Through the predecessors of four modern men and women, we experience the entire colorful history of the Jews, including the life of the early Hebrews and their persecutions, the impact of Christianity, the Crusades, and the Spanish Inquisition, all the way to the founding of present-day Israel and the Middle-East conflict."A sweeping chronology filled with excitement."THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

    Until a distant connection, ignorant of his selfishness, applies to him for help. When Frederica Merriville brings her three younger siblings to London determined to secure a brilliant marriage for her beautiful sister, Charis, she seeks out their distant cousin the Marquis of Alverstoke. Lovely, competent, and refreshingly straightforward, Frederica makes such a strong impression that to his own amazement, the Marquis agrees to help launch them all into society. Lord Alverstoke can't resist wanting to help her Normally wary of his family, which includes two overbearing sisters and innumerable favor-seekers, Lord Alverstoke does his best to keep his distance but he finally finds himself far from bored.

    The hero of the story, the man called "a pillar of iron" is Marcus Tullius Cicero, the lawyer-statesman who tried vainly to save the republic he loved from the forces of tyranny. Unfolding here are the private dramas behind the great Roman hero's triumphs and defeats - and the intimate, deeply moving story of his desperate love affair with the beautiful Livia.

    Martin.A collection of the first three books in Maurice Druon’s epic historical fiction series, The Accursed Kings.“Accursed! Accursed! You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation!”The Iron King – Philip the Fair – is as cold and silent, as handsome and unblinking as a statue. He governs his realm with an iron hand, but he cannot rule his own family: his sons are weak and their wives adulterous; while his red-blooded daughter Isabella is unhappily married to an English king who prefers the company of men.A web of scandal, murder and intrigue is weaving itself around the Iron King; but his downfall will come from an unexpected quarter. Bent on the persecution of the rich and powerful Knights Templar, Philip sentences Grand Master Jacques Molay to be burned at the stake, thus drawing down upon himself a curse that will destroy his entire dynasty…This bundle collects the first three novels of The Accursed Kings: THE IRON KING, THE STRANGLED QUEEN and THE POISONED CROWN.

    Three treasured novels in paperback--"Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie", and "On the Banks of Plum Creek"--shrink-wrapped together in a beautifully designed package.

    By chance, he is also the exact double of Midir, the Horse Lord, lost King of the Dalriad tribe. To rid the Dalriads of the usurping Queen Liadhan, Phaedrus agrees to a daring pretence -- he will impersonate Midir and become the Horse Lord.

    A definitive study featuring each epoch and region, clearly discussed so that the novice can enjoy this volume as well as the scholar. A must for any student of the arts or anyone interested in how fashion has evolved.

    When you read this story, you will not be able to put it down. It tells you about historical events that happened in Boston during Abigail's life and how our country was formed. It was a beautiful story that a person who likes romantic novels could read, or one that a person interested in history could read.

    and the wild Colorado territory had a — lot to learn! — When prim Sarah Perkins arrived in Belle City, the towns-people were delighted. She looked tired, meek, manageable — and - best of all - unmarriageable. A schoolmarm who would stay a schoolmarm in the woman-hungry Colorado territory.But the hadn't reckoned on Sarah's downright defiance of the town's written and unwritten rules... nor on the fact that in addition to "learnin" their children, Sarah Perkins had a thing or two to teach them.The school board revolted. So did Sarah. And when the women organized against her, she called for help from the men.They came to offer moral support, financial backing - and proposals of marriage...

    But will she find romance too? When Cathy moves into her cousin's flat she doesn't bargain on her new neighbour - hospital consultant Dr Andrew Lairg. A misunderstanding means the pair get off to a bad start. Could the tragedy of Dr Lairg's first wife be behind his brusque manner? Meanwhile, Cathy can't help becoming attached to some of the patients in the acute male orthopaedic ward. Will dear old Professor Brown pull through to make the long journey to his daughter in Australia? Can Tiny Ellis recover from his injuries caused by a serious car crash? Cathy is moved by the patients' humour and bravery as she nurses them through each night shift. She learns that courage is the one light in this ward that never goes out. And Cathy, too, will need courage to face the challenges in her personal and professional life. Another heart-warming romance and unique insight into the lives of nurses and doctors in the 1960s, with all of the trademark warmth and realism of a hospital story by Lucilla Andrews. The Light in the Ward is the twelfth novel by the bestselling hospital fiction author Lucilla Andrews. For the first time, Lucilla's novels are now available as ebooks. More at www.lucillaandrews.com

    Determined to make her own way in the world, beautiful Tony Carew, orphan-heiress to the Carew fortune, had opened a bookshop in the heart of Manhattan. Now theshop was a smashing success-and even more wonderful, Rodney Meredith entered her life. But a sinister shadow- five-year-old crime that had never had been solved-suddenly came to blight Tony's blossoming happiness. Rodney began to avoid her, and the wealthy man-about-town, Carter Holbrook, sought to replace him. Tony had no choice. She had to set out to untangle the mystery herself-no matter what dread danger lay ahead!

    He was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe, was the plunderer of the Spanish gold fleet, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth aboard his ship The Golden Hind, and was largely responsible for the destruction of the Spanish Armada in 1588. He is an extraordinary example of a self-made man, a navigator of astonishing brilliance, a gen-uis at naval warfare and an outstanding leader of men. He was already a legend when he died in 1596. And the legend is justified. At a time when birth and breeding were essential keys to the doors of power, Drake rose by his own efforts, almost unaided. Praise for Ernle Bradford 'A gripping story' - The Economist ‘a superior, readable treatment of an important but little-discussed epic from the Renaissance past ... An astonishing tale’ - Kirkus Reviews Ernle Bradford, the renowned historian and author of The Great Siege and Ulysses Found shows us the man behind the legend. Drake was of humble origin, but became a tough and able seaman and officer. He was a realist who managed to rise to the top in the difficult and treacherous world of Elizabethan politics. His story is the life of a man whose abiding ethic was “to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”

    Their raiding parties terrorized settlers throughout northern mexico and the American Southwest during the 1860's.Komantcia opens when the Comanches are at the height of their power. The time is 1865 and Pedro, a young Spanish aristocrat who is accounted the finest guitarist in Spain, has been banished to his uncle's rancho in northern Mexico. The rancho is hit by a Comanche raid. Pedro's mother and uncle are killed. Fifteen-year-old Pedro and his younger brother Roberto are seized and brutally plunged into Comanche life. This is the story of the struggle between contrasting cultures for the heart and mind of a proud, sensitive boy.Despite his resistance, Pedro is gradually absorbed into the tribe and accepts its folkways and mores. He becomes a renowned horse thief and grows to love the wild, sweet life.He learns how to trail an enemy, and how to successfully hunt wild turkeys and other small game. Few things equal, in any way of life, the exhilaration of a buffalo hunt, as a small band of Indians pursue and fell great numbers of the immense, shaggy beasts. The Indian method of horseback riding is a revelation. The young men practice for hours at throwing themselves over their mounts to ride suspended along the horse's side, virtually invisible.Pedro's story is an absorbing and total look into the life of the fearsome Comanches. The reader comes, with Pedro, to an understanding of their beliefs and of the forces that guide their lives. There are many fascinating Indians in Pedro's new life - some good and some bad, and yet all, finally, with their own human dignity.KOMANTCIA is built upon carefully researched documentation of Comanche life, and of the fate of their prisoners. Pedro's story is a testament to the survival power of mankind. It shows how a strong faith can sustain a young man through the darkest of ordeals.

    The one volume version of The Three Crowns, The Haunted Sisters, and The Queen's Favorites.

    Instead, she is greeted with a reserve as impenetrable and mysterious as the dark silent halls of Campion Towers. There she becomes deeply involved in the conflict between Oliver Cromwell's Puritans and the Cavaliers loyal to the King.

    Antis, the Alsatian, becomes a constant companion and source of strength for Jan and his fellow airmen during the remainder of the war and long after Jan returns to his native Czechoslovakia.

    L. Deshpande has compiled the character sketch and the great performance of Kanhoji Angre in freedom struggle. Basically, he has translated the book in English written by Manohar Malgaonkar on the same topic. With the aim that the great deeds compiled in English, should be known by all people, even those who know only Marathi, author P. L. Deshpande writes the book of Malgaonkar into Marathi. After the death of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Konkan part on the west coast of Maharashtra was made strong and defended from French, Dutch, Portugal, Brtish by Kanhoji Angre only. Being a novel, it depicts the real background of the exact efforts and performance of Kanhoji Angre, and not only dramatic description. The language with all the historic details relating to Kanhoji Angre is very simple and understandable

    

    It is not illustrated or indexed. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website. You can also preview the book there.Purchasers are also entitled to a trial membership in the publisher's book club where they can select from more than a million books for free.Volume: 1 Original Publisher: Clarendon press Publication date: 1900Subjects: Inscriptions, Greek; Greece; History / Ancient / General; History / Ancient / Greece; History / Europe / Greece; Literary Criticism / Ancient

    

    

    A guide to the films of Jean Harlow.

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    Quainton's suspicions are first awakened when he discovers a secret about Marya's father and his suspicious past. But Quainton must immediately push his fears out of his mind and embark upon a lengthy assignment into the heart of the Ukraine. Soon, though, Quainton finds himself suddenly hotly pursued through perilous, icy conditions by a sinister enemy who won't rest until he is dead. What does this terrifying turn of events have to do with Quainton's furtive enquiries into Raczinski's past? And will he make it back to London in time to find out? 'Exciting to the very end.' "Times Literary Supplement" 'One can always rely on him for either an original idea or a fresh treatment of an old one.' "Guardian" 'Of all the English writers of detection one of the most original, certainly the most versatile in subject, is Andrew Garve.' "Daily Telegraph"

    Yet the Macedonian Campaign was, in Lord Hankey's words, 'the most controversial of all the so-called sideshows.' In his definitive The First World War (1999) Sir John Keegan hailed Alan Palmer for having written 'the best study of the Macedonian Front in English.' Palmer tells the story of this extraordinary polyglot army (it included, at various times, contingents from seven countries) from the first landing at Salonika in 1915 to the peace in 1918. He also illuminates the political and strategic background: the ceaseless argument in London and Paris over the army's future and the maze of Greek politics within which it and its commanders were enclosed. 'A masterly and colourful account of this, the most controversial and neglected sideshow of them all.' Guardian 'Not only a valuable contribution to history, but also an enthralling book' Sunday Times