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THE THRIFTY GUIDE TO ANCIENT ROME

David Sossella Jonathan W. Stokes

Like a middle-grade Magic School Bus, the Thrifty Time Traveler's Guide takes readers on funny and informative trips to the greatest moments in history!
The Thrifty Time Traveler's Guide to Ancient Romeis a snappy, informative travel guide that comes in the package with your time machine purchase in the year 2163. It contains information vital to the sensible time traveler:

*Where can I find a decent hotel room in ancient Rome for under five sesterces a day? Is horse parking included?
*What do I do if I'm attacked by barbarians?
*What are my legal options if I'm fed to the lions at the Colosseum?

Designed as a parody of Fodor's, complete with humorous maps; reviews of places to stay and top attractions (Julius Caesar's assassination is a must-see!); and tips on who to have lunch with (Hannibal, assuming he doesn't kill you).If you had a time travel machine and could take a vacation anywhere in history, this is the only guidebook you would need.

Jonathan Stokes (www.jonathanwstokes.com) is a former teacher who is now a rising star as a Hollywood screenwriter. He has written screenplays on assignment for Warner Brothers, Universal, Fox, Paramount, New Line, and Sony/Columbia. Inspired by a childhood love ofThe GooniesandFerris Bueller's Day Off, Jonathan wrote his first novel,Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas, published by Philomel in 2016. Born in Manhattan, he currently resides in Los Angeles, where he can be found showing off his incredible taste in dishware and impressive 96% accuracy with high fives.

David Sossella graduated with honours in painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice. Since 2006, he's been illustrator and head of graphics for the largest animation studio in Italy taking the role of illustrator and head of graphics.
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Published 2018-01-30 by Viking (Children's)

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Published 2018-01-30 by Viking (Children's)

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Stokes keeps up the tongue-in-cheek conceit throughout, offering readers advice about the perils of the era ("Time Corp's legal department requires us to mention that if the fires don't kill you, the floods probably will") and entertainment options ("Romans also enjoy a great variety of sports and spectacles, most of which involve witnessing violent death, all for a very attractive price"), ...Sossella brings a droll sense of humor to his engraving like cartoons, and sidebars offering "helpful hints," dispatches from Time Corp's unsavory corporate overlord.

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