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Par Andrew Collins. 2023
• Reveals the achievements of Sobekneferu, the political and religious issues of her age, the temples and ruins associated with…
her, and her continuing impact on ancient Egypt after her reign • Discusses Sobekneferu's magical beliefs and practices centered on the crocodile god Sobek, the hippo goddess Neith, and their representation as constellations • Examines the modern-day resurrection of Sobekneferu among mystics and occultists of Victorian London, including her role in Bram Stoker's shocking gothic novel, The Jewel of the Seven Stars Cleopatra. Nefertiti. Hatshepsut. All of them are ancient Egyptian female rulers who rose above their predominantly patriarchal societies to become controllers of a great empire. Missing from this list, however, is Sobekneferu, ancient Egypt's first female ruler. Why was the reign of this powerful woman all but forgotten? Piecing together the lost history of the first female pharaoh, Andrew Collins presents the first comprehensive biography of Sobekneferu. Using every text and monument that concerns Sobekneferu and her time in power, he examines her achievements as ruler, the political and religious issues of her age, the temples and ruins associated with her, and her continuing impact on ancient Egypt after her reign. He explores her relationship with her brother Amenemhat IV, her sister Neferuptah, and their father Amenemhat III, regarded as one of the most beloved pharaohs of the Middle Kingdom. He examines Sobekneferu's untimely end, the fate of her body, and the cult that developed in her name. Discussing Sobekneferu's magical beliefs and practices, Collins shows how they centered on the crocodile god Sobek, the hippopotamus goddess Neith, and Sekhmet, the goddess presiding over divine power. He reveals also how Sobekneferu's suspected pyramid was positioned to align with the setting of Eltanin, the brightest star in the constellation of Draco, seen in ancient Egypt as the celestial form of Sobek. Examining the modern-day resurrection of Sobekneferu among the occultists and mystics of Victorian London, Collins shows how she is the true inspiration behind every ancient Egyptian female queen who comes back to life after her tomb is found—as featured first in Bram Stoker's shocking 1903 novel The Jewel of Seven Stars and later in several modern blockbuster movies. Revealing how Sobekneferu has left a lasting impact on culture and occulture through the ages despite being nearly erased from history, Collins shows how her continuing legacy is perhaps, ultimately, her true resurrectionPar Tonya Bolden. 2008
Biography of African American activist, poet, and scholar William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963). Discusses his earning a PhD from…
Harvard University and his commitment to racial equality, justice, and world peace in the context of segregation, the Jim Crow laws, and two world wars. For grades 6-9. 2008Presents unusual facts about U.S. presidents, such as who gave the shortest inaugural speech, who had the first indoor plumbing…
at the White House, who was the last to have a beard, what Abraham Lincoln carried in his stovepipe hat, and much more. Uncontracted braille. For grades 3-6. 2008Par John Grogan. 2008
John Grogan, author of Marley and Me (DB 61561), describes growing up near Detroit as the youngest of four siblings.…
Recounts many experiences, from disappointing his devout Catholic parents by living with his girlfriend to witnessing his father's 2004 death and his mother's mental decline. Strong language. 2008Par David Hagberg, Boris Gindin. 2008
Former Soviet naval officer Boris Gindin, now an American citizen, provides an eyewitness account of the mutiny that occurred on…
the submarine Storozhevoy in November 1975. Those events were the basis for Tom Clancy's 1984 thriller The Hunt for Red October (DB 21513, BR 7205). 2008Par Adam Woog. 2008
Examines the scientific study of mummies such as the deliberately preserved Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen. Discusses accidental mummies found in northern…
European bogs, Asian deserts, and glaciers. Includes information on the specially embalmed twentieth-century bodies of Lenin, Eva Perón, and Ferdinand Marcos. Uncontracted braille. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2009Par Thomas Keneally. 2008
Author of Schindler's List (RC 20835, BR 9689) describes his novel-writing process. Recalls his 1980 chance encounter with Holocaust survivor…
Leopold Pfefferberg in Beverly Hills, which led to Keneally writing about Oskar Schindler, a Nazi who saved hundreds of Jews from death camps. Some strong language. 2007Par David Shields. 2008
Fifty-one-year-old professor and author of Remote (BR 10661) discusses his own take on mortality and contrasts it with his ninety-seven-year-old…
father's optimistic attitude. He peppers his musings with biographical vignettes, biological facts about the aging body and mind, and quotes from people throughout history. Some strong language. 2008Par Fred Kaplan. 2008
Explores the life of Abraham Lincoln through the language of his writings. Posits that Lincoln's boyhood readings of Burns, Byron,…
Shakespeare, Aesop's fables, and the Bible shaped his ideas about liberty, love, and human nature and led to his use of clear, common speech to convey morality and democracy. 2008Par Gary Tillery. 2012
" Reconnu comme le plus discret des Beatles, George Harrison a pourtant influencé toute une génération. Son génie musical, son…
ouverture sur la culture orientale et son engagement social en ont fait l'un des artistes les plus accomplis de son époque. Rien n'aurait pu annoncer que cet enfant des quartiers ouvriers de Liverpool deviendrait une véritable vedette de la musique, puis une icône spirituelle. Les psychotropes qu'il a consommés ont sans doute joué un rôle dans son ascension au mysticisme mais c'est avec un engagement conscient qu'Harrison a choisi de découvrir d'autres horizons. Il a voyagé en Inde, a étudié le sitar qu'il a par la suite introduit dans la musique populaire, a pratiqué le yoga, a appris la méditation, et est devenu un adepte de l'hindouisme. Il a appris à maîtriser sa personnalité et à saisir la vérité au-delà des apparences. Sa grande sensibilité envers la misère humaine l'a amené à organiser le premier concert caritatif de l'histoire du rock. Le succès n'a jamais empêché l'homme de rester l'être authentique et créatif dont l'esprit est toujours bien vivant aujourd'hui. " -- 4e de couvPar Daniel Jacques. 2008
"[...] Il est nécessaire aujourd'hui de mettre fin à la confusion entourant notre destinée politique, à tout le moins d'amorcer…
une sortie progressive de l'ambivalence dans laquelle nous nous sommes enfoncés depuis la Révolution tranquille. Il nous faut parvenir à penser autrement les événements qui ont marqué notre histoire, à commencer par le référendum de 1980. C'est donc un retour sur l'histoire qui est proposé ici, plus particulièrement sur le rôle joué par les élites politiques et intellectuelles dans cette affaire. Voilà pourquoi le présent ouvrage prend la forme d'une galerie de portraits, à caractère philosophique, de personnages comme René Lévesque, Fernand Dumont, Paul-Émile Borduas et d'autres. Par l'examen de ces figures éminentes, Daniel D. Jacques a tenté de faire apparaître certains aspects de la méprise qui a conduit à l'avortement du projet d'indépendance de ce pays." -- 4e de couvPar Marc Perreault. 2010
« Le 12 janvier 2010, Marc Perreault, ingénieur à la firme SM International, s'envole vers Haïti pour affaires. Il est…
accompagné de son collègue l'ancien député libéral Serge Marcil. Les deux hommes traversent Port-au-Prince afin de rejoindre les collines de Pétionville, où est situé le luxueux hôtel Montana. Cet après-midi-là, avant de refermer la porte de sa chambre, Marc Perreault salue son collègue, qui se trouve toujours dans l'ascenseur. Personne ne reverra Serge Marcil vivant. A 16 h53, un séisme d'une magnitude de 7,3 sur l'échelle de richter vient semer la mort et la destruction dans la capitale haïtienne. Perreault est heurté violemment à la tête. Il reviendra à lui sous des tonnes de décombres. Gravement blessé, Marc Perreault passera dix-huit heures dans l'obscurité oppresante des ruines du Montana [...]. Ce récit est le témoinage émouvant d'un homme ordinaire qui a survécu à une expérience aussi terrifiante qu'invraisemblable. Un homme qui, en dépit des séquelles physiques et psychologiques qui l'incommodent encore aujourd'hui savoure chaque moment de son existence, avec ferveur et gratitude. Ce livre nous rapelle la fragilité de la vie, et rend hommage à sa grande beauté. » -- 4e de couvPar Edgar Fruitier. 2010
« Sans prétention, mais avec la tendresse et « l’admiration inquiète » d’un véritable mélomane épris de son sujet, Edgar…
Fruitier nous raconte à sa façon la vie trépidante de ce génie précoce, indiscipliné et indisciplinable. » -- 4e de couvNovelist explores the relationships among five writers of the transcendentalist movement who clustered around the home of wealthy Ralph Waldo…
Emerson in Concord, Massachusetts, during 1840-1868. Highlights their intertwined families and the love affairs that contributed to the creation of their literary masterpieces. 2006Par Bill O'Reilly. 2008
Emmy Award-winning television commentator's autobiography, its title inspired by his third-grade teacher, a nun, who summed him up with the…
phrase. O'Reilly reminisces about his postwar working-class upbringing in Long Island, a Catholic-school education, his two years as a teacher, and his journalism career's start in 1970s Boston. Bestseller. 2008Par Helene Cooper. 2008
Memoir by New York Times correspondent describes her privileged childhood in Liberia as a descendant of black American founders. Cooper…
relates her uprooting by a 1980 coup that forced the family to flee to the United States--and her return decades later. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2008Par Denise Rinaldo. 2008
Facts about the history and functions of the presidential residence in Washington, D.C. Questions cover the famous rooms, the Rose…
Garden, first ladies' home decoration, family living and pets, holiday celebrations, and more. Includes a timeline for each president's stay in the White House. For grades 3-6. 2008Par Maya Angelou. 2008
Author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (RC 57200, BR 15665) shares life lessons in the form of…
reminiscences, poems, and short essays with her thousands of young daughters all over the world. In "Senegal" Angelou commits a social faux pas that her hostess graciously ignores. Bestseller. 2008Par Alice B Toklas. 1998
Gertrude Stein's lifelong companion reminisces about great and humble meals shared with friends in wartime Paris, rural France, Spain, and…
America. Contains cooking tips and numerous recipes for dishes such as gazpacho, saddle of young boar, croquettes, mussels, violet soufflé, hot chocolate, and more. Foreword (1984) by M.F.K. Fisher. 1954Par Alan B Govenar. 2007
Interviews with twenty-seven African Americans who have excelled in the arts, politics, and business. First-person accounts describe overcoming discrimination and…
other obstacles to achieve personal goals. Includes businesswoman Josephine Cooke, who suffers from sickle-cell anemia, and mathematician Mary DeConge-Watson, a former nun. 2007