The Roman province of Africa was one of richest in the Empire & as a result has some of the most spectacular remains. ” The Cities of Roman Africa” examines the development of urban space & cultural life in this province from the beginnings of Roman rule in the second century BC to the fall of the province of Africa to the Vandals in AD 439. In this engaging & strikingly illustrated new book, Gareth Sears considers the incorporation of Roman culture into Africa, & its use by African populations &, in particular, their elites. The author also explores the persistence of pre-Roman cultures, & how these factors affected the evolution of the cities, intellectual life & even entertainment under the Republic & Empire. Dr. Gareth Sears is a lecturer in Roman History at the University of Birmingham. He is a specialist on Roman North Africa, & has co-directed archaeological work at the city of Cyrene in Libya for the Cyrenaica Archaeological Project. ...

With dramatic & exciting stories, Carlos Miller reveals the secrets behind successful citizen journalism. Whether you`re planning a publicity blitz for your cause, you`re interested in the down-&-dirty practices of the police, or just want to be prepared for the moment you`re the first on the scene, this book has everything you`ll need to know to take news-worthy pictures & get them in front of a wide audience. You dont need a DSLR camera
- though they can be useful
- what is essential for citizen journalism is a cool head, an eye for a great angle, & the initiative to capture the moment: let Carlos Miller show you how.

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Perhaps the most charismatic of French marques, Citroen was established in 1919 by the brilliant, mercurial Andre Citroen. In 1934 Citroen adopted a design philosophy for advance front-wheel-drive cars intended for long production runs, a theme which continues to this day. ...

With an introduction by novelist Kamila Shamsie When the body of a murdered woman is found in the extraordinary, decaying city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks like a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlu of the Extreme Crime Squad. But as he probes, the evidence begins to point to conspiracies far stranger, & more deadly, than anything he could have imagined. Soon his work puts him & those he cares for in danger. Borlu must travel to the only metropolis on Earth as strange as his own, across a border like no other. With shades of Kafka & Philip K. Dick, Raymond Chandler & George Orwell, the multi-award winning The City & The City by China Mieville is a murder mystery taken to dazzling metaphysical & artistic heights. ...

When the body of a murdered woman is found in the extraordinary, decaying city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks like a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlu of the Extreme Crime Squad. But as he probes, the evidence begins to point to conspiracies far stranger, & more deadly, than anything he could have imagined. Soon his work puts him & those he cares for in danger. Borlu must travel to the only metropolis on Earth as strange as his own, across a border like no other. With shades of Kafka & Philip K. Dick, Raymond Chandler & 1984, the multi-award winning The City & The City by China Mieville is a murder mystery taken to dazzling metaphysical & artistic heights. ...

Christmas 1939. In Europe the Phoney War hides carnage to come. In Ireland Detective Inspector Stefan Gillespie keeps tabs on Irishmen joining the British Forces. It`s unpleasant work, but when an IRA raid on a military arsenal sends Garda Special Branch in search of guns & explosives, Stefan is soon convinced his boss, Superintendent Terry Gregory, is working for the IRA. At home for Christmas, Stefan is abruptly called to Laragh, an isolated mountain town. A postman has disappeared, believed killed, & Laragh`s Guards are hiding something. Stefan is the nearest Special Branch detective, yet is he only there because Gregory wants him out of the way? Laragh is close to the lake where Stefan`s wife Maeve drowned years earlier, & when events expose a connection between the missing postman & her death, Stefan realises it wasn`t an accident, but murder. & it will be a difficult, dangerous journey where Stefan has to finally confront the ghosts of the past not only in the mountains of Wicklow, but in Spain in the aftermath of its bloody Civil War, before he can return to Dublin to find the truth. ...

The City of Abraham is a journey through one of the world`s most divided cities -- Hebron, the only place in the West Bank where Palestinians & Israelis live side by side. It begins with a hill called Tel Rumeida, the site of ancient Hebron, where the patriarch Abraham -- father of the Jews & the Arabs -- was supposed to have lived when he arrived in the Promised L&. Through a mixture of travel writing, reportage & interviews, Platt tells the history of the hill & the city in which it stands, & explores the mythic roots of the struggle to control the l&. He meets the Palestinian residents of Tel Rumeida, & the messianic settlers who have made their homes in a block of flats that stands on stilts on an excavated corner of the site. He meets the archaeologists who have attempted to reconstruct the history of the hill. He meets the soldiers who serve in Hebron, & the intermediaries who try to keep the peace in the divided city. The City of Abraham explores the ways in which Hebron`s past continues to inform its tumultuous present, & illuminates the lives of the people at the heart of the most intractable conflict in the world. ...

A companion to Abydos in the New Aspects of Antiquity series, this book a remarkable evocation of an ancient city brings together for the first time the history of the site of Tell el-Amarna from its foundation by the pharaoh Akhenaten in c. 1344 bc to its abandonment just 16 or 17 years later, a few years after his death. Nine chapters cover the king`s choice of the site & its development, the layout of the city & its buildings, & puts it in the context of the society of the time. Over 260 illustrations, some 50 in colour, bring to life the remains & artefacts found at the site during its excavation. Barry Kemp, Emeritus Professor of Egyptology at Cambridge University, is a world-class scholar & writer & the acknowledged expert on Amarna & Akhenaten. This is certain to become the definitive work. ...

Taking the fire that destroyed the Fenice theatre in 1996 as his starting point, John Berendt creates a unique & unforgettable portrait of Venice & its extraordinary inhabitants. Beneath the exquisite facade of the world`s most beautiful historic city, scandal, corruption & venality are rampant, & John Berendt is a master at seeking them out. Ezra Pound & his mistress, Olga; poet Mario Stefani; the Rat Man of Treviso;or Mario Moro self-styled carabiniere, fireman, soldier or airman, depending on the day of the week. With his background in journalism, Berendt is perfectly poised to gain access to private & unapproachable people, & persuade them to talk frankly to him. The result is an elegantly captivating narrative which is mischievous, witty, & utterly compelling. ...

Join Hyacinth on a magical quest to save London in a uniquely hilarious & inventive fantasy adventure, the second in a trilogy. Hyacinth has just saved London, & possibly the world, from a magical conspiracy stretching back centuries. Not bad for a week of summer holiday. But why is her family linked to the ancient secrets of London? Hyacinth needs to find out, & when she discovers that Ancient Roman stones are being stolen from all around the city, it`s time for another adventure with the help of friends new & old, including Oaroboarus, a giant pig in a swimsuit. A fast-paced caper with a magical cast of characters including the dastardly Minnie Tickle whose skin is inscribed with powerful tattooes, a host of opinionated living stone sculptures, Hyacinth`s new neighbour Dasra (who may or may not be trustworthy) & the Corkers: a police force made entirely out of cork. ...