QuintusCurtius Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Lexington and Concord: The Battle Heard Round the World
George C. Daughan
Listening to this audiobook now, "Lexington and Concord," by George Daughan. Very good, and makes the argument that economic--not political--factors played a major role in driving the American colonists to arms. Surprisingly relevant today. https://t.co/gpLJyeAbdb
Hardcover, 2018
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lives: With Exercises, and Vocabulary
Cornelius Nepos
The Greek statesman Timoleon talks about how the "splendor of liberty" means being able to exercise one's rights without fear of retribution or retaliation. From my translation of Cornelius Nepos's "Lives of the Great Commanders." (https://t.co/jwEi3PcvWg) https://t.co/vWwuEOJHEb
Hardcover, 2016
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The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
Edgar Allen Poe
Read Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether." Has a lot to say about contemporary society: that is, when the inmates are slowly allowed to take over the asylum.
Out of stock

F.D.R.: His Personal Letters, Early Years
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Franklin Delano Roosevelt [center, with top hat] aboard the USS George Washington, 1919." As Asst. Sec. of the Navy, FDR visited Europe after the First World War. [USMC Archives] https://t.co/O31LogirEG
Paperback, 2010
$47.95$23.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Thoughts
Pascal Blaise
"Power is the ruler of the world, and not opinion. But it is opinion that makes use of power." Blaise Pascal, "Thoughts," S462/L553
Paperback, 2022
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Born on the Fourth of July
Ron Kovic
Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic coaches Tom Cruise through an emotional scene during the filming of "Born on the Fourth of July" in 1988. https://t.co/JKnHHa5raf
Paperback, 2016
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior
David H. Hackworth
@valoramous From David Hackworth's book "About Face." You can find the citation here: https://t.co/QOkqhSihbr
Paperback, 2020
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Collected Papers of Lord Rutherford of Nelson, Volume Three: Cambridge
Ernest Rutherford
Physicist Ernest Rutherford with some colleagues at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, early 20th cent. Rutherford's charisma, interpersonal skills, energy, and sense of humor enabled him to draw the very best out of his associates. https://t.co/gwGw6Y3GDw
Hardcover, 2014
$240.00$215.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
Friendly reminder that the new remake of "All Quiet On The Western Front" is a terrible butchery of Erich Maria Remarque's great novel. It deserves none of the accolades it is being given.
Paperback, Mass Market, 1987
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The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
Edgar Allan Poe
Read Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether." Has a lot to say about contemporary society: that is, when the inmates are slowly allowed to take over the asylum.
Paperback, 2018
$8.05$4.03 + Free shipping50% off your first book