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Professor Edward M. Anson

Philip II was not only the father of Alexander the Great, but in many respects was also the father of his son's incredible career. It was the father who unified Macedonia into the first European nation and who created the army with which his son conquered the Persian Empire and inaugurated the Hellenistic Age.This volume is not the standard biography, but rather an examination of the major controversies concerning his life and reign. How did Philip in roughly twenty years transform...

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M. Anson

The Merry Order is an epistolary novel, told by one Margaret Anson, about life in service among a coterie of female flagellants. There's quite a bit of secrecy to the order, and not a little flogging. Illustrated.

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Anson Montgomery

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Choose Your Own Adventure Jr.

Choose from 9 possible endings in this interactive book from the bestselling Choose Your Own Adventure series, now for 5- to 8-year-old readers!Filled with colorful illustrations, these books for little kids make reading together extra fun. But be careful!!! The choices YOU make might end up with you chasing down your grandparents' stolen briefcase.Your grandparents are watching YOU and your siblings for a weekend. You thought they were retir...

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Zoë Anson

When freelance admin and A.I. hunter Kira Li discovers a mysterious entity hiding in the digital depths of the solar system network, she knows she should delete it immediately. Instead, she enters into a deal she'll come to regret, but that might possibly save her ex-girlfriend from a broken heart, and preserve the security of the interplanetary network.Part digital-heist, part rom-com disaster, part philosophical mystery about relationships and identity, Catbird i...

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Jay Anson

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Ray Porter

In December 1975, the Lutz family moved into their new home on suburban Long Island. George and Kathleen Lutz knew that, one year earlier, Ronald DeFeo had murdered his parents, brothers, and sisters in the house, but the property—complete with boathouse and swimming pool—and the price were too good to pass up.Twenty-eight days later, the entire Lutz family fled in terror.This is the spellbinding, bestselling true story that gripped the nation, the story of a house possesse...

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Professor Edward M. Anson

Ptolemy I, whose epithet was Savior, was in many respects the most successful of all of Alexander the Great's successors. He created the longest lasting of the Hellenistic kingdoms that rose in the aftermath of the great conqueror's death, ending with the death of Cleopatra VII and Egypt's incorporation into the Roman Empire. This book is not a standard biography, but rather an examination of the major issues surrounding Ptolemy's reign, the major controversies and questions surrounding hi...

When Alexander the Great died in 323 BC without a chosen successor he left behind a huge empire and ushered in a turbulent period, as his generals fought for control of vast territories. The time of the Successors (Diadochi) is usually defined as beginning in 323 BC and ending with the deaths of the last two Successors in 281 BC. This is a major publication devoted to the Successors and contains eighteen papers reflecting current research.Several papers attempt to unravel the sourc...

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J. Scherer, M. Anson

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Education (R0)

Taking on the cherished principle that community colleges should be open to all students with a high school education, Scherer and Anson argue that open access policies and lenient federal financial aid laws harm students and present the case for raising the minimum requirements for community college entry.

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Anson Joaquin

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The Infernal Age

The end of technology and maybe of humanity itself. Demons (and magic) unleashed upon the Earth.The Mist meets a gritty prequel to The Elfstones of Shannara, The Infernal Age is a nail-biting take on the death of the modern world and the birth of something darker.Gabriel, an ex-soldier-turned-project-manager with anger issues, is sent to a small town in New Mexico and charged with keeping a failed government experiment secret and stable. There he meets Tam,...

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Jane Anson

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On Series

When things turn out right for Bordeaux, as they frequently do, its wines are sublime. They inspire many thousands of tributes, from Samuel Pepys’ succinct reviews to the most rhapsodic of Michael Broadbent’s tasting notes – in short, over 300 years of wine writing. On Bordeaux is a collection of the best bits, from our best-loved wine writers, critics and commentators, set around 10 of the themes that make Bordeaux tick. As Jane Anson writes in her introduction: “multi-layered, clear-eyed...

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Annie Anson

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Corrinne L. P.

Imagine you're about to go on a job interview.Before the invitation, you share your resume with the recruiters. You have bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the right field. You have more than ten years of experience. You've got this, for sure!But when you arrive for the interview, you notice another candidate leaving the room before you. They are well dressed, portfolio in hand, chin up, and looking beyond successful. You are certainly not as qualified as they ar...

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Jane Anson

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Complete Guides

Take the guesswork out of vacation planning. Frommer’s hires only seasoned experts, journalists who live in France either full-time or part-time, which means their advice doesn’t have to be second-guessed. It’s savvy, dependable, and not based on one or two short trips to France, but on a lifetime of exploration. They offer a detail- and tip-rich commentary on France’s iconic sights, and will introduce you to restaurants, off-the-beaten-path attractions, and shops that few tourists know to...