classical Athens- J.W. Roberts
An in-depth introduction to life in Classical athens.
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The Midnight Library – Matt Haig
Another book in the ‘what if it had all gone differently’ genre
The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight over the English Language – Peter Martin
A book about the differences between American and British English, the lack of success of the first American Dictionary, and Noah Webster.
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A Monster Calls – Patrick Ness
At the heart of this story is the fact that, yes, life is scarier than any monster our imaginations can come up with.
Failures in Polymathy 