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(11/24/07) * Paperback: 960 pages * Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (September 26, 2006) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0143037900 * ISBN-13: 978-0143037903 * Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 2.2 inches * Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and... See more

(11/24/07) * Paperback: 960 pages * Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (September 26, 2006) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0143037900 * ISBN-13: 978-0143037903 * Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 2.2 inches * Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) * Average Customer Review: (20 customer reviews) * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,986 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) See less

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(11/24/07) * Hardcover: 320 pages * Publisher: Crown (April 24, 2007) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0307353133 * ISBN-13: 978-0307353139 * Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches * Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) * Average... See more

(11/24/07) * Hardcover: 320 pages * Publisher: Crown (April 24, 2007) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0307353133 * ISBN-13: 978-0307353139 * Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches * Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) * Average Customer Review: (463 customer reviews) * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #65 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) See less

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(11/24/07) * Paperback: 416 pages * Publisher: Vintage (March 13, 2007) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0307275337 * ISBN-13: 978-0307275332 * Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches * Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) * Average... See more

(11/24/07) * Paperback: 416 pages * Publisher: Vintage (March 13, 2007) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0307275337 * ISBN-13: 978-0307275332 * Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches * Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) * Average Customer Review: (27 customer reviews) * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #23,788 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) See less

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(11/24/07) * Paperback: 384 pages * Publisher: University Press of Kansas (February 1998) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0700608990 * ISBN-13: 978-0700608997 * Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches * Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and... See more

(11/24/07) * Paperback: 384 pages * Publisher: University Press of Kansas (February 1998) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0700608990 * ISBN-13: 978-0700608997 * Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches * Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) * Average Customer Review: (39 customer reviews) * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #60,871 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in this category: (What's this?) See less

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(11/24/07) * Paperback: 223 pages * Publisher: Mountaineers Books (March 2001) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0898867606 * ISBN-13: 978-0898867602 * Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches * Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) *... See more

(11/24/07) * Paperback: 223 pages * Publisher: Mountaineers Books (March 2001) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0898867606 * ISBN-13: 978-0898867602 * Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches * Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) * Average Customer Review: (5 customer reviews) * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #260,470 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) See less

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(11/24/07) I suppose that the only other series on Ancient Rome which comes to mind was the superb I Claudius with Derek Jacobi as the club footed Emperor. Rome is different from I Claudius. I Claudius was concerned only the workings of the Imperial family and... See more

(11/24/07) I suppose that the only other series on Ancient Rome which comes to mind was the superb I Claudius with Derek Jacobi as the club footed Emperor. Rome is different from I Claudius. I Claudius was concerned only the workings of the Imperial family and never stepped outside of the world of the Rome elite. It is true that in Rome many of the main figures are also from an earlier elite, Caesar, Cato, Brutus Pompey etc but we also see what life was like for those at the bottom and in the middle of Roman society. This is done through the two retired Roman soldiers played by Kevin McKidd and Ray Stevenson, both of who struggle to come to terms with the cut throat world of late republican Rome. It this case the term cut throat means just that, make a mistake in business or in life and you did end up with your throat cut. What this series shows, which I have never seen before, is how the spendour of the offical Rome sat along side the ramshackleness of ordinary Roman life. The show may be full... See less

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(11/24/07) I thought Rome Season 1 was excellent. Season 2 I didn't think was as enthralling, but when you come from 'excellent', the next place down is 'very, very good' and that's what this is. Others have expounded on inaccuracies as to the history. As a... See more

(11/24/07) I thought Rome Season 1 was excellent. Season 2 I didn't think was as enthralling, but when you come from 'excellent', the next place down is 'very, very good' and that's what this is. Others have expounded on inaccuracies as to the history. As a student of history myself, I can understand the frustration. However, these things do not bother me generally as I watch series like these to escape. All I generally ask is that I be entertained. (NOTE: I admit that my 'laidbackness' did not extend to the massacred 'Troy' which was so very inaccurate in so many particulars and not even that entertaining). So that entire paragraph above was meant to convey the following: Put aside your history books, forget the 'true' story and allow yourself to be immersed in the grandeur and sumptiousness that is this BBC/HBO production. I believe that you will love many of the characters (notably Atia) - and love to hate others (notably Atia). You will be sad and happy and yes - horrified at times, but you... See less

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(11/24/07) * Hardcover: 144 pages * Publisher: Westcliffe Publishers (September 1998) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 1565792777 * ISBN-13: 978-1565792777 * Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 10.2 x 0.8 inches * Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds * Average Customer Review: (12... See more

(11/24/07) * Hardcover: 144 pages * Publisher: Westcliffe Publishers (September 1998) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 1565792777 * ISBN-13: 978-1565792777 * Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 10.2 x 0.8 inches * Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds * Average Customer Review: (12 customer reviews) * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #92,168 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in this category: (What's this?) See less

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(11/24/07) * Hardcover: 928 pages * Publisher: Viking Adult (March 2, 2006) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0670034851 * ISBN-13: 978-0670034857 * Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 2.3 inches * Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) *... See more

(11/24/07) * Hardcover: 928 pages * Publisher: Viking Adult (March 2, 2006) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0670034851 * ISBN-13: 978-0670034857 * Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 2.3 inches * Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) * Average Customer Review: (16 customer reviews) * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #22,913 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) See less

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(11/24/07) By A Customer This is Mr. Flusser's best effort to date. This book is more akin to his "Clothes and the Man" than to his more recent "Style and the Man." Beware, that this book deals almost exclusively with suits, ties, shirts, and formal wear -... See more

(11/24/07) By A Customer This is Mr. Flusser's best effort to date. This book is more akin to his "Clothes and the Man" than to his more recent "Style and the Man." Beware, that this book deals almost exclusively with suits, ties, shirts, and formal wear - there is a section on sportcoats but, this book will not be informative or helpful if you always dress casually. The book has some passages (maybe illustrations as well?) that are very similar to "Clothes and the Man" but still, there is plenty of new material. The book goes into detail regarding clothing coloring with respect to a person's complexion and also how to mix and match various fabric patterns (e.g., stripes with stripes, checks with checks, checks with stripes, etc.) The book is also very nicely illustrated with photographs and drawings. A very impressive book and quite comprehensive. Though it would appear that Mr. Flusser has changed his opinion on some matters over the years (e.g., monograms), still the book and Mr. Flusser take... See less

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(11/24/07) From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. The man who virtually defined the West's concept of leadership comes alive in this splendid biography. Military historian Goldsworthy (The Complete Roman Army) gives a comprehensive, vigorous account of Caesar's... See more

(11/24/07) From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. The man who virtually defined the West's concept of leadership comes alive in this splendid biography. Military historian Goldsworthy (The Complete Roman Army) gives a comprehensive, vigorous account of Caesar's conquest of Gaul and his victories in the civil war that made him master of Rome. But he doesn't stint on the nonmartial aspects of Caesar's life—his dandyism, his flagrant womanizing (which didn't stop enemies from gay-baiting him), his supple political genius and the flair for drama and showmanship that cowed mutinous legionaries and courted Rome's restive masses. Goldsworthy's is a sympathetic profile. In his telling, Caesar's massacres and group enslavements, though "utterly ruthless," are considered and pragmatic, not wanton, and the conqueror seems to possess a moderation and magnanimity that sprang from the same idealized self-image that fed his ambition. The author's vivid portrait of the late Roman Republic that Caesar toppled is... See less

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(11/24/07) * Reading level: Ages 9-12 * Hardcover * Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers; Bk&Acces edition (March 1998) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0762402083 * ISBN-13: 978-0762402083 * Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 5.2 x 2.4 inches * Shipping Weight: 1.4... See more

(11/24/07) * Reading level: Ages 9-12 * Hardcover * Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers; Bk&Acces edition (March 1998) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0762402083 * ISBN-13: 978-0762402083 * Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 5.2 x 2.4 inches * Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) * Average Customer Review: (12 customer reviews) * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,098 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) See less

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(11/24/07) * Misc. Supplies: 24 pages * Publisher: Chronicle Books; Book and Access edition (September 1, 2000) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0811828298 * ISBN-13: 978-0811828291 * Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 5.8 x 1.7 inches * Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View... See more

(11/24/07) * Misc. Supplies: 24 pages * Publisher: Chronicle Books; Book and Access edition (September 1, 2000) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0811828298 * ISBN-13: 978-0811828291 * Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 5.8 x 1.7 inches * Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) * Average Customer Review: (3 customer reviews) * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #45,468 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) See less

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(11/24/07) * Paperback: 256 pages * Publisher: Puffin (August 1, 1996) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0140367160 * ISBN-13: 978-0140367164 * Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches * Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) * Average... See more

(11/24/07) * Paperback: 256 pages * Publisher: Puffin (August 1, 1996) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0140367160 * ISBN-13: 978-0140367164 * Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches * Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) * Average Customer Review: (7 customer reviews) * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #30,493 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) See less

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(11/24/07) From Publishers Weekly Sutcliff, who died last year, authored numerous retellings of canonical texts for younger readers. Here she brings into vivid focus the mythic story of the Trojan War, with all of its visually dramatic elements. While carefully... See more

(11/24/07) From Publishers Weekly Sutcliff, who died last year, authored numerous retellings of canonical texts for younger readers. Here she brings into vivid focus the mythic story of the Trojan War, with all of its visually dramatic elements. While carefully tempering the bias towards the Greeks that exists in the original poem, Sutcliff's text leaves many of the epic's powerful metaphors intact: "The dark tide of warriors poured through and became a river of flame." Also preserved are a good many disturbing images ("Hector's body was dragged behind them, twisting and lurching over the rough ground, his dark hair flying and fouled with dust and all the filth of the battlefield"); and while there is no doubt that this authenticity maintains the saga's integrity and enhances its impact, younger or particularly sensitive readers may be disturbed by the violence. Accompanying the dense, earnestly told tale are Lee's cool-toned watercolors, which frequently take up the greater portion of the large... See less

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(11/24/07) I bought this treasure chest as a "treat" (for my daughter or myself, I am still not sure) to finish off our study of ancient Egypt. We couldn't wait, so we opened it right away and were thrilled. I expected most of the activities to be too hard for... See more

(11/24/07) I bought this treasure chest as a "treat" (for my daughter or myself, I am still not sure) to finish off our study of ancient Egypt. We couldn't wait, so we opened it right away and were thrilled. I expected most of the activities to be too hard for my 6yo, but she has enjoyed them thoroughly. The lock can be a bit hard for small fingers to open, but the key is easy to work and that can be fun enough in itself. There are 2 board games, both of which she could play. One is very, very simple (think Chutes and Ladders) while the other requires more strategy. Depending on your child's interests/abilities in games you might find that you only play one of the two, but we have been happy playing both. The playing pieces are made rather flimsy light cardboard, but they are functional enough if your child is careful. The stamping set is about average, and suffers from all the little problems child's stamping kits are heir to, but overall produces legible hieroglyphs. You'll need an extra pair... See less

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(11/24/07) With a transparent lid and a great selection of LEGO® pieces, this big storage box lets builders create at home or on the go. The colorful and classic collection of bricks also includes a LEGO minifigure, base plate, wheels and special house... See more

(11/24/07) With a transparent lid and a great selection of LEGO® pieces, this big storage box lets builders create at home or on the go. The colorful and classic collection of bricks also includes a LEGO minifigure, base plate, wheels and special house elements! * Includes Idea Book of building instructions and inspirations! * Includes a 16 stud x 16 stud green baseplate! * Also includes 1 minifigure! See less