Four Queens

Author : Nancy Goldstone
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101202173
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Four Queens written by Nancy Goldstone and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-04-19 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Alison Weir and Antonia Fraser, acclaimed author Nancy Goldstone’s thrilling history of the royal daughters who succeeded in ruling—and shaping—thirteenth-century Europe Set against the backdrop of the thirteenth century, a time of chivalry and crusades, troubadors, knights and monarchs, Four Queens is the story of four provocative sisters—Marguerite, Eleanor, Sanchia, and Beatrice of Provence—who rose from near obscurity to become the most coveted and powerful women in Europe. Each sister in this extraordinary family was beautiful, cultured, and accomplished but what made these women so remarkable was that each became queen of a principal European power—France, England, Germany and Sicily. During their reigns, they exercised considerable political authority, raised armies, intervened diplomatically and helped redraw the map of Europe. Theirs is a drama of courage, sagacity and ambition that re-examines the concept of leadership in the Middle Ages.

Author : Lucy Moore
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 014190514X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maharanis written by Lucy Moore and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-09-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Maharnis Lucy Moore brilliantly recreates the lives of four princesses - two grandmothers, a mother and a daughter - of the Royal courts of India. Their extraordinary story takes in tiger hunts, exotic palaces and lavish ceremonies in India, as well as the glamorous international scene of the Edwardian and interwar era. It is also an intimate portrait of four remarkable women - Chimnabai, Sunity, Indira and Ayesha - who changed the world they lived in. Through their lives Lucy Moore tells the history of a nation during an era of great change: the rise and fall of the Raj from the Indian Mutiny to Independence and beyond.

Author : Astrid Scholte
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525513949
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Four Dead Queens written by Astrid Scholte and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bestselling murder mystery fantasy with a shocking twist you won't see coming. Now in paperback. Keralie Corrington is a talented pickpocket in the kingdom of Quadara. But when a routine theft goes horribly wrong, Keralie discovers what she's stolen is actually a video of the four queens of Quadara being murdered. Hoping that discovering the intended recipient will reveal the culprit—valuable information that she can barter with—Keralie teams up with Varin Bollt, the messenger she stole from, to complete his delivery and uncover the murderer. But with Keralie and Varin each keeping secrets—and lives hanging in the balance—everything is at stake, and no one can be trusted. Four Dead Queens is an enthralling fast-paced mystery where competing agendas collide with deadly consequences.

Author : Sherry Jones
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451633254
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Four Sisters, All Queens written by Sherry Jones and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rich in intrigue and scheming, love and lust, Sherry Jones’s vibrant historical novel follows four women destined to sway the fate of nations and the hearts of kings… Amid the lush valleys and fragrant wildflowers of Provence, Marguerite, Eléonore, Sanchia, and Beatrice have learned to charm, hunt, dance, and debate under the careful tutelage of their ambitious mother—and to abide by the countess’s motto: “Family comes first.” With Provence under constant attack, their legacy and safety depend upon powerful alliances. Marguerite’s illustrious match with the young King Louis IX makes her Queen of France. Soon Eléonore—independent and daring—is betrothed to Henry III of England. In turn, shy, devout Sanchia and tempestuous Beatrice wed noblemen who will also make them queens. Yet a crown is no guarantee of protection. Enemies are everywhere, from Marguerite’s duplicitous mother-in-law to vengeful lovers and land-hungry barons. Then there are the dangers that come from within, as loyalty succumbs to bitter sibling rivalry, and sister is pitted against sister for the prize each believes is rightfully hers—Provence itself. From the treacherous courts of France and England, to the bloody tumult of the Crusades, Sherry Jones traces the extraordinary true story of four fascinating sisters whose passions, conquests, and progeny shaped the course of history.

Author : Paul Vanderbroeck
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642396232
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leadership Strategies for Women written by Paul Vanderbroeck and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-21 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do women leaders make it to the top of an organization? How can women stay at the top when most of their colleagues are men? What should women do to exercise leadership well? This book tells the stories of four powerful women who knew the answers to these three questions. Therefore, this book also explicitly identifies the key factors in these leaders’ career success, and it elucidates the competencies that enabled the women to exercise leadership effectively. The four success stories offer women who already serve in leadership roles and those who aspire to become great leaders both inspiration and practical lessons that can be applied to real-world challenges. “A wonderful selection of much-needed role models of powerful women who shaped their time with distinctively authentic styles, all their own. An inspiration for both men and women of what more gender balance in global political and economic roles has to offer the world.” Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO 20-first and best-selling author of Why Women Mean Business and How Women Mean Business. “We all know we can learn a lot from history. Leadership Strategies for Women does this in the unexpected context of gender diversity. Nicely written and original, the book is a powerful example of how looking back can help us moving forward.” Frank Uit de Weerd, Vice-President HR Innovation, Research & Development, Royal Dutch/Shell “An inspiring narrative that creatively leverages lessons from four women from the past, each of whom had to play the cards she was dealt, and each a force of nature who prevailed against the odds and shaped her world. Today’s crop of aspiring women leaders, who often start from scratch and face a bewildering array of options and tough performance expectations, would do well to absorb this book’s tightly drawn lessons.” Ingo Walter, Seymour Milstein Professor of Finance, Corporate Governance and Ethics, NYU Stern School of Business

Author : Ted Lange
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1490723102
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Four Queens - No Trump written by Ted Lange and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2014-02-14 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ted Langes comedic play, Four Queens - No Trump invites you to listen in on the bodacious, brazen, and bawdy conversations of four women who meet every week to play cards. These dynamic, vivacious, and down home women discuss their lives and loves with outrageous humor as they play the cards they are dealt on the table and in life.

Author : Jill Armitage
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144566917X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Four Queens and a Countess written by Jill Armitage and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fateful Tudor triangle: a reigning queen, an exiled queen, and the countess who was obliged to be her jailer. And Bess of Hardwick had a close relationship with two more queens!

Author : Nancy Goldstone
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316524034
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lady Queen written by Nancy Goldstone and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial -- and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages. On March 15, 1348, twenty-two-year-old Joanna I, Queen of Naples, stood trial for the murder of her husband before the Pope and his court in Avignon. Determined to defend herself, Joanna won her acquittal against overwhelming odds. Victorious, she returned to Naples and ruled over one of Europe's most prestigious courts for the next three decades -- until she herself was killed. Courageous and determined, Joanna was the only female monarch in her time to rule in her own name. She was widely admired: dedicated to the welfare of her subjects, she reduced crime, built hospitals and churches, and encouraged the licensing of female physicians. A procession of the most important artists and writers of the time frequented her glittering court. But she never quite escaped the stain of her husband's death, and the turmoil of the times surrounded her -- war, plague, and treachery would ultimately be her undoing. With skill, passion, and impeccable research and detail, Nancy Goldstone brings to life one of history's most remarkable women. The Lady Queen is a captivating portrait of medieval royalty in all its incandescent complexity.

Author : J. C. Cannell
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 147338186X
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Houdini's Card Tricks - Teach Yourself the Tricks of the World's Most Famous Magician written by J. C. Cannell and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : J. C. Cannell
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486156540
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secrets of Houdini written by J. C. Cannell and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic study exposing closely-kept professional secrets and revealing, in general terms, the whole art of stage magic. 98 illustrations.