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|  | | A Concise History of Egypt
In this Concise History of Egypt are described the prime political, social and cultural events which shaped the country’s 5000 year history, beginning with Menes, the first Pharaoh to reign over a united Egyptian state, down to its recent and present day rulers.
| |  | | Farewell Alexandria
Set against a changing backdrop of prewar Egypt, of Paris, London and New York in the sixties and seventies, of terrorism in the Middle East and famine in Ethiopia, all the aspects of human strengths and frailties are brought to life in this international three generation saga, where a dramatic climax redimensions a man's destiny.
As the sun rises over the Egyptian coastline, one of the world's largest private yachts steams towards Alexandria. Standing on its top deck is Julius Caspar, billionaire oil tycoon and philanthropist, who is returning to his native city on his 80th. birthday. As he gazes at the approaching waterfront, he recalls his youth as an inpecunious Armenian bank clerk in what was then the most glittering centre of the Mediterranean, and his frustrated bu ever haunting love for an 18 year old heiress ,before his subsequent escalade to immense riches and worldwide recognition. That very evening he wou | |  | | INQUEST ON IMHOTEP, Beyond the White Walls
A five thousand year old tomb, the gods of Ancient Egypt, secret societies, and a love story that transcends time are some of the ingredients in this mix of occultism, archaeology, romance and power politics.
When an amateur archaeologist locates the lost tomb of Imhotep, architect of Egypt's Step Pyramid at Saqqara and first commoner to be fully deified as the god of Medicine, the stage is set for a combat between rival incarnations of good and evil. Caught in the maelstrom is the owner of the property where the tomb has been discovered. Helped by an alluring, enigmatic woman he falls in love with, he discovers the reality behind the forces at play, a reality resulting form the machinations of a powerful modern day sect claiming Imhotep as their godhead. Moving between Cairo, Siena, Turin and | |  | | Ransomed
Based on a true story, this fast moving whodunit tells of the kidnapping of a leading French idustrialist while he is holidaying in the South of France. Who planned it? Who was to benefit from it? Who would die as a result of it?
Baron Henri de Mortelart, hedonist, gambler and chairman of a vast international conglomerate, is kidnapped while holidaying in the South of France, and a ransom of 10 million dollars is demanded for his release. Arrangements are in hand to meet the terms and conditions imposed for his release, but these are temporarily disrupted when, first Henri's daughter is involved in a car crash, then his mistress threatens to inform the press of his disappearance, and finally his brother Maurice develops a taste for power and throws a spanner in the works to turn the situation to his advantage. When | |  | | The Magic island of Tippeti-too
THE MAGIC ISLE OF TIPPETI-TOO
A fable in three parts that recounts the visits of seven year old David with his two pets, Tod the Tortoise and Bleep the Canary, to a magic island where he meets extraordinary and pleasure loving animals like Funny-face Roo a purple kangaroo, Mello-Werrydith a crimson feathery mouse, Lola the lavender blue crocodile that speaks only in rhymes, Diego the wise and gentle dragon, and many others, not forgetting Nam, the only human on the island, nor the Lake Lady, who imbues David with wisdom, but a wisdom which lasts only while he is on Tippeti-too. Each year, on his birthday, David can return there and have other thrilling, but also chilling adventures, like when he has to outwit the dreaded Xemians that threaten to invade the island, and also become a little wiser.
TIPPETI-TOO DISCOVERED On the eve of his 7th birthday, David's two pets want to return to their ancestral magical island of Tippeti-too. His canary flies him there where he encounters the fantastic creatures that inhabit it. He mixes with the Blue Rockers whose representative is a lavender blue crocodile that talks only in rhymes, then accompanied by a shy crimson feathery mouse, he is presented to the court of the purple kangaroos which teach him the principles of their kingdom. Nam, the one human being on the island, takes him in his Flying Oyster to visit the Lake Lady who lives in an un | |  | | The Shores of Wisdom - The Story of the Ancient Library of Alexandria
The Ancient Library of Alexandria not only served for centuries as a leading institution
for accumulating and disseminating the works of the great scholars of antiquity, but was also the world's first major culture centre. THE SHORES OF WISDOM recounts the history of the Library, its creation, its influence on Western thought, and the men and women whose fame lent lustre to the Library over the 900 years of it's existence.
THE SHORES OF WISDOM gives us the fascinating story of the great Library of Alexandria, created by Egypt's first Greek Pharaoh, Ptolemy I Soter, in 195 B.C. and describes, in a series of biographies, the men and women responsible for the Library's fame, such as Demetrius of Phalerum, Euclid, Callimachus, Cleopatra, Aristarchus. Archimedes and Hypatia, to name but a few. At its peak, it contained over half a million scrolls, including major works of scholars like Aristotle, Plato, Sophocles, Aeschylus and Theocritus.
THE SHORES OF WISDOM reads like a captivating historical novel, and ha | |  | | The Tuscan Trilogy
Moving between Tuscany, London, Rome and New York, The Tuscan Trilogy recounts the joys and tragedies of a woman whom fate both cuddles and flays, of her rise from childhood poverty in southern Italy to glittering social and financial success in London, of the men who love her, of her sons, and of the castle in the Chianti hills where the story begins and ends.
This three generation saga spanning sixty years, begins in June 1944 when a young British officer, Robert Lonsdale, heir to banker sir George Lonsadale, is wounded as Allied forces are chasing a retreating enemy across Tuscany, near the Castello of his aunt, the English born Contessa Lydia San Germano, and helped to safety by attractive 18 year old Rosa, an orphaned peasant girl from Southern Italy who works for her. Robert and she fall in love and plan to marry but, due to the war and a series of events and mishaps, that will only take place 30 years later when this first part of the | |  | | The Tuscan Trilogy PERCHANCE TO DREAM
In this second part of The Tuscan Trilogy are described the next twenty years of Rosa’s life after her marriage to her first love, sir Robert Lonsdale, by which she becomes mistress of Bacchiano, the Tuscan castle in the heart of the Chianti region, and wife of the chairman of one of London’s leading merchant banks. It tells of her relationships with her two sons, Michael, a passionate wine grower married to Camilla an acclaimed pianist, and Pete, a talented painter who is heir to the vast Rossi International empire, but suffers from epilepsy and schizophrenia. Also of that with her cousin Vincent, a highly successful international financier, totally unscrupulous, who won’t hesitate to murder to achieve his ends, and with Lydia, her granddaughter, who becomes a successful film actress.
In this second part of The Tuscan Trilogy are described the next twenty years of Rosa’s life after her marriage to her first love, sir Robert Lonsdale, by which she becomes mistress of Bacchiano, the Tuscan castle in the heart of the Chianti region, and wife of the chairman of one of London’s leading merchant banks. It tells of her relationships with her two sons, Michael, a passionate wine grower married to Camilla an acclaimed pianist, and Pete, a talented painter who is heir to the vast Rossi International empire, but suffers from epilepsy and schizophrenia. A | |  | | The Tuscan Trilogy, The Twilight Years
In this third book of The Tuscan Trilogy is recounted what happens during the last years of Dame Rosa Lonsdale's life at her Tuscan home. the Castello di Bacchiano, and to those near and dear to her.
| |  | | The Weird and Wonderful Advenfures of Tim Wessurp 'TWERP'
THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL ADVENTURES
OF TIM WESSURP
‘TWERP’
Twerp’s fourth adventure takes place in Egypt in the Great Pyramid of Gizeh where he meets the Egyptian gods Thoth and Isis, and is shown and experiences the secrets of the Djed, the fabled time/space machine, while the fifth involves the mysteries of Stonehenge, the wizard Merlin and the Knights of King Arthur.
The sixth is about a magic statue of a Black Madonna found in a lakeside mansion in Italy. Amongst others taking part too in these three latest adventures are the Knights Templar, the great English statesman and philosopher Sir Francis Bacon, a famous Italian war lord, and even the Presidents of the USA and Egypt, together with certain of those who appear in Twerp’s first three adventures.
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A teenager suddenly finds he is blessed with the gift of Ubiquity and, as a result, gets involved in a series of stange and at moments hair-raising adventures.
Twerp's first adventure is with the Smokeys, devilish wisps of smoke bent on dominating mankind, that he manages to outwit with the help of his science teacher and a leading ecologist.
His second is with rag dolls, and specifically with an infernal one named Mourag, that he gets involved with when he goes to stay with his aunt Gwen in Connecticut. It causes such havoc before it is eliminated that it almost brings our Western civilization to its knees.
Twep's third adventure is with the Nethites, totally flat aliens from a planet stuck in a 'black hole', that want our scientists' help t |
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Emperors of Darkness
by Todd Cheney
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 The third in The Seventh Circle Series. Join the Seventh Circle and friends as they battle against the forces of the Black Order, the four demons, and contiune their quest to find the Soulstone. |
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