Anne Boleyn: A King`s Obsession by bestselling historian Alison Weir, author of Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen, is the second captivating novel in the Six Tudor Queens series. An unforgettable portrait of the ambitious woman whose fate we know all too well, but whose true motivations may surprise you. Essential reading for fans of Philippa Gregory & Elizabeth Chadwick.` Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life` Guardian The young woman who changed the course of history. Fresh from the palaces of Burgundy & France, Anne draws attention at the English court, embracing the play of courtly love. But when the King commands, nothing is ever a game. Anne has a spirit worthy of a crown
- & the crown is what she seeks. At any price. ANNE BOLEYN. The second of Henry`s Queens. Her story. History tells us why she died. This powerful novel shows her as she lived.SIX TUDOR QUEENS. SIX NOVELS. SIX YEARS.
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` This brilliant book is a bombshell! Jane Seymour the shy mouse type? Think again!` Kate Williams Alison Weir, historian & author of the Sunday Times bestsellers Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen & Anne Boleyn: A King`s Obsession, draws an enthralling portrait of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII`s third queen, as you`ve never seen her before. Essential reading for fans of Philippa Gregory & Elizabeth Chadwick.` This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction` The Times THE WOMAN HAUNTED BY THE FATE OF HER PREDECESSOR. Eleven days after the death of Anne Boleyn, Jane is dressing for her wedding to the King. She has witnessed at first hand how courtly play can quickly turn to danger & knows she must bear a son... or face ruin. This new Queen must therefore step out from the shadows cast by Katherine & Anne
- in doing so, can she expose a gentler side to the brutal King?JANE SEYMOURTHE THIRD OF HENRY`S QUEENSHER STORYAcclaimed, bestselling historian Alison Weir draws on new research for her captivating novel, which paints a compelling portrait of Jane & casts fresh light on both traditional & modern perceptions of her. Jane was driven by the strength of her faith & a belief that she might do some good in a wicked world. History tells us how she died. This spellbinding novel explores the life she lived.SIX TUDOR QUEENS. SIX NOVELS. SIX YEARS.
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According to a survey made a few years ago, the most common British dream is that of taking tea with the Queen. Now you can make your dreams reality during the Jubilee Celebrations with this fun pair of teabags adorned with images of the Monarch & her Consort! Filled with a classic tea blend with Assam, these novelty tea bags come with a greeting card & envelope & make a jolly Jubilee-themed gift. ...

”A 16th Century Mosque” tells the story of the commissioning & building of the Suleymaniye mosque in Constantinople (Istanbul), one of the masterpieces of Islamic architecture. It describes the religious, educational & charitable activities carried out in the mosque, & the role of the mosque in the life of the Muslim community. It outlines the early history of Islam, & the basic features of Muslim beliefs & traditions. superb cutaway illustrations & pinpoint enlargements accompany the text. Informative captions, maps, a complete glossary & an index enhance the book`s educational value. ...

Stanfords Adult Book of the Month June 2016` Sixty Degrees North is a story that we tell, both to ourselves & to others. It is a story about where
- & perhaps also who
- we are.` The sixtieth parallel marks a kind of borderl&. It wraps itself around the lower reaches of Finl&, Sweden & Norway; it crosses the tip of Greenland & of South-central Alaska; it cuts the great spaces of Russia & Canada in half. The parallel also passes through Shetl&, at the very top of the British Isles. In Sixty Degrees North, Malachy Tallack explores the places that share this latitude, beginning & ending in Shetl&, where he has spent most of his life. The book focuses on the landscapes & natural environments of the parallel, & the way that people have interacted with those landscapes. It explores themes of wildness & community, of isolation & engagement, of exile & memory. In addition, Sixty Degrees North is also a deeply personal book, which begins with the author`s loss of his father & his troubled relationship with Shetl&. Informed by the journeys described, it moves towards a kind of resolution: an acceptance of loss, & ultimately a love of the place Tallack calls `home`.

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The French drink, smoke & eat more fat than anyone in the world, yet they live longer & have fewer heart problems than the English & the Americans. They work 35-hour weeks & take seven weeks` paid holiday each year, yet they are the world`s fourth-biggest economic power. So how do they do it? From a distance modern France looks like a riddle. It is both rigidly authoritarian, yet incredibly inventive; traditional (even archaic) yet modern; lacking clout on the international stage yet still hugely influential. But with the observations, anecdotes & analysis of the authors, who spent nearly three years living in France, it begins to makes sense. ` Sixty Million Frenchmen Can`t Be Wrong` is a journey into the French heart, mind & soul. This book reveals French ideas about l&, food, privacy & language & weaves together the threads of French society, uncovering the essence of life in France & giving, for the first time, a complete picture of the French. ...

This title presents a powerful account of struggle & survival at sea. The lure of paradise was unmistakable, & Bill Butler was on a quest to find it with his wife Simonne
- riding the Pacific currents on their sloop Siboney, with a world of possibilities ahead. But, twelve hundred miles from l&, the alluring ocean showed its deadly side when, without warning, a pod of pilot whales attacked their sailboat, battering it until it sank beneath the waves. The dazed couple was left drifting in midocean in a leaky six-foot raft meant for coastal waters, with only a few hastily grabbed provisions to sustain them. Simonne, who had never truly shared Bill`s dream of circumnavigating the globe, blamed him bitterly for their desperate plight. In this powerful account of their 66-day odyssey, Butler tells a gritty, harrowing tale of their battles against nature, despair, & their own demons. He reveals how he & Simonne found the strength to survive despite the ravages of hunger, storms, & sharks. Based on Butler`s faithful log entries, ”66 Days Adrift” is both a chilling cautionary tale for sailors with big ideas & an inspiring story of love, faith, & survival against long odds.` How a lifetime dream to sail around the world becomes a fight to survive`
- ” Yachting”. `A vivid account of the complete will to live`
- ” The San Juan Star”.


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A 76-year-old man wakes up in a nursing home in upstate New York. This seemingly normal day brings with it an unnerving compulsion to flee his present situation & embark on a curious journey through the streets of New York City. Powerless to resist these strange new urges, Holden Caulfield, like a decrepit marionette, finds himself in the midst of bizarre & occasionally depraved escapades. Is senility finally closing in or is some higher power controlling the chaos? 60 years after his debut as the great American anti-hero, Holden Caulfield is yanked back onto the page without a goddamn clue why. ...

The almost unimaginably large size of many objects in the universe accounts in part for astronomy`s tremendous appeal. Yet the problem of depicting a vast range of scales is perhaps astronomy`s greatest challenge. ” Sizing Up the Universe” addresses, in highly readable & richly illustrated style, the intriguing concept of size in the universe. The authors
- both professors at Princeton University
- put forward clear, concise, & understandable answers to the hard-to-answer questions: How big is the sun? Our solar system? Our galaxy? The visible universe? What is the largest structure in the cosmos? & how do we know? With size comparisons as a unifying theme, this gorgeous book goes beyond the facts & figures to work as a superb visual guide to the heavens. It captures a fresh vision of the universe, chronicling a host of exciting recent discoveries: new Kuiper belt objects in the solar system, new planets orbiting nearby stars, great walls of galaxies, even the fingerprints of creation in the cosmic microwave background radiation. As a special bonus, ” Sizing Up the Universe”

Includes::, for the first time in an astronomy book (despite repeated requests to reproduce it in previous titles), a beautiful new full-color version of author Richard Gott`s incomparable ” Map of the Universe”. This stunning chart

Includes:: everything from Earth satellites to planets, stars, & distant galaxies. The map has been featured in ” New Scientist” & ” Planetarian Magazine” cover stories, as well as extensive articles in ” The New York Times” & other publications. It has been honoured by The Adler Planetarium through inclusion in a special exhibition & catalogue. In ” Sizing Up the Universe”, ” The Map of the Universe” is beautifully reproduced in full color on a large gatefold section to maximize impact & usefulness. With its original & beautiful way of comparing objects in the heavens...its coverage of remarkable recent discoveries...and its breathtaking gatefold map, ” Sizing Up the Universe” has very wide appeal. It`s a great choice for armchair astronomers, students of all ages, science-minded families, & even the most advanced amateur stargazers, who will find intriguing surprises here.





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