Author: Michelle Moran
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307410285
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402

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In this stunning novel of passion, power, and redemption, a forgotten princess in ancient Egypt must overcome her family’s past and remake history—from the internationally bestselling author of Nefertiti and Cleopatra’s Daughter. “Moran’s careful attention to detail and her artful storytelling bring these people to vivid life, imbuing ancient history with suspense and urgency.”—The Boston Globe The winds of change are blowing through Thebes. A devastating palace fire has killed the Eighteenth Dynasty’s royal family—with the exception of Nefertari, the niece of the reviled former queen, Nefertiti. The girl’s deceased family has been branded as heretical, and no one in Egypt will speak their names. But this changes when she is taken under the wing of the Pharoah’s aunt, then brought to the temple of Hathor, where she is educated in a manner befitting a future queen. Soon Nefertari catches the eye of the Crown Prince, and despite her family’s history, they fall in love and wish to marry. Yet all of Egypt opposes this union between the rising star of a new dynasty and the fading star of an old, heretical one. While political adversity sets the country on edge, Nefertari becomes the wife of Ramses the Great. Destined to be the most powerful Pharoah in Egypt, he is also the man who must confront the most famous exodus in history.

Author: Luise Mühlbach
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 892

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Author: Bruce Bassett Powell
Publisher: Casemate
ISBN: 1935149237
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 374

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On July 3rd, 1866 a Prussian army overwhelmed and defeated an Austrian army near the fortress city of KšniggrŠtz in a bloody battle that lasted all day. At a stroke, the foremost power in Germany and central Europe had been reduced to a second rate player. The event caused anxiety and alarm in the capitals of the western world. How was an upstart country like Prussia able to upset the balance of power in Europe? Only sixteen years before it had been put in its place by Austria with the treaty of OlmŸtz. Its performance as an Austrian ally had been less than stellar in the 2nd Schleswig War of 1864 despite its defeat of the Danes at DŸppel. Yet within five years a Prussian led army would humble France and a Prussian King would be crowned Emperor of a united Germany. The history of the world would be changed forever. The story of this army is the subject of a new book by Bruce Bassett-Powell The Armies of BismarckÕs Wars Ð Prussia 1860-1867. He chronicles its growth from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the reforms of the eighteen sixties followed by a full account of the wars against Denmark in 1864 and Austria in 1866. He shows how the confluence of three menÕs lives; King William I, Helmuth von Molkte and Otto von Bismarck provided the essential ingredients that created this victorious army. The growth and influence of the General Staff is examined along with the recruitment and training of officers and men. He fully describes the organization of the army and the fledgling navy as well as the weapons with which they fought. In particular he gives a detailed account of their dress and accoutrements accompanied by 24 full page color illustrations depicting over 70 uniforms.

Author: Rolf Boldrewood
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "In Bad Company, and other stories" by Rolf Boldrewood. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author: Michael Farquhar
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1426212801
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 512

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National Geographic author Michael Farquhar uncovers an instance of bad luck, epic misfortune, and unadulterated mayhem tied to every day of the year. From Caligula's blood-soaked end to hotelier Steve Wynn's unfortunate run-in with a priceless Picasso, these 365 tales of misery include lost fortunes (like the would-be Apple investor who pulled out in 1977 and missed out on a $30 billion-dollar windfall), romance gone wrong (like the 16th-century Shah who experimented with an early form of Viagra with empire-changing results), and truly bizarre moments (like the Great Molasses Flood of 1919). Think you’re having a bad day? Trust us, it gets worse.

Author: Rolf Boldrewood
Publisher: London : Macmillan
ISBN:
Category : Bushrangers
Languages : en
Pages : 792

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Author: Karl Wilhelm Naundorf
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Impostors and imposture
Languages : en
Pages : 744

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Author: Niven Dallas
Publisher: Niven Dallas
ISBN: 098758331X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 387

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This entertaining book contains a collection of true stories providing many pages of none-stop laughs. All are strange funny stories, some sad, and some terrifying. In this collection we have the lot. Power, image, greed, corporate manipulation; with death, love, and broken families. Runaway people in hiding, looking for a new life in the remote Australian bush, only to be found by disaster and misfortune. With secrets soon discovered, and a life ending in a very comical funeral. Can a situation be cursed and all who are involved suffer a terrible penance? "The Curse of Gold" will give you a new view on the strange things that can happen... Proving yet again that gold has no master. "They want my boat" to entertain the visiting Crown Prince of Thailand. This scenic trip up the Ord River quickly became an Australian government bureaucratic nightmare. "Strange facts" were discovered while researching this book. Not many people know the Kimberley area in Western Australia on the Ord River was named after Lord Kimberley, the British Secretary of State for the Colonies. But few know that only six years prior, in 1873, this same bloke had named the Kimberley area on the Orange River in South Africa... Both areas contain the worlds largest diamond mines.

Author: Rolf Boldrewood
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752401923
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434

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Reproduction of the original: In Bad Coompany and Other Stories by Rolf Boldrewood

Author: Parliament commons, proc
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 500

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