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Cleopatra: A LifeStacy SchiffThe Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt.Her palace shimmered with onyx, garnets, and gold, but was richer still in political and sexual i… more |
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of PowerJon MeachamNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • The Washington Post • Entertainment Weekly • The Seattle Times • St. Louis Post-DispatchIn this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American… more |
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Next to Love: A NovelEllen FeldmanFor fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, The Postmistress, and Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, a story of love, war, loss, and the scars they leave set during the years of World War II and its aftermath. It’s 19… more |
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Egypt (Rai Rahotep)Nick DrakeThe future ofEgypt lies in the hands of the Medjay’s chiefdetective Rahotep in the final, gripping installmentof Nick Drake’s acclaimed Ancient Egyptian trilogy. Following Nefertitiand Tutankhamun, Egypt: The Book of Chaos putsRahotep on a … more |
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Quicklet on Stacy Schiff's C...Paul Kraly and Paula KalamarasABOUT THE BOOK We all know about Cleopatra VII, her seductive ways, her wanton affairs with two of the mightiest men of Rome and her demise by an asp bite. We picture her as Elizabeth Taylor in the 1960’s eponymous flop and think of Mark An… more |
Quicklet on Stacy Schiff’s Cleopatra: A Life (CliffNotes-like Book Summary) |
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Saint-exupery: A BiographyStacy SchiffProvides an in-depth study of the swashbuckling life and writing career of Antoine de Saint-Exupe+a7ry, discussing his role as a pioneering aviator, disastrous marriage, complex personal life, and literary work, including the classic, The L… more |
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Vera: (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov...Stacy SchiffWinner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for biography and hailed by critics as both “monumental” (The Boston Globe) and “utterly romantic” (New York magazine), Stacy Schiff’s Véra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) brings to shimmering life one of the great… more |
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A Great Improvisation: Frank...Stacy SchiffIn this dazzling work of history, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author follows Benjamin Franklin to France for the crowning achievement of his careerIn December of 1776 a small boat delivered an old man to France.” So begins an enthralling narra… more |
A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America |
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Johnny One-Eye: A Tale of th...Jerome Charyn“A rollicking tale.”—Stacy Schiff, New York Times Book Review, Editors’ ChoiceJohnny One-Eye is bringing about the rediscovery of one of the most “singular and remarkable [careers] in American literature” (Jonathan Yardley, Washington … more |
Johnny One-Eye: A Tale of the American Revolution |
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Cleopatra: A Life: Behind th...The Behind the Story Team, S...You’ve devoured the last morsel of your savory book. Now what?If you still have a stomach that yearns for more, “Behind the Story” will be a most delightful surprise for you. Just like the name, “Behind the Story”, this innovative guide tak… more |
Cleopatra: A Life: Behind the Story - The Undisclosed Story Behind the Curtains (A Background Information Book Companion) |
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The Muse of the Revolution: ...Nancy Rubin StuartPraised by her mentor John Adams, Mercy Otis Warren was America’s first woman playwright and female historian of the American Revolution. In this unprecedented biography, Nancy Rubin Stuart reveals how Warren’s provocative writing made her … more |
The Muse of the Revolution: The Secret Pen of Mercy Otis Warren and the Founding of a Nation |
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Quicklet on Stacy Schiff's C...Paul Kraly, Paula Kalamaras
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Quicklets: Your Reading Sidekick!Never read a book alone again! Supercharge your reading with Quicklets.Quicklets are jam-packed with information like those notes you totally copied off that geeky kid you knew back in high school.But they’r… more |
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The Ultimate Women in Histor...Hyperink Publishing
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This is a discounted bundle featuring 3 of Hyperink’s most popular books on influential women in history, including:-Quicklet on Cleopatra: A Life-Biography of Eleanor Roosevelt-Biography of Michelle ObamaHere are brief excerpts from each b… more |
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