Colin Jones
1) Versailles
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The vivid story of the creation, renovation, and enduring legacy of the most famous building in France: the palace of Versailles
Nothing represents the glorious and fraught history of France quite like the Palace of Versailles. Made famous by the absolutist king Louis XIV, Versailles became legendary for the splendor of its revels-but then, after the Revolution of 1789, it fell into disrepute as a reminder of royal excess and abuse of power. Subsequent...
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El Plan Divino De La Salvación Eterna – Revelado
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"El Plan Divino De La Salvación Eterna" – Revelado es una colección de escritos automáticos dictados a Colin Jones - También conocido como: El Medium Feliz – por sus Guías Espirituales, muchos de los cuales, firmaron sus consejos, con sus Últimos nombres Terrenales.
La colección completa, que consta de varios cientos de poemas, artículos en prosa, y dibujos que aún no...
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The day of 9 Thermidor (July 27, 1794) is universally acknowledged as a major turning-point in the history of the French Revolution. At 12:00 midnight, Maximilien Robespierre, the most prominent member of the Committee of Public Safety which had for more than a year directed the Reign of Terror, was planning to destroy one of the most dangerous plots that the Revolution had faced.
By 12:00 midnight at the close of the day, following a day of uncertainty,...
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The Lady Charlotte Guest translation of the original Four Branches of the Mabinogion with introductory notes by Colin Jones.
After reading, recording, and listening to the Four Branches of the Mabinogion, I'm amazed that the world isn't full of Manga comics, Hollywood blockbusters, bestselling novels, sticker collections, trading cards, and fantasy role-playing games based on this quite astonishing collection of Welsh tales. The breadth and imagination...
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A fine selection of hand-picked classics from the master of nonsense, enthusiastically narrated by Colin Jones.
This collection contains some of Mr. Lear's finest works:
How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear
The Jumblies
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
The Pobble Who Has No Toes
The Broom, the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs
Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos
The Dong With a Luminous Nose
The Duck and the Kangaroo
The Daddy Long-legs and the Fly
The New Vestments
The Quanglewangle's...
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Holy Rollers follows the rise of the Church Team, arguably the largest and most well funded blackjack team in America. No one expected a group of Christians to be in the business of card-counting. While they succeed at winning millions, how will they find a place for faith in card counting?