Philip Freeman, adapted by Laurie Calkhoven, illus. by Drew Willis. Simon & Schuster, $16.99 (352p) ISBN 978-1-4424-1729-8
This competent introduction to Greek mythology, adapted from Freeman’s recent adult title Oh My Gods, begins with a description of Creation, followed by sections on major and minor deities, heroes, lovers, and such stories as the fall of Troy and...
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Philip Freeman, Author . Simon & Schuster $25 (221p) ISBN 978-0-7432-6280-4
Sometime during the first century B.C., the Greek Stoic philosopher Posidonius traveled north and west to see for himself the mysterious culture of the Celts, which he had read about in Herodotus, Plato and Aristotle. Although none of Posidonius'
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Philip Freeman, Author . Simon & Schuster $30 (405p) ISBN 978-0-7432-8953-5
Historian Freeman (The Philosopher and the Druids: A Journey Among the Ancient Celts
) paints a flattering portrait of Caesar in this admirable biography, exalting his cunning, military skill, political insights and allegiance to the plebeian class.
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Philip Freeman. Simon & Schuster, $30 (368p) ISBN 978-1-4516-0997-4
Did Zeus use his immense power solely for good? Was Jason really a great hero who sailed across the sea to find the Golden Fleece or a selfish lout who succeeded only with the help of a clever and resourceful woman he later betrayed? Classicist...
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Philip Freeman. Norton, $26.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-393-24223-2
Classics professor and novelist Freeman (Sacrifice: A Celtic Adventure) expertly reconstructs the remarkable background of Sappho, the “first and greatest of the women poets in the ancient world,” from slender and fragmentary evidence. With deep and
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Philip Freeman, Author, Susan O'Connor, Photographer, Phil Freeman, Author Telegraph Company $16.95 (224p) ISBN 978-1-930606-00-5
Embraced by rock fans in the early 90s, the Free Jazz movement has inspired a kind of jazz renaissance. Jazz journalist and death-metal fan Phil Freeman describes that revival in New York Is Now! The New Wave of Free Jazz, the first book...
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Philip Freeman, Author . Simon & Schuster $24 (216p) ISBN 978-0-7432-5632-2
Born to an aristocratic British family in the fifth century, Patrick was kidnapped by slave raiders at age 15 and sold to an Irish farmer. After six years of tending sheep he escaped, walked 200 miles to a port city he had seen in a dream, and...
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