![]() ![]() ![]() More than ten years in the writing, and now published in a single volume for the first time, The Cicero Trilogy brings the world of the Roman republic vividly to life. The extraordinary life that unfolds between these two episodes is recounted by Cicero's private secretary, Tiro: the law cases and the speeches that made his master's name the elections and conspiracies he fought the rivals who contended for power around him - Pompey, Crassus, Cato, Clodius, Catalina, and, most menacingly, Caesar and, at the heart of it all, the complex personality of Cicero himself - brilliant, cunning, duplicitous, anxious, brave, and always intensely humane. ![]() _ 'One of the great triumphs of contemporary historical literature.' The Times _ WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR 'Laws are silent in times of war.' Cicero One of the great epics of political and historical fiction, The Cicero Trilogy charts the career of the Roman statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero from his mid-twenties as an ambitious young lawyer to his dramatic death more than thirty years later, pursued by an assassination squad on a cliff-top path. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to writing, her interests include gardening, mushrooming, and beachcombing. Robin Hobb lives and works in Tacoma, Washington, and has been a professional writer for over 30 years. Robin Hobb is the author of three well-received fantasy trilogies: The Farseer Trilogy (Assassin’s Apprentice, Royal Assassin, and Assassin’s Quest), The Liveship Traders Trilogy (Ship of Magic, Mad Ship and Ship of Destiny) and the Tawny Man Trilogy (Fool’s Errand, Golden Fool, and Fool’s Fate) Her current work in progress is entitled Shaman’s Crossing. There's too many good ones out there waiting to be found. A 4 star means I'm probably in trouble with my editor for missing a deadline because I was reading this book. A 3 star means that I've ignored friends to finish it and my sink is full of dirty dishes. So a 2 star from me means,yes, I liked the book, and I'd loan it to a friend and it went everywhere in my jacket pocket or purse until I finished it. If a book is so-so, it ends up under the bed somewhere, or maybe under a stinky judo bag in the back of the van. It's a good book that survives the reading process with me. I LIKED it! That means I read the whole thing, to the last page, in spite of my life raining comets on me. ** I am shocked to find that some people think a 2 star 'I liked it' rating is a bad rating. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Carry a notebook and a pen with you wherever you go. Nothing is more important than an unread library.” John Walters once said, “Collect books, even if you don’t plan on reading them right away. Then find three people that thinker loved, and find out everything about them. Study everything there is to know about one thinker. The more good ideas you collect, the more you can choose from to be influenced by.” “You’re only going to be as good as the stuff you surround yourself with.” “Every new idea is just a mashup or a remix of one or more previous ideas.” But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.” ![]() Nothing is completely original.Īndré Gide once said, “Everything that needs to be said has already been said. All creative work builds on what came before. When you look at the world this way, you stop worrying about what’s “good” and what’s “bad”-there’s only stuff worth stealing, and stuff that’s not worth stealing.Ī good artist understands that nothing comes from nowhere. Kleon’s believes that when people give you advice, they’re really just talking to themselves in the past.Īn artist looks at the world by figuring out what’s worth stealing and then moves on to the next thing. ![]() The secret: do good work and share it with people.Side projects and hobbies are important.Don’t wait until you know who you are to get started.Nothing is original, so embrace influence, school yourself through the work of others, remix and reimagine to discover your own path. ![]() ![]() They’re beginning to realize that perhaps the only way to find love is to face death. With her life in danger and their careers on the line, giving into their attraction couldn’t be a worse idea-and yet they can’t bring themselves to stop. ![]() The mysterious hauntings and chronic on-set accidents at their location are wreaking havoc with the crew. As their investigation in an isolated Arizona ghost town grows more intense, however, so does the chemistry between them. Paul Leake has been in love with Kerry for ages, yet unwilling to compromise their friendship. Except their contract with the show strictly forbids crossing that line, so not only is her life at risk, but so is her job. Rumored to be a foreshadowing of one’s death, the specter shakes Kerry to the core, sending her into the arms of her best friend and fellow cast member for comfort. But nothing in her work with the Phantoms TV program prepares her for the most terrifying spirit of all-seeing her doppelganger. ![]() Paranormal investigator Kerry Baker has seen it all. ![]() How I got my hot little hands on it: Received a review copy Age Rating: Adult (explicit sexual scenes, language, mentions of past sexual assualt) ![]() |