![]() ![]() This is a readable, entertaining, tour de force that captures the essence of the Sixteenth Century, in all its drama and atmosphere. Margaret lives in Madison, Wisconsin, and Washington DC, and has a sextagenarian tortoise as a pet. An extraordinary novel that brings into vivid focus the larger-than-life King Henry VIII, monarch of prodigious appetites for wine, women, and song. Her newest one, THE CONFESSIONS OF YOUNG NERO, is coming out in March 2017. Her published works are: THE AUTOBIOGAPHY OF HENRY VIII, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTLAND AND THE ISLES, THE MEMOIRS OF CLEOPATRA, MARY CALLED MAGDALENE, HELEN OF TROY, ELIZABETH I, and an illustrated children’s book, LUCILLE LOST. She started writing ‘books’ about the same time as she could write at all, mainly for her own entertainment. Margaret’s father was in the Foreign Service and so she lived overseas for her early life, in such different places as tropical Taiwan, desert Israel, and cold war Berlin, all of which were great training for a novelist to be. All of her books have been bestsellers, with twenty-one foreign translations. ABC-TV based its 1999 Emmy-nominated “Cleopatra” miniseries on her THE MEMOIRS OF CLEOPATRA. Her THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF HENRY VIII had its 30th anniversary this past September, and continues to be popular. Margaret George specializes in epic fictional biographies of historical figures, taking pains to make them as factually accurate as possible without compromising the drama. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Peter Benchley was an alumnus of the Allen-Stevenson School, Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University.Īfter graduating from college in 1961, Benchley travelled around the world for a year. His younger brother, Nat Benchley, is a writer and actor. Early life īenchley was the son of Marjorie (née Bradford) and author Nathaniel Benchley and grandson of Algonquin Round Table founder Robert Benchley. Contrary to widespread rumor, Benchley did not believe that his writings contributed to shark depopulation, nor is there evidence that Jaws or any of his works did so. Later in life, Benchley expressed some regret for his tone in writing about sharks, which he felt indulged already present fear and false belief about sharks, and he became an advocate for marine conservation. Several more of his works were also adapted for both cinema and television, including The Deep, The Island, Beast, and White Shark. He is known for his bestselling novel Jaws and co-wrote its film adaptation with Carl Gottlieb. Peter Bradford Benchley (– February 11, 2006) was an American author, screenwriter, and ocean activist. ![]() ![]() ![]() And so when my maid brought it to me, I said to her, Well, Lulu, here is another book and we have not read half the ones we have got yet. So it might have all blown over but this morning he sent me a book. c., and when he comes into contract with brains he always notices it. And he said he ought to know brains when he sees them, because he is in the senate and he spends quite a great deal of time in Washington, d. ![]() So this gentleman said a girl with brains ought to do something else with them besides think. I mean it is my favorite recreation and sometimes I sit for hours and do not seem to do anything else but think. I mean I seem to be thinking practically all of the time. This almost made me smile as what it would really make would be a whole row of encyclopediacs. Trade Paperback ISBN 13: 978-1-5154-4869-3 Table of Contentsīrains Are Really Everything Gentlemen Prefer BlondesĪ gentleman friend and I were dining at the Ritz last evening and he said that if I took a pencil and a paper and put down all of my thoughts it would make a book. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission except for brief quotations for review purposes only. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, locales or institutions is entirely coincidental.Īll rights reserved. ![]() Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a work of fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() When we’re facing a tough task, our inner coach can buoy us up: Focus-you can do this. When we talk to ourselves, we often hope to tap into our inner coach but find our inner critic instead. ![]() But the truth is that we all have a voice in our head. Tell a stranger that you talk to yourself, and you’re likely to get written off as eccentric. Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and Shelf Awareness starred reviews.One of the best new books of the year- The Washington Post, BBC, USA Today, CNN Underscored, Shape, Behavioral Scientist, PopSugar Pink’s Next Big Idea Club Winter 2021 Winning Selection Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Adam Grant, and Daniel H.“A masterpiece.”-Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit.LONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD An award-winning psychologist reveals the hidden power of our inner voice and shows how to harness it to combat anxiety, improve physical and mental health, and deepen our relationships with others. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mark Twain famously wrote a letter from “Santa Claus” to his elder daughter, Susie Clemens. Tolkien was not the first author to produce letters from Father Christmas for his children. ![]() In 2018, the Bodleian Libraries at Oxford will exhibit the letters, alongside other manuscripts, artwork, maps, letters and artefacts from Tolkien collections around the world. It would be written in his spidery hand (he would, after all, be a very old man) and illustrated with funny scenes from life in the North Pole. So inevitably, his family traditions were something rather special.Įvery year, from 1920 to 1942, the Tolkien children – first John, and later Michael, Christopher and Priscilla – would receive a letter from Father Christmas. Yet this was a man whose rich imagination brought to life an entire world with thousands of years of legendary history described different orders of creatures, wars and battles even invented languages. ![]() Tolkien dedicated considerable time and effort to making Christmas a joyful time for his young children. ![]() ![]() ![]() Just arriving on Earth from their home world of Cybertron, young Cube player Hot Shot, aspiring rescue hero Hoist, the enthusiastic Whirl, Construction-bot Wedge and field medic appropriately named Medix have the honor of being the first class in history to enroll in the Rescue Bots Academy, a highly advanced training facility located at a top-secret base. School is in session at the Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy, and Griffin Rock's heroes Heatwave the Fire-Bot, Chase the Police-Bot, Blades the Copter-Bot, and Boulder the Construction-Bot are back and ready to train a new batch of recruits. The voice cast of Rescue Bots leaves their roles, with existing characters being recast with New York-based voice actors. The series officially premiered on January 5, 2019. The first two episodes were previewed on December 8, 2018. Based on toy manufacturer Hasbro's Transformers franchise, the series is a sequel of Transformers: Rescue Bots, sharing the name with the Rescue Bots season three episode called "Rescue Bots Academy". ![]() ![]() ![]() Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (or simply Rescue Bots Academy) is a Flash animated children's television series on Discovery Family. ![]() ![]() ![]() Items from our extended range section are dispatched separately. We sometimes split orders between multiple parcels. Please note orders are only processed Monday-Friday. The orders go into our warehouse to be picked, packed and consolidated into one parcel where appropriate. We aim to process and dispatch our orders within 24 hours. 'A spectacular life of the book trade's Renaissance man' JOHN CAREY, SUNDAY TIMES 496 pages Published: But by 1480 a new invention had appeared: the printed book, and Europe's most prolific merchant of knowledge faced a formidable new challenge. With a client list that included popes and royalty, Vespasiano became the 'king of the world's booksellers'. His books were works of art in their own right, copied by talented scribes and illuminated by the finest miniaturists. At the heart of this activity was a remarkable bookseller: Vespasiano da Bisticci. At a time where all books were made by hand, these people helped imagine a new and enlightened world. But equally important were geniuses of another kind: Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars and booksellers. ![]() A marvel of storytelling and a masterclass in the history of the book' WALL STREET JOURNALThe Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings - the dazzling handiwork of the city's artists and architects. ![]() ![]() ![]() Three Women Disappear had a strong Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie / Strangers on a Train feel to the story. However, will the "real killer or killers" get away with the murder? I quite liked this story as it was written well and fast-paced despite having a high number of characters and their viewpoints. As the book goes along, we learn that each of these women has a strong motive to start fresh and it looks like everybody involved in writing their own story and finding a perfect scapegoat to go down for the murder of Anthony Costello. ![]() Each woman though is telling their events of what happened and not pointing the blame at themselves. ![]() In Three Women Disappear we learn that a mob accountant named Anthony Costello has been killed and the three main suspects were the women in his life - his current wife Anna, his chef, and the wife of a police detective Sarah and a new immigrant, his maid Serena. This book contained two mystery stories - one full-length novel "Three Women Disappear" and a bonus novella called "Come and Get Us". A new mystery by James Patterson and a new unknown author Shan Serafin. ![]() As we settle into 2021 with the date being the 2nd January 2021, I bring to you my first review for 2021. ![]() ![]() But what happens when a lonely girl with sad eyes becomes the only picture?Life has never been easy for Shannon Lynch. He needs to stay focused, and cannot afford to let distractions get in the way of the bigger picture. Striving to maintain balance, and on the crest of the International Summer Campaign, Johnny needs to keep his head in the game. Plagued with a hidden injury and desperate to impress the scouts watching his every move, Johnny has been placed on a pedestal so high, he has no room to make mistakes. The one that distracts him like no one ever has. The one with the sad eyes and hidden bruises. Nothing can possibly get in his way, right?Not even the shy new girl at Tommen College. Primed for stardom, he's heading straight for the top. ![]() On the rugby pitch, he's a force to be reckoned with. ![]() Johnny Kavanagh has everything going for him. His first, last, and only true love has always been rugby. ![]() ![]() ![]() It leads the former Chief of Homicide for the S ret du Qu Bec to places even he is afraid to go. Given to Armand Gamache as a gift the first day of his new job, the map eventually leads him to shattering secrets. But the closer the villagers look, the stranger it becomes. When an intricate old map is found stuffed into the walls of the bistro in Three Pines, it at first seems no more than a curiosity. Louis Post-Dispatch#1 New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny pulls back the layers to reveal a brilliant and emotionally powerful truth in her latest spellbinding novel. Instant New York Times bestseller: #1 in Hardcover Fiction#1 in E-book Fiction#1 in Combined Print and E-book Fiction Deep and grand and altogether extraordinary.Miraculous.-The Washington Post .- The New York Times Book Review Superb- People "A Great Reckoning succeeds on every level.-St. ![]() |