This book offers a radical new survey of more than a thousand years of religious life at Rome. It sets religion in its full cultural context, between the primitive hamlet of the eighth century BC and the cosmopolitan, multicultural society of the first centuries of the Christian era. The narrative account is structured around a series of broad themes: how to interpret the Romans' own theories of their religious system and its origins; the relationship of religion and the changing politics ...

A complete and truly unique music biography of Robert Smith and company, The Cure, chronicling their 40+ year history with hundreds of entries in an A-to-Z encyclopedia fashion.Definitive and deeply researched by acclaimed music journalist Simon Price, Curepedia will surprise and inform fans of 80s music everywhere as they await The Cure's highly anticipated next album release.The Cure remain, 40 plus years into their career, one of the biggest rock bands in the wo...

Volume two reveals the extraordinary diversity of ancient Roman religion. A comprehensive sourcebook, it presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world - from the foundations of the city in the eighth century BC to the Christian capital more than a thousand years later. Each document is given a full introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and acts as a starting point for further discussion. Through paintings, sculptures, coins and inscriptions, ...

An innovative and intriguing look at the foundations of Western civilization from two leading historians; the first volume in the Penguin History of EuropeThe influence of ancient Greece and Rome can be seen in every aspect of our lives. From calendars to democracy to the very languages we speak, Western civilization owes a debt to these classical societies. Yet the Greeks and Romans did not emerge fully formed; their culture grew from an active engagement with a d...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In an age where technology permeates every aspect of our lives, understanding its profound impact on our minds and finances is crucial. Big Tech Exposed: How Algorithms Control Your Mind & Money unravels the intricate web of digital manipulation techniques that big tech companies employ to capture our attention, influence our behaviors, and commodify our personal data. From the grips of social media addiction to the insidious presence o...

A complete and truly unique biography of Robert Smith and company, The Cure, chronicling their 40+ year history with hundreds of entries in A to Z fashion.Definitive and deeply researched, Curepedia will surprise and inform fans everywhere as they await The Cure's highly anticipated next album release.The Cure remain, 40 plus years into their career, one of...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In an age where technology permeates every aspect of our lives, understanding its profound impact on our minds and finances is crucial. Big Tech Exposed: How Algorithms Control Your Mind & Money unravels the intricate web of digital manipulation techniques that big tech companies employ to capture our attention, influence our behaviors, and commodify our personal data. From the grips of social media addiction to the insidious presence o...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In an age where technology permeates every aspect of our lives, understanding its profound impact on our minds and finances is crucial. Big Tech Exposed: How Algorithms Control Your Mind & Money unravels the intricate web of digital manipulation techniques that big tech companies employ to capture our attention, influence our behaviors, and commodify our personal data. From the grips of social media addiction to the insidious presence o...

Her central themes are the classics, universities and teaching - and much else besides. In this second collection following on from the success of It's a Don's Life, Beard ponders whether Gaddafi's home is Roman or not, we share her 'terror of humiliation' as she enters 'hairdresser country' and follow her dilemma as she wanders through the quandary of illegible handwriting on examination papers and 'longing for the next dyslexic' - on whose paper the answers are typed, not handwr...

The #1 New York Times bestselling series!Red Queen, by #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard, is a sweeping tale of power, intrigue, and betrayal, perfect for fans of Lauren Robert's Powerless and George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series.Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood—those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red, scraping b...

They burned his world to the ground. Now he’ll infiltrate theirs.When Will Stark returns home on his birthday, he finds his life in ruins—his house engulfed in flames, his family gone, and a team of professional killers waiting to finish the job. But Will survives—and is pulled into a secret war between rival factions of a powerful, centuries-old society known as the Aliomenti.These people possess gifts beyond imagination. And they see Will as more than jus...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIESTaking place nearly a century before the events of A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LOS ANGELES TIMES AND BUZZFEEDThese collected adventures recoun...