In "The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise," Imbert de Saint-Amand delves into the vibrant life of Empress Marie Louise, the second wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. Through meticulous research and engaging narrative style, de Saint-Amand offers readers an intimate portrait of the emperors' court, illuminating the complexities of personal and political alliances during a transformative era in European history. His prose is characterized by a deft blend of historical detail and anecdotal char...

In "The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise," Imbert de Saint-Amand crafts a vivid and intricate portrait of one of history's most enigmatic figures. The book seamlessly intertwines anecdotal narrative with meticulous historical research, providing readers with insights into the life of Empress Marie Louise, the second wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars and the shifting dynamics of European power, the narrative delves into the personal and politi...

This is a brief illustrated primer on Greek Portrait paintings. The discussion revolves around portraits found in ancient burial sites.

2nd edition of our popular Manadarin course - improved! Remember trying to learn a language at school? Remember trying to get your head around conjugating verbs? Past tense, present tense, present participle, imperfect subjunctive? Yes, that's right, it was all mind numbing. Language is not about perfect grammar. Language is about communication. This edition includes a comprehensive phrasebook.This ebook edition teaches Pinyin Mandarin.Contents include..THE OLD WAY

A pigeon carrying an important message takes the reader on a unique tour through Rome. As we follow the path of this somewhat wayward bird, we discover that Rome is a place where past and present live side by side. Every time a corner is turned there is a surprise, just as every turn of the page brings a new perspective. This juxtaposition of ancient and modern, as seen with David Macaulay's ingenious vision, gives the reader an imaginative and informative journey through this wondrous cit...

At a wedding party thrown for one of his wife's nieces, an older man is given permission to go off of his normally strict diet. Partaking too heavily of the food and wine, he becomes irascible and is rebuked in public by his wife and daughter. That night, in bed, in which, try as he might, he is unable to find a comfortable position, he has terrifying visions of the punishments awaiting him for his life's misdeeds and of the depths he is willing to sink to to avoid these punishments.

To Be Read at Duskis a Short classic victorian ghost story by English Author Charles Dickens. Best read on you own by the crackling fireside by candlelight for an excellent and atmospheric ghost story. Five couriers talking amongst themselves outside a convent on the summit of the Great St Bernard Pass are overheard by the narrator as two of their group's members relate short ghost stories; one of a woman who abandons her husband for a man who had previously appeared in her nightmares, and...

WOMAN CAN PUSH HIM OVER THE BRINK TOO EASILY ALAS . . .

Nature provides a myriad of beautiful objects. Both landscape and still life drawings give the opportunity to present diversities of nature like tree, mountain, sea, etc. This book Drawing Still Life teaches you how to master the art of drawing various still life objects. The book helps you in learning how to use various light source and perspectives to present the most beautiful elements in nature through appropriate pencil strokes and colour.

Waking up early, getting on the old bus to go to work. Every day the same people, with the same behaviours. Bordering on come dy, absurd, unsustainable. A journey spent criticizing others, until the final surprise.

A barren queen gives birth to a lindworm after making a terrible mistake. Now she and the king must find him a bride, before their other son can marry his beloved.

In this stunning collection, Franz Wright chronicles the journey back from a place of isolation and wordlessness. After a period when it seemed certain he would never write poetry again, he speaks with bracing clarity about the twilit world that lies between madness and sanity, addiction and recovery. Wright negotiates the precarious transition from illness to health in a state of skeptical rapture, discovering along the way the exhilaration of love--both divine and human--and finding that...