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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Profile Books (5 Nov 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1846682517
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846682513
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,513 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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`enjoyable... Beard is an exuberant communicator' --Dinah Birch, Observer

`Whether tackling the Afghan conflict or sexy statues, Cambridge professor Mary Beard's spiky blog has become an internet sensation'
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`Sharply observed, often hilarious slices of academic life' --Charlotte Higgins, Guardian

`Beard's studies of bygone times are infused with a peppering of wit that is unusual in an academic work'
--Julian Fleming, Sunday Business Post


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Britain’s best known classicist speaks her mind on the ancient, and modern, worlds. A wide-ranging selection from her ‘best hit’ blog.
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5.0 out of 5 stars an entertaining and perceptive read, 19 Nov 2009
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For about three years Mary Beard, professor of classics at Cambridge University and classics editor of the Times Literary Supplement, has been writing a blog on the TLS website. Its central themes of classical history, the universities and the profession of teaching, are conveyed to the reader by way of glimpses of her day-to-day life as a don. But she also broadens her scope by commentating of worldwide issues as well as some the irritating trivia of contemporary society.

A Don's Life is a collection of blog posts which includes some of the comments made by respondents. And it is the latter, when read in conjunction with Mary Beard's acerbic wit and perceptive observations - and the occasional rant - that make this a thought provoking and entertaining volume.

With a final thought. When presented in book form, one is relieved of some of the distractions and impositions of reading off a computer screen, such as scrolling and everchanging backgrounds, thus providing a more relaxing reading experience.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant for any lover of the Classics, 23 Oct 2009
I've been following Prof Beard's blog, and the publishers very kindly sent me a review copy - it's brilliant, funny, and a must-have for any fan of the Classics. This will be my stocking filler this year!
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