St Martin S Griffin imprint: 2039 books
by Carolly Erickson
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
In this remarkable biography, Carolly Erickson brings Elizabeth I to life and allows us to see her as a living, breathing, elegant, flirtatious, diplomatic, violent, arrogant, and outrageous woman who commands our attention, fascination, and awe.
With the special skill for which she is acclaimed,...
by Carolly Erickson
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
As Maureen Quilligan wrote in the New York Times Book Review of The First Elizabeth, Anne Boleyn "was a real victim of the sexual scandals her brilliant daughter escaped, and a subject Ms. Erickson's sensitivity to sexual and political nuance should well serve." Indeed, Carolly Erickson...
To the Scaffold
The Life of Marie Antoinette
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2004
One of history's most misunderstood figures, Marie Antoinette represents the extravagance and the decadence of pre-Revolution France. Yet there was an innocence about Antoinette, thrust as a child into the chillingly formal French court.
Married to the maladroit, ill-mannered Dauphin, Antoinette...
by Christopher Hibbert
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
When Charles Stuart was a young child, it seemed unlikely that he would survive, let alone become ruler of England and Scotland. Once shy and retiring, an awkward stutterer, he grew in stature and confidence under the guidance of the Duke of Buckingham; his marriage to Henrietta of Spain, originally...
by Christopher Hibbert
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
Hibbert delivers a superbly detailed picture of the life and times of George IV including his exorbitant spending on his homes, his clothes, and his women; his patronage of the arts; his 'illegal' marriage to Catholic Mrs Fitzherbert, and lesser known facts such as his generous charity donations andhis...
Mrs. Keppel and Her Daughter
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
Alice Keppel, the married lover of Queen Victoria's eldest son and great-grandmother to Camilla Parker-Bowles, was a key figure in Edwardian society. Hers was the acceptable face of adultery. Discretion was her hallmark. It was her art to be the king's mistress and yet to laud the Royal Family and...
Ever After
Diana and the Life She Led
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
"This is the stuff of fairy tales," said the Archbishop of Canterbury on July 23, 1981, after the 20-year-old Lady Diana Spencer arrived in a glass coach for her wedding to Prince Charles. But everyone knows how that fairy tale ended.
Drawing upon intensive research and interviews,...
The Man Watching
Anson Dorrance and the University of North Carolina Women's Soccer Dynasty
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
As coach of the University of North Carolina women's soccer team, Anson Dorrance has won more than 90 percent of his games, groomed far more All-Americans, and captured more NCAA championships than any other coach in the sport ten times over. Author Tim Crothers spent four years interviewing Dorrance...
Wrigleyville
A Magical History Tour of the Chicago Cubs
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
For celebrated sportwriter Peter Golenbock, Wrigleyville is a symbol of America's fidelity to its greatest sport. As he did with classics of sports literature, Bums (a history of the Brooklyn Dodgers) and Dynasty (a history of the New York Yankees), Golenbock turns to a team that has won and broken...
Footnotes
How Running Makes Us Human
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017
Running is not just a sport. It reconnects us to our bodies and the places in which we live, breaking down our increasingly structured and demanding lives. It allows us to feel the world beneath our feet, lifts the spirit, lets our minds out to play, and helps us to slip away from the demands of the...
Big Papi
La Historia de Mis Anhelos y Mis Grandes Batazos
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 17, 2007
David Ortiz se crió en la República Dominicana, firmó su primer contrato de grandes ligass con los Marineros de Seattle y, más tarde, perdió su lugar con los Mellizos de Minnesota para pasar a esa ciudad donde el béisbol es locura, Boston. Considerado por muchos hasta ese punto como un talento...
Michael Phelps
The Untold Story of a Champion
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2008
Michael Phelps is an American sports hero, perhaps the greatest Olympic athlete the world has ever known. His unprecedented eight gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics have made him a superstar. But his journey to Olympic immortality is every bit as compelling as his achievements in the pool. From...
65 Successful Harvard Business School Application Essays, Second Edition
With Analysis by the Staff of The Harbus, the Harvard Business School Newspaper
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
YOUR LIFE . . . IN 300 WORDS OR LESS
It's a daunting task. Even the most seasoned professionals find business school application essays to be among the hardest pieces they ever write. With a diverse pool of talented people applying to the nation's top schools from the most successful companies...
Corporate Confidential
50 Secrets Your Company Doesn't Want You to Know---and What to Do About Them
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
Cynthia Shapiro is a former Human Resources executive who's pulling back the curtain on the way that companies really work. In Corporate Confidential, she unmasks startling truths and what you can do about them, including:
* There's no right to free speech in the workplace.
*Age discrimination...