The Short History Of A Prince

Author : Jane Hamilton
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307764072

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Walter McCloud is a boy with dreams unlike most. Introduced as a child to the genius of Balanchine and the lyricism of Tchaikovsky, Walter has always aspired to be a dancer. As he grows older, it becomes clear that despite his desire, he lacks the talent, and he faces the painful knowledge that his more gifted friends have already surpassed him. Soon, however, that pain is overshadowed when his older brother, Daniel, finds a strange lump on his neck and Walter realizes that a happy family can change overnight. The year that follows transforms the McClouds, as they try to hold together in the face of the fearful consequences of Daniel's illness, and Walter makes discoveries about himself and his friendships that will change him forever. Decades later, after Walter has left home and returned, he must come to terms with the memories of that year, and grapple once and for all with the challenge of carving out a place for himself in this all-too-familiar world. A moving story of the torments of sexuality and the redemptive power of family and friendship, The Short History of a Prince confirms Jane Hamilton's place as a preeminent novelist of our time.

Author : Jane Hamilton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0676588638

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The Short History of a Prince by Jane Hamilton Pdf

Author : Antoine de Saint−Exupery
Publisher : Aegitas
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780369406378

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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint−Exupery Pdf

The Little Prince and nbsp;(French: and nbsp;Le Petit Prince) is a and nbsp;novella and nbsp;by French aristocrat, writer, and aviator and nbsp;Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the US by and nbsp;Reynal and amp; Hitchcock and nbsp;in April 1943, and posthumously in France following the and nbsp;liberation of France and nbsp;as Saint-Exupéry's works had been banned by the and nbsp;Vichy Regime. The story follows a young prince who visits various planets in space, including Earth, and addresses themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss. Despite its style as a children's book, and nbsp;The Little Prince and nbsp;makes observations about life, adults and human nature. The Little Prince and nbsp;became Saint-Exupéry's most successful work, selling an estimated 140 million copies worldwide, which makes it one of the and nbsp;best-selling and nbsp;and and nbsp;most translated books and nbsp;ever published. and nbsp;It has been translated into 301 languages and dialects. and nbsp;The Little Prince and nbsp;has been adapted to numerous art forms and media, including audio recordings, radio plays, live stage, film, television, ballet, and opera.

Author : Mary Prince
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486146935

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The History of Mary Prince by Mary Prince Pdf

Prince — a slave in the British colonies — vividly recalls her life in the West Indies, her rebellion against physical and psychological degradation, and her eventual escape in 1828 in England.

Author : Prince
Publisher : One World
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780399589669

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The Beautiful Ones by Prince Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time, in his own words—featuring never-before-seen photos, original scrapbooks and lyric sheets, and the exquisite memoir he began writing before his tragic death NAMED ONE OF THE BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND THE GUARDIAN • NOMINATED FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD Prince was a musical genius, one of the most beloved, accomplished, and acclaimed musicians of our time. He was a startlingly original visionary with an imagination deep enough to whip up whole worlds, from the sexy, gritty funk paradise of “Uptown” to the mythical landscape of Purple Rain to the psychedelia of “Paisley Park.” But his most ambitious creative act was turning Prince Rogers Nelson, born in Minnesota, into Prince, one of the greatest pop stars of any era. The Beautiful Ones is the story of how Prince became Prince—a first-person account of a kid absorbing the world around him and then creating a persona, an artistic vision, and a life, before the hits and fame that would come to define him. The book is told in four parts. The first is the memoir Prince was writing before his tragic death, pages that bring us into his childhood world through his own lyrical prose. The second part takes us through Prince’s early years as a musician, before his first album was released, via an evocative scrapbook of writing and photos. The third section shows us Prince’s evolution through candid images that go up to the cusp of his greatest achievement, which we see in the book’s fourth section: his original handwritten treatment for Purple Rain—the final stage in Prince’s self-creation, where he retells the autobiography of the first three parts as a heroic journey. The book is framed by editor Dan Piepenbring’s riveting and moving introduction about his profound collaboration with Prince in his final months—a time when Prince was thinking deeply about how to reveal more of himself and his ideas to the world, while retaining the mystery and mystique he’d so carefully cultivated—and annotations that provide context to the book’s images. This work is not just a tribute to an icon, but an original and energizing literary work in its own right, full of Prince’s ideas and vision, his voice and image—his undying gift to the world.

Author : Kenneth R. Bartlett
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781442600140

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A Short History of the Italian Renaissance by Kenneth R. Bartlett Pdf

Award-winning lecturer Kenneth R. Bartlett applies his decades of experience teaching the Italian Renaissance to this beautifully illustrated overview. In his introductory Note to the Reader, Bartlett first explains why he chose Jacob Burckhardt's classic narrative to guide students through the complex history of the Renaissance and then provides his own contemporary interpretation of that narrative. Over seventy color illustrations, genealogies of important Renaissance families, eight maps, a list of popes, a timeline of events, a bibliography, and an index are included.

Author : David Hannay
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547221319

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A Short History of the Royal Navy, 1217 to 1688 by David Hannay Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A Short History of the Royal Navy, 1217 to 1688" by David Hannay. 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.

Author : PLAIN AND SHORT HISTORY.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1829
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0020741129

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A Plain and Short History of England for children; in letters from a father to his son. With ... questions at the end of each letter. By the Editor of the Cottager's Monthly Visitor by PLAIN AND SHORT HISTORY. Pdf

Author : Jonathan Clements
Publisher : Haus Publishing
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781913368470

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A Short History of Beijing by Jonathan Clements Pdf

A guide to the history of China’s capital, from before its rise to prominence as the seat of empires to the 2022 Winter Olympics. Before China’s capital became a sprawling megacity and international center of business and culture, its fortunes fluctuated under a dozen dynasties. It has been a capital for several states, including those headed by Mongolian chiefs and the glorious Ming emperors, whose tombs can still be found on its outskirts. And before all that, it was a campsite for primitive hominids, known as the Peking Man. A Short History of Beijing tells the story of this remarkable city, from its more famous residents—Khubilai Khan, Marco Polo, and Chairman Mao—right up to the twenty-first century, as modern construction wiped out so much of the old city to make way for its twenty-million-strong population. Through his timely and intimate portrait of the world’s most populous capital city, Jonathan Clements reveals the history of China itself.

Author : Wheeler Winston Dixon,Gwendolyn Audrey Foster
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780813595146

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A Short History of Film, Third Edition by Wheeler Winston Dixon,Gwendolyn Audrey Foster Pdf

With more than 250 images, new information on international cinema—especially Polish, Chinese, Russian, Canadian, and Iranian filmmakers—an expanded section on African-American filmmakers, updated discussions of new works by major American directors, and a new section on the rise of comic book movies and computer generated special effects, this is the most up to date resource for film history courses in the twenty-first century.

Author : Hendrik Willem Van Loon
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781596057999

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A Short History of Discovery by Hendrik Willem Van Loon Pdf

The inimitable style of Hendrik Willem van Loon, the renowned early-20th-century popularizer of all things historical, is at its best in this 1917 book for children. His language is more than merely simple and readable: he brings to life distant times and remote places with an enthusiasm that inspires. The Greeks "lived in a beautiful land of sunshine and temples"; the Norse sailors "dared to leave the sight of land"; Columbus "was no chance explorer who hit upon his discoveries by luck." More than just an account of discovery, it encourages the reader to set out to discover more for himself, too. Fully illustrated with the author's sketches, maps, and color illustrations. ALSO AVAILABLE FROM COSIMO CLASSICS: van Loon's The Fall of the Dutch Republic (1913), The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom (1915), The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators (1916), and Ancient Man (1920) Dutch-American author, journalist and illustrator HENDRIK WILLEM VAN LOON (1882-1944) was the first winner of the prestigious Newbery Medal for outstanding American children's book for his The Story of Mankind. Acclaimed for his ability to depict history in a lively and entertaining manner for children and adults alike, he was a popular lecturer and radio personality, equally comfortable on informational programs and celebrity quiz shows.

Author : David Wiles
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2003-10-02
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521012740

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A Short History of Western Performance Space by David Wiles Pdf

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Author : Patricia Grasso
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1927555191

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To Charm a Prince by Patricia Grasso Pdf

Life taught her to fend for herself. The second daughter of an impoverished, alcoholic earl, Samantha Douglas was forced to cope with a physical impairment caused by a childhood accident. Certain that her heart's desire--a husband and children of her own--is forever out of reach, Samantha keeps bitterness at bay and manages to retain her optimism. Life taught him to be bitter. Prince Rudolf Kazanov has fled his homeland to protect his English mother and young daughter. Accustomed to society's shallow beauties, Samantha's spirit and courage draw the prince to her side from the moment they meet. Prince Rudolf recognizes Samantha's rare beauty that emanates from the heart. Fate throws them together, and passion brings them closer. Will these lovers heal each other's pain? Or will the prince's enemies keep them from fulfilling a love neither thought possible?

Author : Andrew Cook
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752469096

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Prince Eddy by Andrew Cook Pdf

Prince Albert Victor, King Edward VII's (r. 1901-10) first son and heir to the throne, and popularly known as Eddy, has virtually been airbrushed out of history. Eddy was as popular and charismatic a figure in his own time as Princess Diana a century later. As in her case, his sudden death in 1892 resulted in public demonstrations of grief on a scale rarely seen at the time, and it was even rumoured (as in the case of Diana) that he was murdered to save him besmirching the monarchy. Had he lived, he would have been crowned king in 1911, ushering in a profoundly different style of monarchy from that of his younger brother, who ultimately succeeded as the stodgy George V. Eddy's life was virtually ignored by historians until the 1970s, when myths began to accumulate and his character somehow grew horns and a tail. As a result, he is remembered today primarily as a suspect in the Jack the Ripper muders of 1888 and for his alleged involvement in the Cleveland Street homosexual scandal of 1889. But history has found Eddy guilty of crimes he did not commit. Now, for the first time, using modern forensic evidence combined with Eddy's previously unseen records, personal correspondence and photographs, Andrew Cook proves his innocence. Prince Eddy reveals the truth about a key royal figure, a man who would have made a fine king and changed the face of the British monarchy.

Author : John Fry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1825
Category : Church history
ISBN : HARVARD:HWJNZ5

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A Short History of the Church of Christ by John Fry Pdf