{"title":"Tom Holland","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-haunt-of-fear-the-ec-archives-volume5-9781506736372b","title":"The Haunt of Fear (The EC Archives, Volume5)","description":"\u003cb\u003eTALES THAT WILL USHER YOU INTO THE HAUNT OF FEAR!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow in an affordable oversized trade paperback, this fifth and final volume of the EC Comics horror classic \u003ci\u003eThe Haunt of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e collects a scary assortment of unforgettable frights! Featuring work from the legendary talents of Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein, Graham Ingels, George Evans, Jack Kamen, Jack Davis, and Reed Crandall, this volume collects \u003ci\u003eThe Haunt of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e #25–#28!","brand":"Dark Horse Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818560753744,"sku":"9781506736372B","price":12.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781506736372-l.jpg?v=1785872312"},{"product_id":"the-histories-9780670024896b","title":"The Histories","description":"Overview not currently available","brand":"Viking Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818725511248,"sku":"9780670024896B","price":17.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780670024896-l.jpg?v=1785873025"},{"product_id":"the-marathon-method-9781592332595b","title":"The Marathon Method","description":"A complete guide to training for a half or full marathon in sixteen weeks, this book follows the format of Tom's previous book The 12-Week Triathlete with simply the best advice on how to run your fastest race while staying injury-free. Whether you are a first-time marathoner, trying to set a new \"PR\" or looking to qualify for Boston, this book is for you.","brand":"Fair Winds Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42819828580432,"sku":"9781592332595B","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781592332595-l.jpg?v=1785877533"},{"product_id":"dominion-the-making-of-the-western-mind-9780349141206b","title":"Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind","description":"\u003ci\u003eDominion\u003c\/i\u003e tells the epic story of how those in the West came to be what they are, and why they think the way they do. Ranging from Moses to Merkel, from Babylon to Beverley Hills, from the emergence of secularism to the abolition of slavery, it explores why, in a society that has become increasingly doubtful of religion's claims, so many of its instincts remain irredeemably Christian. Christianity's enduring impact is not confined to churches. It can be seen everywhere in the West: in science, in secularism, in gay rights, even in atheism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is - to coin a phrase - the greatest story ever told.","brand":"Abacus","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820379410512,"sku":"9780349141206B","price":12.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780349141206-l.jpg?v=1785879524"},{"product_id":"rubicon-the-last-years-of-the-roman-pepulic-9781400078974b","title":"Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Pepulic","description":"In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small border river called the Rubicon and plunged Rome into cataclysmic civil war. Tom Holland's enthralling account tells the story of Caesar's generation, witness to the twilight of the Republic and its bloody transformation into an empire. From Cicero, Spartacus, and Brutus, to Cleopatra, Virgil, and Augustus, here are some of the most legendary figures in history brought thrillingly to life. Combining verve and freshness with scrupulous scholarship, Rubicon is not only an engrossing history of this pivotal era but a uniquely resonant portrait of a great civilization in all its extremes of self-sacrifice and rivalry, decadence and catastrophe, intrigue, war, and world-shaking ambition.","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820965269584,"sku":"9781400078974B","price":13.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781400078974-l.jpg?v=1785881809"},{"product_id":"persian-fire-the-first-world-empire-and-the-battle-for-the-w-9780349117171b","title":"Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West","description":" In the fifth century B.C., a global superpower was determined to bring truth and order to what it regarded as two terrorist states. The superpower was Persia, incomparably rich in ambition, gold, and men. The terrorist states were Athens and Sparta, eccentric cities in a poor and mountainous backwater: Greece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe story of how their citizens took on the Great King of Persia, and thereby saved not only themselves but Western civilization as well, is as heart-stopping and fateful as any episode in history. Tom Holland’s brilliant study of these critical Persian Wars skillfully examines a conflict of critical importance to both ancient and modern history.","brand":"Abacus","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821303697488,"sku":"9780349117171B","price":10.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780349117171-l.jpg?v=1785883146"},{"product_id":"the-persian-boy-a-novel-of-alexander-the-great-9781844089581b","title":"The Persian Boy: A Novel of Alexander the Great","description":"Overview not currently available","brand":"Virago Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821850628176,"sku":"9781844089581B","price":7.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781844089581-l.jpg?v=1785885415"},{"product_id":"the-micro-workout-plan-get-the-body-you-want-without-the-gym-9781454934295b","title":"The Micro-Workout Plan: Get the Body You Want Without the Gym in 15 Minutes or Less a Day","description":"\u003cb\u003eDitch the gym! It's not about how long you exercise--or where--but about the type of moves you do. Bowflex Fitness Advisor Tom Holland introduces micro-workouts for optimal health that will help you achieve the body you want.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatures:\u003cbr\u003e• An in-depth chapter that debunks the top 10 myths about exercises, including \"You're too old to start\" and \"Strength training will make you bulky\".\u003cbr\u003e• Actionable steps with 30 mix-and-match micro-workout routines: just two to four 5-minute micro-workouts a day done whenever and wherever you want will target your whole body and help you achieve the daily activity required for optimal health.\u003cbr\u003e• A step-by-step photographic section of 80 exercises teaching proper form.","brand":"Sterling","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42822062637136,"sku":"9781454934295B","price":7.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781454934295-l.jpg?v=1785886330"},{"product_id":"dynasty-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-house-of-caesar-9780349123837b","title":"Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar","description":"Author and historian Tom Holland returns to his roots in Roman history and the audience he cultivated with Rubicon - his masterful, witty, brilliantly researched popular history of the fall of the Roman republic - with Dynasty, a luridly fascinating history of the reign of the first five Roman emperors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDynasty continues Rubicon's story, opening where that book ended: with the murder of Julius Caesar. This is the period of the first and perhaps greatest Roman Emperors and it's a colorful story of rule and ruination, running from the rise of Augustus through to the death of Nero. Holland's expansive history also has distinct shades of I Claudius, with five wonderfully vivid (and in three cases, thoroughly depraved) Emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero - featured, along with numerous fascinating secondary characters. Intrigue, murder, naked ambition and treachery, greed, gluttony, lust, incest, pageantry, decadence - the tale of these five Caesars continues to cast a mesmerizing spell across the millennia.","brand":"Abacus","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42822782156880,"sku":"9780349123837B","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780349123837-l.jpg?v=1785889488"},{"product_id":"pax-war-and-peace-in-rome-s-golden-age-9780349141213b","title":"Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe definitive history of Rome's golden age - antiquity's ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pax Romana has long been revered as a golden age. At its peak, the Roman Empire stretched from Scotland to Arabia, and contained perhaps a quarter of humanity. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state the world had yet seen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning in 69AD, a year that saw four Caesars in succession rule the empire, and ending some seven decades later with the death of Hadrian, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003ePax\u003c\/span\u003e presents a dazzling history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland portrays the Roman Empire in all its predatory glory. Vivid scene follows vivid scene: the destruction of Jerusalem and Pompeii, the building of the Colosseum and Hadrian's Wall, the conquests of Trajan. Vividly sketching the lives of Romans both ordinary and spectacular, from slaves to emperors, Holland demonstrates how Roman peace was the fruit of unprecedented military violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stunning portrait of Rome's glory days, this is the epic history of the Pax Romana.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e'Holland, who co-hosts the podcast \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Rest Is History\u003c\/span\u003e, is at his best when having fun with Rome's bloody history' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A book for lovers of traditional, grand sweep narrative history' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Abacus","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42824189575248,"sku":"9780349141213B","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780349141213-l.jpg?v=1785895571"},{"product_id":"pax-war-and-peace-in-rome-s-golden-age-9781408706985b","title":"Pax: War and Peace in Rome’s Golden Age","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe definitive history of Rome's golden age - antiquity's ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pax Romana has long been revered as a golden age. At its peak, the Roman Empire stretched from Scotland to Arabia, and contained perhaps a quarter of humanity. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state the world had yet seen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning in 69AD, a year that saw four Caesars in succession rule the empire, and ending some seven decades later with the death of Hadrian, Pax presents a dazzling history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland portrays the Roman Empire in all its predatory glory. Vivid scene follows vivid scene: the destruction of Jerusalem and Pompeii, the building of the Colosseum and Hadrian's Wall, the conquests of Trajan. Vividly sketching the lives of Romans both ordinary and spectacular, from slaves to emperors, Holland demonstrates how Roman peace was the fruit of unprecedented military violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stunning portrait of Rome's glory days, this is the epic history of the pax Romana.","brand":"Abacus","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42824457224272,"sku":"9781408706985B","price":17.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781408706985-l.jpg?v=1785896668"},{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-the-sword-the-battle-for-global-empire-and-9780349122359b","title":"In the Shadow of the Sword: The Battle for Global Empire and the End of the Ancient World","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe acclaimed author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eRubicon \u003c\/span\u003eand other superb works of popular history now produces a thrillingly panoramic (and incredibly timely) account of the rise of Islam.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNo less significant than the collapse of the Roman Republic or the Persian invasion of Greece, the evolution of the Arab empire is one of the supreme narratives of ancient history, a story dazzlingly rich in drama, character, and achievement.  Just like the Romans, the Arabs came from nowhere to carve out a stupefyingly vast dominion—except that they achieved their conquests not over the course of centuries as the Romans did but in a matter of decades. Just like the Greeks during the Persian wars, they overcame seemingly insuperable odds to emerge triumphant against the greatest empire of the day—not by standing on the defensive, however, but by hurling themselves against all who lay in their path.","brand":"Abacus","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42824477638736,"sku":"9780349122359B","price":8.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780349122359-l.jpg?v=1785896750"},{"product_id":"rubicon-the-triumph-and-tragedy-of-the-roman-republic-9780349115634b","title":"Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic","description":"The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world. Rubicon paints a vivid portrait of the Republic at the climax of its greatness - the same greatness which would herald the catastrophe of its fall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a story of incomparable drama. This was the century of Julius Caesar, the gambler whose addiction to glory led him to the banks of the Rubicon, and beyond; of Cicero, whose defence of freedom would make him a byword for eloquence; of Spartacus, the slave who dared to challenge a superpower; of Cleopatra, the queen who did the same.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nTom Holland brings to life this strange and unsettling civilization, with its extremes of ambition and self-sacrifice, bloodshed and desire. Yet alien as it was, the Republic still holds up a mirror to us. Its citizens were obsessed by celebrity chefs, all-night dancing and exotic pets; they fought elections in law courts and were addicted to spin; they toppled foreign tyrants in the name of self-defence. Two thousand years may have passed, but we remain the Romans' heirs.","brand":"Abacus","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42825013788752,"sku":"9780349115634B","price":12.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780349115634-l.jpg?v=1785899059"},{"product_id":"millennium-9780349119724b","title":"Millennium","description":"Of all the civilisations existing in the year 1000, that of Western Europe seemed the unlikeliest candidate for future greatness. Compared to the glittering empires of Byzantium or Islam, the splintered kingdoms on the edge of the Atlantic appeared impoverished, fearful and backward. But the anarchy of these years proved to be, not the portents of the end of the world, as many Christians had dreaded, but rather the birth pangs of a radically new order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nMILLENNIUM is a stunning panoramic account of the two centuries on either side of the apocalyptic year 1000. This was the age of Canute, William the Conqueror and Pope Gregory VII, of Vikings, monks and serfs, of the earliest castles and the invention of knighthood, and of the primal conflict between church and state. The story of how the distinctive culture of Europe - restless, creative and dynamic - was forged from out of the convulsions of these extraordinary times is as fascinating and as momentous as any in history.","brand":"Abacus","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42825129099344,"sku":"9780349119724B","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780349119724-l.jpg?v=1785899532"},{"product_id":"pax-war-and-peace-in-rome-s-golden-age-9780465093533b","title":"Pax: War and Peace in Rome’s Golden Age","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a “remarkably gifted historian” (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), the definitive account of the golden age of Rome -- an ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Pax Romana has long been shorthand for the empire’s golden age. Stretching from Caledonia to Arabia, Rome ruled over a quarter of the world’s population. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state in the history of humankind.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePax \u003c\/i\u003eis a captivating narrative history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland shows ancient Rome in all its glory: Nero’s downfall, the destruction of Jerusalem and Pompeii, the building of the Colosseum and Hadrian’s Wall, the conquests of Trajan. Vividly sketching the lives of Romans both ordinary and spectacular, from slaves to emperors, Holland shows that Roman peace was the fruit of unprecedented military violence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A stunning portrait of Rome’s glory days, this is \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003eepic history of the Pax Romana. ","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42825891151952,"sku":"9780465093533B","price":14.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780465093533-l.jpg?v=1785902997"},{"product_id":"dominion-how-the-christian-revolution-remade-the-world","title":"Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"marvelous\" (\u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCrucifixion, the Romans believed, was the worst fate imaginable, a punishment reserved for slaves. How astonishing it was, then, that people should have come to believe that one particular victim of crucifixion -- an obscure provincial by the name of Jesus -- was to be worshipped as a god. \u003ci\u003eDominion\u003c\/i\u003e explores the implications of this shocking conviction as they have reverberated throughout history. Today, the West remains utterly saturated by Christian assumptions. As Tom Holland demonstrates, our morals and ethics are not universal but are instead the fruits of a very distinctive civilization. Concepts such as secularism, liberalism, science, and homosexuality are deeply rooted in a Christian seedbed. From Babylon to the Beatles, Saint Michael to #MeToo, \u003ci\u003eDominion\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how Christianity transformed the modern world.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42985409380432,"sku":"9781541675599B","price":15.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"swim-bike-run-eat-the-complete-guide-to-fueling-your-triathlon","title":"Swim, Bike, Run, Eat: The Complete Guide to Fueling Your Triathlon","description":"It's race day and you have your quick-closure running shoes, sleek suits, bikes, goggles, and watches, but if you haven't been training with the proper nutrition, you'll be left in the dust in the third mile. Enter Swim, Bike, Run--Eat to guide you from day one of training to the finish line and help your body perform at it's peak of fitness. In this book, author Tom Holland joins up with sports dietitian Amy Goodson to cover race-day essentials, food choices to complement your training regimen, as well as recovery nutrition. Learn how to determine what to eat; what to drink; how many calories to consume each day; whether or not to carry snacks while training; the difference between taking in calories from solid foods, semi-solids, and liquids; and whether or not to take electrolyte or salt tablets.","brand":"Fair Winds Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42986075193424,"sku":"9781592336067B","price":13.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}]}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/collections\/tom-holland.oembed","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}