Author: Thomas Beverley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1114
Book Description
Henry V: The Warrior King of 1415
Author: Ian Mortimer
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795335490
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
From an award-winning historian: “A new and convincing likeness of medieval England’s most iconic king” (The Sunday Times). This biography by the bestselling author of The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England takes an insightful look at the life of Henry V, casting new light on a period in history often held up as legend. A great English hero, Henry V was lionized by Shakespeare and revered by his countrymen for his religious commitment, his sense of justice, and his military victories. Here, noted historian and biographer Ian Mortimer takes a look at the man behind the legend and offers a clear, historically accurate, and realistic representation of a ruler who was all too human—and digs up fascinating details about Henry V’s reign that have been lost to history, including the brutal strategies he adopted at the Battle of Agincourt. “The most illuminating exploration of the reality of 15th-century life that I have ever read.” —The Independent “Compelling, exuberant . . . vivid.” —Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times–bestselling author of The Romanovs: 1613–1918
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795335490
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
From an award-winning historian: “A new and convincing likeness of medieval England’s most iconic king” (The Sunday Times). This biography by the bestselling author of The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England takes an insightful look at the life of Henry V, casting new light on a period in history often held up as legend. A great English hero, Henry V was lionized by Shakespeare and revered by his countrymen for his religious commitment, his sense of justice, and his military victories. Here, noted historian and biographer Ian Mortimer takes a look at the man behind the legend and offers a clear, historically accurate, and realistic representation of a ruler who was all too human—and digs up fascinating details about Henry V’s reign that have been lost to history, including the brutal strategies he adopted at the Battle of Agincourt. “The most illuminating exploration of the reality of 15th-century life that I have ever read.” —The Independent “Compelling, exuberant . . . vivid.” —Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times–bestselling author of The Romanovs: 1613–1918
Glory Days
Author: L. Jon Wertheim
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 1328637247
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
Summer, 1984. The nation watched Michael Jordan grow from college basketball player to professional athlete and star. ESPN rose to media dominance as the country's premier sports network. The first modern, commercialized, profitable Olympics took place in Los Angeles. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird's rivalry raged, Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe reigned in tennis, Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon made pro wrestling a business, and Donald Trump pierced the national consciousness as a pro football team owner. Wertheim shows how summer, 1984 was the moment when sports began to morph into the market-savvy, sensationalized, moneyed, controversial, and wildly popular arena we know today. -- adapted from jacket
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 1328637247
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
Summer, 1984. The nation watched Michael Jordan grow from college basketball player to professional athlete and star. ESPN rose to media dominance as the country's premier sports network. The first modern, commercialized, profitable Olympics took place in Los Angeles. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird's rivalry raged, Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe reigned in tennis, Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon made pro wrestling a business, and Donald Trump pierced the national consciousness as a pro football team owner. Wertheim shows how summer, 1984 was the moment when sports began to morph into the market-savvy, sensationalized, moneyed, controversial, and wildly popular arena we know today. -- adapted from jacket
Ascent to Glory
Author: Álvaro Santana-Acuña
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231545436
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Gabriel García Márquez’s novel One Hundred Years of Solitude seemed destined for obscurity upon its publication in 1967. The little-known author, small publisher, magical style, and setting in a remote Caribbean village were hardly the usual ingredients for success in the literary marketplace. Yet today it ranks among the best-selling books of all time. Translated into dozens of languages, it continues to enter the lives of new readers around the world. How did One Hundred Years of Solitude achieve this unlikely success? And what does its trajectory tell us about how a work of art becomes a classic? Ascent to Glory is a groundbreaking study of One Hundred Years of Solitude, from the moment García Márquez first had the idea for the novel to its global consecration. Using new documents from the author’s archives, Álvaro Santana-Acuña shows how García Márquez wrote the novel, going beyond the many legends that surround it. He unveils the literary ideas and networks that made possible the book’s creation and initial success. Santana-Acuña then follows this novel’s path in more than seventy countries on five continents and explains how thousands of people and organizations have helped it to become a global classic. Shedding new light on the novel’s imagination, production, and reception, Ascent to Glory is an eye-opening book for cultural sociologists and literary historians as well as for fans of García Márquez and One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231545436
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Gabriel García Márquez’s novel One Hundred Years of Solitude seemed destined for obscurity upon its publication in 1967. The little-known author, small publisher, magical style, and setting in a remote Caribbean village were hardly the usual ingredients for success in the literary marketplace. Yet today it ranks among the best-selling books of all time. Translated into dozens of languages, it continues to enter the lives of new readers around the world. How did One Hundred Years of Solitude achieve this unlikely success? And what does its trajectory tell us about how a work of art becomes a classic? Ascent to Glory is a groundbreaking study of One Hundred Years of Solitude, from the moment García Márquez first had the idea for the novel to its global consecration. Using new documents from the author’s archives, Álvaro Santana-Acuña shows how García Márquez wrote the novel, going beyond the many legends that surround it. He unveils the literary ideas and networks that made possible the book’s creation and initial success. Santana-Acuña then follows this novel’s path in more than seventy countries on five continents and explains how thousands of people and organizations have helped it to become a global classic. Shedding new light on the novel’s imagination, production, and reception, Ascent to Glory is an eye-opening book for cultural sociologists and literary historians as well as for fans of García Márquez and One Hundred Years of Solitude.
My Generation
Author: Alwyn W. Turner
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Tells the story of the people who provided the soundtrack a momentous time in music history and includes images of the biggest names in rock history - from the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan to Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and David Bowie.
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Tells the story of the people who provided the soundtrack a momentous time in music history and includes images of the biggest names in rock history - from the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan to Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and David Bowie.
Visions of Glory
Author: John M. Pontius
Publisher: CFI
ISBN: 9781462128433
Category : RELIGION
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher: CFI
ISBN: 9781462128433
Category : RELIGION
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Glory Years
Author: Richard F. Pourade
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Story of Southern California's exciting days from 1865-1900: "the booms and busts in the land of sundown sea".
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Story of Southern California's exciting days from 1865-1900: "the booms and busts in the land of sundown sea".
100 Yards of Glory
Author: Joe Garner
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 9780547547985
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The creators of the best-selling And the Crowd Goes Wild present an officially endorsed collection of key historical events that combines archival photography with coverage of such famed stories as the Immaculate Reception, the Ice Bowl and the Music City Miracle, in a volume complemented by a 10-part documentary by an Emmy Award-winning team.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 9780547547985
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The creators of the best-selling And the Crowd Goes Wild present an officially endorsed collection of key historical events that combines archival photography with coverage of such famed stories as the Immaculate Reception, the Ice Bowl and the Music City Miracle, in a volume complemented by a 10-part documentary by an Emmy Award-winning team.
Works
Author: Thomas Beverley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1114
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1114
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Ezekiel and Other Poems
Author: Barbara Miller Macandrew
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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The Complete Poetical Works of John Milton; with a Life of the Poet and Notes on His Works by Thomas Newton
Author: John Milton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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