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Book Cover for: The Persian Boy, Mary Renault

The Persian Boy

Mary Renault
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@turdducken @kamilumin @onyxaminedlife @peachofababy Read The Persian Boy by Mary Renault for a fictional account of Alexander’s conquests told from Bagoas’s POV

Paperback, 1988

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Renegades: Born in the USA, Barack Obama

Renegades: Born in the USA

Barack Obama
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@bedwyrssong Bruce Springsteen every time a conservative plays “Born in the USA” at a rally

Hardcover, 2021

$50.00$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Byrds: 1964-1967, Roger McGuinn

The Byrds: 1964-1967

Roger McGuinn
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David Crosby was a big fixture in the soundtrack of my childhood. Thinking of “Turn! Turn! Turn!” by The Byrds now, the lyrics of which come from a verse in Ecclesiastes we hear frequently at funerals: it is “a time to mourn”

Hardcover, 2022

$149.00$124.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: Fire from Heaven: A Novel of Alexander the Great, Mary Renault

Fire from Heaven: A Novel of Alexander the Great

Mary Renault
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Mary Renault wrote a bunch of homosexual love stories set in Ancient Greece. I lLOVED The Last of the Wine and Fire from Heaven so I’m excited to dive into this depiction of the life of mythology’s #1 fuckboi: Theseus. #JusticeForAriadne

Paperback, 2002

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Last of the Wine, Mary Renault

The Last of the Wine

Mary Renault
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@patjrogers Highly recommend The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault if you like books about ancient Greeks being gay!

Paperback, 2001

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Swan Lake, New York City Ballet

Swan Lake

New York City Ballet
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Today marks the three year anniversary of my first ever visit to the New York City Ballet. I was absolutely enraptured by their Swan Lake. When things began to open up again returning to NYCB was top of my list. Becoming a subscriber was one of the best decisions I ever made.

Hardcover, 2019

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Fosse, Sam Wasson

Fosse

Sam Wasson
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@Bussyoftheopera Fosse by Sam Wasson is SOOOOOOOOO good

Paperback, 2014

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Small Place, Jamaica Kincaid

A Small Place

Jamaica Kincaid
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@puertofico Have you ever read A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid?

Paperback, 2025

$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: James: Simply the Gospel, John D. Barry

James: Simply the Gospel

John D. Barry
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How did John Barry never receive a single Oscar nomination for any of his work on the James Bond films???

Paperback, 2014

$12.97$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Das Boot: The Boat, Lothar Gunther Buchheim

Das Boot: The Boat

Lothar Gunther Buchheim
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Das Boot. Highly highly HIGHLY recommend if you enjoy intense ~4 hour German war cinema https://t.co/ahVmJjoDfm

Paperback, 2007

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book