Head of Zeus Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Messalina: Lyric Tragedy in Four Acts and Five Tableaux
Isidore De Lara
This is the story of Messalina. Third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious women to have inhabited the Roman world. #Messalina by @HonorCargillM is available to request on @NetGalley now: https://t.co/bjPxsg00kA https://t.co/vLS6vs6OkU
Paperback, 2022
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto
China Miéville
This is a book haunted by ghosts, sorcery and creative destruction… #ASpectreHaunting by China Miéville is now available in paperback: https://t.co/mTLycOVG82 https://t.co/FHbSDEVIWD
Paperback, 2022
$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lemon
Kwon Yeo-Sun
'Parasite meets The Good Son' @Tatlermagazine The glowing reviews for #Lemon 🍋 by Kwon Yeo-sun are in. https://t.co/InnI1OEJkt https://t.co/8krFnz5mF5
Paperback, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Light of Italy: The Life and Times of Federico Da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino
Jane Stevenson
Happy publication week for #TheLightOfItaly by Jane Stevenson! 'Jane Stevenson celebrates Urbino as an essential place of pilgrimage for all lovers of Italian art and literature' - Jonathan Keates Pick up a copy in paperback now: https://t.co/yRBn5t6F6m https://t.co/hxYYjGAit3
Paperback, 2023
$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow
You've seen the show, you've sung the songs, now read the book that inspired the hit musical 📚 This is the story #AlexanderHamilton, masterfully written by Ron Chernow. On sale this month for just 99p! https://t.co/AeMNs5KsHU https://t.co/id7mOBr0ne
Paperback, 2005
$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ulysses
James Joyce
This week we published #TheBookAboutEverything in paperback 🙌 Artists, writers and thinkers come together and respond to an episode of James Joyce's classic modernist novel Ulysses. Out now: https://t.co/WkYdpEHURP https://t.co/ygC8xv0qE4
Paperback, 1990
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World
Honor Cargill-Martin
‘Honor Cargill-Martin writes Messalina's story with wonderful passion and precision, in a book that reads like a thriller while delivering a nuanced examination of one woman and her many depictions.’ @ElodieITV #Messalina by @HonorCargillM is out now: https://t.co/fjjHnS3y7M https://t.co/AV2teKe7HU
Hardcover, 2023
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Trees of Life
Max Adams
Max Adams will be at @booksandbootsUK on Friday 23rd September. Head along for lively illustrated talk, exploring some of the fascinating topics in his books, ‘Trees of Life’ and ‘The Museum of the Wood Age’. https://t.co/m3St8EAEaT https://t.co/llL5B1OiCH
Hardcover, 2021
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Sea Gate
Jane Johnson
#TheWhiteHare is the new novel from @JaneJohnsonBakr Author of #TheSeaGate and #TheTenthGift This book is perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore, Katie Fforde and Liz Fenwick. Download your eBook for just 99p today! https://t.co/7dPyIFxuw6 https://t.co/KaBtOlHKQA
Paperback, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hadrian's Wall
Adrian Goldsworthy
'… the perfect companion to exploring the remains of the wall today.’ BBC History Magazine #HadriansWall by Adrian Goldsworthy is a beautifully produced account of the history and importance of Hadrian's Wall. Out now in paperback: https://t.co/yYpiuBNZ8R https://t.co/IUURt98czF
Hardcover, 2018
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book