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Caroline Lawrence
The first title in a mystery series set in ancient Rome
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A beautifully illustrated handbook to the ancient Greek gods and goddesses, from bestselling author Caroline Lawrence.
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A retelling of Aesop’s Fables, illustrated by Robert Ingpen.
The new title in this mystery series set in ancient Rome, featuring the destruction of Pompeii.
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Lawrence Ganong, Marilyn Coleman, Caroline Sanner
This book uses a strengths-based approach and resilience perspective to offer guidance on what works in creating effective stepfamily relationships, sharing findings and empirically supported best practices for stepfamily members…
First published in the United States of America by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, 2014 –Title page verso.
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In 1862 Nevada Territory, after finding his foster parents murdered and scalped, 12-year-old P.K. (Pinky) Pinkerton, son of a railroad detective and a Sioux Indian, inherits a valuable deed and…
Los secretos del Vesubio es el segundo volumen de la serie Misterios romanos , que se inicio con Ladrones en el foro. Ademas de disfrutar de divertidas historias de detectives…
In 1862 Nevada Territory, after finding his foster parents murdered and scalped, 12-year-old Pinky Pinkerton, son of a railroad detective and a Sioux Indian, inherits a valuable deed and must…
Flavia Gemina is brilliant at finding things, so it’s natural for her to solve mysteries. The daughter of a ship’s captain living in Ostia, the port of Rome, in AD…
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The festival of Saturnalia leads to wild behaviour and serious puzzle-solving in the sixth adventure of the bestselling series, The Roman Mysteries.
The opening of the Colosseum is full of action and adventure in the eighth exciting Roman Mystery.
Spring AD 80. The sailing season has begun. Lupus decides to see if his mother is still alive and to follow his uncle’s dying wish. The friends sail to the…
The first in a brand new historical adventure series from million-copy-selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian.
The second thrilling adventure in a new historical series from million-copy-selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian.
Third in a new historical adventure series from million-copy-selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian.
The fourth and final book in the new historical adventure series from million copy selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian.
From the million-copy-selling author of The Roman Mysteries comes the third whip-cracking adventure in this award-winning series.
The final whip-cracking adventure in the P.K. Pinkerton series from bestselling Roman Mysteries author Caroline Lawrence.
From the million-copy-selling author of The Roman Mysteries comes a nail-biting time-travel adventure in Roman London - where past meets present.
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Million-copy-selling author Caroline Lawrence shares her best tips in this fun and accessible guide to creative writing and storytelling.
From the million-copy-selling author of The Roman Mysteries comes a nail-biting time-travel adventure series - where past meets present.
El cuarto volumen de la coleccion Misterios romanos , cuyas tres entregas anteriores han sido la delicia de miles de ninos. Ademas de disfrutar de divertidas historias de detectives, los…
An extension of The Roman Mysteries brand, featuring an irresistible new hero, Threptus, who helps solve the mystery of a house haunted by a demon!
February, AD 80. An imperial messenger summons Jonathan’s father to Rome, where the fever which started in Ostia is now threatening to become a plague. Jonathan and his three friends…
Everyone’s hero, Aristo, is accused of a terrible crime - and in the tenth Roman Mystery, Flavia and her friends must prove his innocence.
Who is trying to sabotage the chariot factions in the twelfth title in the Roman Mysteries series?
An ‘innocent or guilty’ dilemma lies at the heart of the thirteenth thrilling adventure in this bestselling series.
Book 14 in the detectives’ case file is set in Morocco - the most exotic location of all the Roman Mysteries.
Crocodiles, codes, shipwrecks, and a missing detective - it’s non-stop action and adventure in the fifteenth title in this bestselling series.
The final Roman Mystery begins with the emperor’s death! Discovering whether it was natural or murder is the ultimate mystery for Flavia and her detective friends.
Secrets, thrills and action - the young detectives are on the case in this exciting collection of short stories from the world of The Roman Mysteries.
In the sixteenth Roman Mystery, Flavia and her friends are hotly pursued by Emperor Titus as they embark on a quest to find some kidnapped children.
From the author of the bestselling Roman Mysteries, a new series set in the Wild West, packed with danger and deadly desperados at every turn!
The third in this series of mystery stories set in Ancient Rome.
Jonathan goes on a secret quest to Rome, and Flavia, Nubia and Lupus set out to find him. Their dangerous mission takes them to the Golden House of Nero where…
The fifth Roman Mystery is packed with exciting underwater action - and mixed fortunes for Lupus.
Passions run deep beneath the surface in a summer holiday adventure in the eleventh Roman Mystery.
Caroline Wallace Lawrence
On The Rock: A Memoir Of Alice B. Whitall (1872) is a biographical account of the life of Alice B. Whitall, written by Caroline Wallace Lawrence. The book explores the…
The imaginative talents of Caroline Lawrence (author of the Roman Mysteries series) and Laura Jenkinson Brown (illustrator of Greek Myth comics) combined with the expertise of Dr Sophie Hay, Prof…
More adventure and hilarity in ancient Roman times in this the fourth book of the series, as Threptus the former beggar boy helps his mentor the soothsayer ‘read the omens’…
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Threptus angers the gods, by eating a cake meant as an offering, in the second of The Roman Mystery Scrolls - a major new extension of the bestselling The Roman…
Maude Lawrence,Caroline Amelia Sheldon
""The Use of the Plant in Decorative Design"" is a book written by Maude Lawrence and published in 1912. The book explores the use of plants in decorative design, including…
John Lawrence
READY TO FINALLY BE A DOCTOR?
WELL, JOHN STILL WASN’T EITHER…
John’s medical (and personal) adventures continue with this insightful, often hilarious, self-deprecating memoir of fumbling through the final year…
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This heartfelt, hilarious, self-deprecating and candid memoir of stumbling through medical school, takes readers along for the journey of medical school. John’s transformation, from an uncertain liberal-arts student into a…
John’s adventures in medical training continue with this insightful, often hilarious, medical memoir. The second in the series brings John’s unique and candid storytelling to the world of residency.
Caroline Margaret McIlvaine
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…