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A New York Times bestseller, The Accidental Empress is the 'captivating, absorbing, and beautifully told' (Kathleen Grissom) love story of 'Sisi' the Austro-Hungarian empress and wife of Emperor Franz Joseph.The year is 1853, and the Habsburgs are Europe's most powerful ruling family. With his empire stretching from Austria to Russia, from Germany to Italy, Emperor Franz Joseph is young, rich, and ready to marry. Fifteen-year-old Elisabeth, 'Sisi,' Duchess of Bavaria, travels to the Habsburg Court with her older sister, who is betrothed to the young emperor. But shortly after her arrival at court, Sisi finds herself in an unexpected dilemma: she has inadvertently fallen for and won the heart of her sister's groom. Franz Joseph reneges on his earlier proposal and declares his intention to marry Sisi instead. Thrust onto the throne of Europe's most treacherous imperial court, Sisi upsets
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A New York Times bestseller, The Accidental Empress is the 'captivating, absorbing, and beautifully told' (Kathleen Grissom) love story of 'Sisi' the Austro-Hungarian empress and wife of Emperor Franz Joseph.The year is 1853, and the Habsburgs are Europe's most powerful ruling family. With his
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A sweeping historical novel that tells the dramatic story of Sisi, the empress of Austria-Hungary who fought for her family, her people, and her empire in a changing world'Irresistible--completely impossible to put down . . . Allison Pataki reimagines the reign of the
eBook: Sisi už ví, že vládnout není jednoduché ani po boku mocného manžela Františka Josefa, který jí dává najevo, jak moc ji potřebuje. Milovanou „královnu víl“ dusí přísná pravidla na vídeňském dvoře, plném rivality a intrik. Touží po volnosti, po jízdě na koních
Even by modern standards, the Empress Theodora (?-548) had a remarkable rise to power. Born into the lowest class of Byzantine society, she worked as an actress in burlesque theater. Yet she attracted the love of the future emperor Justinian, who, to the astonishment of proper society, made her not
A life of Matilda--empress, skilled military leader, and one of the greatest figures of the English Middle Ages '[Matilda] will attract a growing audience interested in stories of women challenging the male-dominated European past.'--Alexandra Locking, Medieval Review 'A lively and authoritative
From 1853 to 1870 Eug nie de Montijo was Empress of the French, sharing the Second Empire with her husband Napoleon III. The last woman to reign over France, she personifies the allure glimpsed in Winterhalter's portraits and the music of Jacques Offenbach. It was 'eighteen years of
In The Visible Woman, Allison Funk writes of how women often disappear into the roles expected of them, becoming invisible to themselves. To fill in 'the thin / chalk outline' of herself that she's 'drawn and erased' for as long as she can remember, Funk returns to the anatomical model of 'The
The acclaimed memoir from the bestselling author of Empress
Brilliantly funny, with bags and bags of heart, THE ACCIDENTAL WIZARD is destined to leave you completely
The Eisner Award winning team of John Allison and Max Sarin return to the world of Giant Days for a new series about everyone's favorite child detective; Charlotte Grote. NO GOOD DEED GOES UNHIRED The Eisner Award winning team of John Allison and Max Sarin return to the world of Giant Days for a
Allison Edwards, author of the best-selling book Why Smart Kids Worry, gives a glimpse into the ways worry whispers to young minds, and offers a powerful tool all children can use to silence those fears.'Worry's songs tie my tummy up in knots, and the things he says make my heart beat very fast
In the Accidental Prime Minister, Joe Perkins was trying to save his local park when he accidentally ended up being Prime Minster. In this hilarious sequel, Joe is back. The people need someone to remind them about the good things in life and how we can come together to make the world a better
The remarkable life story of psychic and criminal profiler Allison DuBois, who inspired the BBC1 TV show,
A Novel in short stories about life on the edge of the
The Empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, made the historic pilgrimage to Palestine, found pieces of wood from the true Cross, and built churches at Bethlehem and Olivet. This book covers the enormous conflicting forces of the age, and the corruption, treachery, and madness of Imperial
What comes to mind when you think of the word church? In this volume, Gregg R. Allison helps define the church and its mission by presenting an overview of the specific doctrines and practices of different churches and denominations. He lays a basic foundation for better understanding the common
The political chess game between the shogunate and the empress has a new piece--a self-aware, autonomous entity named Eve. A mighty shogunate ruling the land from Tempu Castle. An imperial line with strict female succession. Caught between these two immense powers, the sprawling city of Tempu is
Since the publication of her groundbreaking novel, Bastard out of Carolina, Dorothy Allison (b. 1949) has been known--as with Larry Brown and Lee Smith--as a purveyor of the working-class, contemporary South. Allison has frequently used her position, through passionate lectures and enthusiastic