The Lives of the Caesars include the biographies of Julius Caesar and the eleven subsequent emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitelius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian. It was Robert Graves's primary reference source when he was writing I, Claudius. Suetonius composed his material from a variety of sources, without much concern for their reliability. His ...

Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Written By: Suetonius

Genealogy Online presents a lot of information, much (but not all) of it having to do with finding facts about family lineage on the Internet. Mostly, this is a directory of big genealogy Web sites, newsgroups, mailing lists, and commercial services. It's also an introduction to Web communities and the tools you need to participate in them. These are the things you'll need to understand in ...

Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Written By: Elizabeth Powell Crowe

For anyone looking to create a useful, lasting history of your family. This is a book that should adorn the library or bookshelves of all genealogists! Whether you're an amateur or professional, chances are the ultimate goal of your research is to produce a quality family history. Producing A Quality Family History, by Patricia Law Hatcher, guides you through the steps required to create an ...

Manufacturer: Ancestry.com
Written By: Patricia Law Hatcher

In this panoramic work of history, Lady Antonia Fraser looks at women who led armies and empires: Cleopatra, Isabella of Spain, Jinga Mbandi, Margaret Thatcher, and Indira Gandhi, among others.

Manufacturer: Anchor
Written By: Antonia Fraser

The setting is England, 1250. It is an intriguing and superstitious world of magic spells, brave knights, and magnificent castles. But, for many, life is very difficult. Through a simple question-and-answer format, this book explores many fascinating aspects of the Middle Ages, Readers will learn what people ate, how they dressed, and even visit a castle guarded by knights!

Manufacturer: Scholastic Paperbacks
Written By: Ann Mcgovern

Manufacturer: Lark Books
Written By: Lark

Definitive catalogue of Japanese heraldic crests featuring almost unlimited variety of plant, animal, bird, and geometric forms — everything from "wild goose" to "folding fan" to "mountain and mist," each with dozens of variations. 4,260 illustrations. "The 4,260 marvelous heraldic emblems...are delicate, interesting, and perfect." — Lady's Circle Needlework.

Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Written By: Matsuya Company

Genealogist Laura Best follows up her well-received Genealogy for the First TimeŽ with a colorful volume dedicated to techniques for preserving precious ancestral memories through scrapbooking. Use those vintage photos, uncovered documents, and newly-found family stories to create scrapbooked family trees and pedigree charts, eight generation treatments, depictions of holidays and ...

Manufacturer: Sterling/Chapelle
Written By: Laura Best

Manufacturer: Berkley Books
Written By: Geoffrey Johnson

The definitive book for teaching scrapbookers to research and create one-of-a-kind family tree pages, this guide makes the sometimes daunting task approachable, accomplishable, and fun. Readers will discover: * 50 family tree examples, providing inspiration in a multitude of styles * Genealogical research tips so recapturing family history is doable, even for those just getting started ...

Manufacturer: Memory Makers