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  • The Complete World of Greek Mythology

    by Richard Buxton ...
    Series series The Complete Series
    A full, authoritative, and wholly engaging account of these endlessly fascinating tales and of the ancient society in which they were created.Greek myths are among the most complex and influential stories ever told. From the first millennium BC until today, the myths have been repeated in an inexhaustible series of variations and reinterpretations. They can be found in the latest movies and ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • The Worst-Run Club in the Country

    Everton's Downfall Under Farhad Moshiri

    by Richard Buxton ...
    The Worst-Run Club in the Country is the definitive story of Farhad Moshiri's six and a half years as the majority shareholder of Everton Football Club.From the moment of his February 2016 arrival, the British-Iranian billionaire set about trying to rouse one of English football's perennial sleeping giants. No expense was spared in arming managers with substantial transfer budgets while he also ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Greek Myths & Tales

    Epic Tales

    Series series Gothic Fantasy
    A potent pantheon of gods, heroes engaged in epic battles, fearsome mythical creatures and supernatural transformations – such fantastical elements infuse Greek myths with a wonder and excitement that’s hard to beat. These tales of love, courage, conflict and intrigue, shared for thousands of years, still exercise a powerful influence on our modern lives. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Cyclops

    The Myth and its Cultural History

    by Mercedes Aguirre, Richard Buxton ...
    A Cyclops is popularly assumed to be nothing more than a flesh-eating, one-eyed monster. In an accessible, stylish, and academically authoritative investigation, this book seeks to demonstrate that there is far more to it than that - quite apart from the fact that in myths the Cyclopes are not always one-eyed! This book provides a detailed, innovative, and richly illustrated study of the myths ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Fine Margins

    How Manchester City and Liverpool Forged Football's Ultimate Rivalry

    by Richard Buxton ...
    Fine Margins is the definitive story of how two mainstays of English football took their feuding on to the game's biggest stages. The Manchester City and Liverpool rivalry is synonymous with the Premier League, but its roots go back much further. For over half a century, these two clubs from opposite ends of the M62 have been perennial thorns in each other's side. Bill Shankly laid the groundwork ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Light and Darkness in Ancient Greek Myth and Religion

    by Mercedes Aguirre, Richard Buxton, Soteroula Constantinidou, Ken Dowden, Radcliffe G. Edmonds, Ariadni Gartziou-Tatti, Daniel Iakov, Efimia D. Karakantza, Françoise Létoublon, Avgi Maggel, Nanno Marinatos, Dimitris Paleothodoros, Ioanna Patera, Isabelle Ratinaud, Spyros Syropoulos, Evanthia Tsitsibakou-Vasalos, Athanassia Zografou, Richard Seaford ...
    Series series Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches
    Light and darkness played an important role beyond the division of time in ancient Greek myth and religion; the contributors to Light and Darkness in Ancient Greek Myth and Religion consider its function on both the individual and social level as manifested in modes of thought and behavior and expressed in language, beliefs, ritual, and iconography. The book is divided into five parts: color ... Read more

    $129.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Greek Myths that Shape the Way We Think

    by Richard Buxton ...
    Narrated by Gareth Richards ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 24 min

    How do ancient Greek myths find themselves retold and reinterpreted in cultures across the world, several millennia later? In this volume, bestselling author Richard Buxton explores the power that eight iconic Greek myths hold in the modern world. Buxton traces these stories and archetypes from their ancient forms through their transformations over time in literature, art, cinema, psychology, and ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    Norse Mythology for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Norse Folk Tales
    How much do you know about Vikings, other than them being a really brave people? Add more facts to your knowledge of them by going over this wonderfully graphic educational book. Composed of images in vibrant colors, this book will make learning a much more personalized experience. The use of pictures is admirable because these are universal languages that facilitate effective learning strategies. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Aeneid

    by Virgil ...
    Translated by Frederick Ahl ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'Arms and the man I sing of Troy...' So begins one of the greatest works of literature in any language. Written by the Roman poet Virgil more than two thousand years ago, the story of Aeneas' seven-year journey from the ruins of Troy to Italy, where he becomes the founding ancestor of Rome, is a narrative on an epic scale: Aeneas and his companions contend not only with human enemies but with the ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • Republic

    by Robin Waterfield ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    Republic is the central work of the Western world's most famous philosopher. Essentially an inquiry into morality, Republic also contains crucial arguments and insights into many other areas of philosophy. It is also a literary masterpiece: the philosophy is presented for the most part for the ordinary reader, who is carried along by the wit and intensity of the dialogue and by Plato's ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • King Harald's Saga

    by Snorri Sturluson ...
    Translated by Hermann Palsson, Magnus Magnusson ...
    This compelling Icelandic history describes the life of King Harald Hardradi, from his battles across Europe and Russia to his final assault on England in 1066, less than three weeks before the invasion of William the Conqueror. It was a battle that led to his death and marked the end of an era in which Europe had been dominated by the threat of Scandinavian forces. Despite England's triumph, it ... Read more

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  • Demosthenes of Athens and the Fall of Classical Greece

    by Ian Worthington ...
    Regarded as ancient Greece's greatest orator, Demosthenes lived through and helped shape one of the most eventful epochs in antiquity. His political career spanned three decades, during which time Greece fell victim to Macedonian control, first under Philip II and then Alexander the Great. Demosthenes' resolute and courageous defiance of Philip earned for him a reputation as one of history's ... Read more

    $35.99 USD