"Nothing consumed Henry VIII, England's wealthiest and most powerful king, more than his desire to produce a legitimate male heir and perpetuate the Tudor dynasty. To that end he married six wives, became the subject of the most notorious divorce case of the sixteenth century, a…
by Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de, Harcourt, Inc
fromHarvest book
An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life. (Latin).
Main Description:A Mattress Maker's Daughter richly illuminates the narrative of two people whose mutual affection shaped their own lives and in some ways their times. According to the Renaissance legend, told and retold across the centuries, a woman of questionable reputation b…
This is the candid and moving story of one of the world's most fascinating royal families. When Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier III, she crowned her career with an ending even Hollywood would have never dared to script. Here is an honest and full portrayal of Grace and Rainie…
In 1936, the British monarchy faced the greatest threats to its survival in the modern era?the crisis of abdication and the menace of Nazism. The fate of the country rested in the hands of George V?s sorely unequipped sons:?a stammering King George VI, terrified that the world m…
British author Cadbury explores the many layers involved in the abdication crisis of 1936, which ceded the British crown to the seemingly least prepared of the four sons of George V, George VI, aka Bertie, who revealed himself in the subsequent crisis of war to be the most suita…
British author Cadbury explores the many layers involved in the abdication crisis of 1936, which ceded the British crown to the seemingly least prepared of the four sons of George V, George VI, aka Bertie, who revealed himself in the subsequent crisis of war to be the most suita…
British author Cadbury explores the many layers involved in the abdication crisis of 1936, which ceded the British crown to the seemingly least prepared of the four sons of George V, George VI, aka Bertie, who revealed himself in the subsequent crisis of war to be the most suita…
