Cart
|
|
my account
|
wish list
|
help
|
800-878-7323
Hello, |
Login
MENU
Browse
New Arrivals
Bestsellers
Featured Preorders
Award Winners
Audio Books
See All Subjects
Used
Staff Picks
Staff Picks
Picks of the Month
Bookseller Displays
50 Books for 50 Years
25 Best 21st Century Sci-Fi & Fantasy
25 PNW Books to Read Before You Die
25 Books From the 21st Century
25 Memoirs to Read Before You Die
25 Global Books to Read Before You Die
25 Women to Read Before You Die
25 Books to Read Before You Die
Gifts
Gift Cards & eGift Cards
Powell's Souvenirs
Journals and Notebooks
socks
Games
Sell Books
Blog
Events
Find A Store
Don't Miss
Big Mood Sale
Teen Dream Sale
Portland Like a Pro Sale
Powell's Author Events
Oregon Battle of the Books
Audio Books
Get the Powell's newsletter
Visit Our Stores
Powell's Staff:
Five Book Friday: In Memoriam
(0 comment)
Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...
Read More
»
Brontez Purnell:
Powell’s Q&A: Brontez Purnell, author of ‘Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt’
(0 comment)
Rachael P.:
Starter Pack: Where to Begin with Ursula K. Le Guin
(0 comment)
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
##LOC[Cancel]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
##LOC[Cancel]##
Customer Comments
Professor Colby Glass has commented on (2) products
Polis
by
Christophe Rico
Professor Colby Glass
, July 02, 2015
Polis uses the immersion method to teach ancient Greek. Originally available only in French, German and Italian. A very highly thought of book. Now too expensive unless one comes across a used bargain.
Was this comment helpful? |
Yes
|
No
report this comment
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
by
Greenblatt, Stephen
Professor Colby Glass
, April 24, 2015
Swerve is one of the best books I have ever read. It is well-written and erudite, covering such wonderful subjects as the humanists, Petrarch, printing, Aldus Menutius, scribes, Lucretius, palimpsests, Herculaneum, libraries, Cicero, lost manuscripts, Greek and Latin, Thomas Jefferson, the invention of alphabetic order by Zenodotus, Erasmus, and many other fascinating subjects. It is like sitting down and having a conversation with a really educated person. It focuses on the Renaissance and the discovery by Poggio Bracciolini of Lucretius' lost manuscript in a monastary. If you like the Renaissance, you will love this book.
Was this comment helpful? |
Yes
|
No
(5 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)
report this comment