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Cleopatra is one of the most dynamic figures of ancient history—a powerful, brilliant queen whose cunning, ambition, and boldness not only brought her to Egypt’s throne but also into alliances and conflicts with Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and the Roman Empire itself. Although her desperate bid for...

Prince Albert comes up with a royally creative solution to Queen Victoria’s modesty concerns in this true story that reveals an overlooked splash of history. Poor Queen Victoria! She loves to swim, but can’t quite figure out how to get to the water without her devoted subjects glimpsing...

Winner of the Best Book With Facts Blue Peter Book Award 2017 Be shocked and amazed by these amazing real-life stories of extreme survival. Including... The Man Who Sucked Blood from a Shark, a sailor who survived for 133 days on a raft in the Atlantic when his ship was torpedoed,...

Marshall Taylor could ride his bike forward, backward, even perched on the handlebars. When his stunts landed him a job at the famous Indiana bike shop Hay and Willits, folks were amazed that a thirteen-year-old black boy in 1891 could be such a crackerjack cyclist. How little Marshall Taylor—through...

Explores the influences that led the author to become a writer, including the importance of inspiration.

ALA NOTABLE BOOK AMELIA BLOOMER TOP TEN BOOK “Stanley has been delighting and informing readers with her biographies for years, and here, her considerable talents are once again on display…Hartland’s charmingly busy art, reminiscent of Maira Kalman’s work, is full of wit.” —Booklist...

Meet young men with grand goals in these profiles of forty-six movers and shakers who made their mark before they turned twenty. This engaging and thought-provoking collection of influential stories provides forty-six illustrated examples of strong, independent male role models, all of whom...

What are other things to see in Australia besides kangaroos and aborigines? Find out the answer in this exciting picture book. Learn about Australia's landscapes, best places to visit, as well as the people's culture and tradition too. This is a book that will take you from the beaches to the deserts of Australia in less than an hour. Grab your copy today!

It takes more than one person to bring about War. This book will follow the lives of six key players during one of the most controversial wars in history. Profiles is so much more than just your typical biography. The next book in our six-in-one, full-color bio series will focus on the five W's of...

The sequel to the sold-out comic book "The Cast of Doctor Who" brings the stories of five more Doctors. The enigmatic, often eccentric, time travelling hero known only to science fiction fans as the Doctor, explores the timeline in order to save the world from dangers both mysterious and impossible....

A picture book series about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia's history, including Reverend John Flynn and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Imagine living hundreds of kilometres from the nearest hospital or doctor. Now imagine someone in your family is sick or injured....

Les Gaulois comme on ne les a jamais vus : par les yeux des deux auteurs mais aussi de César, de Cicéron, du philosophe grec Poseidonios d’Apamée et du druide Diviciac, convoqués pour nous parler de la Gaule qu’ils ont connue. Ce livre explique et corrige nos idées reçues sur les Gaulois....

Pour conserver sa mainmise sur l'Europe, en cette année 1812, Napoléon n'a d'autre choix que de déclarer la guerre à l'empereur russe Alexandre. En septembre, après trois mois de marche, ses hommes, affamés et épuisés, avancent enfin sur Moscou... mais découvrent une ville désertée. Sans...

When the Allies landed at Anzio the success of an amphibious landing at that location, a beach surrounded by mountains, depended completely on the element of surprise and the swiftness with which the invaders could move before the defenders reacted. Any delay could result in the occupation of the...