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Theodora: portrait in a Byzantine landscape
Par Antony Bridge. 1978
Biography of the brilliant and beautiful actress and notorious courtesan, Theodora. She caught the eye of the future Emperor Justinian…
who ruled the Roman world from 527 to 565. Considered by many to be one of the most fascinating women in Western history, Bridge believes she held a central position in politics, was consulted on temporal and ecclesiastical affairs, and was in fact the power behind the throne. 1984, c1978.The walk west: a walk across America 2
Par Peter Jenkins, Barbara Jenkins. 1981
A description of the authors' trip from New Orleans to Oregon. They tell of their experiences and the people they…
met during their 2,000 mile walk, beginning in 1976 and ending in 1979. Sequel to "Walk across America." 1981.The town of Hercules: a buried treasure trove
Par Joseph Jay Deiss. 1974
Reconstructs the summer day in 79 a.d. when Mount Vesuvius erupted, destroying the town of Herculaneum. Tells of the rediscovery…
of the town and the exciting archaeological digs of recent centuries. Grades 5-8. 1974.The trial of Socrates
Par I. F. Isidor Feinstein Stone. 1988
A new look at the death of a secular saint becomes the story also of the decline of democracy in…
Athens four centuries before Christ. The author sets out to discover how a so- called free society, such as existed in Athens, could try and condemn to death its most renowned philosopher. 1988.The 'Tigris' expedition: in search of our beginnings
Par Thor Heyerdahl. 1980
The true story of an epic voyage in a boat made of reeds from the Gulf into the Indian Ocean.…
It tells of terrifying encounters with supertankers and bandits, and of the political dispute which led to the ceremonial burning of the boat. At the heart of the expedition is an anthropological theory which gives an added edge to this real life adventure. 1980.The southern gates of Arabia: a journey to the Hadhramaut
Par Freya Stark. 1990
In 1935, Freya Stark set out to travel the Incense Route inland from the southern shores of Arabia. She encountered…
sultans and Bedouin, harem women of Do'an, the Mansab of Meshed, cheerful distributor of peppermints, cloves and chewing gum and Hasan, overheard describing her as "one of the sultanas of England". 1990.The secret voyage of Sir Francis Drake, 1577-1580
Par R. Samuel Bawlf. 2003
On September 26, 1580, Francis Drake sailed his ship, the Golden Hinde, into Plymouth harbour on the coast of England.…
He had long been given up for lost, and rumours quickly circulated about where he had been on his three-year voyage and about the huge haul of plunder he had brought home. What was eventually revealed would change the history of exploration in North America. Some descriptions of violence. 2003.The rise of Rome: the making of the world's greatest empire
Par Anthony Everitt. 2015
Rome's decline and fall have long fascinated historians, but the story of how the empire was won is every bit…
as compelling. Emerging as a market town from a cluster of hill villages in the eighth and seventh centuries B.C.E., Rome grew to become the ancient world's preeminent power. Historian Anthony Everitt fashions the story of Rome's rise to glory into an erudite page-turner filled with lessons for our time. He paints indelible portraits of the great Romans--and non-Romans--who left their mark on the Roman world. He chronicles the clash between patricians and plebeians that defined the politics of the Republic. He shows how Rome's shrewd strategy of offering citizenship to her defeated subjects was instrumental in expanding the reach of her burgeoning empire. And he outlines the corrosion of constitutional norms that accompanied Rome's imperial expansion, as old habits of political compromise gave way, leading to violence and civil war. In the end, unimaginable wealth and power corrupted the traditional virtues of the Republic, and Rome was left triumphant everywhere except within its own borders. 2015.The royal road to romance
Par Richard Halliburton. 1969
The author chose to see the world as a vagabond. He relates his adventures: being penniless in Monte Carlo, in…
prison for taking forbidden photographs at Gibraltar, and held by Chinese pirates at sea. 1969.The remarkable world of Frances Barkley, 1769-1845
Par Beth Hill, Frances Barkley. 1978
Frances Barkley was the first European woman to set foot on the coast of B.C. In 1786, she embarked from…
Europe on a trade and exploration voyage with her husband, Captain Charles W. Barkley. Her reminiscences contain her descriptions of their life at sea, and visits to South America, India, China, and what is now known as Alaska and British Columbia. 1978.The riddle of the Rosetta Stone: key to ancient Egypt
Par James Giblin. 1990
Before the discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799, Egyptian hieroglyphic writing -- composed of pictures of animals, birds, and…
geometric shapes -- was a mystery. For nearly 1400 years the meanings had been lost. The author chronicles the fascinating story of how the stone was discovered and, after countless attempts, finally deciphered by scholars. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 1990.The Poison King: the life and legend of Mithradates, Rome's deadliest enemy
Par Adrienne Mayor. 2010
Claiming Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia as ancestors, Mithradates inherited a wealthy Black Sea kingdom at age fourteen…
after his mother poisoned his father. He fled into exile and returned in triumph to become a ruler of superb intelligence and fierce ambition. Hailed as a savior by his followers and feared as a second Hannibal by his enemies, he envisioned a grand Eastern empire to rival Rome. After massacring eighty thousand Roman citizens in 88 BC, he seized Greece and modern-day Turkey. Fighting some of the most spectacular battles in ancient history, he dragged Rome into a long round of wars and threatened to invade Italy itself. His uncanny ability to elude capture and surge back after devastating losses unnerved the Romans, while his mastery of poisons allowed him to foil assassination attempts and eliminate rivals. Descriptions of violence. 2010.The memory of water (Life writing series #47)
Par Allen Smutylo. 2013
Over the last forty years, Canadian adventurer and writer Allen Smutylo has experienced some of the wildest and most captivating…
waters imaginable in all corners of the globe. Here he describes some of his adventures in the Arctic, South Pacific, Great Lakes region, and India. Smutylo probes a crucial and contemporary issue—that of our relationship to water and the wildlife and human life that depend upon it. c2013.The messianic legacy
Par Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, Henry Lincoln. 1987
The authors analyse the reactions to their earlier book "Holy Blood and the Holy Grail" (DC29014), and take their investigations…
into the shadowy society of the "Prieur de Sion" even further. The ominous global conspiracy of disinformation they uncover makes this a difficult book to ignore. 1987.The message of the Sphinx: a quest for the hidden legacy of mankind
Par Graham Hancock, Robert Bauval. 1996
Hancock and Bauval attempt to decipher the mysteries of the Great Sphinx of Egypt, which they claim is eight thousand…
years older than formerly believed. The authors use computer simulations of ancient skies to support their theories as to the origin and meaning of the Great Sphinx and also the three pyramids of Giza. 1996.The marvellous century: archaic man and the awakening of reason (Godwit paperbacks)
Par George Woodcock. 1989
George Woodcock describes the beauty, savagery and the all encompassing impact of the Marvellous Century. It was an era of…
personalities and uprisings, the time of Xenophanes, Cynes, Solon the Lawmaker, Sappho, the Buddha, Aeschylus, Pythagoras, Confucius, Lao-leu and Nebuchadnezzar. 1989.Hoffman spent six months circumnavigating the globe on the world's worst conveyances: the statistically most dangerous airlines, the most crowded…
and dangerous ferries, the slowest buses, and the most rickety trains. He did so going from Lima to the Amazon on crowded night buses where the road is a washed-out track, across Indonesia and Bangladesh by overcrowded ferries that kill 1,000 passengers a year, and across Afghanistan as the Taliban closes in. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. c2010.The lost continent and, Neither here nor there
Par Bill Bryson. 1992
Here in one volume are two comic masterpieces by Bill Bryson, the books that have brought him acclaim as one…
of the funniest writers at work today. "The Lost Continent" is the story of Bryson's return to America, the land of his youth, after ten years in England. He borrowed his mother's car and set out, and his account of his journey has become a classic. In "Neither here nor there" Bryson is in Europe, travelling from Hammerfest in Norway to Istanbul. Fluent in at least one language, a backpack on his shoulders and a tight fist on his wallet, Bryson is a hilarious guide. Strong language. 1992.The lost heart of Asia
Par Colin Thubron. 2004
This book charts Colin Thubron's journey through the newly emergent countries of Central Asia. It is the story of his…
encounters with people, landscapes and the past, looking for lost cities, mosques and tombs, as he searches into the regions fragmented identity and discovers the plight of the once-dominant Russians who remain. 2004.The lost girls: three friends, four continents, one unconventional detour around the world
Par Jennifer Baggett, Amanda Pressner, Holly C Corbett. 2010
Three friends at a crossroads in their twenties quit their high pressure New York media jobs, leave their friends and…
everything familiar behind, and embark on a year-long backpacking adventure around the world. Includes sex and strong language. c2010.