HE IS ONE OF THE MOST HAUNTING CHARACTERS
IN ALL OF LITERATURE.

AT LAST THE EVOLUTION OF HIS EVIL
IS REVEALED.







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HE IS ONE OF THE MOST HAUNTING CHARACTERS
IN ALL OF LITERATURE.

AT LAST THE EVOLUTION OF HIS EVIL
IS REVEALED.







...

HE IS ONE OF THE MOST HAUNTING CHARACTERS
IN ALL OF LITERATURE.

AT LAST THE EVOLUTION OF HIS EVIL
IS REVEALED.







...

In ancient Rome, parents used to silence misbehaving children with the utterance ' Hannibal ad portas' (Hannibal is at the door). Such was the fear & awe that Hannibal Barca instilled...
Told in arcing, epic technicolour, this is the story of one of the ancient world's most remarkable figures & the long, bloody conflict between the two 'superpowers' of the times
- the Second Punic War (218-202BC)
- that hinged on the genius, the ambition & the personal tragedies of Hannibal Barca of Carthage, whose military prowess became the stuff of legend, & Publius Scipio of Rome. History, of course, tells us the outcome: that Rome would be the victor, surviving to become a colossal imperial power, while Carthage would be all but erased from history. It was, however, a close run thing. & the world might have been a very different place had Hannibal succeeded in thwarting the might of Rome.
PRIDE OF CARTHAGE is a sweeping, thrilling story of ancient warfare, of armies traversing frozen snow-covered mountains, of battles won or lost by brilliant generals fighting in ingenious, cunning ways. & it's a story teeming with superbly drawn, memorable characters & players, historical & imagined
- from Numidian horsemen & the Roman legions to the slaves & freemen from all corners of the ancient Mediterranean world...




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In ancient Rome, parents used to silence misbehaving children with the utterance ' Hannibal ad portas' (Hannibal is at the door). Such was the fear & awe that Hannibal Barca instilled...
Told in arcing, epic technicolour, this is the story of one of the ancient world's most remarkable figures & the long, bloody conflict between the two 'superpowers' of the times
- the Second Punic War (218-202BC)
- that hinged on the genius, the ambition & the personal tragedies of Hannibal Barca of Carthage, whose military prowess became the stuff of legend, & Publius Scipio of Rome. History, of course, tells us the outcome: that Rome would be the victor, surviving to become a colossal imperial power, while Carthage would be all but erased from history. It was, however, a close run thing. & the world might have been a very different place had Hannibal succeeded in thwarting the might of Rome.
PRIDE OF CARTHAGE is a sweeping, thrilling story of ancient warfare, of armies traversing frozen snow-covered mountains, of battles won or lost by brilliant generals fighting in ingenious, cunning ways. & it's a story teeming with superbly drawn, memorable characters & players, historical & imagined
- from Numidian horsemen & the Roman legions to the slaves & freemen from all corners of the ancient Mediterranean world...




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One of the greatest artists of the Renaissance, Hans Holbein the Younger was also a complex & fascinating man who knew Erasmus, Thomas More, Henry VIII & many of the sixteenth century's wielders of power & influence. He developed his own distinctive attitudes towards religion, politics & social life as he moved among stalwart burghers, merchant adventurers & the bejewelled denizens of a glittering court.

The Elizabethan artist Nicolas Hilliard recognised him as 'the greatest Master in [portraiture] that ever was'. Yet the range of Holbein's talent went far beyond painting likenesses. He was constantly in demand for trompe-l'oeil murals & intricate jewellery designs, & he revolutionized book illustration. He produced Catholic altarpieces & Protestant propaganda engravings, woodcuts & drawings depicting the stories of the bible.

In this fascinating biography, acclaimed historian Derek Wilson gives a fresh account of Holbein's motives & paintings, suggesting that they included coded signals & propaganda about political figures of the time. Hans Holbein: Portrait of an Unknown Man is a controversial reinterpretation which presents the artist as a man inextricably bound up in the stirring events of a creative & turbulent age.



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Elinor Mackey has lived her life in perfect order: college, law school, successful corporate career, marriage. But suddenly her world is falling apart. Now in her late 30s, she's discovered that she & her podiatrist husb&, Ted, can't have children. When Elinor withdraws from Ted into an interior world of heartbreak & anger, Ted begins an affair with Gina, the nutritionist at their gym ...

Thoughtful, warm, instructive, simple & wise, are all adjectives that can be applied to Patrick Whiteside's new book. As the bestselling author of The Little Books of Happiness & Bliss, he has already shown that he has a deep understanding of how our minds work
- & how we can lead happier lives. Here, in Happiness, he has written a full-length work on the subject & thus has much more scope to explain his understandings as well as the strategies that we can practise in this important &, not surprisingly, popular field. He explains that we can learn to relax with ourselves, be patient with whom we really are &, above all, feel full of joy most of the time!
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