Farewell My Beloved Goodbye Dear Leader

Author : Brigitte M Wareham
Publisher : Austin Macauley
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1398496537

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Farewell My Beloved, Goodbye Dear Leader by Brigitte M Wareham Pdf

The only certainty in life is death. Even the most powerful leaders throughout history were unable to cheat the Grim Reaper. World leaders, whether revered or reviled, are rarely allowed to exit gracefully from life but instead receive a state funeral, a major international event incorporating splendid symbols and messages, religious faith, and tradition. The body of Tsar Alexander III was carried across half of Russia before finally being buried in St. Petersburg. People paid obscene amounts of money for a room that gave a glimpse of Queen Victoria's fascinating State funeral. The cortège for China's Empress-Dowager Cixi was not to be photographed - nevertheless photos showed up a century later. For political reasons Generalissimo Franco's body was exhumed decades after his death. The world became acquainted with a rather unusual ancient Roman Catholic ritual, when Pope John Paul I died. The body of India's Indira Gandhi was confined to sacred flames. The last journey of Marshal Tito turned into an event of "Funeral Diplomacy", whilst Khomeini's funeral ended in frenzy and tumult. In 2021 the massive restrictions imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic meant a rigid downsizing of Prince Philip's funeral, hardly any guests were allowed to attend. This revealing and entertaining book provides an insight into unique obsequies from across the world, seen as both a celebration of life and the honouring of death.

Author : Brigitte M. Wareham
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781398496545

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Farewell My Beloved, Goodbye Dear Leader by Brigitte M. Wareham Pdf

The only certainty in life is death. Even the most powerful leaders throughout history were unable to cheat the Grim Reaper. World leaders, whether revered or reviled, are rarely allowed to exit gracefully from life but instead receive a state funeral, a major international event incorporating splendid symbols and messages, religious faith, and tradition. The body of Tsar Alexander III was carried across half of Russia before finally being buried in St. Petersburg. People paid obscene amounts of money for a room that gave a glimpse of Queen Victoria’s fascinating State funeral. The cortège for China’s Empress-Dowager Cixi was not to be photographed – nevertheless photos showed up a century later. For political reasons Generalissimo Franco’s body was exhumed decades after his death. The world became acquainted with a rather unusual ancient Roman Catholic ritual, when Pope John Paul I died. The body of India’s Indira Gandhi was confined to sacred flames. The last journey of Marshal Tito turned into an event of “Funeral Diplomacy”, whilst Khomeini’s funeral ended in frenzy and tumult. In 2021 the massive restrictions imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic meant a rigid downsizing of Prince Philip’s funeral, hardly any guests were allowed to attend. This revealing and entertaining book provides an insight into unique obsequies from across the world, seen as both a celebration of life and the honouring of death.

Author : Чарльз Диккенс
Publisher : Litres
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785040825813

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The Uncommercial Traveller by Чарльз Диккенс Pdf

Author : Anni Christensen
Publisher : Aarhus Universitetsforlag
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9788779349056

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Letters from the Governor's Wife by Anni Christensen Pdf

In 1859 the Finnish-Swedish aristocrat and naval officer, Hampus Furuhjelm arrived in Alaska as one of the Russian colony's last ambassadors. He brought with him his young wife Anna Furuhjelm, who wrote many long letters in English to her mother. These letters, for the first time, give us a vivid picture of everyday life in the colonial capital, Sitka, in the period shortly before the USA. took over Alaska. The letters have been edited and commented by Anna Furuhjelm's great-granddaughter, Anni Christensen.

Author : Greg Walker
Publisher : Seker Nefer Press
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780966237436

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Shades of Memnon Book 3 by Greg Walker Pdf

"The African hero of the Trojan War and the keys to ancient world civilization"--P. facing T.p.

Author : Perfection Learning Corporation
Publisher : Turtleback
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1663608199

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Last Lecture by Perfection Learning Corporation Pdf

Author : Raymond Chandler
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781479442263

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Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler Pdf

"Farewell, My Lovely" is a 1940 mystery novel by Raymond Chandler, the second he wrote featuring the Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe. It was adapted for the screen three times and was also adapted for the stage and radio.

Author : Carole Bergman
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-03
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781490771250

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Heartbeat by Carole Bergman Pdf

History tells us a story of an unwanted child born legally blind to an affluent family. The middle of three sisters and rejected by each of them. My mother gave me to a governess for the first three years, and after that, I was raised by housekeepers. My mother always reminded me that I was an accident and didnt want to take care of me. And she was also extremely ashamed of my disability. She was too embarrassed to let me wear glasses even though the doctor advised that I wear them at the age of two. I was indoctrinated into life with limited vision until the age of 6 when the school insisted I wear glasses. I learned to cope with my poor vision by feel and inadvertently I learned to see with my soul.

Author : Peter Richardus
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136809057

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Tibetan Lives by Peter Richardus Pdf

In the early years of the 20th century, control over Tibet was contested by three major empires: those of China, Russia and Britain. The imperial powers and those who came in their wake - missionaries, scholars, traders and soldiers - employed local staff to assist in their dealings with the Tibetans, and these employees were in the vanguard of Tibet's encounter with the outside world. Yet they have been largely forgotten by history and most of the knowledge and understandings that they gained have been lost. It was left to a Dutchman, Johan van Manen, and hence an outside observer of the British imperial system, to preserve the impressions of three who served on the periphery of the imperial system. The three autobiographies that make up this book, crowded with ethnographical, sociological and historico-religious data, offer a unique insight into the world of the intermediary class. In addition to being interesting and entertaining, they are an important contribution to our understanding of the history of Tibet and its opening up to cultures beyond its own.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 996 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006281179

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Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : George Jacob Holyoake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1858
Category : Secularism
ISBN : CHI:108273624

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Secular World and Social Economist by George Jacob Holyoake Pdf

"The History of the Fleet Street House": 20 p. at the end of v. 18.

Author : M M Kaye
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 1433 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1997-10-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141927138

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The Far Pavilions by M M Kaye Pdf

One of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World' The Far Pavilions is the story of an English man - Ashton Pelham-Martyn - brought up as a Hindu. It is the story of his passionate, but dangerous love for Juli, an Indian princess. It is the story of divided loyalties, of friendship that endures till death, of high adventure and of the clash between East and West. To the burning plains and snow-capped mountains of this great, humming continent, M.M. Kaye brings her exceptional gifts of storytelling and meticulous historical accuracy, plus her insight into the human heart. 'Magnificent' Evening Standard 'A long, romantic adventure story of the highest calibre . . . wildly exciting' Daily Telegraph

Author : John Cheever
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 1093 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307743985

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The Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever Pdf

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A seminal collection from one of the true masters of the short story. Spanning the duration of Cheever’s long and distinguished career, these sixty-one stories chronicle and encapsulate the lives of what has been called “the greatest generation.” From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in “The Enormous Radio” to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in “The Housebreaker of Shady Hill” and “The Swimmer,” these are tales that have helped define the form. Featuring a preface by the Pulizter Prize-winning author, The Stories of John Cheever brings together some of the finest short stories ever written. "Cheever’s crowning achievement is the ability to be simultaneously generous and cynical, to see that the absurd and the profound can reside in the same moment, and to acknowledge both at the detriment of neither." —The Guardian

Author : Charles Darwin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521898621

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Origins by Charles Darwin Pdf

This special anniversary edition of Burkhardt's bestselling work, "Origins: Charles Darwin's Letters: A Selection 1825-1859," now includes previously unpublished letters.

Author : Stephen W. Reiss
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 667 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-14
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781449066567

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From Burma with Love by Stephen W. Reiss Pdf

Irv and Mary Reiss (aka Dad and Mom) wrote this book as two letters per day for fifteen months from late 1943 through March 1945. Friends and relatives added more letters to bring the total to nearly 1,000. Virtually all of their letters ended with "I love you very very much" and "I miss you very very much." It's easy to empathize with their frustrations and anxieties about being separated and worried, especially with the birth and nurturing of their first child Stephen (aka me) in June 1944. This book title of From Burma With Love is an understatement. Irv Reiss served in the US Army from June 27, 1941 until September 17, 1945 for a total of 4 years, 2 months, and 20 days. Foreign service in India and Burma (Myanmar) was 1 year, 1 month, and 23 days. The foreign service in Burma was very intense and is the heart of this book -- hence the name, From Burma With Love. Irv was a labor officer along the Ledo Road from August 28, 1944 until December 11, 1944. His job was to hire and feed and pay several thousand native laborers (and a few elephants) to help build that road from Ledo, India to Mongyu, Burma. Read his letter of October 7, 1944.