A contemporary guide for teaching manners to children, divided into sections for three-to-five year olds, six-to-nine year olds, ten-to-twelve year olds, and parents, and concentrating on informal standards of polite behavior.
A contemporary guide for teaching manners to children, divided into sections for three-to-five year olds, six-to-nine year olds, ten-to-twelve year olds, and parents, and concentrating on informal standards of polite behavior.
A contemporary guide for teaching manners to children, divided into sections for three-to-five year olds, six-to-nine year olds, ten-to-twelve year olds, and parents, and concentrating on informal standards of polite behavior.
Discover the true stories behind the women who inspired DowntonAbbey and NBC's The Gilded Age, the heiresses--including a Vanderbilt (railroads), a LaRoche (pharmaceuticals), and a Rogers (oil)--who staked their ground in England, swapping dollars for titles and marrying peers o…
From the Gilded Age until 1914, more than 100 American heiresses invaded Britannia and swapped dollars for titles--just like Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, the first of the Downton Abbey characters Julian Fellowes was inspired to create after reading To Marry An English Lor…
Tells the stories of wealthy nineteenth-century American heiresses who married British noblemen.
From the Gilded Age until 1914, more than 100 American heiresses invaded Britannia and swapped dollars for titles--just like Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, the first of the Downton Abbey characters Julian Fellowes was inspired to create after reading To Marry An English Lor…
Read about a unique set of American women cutting a swath through stodgy 19th century British aristocracy. The book covers not just who they were but the lows and the triumphs of their inter-continental marriages. Also included are many fascinating details on how they dressed an…
In this meticulously researched, heartrending story, Wallace re-creates the final fateful days of legendary painter Vincent Van Gogh--who, at the age of 37, shot himself long before his paintings became recognized as some of the world's greatest works of art
Imagines the career of Vincent Van Gogh from the perspective of his friend and psychiatrist Dr. Gachet, who throughout the course of their relationship watches the tortured artist deteriorate from an optimistic genius to a suicide victim.
Imagines the career of Vincent Van Gogh from the perspective of his friend and psychiatrist Dr. Gachet, who throughout the course of their relationship watches the tortured artist deteriorate from an optimistic genius to a suicide victim.
