The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes & hills ended up ruling the known world Rubicon paints a vivid portrait of the Republic at the climax of its greatness
- the same greatness which would herald the catastrophe of its fall It is a story of incomparable drama This was the century of Julius Caesar the gambler whose addiction to glory led him to the banks of the Rubicon & beyond; of Cicero whose defence of freedom would make him a byword for eloquence; of Spartacus the slave who dared to challenge a superpower; of Cleopatra the queen who did the same Tom Holland brings to life this strange & unsettling civilization with its extremes of ambition & self-sacrifice bloodshed & desire Yet alien as it was the Republic still holds up a mirror to us Its citizens were obsessed by celebrity chefs all-night dancing & exotic pets; they fought elections in law courts & were addicted to spin; they toppled foreign tyrants in the name of self-defence Two thousand years may have passed but we remain the Romans' heirs
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Over 30 years of success hundreds of combinations to master This Rubik&s 4x 4 is no more difficult to solve than the original 3x 3 cube but requires different techniques Can you master the Rubik&s 4x 4 Cube? Give yourself a challenge No more difficult than the Rubik&s 3x 3
- just different techniques Extremely addictive once you start you can&t stop How quickly can you complete the Rubik&s 4x 4? Age 8
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The Rubik’s Sound Cube LED speaker is a portable Bluetooth speaker that flashes to the beat of your music With a choice of 5 display modes the 36 built-in LED’s provide an animated 360° light show to get the party started Choose to play your speaker in Bluetooth mode by pairing the Rubik’s Sound Cube quickly with your device or simply plug the Sound Cube through the 35mm aux-in to play music direct from your smartphone music library or stream from online music services With an output power of 3 watts 6 hours playback time & built-in rechargeable battery the Rubik’s Sound Cube is big on sound for such a small compact speaker Portable Bluetooth speaker up to 10 metres & Aux-in speaker option available 36 multicolour LED’s Built-in 360 degree light show with 5 flashing display modes Micro USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable included 6 hours playback time with built-in rechargeable battery ...

A HOLE new Challenge!TM A new kind of challenge with something missing! The Void gives the traditional Rubik&s Cube an added extra dimension With hours of mind-puzzling solving can you beat The Void? A great mental challenge at home or on the move Suitable for ages 8 ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS' WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016'LUMINOUS' Guardian'STUNNING' New York Times'EXCEPTIONAL' Uzo Aduba (Orange Is The New Black) Ephram Jennings has never forgotten the beautiful girl with the long braids running through the piney woods of Liberty their small East Texas town Young Ruby Bell the kind of pretty it hurt to look at has suffered beyond imagining so as soon as she can she flees suffocating Liberty for the bright pull of 1950s New York Ruby quickly winds her way into the ripe center of the city-the darkened piano bars & hidden alleyways of the Village-all the while hoping for a glimpse of the red hair & green eyes of her mother When a telegram from her cousin forces her to return home thirty-year-old Ruby finds herself reliving the devastating violence of her girlhood With the terrifying realization that she might not be strong enough to fight her way back out again Ruby struggles to survive her memories of the town's dark past Meanwhile Ephram must choose between loyalty to the sister who raised him & the chance for a life with the woman he has loved since he was a boy Full of life exquisitely written & suffused with the pastoral beauty of the rural South Ruby is a transcendent novel of passion & courage This wondrous page-turner rushes through the red dust & gossip of Main Street to the pit fire where men swill bootleg outside Bloom's Juke to Celia Jennings's kitchen where a cake is being made yolk by yolk that Ephram will use to try to begin again with Ruby Utterly transfixing with unforgettable characters riveting suspense & breathtaking luminous prose Ruby offers an unflinching portrait of man's dark acts & the promise of the redemptive power of love ...

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Available from Nemesis Now's Alator giftware collection this welcoming Dragon makes the perfect addition to any home! Emerging from a large egg this ruby Dragon sits with his torso & tail protruding from the cracked shell A pair of vivid eyes stare up at you as this hatchlings mouth forms a loving grin Cast in the finest resin before being lovingly h&-painted this enchantingly adorable Dragon is the ideal gift for any lover of mythical beasts ...

Tiller & Sairy live a quiet life in Ruby Holler; their children have long since left home & things are peaceful But when they decide to adopt two children from the local orphanage to take on a giant adventure they form an unlikely foursome & Tiller & Sairy have to deal with some pretty unconventional behaviour on the part of the children who don't believe they could ever be wanted' A wonderful magical story that combines quirky action & adventure with family loyalty & learning to belong Winner of the Carnegie Medal ...