Examines Queen Elizabeth I's complex courtships, revealing how her romantic and political decisions shaped her reign as England's Virgin Queen The many courtships of the woman who became Elizabeth I began when she was an infant, displayed before foreign ambassadors who considered her as a possible clause of a contract between England and France. From such an unromantic beginning, Elizabeth grew to see her father marry multiple times and experienced frequent changes in stepmothers and statu...

The Tudors by the Numbers provides a statistical approach to looking at the dynasty we think we know so well. The Tudors by Numbers is a fresh look at a well-known dynasty — through its numbers. Take a new look at old friends by learning the complicated path to 1 possible king symbolized by 1 rose, viewing the extraordinary 42 percent of the dynasty under the rule of 2 women, and considering the impact of 4 English language translations of the Bible printed in England. The Tudors by Number...

The most important moments in life involve big decisions, big events, and big opportunitiesand those involve other people. Relationships make our lives work, and as it turns out, they improve our health and happiness as well. When we have good ones, they help pick us up when we stumble and fall, but they dont just happen. Carol Ann Lloyd-Stanger, who has built a career helping people build personal and professional relationships that create success, shares steps and strategies so you can: ...

He wants his best friend’s girl. How can he want his best friend too?When Connor met Katy, he knew she was the one. But it wasn’t meant to be. Six years later, with PTSD and an honourable discharge from the army, he has nowhere else to go except home—back to the only two people who can help him heal.Connor should leave, but he can’t seem to stay away.Falling for Katy again isn’t supposed to happen.Neither is falling for his best friend, Levi...

Brought to you by Penguin.A hugely charming, genuinely uplifting story that shows it's never too late for new adventures and unexpected friendship - for fans of HAROLD FRY, DEAR MRS BIRD and THE LIBRARIAN.Meet Eve, who has departed from her thirty-year career to become a Free Spirit; Sally, who has waved goodbye to her indifferent husband and two grown-up children; and Anastasia: defiantly ...

Joyful NoiseWritten to be read aloud by two voices, sometimes alternating, sometimes simultaneous -- here is a recording of irresistible poems that celebrate the insect world, from the short life of the mayfly to the love song of the book louse. Funny, sad, loud and quiet, each of these poems resounds with a booming, boisterous, joyful noise. Winner of the 1989 Newbery Medal.I Am PheonixI Am Phoenix is an exultant celebration of the sounds and essence of the bird wo...

`... an excellent volume, one which should become essential reading for students of education, especially those at the start of their careers. Incidentally, not only is the book concise; unusually for a jointly-authored book it is also hard to see the joins; it really does read well′ - Scottish Affairs`An interesting comparison of pairs of schools which differed in the extent to which they excluded, the authors found several differences: the schools′ views on what education is all ...

* The perfect gift for the incurably curious *'The best trivia book of the season.' THE SPECTATOR'Mind-blowing.' DAILY MAIL'Genuinely interesting.' POPULAR SCIENCEWhich lottery numbers should I pick?Is it true that we are made entirely of stardust?Can dogs tell the time?Why do songs get stuck in my head?If Rome wasn't buil...

EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR - A NEW BOOK BY QI ELVES JAMES HARKIN AND ANNA PTASZYNSKI - IS AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW* The perfect gift for the incurably curious *This edition includes all new, even more ingenious questions and answers! It was previously published in hardback as Funny You Should Ask . . . Again.'The best trivia book of the season.' THE SPE...

Die olympischen Sommerspiele werden 2012 in London ausgetragen, im Mai beginnt der traditionelle Fackellauf. Hören Sie deshalb diesen Monat viel Wissenswertes über Großbritanniens Hauptstadt. Nebenbei trainieren Sie Grammatik und Hörverständnis. Wie steht es mit Ihren Kenntnissen von englischen Sprichwörtern? Lernen Sie jetzt neue kennen, üben Sie schon bekannte und erweitern Sie Ihr Vokabelwissen. Außerdem im Mai: brisante Debatten, unterhaltsame Geschichten und aktuelle Themen. Hören und...

Diesen Monat geht es auf der Audio-CD in den Süden der USA. Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverständnis, und genießen Sie den Klang eines authentischen Südstaatenakzents. Mit bestimmten Übungen erweitern Sie ihre Grammatik- und Vokabelkenntnisse der englischen Sprache. Hören und Verstehen ist der beste Weg zum perfekten Englisch. Das englische Sprachtraining bietet Ihnen in ca. 60 Minuten interessante Beiträge, Interviews und Hintergrundberichte aus der gesamten englischsprachigen Welt. Die Texte we...

Over the past thirty years, western political philosophy has been enriched by a renewed interest in liberalism, and by the development of feminism. Although liberalism is one of the important historical roots of feminism, many contemporary feminist political philosophers reject liberal political theory. Indeed, that liberalism and feminism are incompatible has been the dominant view among feminist scholars over the past 30 years. Varieties of Feminist Liberalism is a groundbreakin...