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Alexandra

Carolly Erickson
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Author : Carolly Erickson
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781429904025

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Alexandra by Carolly Erickson Pdf

Taking advantage of material unavailable until the fall of the Soviet Union, Erickson portrays Alexandra's story as a closely observed, enthrallingly documented, progressive psychological retreat from reality. The lives of the Romanovs were full of color and drama, but the personal life of Alexandra has remained enigmatic. Under Erickson's masterful scrutiny the full dimensions of the Empresses' singular psychology are revealed: her childhood bereavement, her long struggle to attain her romantic goal of marriage to Nicholas, the anguish of her pathological shyness, her struggles with her in-laws, her false pregnancy, her increasing eccentricities and loss of self as she became more preoccupied with matters of faith, and her increasing dependence on a series of occult mentors, the most notorious of whom was Rasputin. With meticulous care, long practiced skill, and generous imagination, Erickson crafts a character who lives and breathes.

These Feathered Flames

Alexandra Overy
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Author : Alexandra Overy
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781488076251

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These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy Pdf

“These Feathered Flames is a stunning debut as dark, lush, and captivating as the best fairy tales.”—Nina Varela, author of the Crier's War duology When twin heirs are born in Tourin, their fates are decided at a young age. While Izaveta remained at court to learn the skills she’d need as the future queen, Asya was taken away to train with her aunt, the mysterious Firebird, who ensured magic remained balanced in the realm. But before Asya’s training is completed, the ancient power blooms inside her, which can mean only one thing: the queen is dead, and a new ruler must be crowned. As the princesses come to understand everything their roles entail, they’ll discover who they can trust, who they can love—and who killed their mother. Books in the These Feathered Flames duology: These Feathered Flames This Cursed Crown

Alexandra

Noor Nieftagodien,Phil Bonner
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Author : Noor Nieftagodien,Phil Bonner
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781776141234

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Alexandra by Noor Nieftagodien,Phil Bonner Pdf

Alexandra: A History is a social and political history of one of South Africa’s oldest townships. It begins with the founding of Alexandra as a freehold township in 1912 and traces its growth as a centre of black working-class life through the early years before the Nationalist government, through the struggles of the apartheid era and into the present day. Declared as a location for ‘natives and coloureds’, Alexandra became home to a diverse population where stand owners, tenants, squatters, hostel-dwellers, workers and migrants from every corner of the country converged to make a new life for themselves near the economic hub of Johannesburg. The stories of ordinary people are at the core of the township’s history. Based on numerous life-history interviews with residents and previously unexamined archive sources, the book portrays in vivid detail the daily struggles and tribulations of the people of Alexandra. A significant focus is the rich history of political resistance, in which political organisations and civic movements organised bus boycotts, anti-removal and anti-pass campaigns, and mobilised for housing and a better life for the township’s residents. But the book also tells the stories of daily life, of the making of urban cultures and of the infamous Spoilers and Msomi gangs. Over weekends Alexandra came alive as soccer matches, church services and shebeens vie for the attention of residents. Alexandra: A History highlights the social complexities of the township, which at times caused tension between different segments of the population. Above all else, despite a long history of hardship and adversity, the community spirit of the people of Alexandra, expressed in a fiercely loyal love of their township home, has repeatedly triumphed and endured.

Alexandra

Lycophron
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Author : Lycophron
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 651 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199576708

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Alexandra by Lycophron Pdf

The Alexandra attributed to Lykophron is a minor poetic masterpiece. At 1474 lines, it is one of the most important and notoriously difficult Greek poems dating from the Hellenistic period (most likely the early second century BC). Most of the poem purports to be a prophecy by the mythical Trojan princess, Kassandra, the most beautiful of the daughters of King Priam, and her prophecy ranges from the Trojan War to the Roman defeat of Macedon in 197 BC, which took place in the poet's own time. The poem's importance arises from the light which it sheds on Greek religion (in particular the role of women), on foundation myths and myths of colonial identity, and on local - especially Italian - cults and cult places. The difficulty of the poem stems from its unusual vocabulary - many words of ancient Greek are found only in this poem - and the riddling and indirect way in which most of the many mythological characters are introduced. As well as providing the Greek text in full and its English translation, this volume provides the first ever full-length commentary in English on the poem.

Alexandra

Steven Wray
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Author : Steven Wray
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781035835836

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Alexandra by Steven Wray Pdf

Alexandra is a story set in a near future that is all-too-possible. Humans are changing the environment and ecology of the planet without thought to the consequences for the planet or human civilisation. Many civilisations have collapsed in the face of environmental change, and our current technology dependent society is also vulnerable despite the hubris of science and technology. The novel follows two young women who learn to cope in a world that changes completely in their lifetimes.

Empress Alexandra

Melanie Clegg
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Author : Melanie Clegg
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781526723901

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Empress Alexandra by Melanie Clegg Pdf

When Queen Victoria’s second daughter Princess Alice married the Prince Louis of Hesse and Rhine in 1862 even her own mother described the ceremony as ‘more of a funeral than a wedding’ thanks to the fact that it took place shortly after the death of Alice’s beloved father Prince Albert. Sadly, the young princess’ misfortunes didn’t end there and when she also died prematurely, her four motherless daughters were taken under the wing of their formidable grandmother, Victoria. Alix, the youngest of Alice’s daughters and allegedly one of the most beautiful princesses in Europe, was a special favorite of the elderly queen, who hoped that she would marry her cousin Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and one day reign beside him as Queen. However, the spirited and stubborn Alix had other ideas…

Alexandra Hospital: A Legacy Of Care

Chong Lingxiu,Khoo Lih Yui,Tan DingXiang,Viency Lee
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Author : Chong Lingxiu,Khoo Lih Yui,Tan DingXiang,Viency Lee
Publisher : Alexandra Hospital
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789811729454

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Alexandra Hospital: A Legacy Of Care by Chong Lingxiu,Khoo Lih Yui,Tan DingXiang,Viency Lee Pdf

Alexandra Hospital: A Legacy Of Care, published in May 2024, is the 2nd heritage book published by Alexandra Hospital, under the National University Health System (NUHS). This book showcases stories from the years leading up to the hospital's inception and inauguration, to the early British administration era, the Japanese Occupation, subsequent liberation, and its transition into civilian hands, as well as the journey towards becoming Singapore's first integrated general hospital. Set against the backdrop of major geopolitical and nationwide healthcare events, hear stories from people of various vocations and backgrounds who have played pivotal roles in shaping the history of this institution over the course of more than 8 decades.

Alexandra David-Neel

Facts On File, Incorporated
Alexandra David Neel Book PDF

Author : Facts On File, Incorporated
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography
ISBN : 9781438123967

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Alexandra David-Neel by Facts On File, Incorporated Pdf

Women Explorers chronicles the lives of six intrepid women whose hunger for adventure and knowledge compelled them on paths of discovery around the world. Their discoveries not only brought stores of information on topics ranging from ancient dinosaur fossils to life in Tibet, but also challenged the established roles of women in their fields. From the age of five, Alexandra David-Neel longed for adventure and freedom from the societal expectations of women in nineteenth-century Europe. She traveled to Asia where she learned about Eastern religions and cultures and became the first non-Asian woman to enter the forbidden Tibetan city of Lhasa.

Lykophron: Alexandra

Lykophron
Lykophron Alexandra Book PDF

Author : Lykophron
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-06
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780192608451

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Lykophron: Alexandra by Lykophron Pdf

Traditionally ascribed to the early third-century BCE tragedian Lykophron, the Alexandra is a powerful Greek poem by an unknown author, probably written c. 190, when Rome had defeated Hannibal and the Carthaginians and was poised to humble the Seleukid king Antiochos III. The poem is an ingeniously constructed masterpiece, a generic mix with elements of tragedy, epic, and history. Priam's beautiful daughter, the prophetic Kassandra, foresees her rape in Athena's temple by the hateful Greek warrior Ajax after Troy's fall, and warns of disastrous returns (nostoi) for all the Greek 'heroes'. But Troy will rise again as Rome, founded by Trojan refugees. Alexandra (another name for Kassandra), narrates these Mediterranean foundation myths, adopting a bitterly disillusioned female perspective, but culminating in prophecies of Roman rule over land and sea.

Alexandra the Great

Deb Aronson
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Author : Deb Aronson
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781613736487

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Alexandra the Great by Deb Aronson Pdf

Alexandra the Great tells the gripping story of underdog filly Rachel Alexandra. Despite dominating every filly her age, her owner refused to let her compete against male horses. When a new owner saw her potential and raced her against bigger, stronger males, Rachel Alexandra thrived and went on to win the 2009 Preakness, the first filly to do so in 85 years, and the Woodward, a feat never before achieved. A strong, muscular, dominating athlete, Rachel Alexandra epitomizes the "run like a girl" celebratory attitude toward girl empowerment today. Appealing to horse-obsessed upper elementary and middle school kids, Alexandra the Great is written in an exciting, suspenseful way and includes vivid details informed by the author's interviews with Rachel Alexandra's owners, jockey, veterinarian, and more.

The Alexandra of Lycophron

Charles McNelis,Alexander Sens
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Author : Charles McNelis,Alexander Sens
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191088575

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The Alexandra of Lycophron by Charles McNelis,Alexander Sens Pdf

This monograph is a literary study of Lycophron's Alexandra, whose obscurity, a quality notorious already in antiquity, has long hampered holistic approaches. Through a series of distinct but closely integrated literary studies of major aspects of the poem, including its style, its engagement with the traditions of epic and tragedy, and it's treatment of heroism and of the gods, the book explores the way the Alexandra reconfigures Greek mythology. In particular, as it is presented in Homeric epic and Athenian tragedy, in order to cast the Romans and their restoration of Trojan glory as the ultimate telos of history. In this sense, the poem emerges as an important intermediary between Homeric epic and Latin poetry, particularly Vergil's Aeneid. By rewriting specific features of the epic and tragic traditions, the Alexandra denies to Greek heroes the glory that was the traditional compensation for their suffering, while at the same time attributing to Cassandra's Trojan family honours framed in the traditional language of Greek heroism. In this sense, the figure of Cassandra, a prophetess traditionally gifted with the power of foresight but denied credibility, self-reflexively serves as a vehicle for exploring the potentials and limitations of poetry.

Nicholas and Alexandra

Robert K. Massie
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Author : Robert K. Massie
Publisher : Random House
Page : 663 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307788474

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Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie Pdf

A “magnificent and intimate” (Harper’s) modern classic of Russian history, the spellbinding story of the love that ended an empire—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, The Romanovs, and Catherine the Great “A moving, rich book . . . [This] revealing, densely documented account of the last Romanovs focuses not on the great events . . . but on the royal family and their evil nemesis. . . . The tale is so bizarre, no melodrama is equal to it.”—Newsweek In this commanding book, New York Times bestselling author Robert K. Massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of the Russian empire to tell the story of the Romanovs’ lives: Nicholas’s political naïveté, Alexandra’s obsession with the corrupt mystic Rasputin, and little Alexis’s brave struggle with hemophilia. Against a lavish backdrop of luxury and intrigue, Massie unfolds a powerful drama of passion and history—the story of a doomed empire and the death-marked royals who watched it crumble.

Alexandra David-Néel

Earle Rice
Alexandra David N el Book PDF

Author : Earle Rice
Publisher : Infobase Learning
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Biography
ISBN : 9781438148472

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Alexandra David-Néel by Earle Rice Pdf

From the age of five, Alexandra David-Neél longed for adventure and freedom from the societal expectations of women in nineteenth-century Europe.

Alexandra Ghika of Romania

Jacqueline P. Passey
Alexandra Ghika of Romania Book PDF

Author : Jacqueline P. Passey
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9798886049398

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Alexandra Ghika of Romania by Jacqueline P. Passey Pdf

About the Book Alexandra Ghika of Romania: The Lost Princess and Her Chicago Roots is the fascinating history of Princess Alexandra Ghika of Romania, who gave up her royal life and fled her country during WWII in order to save her children. About the Author Jacqueline P. Passey had a varied career. Her most successful venture was being a mother raising 6 children. She was married to a national recognized clinical chemist. Jackie is an adventurer who loves spelunking. She is a skilled baker and a better genealogist. Jackie caught the genealogy bug when she was 13 and has never recovered. She has enjoyed helping others learn to love genealogy by directing two genealogy libraries. She taught genealogy on two college campuses in Oklahoma, Rose State College and The Downtown College Consortium. She has lectured for many different genealogy conferences and the Scottish festival in Salado Texas. She has authored 11 books on several different family members. She’s considered the main author of a book about the Schweppenhauser/heiser family in the Philadelphia historical society library.

The Mysterious Alexandra Tarasova-Yusupov

Carl Douglass
The Mysterious Alexandra Tarasova Yusupov Book PDF

Author : Carl Douglass
Publisher : Publication Consultants
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781594338304

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The Mysterious Alexandra Tarasova-Yusupov by Carl Douglass Pdf

The Mysterious Alexandra Tarasova-Yusupov is historical fiction about the glory years and the end of Tzarist Russia, and the time when Australia came into its own. It is a tale of swashbuckling heroes, ferocious pirates, and ruthless business tai-pans. The book chronicles the life of a woman who could outcompete them all, but could not conquer her own demons. Alexandra was at once lovable, beguiling, reasonable, and admirable, but also despicable, disenchanting, capricious, and—at times—deplorable. She was always mysterious.