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The New York Times bestselling author of A Fierce Radiance and City of Light returns with a powerful and passionate novel-inspired by historical events-about two women, one European and one American, and the mysterious choral masterpiece by Johann Sebastian Bach that changes both their lives.
In the ruins of Germany in 1945, at the end of World War II, American soldier Henry Sachs takes a souvenir, an old music...
2) Moulin Rouge
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Henri de Toulouse-Latrec experienced a life of deformity and disappointment. He left an artistic legacy beyond praise or price. Though his friends were the great personages of his time, he was perpetually lonely. Though educated and witty his life was a continual and desperate search for romantic love and happiness.
Basis for the 1952 film starring Jose Ferrer and Zsa Zsa Gabor, Nominated for 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor,...
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Add more swashbuckling into your life!1592: Sir Robert Carey arrives in Carlisle in the Tudor Wild North, leaving London and Queen Elizabeth I's Court behind him. What will the hard men of the constantly raiding Anglo-Scottish Border make of the courtier - and what will he make of them?Elegant and charming, he has his sword, two single-shot pistols and his secret love for a married woman in his heart. He's going to be the Deputy Warden of the English...
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Karolina Inn Runes Karolina was beautiful. Named after the State she was born. A rich heiress with fiery red hair whose heart could not be tamed. Her father wanted her to settle down and marry, or else, he would cut her out of his will. Its not that he didn't love her, its just that it was the only way he knew she would settle down. All she seemed to care about was her career! She wanted to attend the university to be trained as a nurse instead. That...
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. The Reformation was a long struggle of ideas between the established Catholic Church and the questioning of faith brought about by the Renaissance in Western Europe. Started by Martin Luther in 1517, religious dissidence spread across Europe throughout the sixteenth century, causing wars, migration and disunity. By 1648, Henry VIII's desire for divorce led him to break with the Catholic Church...
6) Moon Rising
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Book twelve in the Kit Marlowe series. May 1593. The rumour spreading around London like wildfire is that Kit Marlowe, playwright, poet and government agent, is dead; killed, men say, in a tavern brawl. But can it be true? And is it that simple? A Puritan stranger turns up at the Rose theatre in Southwark bearing somewhat of a resemblance to the man of fire and air. Is it a trick of the light? Is it a ghost? Or has Kit Marlowe really cheated death...
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Queen Anne's Curse is a work of fiction but is based on a number of true life events. The characters of Sir Michael Walker, Geoffrey Hawthorne, Caroline De Winter, Debbie and David Spencer, and Dr Ruth Walker, are based on real people; I have met during my career in both law enforcement and public life. In fact, Sir Michael Walker is a senior psychiatrist at the University of Northern England in the United Kingdom, and the various Hampshire police...
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Queen Elizabeth I's reign is amongst the most exciting and fascinating of any period of English history. She was a glamourous queen who ruled a vibrant nation full of legendary figures: Robert Dudley, Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh, the Earl of Essex were all international celebrities of their day. Great events unfolded, with triumphs such as the defeat of the Spanish Armada, and tragedies, including the long-term imprisonment and execution of Mary...
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In the fifteenth century, Anna Bookman and her grandfather, Finn, risk their lives illustrating forbidden translations of the Bible, but when the authorities begin burning books and murdering heretics, Anna flees to England, where she hopes to find freedom and safety with the help of Friar Gabriel.
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Preparese para desaprender todo lo que creia saber sobre la Capilla Sixtina y las obras maestras de Miguel angel. Este libro procurara desplazar siglos de prejuicio, censura e ignorancia de uno de los tesoros del arte mas famosos y queridos del mundo. Hace quinientos anos Miguel angel comenzo una pintura que se convirtio en una de las piezas de arte mas famosas del mundo: el cielorraso de la Capilla Sixtina. Todos los anos, millones de personas se...
11) Enchanted Legacy
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Enjoy the first three Enchanted Legacy books bundled together for the first time. The Legacy's Origin: What makes a person a witch? For those living in sixteenth century Scotland the very word witch is terrifying. Everyone is afraid of witches, both to be accused of one, and to be cursed by one. In a series of events beyond their control one family faces their ultimate fear and the consequences they can't escape.The very idea of witchcraft becomes...
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Saint-Seducing Gold is the second book in Brittany N. Williams's stunning YA historical fantasy trilogy-the Forge & Fracture Saga-that New York Times bestselling author Ayana Gray called "nothing short of spectacular".
There's danger in the court of James I. Magical metal-worker Joan Sands must reforge the Pact between humanity and the Fae to stop the looming war. As violence erupts across London and the murderous spymaster Robert Cecil closes...
13) Poppy's War
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Internationally bestselling author Dilly Court writing as Lily Baxter returns with another emotional, heart-pounding saga set in World War II England.
In 1939, thirteen-year-old Poppy is forced to evacuate her London home and flee to a grand country house on the coast of England. Alone and frightened, she arrives with only a set of clothes, a gas mask, and memories of the family she left behind, whom she may never see again. But the cruel inhabitants...
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Lors de la contemplation du célèbre retable d'Issenheim, une des grandes énigmes de l'histoire de l'art attend le visiteur. Buter sur la présence d'un ange musicien insolite doté d'une crête de paon et couvert de plumes dans le Concert des anges de Grünewald engendre un sentiment de malaise. Quelle audace de la part des concepteurs d'avoir placé un tel être et ses acolytes dans ce Concert qui fête la Vierge à l'enfant !
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