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The Boy Who Would Be King

Author : Ryan Holiday
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02
Category : Emperors
ISBN : 0578810042

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"It's one of the most incredible stories in all of history. A young boy, out of nowhere, is chosen to be the emperor of most of the known world. What he learned, what he did, who he was, would echo in eternity. In 138 AD, Hadrian, the emperor of Rome, chose Marcus Aurelius to succeed him. He knew no one was born ready for the job, so he arranged for the young boy's education. The greatest philosophers of the day were assigned to teach him, and all threw themselves at the almost inhuman task of preparing someone for absolute power. It's a parable for life, really. The gods, fate, someone chooses something for us, calls us to something. Will we answer? Will we step up? Will we achieve the greatness within us? Marcus Aurelius did. Absolute power not only didn't corrupt, it made him better. We marvel at him centuries later--this man who thought he would not be remembered, that posthumous fame was worthless--stands today more famous than ever. A hero to millions."--Dailystoic.com

The Man Who Would Be King

Author : Rudyard Kipling
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780486112701

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Features five of the author's best early stories: title selection plus "The Phantom Rickshaw," "Wee Willie Winkie," "Without Benefit of Clergy" and "The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes."

The Boy Who Would Be King

Author : Earl Greenwood
Publisher : Signet Book
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1991-08
Category : Rock musicians
ISBN : 0451170393

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The cousin of Elvis chronicles the King's poor beginnings in Mississippi; his relationship with his abusive, alcoholic mother; his fame; his service in the army; courtship with Priscilla; days in Vegas; and his tragic death.

Prince William, the Boy Who Will Be King

Author : Randi Reisfeld
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0606117636

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Prince William, the Boy Who Will Be King by Randi Reisfeld Pdf

A biography of the fifteen-year-old boy who will one day become England's King William V.

The Men Who Would Be King

Author : Nicole LaPorte
Publisher : HMH
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780547487168

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The Men Who Would Be King by Nicole LaPorte Pdf

“The definitive history of the studio” created by the larger-than-life team of Spielberg, Geffen, and Katzenberg (Los Angeles Times). For sixty years, since the birth of United Artists, the studio landscape was unchanged. Then came Hollywood’s Circus Maximus—created by director Steven Spielberg, billionaire David Geffen, and Jeffrey Katzenberg, who gave the world The Lion King—an entertainment empire called DreamWorks. Now Nicole LaPorte, who covered the company for Variety, goes behind the hype to reveal for the first time the delicious truth of what happened. Readers will feel they are part of the creative calamities of moviemaking as LaPorte’s fly-on-the-wall detail shows us Hollywood’s bizarre rules of business. We see the clashes between the often-otherworldly Spielberg’s troops and Katzenberg’s warriors, the debacles and disasters, but also the Oscar-winning triumphs, including Saving Private Ryan. We watch as the studio burns through billions of dollars, its rich owners get richer, and everybody else suffers. LaPorte displays Geffen, seducing investors like Microsoft’s Paul Allen, showing his steel against CAA’s Michael Ovitz, and staging fireworks during negotiations with Paramount and Disney. Here is a blockbuster behind-the-scenes Hollywood story—up close, glamorous, and gritty.

The Daily Stoic

Author : Ryan Holiday,Stephen Hanselman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780735211742

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The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday,Stephen Hanselman Pdf

From the team that brought you The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, a daily devotional of Stoic meditations—an instant Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller. Why have history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today's top performers from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities—embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise. The Daily Stoic offers 366 days of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations from the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the playwright Seneca, or slave-turned-philosopher Epictetus, as well as lesser-known luminaries like Zeno, Cleanthes, and Musonius Rufus. Every day of the year you'll find one of their pithy, powerful quotations, as well as historical anecdotes, provocative commentary, and a helpful glossary of Greek terms. By following these teachings over the course of a year (and, indeed, for years to come) you'll find the serenity, self-knowledge, and resilience you need to live well.

Alfred

Author : Ron Smorynski
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-09
Category : Computer games
ISBN : 1542462967

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"Great for fans of Rick Riordan."#9733#9733#9733#9733#9733 "To me, it brings to mind such classics as Narnia and The Castle in the Attic." #9733#9733#9733#9733#9733 "If I would describe this book in one word it would be Magical." #9733#9733#9733#9733#9733 "I was drawn in by the fast paced action and intrigued by the vivid details." #9733#9733#9733#9733#9733 "Great detail in the combat exchanges from clashes and gashes to fears and tears." #9733#9733#9733#9733#9733 Do you love the Harry Potter stories but want more oomph and action? Do you love Lord of the Rings but want faster pacing and kid-centered storylines? Well look no further. Aflred the Boy King series offers just that. It's about kids in an adventurous fantasy world, in epic battles, and learning about noble causes. Ron, the author, has been in Hollywood working in the industry for many years as a CG animator. Being in love with story and seeing wonderful works of fantasy come out, there was something missing for this storyteller. Ron decided to write a story he loved telling to his young daughters. An epic story about a computer-game playing boy being magically transported into a scary fantasy world. A grim realm in need of a hero. Kids will love reading this. Adults will love reading this, but more importantly, dads reading to their daughters, moms reading to their sons. Alfred the Boy King series will enthrall and move you, at whatever age. From the editor:"This was a pleasure for me. The story has gripped me strongly. You tell it well. I can hardly wait to see what happens next. I don't want it to be over. Also, to me, for whatever it is worth, there is increasing depth, especially in your portrayal of Alfred. As he assumes the mantle of kingship uncertainly, faltering in places, he is growing into the role. This feels authentic. It is natural, marvelous and to me inspired -- a notable accomplishment." ~ Larry Haise, editor Categories for Alfred the Boy King Series Coming of Age Action & Adventure Alternate History Christian Fantasy Coming of Age Juvenile Fiction Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology Fantasy Epic Fantasy & Magic Fiction Historical Humorous Medieval Monsters Sword & Sorcery Knights

The Boy Who Would Be Shakespeare

Author : Doug Stewart
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780306819001

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In the winter of 1795, a frustrated young writer named William Henry Ireland stood petrified in his father's study as two of England's most esteemed scholars interrogated him about a tattered piece of paper that he claimed to have found in an old trunk. It was a note from William Shakespeare. Or was it? In the months that followed, Ireland produced a torrent of Shakespearean fabrications: letters, poetry, drawings—even an original full-length play that would be hailed as the Bard's lost masterpiece and staged at the Drury Lane Theatre. The documents were forensically implausible, but the people who inspected them ached to see first hand what had flowed from Shakespeare's quill. And so they did. This dramatic and improbable story of Shakespeare's teenaged double takes us to eighteenth century London and brings us face-to-face with history's most audacious forger.

The Man Who Would Be King

Author : Rudyard Kipling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798633107791

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"Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy."The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow. I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other was worthy. I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom --army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete. But, to-day, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself.

The Once and Future King

Author : T. H. White
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 649 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547194712

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The Once and Future King by T. H. White Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Man Who Would Be King

Author : Ben Macintyre
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466803794

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The Man Who Would Be King by Ben Macintyre Pdf

The Riveting Account of the American Who Inspired Kipling's Classic Tale and the John Huston Movie In the year 1838, a young adventurer, surrounded by his native troops and mounted on an elephant, raised the American flag on the summit of the Hindu Kush in the mountainous wilds of Afghanistan. He declared himself Prince of Ghor, Lord of the Hazarahs, spiritual and military heir to Alexander the Great. The true story of Josiah Harlan, a Pennsylvania Quaker and the first American ever to enter Afghanistan, has never been told before, yet the life and writings of this extraordinary man echo down the centuries, as America finds itself embroiled once more in the land he first explored and described 180 years ago. Soldier, spy, doctor, naturalist, traveler, and writer, Josiah Harlan wanted to be a king, with all the imperialist hubris of his times. In an extraordinary twenty-year journey around Central Asia, he was variously employed as surgeon to the Maharaja of Punjab, revolutionary agent for the exiled Afghan king, and then commander in chief of the Afghan armies. In 1838, he set off in the footsteps of Alexander the Great across the Hindu Kush and forged his own kingdom, only to be ejected from Afghanistan a few months later by the invading British. Using a trove of newly discovered documents and Harlan's own unpublished journals, Ben Macintyre's The Man Who Would Be King tells the astonishing true story of the man who would be the first and last American king.

The Boy Who Was Destined To Be A King (Full Coloured)

Author : Ricky Wilson
Publisher : Pageturner Press and Media
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 164908773X

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The Boy Who Was Destined To Be A King (Full Coloured) by Ricky Wilson Pdf

"Once upon a time, there was a boy born in the city of Tapolis. This boy was different, of course, so his parents named him Hope." So begins The Boy Who Was Destined to Be King, Rickey D. Wilson's charming novella, featuring a brave young hero who yearns to acquire knowledge, believes in telling the truth, and is undaunted by being "different." Along with Hope, you will travel to a castle and meet some bad guys, some overprotective guards, and a public-spirited king; with a surprise at the end, as education leads to triumph. A fable for all ages, in the tradition of "The Little Prince."

The Boy King

Author : Janet Wertman
Publisher : Janet Wertman
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780997133882

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One of Open Letters Review's Ten Best Historical Novels of 2020; First Place Winner, 2021 Chaucer Award for pre-1750s historical fiction "Highly recommend both as a standalone and series read. Wertman's work is among the best Tudor fiction on the market" - Historical Fiction Reader His mother, Jane Seymour, died at his birth; now his father, King Henry VIII, has died as well. Nine-year-old Edward Tudor ascends to the throne of England and quickly learns that he cannot trust anyone, even himself. Struggling to understand the political and religious turmoil that threatens the realm, Edward is at first relieved that his uncle, the new Duke of Somerset, will act on his behalf as Lord Protector, but this consolation evaporates as jealousy spreads through the court. Challengers arise on all sides to wrest control of the child king, and through him, England. While Edward can bring frustratingly little direction to the Council's policies, he refuses to abandon his one firm conviction: that Catholicism has no place in England. When Edward falls ill, this steadfast belief threatens England's best hope for a smooth succession: the transfer of the throne to Edward's very Catholic half-sister, Mary Tudor, whose heart's desire is to return the realm to the way it worshipped in her mother's day.

If I Were King

Author : Chelsea O'Byrne
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Limited
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780711264045

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If I Were King by Chelsea O'Byrne Pdf

Thomas is fed up of spending so much time with his annoying family. But after a night of particularly strong wishing, he wakes up a king and can do anything he wants! But life is not quite as he expected. If I Were King is a heartwarming story about the power of imagination and the even greater power of home.

The Man Who Would Be King: Selected Stories of Rudyard Kipling

Author : Rudyard Kipling
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 963 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141966540

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The Man Who Would Be King: Selected Stories of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling Pdf

Rudyard Kipling is one of the most magical storytellers in the English language. This new selection brings together the best of his short writings, following the development of his work over fifty years. They take us from the harsh, cruel, vividly realized world of the 'Indian' stories that made his name, through the experimental modernism of his middle period to the highly-wrought subtleties of his later pieces. Including the tale of insanity and empire, 'The Man Who Would Be King', the high-spirited 'The Village that Voted the Earth Was Flat', the fable of childhood cruelty and revenge 'Baa Baa, Black Sheep', the menacing psychological study 'Mary Postgate' and the ambiguous portrayal of grief and mourning in 'The Gardener', here are stories of criminals, ghosts, femmes fatales, madness and murder.