<DIV><DIV><P><B><I>A </I></B><B>New York Times </B><B><I>Notable Book of 2007<BR></I></B><I><BR>Cleopatra's Nose </I>is an exuberant gathering of essays and profiles, representing twenty years of Judith Thurman's writing, particularly her fascination with human vanity, femininity, and "women's work"--a term that, in her definition, encompasses haute couture, literature, and ruling empires. The subjects are varied--Cleopatra,&nbsp;Jackie&nbsp;Kennedy, Anne Frank; tofu, performance art, pornography--but as a whole these essays hint at the central preoccupations of a uniquely inquisitive mind.<BR><BR></P></DIV></DIV>