Augustus Ryan La Sala the act of making is

the act of making is an essential part of who we are

and in elegant prose that recalls the work of Sigrid Nunez

a hidden and nearly forgotten magic--of Reforging pencils

As he did in his bestselling graphic memoir Welcome to St

it turns out they're not dead--but undead

Augustus Ryan La Sala the act of making isBy: Adrian Goldsworthy "Superb. Augustus is a first rate popular biography by a skilled and knowing hand." (Washington Post) Caesar Augustus created the Roman Empire and forever associated the name Caesar with power. Heir to Julius Caesar, he thrust himself into the middle of Roman politics at its most violent period, facing off against Brutus, and eventually Antony and Cleopatra. He was a military dictator who schemed and killed his way to power and