Greg King: 13 books
The Court of the Last Tsar
Pomp, Power and Pageantry in the Reign of Nicholas II
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
Praise for The Court of the Last Tsar
"Any book by Greg King is a book to be kept and savored. He has not only given us a fresh, clear-eyed, and often startling new look at the life of the last Romanovs, but also lived up to the promise of his title. He has shown us how the whole enterprise...
by Greg King
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
A woman's life can really be a succession of lives, each revolving around some emotionally compelling situation or challenge, and each marked off by some intense experience.
It was the love story of the century--the king and the commoner. In December 1936, King Edward VIII abdicated the throne...
Lusitania
Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
On the 100th Anniversary of its sinking, King and Wilson tell the story of the Lusitania's glamorous passengers and the torpedo that ended an era and prompted the US entry into World War I.
Lusitania: She was a ship of dreams, carrying millionaires and aristocrats, actresses and impresarios, writers...
Twilight of Empire
The Tragedy at Mayerling and the End of the Habsburgs
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
On a snowy January morning in 1889, a worried servant hacked open a locked door at the remote hunting lodge deep in the Vienna Woods. Inside, he found two bodies sprawled on an ornate bed, blood oozing from their mouths. Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary appeared to have shot his seventeen-year-old...
by Greg King
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
The first comprehensive biography of Sharon Tate: Hollywood star, wife of Roman Polanski, victim of Charles Manson, and symbol of the death of the 1960s.
It began as a home invasion by the “Manson family” in the early hours of August 9, 1969. It ended in a killing spree that left seven...
The Assassination of the Archduke
Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance That Changed the World
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Drawing on unpublished letters and rare primary sources, King and Woolmans tell the true story behind the tragic romance and brutal assassination that sparked World War I
In the summer of 1914, three great empires dominated Europe: Germany, Russia, and Austria-Hungary. Four years later all...
by Greg King, Penny Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
Abundant, newly discovered sources shatter long-held beliefs
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 revealed, among many other things, a hidden wealth of archival documents relating to the imprisonment and eventual murder of Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and their children. Emanating...
Twilight of Splendor
The Court of Queen Victoria During Her Diamond Jubilee Year
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2007
Power, pageantry, and pride
Queen Victoria ruled the most powerful empire the world has ever seen, covering one fourth of the earth's land surface, reigning over subjects on every continent, and exercising undisputed mastery of the oceans in between. She was the "Grandmother of Europe,"...
A Season of Splendor
The Court of Mrs. Astor in Gilded Age New York
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Journey through the splendor and the excesses of the Gilded Age
"Every aspect of life in the Gilded Age took on deeper, transcendent meaning intended to prove the greatness of America: residences beautified their surroundings; works of art uplifted and were shared with the public; clothing...
The Resurrection of the Romanovs
Anastasia, Anna Anderson, and the World's Greatest Royal Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2010
The truth of the enduring mystery of Anastasia's fate-and the life of her most convincing impostor The passage of more than ninety years and the publication of hundreds of books in dozens of languages has not extinguished an enduring interest in the mysteries surrounding the 1918 execution of the...
Grave Predictions
Tales of Mankind's Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian and Disastrous Destiny
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
"This is a book of stories intended to describe that hand of mortal destruction in 16 utterly different, yet all apocalyptically stunning ways!" — Harlan Ellison, from the Introduction.
These compelling visions of post-apocalyptic societies and dystopian worlds include short stories by...
by Greg Cooper, Mike King
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
This text is designed to provide an overview and practical understanding of the processes, theories and investigative techniques of Cold Case Investigations, as well as operative and sequential procedures that lead to successful closure of Cold Cases. Covered areas include; development of cold case...
Queering Elementary Education
Advancing the Dialogue about Sexualities and Schooling
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 1999
Queering Elementary Education is not about teaching kids to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight. ItOs not part of a sinister stratagem in the Ogay agenda.O Instead, these provocative and thoughtful essays advocate the creation of classrooms that challenge categorical thinking, promote interpersonal...