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"Culm Rock. The Story of a Year: What it Brought and What it Taught" by Glance Gaylord. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers...
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"Your greatest threat will always come from the inside. Never forget that." Omar Navarro, Ozark Molave's survival is at stake. The monarchy is faced with betrayal that could end Molave and remove the kingdom from the map. With so much on the line…What price is too high?Will the Godfrey monarchy go on?Don't miss this dramatic conclusion of the Royal Reflections series as the bonds of family are tested and family itself is reevaluated. The prince...
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Guests can be surprising…
Ann and Rhonda continue their work at The Beach House Hotel, always striving to make their upscale property the best on the Gulf Coast of Florida. As they've learned, not all guests are easy. When they receive a request from Hilda Hassel, a member of the Bavarian royal family, for a two-week stay at the hotel in January, demanding the best room and high tea every afternoon, Ann is uneasy. Other Hassel family members cancelled...
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"Aileen Aroon, A Memoir. With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites" by Gordon Stables. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for...
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Alice Keppel, the married lover of Queen Victoria's eldest son and great-grandmother to Camilla Parker-Bowles, was a key figure in Edwardian society. Hers was the acceptable face of adultery. Discretion was her hallmark. It was her art to be the king's mistress and yet to laud the Royal Family and the institution of marriage. Formidable and manipulative, her attentions to the king brought her wealth, power, and status. Her daughter Violet Trefusis...
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Nous sommes en 1960 et le Premier ministre, Gaston Eyskens, annonce aux Belges que le roi Baudouin va épouser Fabiola de Mora y Aragón. D'emblée, il s'empresse de préciser que la famille de la future reine n'est en rien mêlée aux événements de la guerre civile. En réalité, la famille de Fabiola était violemment antirépublicaine. Ainsi, son frère, Gonzalo, avait combattu dans les rangs nationalistes et le Caudillo allait exploiter à fond...
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As the son of Mary Queen of Scots, born into her 'bloody nest,' James had the most precarious of childhoods. Even before his birth, his life was threatened: it was rumored that his father, Henry, had tried to make the pregnant Mary miscarry by forcing her to witness the assassination of her supposed lover, David Riccio. By the time James was a one-year-old, Henry was murdered, possibly with the connivance of his mother, Mary was in exile in England...
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A princess in disguise… To find her precious daughter, stolen from her at birth, Princess Carolina will do anything. Including masquerading as a nanny! Jake Maynard, her daughter's uncle, is all that's standing in the way of the reunion Caro has yearned for. If only her body got the message he's the enemy… Caro knows this powerful billionaire won't give up the only family he has left. Yet after years of emotional numbness, Jake is reawakening...
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The last King of the Great Blasket Island was Pádraig Ó Catháin, known as Peats Mhicí, who served for quarter of a century until his death in 1929. The King helped the islanders navigate through life and through national as well as international events, such as the 1916 Rising and the Great War. This book tells how he came to be King of the Great Blasket Island and how his personality and integrity shaped the role. This is the first account of...
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What happens when I'm told the one man I'm falling for is off limits? As third in line to the British throne, I have to behave a certain way. Do what I'm told. Put my best foot forward. And I do it because I love my family, my country, and my work. But when I meet the man of my dreams, and I'm told I can't see him? I take matters into my own hands. Secret dates. Covert meetings. I'll do whatever it takes to be with the devilishly handsome man who...
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Après 40 ans de silence, elle a choisi de témoigner en son âme et conscience. Maintenant. Pas avant. Car elle ne souhaitait pas lever totalement le voile sur son histoire d'amour passée, tant que le roi Albert II était toujours sur le trne. Aujourd'hui, Sybille de Sélys Longchamps a rejoint publiquement le combat mené par sa fille, Delphine, aujourd'hui en pleine procédure judiciaire, pour que soit reconnue sa filiation. Pendant plus d'un...
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Get the Summary of Tina Brown's The Palace Papers in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Palace Papers" by Tina Brown delves into the British royal family's transition into the 21st century, marked by a shift away from the charisma of Princess Diana to a focus on the Crown and its direct successors. The book explores the monarchy's challenges, including the impact of popular figures like Diana and the media's role...
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In this sensitive and beautifully illustrated biography, royal expert Nicholas Davies explores the complex character behind this monarch of the future. Davies follows Prince William from his birth at St. Mary's, Paddington, through his happy-go-lucky childhood and awkward pre-teenage years, to his burgeoning maturity. Packed with rare, color photographs, this is the definitive biography of Prince William, the man who will be Britain's king.
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In his stunning memoir, Outrageous Fortune, Anthony Russell takes us inside his childhood growing up at Leeds Castle, with luxury and opulence few can imagine, and how he found his way in a changing society.
"I was lucky with lineage. Money, and lots of it, appeared to grow on trees, especially those which adorned the Leeds Castle parkland. Ancestors with glowing titles and extraordinary accomplishments filled the history books, but there would be...
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A unique window on an extraordinary life lived with tremendous zest, discrimination, and intelligence
The Duchess of Devonshire is the youngest of the Mitford siblings, the famous brood that includes the writers Nancy and Jessica. Like them, she has lived an unusually full and remarkable life, and like them she has an inimitable expressive gift. In Counting My Chickens, she has gathered extracts from her diaries and other writings to create a multifaceted...
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1297. L'Écosse est à feu et à sang. Édouard I d'Angleterre a maté la rébellion de William Wallace.
Le jeune James Douglas est exilé en France par son père, loin de la rage vengeresse de l'Anglais. Subjugué par le charme de Louison, une danseuse de rue, il deviendra père. Mais lors du terrible hiver de 1303, Louison et leur fils meurent de froid.
À dix-huit ans, James vogue vers l'Écosse. Il espère retrouver ses terres en prêtant hommage...
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Get the Summary of Rachel Trethewey's Before Wallis in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Before Wallis" delves into the lives of the women who were romantically linked to Edward, Prince of Wales before Wallis Simpson. The book focuses on Rosemary Leveson-Gower, a Red Cross nurse and daughter of the Duke of Sutherland, who caught Edward's eye during WWI. Despite their close bond and Edward's proposal, opposition from...
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Get the Summary of Robert Hardman's The Making of a King in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Making of a King" by Robert Hardman chronicles the life and ascension of Charles III to the British throne. Charles, at seventy-three, becomes the oldest monarch to ascend, bringing a lifetime of preparation to his role. He aims to demonstrate the monarchy's relevance while maintaining its historical stability. Charles...
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