The Birth of Venus: A Novel274 reviews Sarah Dunant Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004 Engaging Story + OFF TO ITALY WE GO + A rich novel Set in Florence, in the 1400's, Alessandra is an intelligent 14-year-old girl that is way ahead of her time. She loves art, and craves the freedom only given to the men of her time. Right before her 15th birthday, her father hires a young painter to decorate the family's chapel walls. Alessandra ...             Inside the Illusion (EverWorld, Book 9)18 reviews K.A. Applegate Scholastic Paperbacks, 2000 Possibly the best... + Different point of view + The Best Everworld Book? + AMAZING + At last: Senna gets to speak up!             Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure93 reviews Sarah Macdonald Broadway, 2004 An Inside Look + Honest & Hilarious! + Hands on unvarnished insight + An engaging look at India!             Everworld #03: Enter The Enchanted (Everworld)38 reviews K.A. Applegate Scholastic Paperbacks, 1999 My Second Favorite in the Series + Very Entertaining! + Everworld#3:enter the enchanted + Everworld #3: enter the enchanted + Enter the Enchanted             Warrior Queen: The Story of Boudica, Celtic Queen11 reviews Alan Gold, 2005 Oh, please... + Strikingly different view of the doomed rebellious queen + Excellent read! + Boudica history             Mary, Bloody Mary: A Young Royals Book121 reviews Carolyn Meyer Gulliver Books Paperbacks, 2001 Good book (MARY, BLOODY MARY) + Hard to be Princess + Good Book (Mary Bloody Mary) + Mary ,Bloody Mary             The Histories (Everyman's Library)13 reviews Herodotus Everyman's Library, 1997 The father of History is also a good historian + A Must Read! + The Time Machine The Histories is sheer ecstasy and emotion, and the reader is kept attentive trough the many fascinating histories narrated by Herodotus, always keen on given the reader the most accurate version to the many stories he was told regarding some important issue. By this many accounts he begins to end ...             Mummy:Unwrap Ancient Secret1 review Joyce Tyldesley Carlton Books, 2002 Pleasant, but not what I expected. As much as I had looked forward to this publication, I must say that I was disappointed in the end. However, I choose to keep the errors I noticed to myself for the most part, saying only that while the pictures are spectacular, a few of them are mislabeled. All in all, this was not a bad ...             Lucrezia Borgia: A Novel20 reviews John Faunce Three Rivers Press, 2004 History through different eyes I thought his take on the life of Lucrezia Borgia was very intriguing. I think perhaps the reality of her life lies between the tale he has woven in this book and the tale that history has given her. I find this take on the history to be very interesting as well as thought provoking.             Discover The Destroyer (Everworld #5)18 reviews K.A. Applegate Scholastic Paperbacks, 2000 The Best Everworld Book! + Another great story + Everworld: Discover the Destroyer + Good for Everworld...the characters seem to be maturing             The Temple of the Muses (SPQR IV)9 reviews John Maddox Roberts St. Martin's Minotaur, 1999 Best of the series to date + Ancient Egypt had dectives too + Death on the Nile + Entertaining departure             Anna of Byzantium70 reviews Tracy Barrett Laurel Leaf, 2000 Truly excellent historical fiction + A peek into an obscure corner of history + a typical teenager in an atypical position + Just Read It             Everworld #11: Mystify The Magician (Everworld)19 reviews K.A. Applegate Scholastic Paperbacks, 2001 Best book yet + ever world + best book of this series hands down + WOW             The Memoirs of Cleopatra: A Novel260 reviews Margaret George St. Martin's Griffin, 1998 A Profound and Stunning Work of Literature + Very enjoyable & educational for the most part + Long but good This book was absolutely spectacular! Margaret George takes you through the life and times of the larger-than-life Cleopatra. I became so attached to the characters in this book that I was actually sad to end it. Alexandria and Rome are brought to life before us--George's prose is so minutely ...             The Story of Mankind27 reviews Hendrik Willem Van Loon Liveright Publishing Corporation, 1999 Among my most prized possessions + The Story of Mankind Review + A Nostalgic Great My 1926 edition of this book is among my most prized volumes. The book is a much-compressed look at events, some facts obviously "of their time", from the beginning of time up to the "present". But is it also an opinionated, old-fashioned, wistful, and occasionally angry snapshot of the state of ...             The Clan of the Cave Bear421 reviews Jean M. Auel Bantam, 2002 What an adventure + Great book! + It's a good book + A Must Read + If you didn't already know...             Entertain the End (Everworld, 12)42 reviews Katherine Applegate Scholastic, 2001 not bad + Captivating and Gripping not exactly the ending i expected but it works. only i wouldve liked to find out what happens next.             Everworld #04: Realm Of The Reaper (Everworld)40 reviews K.A. Applegate Scholastic Paperbacks, 1999 The Way of the Dead + Fabulous! + The Vampires Assistant + W.T.H?! Welcome to Hel + Lit Log #5             Everworld #08: Brave The Betrayal (Everworld)20 reviews K.A. Applegate Scholastic Paperbacks, 2000 Wonderful Condition- and speedy delivery + Another good book + All these books are great + Another fine installment             Search for Senna (Everworld, 1)147 reviews K.A. Applegate Scholastic Paperbacks, 1999 What a wonderful book + Imaginative beginning I just finished the first book in the Everworld series and I loved it! I cannot wait to read the next one. It's about 4 teens who get sucked into this other world called Everworld. There they are looking for another friend that was pulled in right before them. While they are looking for her they ...