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  Enigmatic Empire The: Unraveling...

  Nathaniel Graves

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  In The Enigmatic Empire: Unraveling the Secrets of Ancient Egypt, journey through the heart of Egyptian history, from the Nile’s first civilizations to the twilight of the pharaohs. This definitive exploration of Ancient Egyptian history reveals how the history of Egypt shaped the ancient world, blending meticulous scholarship with gripping storytelling. 
  Discover how Ancient Egypt rose from scattered Nile settlements to a powerhouse of innovation, spirituality, and imperial ambition. Decode the history of ancient Egypt through its pyramids, temples, and hieroglyphs—monuments that still guard secrets of forgotten rituals, political betrayals, and divine kingship. 
  Why did the Nile’s floods dictate the rhythm of Egyptian history? How did mummification reflect their obsession with eternity? What caused the fall of dynasties that once ruled the history of the ancient world? Drawing on cutting-edge archaeology and primary sources, this book answers these questions while unearthing new mysteries. 
  From the daily lives of farmers to the intrigues of queens like Nefertiti and Hatshepsut, The Enigmatic Empire offers a panoramic view of Ancient Egypt—a civilization that redefined art, religion, and power. Perfect for enthusiasts of Egypt history and scholars alike, this work bridges millennia, proving why Ancient Egyptian history remains eternally captivating.

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  The Closest Thing to Crazy - My...

  Mike Batt

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  'Fabulously readable' STEPHEN FRY'Wildly entertaining' DAILY EXPRESS'Rollicking ... ebullient ... Christmas present problems are instantly solved' MAIL ON SUNDAYNominated for the 2025 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound ResearchDescribed variously as a 'polymath', a 'renaissance man' and 'one of the most colourful characters in the music business', Mike Batt has led an extraordinarily vibrant and challenging life that has been full of both glorious victories and bitter failures.For better or for worse, he is a man who has always lived life on his own terms. Idiosyncratic but mainstream, complicated but compassionate, steadfastly maverick in spirit but avowedly commercial in outlook. He is a man of great contradictions, but even greater talent.After starting out in the music business as a teenager, Batt shot to fame in the early 1970s for his part in the creation of the Wombles pop group. But this success proved to be just the beginning as he then went on to work with various artists as a songwriter, composer and producer, including Art Garfunkel, George Harrison, Cliff Richard, Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Katie Melua.Featuring cameos from some of the biggest stars in the business from Paul McCartney to Prince, The Closest Thing to Crazy takes us not only on the rocky (and classical) journey of Mike Batt's life but also on a tour around the inside of his mind.

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  Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare

  William Shakespeare

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  Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare 
   
  In the play, Brutus joins a conspiracy led by Cassius to assassinate Julius Caesar, to prevent him from becoming a tyrant. Caesar's right-hand man Antony stirs up hostility against the conspirators and Rome becomes embroiled in a dramatic civil war. 
   
  Narrator: Peter Why 
   
  Flavius, Casca, Volumnius: Maria Kasper 
   
  Marullus, Cinna the Poet, Poet, Dardanius: Ray Kasper 
   
  First Commoner, Decius Brutus, Fourth Citizen, First Soldier, Titinius,: Tomas Peter 
   
  Second Commoner, Soothsayer, Octavius: Charlotte Duckett 
   
  Julius Caesar, Strato: Beth Thomas 
   
  Mark Antony: Esther ben Simonides 
   
  Calpurnia, Second Citizen, Messala: Sonia 
   
  Brutus: LindaB 
   
  Cassius: Hamlet 
   
  Cicero, Cato: Paul Huxley 
   
  Cinna the Politician: Anna Simon 
   
  Ligarius, Popilius, Pindarus: Phil Schempf 
   
  Lucius, Third Citizen, Second Soldier,: Gaby 
   
  Publius: Brian 
   
  Metellus Cimber, Artemidorus,: John Burlinson 
   
  Trebonius: Khaghbboommm 
   
  Portia: Lydia 
   
  Servant, Lepidus, Clitus: Lian Pang 
   
  First Citizen, Claudius, Third Soldier, Messenger: Rachel 
   
  Lucilius: Roohi 
   
  Varro: Tony Addison

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  The Italian City-States -...

  Harris Ropes

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  The Italian city-states emerged as powerful economic, political, and cultural centers during the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. Unlike the feudal kingdoms of northern Europe, Italy developed a unique system of independent cities, each governed by its own political structure. These city-states, including Florence, Venice, Milan, and Genoa, thrived due to their strategic locations, economic prosperity, and the weakening of feudalism. Their rise laid the foundation for the Renaissance, a period of unprecedented artistic and intellectual achievement. 
  One of the key factors behind the growth of the Italian city-states was the decline of feudalism. In much of Europe, feudal lords controlled vast territories, but in Italy, urban centers gained power as trade and commerce flourished. The weakening of the Holy Roman Empire’s authority in the region allowed cities to assert their independence. Many city-states established their own governments, often ruled by merchant families or oligarchies rather than hereditary monarchs. This shift created a political climate that encouraged innovation, diplomacy, and economic expansion. 
  Geography also played a crucial role in the rise of these city-states. Italy’s position in the Mediterranean made it a central hub for trade between Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Cities like Venice and Genoa developed extensive maritime trade networks, importing luxury goods such as silk and spices while exporting textiles and banking services. The wealth generated from commerce enabled these cities to fund artistic and architectural projects, further elevating their cultural status.

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  Talking Heads' Fear of Music

  Jonathan Lethem

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  It's the summer of 1979. A 15-year-old boy listens to WNEW on the radio in his bedroom in Brooklyn. A monotone voice (it's the singer's) announces into dead air in between songs ""The Talking Heads have a new album, it's called Fear of Music"" - and everything spins outward from that one moment. Jonathan Lethem treats Fear of Music (the third album by the Talking Heads, and the first produced by Brian Eno) as a masterpiece - edgy, paranoid, funky, addictive, rhythmic, repetitive, spooky and fun. He scratches obsessively at the album's songs, guitars, rhythms, lyrics, packaging, downtown origins, and legacy, showing how Fear of Music hints at the directions (positive and negative) the band would take in the future. Lethem transports us again to the New York City of another time - tackling one of his great adolescent obsessions and illuminating the ways in which we fall in and out of love with works of art.

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  The Cultural Politics of Affect...

  Wei Dong

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  Against the background of the media commercialization reform since the 1990s in China and drawing on the case of »X-Change« (2006-2019), Wei Dong investigates the affective meaning-making mechanism in the multimodal text of Chinese reality TV. The focus lies on the ways in which emotions are appropriated and disciplined by regimes of power and identity, and the ways in which affect - in this case primarily kuqing (bitter emotions) communicated by the material and the body - have the potential to challenge or exceed existing relations of power in the mediascape. Wei Dong shows how Chinese reality TV provides a historical and theoretical opportunity for understanding the affective structures of contemporary China in the dynamic process of fracture and integration.

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