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Cleopatra [large print] : a life / Stacy Schiff.

Schiff, Stacy. (Author).

Summary:

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Though her life spanned fewer than 40 years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316120449
  • Physical Description: 619 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: large print, 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Co., [2010]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-347) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: That Egyptian woman -- Dead men don't bite -- Cleopatra captures the old man by magic -- The golden age never was the present age -- Man is by nature a political creature -- We must often shift the sails when we wish to arrive in port -- An object of gossip for the whole world -- Illicit affairs and bastard children -- The wickedest woman in history.
Target Audience Note:
1070L Lexile
Subject:
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C.
Queens > Egypt > Biography > Nonfiction.
Egypt > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Egypt > History > 332-30 B.C.
Genre:
Large print books.
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Marion Library LP BIO CLE (Text) 37810434843727 Adult Large Print Biography Available -
Cumberland Headquarters LP B CLEOPATRA (Text) 31781060081906 Adult Large Print Nonfiction Available -
King Public Library LP B CLEOPATRA (Text) 30094100266417 Adult Large Print Biography Available -
Manteo Library B LT CLEOPATRA (Text) 39488300782994 Adult Large Print Biography Available -
Mary Duncan Public Library LP B CLEOPATRA (Text) 38950610189641 Adult Large Print Biography Available -
Statesville Main Library L.P. B CLEOPATRA SCH (Text) 33114016954265 Adult Large Print Fiction Available -

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