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"In an evocative Celtic novel set in a time when druids roamed the land, lively young sister Deirdre embarks on a mission to find the stolen bones of her convent's patron saint. In ancient Ireland, an island ruled by kings and druids, the nuns of Saint Brigid are fighting to keep their monastery alive. When the bones of Brigid go missing from their church, the theft threatens to destroy all they have worked for. No one knows the danger they face...
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Ireland's patron saint has long been shrouded in legend: he drove the snakes out of Ireland; he triumphed over Druids and their super-natural powers; he used a shamrock to explain the Christian mystery of the Trinity. But his true story is more fascinating than the myths. Late in the 4th century Irish pirates captured a young, British citizen named Patricius from his parents' Roman villa. The boy was sold into slavery and sent to tend sheep in Ireland....
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
©2008
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405 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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English
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Retells the life and death of the famous Roman ruler, using contemporary documentation to present him as a skilled general, politician, and orator.
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2011
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1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
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xxii, 391 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
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English
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In the first authoritative biography of Alexander the Great written for a general audience in a generation, classicist and historian Philip Freeman tells the remarkable life of the great conqueror. The celebrated Macedonian king has been one of the most enduring figures in history. He was a general of such skill and renown that for two thousand years other great leaders studied his strategy and tactics, from Hannibal to Napoleon, with countless more...
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Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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154 pages : map, genealogical table ; 23 cm.
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English
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"Flavius Claudius Julianus, or Julian the Apostate, ruled Rome as sole emperor for just a year and a half, from 361 to 363, but during that time he turned the world upside down. Although a nephew of Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of Rome, Julian fought to return Rome to the old gods who had led his ancestors to build their vast empire. As emperor, Julian set about reforming the administration, conquering new territories, and reviving...
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Sister Deirdre Celtic adventures volume 3
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Pegasus books
Pub. Date
2017.
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229 pages : map ; 22 cm.
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English
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Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
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xvii, 196 pages ; 18 cm
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English
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Philip Freeman is the editor and translator of How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians and How to Run a Country: An Ancient Guide for Modern Leaders (both Princeton). He is the author of many books, including Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar (all Simon & Schuster). He holds the Orlando W. Qualley Chair of Classical Languages at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
Timeless...
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Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
c2012
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xxv, 99 p. ; 18 cm.
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English
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"A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice (8/5/2012)" Philip Freeman is the author of many books, including Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar (all Simon & Schuster). He received his PhD from Harvard University and holds the Qualley Chair of Classical Languages at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
A primer on campaigning in ancient Rome that reads like a strategy memo from a modern...
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Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
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First edition.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
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English
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"A biography of Philip Freelon, whose rich family history and deep understanding of Black culture brought him to the role of lead architect for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture"--
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