It`s a pitch black, rainy night in a small Iranian town. Inside his house the Colonel is immersed in thought. Memories are storming in. Memories of his wife. Memories of the great patriots of the past, all of them assassinated or executed. Memories of his children, who had joined the different factions of the 1979 revolution. There is a knock on the door. Two young policemen have come to summon the Colonel to collect the tortured body of his youngest daughter & bury her before sunrise. The Islamic Revolution, like every other revolution in history, is devouring its own children. & whose fault is that? This shocking diatribe against the failures of the Iranian left over the last fifty years does not leave one taboo unbroken. ...

The classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that made Alice Walker a household name. Set in the deep American South between the wars, The Color violet is the classic tale of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty & segregation. Raped repeatedly by the man she calls `father`, she has two children taken away from her, is separated from her beloved sister Nettie & is trapped into an ugly marriage. But then she meets the glamorous Shug Avery, singer & magic-maker
- a woman who has taken charge of her own destiny. Gradually Celie discovers the power & joy of her own spirit, freeing her from her past & reuniting her with those she loves.
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Set in the deep American South between the wars, THE COLOR violet is the classic tale of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty & segregation. Raped repeatedly by the man she calls `father`, she has two children taken away from her, is separated from her beloved sister Nettie & is trapped into an ugly marriage. But then she meets the glamorous Shug Avery, singer & magic-maker
- a woman who has taken charge of her own destiny. Gradually Celie discovers the power & joy of her own spirit, freeing her from her past & reuniting her with those she loves. ` One of the most haunting books you could ever wish to read.. .it is stunning
- moving, exciting, & wonderful` Lenny Henry

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National Geographic`s map of the Colorado Trail is ideal for fans & hikers of Colorado`s premier long distance trail. It makes a great planning tool or as reference to track progress on the almost 500 mile trail. This beautiful map shows the entire length of the trail from Durango to Denver as it passes along the ridge of the Rocky Mountains. A unique elevation profile highlights the trail`s peaks & valleys, & an informative mileage chart shows the distance between key locations. Also highlighted on this map are passes, peaks, national forests, national parks, state parks, & Indian reservations. Additional points of interest include lodges & campgrounds near the trail. The map is packaged in a full colour box that is perfect for gift giving. The box

Includes:: details about the map with its size & scale as well as a large section of the map that displays the cartography found inside.

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National Geographic`s map of the Colorado Trail is ideal for fans & hikers of Colorado`s premier long distance trail. It makes a great planning tool or as reference to track progress on the almost 500 mile trail. This beautiful map shows the entire length of the trail from Durango to Denver as it passes along the ridge of the Rocky Mountains. A unique elevation profile highlights the trail`s peaks & valleys, & an informative mileage chart shows the distance between key locations. Also highlighted on this map are passes, peaks, national forests, national parks, state parks, & Indian reservations. Additional points of interest include lodges & campgrounds near the trail. The map is encapsulated in heavy-duty 1.6 mil laminate which makes the paper much more durable & resistant to the swelling & shrinking caused by changes in humidity. Laminated maps can be framed without the need for glass, so the fames can be much lighter & less expensive. ...

The Colosseum was Imperial Rome`s monument to warfare. Like a cathedral of death it towered over the city & invited its citizens, 50, 000 at a time, to watch murderous gladiatorial games. It is now visited by two million visitors a year (Hitler was among them). Award winning classicist, Mary Beard with Keith Hopkins, tell the story of Rome`s greatest arena: how it was built; the gladiatorial & other games that were held there; the training of the gladiators; the audiences who revelled in the games, the emperors who staged them & the critics. & the strange after story
- the Colosseum has been fort, store, church, & glue factory.
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Imperial Rome was a warrior state. The Colosseum (opened in A.D. 80) was Rome's monument to warfare. Like a cathedral of death it towered over the city & invited its citizens, 50, 000 at a time, to watch murderous gladiatorial games. It is now visited by two million visitors a year (Hitler was among them). Two leading classical historians tell the story of Rome's greatest arena: how it was built; the gladiatorial & other games that were held there; the training of the gladiators; the audiences who reveled in the games, the emperors who staged them & the critics; & the strange after story
- the Colosseum has been fort, store, church, & glue factory. The Wonders of the World is a series of books that focuses on some of the world's most famous sites or monuments. Their names will be familiar to almost everyone: they have achieved iconic stature & are loaded with a fair amount of mythological baggage. These monuments have been the subject of many books over the centuries, but our aim, through the skill & stature of the writers, is to get something much more enlightening, stimulating, even controversial, than straightforward histories or guides.
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Every year, millions of visitors enter the Colosseum, which represents a common heritage of human history & culture. Visiting it is still considered a sensational experience, a unique moment that everyone wishes to see at least once in a lifetime. The wide & original array of images & literary pages, as well as a number of unpublished materials, confirm the Colosseum as being an exceptional source of inspiration for writers & artists until this day. Thematic itineraries guide readers on their tour, recalling the atmosphere of the past as well as modern-day links with the cinema. This volume makes a useful & delightful guide to learn more about the monument that has always had a certain physique du role. This affordable & manageable volume has the advantage of illustrating new & original paths to the discovery of one of the most studied & well-known monuments in the world. ...

` Out of the sea, as if Homer himself had arranged it for me, the islands bobbed up, lonely, deserted, mysterious in the fading light`. Enraptured by a young woman`s account of the landscapes of Greece, Henry Miller set off to explore the Grecian countryside with his friend Lawrence Durrell in 1939. In The Colossus of Maroussi he describes drinking from sacred springs, nearly being trampled to death by sheep & encountering the flamboyant Greek poet Katsumbalis, who `could galvanize the dead with his talk`. This lyrical classic of travel writing represented an epiphany in Miller`s life, & is the book he would later cite as his favourite. ” One of the five greatest travel books of all time.” (Pico Iyer). ...

In a dazzlingly original work of non-fiction, the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Underground Railroad recreates the exuberance, the chaos, the promise, & the heartbreak of New York. Here is a literary love song that will entrance anyone who has lived in
- or spent time
- in the greatest of American cities.A masterful evocation of the city that never sleeps, The Colossus of New York captures the city`s inner & outer landscapes in a series of vignettes, meditations, & personal memories. Colson Whitehead conveys with almost uncanny immediacy the feelings & thoughts of longtime residents & of newcomers who dream of making it their home; of those who have conquered its challenges; & of those who struggle against its cruelties. Whitehead`s style is as multilayered & multifarious as New York itself: Switching from third person, to first person, to second person, he weaves individual voices into a jazzy musical composition that perfectly reflects the way we experience the city. There is a funny, knowing riff on what it feels like to arrive in New York for the first time; a lyrical meditation on how the city is transformed by an unexpected rain shower; & a wry look at the ferocious battle that is commuting. The plaintive notes of the lonely & dispossessed resound in one passage, while another captures those magical moments when the city seems to be talking directly to you, inviting you to become one with its rhythms. The Colossus of New York is a remarkable portrait of life in the big city. Ambitious in scope, gemlike in its details, it is at once an unparalleled tribute to New York & the ideal introduction to one of the most exciting writers working today.

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