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Marie-Antoinette, Daughter of the Caesars by Elena Maria Vidal
epub |eng | 2016-05-03 | Author:Elena Maria Vidal [Vidal, Elena Maria]

Monseigneur did not understand what had brought her, and questioned her; astonished at finding so much devotion, resolution, and courage in that timid soul, he was greatly touched, and overwhelmed ...
( Category: Royalty September 5,2019 )
The Cynical Idealist by Gary Tillery
epub |eng | 2009-07-15 | Author:Gary Tillery [Tillery, Gary]

9 PEACE ADVOCATE The world’s media had never seen a peace demonstration to compare with the one that awaited them in the Amsterdam Hilton in late March 1969. Witnesses to ...
( Category: Composers & Musicians September 5,2019 )
Clever Girl by Lauren Kessler
epub |eng | 2007-07-15 | Author:Lauren Kessler [Kessler, Lauren]

God help that country where informers thrive Where slander flourishes and lies contrive. Not surprisingly, the Communist Party was particularly displeased with Bentley and began a campaign of smears and ...
( Category: World War II September 5,2019 )
H.M.S. Illustrious by James Barrington
epub |eng | 2018-12-04 | Author:James Barrington

Wednesday 26th October 1983 A morning of working, and an afternoon of walking. A small pile of typing was waiting for me in the Air Office this morning, so I ...
( Category: Military September 5,2019 )
Commander in Cheat by Rick Reilly
epub |eng | 2019-04-02 | Author:Rick Reilly

FRIDGE CADDY: “Wait. You’re saying every single time he comes in here he hands everybody hundreds? Because I’ve never once seen that.” FIRST CADDY: “Well, okay, not every time.” FRIDGE ...
( Category: U.S. Presidents September 5,2019 )
After the Fall by Kasey S. Pipes
epub |eng | | Author:Kasey S. Pipes

* * * As the first year of the Reagan administration came to a close, Nixon was pleased with how his friend was doing. “I like and admire [Lech] Walesa,” ...
( Category: U.S. Presidents September 5,2019 )
The Rule of Benedict by Benedict of Nursia
epub |eng | 2015-11-29 | Author:Benedict of Nursia

33 The question of private ownership It is vitally important to eradicate this bad practice from the monastery: no one should presume to give or receive anything without the abbot’s ...
( Category: Monasticism & Asceticism September 5,2019 )
Of Virtue Rare by Linda Simon
epub |eng | 2016-06-01 | Author:Linda Simon [Simon, Linda]

VIII - Bosworth True hope is swift and flies with swallow’s wings; Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings. RICHARD III, Act 5, Scene 2 IN 1485, the population ...
( Category: Royalty September 5,2019 )
Franco by Enrique Moradiellos
epub |eng | 2018-01-30 | Author:Enrique Moradiellos [Moradiellos, Enrique]

The Political Culture of the Spanish Anti-Liberal Right on the Eve of War As recalled in a classic work by Manuel García-Pelayo, all societies in history have developed various political ...
( Category: Fascism September 5,2019 )
Places and Names by Elliot Ackerman
epub |eng | 2019-06-10 | Author:Elliot Ackerman

* * * “Where are you, Dara?” Matt cradles his cell phone to his ear. The wind has picked up, and his voice mixes with the roadside traffic and is ...
( Category: Iraq War September 5,2019 )
The True History of the Elephant Man by Michael Howell & Peter Ford
epub |eng | 1979-12-31 | Author:Michael Howell & Peter Ford [Howell, Michael & Ford, Peter]

CHAPTER 9 ‘Such a Gentle, Kindly Man, Poor Thing!’ Even during the early days following his admission to the London Hospital, the case of Joseph Merrick began to attract the ...
( Category: Rich & Famous September 4,2019 )
The Life of Jamgon Kongtrul the Great by Alexander Gardner
epub |eng | 2019-07-29 | Author:Alexander Gardner

Rare is the individual who received criticism from Jamgon Kongtrul, even as veiled as this. Ngawang Rinchen had been sent from Chokgyur Lingpa, an auspicious initial circumstance. He served as ...
( Category: Religious September 4,2019 )
Be Strong and of Good Courage by Dennis Ross
epub |eng | 2019-09-02 | Author:Dennis Ross

RABIN’S EVOLUTION ON THE PALESTINIANS In his memoirs, written after he resigned as prime minister in 1977, Rabin addresses the Palestinian problem, saying there is “really no ideal solution” to ...
( Category: Presidents & Heads of State September 3,2019 )
Mary Chesnut's Diary by Mary Boykin Chesnut
epub, mobi |eng | 2011-03-22 | Author:Mary Boykin Chesnut

XII FLAT ROCK, N. C. August 1, 1862—August 8, 1862 FLAT ROCK, N. C., August 1, 1862.—Being ill I left Mrs. McMahan’s for Flat Rock.89 It was very hot and ...
( Category: American Civil War September 3,2019 )
Stalin in Power: The Russian Revolution From Above, 1928 -1941 by Tucker Robert C
epub |eng | 2019-08-27 | Author:Tucker, Robert C. [Tucker, Robert C.]

Chapter Fourteen – Stalin and Fascism Popular Front Politics If the victory of fascism in Germany had a place in Stalin’s policy design, further spread of fascist power did not. ...
( Category: Political August 31,2019 )

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