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  • The Far Edges of the Known World

    Life Beyond the Borders of Ancient Civilization

    by Owen Rees ...
    A revisionist history of the ancient world that shifts our focus from Athens and Rome to the long-ignored societies on the borders.When Ovid was exiled from Rome to a border town on the Black Sea, he despaired at his bleak and barbarous new surroundings. Like many Greeks and Romans, Ovid thought the outer reaches of his world was where civilization ceased to exist. Our own fascination with the ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Great Battles of the Classical Greek World

    by Owen Rees ...
    This book presents a selection of eighteen land battles and sieges that span the Classical Greek period, from the Persian invasions to the eclipse of the traditional hoplite heavy infantry at the hands of the Macedonians. This of course is the golden age of the hoplite phalanx but Owen Rees is keen to cover all aspects of battle, including mercenary armies and the rise of light infantry, ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Requiem of Tomás Luis de Victoria (1603)

    by Owen Rees ...
    Series series Music in Context
    Victoria's Requiem is among the best-loved and most-performed musical works of the Renaissance, and is often held to be 'a Requiem for an age', representing the summation of golden-age Spanish polyphony. Yet it has been the focus of surprisingly little research. Owen Rees's multifaceted study brings together the historical and ritual contexts for the work's genesis, the first detailed musical ... Read more

    $30.39 USD

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    The Far Edges of the Known World

    Life Beyond the Borders of Ancient Civilization

    by Owen Rees ...
    Narrated by Gareth Armstrong ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 7 min

    When Ovid was exiled from Rome to a border town on the Black Sea, he despaired at his bleak and barbarous new surroundings. Like many Greeks and Romans, Ovid thought the outer reaches of his world was where civilization ceased to exist. Our own fascination with the Greek and Roman world has for centuries followed this perspective, shrouding cultures at the far reaches of their influence in myth. ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • A Thailand Diary: Volume 1

    A Thailand Diary, #1

    by Matt Owens Rees ...
    Series Book 1 - A Thailand Diary
    A Thailand Diary: volume 1 is the first in a series of easy-to-read diary entries of life in the Land of Smiles.Some entries are short, some entries are humourous, All are true descriptions of events which actually happened. Only names have been changed.48,000 words covering each day between I January and 30 June.You may sometimes be surprised at what you read. This is the Real Thailand. Through ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The True Story of a Welsh Godfather

    by Matt Owens Rees ...
    A true and verified story of a ruthless Welsh Godfather, J.O.Williams, and his criminal activities. And how the mafia family he founded finally became legitimate under his grandson, my schoolboy friend, Johnny Illsley. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A New Life in Thailand?

    Escape to Thailand, #1

    by Matt Owens Rees ...
    Series Book 1 - Escape to Thailand
    Derek explains in some detail what led up to his bitter divorce in England and the doubts he had about moving to Thailand to be with the woman he had met on a Thai dating site.He describes what eventually made up his mind. But even then, there were times when he was unsure if he was making the right choice in getting involved with a Thai lady and living in a very different culture.There are many ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Controversies in the Common Law

    Tracing the Contributions of Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin

    Edited by Vanessa Gruben, Graham Mayeda, Owen Rees ...
    Beverley McLachlin was the first woman to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Joining the Court while it was establishing its approach to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, McLachlin aided the court in weathering the public backlash against controversial decisions during her tenure.Controversies in the Common Law explores Chief Justice McLachlin’s approach to legal reasoning ... Read more

    $50.99 USD

  • Combat Stress in Pre-modern Europe

    Edited by Owen Rees, Kathryn Hurlock, Jason Crowley ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book examines the lasting impact of war on individuals and their communities in pre-modern Europe. Research on combat stress in the modern era regularly draws upon the past for inspiration and validation, but to date no single volume has effectively scrutinised the universal nature of combat stress and its associated modern diagnoses. Highlighting the methodological obstacles of using modern ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Hidden Thailand

    Boxed Sets, #3

    by Matt Owens Rees ...
    Series Book 3 - Boxed Sets
    Hidden Thailand comprises 5 books on Thai Lifestyle and CultureA Thailand Diary shows, through its 365 pages, a real Thailand that many do not see.The 10 chapters of Thailand Take Two look at the main cultural concepts found in Thailand, its different lifestyle and values. From Face to Family. From Class hierarchy to the Thai Smile.Escape to Thailand traces the successes and failures of an expat ... Read more

    $19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Military Departures, Homecomings and Death in Classical Athens

    Hoplite Transitions

    by Dr Owen Rees ...
    This volume sheds new light on the experience of ancient Greek warfare by identifying and examining three fundamental transitions undergone by the classical Athenian hoplite as a result of his military service: his departure to war, his homecoming from war having survived, and his homecoming from war having died.As a conscript, a man regularly called upon by his city-state to serve in the battle ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • The True Story of a Welsh Godfather

    The True Story of a Welsh Godfather, #9

    by Matt Owens Rees ...
    Series Book 9 - The True Story of a Welsh Godfather
    He was too charismatic and ruthless a businessman for them to ever have a chance of controlling him. They were both gaining financially from working with him. In that sense, they were part of this extended mafia family. A mafia family is not solely comprised of blood relatives.I first met J.O.Williams, the Welsh Godfather, when playing with his grandson, Johnny Illslay, in the extensive grounds of ... Read more

    $2.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus