Louis XIV, the Real Sun King (Harper Jules)(Paperback)

Louis XIV, the Real Sun King (Harper Jules)(Paperback)

Innovator. Tyrant. Consummate showman. Passionate lover of women. After the death of King Louis XIII in 1643, the French crown went to his first-born son and heir, four-year old Louis XIV. In the extraordinary seventy-two years that followed, Louis le Grand - France's self-styled 'Sun King' - ruled

Love and Louis XIV - The Women in the Life of the Sun King (Fraser Lady Antonia)(Paperback / softback)

The new bestseller from Antonia

Sun King (Mitford Nancy)(Paperback / softback)

During his reign Louis XIV was the most powerful king in Europe. He presided over a golden age of military and artistic achievement in France, and deployed his charm and talents for spin and intrigue to hold his court and country within his absolute

The Century of Louis XIV (Ranum Orest)(Paperback)

Louis XIV (Wilkinson Richard)(Paperback)

Louis XIV ruled France for more than half a century and is typically remembered for his absolutism, his patronage of the arts and his lavish lifestyle - culminating in the building of Versailles. This original and lively biography focuses on Louis's personal life while keeping the needs of the

Hand of the Sun King (Greathouse J.T.)(Paperback)

Exploring Ecclesiology: An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction (Harper Brad)(Paperback)

In this introduction to ecclesiology, respected scholars Brad Harper and Paul Louis Metzger offer a solidly evangelical yet ecumenical survey of the church in mission and doctrine. Combining biblical, historical, and cultural analysis, this comprehensive text explores the church as a Trinitarian,

The Vicomte de Bragelonne (Dumas Alexandre)(Paperback)

It is May 1660 and the fate of nations is at stake. Mazarin plots, Louis XIV is in love, and Raoul de Bragelonne, son of Athos, is intent on serving France and winning the heart of Louise de la Valliere. D'Artagnan, meanwhile, is perplexed by a mysterious stranger, and soon he learns that hisold

Sun King (Crouch Kevin)(Paperback)

Music producer Sam Phillips and his landmark studio, Sun Records, hold a unique place in the history of rock 'n' roll - by many accounts, before Phillips recorded 'Rocket 88' by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats in 1951, rock 'n' roll as we know it didn't even exist. Phillips is simultaneously

The Girls' Book of Priesthood (Rowland Louise)(Paperback)

July 2016. Bright, sparky and raring to go, Margot Goodwin arrives as the new curate at St. Mark's, Highbury. She's one part exhilarated, 10 parts terrified. The most important 12 months of her life lie ahead. Success would mean becoming a fully-fledged priest a year from now, something she feels

When the King Took Flight (Tackett Timothy)(Paperback)

On a June night in 1791, King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette fled Paris in disguise, hoping to escape the mounting turmoil of the French Revolution. They were arrested by a small group of citizens a few miles from the Belgian border and forced to return to Paris. Two years later they would both die

Were They Real? (Anderson Scoular)(Paperback)

An information book about the celebrated historical and fictional characters Cleopatra, Boudica, King Arthur, Robin Hood, the Pied Piper, Pocahontas, Blackbeard, Dracula and Tarzan. The book investigates which of them really existed, and which are based on legend. Purple/ Band 8 books offer

What We Did in Bed: A Horizontal History (Fagan Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Pulling back the covers on the fascinating, yet often forgotten, history of the bed Louis XIV ruled France from his bedchamber. Winston Churchill governed Britain from his during World War II. Travelers routinely used to bed down with complete strangers, and whole families shared beds in many

Lesson in Violence (Harper Jordan)(Paperback / softback)

Thelma and Louise meets Breaking Bad: a gritty, violent pursuit thriller with a

Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B. B. King (King B. B.)(Paperback)

'A treasure trove of information...told with real feeling.' --Washington Post Book World'Charming...honest...transcendent.... It reads like a warm and lengthy conversation with a close friend.' --BillboardThe undisputed king of the blues, B.B. King puts his life into words in a story that spans

Louis C.K. and Philosophy: You Don't Get to Be Bored (Ralkowski Mark)(Paperback)

Charlie Rose has called Louis C.K. 'the philosopher-king of comedy,' and many have detected philosophical profundity in his material. Twenty-five philosophers examine the wisdom of Louis C.K. from a variety of philosophical perspectives. The chapters draw upon C.K.'s standup comedy, the show Louie,

The Dress Shop on King Street (Clark Ashley)(Paperback)

Harper Albright has pinned all her hopes on a future in fashion design. But when it comes crashing down around her, she returns home to Fairhope, Alabama, and to Millie, the woman who first taught her to sew. As she rethinks her own future, secrets long hidden about Millie's past are brought to

The Refugees - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - e-kniha

eBook:,The Refugees is an adventure tale about life in the Court of Louis XIV and French rule in Canada. The story shifts from France to North America. In 1690 the De Catinat family are Huguenots. Because they are French Protestants, the king has taken their wealth and titles. An American helps

Dragon Harper (McCaffrey Anne)(Paperback / softback)

Kindan is an apprentice harper at the Harper Hall but he is finding the lessons very difficult and although he has his friends, Nonala, Kelsa and Verilan, he also has enemies, such as the bully Vaxoram. Things begin to improve for Kindan when he beats Vaxoram in a duel and Vaxoram becomes first his

King and Outlaw: The Real Robert the Bruce (Brown Chris)(Pevná vazba)

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Hogg James)(Paperback)

'A real work of imagination, ponderated and achieved.' -- Robert Louis Stevenson The son of a radical Calvinist minister conducts a crime spree that horrifies eighteenth-century Scottish society in this gripping tale of murder, madness, and demonic possession. According to Robert Wringhim, his

What's My Name?, 1 (Finney Wendy)(Paperback)

The King and Queen realize they need to call the Little Princess by her real name now that she's actually not so little any more. But there's trouble . . . the Princess's real name is so awful that nobody can pluck up the courage to tell her what it is The Princess is determined to find out her

Outside Eden (Jones Merry)(Pevná vazba)

July, Israel. Iraqi war vet and archaeology graduate Harper Jennings doesn't believe in the evil eye. So when Hagit - the woman assigned to show her and Chloe, Harper's fourteen-month-old baby, around Tel Aviv - drags the pair of them into a market to buy charms to ward off evil, it isn't the bad

Sun Dog (King Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

King's compelling story inspired by a Polaroid camera, now available for the first time from Hodder in standalone form, as part of their exciting Stephen King reissue programme for