Chronological Period/Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
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Tut’s Mummy: Lost…and Found
$5.99 Read moreIllus. in full color with black-and-white & full-color photos. “Beginning with the death of Tutankhamen, the book moves forward to archaeologist Howard Carter’s discovery of the tomb. Information abou… [more below]
- Series: Step Into Reading – Level 4
- Author: Donnelly, Judy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 12 1988
- ISBN10: 0394891899
- Language: English
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Ancient Egypt: An Interactive History Adventure
$9.99 Read moreDelve into fascinating time periods This series allows readers to explore different times and places in history from different perspectives. The narrative format, suspenseful action, and path navigat… [more below]
- Series: You Choose: Historical Eras
- Author: Adamson, Heather
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1515742490
- Language: English
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The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
$23.99 Add to cartThe death of the Roman Empire is one of the perennial mysteries of world history. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Peter Heather proposes a stunning new solution: Centuries of imperialism turned the … [more below]
- Author: Heather, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: June 11 2007
- ISBN10: 0195325419
- Language: English
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Prophets
$45.00 Read more“A brilliant study of the Hebrew prophets, one of the most penetrating works . . . [of] our time.”– Will Herberg
From the legendary twentieth-century Jewish Theologian and author of Man is Not Alone a
- Author: Heschel, Abraham J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0063347962
- Language: English
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Ancient Greece for Kids
$16.95 Add to cartSelected for The Children’s Book Council’s March 2023 “Hot Off the Press” Reading List
In Ancient Greece for Kids, readers will discover everything there is to know about Ancient Greece told in a novel… [more below]
- Series: Unfolding the Past #2
- Author: Ruzicka, Oldrich
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 12
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 8000065983
- Language: English
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Arabic Poems
$20.00 Add to cartA bilingual anthology of poems from the sixth century to the present, Arabic Poems is a one-of-a-kind showcase of a fascinating literary tradition.
The Arabic poetic legacy is as vast as it is deep,- Series: Everyman’s Library Pocket Poets
- Author: Hammond, Marle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 05 2014
- ISBN10: 0375712437
- Language: English
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Sobre La Felicidad Y La Brevedad de la Vida: C?mo Alcanzar La Felicidad Atrevi?ndote a Ser Tu Mismo
$8.95 Read moreEl tiempo que tenemos no es corto; es que perdemos mucho.
Si Séneca es un clásico es porque fue capaz de acuñar reflexiones que han interpelado a lectores de todas las épocas hasta nuestros dÃas… [more below]
- Author: S?neca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 6070796217
- Language: Spanish
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Persian Myths & Tales: Epic Tales
$30.00 Read moreThe Shah Nameh (The Book of Kings), The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan (The Flower Garden) are amongst the greatest works of Persia, containing some of the most beautiful, rich and diverse lang… [more below]
- Series: Gothic Fantasy
- Author: Ruymbeke, Christine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: February 25 2022
- ISBN10: 1839647744
- Language: English
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Jason and the Golden Fleece: (The Argonautica)
$13.95 Add to cartThe Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason’s quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous princess Medea. The only surviving Greek epic to bridge the gap between Homer and late… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Apollonius of Rhodes
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: April 15 2009
- ISBN10: 0199538727
- Language: English
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Myth and Thought Among the Greeks
$34.00 Add to cart“Myth and Thought among the Greeks is Jean-Pierre Vernant’s magisterial first entry upon the scene of classical studies. As fresh and challenging as it was when first published in 1965, this new editi
- Series: Mit Press
- Author: Vernant, Jean-Pierre
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: June 13 2006
- ISBN10: 1890951609
- Language: English
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Exemplary Stories
$12.95 Add to cartMore popular in their day than Don Quxixote, Cervantes’s Exemplary Stories (1613) surprise, challenge and delight. Ranging from the picaresque to the satirical, the Exemplary Stories defy the conventi… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Decervantes
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: December 15 2008
- ISBN10: 0199555001
- Language: English
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China: Land of the Emperor’s Great Wall: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #14: Day of the Dragon King
$7.99 Read moreThe #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better. Track the … [more below]
- Series: Magic Tree House (R) Fact Tracker #31
- Author: Osborne, Mary Pope
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: December 23 2014
- ISBN10: 0385386354
- Language: English
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Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus
$20.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – From the bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization comes a compelling historical narrative about Jesus–an obscure rabbi from a backwater of the Roman Empire who bec… [more below]
- Series: Hinges of History #03
- Author: Cahill, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 13 2001
- ISBN10: 0385483724
- Language: English
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The Selected Poems of Tu Fu: Expanded and Newly Translated by David Hinton
$18.95 Add to cartTu Fu (712-770 C.E.) has for a millennium been widely considered the greatest poet in the Chinese tradition, and Hinton’s original translation played a key role in developing that reputation in Americ… [more below]
- Author: Fu, Tu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 25 2020
- ISBN10: 081122838X
- Language: English
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Hyperion and the Great Balls of Fire
$6.99 Add to cartThe action heats up for Zeus and his fellow Olympians in this blazing Heroes in Training tale.
Phew, it’s hot Under the titan Hyperion’s rule, the sun is burning even brighter than normal and scorchi- Series: Heroes in Training #4
- Author: Holub, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 06 2013
- ISBN10: 1442452692
- Language: English
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Good Saint Joseph
$4.10 Add to cartOne of 101 titles in the St. Joseph Picture Book Series, this book by beloved author Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D. introduces Catholic children to the life of Saint Joseph. Among the features of th
- Series: St. Joseph Picture Books (Paperback)
- Author: Lovasik, Lawrence G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 1978
- ISBN10: 0899422837
- Language: English
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The Art of War: A New Translation by Michael Nylan
$24.95 Add to cartSun Tzu’s ancient book of strategy and psychology has as much to tell us today as when it was first written 2,500 years ago. In a world forever at odds, his rules for anticipating the motivations and
- Author: Tzu, Sun
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1324004894
- Language: English
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The River of Heaven: The Haiku of Basho, Buson, Issa, and Shiki
$16.95 Read more“In this, his final work, American senior Zen Roshi Robert Aitken lovingly ties together two threads, Zen practice and haiku.” —Spirituality & Health
Known to many as the study of quiet stillness an- Author: Aitken, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 10 2011
- ISBN10: 1582437106
- Language: English
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Zhang Heng and the Incredible Earthquake Detector
$17.99 Read more2023 BSB NSTA Best STEM Book of the Year
When thousands of people die in China’s earthquakes, Emperor Shun Di does not know what to do as it takes days
2023 Storytelling World Resource Award winner- Author: McGee, Randel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 1641701684
- Language: English
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The Story of Greece and Rome
$16.00 Add to cartThe extraordinary story of the intermingled civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, spanning more than six millennia, from the late Bronze Age to the seventh century
The magnificent civilization cr- Author: Spawforth, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: March 17 2020
- ISBN10: 0300251645
- Language: English
