{"product_id":"9780802718624","title":"Working IX to V: Orgy Planners, Funeral Clowns, and Other Prized Professions of the Ancient World","description":"Vicki Leon, the popular author of the \u003ci\u003eUppity Women\u003c\/i\u003e series (more than 335,000 in print), has turned her impressive writing and research skills to the entertaining and unusual array of the peculiar jobs, prized careers and passionate pursuits of ancient Greece and Rome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Architect to Vicarius (a deputy or stand-in)-and everything in between-\u003ci\u003eWorking IX to V \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces readers to the most unique (dream incubator), most courageous (elephant commander), and even the most ordinary (postal worker) jobs of the ancient world. Vicki Leon brought a light and thoughtful touch to women's history in her earlier books, and she brings the same joy and singular voice to the daily work of the ancient world. You'll be surprised to learn how bloody an editor's job used to be, how even a slave could purchase a \u003ci\u003evicarius\u003c\/i\u003e to carry out his duties and that early Greeks had their own ghost-busters with the apt title of \u003ci\u003epsychopompus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to stand-alone profiles on callings, trades, and professions, Leon offers numerous sidebar entries about actual people who performed these jobs, giving a human face to the ancient workplace. Combining wit and rich scholarship, \u003ci\u003eWorking IX to V\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with anecdotes, insights, and little-known facts that will inform and amuse readers of all ages. For anyone captivated by the ancient past, \u003ci\u003eWorking IX to V\u003c\/i\u003e brings a unique insight into the daily grind of the classical world. You may never look at your day-to-day work in the same way!","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078569705712,"sku":"9780802718624","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802718624_p0.jpg?v=1763728151","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802718624","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}