Excerpt from The Monthly Epitome, or Readers Their Own Reviewers, 1802, Vol. 1 In order to this, nothing more seems necessary, in general, than to give the Author's design, a brief analysis, and such extracts as may be sufficient to shew his style, sentiments, and abilities. This plan has been in some degree already acted upon in the old series of this work; and five volumes of the Epitome are already before the Public, and have been honoured with a respectable degree of patronage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This volume presents the first authoritative English translation and scholarly commentary on a little known but important ancient historical source: the 2nd/3rd century Roman historian Justin's epitome or abridged version of the Philippic History by Pompeius Trogus (27 BC-AD 14). This book covers books 11-12 and represents one of the five major sources for historians on the life and times of Alexander the Great.

Foster homes, murders, a bank robbery, gang banging, drug dealing and Federal Prison were all determining factors that created what Chicago came to know as "21." Amidst the chaos, take a look into a portion of the Federal Prison System rarely seen by the public and the amazing story of one man who has defied all odds by transforming himself and those around him.

Destiny, the main character, is a compelling woman that has an alluring desire for writing. Her memoir, The Epitome of Truth was inspired by her present inner goals and her childhood memories. The messages in her memoir is written to be entertaining, informative, relatable, and easy to readthis way readers dont skip pages to get to the end. This book is vital although it does reveal unfortunate things like death, failure, betrayal, and setbacks. The one message she would like to reveal in Epitome of Truth is the effect of self discovery---the effect of knowing your background, your weaknesses, and strengths are all a part of your individual truth. Destiny has made visuals from her life to fit in words and stories for others to adhere the common knowledge to never let another person hold the pen to create your life! Life is about creating your own truth and living your life the wisest way possible.