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Margaret of York: The Diabolical Duchess by Weightman Christine
epub, mobi |eng | 2012-07-21 | Author:Weightman, Christine [Weightman, Christine]

CHAPTER 6 ‘This Diabolicall Duches’ ‘LYKE A DOGGE REVERTYNGE TO HER OLDE VOMYTE.’ ‘Once more’, wrote Jean Molinet, ‘the house of York has been left wretched and deserted by Good ...
( Category: England September 15,2014 )
Who Was Louis Braille? by Margaret Frith
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-02-27 | Author:Margaret Frith

Here was an alphabet that was simple to read and worked for different languages, not just French. A person could write in German, English, Italian, and many more! Louis was ...
( Category: 1800s September 5,2014 )
Do You Dream in Color? by Laurie Rubin
mobi |eng | 2012-10-23 | Author:Laurie Rubin

A Window Opens I was not the only blind student at the Oberlin Conservatory. I met Josh Pierce, a composer in his junior year, at orientation. Every student and every ...
( Category: Women September 4,2014 )
Who Was Alexander Graham Bell? by Bonnie Bader
epub |eng | 2013-10-30 | Author:Bonnie Bader [Bader, Bonnie]

Chapter 7 Race to the Finish Naturally, Aleck was excited about this discovery. He started making sketches of what the telephone might look like. But he also felt guilty because ...
( Category: Inventions & Inventors September 2,2014 )
Who Was Leonardo da Vinci? by True Kelley
epub |eng | 2005-09-07 | Author:True Kelley [Edwards, Roberta]

Even so, Leonardo was very fond of Salai. He enjoyed spoiling him with presents. No matter how badly Salai behaved, Leonardo never asked him to leave. Salai stayed with him ...
( Category: Renaissance September 2,2014 )
The Day Lincoln Was Shot by Jim Bishop
epub, mobi |eng | | Author:Jim Bishop

5 p.m. The President of the United States came out on the White House porch with Mrs. Lincoln. He studied the sky and buttoned his coat. They were using the ...
( Category: Civil War August 20,2014 )
Home Court by Amar'e Stoudemire
epub |eng | 2012-08-17 | Author:Amar'e Stoudemire

I was in a pretty bad mood by the time I made it home. I just wanted to head inside and maybe zone out with some TV. But when I ...
( Category: African-American August 18,2014 )
I Survived #7: I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 by Lauren Tarshis
mobi, epub |eng | 2013-02-01 | Author:Lauren Tarshis [Tarshis, Lauren]

There were at least fifty more Union soldiers with them. “We have you surrounded,” the captain said. “We will shoot every one of you if you don’t put your rifles ...
( Category: Military & Wars August 14,2014 )
Under a Red Sky by Haya Leah Molnar
mobi, epub |eng | 2011-12-20 | Author:Haya Leah Molnar

ON SUNDAY MORNING Mama asks me to go and help clear out her things at the ballet school. “How are you going to get in?” I ask. “Easy,” Mama answers. ...
( Category: Biographies August 14,2014 )
Our Town by SparkNotes
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:SparkNotes [SparkNotes]

Act II Summary [P]eople are meant to go through life two by two. ’Tain’t natural to be lonesome. (See Important Quotations Explained) The Stage Manager watches the audience return from ...
( Category: Biographies July 10,2014 )
My Life with the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall
epub |eng | | Author:Jane Goodall [Goodall, Jane]

Grub taking a bath in the forest. Photograph © Hugo van Lawick. Hyenas are actually very interesting creatures. Like chimps, they wander around in little groups of friendly individuals. Like ...
( Category: Environment July 6,2014 )
My Autobiography by Charlie Chaplin
mobi, epub |eng | 2012-11-09 | Author:Charlie Chaplin

This may be eminently beautiful but I do not enjoy that kind of poetry in the theatre. Moreover, I dislike Shakespearean themes involving kings, queens, august people and their honour. ...
( Category: Actors & Entertainers May 30,2014 )
Etched in Sand by Regina Calcaterra
epub, mobi |eng | 2013-08-06 | Author:Regina Calcaterra [Calcaterra, Regina]

8 Empty Emancipation November 1980 to Summer 1984 I SHAKE THE cramp from my hand and look at Ms. Davis over the thick affidavit on Addie’s table. “Emancipation,” I ask ...
( Category: Child Abuse May 30,2014 )
Laughing at My Nightmare by Shane Burcaw
epub, mobi |eng | | Author:Shane Burcaw

Dramatic reenactment. Then the fun began. After arguing with my gym teacher and the security guard for a few minutes, I was able to convince them to lift me back ...
( Category: General May 30,2014 )
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
epub, mobi |eng | 2001-01-15 | Author:Edmund Morris [Morris, Edmund]

On 25 October 1892, two days before Roosevelt’s thirty-fourth birthday, Mrs. Benjamin Harrison died, adding a final touch of doom to the moribund Republican campaign. The little general had not ...
( Category: U.S. Presidents May 29,2014 )

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