In 318 BC in the deserts of Libya, Alexander the Great was buried as only a god should be, placed in a Crystal Sarcophagus in a catacomb of chambers, each packed with diamonds, rubies and gold....
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Author: Adams, WillSummary:
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Author: Durant, WillSummary:
This volume covers the Middle Ages in both Europe and the Near East, from the time of Constantine I to that of Dante Alighieri.
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Author: Durant, WillSummary:
This volume covers the history of Europe outside of Italy from around 1300 to 1564, focusing on the Protestant Reformation.
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Author: Durant, WillSummary:
This volume covers the period of Louis XIV of France in Europe and the Near East.
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Author: Durant, WillSummary:
This volume covers the period of the Age of Enlightenment, as exemplified by , focusing on the period between 1715 and 1756 in France, Britain, and Germany.
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Author: Durant, WillSummary:
This volume centers on Napoleon I of France and his times.
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Author: DURANT, WillSummary:
This is the classic reference on world history, recognized as the most comprehensive general history ever written, the result of four decades of work by Will and Ariel Durant - a set that The New...
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Author: DURANT, WillSummary:
Volume 2 of The Story of Civilization, the Durants' dynamic synthesis of world history, deals with Greek civilization. THE LIFE OF GREECE tells the whole story of Hellas, from the days of Crete's...
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Author: Sun-tzuSummary:
n recent years, business leaders across the world have rediscovered Sun-tzu's military classic The Art of War, using it as a handbook for survival in today's cutthroat business climate. From MBA...
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Author: Frank, JacquelynSummary:
When Reule, the telepathically gifted Prime of the Sánge, who are scorned by every other race, rescues a beautiful amnesiac outlander he names Mystique, he is unable to control his need for this...
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Author: Makos, Adam, Alexander, LarrySummary:
In 1943 a twenty-one-year-old novice pilot found himself in the sights of an ace German fighter pilot. What happened between them would later be called the most incredible encounter between...
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Author: Sedgwick, Eve Kosofsky, Frank, AdamSummary:
Silvan Tomkins (1911–1991) was one of the most radical and imaginative psychologists of the twentieth century. The implications of his conceptually daring and phenomenologically suggestive theory...
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Author: Grant, MicheleSummary:
Behind Christina Brinsley's image are three broken engagements and plenty more problems. When she meets a sexy professor who sees right through her, the facade crumbles.
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Author: Michener, James A.Summary:
When an American journalist travels to report on the upcoming duel between two great matadors, he is ultimately swept up in the dramatic story of his own Mexican ancestry-from the brilliance and...
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Author: Allen, Preston L.Summary:
Sixteen-year-old Elwyn Parker is dedicated to God. But when the one he loves marries another man, Elwin gets involved with a much older woman. Soon, his lust will test his devotion--and may...