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An "adventure tale for puzzle lovers and Indiana Jones fans alike" (The Washington Post) following three free-spirited Victorians on their twenty-year quest to decipher cuneiform, the oldest writing in the world—from the New York Times bestselling...

During the pandemic, an aging screenwriter is holed up in a coastal South Carolina town with his beloved second wife, Peaches. He's been binge-eating for a year and developed a notable rapport with the local fast-food chain Hippo King. He...

This revealing look at life in ancient Rome offers a compelling journey through the vivid landscape of politics, domestic life, entertainment, and inequality experienced daily by Romans of all social strata.Frenzied crowds, talking ravens, the...

"A magisterial new history"—The New York Times"An epic tale, and MacCulloch is an undaunted guide.”—New York Review of BooksA groundbreaking history of sexual emotion, sexual activity, gender relations, marriage and the family—and how Christianity...