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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY - Royalty
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By Kathleen Spaltro
Are you intrigued by Brother Cadfael or Jane Austen's heroines and want to learn more about Maud the Empress or the Prince Regent? Need a better grasp of the background to Shakespeare's history plays or career? Let Royals of England fill in the missing links. Royals of England offers lively biographies of royal personages that accompany detailed accounts of geographic sites and websites. Placed in chronological order, each profile can easily be read as a self-contained narrative. With the information provided by authors Kathleen Spaltro and Noeline Bridge, you'll be able to design a tour around a royal person of interest or search out all the royal persons associated with a certain locale. Fifty family trees, one or more for most chapters, help you identify members of different royal houses. You'll be able to determine how the Jacobite Pretenders passed their claim to the Kings of Sardinia, or how Lettice Knollys, wife to Leicester and mother to Essex, was related to Elizabeth I. Royals of England provides a useful resource for history enthusiasts, travelers, and genealogists alike.
FORMAT: Softcover
By Kathleen Spaltro
Are you intrigued by Brother Cadfael or Jane Austen's heroines and want to learn more about Maud the Empress or the Prince Regent? Need a better grasp of the background to Shakespeare's history plays or career? Let Royals of England fill in the missing links. Royals of England offers lively biographies of royal personages that accompany detailed accounts of geographic sites and websites. Placed in chronological order, each profile can easily be read as a self-contained narrative. With the information provided by authors Kathleen Spaltro and Noeline Bridge, you'll be able to design a tour around a royal person of interest or search out all the royal persons associated with a certain locale. Fifty family trees, one or more for most chapters, help you identify members of different royal houses. You'll be able to determine how the Jacobite Pretenders passed their claim to the Kings of Sardinia, or how Lettice Knollys, wife to Leicester and mother to Essex, was related to Elizabeth I. Royals of England provides a useful resource for history enthusiasts, travelers, and genealogists alike.
FORMAT: E-Book
By Grace Phillips
'I'd like to be Queen of people's hearts, in people's hearts'--Princess Diana This narrative is a biography of the late Princess Diana in six chapters. It highlights her popular personality from a girl to a Princess, the motherhood of her sons, her charity work among the sick and poor and her ability to be a good friend. The story ends with an appraisal by the late Mother Theresa, Carmelite nun, the famous prayer of St. Francis of Assisi - and there is a bonus-77 of Diana's own quotations! And speeches made on her behalf. This book encourages great contemplation and emotion in the reader. There are times where you want to feel proud of this Princess, to laugh, or cry, or just to feel happy, or simply understand the Princess's activities in the world, emphasized by her comments, particularly appropriate for a world yearning for peace. Captioned illustrations demonstrate her physical beauty and highlight jewelry and hats worn at different stages of her life. The book is appropriate for children, teens and adults. The year 2007 is here, which marks the tenth anniversary of Diana's death. This book rewards our memory of the time when she wanted to be "Queen of people's hearts".
FORMAT: E-Book
By Grace Phillips
'I'd like to be Queen of people's hearts, in people's hearts'--Princess Diana This narrative is a biography of the late Princess Diana in six chapters. It highlights her popular personality from a girl to a Princess, the motherhood of her sons, her charity work among the sick and poor and her ability to be a good friend. The story ends with an appraisal by the late Mother Theresa, Carmelite nun, the famous prayer of St. Francis of Assisi - and there is a bonus-77 of Diana's own quotations! And speeches made on her behalf. This book encourages great contemplation and emotion in the reader. There are times where you want to feel proud of this Princess, to laugh, or cry, or just to feel happy, or simply understand the Princess's activities in the world, emphasized by her comments, particularly appropriate for a world yearning for peace. Captioned illustrations demonstrate her physical beauty and highlight jewelry and hats worn at different stages of her life. The book is appropriate for children, teens and adults. The year 2007 is here, which marks the tenth anniversary of Diana's death. This book rewards our memory of the time when she wanted to be "Queen of people's hearts".
FORMAT: Softcover
By Joy Drinkwater
“I am the bastard daughter of King Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor. The Crown may not agree, but my life and family history is worth telling.” Born to wealth and privilege in the countryside of England, Joy Drinkwater went from plenty to poverty when her stepfather abandoned her mother and made an astonishing claim…Drinkwater’s real father was the Kind of England, Edward VIII. Although the world remembers the Duke of Windsor for abdicating his throne in 1936 to marry American divorcee, Wallis Warfield Simpson, few know the story of the Princess Who Never Was. This riveting autobiography spans nearly eighty years and recounts Joy’s quest to prove her noble heritage in a rapidly changing world that refused to grant her any privileges. The adventures, loves, losses, and dreams of this remarkable woman are certain to captivate the hearts of readers and provoke controversy. The Royal Crown of England has never been asked to acknowledge Joy’s heritage as a legitimate Princess and will probably ban the sale of this autobiography in England.
FORMAT: Softcover
By Estate of Rhea Talley Stewart, Nels M. Frye
The tug-of-war between old and new began in Afghanistan in the 1920's when King Amanullah attempted to modernize his backward nation very fast. He was driven out by a tribal movement much like today's Taliban, not to the sorrow of the British. "A scholarly, marvelously detailed work," says a reviewer, "which reveals Amanullah as a fascinating man."
FORMAT: Softcover
By Jeffrey Lee
They are the women who have shaped or been shaped by war and peace, glory and exile, fame and obscurity. In a world rapidly discarding the system of monarchy as obsolete and wasteful, these twenty one queens, empresses, and princesses must scale challenges from both the outside and the inside. Representing ten different monarchies from around the world, some as different from each other as night and day, the ranks of these royal women include such famed figures as Princess Diana and Queen Sofia, but also their obscure counterparts like Princess Fawzia of Egypt. This informal guide explores the background and history of these women’s monarchies, as well as their own personal lives and legacies.
FORMAT: Softcover
By Nancy Rubin
"An artful, sensitive biography A prerequisite for understanding Isabella is understanding the period and Rubin excels at delineating both."- Booklist "Rubin succeeds admirably in recounting the story of Spain's greatest queen and the impact of her reign on her country and the world a first rate exposition."-Kirkus "An excellent, well-developed picture of the complex, often contradictory forces of the European scene from which Columbus sailed."-Washington Times "Classic will make permanent literary history by dispelling many schoolroom myths."-Tulsa World
FORMAT: Softcover
By Kouassi Soman
An economist with the World Bank Group, Kouassi admits his addiction to the fishing his daddy taught him early on the Djoreh river. An eligible heir to the throne of the Abongui kingdom in northeastern Côte d'Ivoire, he left home for school at five; saw an electrical light bulb in action and slipped into his first pair of shoes at eleven. Like most of his office colleagues, Kouassi knows first hand what it means to be poor. "Some people learn about poverty in books, yet millions have lived it; that means you assess situations and measure progress differently," titled his recent mini-portrait. This autobiography responds to demand from family and friends who wish to learn more about his amazing life story. From his native village in Côte d'Ivoire to graduate school in America, via the University of Abidjan, this breathtaking story walks you through the ethno-history of his culture and ethnicity. Moreover, it shows how his US-based charity has reached across miles to his home tribe. "Abongui Assah Bow Boka," or "Abongui's Helping Hand" in his native language, is incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Besides its historical content, the story links closely the value of education to Kouassi's own life.
FORMAT: Softcover
By Katherine Ellison
A major biography by a Pulitzer Price-winning writer of one of the most complex and fascinating women of our time. Book description: "Katherine Ellison has a reporter's zeal for finding the story within the story. Her book is full of surprises." David Haward Bain, author of Sitting in Darkness: Americans in the Philippines. "The research here is superb, the writing is gripping and graceful," The Washington Post. " Proves once again that absolute power corrupts absolutely An absorbing biography, likely to be in demand," Library Journal.
FORMAT: Softcover
By Kouassi Soman
An economist with the World Bank Group, Kouassi admits his addiction to the fishing his daddy taught him early on the Djoreh river. An eligible heir to the throne of the Abongui kingdom in northeastern Côte d'Ivoire, he left home for school at five; saw an electrical light bulb in action and slipped into his first pair of shoes at eleven. Like most of his office colleagues, Kouassi knows first hand what it means to be poor. "Some people learn about poverty in books, yet millions have lived it; that means you assess situations and measure progress differently," titled his recent mini-portrait. This autobiography responds to demand from family and friends who wish to learn more about his amazing life story. From his native village in Côte d'Ivoire to graduate school in America, via the University of Abidjan, this breathtaking story walks you through the ethno-history of his culture and ethnicity. Moreover, it shows how his US-based charity has reached across miles to his home tribe. "Abongui Assah Bow Boka," or "Abongui's Helping Hand" in his native language, is incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Besides its historical content, the story links closely the value of education to Kouassi's own life.
FORMAT: E-Book
By Joy Drinkwater
“I am the bastard daughter of King Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor. The Crown may not agree, but my life and family history is worth telling.” Born to wealth and privilege in the countryside of England, Joy Drinkwater went from plenty to poverty when her stepfather abandoned her mother and made an astonishing claim…Drinkwater’s real father was the Kind of England, Edward VIII. Although the world remembers the Duke of Windsor for abdicating his throne in 1936 to marry American divorcee, Wallis Warfield Simpson, few know the story of the Princess Who Never Was. This riveting autobiography spans nearly eighty years and recounts Joy’s quest to prove her noble heritage in a rapidly changing world that refused to grant her any privileges. The adventures, loves, losses, and dreams of this remarkable woman are certain to captivate the hearts of readers and provoke controversy. The Royal Crown of England has never been asked to acknowledge Joy’s heritage as a legitimate Princess and will probably ban the sale of this autobiography in England.
FORMAT: E-Book
By Jeffrey Lee
They are the women who have shaped or been shaped by war and peace, glory and exile, fame and obscurity. In a world rapidly discarding the system of monarchy as obsolete and wasteful, these twenty one queens, empresses, and princesses must scale challenges from both the outside and the inside. Representing ten different monarchies from around the world, some as different from each other as night and day, the ranks of these royal women include such famed figures as Princess Diana and Queen Sofia, but also their obscure counterparts like Princess Fawzia of Egypt. This informal guide explores the background and history of these women’s monarchies, as well as their own personal lives and legacies.
FORMAT: E-Book
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