Cleopatra

Rating:
Summary: A fine job
Review: I want to write a quick review here and offer a contrary opinion to that of the reader from Dearborn Heights (below) who found this book "scetchy" and "iratic" and apparently not helpful at all on a junior high term paper. Having read virtually all of the "Pocket Biography" series from Sutton, including this one, I find them to be consistently excellent. They do not advertise themselves as comprehensive. A nice big clue about that is the fact that they're usually no more than about 120 pages and cost less than ten bucks. If you want a great book for a plane flight, you might consider one of them, but if you want massive detail about a life, you'll need to look elsewhere.

Rating:
Summary: Major Disapointment !!
Review: I was so upset when I received this book !! I was looking for a comprehensive biography of Cleapatra and all I got here was a few pages of dribble. It didn't touch at all on what I was looking for which was her children and her daily life. It was scetchy and iratic. Not much to read in fact the words are in a large font and its all double spaced. A major waste of book. If you are looking to research this mysterious lady, do not look here.

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Summary: interesting book, for young adults
Review: This book is a biographical account of famous Cleopatra VII, the last Macedonian ruler of Egypt. It provides descriptive details about her family, her lovers and her importance in Egyptian history. Illustrated with 12 black and white pictures and 3 maps, it is a highly readable work, accessible to the general public, yet most valuable for young adults.