Cultural Literature
Legends of Hollywood: The Life and Legacy of Roman Polanski
*Includes pictures *Includes Polanski's own quotes about his life and career *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious...
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Legends of Hollywood: The Life of Claudette Colbert
*Includes pictures. *Includes Colbert's quotes about her own life and career. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. *Includes a table of contents. “I know what's best for me, after all I have been in the Claudette Colbert business longer than...
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Legends of the Ancient World: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
*Includes pictures of historic art depicting important people and places. *Includes ancient descriptions of the Hanging Gardens and discusses their authenticity. *Explains the historical debate over the origins of the Hanging Gardens and where they were actually located. *Includes a...
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Legends of the Ancient World: The Life and Legacy of Alexander the Great
*Includes paintings and busts depicting important people, places, and events in Alexander's life.*Discusses both common legends and little known facts about Alexander's life and legacy, including his mysterious death and whether he is mentioned in the Qur'an.*Includes a Bibliography for...
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Legends of the Ancient World: The Life and Legacy of Archimedes
Over 1500 years before Leonardo Da Vinci became the Renaissance Man, antiquity had its own in the form of Archimedes, one of the most famous Ancient Greeks. An engineer, mathematician, physicist, scientist and astronomer all rolled into one, Archimedes has...
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Legends of the Ancient World: The Life and Legacy of Hannibal
*Includes art depicting Hannibal and other important people in his life.*Includes maps of Hannibal's most famous battles.*Discusses the debate over which route Hannibal took to cross the Alps*Includes a Table of Contents“God has given to man no sharper spur to...
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Legends of the Ancient World: The Life and Legacy of King Nebuchadnezzar II
*Includes pictures of Babylonian artifacts and historic art depicting Nebuchadnezzar and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.*Includes ancient accounts of Nebuchadnezzar's reign and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon*Discusses the legends and mysteries surrounding the Babylonian King, the Hanging Gardens, and the...
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Legends of the Ancient World: The Life and Legacy of Spartacus
*Includes accounts of Spartacus and the Third Servile War written by ancient historians Plutarch, Sallust, Appian, Osorius, and Florus. *Includes pictures of historic art depicting Spartacus and important people, places, and events in his life. *Includes a Bibliography for further...
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Legends of the Bible: The Life and Legacy of King Solomon
King Solomon is one of the most famous men in the Bible but also one of the most elusive historical figures. He is credited with supervising the construction of the first Temple in Jerusalem, and excavations and archaeologists continue to...
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Legends of the Bible: The Life and Legacy of Pontius Pilate
*Discusses how Pilate may have become the prefect of Judaea*Includes historical and Biblical accounts of Pilate's prefecture before the passion of Christ.*Explains the different historical depictions of Pilate and his involvement in the trial and execution of Jesus.*Includes pictures*Includes a...
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Legends of the Bible: The Life and Legacy of St. Paul the Apostle
*Includes pictures of historic art depicting Paul and important events in his life.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.“Paul's letters reveal a remarkable human being: dedicated, compassionate, emotional, sometimes harsh and angry, clever and quick-witted, supple in argumentation, and above all...
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Legends of the Bible: The Life and Legacy of the Prophet Jeremiah
*Includes pictures of historic art depicting Jeremiah and other important people.*Explains Jeremiah's life and times through the historical record and Scripture.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“And when your people say, 'Why has the Lord our God...
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Legends of The Enlightenment: The Life and Legacy of Jean Jacques Rousseau
*Includes pictures*Analyzes Rousseau's life and most famous works*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.” - Rousseau“Virtue is a state of war, and to live in...
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Legends of The Enlightenment: The Life and Legacy of Voltaire
*Includes pictures.*Includes Voltaire's quotes.*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“To hold a pen is to be at war.” – Voltaire“All men are equal; it is not their birth, but virtue itself that makes the difference.”...
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Legends of the Middle Ages: The First Crusade
"I, or rather the Lord, beseech you as Christ's heralds to publish this everywhere and to persuade all people of whatever rank, foot-soldiers and knights, poor and rich, to carry aid promptly to those Christians and to destroy that vile...
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Legends of the Middle Ages: The Life and Legacy of Charlemagne
“Right action is better than knowledge; but in order to do what is right, we must know what is right.” – CharlemagneA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of...
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Legends of the Middle Ages: The Life and Legacy of Vlad the Impaler
*Includes pictures of Vlad and important people and places in his life.*Includes historical accounts that describe Vlad the Impaler and his notorious rule.*Discusses the authenticity of the accounts accusing Vlad of impaling tens of thousands and his other infamous misdeeds*Analyzes...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Cesare Borgia
*Analyzes Cesare's legacy and how it endured over the centuries.*Examines the legends and rumors surrounding Cesare's life in an attempt to separate fact from fiction.*Includes pictures depicting Cesare and other important people in his life.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Leonardo da Vinci
*Includes over 30 pictures of Leonardo, his work, and important people and places in his life.*Discusses Leonardo's most famous works, including the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, the Vitruvian Man, and more.*Includes quotes from Leonardo's Notebooks.*Includes a Bibliography for further...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Lorenzo de' Medici
*Includes pictures of Lorenzo and important people and places in his life.*Discusses Lorenzo's relationships with other famous Renaissance legends, including Leonardo and Michelangelo.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."How beautiful is youth that is always slipping away.”...
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