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THE ANCIENT ROMANS : their lives and their world / by Roberts, Paul,1961-(CARDINAL)211823;
Includes bibliographical references (page 78) and index.
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum / by Roberts, Paul,1961-author.(CARDINAL)211823; British Museum.(CARDINAL)146015;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-307) and index.The urban context -- Living above the shop -- Atrium -- Cubiculum -- Garden -- Living rooms and interior design -- Dining -- Kitchens, toilets and baths -- The death of the cities.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.;
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Ancient Rome in fifty monuments / by Roberts, Paul,1961-author.(CARDINAL)211823;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-249) and index.I. Beginnings. The kingdom of Rome -- The Republic -- Julius Caesar -- II. From brick to marble -- Augustus -- Augustus's successors -- III. New builders -- The First Flavians -- Domitian -- IV. Rome in glory -- Trajan -- Hadrian -- Hadrian's successors -- Septimius Severus -- V. An uncertain city -- Caracalla -- The 3rd century -- Maxentius -- VI. From old to new -- Constantine -- Late pagans -- Christians -- Phocas."A sweeping new history of the city of Rome, told through its emperors and the monuments they built to make their mark on one of the great capitals of the classical world. 'What is worse than Nero? What is better than Nero's Baths?' - so wrote the poet Martial in the first century AD, demonstrating the power that buildings have on public consciousness. In ancient Rome, who built a monument and why mattered as much as its physical structure. Over centuries and under many different emperors, a small village in Italy was transformed into the crowning glory of an empire. Seeking out the personalities behind the great building projects is key to understanding them. With this firmly in mind, Paul Roberts takes the reader on a tour of ancient Rome, vividly evoking the sights and sounds of the city: from the roar of the crowds at the Circus Maximus and the Colosseum, to the dazzling gleam of the marble- and mosaic-covered baths of Caracalla and Diocletian. He tells this story emperor by emperor, drawing out the political, social and cultural backdrop to the monuments and ultimately the very human motivations that gave rise to their construction - and destruction. These fascinating buildings are further brought to life with reconstructions that show how the ancients themselves would have experienced them. When and why were these monuments built? What did they add to the lives of the people who used them? What impact did they have on the shape of the city? Roberts expertly weaves together the latest archaeological research with social and cultural history, to tell the story of the Eternal City, always in some way rising, falling and being rebuilt"--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Biographies.; Monuments; Historic sites; Architecture;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Ancient Rome / by Simpson, Judith,1938-; Roberts, Paul,1961-; Bachem, Paul,illustrator.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Ancient Rome / by Simpson, Judith,1938-(CARDINAL)684476; Roberts, Paul,1961-editor.(CARDINAL)211823; Bachem, Paul,illustrator.(CARDINAL)394356;
Explores the civilization of ancient Rome.
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Ancient faces : mummy portraits from Roman Egypt / by British Museum.(CARDINAL)146015; Walker, Susan,1948-(CARDINAL)677176; Bierbrier, M. L.(CARDINAL)172029; Roberts, Paul,1961-(CARDINAL)211823; Taylor, John H.,1958-(CARDINAL)185472; British Museum.Department of Egyptian Antiquities.(CARDINAL)166766;
Includes bibliographical references (page 216).
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; British Museum. Department of Egyptian Antiquities; Mummy portraits; Portraits, Egyptian; Portraits, Roman; Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient; Mummy portraits;
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The end of food / by Roberts, Paul,1961 August 2-(CARDINAL)271697;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-365) and index.Starving for progress (history) -- Its so easy now -- Buy one, get one free -- Tipping the scales -- Eating for strength -- The end of hunger -- We are what we eat -- How long can this go on? -- Magic pill/hair of the dog -- Food fight -- Nouvelle cuisine.The bestselling author of "The End of Oil" turns his attention to food and finds that the system entrusted with meeting one of the most basic needs is dramatically failing us. With his trademark comprehensive global approach, Roberts investigates the startling truth about the modern food system.
Subjects: Food supply.; Nutrition.; Food industry and trade; Food industry and trade; Nutrition policy.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The impulse society : America in the age of instant gratification / by Roberts, Paul,1961 August 2-(CARDINAL)271697;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-298) and index.Part 1: I society. More better ; No confidence ; Power corrupts ; Something for nothing -- Part 2: Cracks in the mirror. Home alone ; Hard labor ; In sickness and in wealth ; Forever war -- Part 3: We society. Making space.Drawing on the fields of economics, psychology, history and political philosophy, Roberts shows how we have become so obsessed with "maximizing returns" that we embrace virtually any means--any technology, personal tactic, or corporate strategy--that can deliver, regardless of consequences. Roberts lays out the history and geography of this new social order and charts a clear pathway toward a different and brighter future.
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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The end of oil : on the edge of a perilous new world / by Roberts, Paul,1961 August 2-(CARDINAL)271697;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-358) and index.Prologue Part I: The Free ride -- Light the fire -- The Last of the easy oil -- The Future's so bright -- Energy is power -- Too hot -- Part II On the road to nowhere -- Give the people what they want -- Big oil gets anxious -- And now for something completely different -- Less is more -- Part III Into the blue -- Energy security -- The Invisible hand -- Digging in our heels -- How do we get there?
Subjects: Energy policy.; Energy policy; Environmental education.; Petroleum industry and trade; Petroleum industry and trade; Petroleum industry and trade; World politics;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The big yellow book of German verbs : 555 fully conjugated verbs / by Listen, Paul,1961-(CARDINAL)821502; Di Donato, Robert.(CARDINAL)359301; Franklin, Daniel.(CARDINAL)762060;
Subjects: Programmed instructional materials.; German language; German language;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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