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The Crown of Isis
246 BCE. In order to seal a political alliance, Princess Berenike, sister of Pharaoh Ptolemy III, is betrothed to King Antiochos of Syria. However, Antiochos must first repudiate his lawful spouse and Queen Laodike, as we can expect, will not accept that decision gracefully. The minute details of this chronicle are historically documented. Even the caprice of the weather of the year 246 BCE is true: it did snow in Syria and the rose bushes bloomed in Thebes that winter. The younger audience will enjoy a good story emphasizing girl empowerment. "We are so lucky to be born as women," Kleopatra tells the girls. The educated readers will appreciate the abundance of historical details and factual references. The true story of Berenike II of Alexandria is a tragic one. The prequel The Feather of Ma'at, relates the tumultuous early years of the sheltered princess. Her promising young life takes a wrong turn on the steps of the temple of Isis; a split-second decision that will lead to her untimely death in Antioch, at age 30. The prequel shines a light on many unanswered questions and reveals the mysterious origins of Kleopatra's powers.
The Feather of Ma'at
This two-parts historical novel retells the life story of Berenike, daughter of Ptolemy II, from her golden youth as a princess in Alexandria to her tragic fate as queen of Syria. Third century BC Alexandria is the first truly cosmopolitan city. In the aftermath of Alexander’s conquests, the dominant Greek civilization tunes up with Egypt’s older culture. The innovative establishment of the cult of Serapis embodies the will of the Ptolemies to unite their kingdom. The Great Library and Museum attracts the world’s intelligentsia, from the far reaches of India to the confines of Celtic Europe. The Egyptian natives live in a slum in the eastern part of the city, in what was the ancient fi...
The Feather of Ma'at
Independant Review by Steve Donoghue for the Historical Novel Society: "Mauborgne's story is set in the Alexandria of the 3rd century BC in a tangle of intrigue. Young and exceedingly strong-willed Arsinoë, sister of King Ptolemy, has returned to the city from exile and immediately sets about scheming to regain lost power (and to eliminate the main obstacle to that power, Ptolemy's wife). The plot thickens when the ambassador from far-distant India arrives in Alexandria just as Ptolemy's son is found dead of unknown causes, and Mauborgne keeps the whole complicated business bubbling and fizzing along in an absolutely irresistible read. Mauborgne has chosen to have her characters speak in co...
Travels in Gaul
Historical fact: in 117 BCE, a young Greek scholar ventures a voyage in the heart of Gaul for scientific and ethnological purpose. His name is Posidonius of Apamea. Our story begins in Hellespont, where the Greek philosopher meets the two companions that will share his journey, a mother and her daughter fleeing their native Galatia in Anatolia. The unlikely trio will sail across the Middle Sea to Massalia via Chios, Athens and Syracuse. From the port city of Southern Gaul, they will follow the ancient route up the Rhone Valley and down the River Loire to the Atlantic coast. Along the way, we will learn more about the women and discover the true nature of their journey.
NASA Formal Methods
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on NASA Formal Methods, NFM 2012, held in Norfolk, VA, USA, in April 2012. The 36 revised regular papers presented together with 10 short papers, 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 93 submissions. The topics are organized in topical sections on theorem proving, symbolic execution, model-based engineering, real-time and stochastic systems, model checking, abstraction and abstraction refinement, compositional verification techniques, static and dynamic analysis techniques, fault protection, cyber security, specification formalisms, requirements analysis and applications of formal techniques.
Programming Languages and Systems
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th Asian Symposium on Programming Languages and Systems, APLAS 2016, held in Hanoi, Vietnam, in November 2016. The papers cover a variety of topics such as semantics, logics, and foundational theory; design of languages type systems, and foundational calculi; domain-specific languages; compilers, interpreters, and abstract machines; program derivation, synthesis and transformation; program analysis, verification, and model-checking; logic, constraint, probabilistic and quantum programming; software security; concurrency and parallelism; tools for programming and implementation.
The Feather of Ma'at
This two-parts historical novel retells the life story of Berenike, daughter of Ptolemy II, from her golden youth as a princess in Alexandria to her tragic fate as queen of Syria. Third century BC Alexandria is the first truly cosmopolitan city. In the aftermath of Alexander's conquests, the dominant Greek civilization tunes up with Egypt's older culture. The innovative establishment of the cult of Serapis embodies the will of the Ptolemies to unite their kingdom. The Great Library and Museum attracts the world's intelligentsia, from the far reaches of India to the confines of Celtic Europe. The Egyptian natives live in a slum in the eastern part of the city, in what was the ancient fisherme...
Static Analysis
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Static Analysis, SAS 2012, held in Deauville, France, in September 2012. The 25 revised full papers presented together with 4 invited talks were selected from 62 submissions. The papers address all aspects of static analysis, including abstract domains, abstract interpretation, abstract testing, bug detection, data flow analysis, model checking, new applications, program transformation, program verification, security analysis, theoretical frameworks, and type checking.
Neurobiology of Opioids
Dedicated to Professor Albert Herz, a leading investigator in opioid research, this book provides comprehensive information on the biology of exogenous and endogenous opioids. Contributions by experts in the field discuss recent advances and provide systematic, up-to-date reviews of the physiology and pharmacology of opioids, as well as on the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying opioid actions. In recognition of the diverse methodologies now available to researchers, each chapter details the approaches used to address a specific issue and provides an in-depth analysis of the data obtained by these various experimental approaches. The clinical relevance of recent findings, as well as future directions, in opioid research are also discussed. This volume thus represents a timely and invaluable sourcebook for researchers, clinicians, and students interested in opioids and peptidergic systems.
