Arab noblewomen of late antiquity were instrumental in shaping the history of the world. Between Rome’s intervention in the Arabian Peninsula and the Arab conquests, they ruled independently, conducting trade and making war. Their power was celebrated as queen, priestess and goddess. With time some even delegated authority to the most important holy men of their age, influencing Arabian paganism, Christianity and Islam.

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch, Supreme Governor of the Church of England and the Head of the Commonwealth, has reigned for a record-breaking 76 years. What are the secrets of her success? How does she still approach her day-to-day with such vitality and aplomb, even when culture and society are changing rapidly all around her? The Queen on fame: When an MP commented that it must be a strain meeting so many strangers all the...

"Klawde is not your basic cat. He's an emperor from another planet, exiled to Earth. He's cruel. He's cunning. He's brilliant... and he's also Raj Banerjee's best friend. Klawde faces a challenger he never imagined: a dog, who has arrived on Earth to settle the intergalactic score. He's hyper, he's loyal, he's an all-around-good boy, and he's here to bring Klawde to justice. Can our ferocious feline evade the long paw of the law? Raj, on the other...

"The definitive new biography of Her Majesty The Queen by one of Britain's leading royal authorities. With original insights from those who know her best, unseen papers, new interviews with world leaders and a fresh perspective on the longest reign in British history, Robert Hardman tells the full life story of the most famous woman in the world. Like her father and grandfather before her, Elizabeth II was not born to be monarch. Yet she has reigned...

"I, Geronimo Stilton, had been called to the Kingdom of Fantasy so many times. Each visit was more of an adventure than the last! This time, there was big trouble: Queen Imaginaria had been kidnapped. The evil witch was using Imaginaria's wand to steal treasures from the kingdom. Could I help stop the evil witch before all the treasures were gone?"--

Sasha, Kimani, and Wyatt are flying to the Royal Island, home of Sasha's parents, the King and Queen of flying horses, where Sasha hopes to meet her folks for the first time, but when they encounter a powerful storm that forces them to take shelter on a small island, Sasha's dream of finally seeing her parents is put in jeopardy.

A young girl has resigned herself to being the next sacrificial meal for the Beast King, but the king is no mere monster--love is more than skin deep.

Cuando Ruthie Mizrahi se muda con su familia desde su tierra natal, Cuba, a las animadas calles de Nueva York, tiene mucho que asimilar: nuevos paisajes, nuevos sonidos y un nuevo idioma.

Explores how the characters and lives of King George III of England and George Washington affected the progress and outcome of the American Revolution.