Her central themes are the classics, universities and teaching - and much else besides. In this second collection following on from the success of It's a Don's Life, Beard ponders whether Gaddafi's home is Roman or not, we share her 'terror of humiliation' as she enters 'hairdresser country' and follow her dilemma as she wanders through the quandary of illegible handwriting on examination papers and 'longing for the next dyslexic' - on whose paper the answers are typed, not handwritten.Praise for It's a Don's Life'Delightful ... it has the virtues of brevity, eclecticism and learning worn lightly ... if they'd had Mary Beard on their side back then, the Romans would still have their empire' Daily Mail
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'Delightful... it has the virtues of brevity, eclecticism and learning worn lightly... if they'd had Mary Beard on their side back then, the Romans would still have their empire' -- Daily Mail --Daily Mail
'A winning blend of seriousness and chattiness...This book is a lovely thing to dip into' Observer --Observer
'Beard manages to be controversial without the grandstanding ... A real treat' Independent on Sunday
'Beard is far too entertaining to be kept just for educationalists' The Lady --The Lady
'A winning blend of seriousness and chattiness...This book is a lovely thing to dip into' Observer --Observer
'Beard manages to be controversial without the grandstanding ... A real treat' Independent on Sunday
'Beard is far too entertaining to be kept just for educationalists' The Lady --The Lady
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Mary Beard's famous blog 'A Don's Life' has been running on the TLS website for nearly five years. Through it she made her name as a wickedly subversive commentator on the world in which we live.
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I got this as a gift and didn't expect to like it - but I actually loved it. Ideal for snatched moments. Pithy and provocative.
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I bought this to take on the 'plane with me and it fulfilled its purpose admirably. Quite a lot of erudition slipped into the accounts of the daily routine and quite honest and lacking in pomposity about her job. I enjoyed it, though I wonder how long I will remember the detail.
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This is hardly a deeply intellectual read, but a further selection of topics from her blog plus comments from others. But it's a great book to read in short snatches, and as ever thought-provoking. She effortlessly combines academic rigor with a down to earth, practical approach to life, and a sense of humour (she always seems to have a risque, if not grubby, Roman joke suitable to the occasion) which makes her writing race along. Good fun!!
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