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Author: Palmer White
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFocuses on Schiaparelli's life from her time as a child in Rome, failed marriage and subsequent rise to fame as an innovative and daring designer.
Author: Anchee Min
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 0618562036
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom a master of the historical novel, Empress Orchid sweeps readers into the heart of the Forbidden City to tell the fascinating story of a young concubine who becomes China's last empress. Min introduces the beautiful Tzu Hsi, known as Orchid, and weaves an epic of a country girl who seized power through seduction, murder, and endless intrigue. When China is threatened by enemies, she alone seems capable of holding the country together. In this "absorbing companion piece to her novel Becoming Madame Mao" (New York Times), readers and reading groups will once again be transported by Min's lavish evocation of the Forbidden City in its last days of imperial glory and by her brilliant portrait of a flawed yet utterly compelling woman who survived, and ultimately dominated, a male world.
Author: Joseph McCabe
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2022-06-03
Total Pages: 232
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book tells the historical accounts of women who lived as members of the Roman Empire's ruling family, and how much they influenced the country despite the limitations of women during the era. This chronological account begins with the rise of Empress Livia, consort of Octavian who was considered one of his closest advisors even prior to her coronation. Also featured in this book are other famous Roman empress consorts such as Julia, Agrippina the Elder, Salonina, Faustina, and Marcia Octacilla Severa.
Author: G. Michael Shoup
Publisher: Texas A & M University Press
Published: 2013-02
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780967821320
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores the character traits and growth habits of old roses.
Author: Gordon Newell
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Published: 2017-01-12
Total Pages: 505
ISBN-13: 1787208214
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith his vast collection of photographs and memorabilia, combined with his skill as a writer, Newell truly makes the ships and memories of them become living personalities. How Jack London, Count von Luckner, Sir Ernest Shackleton and all other intrepid adventurers of the sea would have gloried in this book; and present-day sea rovers, you, how you will glory in it! Here are the glamour, majesty and color of the most exciting things ever built—the mammoths of the sea. Gordon Newell’s salty stories and fine photos bring these monarchs and superliners to life so completely, that you hear once more the deep-throated whistle blasts as the ships knife their way out of the fog, one after another. “I am not recording affection for the Mauretania as President of the United States, but as civilian Franklin D. Roosevelt who loves the sea, its ships and the men who sail them...” writes F.D.R. in his story “Queen with a Fighting Heart.” Author Gordon Newell shares these sentiments. “The Kronprinz Wilhelm” he writes, “was not a ship to give up easily. Night was falling, the darkness would give her a fighting chance. The last of the fuel was shoveled into the furnaces. The worn-out engines were breaking their hearts for the ship...out of the night she came, the sky glowing red above the crowns of her belching funnels. The white glow of acres of foam at her bow. The guns of the British cruisers swung around.”
Author: Nangong Bo
Publisher: via tolino media
Published: 2024-03-05
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 375793864X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the great dynasties of China there are many tales of corruption, espionage, and intrigue, but perhaps no tale is more intriguing than the rise of China’s first and only female Emperor, Wu Zetian (624-705) . In the hierarchies of Imperial China, there are many who call themselves empress, and there are many who held sway over their weak-minded emperor husbands, but only Wu Zetian reached the pinnacle when at the age of 65 she usurped her son and became the undisputed Empress of Tang Dynasty China. Empress Wu Zetian was the only female emperor in Chinese history, honored as the Holy and Divine Emperor of Wu Zhou ( 武周圣神皇帝) . Her original name was Wu Mei Niang, and she changed her name to Wu Zhao( 武瞾) after ascending the throne. She entered the palace as a concubine of Emperor Taizong of Tang, but she had a close relationship with the future Emperor Gaozong, Li Chih. After Emperor Taizong's death, she entered the Gan Ye Temple and became a nun. The power struggle in the harem brought her back to the palace, where she successfully eliminated her rivals and was made Empress in 655. She participated in politics and was known as the "Two Saints" along with Emperor Gaozong. After Emperor Gaozong's death, she controlled the government. In 690, she ascended to the throne and proclaimed herself the Holy Emperor, changing Luoyang to the Divine Capital and the country's name to Zhou. This period is known as the Southern Zhou or Wu Zhou in history. This book starts its plot from the time when Wu Zetian was constrained in Gan Ye Temple after the former Emperor (Taizong) was deceased and how the new Emperor (Gaozong) brought her to the court again. Later, she gradually realized her dream of becoming the most powerful woman in the palace through bloody struggles and bold strategies. She had outstanding abilities in governing the country, but in the power struggle within the palace, she showed an extremely cruelty, being ruthless and killing innocent people. In order to clear obstacles and eliminate political enemies in the struggle for imperial power, she carried out bloody killings time and time again, not even sparing her own descendants.
Author: Jia Yimingtang
Publisher: Funstory
Published: 2020-01-09
Total Pages: 1245
ISBN-13: 1647964504
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"I'm not a dessert." "I don't like it ..." The two people in the bridal room faced each other with 'honesty'. The tender Water Doll timidly stared at the bewitching and enchanting Emperor in front of her, and with great difficulty, retreated into the bed."Child, don't be afraid. I will let you enjoy it a lot ..." The handsome emperor was very dark, and he walked forward step by step.Her young and tender voice began to soften and tremble, "Don't, if you continue like this, there will be a child called Xiaoxiao ..."Why did all these older brothers suddenly become so scary? Big brother great devil king wanted to hug her and brother Jun wanted to kiss. Now, Big brother Emperor was going to eat her!Oh wow, she didn't want to ... She still wants to be a free water doll! "
Author: Yue XieYingQing
Publisher: Funstory
Published: 2019-12-02
Total Pages: 1095
ISBN-13: 1647670942
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIf a woman wanted revenge, what other weapons could she use other than her body?When she met him, she was the daughter of a traitor who had been exterminated.When he met her, he was the king of the pirates;He pitied her, he doted on her, but in her eyes he was a demon that took over her body and freedom.There were two reasons for her survival: to kill the ruler of her people, and to kill the pirates who had tainted her life.And years later, when the Dwarf had been captured and the pirates were overpowering, this drifting feeling would rest in whose heart.
Author: Elaine Denby
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781861891211
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom its beginnings as the humble inn, the hotel has undergone enormous changes over the centuries. Elaine Denby charts the development of the Grand Hotel and how it has kept pace with technological innovations.
Author: Luise Mühlbach
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Published: 1867
Total Pages: 554
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