A light-hearted look at important Latin words and phrases. Illustrations are from beautiful mosaics found in Roman ruins such as Pompeii. ( )

3 1/2 stars

This wasn't exactly what I expected. There just wasn't much emphasis on the language - she did sometimes make reference to English words related to something in each phrase.
Mostly, though, the book was about the life and times of the people in Rome back in the day. And I thought it a rather broad brush at that, so if I had been looking to learn about the Romans, this still would have disappointed a bit, since it didn't go very deep.
Still, a quick and interesting read.

I will probably give this book away. It came off a bargain table at B&N. ( )

I expected to like this little book more than I did. It has a clever premise, and if you're just looking for insight into where words and phrases in English have a root, you will find interesting (but not always correct) background for those phrases. Lovely photographs, and very easy to read, but not a resource for those learning Latin.

I sat down and read it in a day; it's not a bad little book, just less than I would have liked it to be. ( )

A nice little book with a pleasant organization. The list of contemporary latin terms at the end contained at least one error, however. ( )