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24 alternatives to I am Livia

The story of one of the most powerful women of ancient Rome

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I am Livia launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Miss Rumphius▲60
A woman who wants to make the world more beautiful
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
First Women▲68
The grace and power of America's first ladies
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
The Twelve Caesars▲62
Suetonius' biography of the Roman elite rulers
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
The Power of Myth▲68
The impact of the themes and symbols of ancient narratives
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman▲69
One of the OG badass women of the world
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
The Widow Clicquot▲70
The story of the woman behind the Clicquot champage empire
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
Tipping the Velvet ▲67
A saucy, sensuous and multi-layered historical romance
2015 · sarahwaters.com · its alternatives →
8
SPQR▲76
History of Ancient Rome
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Cleopatra: A Life▲71
Stacy Schiff boldly separates fact from fiction
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
Rise of the Rocket▲71
The women who propelled us, from missiles to the Moon > Mars
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero▲66
A high-stakes drama full of murder, madness, & tyranny
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
The Judgement of Paris▲65
Surprisingly great read about the early history of Impressio
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
The Count of Monte Cristo▲69
"On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
The Aeneid▲68
Ancient Rome's blockbuster epic that shaped Western culture
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
Grace▲65
Elisabeth Sunday's first monograph
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
The Handmaid's Tale▲57
A dystopian tale that will make you a feminist.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
I Am Malala▲60
The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Tali
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
The 100▲78
A ranking of the most influential persons in history
2016 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
19
A Manual For Cleaning Women: Selected Stories▲57
The best of Lucia Berlin's work
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
The Door▲70
The relationship between two very different women
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
Dead Wake ▲54
The Last crossing of the Lusitana
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
Inside Intel▲70
Rise of the world's most powerful chip company
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story▲57
The story of the only woman in the Baseball Hall of Fame
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
The Alchemist ▲90
Life changing read about finding your own personal legend
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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