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A Saudi Arabian princess tells of her life, from her turbulent childhood to her arranged marriage, revealing the true role designated to women by men in her country.

Examines the rule of Augustus Caesar, including his rise to power, politics, and final days.

Thirteen-year-old Elske escapes rape and certain death at the hands of the leaders of her barbaric society and later becomes handmaiden to a rebellious noblewoman whose rightful throne together they reclaim.

Profiles Alexander the Great, military leader and king of ancient Macedonia, who conquered most of the known world of his time before his death at age thirty-three.

Young Prince Edward and Tom Canty, a pauper boy who looks just like the royal youth, both learn something about "pleasures and palaces" when they accidentally switch places in sixteenth-century England.

A comprehensive biography of Alexander the Great that includes a timeline, glossary, and a number of photographs and illustrations documenting his life, conquests, allies, and enemies.

Provides a biography of the eighteenth-century British monarch during whose reign the American colonies fought to break away and form an independent nation.

Brought back from the Mistwood to protect the royal family, a girl who has no memory of being a shape-shifter encounters political and magical intrigue as she struggles with her growing feelings for the prince.

A graphic novel adaptation of the story of an aviator whose plane is forced down in the desert, where he encounters a little man from a small planet, who describes his adventures in the universe, seeking the secret of what is really important in life.

Describes how Genghis Khan became the ruler of the Mongols and how these nomadic people lived.

"Sixteen-year-old friends Red, Leo, Rose, and Naomi are misfits; still figuring out who they are and who they want to be.

An annotated text of Shakespeare's historical tragedy in which Roman triumvir Mark Antony conducts an intense and ill-fated affair with Egyptian queen Cleopatra; includes textual notes, a modern perspective essay, a further-reading list, a key to famous lines and phrases, and sections on Shakespeare's language, life, theater, and play publication.

Interweaves the stories of two Persian princes in different historic centuries who worry about corruption in the world.

Traces the history of the Protestant Reformation and discusses the actions of King Henry VIII in starting a new religion in England.

A biography of England's Queen Elizabeth I, looking as well as the members of her court and how they served her.