Author: Jacques Lowe
Publisher: Charles River Books
ISBN: 9780704333895
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 91
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Vivid photographs of the concert performances of the rock and roll band, Queen, are accompanied by discussions of the group's music by critics from around the world
Author: Richard Gray
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780863598074
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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The official picture book released by Queen to celebrate 20 years together. The book is packed with photographs, many never before published.
Author: Steve Emberton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908724212
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Author: Charles R. Smith
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 9780763614232
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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A collection of twelve poems that celebrate contemporary basketball stars, including Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, and Kobe Bryant.
Author: Michael Bloch
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 1405517018
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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Book Description
Closet Queens is a fascinating study of gay men in twentieth century British politics, from Lord Rosebery and Lord Beauchamp in Edwardian times to Michael Portillo and Peter Mandelson in our own era. As all homosexual activity was illegal until 1967, and exposure meant ruin and disgrace, such men were obliged either to repress their sexual feelings or else lead double lives, indulging their tastes secretly while respectably married with children. The need to cover up their sexuality, while causing problems and disappointments, often sharpened their skills as politicians - they were masters of secrecy and subterfuge, and knew how to take calculated risks. An entertaining and insightful account of some extraordinary personalities, Closet Queens opens doors into a hidden world.
Author: Charles R. Smith
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 9780763616922
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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Book Description
A brief biography in verse of boxer Muhammad Ali.
Author: Daniel Johnson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780547133379
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Book Description
Daniel Johnson--journalist, scholar, and chess enthusiast--is the perfect guide to one of history's most remarkable periods, when chess matches were front-page news and captured the world's imagination.
Author: BRIAN. MAY
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781838164522
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Book Description
Queen in 3-D is an inside view of one of the greatest rock acts of all time told in his own pictures and words by founder member, songwriter and guitarist Brian May. Complimentary 3-D OWL viewer included.
Author: Elizabeth Kostova
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 075951383X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 660
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Book Description
The record-breaking phenomenon from Elizabeth Kostova is a celebrated masterpiece that "refashioned the vampire myth into a compelling contemporary novel, a late-night page-turner" (San Francisco Chronicle). Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth where the secrets of her family’s past connect to an inconceivable evil: the dark fifteenth-century reign of Vlad the Impaler and a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work alive through the ages. The search for the truth becomes an adventure of monumental proportions, taking us from monasteries and dusty libraries to the capitals of Eastern Europe—in a feat of storytelling so rich, so hypnotic, so exciting that it has enthralled readers around the world. “Part thriller, part history, part romance...Kostova has a keen sense of storytelling and she has a marvelous tale to tell.” —Baltimore Sun
Author: David Starkey
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061842168
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 884
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The dramatic, legendary story of Henry VIII, his six wives, and the England they ruled—told by one of the world’s preeminent historians of the Tudor era. “Extraordinary. . . . It is a tribute to Starkey’s narrative drive, his puckish wit, and sharp discrimination that it doesn’t seem a page too long. . . . With each queen, Starkey offers a vivid character study but also has fresh discoveries that subtly alter the picture he started out with.” —Sunday Times (London) No one in history had a more eventful career in matrimony than Henry VIII. His marriages were daring and tumultuous, and made instant legends of six very different women. In this remarkable study, David Starkey argues that the king was not a depraved philanderer but someone seeking happiness—and a son. Knowingly or not, he elevated a group of women to extraordinary heights and changed the way a nation was governed. Six Wives is a masterful work of history that intimately examines the rituals of diplomacy, marriage, pregnancy, and religion that were part of daily life for women at the Tudor Court. Weaving new facts and fresh interpretations into a spellbinding account of the emotional drama surrounding Henry’s six marriages, David Starkey reveals the central role that the queens played in determining policy. With an equally keen eye for romantic and political intrigue, he brilliantly recaptures the story of Henry’s wives and the England they ruled. “The best study of Henry’s wives ever published. . . . A masterly and persuasive narrative.” —The Evening Standard (London) “Eminently interesting. . . . A boon to fans of English royal history, full of murder and mayhem, but also of solid analysis of a maddeningly complicated era.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
