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The truth about Rudolf Hess
Par James Douglas-Hamilton. 1993
Hess's flight to Britain in 1941 was one of the most bizarre and intriguing episodes of the war. Here many…
of the myths are exploded, and the development which led to the flight and Hess's approach to the Duke of Hamilton are explored. New light is thrown on the importance of Haushofer, envoy to Hitler and Ribbentrop and adviser to Hess, and the fascinating story is placed in true historical perspective. 1993.Louis XIV par lui-même
Par Michel Déon, roi de France Louis. 1983
Louis XIV: père de la France moderne. Il lui a donné ses limites naturelles. Il a doté le pays d'une…
administration. Ce roi est le plus célèbre et le plus méconnu des rois de France. 1983.Lady Almina and the real Downton Abbey: the lost legacy of Highclere Castle
Par Fiona Carnarvon. 2011
Lady Fiona, the Countess of Carnarvon, chronicles the era that inspired the British television series Downton Abbey. She details the…
life of Almina who married the fifth earl of Carnarvon in 1895 and enjoyed upper-class privileges until World War I. Includes violence. 2011.The heart has its reasons: the memoirs of the Duchess of Windsor
Par Wallis Warfield Windsor. 1969
An autobiography: the story of my experiments with truth
Par Mahatma Gandhi. 1957
Sunset house (Isis Large Print Ser.)
Par Winifred Beech Fortescue. 1995
The Fortescues moved to Provence in the early 1930s. There they converted an old stone farmhouse into an idyllic home.…
After her husband's death, Lady Fortescue came across a small, near-derelict house. Thus began a new chapter in her life, as she began the heartwarming, frustrating, funny and delightful task of transforming it into a home. She called it Sunset House. 1995.Mon autobiographie spirituelle
Par Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Sofia Stril-Rever. 2009
À l'occasion du 50e anniversaire de son exil à la suite de l'invasion chinoise du Tibet, qui est aussi le…
70e anniversaire de son intronisation, le Dalaï-lama livre son autobiographie spirituelle empreinte de réalisme sur les enjeux actuels. Un trait d'union entre le passé et le présent. Aussi naturellement qu'il relate ses souvenirs d'enfance, il narre les anecdotes de ses vies antérieures et évoque ses treize prédécesseurs, à un moment où il réfléchit à sa succession. Il revient également sur sa charge de chef spirituel et de porte-parole du Tibet, en commentant l'impact de ce rôle sur la scène internationale. À l'heure de la civilisation planétaire et de l'histoire globale, il appelle à une révolution éthique et spirituelle, engageant chacun à assumer sa part de responsabilité universelle afin de préserver l'avenir des générations futures. 2009.The King's peace, 1637-1641
Par C.V. (Cicely Wedgwood. 1978
Charles I considered himself the happiest King in Christendom in 1637, and with good reason. But within the next four…
years his kingdom was to be torn apart; the Scots in revolt against religious conformity; the Irish in fury over the English and Scottish settlers. Finally, the English themselves took up arms to defend their religious and political principles. The colliding interests of the authority of the state and the liberty of the subject is a conflict still open to resolution today. 1978.The mutiny of the Bounty
Par John Barrow, Gavin Kennedy. 1980
Reprint of the 1831 publication that objectively chronicles the events surrounding the mutiny on H.M.S. "Bounty" in 1789. Describes the…
details of the takeover of the "Bounty" by Fletcher Christian, the heroic open boat voyage of Captain Bligh and his companions, and the ensuing trial and eventual fate of the mutineers. The author was a high-ranking member of the British Admiralty. 1980.What so proudly we hailed: Francis Scott Key, a life
Par Marc Leepson. 2014
This full-length biography explores the life and legacy of Francis Scott Key, who made his mark as an American icon…
by one single and unforgettable act, writing "The Star-Spangled Banner." AdultThe tree of life: How a holocaust sapling inspired the world
Par Elisa Boxer. 2024
Hope triumphs over fear in this poignant and impactful true story of the Holocaust—a delicate introduction to World War Two…
history for older audioook listeners. During World War Two, in the concentration camp Terezin, a group of Jewish children and their devoted teacher planted and nurtured a smuggled-in sapling. Over time fewer and fewer children were left to care for the little tree, but those who remained kept lovingly sharing their water with it. When the war finally ended and the prisoners were freed, the sapling had grown into a strong five-foot-tall maple. Nearly eighty years later the tree’s 600 descendants around the world are thriving . . . including one that was planted at New York City’s Museum of Jewish Heritage in 2021. Students will continue to care for it for generations to come, and the world will remember the brave teacher and children who never gave up nurturing a brighter futureKid innovators: True tales of childhood from inventors and trailblazers (Kid Legends)
Par Robin Stevenson. 2021
Moving, funny, and totally true childhood biographies of Bill Gates, the Wright Brothers, Walt Disney, and other international innovators Throughout…
history people have experimented, invented, and created new ways of doing things. Kid Innovators tells the stories of a diverse group of brilliant thinkers in fields like technology, education, business, science, art, and entertainment, reminding us that every innovator started out as a kid. Florence Nightingale rescued baby mice. Alan Turing was a daydreamer with terrible handwriting. And Alvin Ailey felt like a failure at sports. Listeners will learn about the young lives of people like Grace Hopper, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Reshma Saujani, Jacques Cousteau, the Wright Brothers, William Kamkwamba, Elon Musk, Hedy Lamarr, Jonas Salk, Maria Montessori, Madam C. J. Walker, and Walt DisneyIsaac murphy: The rise and fall of a black jockey (Black Lives)
Par Katherine C Mooney. 2024
The rise and fall of one of America's first Black sports celebrities Isaac Murphy, born enslaved in 1861, still reigns…
as one of the greatest jockeys in American history. Black jockeys like Murphy were at the top of the most popular sport in America at the end of the nineteenth century. They were internationally famous, the first African American superstar athletes-and with wins in three Kentucky Derbies and countless other prestigious races, Murphy was the greatest of them all. At the same time, he lived through the seismic events of Emancipation and Reconstruction and formative conflicts over freedom and equality in the United States. And inevitably he was drawn into those conflicts, with devastating consequences. Katherine C. Mooney uncovers the history of Murphy's troubled life, his death in 1896 at age thirty-five, and his afterlife. In recounting Murphy's personal story, she also tells two of the great stories of change in nineteenth-century America: the debates over what a multiracial democracy might look like and the battles over who was to hold power in an economy that increasingly resembled the corporate, wealth-polarized world we know todayNotre guerre civile (Essai)
Par Judith Perrignon. 2023
Le parcours de Louise Michel (1830-1905), figure de la Commune, militante féministe et anarchiste, et condamnée au bagne. L'auteure s'appuie…
sur les archives officielles (procès, rapports, courriers) pour brosser son portrait et rendre compte d'une époque de luttes idéologiques et politiques, voire de guerre civile, qui conduit à la fondation de la République française à la fin du XIXe siècle.Charles iii: New king. new court. the inside story
Par Robert Hardman. 2024
Read by the author, Robert Hardman. 'A superb, fascinating account of the new King, his court and the first year…
of his reign. Elegantly written by the most authoritative of royal historians writing today, it is deeply researched, impeccably sourced and filled with scoops and new details. This is the definitive book' – Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The Romanovs By acclaimed royal biographer and author of Queen of Our Times, Robert Hardman, Charles III is a brilliant account of a tumultuous period in British history, full of intriguing insider detail and the real stories behind the sadness, the dazzling pomp, the challenges and the triumphs as Charles III sets out to make his mark. How would – or could – he fill the shoes of the record-breaking Elizabeth II? With fresh debates about the monarchy, political upheavals and a steady flow of damning headlines unleashed by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Charles could not afford to put a foot wrong. Hardman draws on unrivalled access to the Royal Family, friends of the King and Queen, key officials and courtiers, plus unpublished royal papers, to chart the transition from those emotionally charged days following the death of the late Queen all through that make or break first year on the throne. This book also reveals how Charles III is determined to move ahead at speed, the vital role played by Queen Camilla, the King's relationships with his sons and the rest of his family, his plans for reforming the monarchy and how he is taking his place on the world stage. Charles III is a fascinating portrait of a hard-working, modern monarch, determined to remain true to himself and to his Queen, to make a difference, to weather the storms – and, what's more, to enjoy it. 'Hardman is the unsurpassed grand master when it comes to the inside story of the modern monarchy. Full of surprises and glorious detail' – Andrew Roberts, author of George III: The Life and Reign of Britain's Most Misunderstood MonarchMuinji'j Asks Why: The Story of the Mi'kmaq and the Shubenacadie Residential School
Par Shanika MacEachern, Breighlynn MacEachern. 2022
An educational and heartfelt retelling of the story of the Mi'kmaq and their traditional lands, Mi'kma'ki, for young readers, focused…
on the generational traumas of the Indian Residential School System."The story of the Mi'kmaw people is one that very few truly know, Ladybug. Even fewer understand what happened at the residential schools. It is a hard story to tell, but you must know the truth. Sit and I will tell you the story."When seven-year-old Muinji'j comes home from school one day, her Nana and Papa can tell right away that she's upset. Her teacher has been speaking about the residential schools. Unlike most of her fellow students, Muinji'j has always known about the residential schools. But what she doesn't understand is why the schools existed and why children would have died there. Nana and Papa take Muinji'j aside and tell her the whole story, from the beginning. They help her understand all of the decisions that were made for the Mi'kmaq, not with the Mi'kmaq, and how those decisions hurt her people. They tell her the story of her people before their traditional ways were made illegal, before they were separated and sent to reservations, before their words, their beliefs, and eventually, their children, were taken from them. A poignant, honest, and necessary book featuring brilliant artwork from Mi'kmaw artist Zeta Paul and words inspired by Muinji'j MacEachern's true story, Muinji'j Asks Why will inspire conversation, understanding, and allyship for readers of all ages.Grossly unsanitary living conditions, cruel and abusive treatment by camp officials, the withholding of medical treatment - these were common…
experiences for refugees imprisoned at internment camps in Britain and Canada. Walter Igersheimer's memoir exposes this bleak period in the British and Canadian war record.Churchill, the end of glory: a political biography (Harvest Book Ser.)
Par John Charmley. 1994
Churchill's grand alliance: the Anglo-American special relationship 1940-57
Par John Charmley. 1995
Anastasia: the riddle of Anna Anderson
Par Peter Kurth. 1986
Time and research have blurred my memory of the initial experience, but I do recall my mother remarking off-handedly, "You…
know that's a true story, don't you? Sort of..." Peter Kurth's search for "the truth" about Anastasia took him fifteen years, including ten years research and several trips to Europe.