Stacy Schiff 10-19-11

LFPL's At the Library Series

English - October 19, 2011 17:00 - 59.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff brings to life one of the most intriguing women in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. In her book "Cleopatra: A Life," Schiff returns to classical sources to create a deeply original portrait of the queen, whose death ushered in a new world order.