Few personalities from classical antiquity are more famous-yet more poorly understood-than Cleopatra VII queen of Egypt. In this major biography Duane Roller reveals that Cleopatra was in fact a learned & visionary leader whose overarching goal was always the preservation of her dynasty & kingdom. Roller's authoritative account is the first to be based solely on primary materials from the Greco-Roman period: literary sources Egyptian documents (Cleopatra's own writings) & representations in art & coinage produced while she was alive. His compelling portrait of the queen illuminates her prowess as a royal administrator who managed a large & diverse kingdom extending from Asia Minor to the interior of Egypt as a naval commander who led her own fleet in battle & as a scholar & supporter of the arts. Even her love affairs with Julius Caesar & Marcus Antonius-the source of her reputation as a supreme seductress who drove men to their doom-were carefully crafted state policies: she chose these partners to insure the procreation of successors who would be worthy of her distinguished dynasty. That Cleopatra ultimately lost to her Roman opponents Roller contends in no way diminishes her abilities. Roller tells his tale smoothly & accessibly... The resulting portrait is that of a complex many-sided figure a potent Hellenistic ruler who could move the tillers of power as skillfully as any man & one far & nobly removed from the 'constructed icon' of popular imagination." -The New York Times Book Review "A rich account of late Ptolemaic culture." -The New Yorker " Offers a superb panorama of the society & culture of late Ptolemaic Egypt with vivid sketches of the (remarkably vigorous) intellectual life of Cleopatra's Alexandria & the structural instabilities of the late Ptolemaic state." -Times Literary Supplement " Besides providing a compelling story & breathing fresh air into a heretofore two-dimensional caricature from history Roller's ' Cleopatra' provides an interesting commentary on the attitudes still prevalent towards women who rule." -Christian Science Monitor" ...

At the dawn of the Roman Empire when tyranny ruled a daughter of Egypt & a son of Rome found each other... Selenes parents are gone her country has been taken from her & she has been brought to the city of Rome in chains with only her twin brother Alexander to remind her of home & all she once had. Paraded as captives & brought to live among the ruling family Selene & her brother attend lessons learning how to be Roman & where allegiances lie. Devoting herself to her artistic skill & training as an architect she tries to make herself useful in hope of staying alive & being allowed to return to Egypt. But before long she is distracted by the young & handsome heir to the empire. But all is not well in the city & when the elusive Red Eagle starts calling for the end of slavery causing riots & murder & the Roman army goes to war Selene & Alexander the children of Mark Antony Romes lost son & greatest rival find their lives in grave danger. ...

Intimidated by her father the rector of Knype Hill Dorothy performs her submissive roles of dutiful daughter & bullied housekeeper. Her thoughts are taken up with the costumes she is making for the church school play by the hopelessness of preaching to the poor & by debts she cannot pay in 1930s Depression Engl&. Suddenly her routine shatters & Dorothy finds herself down & out in London. She is wearing silk stockings has money in her pocket & cannot remember her name. Orwell leads us through a landscape of unemployment poverty & hunger where Dorothys faith is challenged by a social reality that changes her life. ...

With 187 finest top quality mainly 1950s photographs & eleven drawings Railway Memories No.18" lavishly illustrates the diverse railways that once wove their way around the hills dales & spectacular coastline of Cleveland Yorkshires north east corner. As well as the busy line threading its way through the mass of iron steel & chemical plants along the south bank of the Tees from Thornaby to Middlesbrough & the seaside resorts of Redcar & Saltburn this new book also recalls the four different routes that once linked Teesside with Whitby taking us to such places as Guisborough Stokesley Skinningrove the Esk Valley & Whitby itself. " Railway Memories No.18" not only shows us the steam trains that once served both heavy industry & rural communities but features stations depots signal boxes & a wealth of operational information. It

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The Cleveland Way National Trail offers a fine walk around the North York Moors National Park enjoying scenery that



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Seven titles in the popular First Reading series" are re-issued with hardback covers with audio CDs inserted into a wallet inside the back cover making the book & CD easy to store together. " The Young Reading series" is developed with reading expert Alison Kelly from Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence & ability." ...

There are times when ladies must use all their wisdom & good sense to face lifes problems & mysteries. Mma Ramotswe owner of the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency keeps her wits about her as she looks into why the countrys star goalkeeper isnt saving goals. Georgina turns her rudeness into a virtue when she opens a successful hotel. Italian shop-keeper Fabrizia shows her bravery when her husband betrays her. & in Suffolk during the Second World War gentle La proves that music really can make a difference. With his trademark gift for storytelling international bestselling author Alexander Mc Call Smith brings us five tales of love heartbreak hope & the cleverness of ladies. ...

This popular new KS3 French course offers a uniquely differentiated approach from Year 7 onwards. Our two new Access Student Books designed for your reluctant learners work brilliantly alongside the updated twin-tiered (Star & Plus) core scheme taking account of greater diversity from Year 7 & fitting all your language needs. To ensure youre fully supported the accompanying Ox Box software

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At the end of the day when it comes to getting your head around cliches everybody seems to be singing from the same hymn sheet. Cliches have become such a familiar part of the English language & peoples everyday speech that many are now trite meaningless & often quite irritating. This book looks at cliches in their many forms
- once useful but overworked catch phrases (move the goal posts) worn-out sayings (all hands on deck) pointless phrases used to conceal a weak argument (to be perfectly honest) technical terms used out of context (collateral damage) & many others. It shows where they came from & with examples from people who ought to know better why they should be avoided. Entertaining & informative this collection of cliches really is the best thing since sliced bread...
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Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears Click clack moo. Click clack moo. Clickety clack moo. But the problems really begin when the cows start leaving Farmer Brown notes. First it was electric blankets...where will it end? & when the animals dont get what they want they go on strike of course! Doreen Cronins unusual text & Betsy Lewins quirky illustrations make this a hilarious story. ...