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1	Art of War more books like this by Sun Tzu Like Machiavelli's The Prince and the Japanese Book of Five Rings, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is as timely for business people today as it was for military strategists in ancient China. Written in China more than 2,000 years ago, Sun Tzu's classic The Art of War is the first known study of the planning and conduct of military operations. These terse ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £3.87! \| first editions
2	Odyssey more books like this by Homer "Tell us, Goddess, daughter of Zeus, start in your own place: when all the rest at Troy had fled from that steep doom and gone back home, away from war and the salt sea, only this man longed for his wife and a way home." Homer's Odyssey, at once an exciting epic of strife and subterfuge and a deeply felt tale of love and devotion, stands at the ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.55! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Republic more books like this by Plato R.E. Allen's highly regarded translations of the dialogues of Plato have been praised for their faithfulness and readability. Many years in the making, his translation of "The Republic" has been eagerly awaited. It comes now to crown a distinguished classicist's efforts to make Plato's works available in readable and accurate translations. This ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Mythology more books like this by Edith Hamilton This volume aims to bring to life for the modern reader, the Greek, Roman and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture - the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiquity to the present. Readers are introduced to the Greek gods on Olympus and Norse gods in Valhalla and can follow the drama of the Trojan ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £8.30! \| first editions
5	Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana more books like this by Anne Rice Rice's second book in her hugely ambitious and courageous series on the life of Christ begins during his last winter before his baptism and concludes with the miracle at Cana. As with "Out of Egypt," this novel is based on the Gospels and on the most respected New Testament scholarship. see all copies from £8.31! new only from £13.96!
6	The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus more books like this by Lee Strobel In this audio cassette edition, abridged from the Gold Medallion Award-winning book, Lee Strobel uses the dramatic scenario of an investigative journalist pursuing his story and leads?and his experience as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune?to interview experts about the evidence for Christ from the fields of science, philosophy, and history. Read ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.93!
7	Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt more books like this by Anne Rice Anne Rice built her literary reputation through an elaborately constructed Gothic horror mythology of vampires and witches. But now Rice, who has returned to the Catholic faith of her youth, eschews these dark, unholy topics in favor of the sacred, with this first in a series of retellings of the life of Jesus, inspired by the New Testament, ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £3.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal more books like this by Christopher Moore The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years -- except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work "reminiscent ... see all copies from £5.11! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Red Tent more books like this by Anita Diamant Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her fate is merely hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the verses of the "Book of Genesis" that recount the life of Jacob and his infamous dozen sons. The "Red Tent" is an extraordinary and engrossing tale of ancient womanhood and family honour. Told in Dinah's voice, it opens with the story of her ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £5.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Iliad more books like this by Homer It is the tenth year of the siege of Troy, and no one knows who will win. The gods watch from Mount Olympus and fight, too, some for the Greeks and some for the Trojans. There are battles and quarrels, and Achilles--the greatest warrior among the Greeks--refuses to fight any longer. But then the Trojan champion Hector kills Achilles's great friend ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae more books like this by Steven Pressfield Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie. Nearly 2,500 years ago, in 480BC, at a bleak pass in a far-flung corner of eastern Greece, three hundred Spartan warriors faced the army of Xerxes of Persia, a massive force rumoured to be over a million strong. Their orders were simple: to delay the enemy for as ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £6.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Politics more books like this by Aristotle Aristotle, great Greek philosopher, researcher, reasoner, and writer, born at Stagirus in 384 BCE, was the son of Nicomachus, a physician, and Phaestis. He studied under Plato at Athens and taught there (367-347); subsequently he spent three years at the court of a former pupil, Hermeias, in Asia Minor and at this time married Pythias, one of ... see all copies from £2.04! new only from £4.78! \| first editions
13 view cover	Meditations more books like this by Aurelius Marcus Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the "Meditations" of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed, as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. Spanning from doubt and despair to conviction and ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £3.10! \| first editions
14 view cover	The epic of Gilgamesh more books like this by N K Sandars (Introduction by) Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, and his companion Enkidu are the only heroes to have survived from the ancient literature of Babylon, immortalized in this epic poem that dates back to the 3rd millennium BC. Together they journey to the Spring of Youth, defeat the Bull of Heaven and slay the monster Humbaba. When Enkidu dies, Gilgamesh's grief and fear of ... see all copies from £2.02! new only from £2.34! \| first editions
15 view cover	Aeneid more books like this by Virgil '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 ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	A Voice in the Wind more books like this by Francine Rivers A.D. 70 Rome comes alive in this tale of the Jewish Christian slave girl Hadassah. Torn between a desire to witness and her fear of persecution, she encourages readers to represent Christ in their world. see all copies from £6.59! new only from £9.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths more books like this by Ingri D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire "For any child fortunate enough to have this generous book...the kings and heroes of ancient legend will remain forever matter-of-fact; the pictures interpret the text literally and are full of detail and witty observation."--"Horn Book," "The drawings...are excellent and excitingly evocative."--"The New York Times," see all copies from £6.87! new only from £11.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	The Death of Kings more books like this by Conn Iggulden A clash of armies and leaders such as the world has never seen takes center stage in the third installment of Iggulden's bestselling series that captures the legend of Julius Caesar. see all copies from £2.01! new only from £6.23! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Metamorphoses more books like this by Ovid For over two thousand years, readers have delighted in Ovid's playful eloquence; his influence on other writers has ranged from Dante and Chaucer to Shakespeare and Milton. This selection of 30 stories from the verse translation by F. A. Wright of Ovid's famous work, "The Metamorphoses, does full justice to the poet's elegance and wit. All of the ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £3.10! \| first editions
20 view cover	Antigone more books like this by Sophocles Sophocles' Antigone is among the greatest and most famous of all works of Greek literature, and it is often the play that is read first, whether in Greek or in translation, by those who are beginning to study Greek tragedy. But it is by no means an easy play, and the reader requires careful guidance if he is to appreciate its subtleties and come ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	The First Man in Rome more books like this by Colleen McCullough Marius marries Julius Ceasar's aunt, Julia, thereby gaining an entry for himself into the world of nobility. The North African war of this time establishes Marius' military reputation and that of his rival, Sulla, and also implants in both men the dream of becoming the first man in Rome. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Tao Te Ching more books like this by Professor Lao Tzu The Tao Te Ching is one of the most widely read Asian classics. And it is also one of the most frequently translated books in all of history, in part because it is impossible to translate it into English in a strictly literal way; the text just has too many Chinese characters that convey multiple meanings. This often leads translators to burden ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £3.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	The Bronze Bow more books like this by Elizabeth George Speare Daniel, a young Galilean boy, is obsessed with hatred of the Roman conquerors who crucified his father, and joins a band of Jewish guerillas in order to seek revenge. But when Daniel meets Jesus he wonders if violence is the answer. The book won the American Newbery Medal in 1961. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Decline and fall of the Roman Empire more books like this by Edward Gibbon In the world of books, there are hundreds of timeless classics. But only one collection of great works is a classic in itself - "Britannica's Great Books". This 60-volume set brings you centuries of celebrated writings from the greatest minds of all time, including Plato, Shakespeare, Swift, Freud, Hemingway and Twain. "Britannica's Great Books" ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £3.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The Quest more books like this by Wilbur Smith Something catastrophic is taking place in the distant and totally unexplored depths of Africa, from where the mighty Nile River springs. In desperation, the pharaoh sends the warlock Taita, the only man who can find out why the nourishing waters are drying up. Available in a tall Premium Edition. Martins Press. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.01! \| signed copies \| first editions

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