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The king's speech
By Mark Logue, Peter Conradi. 2010
The grandson of Lionel Logue (1880-1953) uses his ancestor's diaries and correspondence to depict Australian-born Logue's life and his role…
as speech therapist for Albert, the duke of York, who was crowned King George VI on May 12, 1937. Bestseller. 2010.Diana: 1961-1997, her life and legacy : Canadians remember their princess
By Maclean'S. 1997
Windows 7 step by step
By Joan Preppernau, Joyce Cox. 2009
This book helps the readers to learn to manage windows and folders, sort and filter files, create an efficient Windows…
working environment, and safely access the Internet. You'll learn how to install and manage software and hardware, create and manage homegroups, share content with other computers and computer users, and instantly locate content stored on your PC or network. You'll also learn how to fine-tune your PC's performance and resolve common problems. 2009.Windows 7 for dummies
By Andy Rathbone. 2009
Whether you're new to computers or just eager to start using the newest version of Windows, this book will walk…
you step by step through the most common Windows 7 tasks, including managing files, applications, media, and Internet access. It also shows you how to navigate the interface, customize the desktop, and work with the file system. 2009.William and Kate: a royal love story
By Christopher P Andersen. 2011
Prince William and Kate Middleton defied all odds to forge a storybook romance amid the scandals, power struggles, tragedies, and…
general dysfunction that are the hallmarks of Britain's Royal Family. Relates their families' backgrounds, including William's bond with his mother Princess Diana. Describes Kate and William's meeting while students at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Explicit strong language, descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. c2011.Wikinomics: how mass collaboration changes everything
By Don Tapscott, Anthony D Williams. 2006
Today, encyclopedias, jetliners, operating systems, mutual funds, and many other items are being created by teams numbering in the thousands…
or even millions. While some leaders fear the heaving growth of these massive online communities, others feel they can harness collective capability and genius to spur innovation, growth, and success. 2006.Web accessibility for people with disabilities
By Michael G Paciello. 2000
Advocates making the World Wide Web fully accessible for people with disabilities and provides instructions for designing and building web…
sites with the use of assistive technology. Describes tools and utilities currently available, outlines legal issues, and discusses problem solving resources. 2000.Wallis Simpson was the woman for whom England's Edward VIII famously abdicated his throne. But her whole story has yet…
to be told. From new sources and records comes this fresh portrait. 2018.Si Lady Diana et Dodi Al-Fayed n'étaient pas morts, cette nuit du 30 août 1997, ils auraient vécu villa Windsor,…
près de Paris... Quelques heures avant le tragique accident, la princesse et son amant visitent secrètement cet hôtel particulier de Neuilly, là où fleurissent les jardins de Bagatelle. La demeure a déjà accueilli un autre couple de proscrits illustres : le roi d'Angleterre Édouard VIII et Wallis Simpson, une Américaine deux fois divorcée pour qui, le 11 décembre 1936, le souverain décida d'abdiquer afin de devenir simplement le duc de Windsor. Les vies qui se sont succédé ici dessinent une histoire singulière de l'Europe où se croisent Renée Van Cleef, l'héritière de la célèbre maison, Adolf Hitler pour qui le duc de Windsor eut une sympathie qu'il paiera cher, Winston Churchill, Coco Chanel, lord Mountbatten, le prince Charles et, bien sûr, la reine Élisabeth. Sans oublier Charles de Gaulle qui occupa la Villa à la Libération et s'amusa même à y entreposer la voiture du Führer. Quatre-vingts ans après l'abdication d'Édouard VIII, vingt ans après la mort de Lady Di, les derniers témoins, des voisins, des amis de toujours, des employés fidèles des Windsor, ont confié à Bertil Scali leurs souvenirs de cette époque révolue. 2016.Victoria: Queen And Empress (Immortals of history)
By Neil Grant. 1970
Victoria and her daughters
By Nina Epton. 1971
Une dame de l'ombre à la cour de Russie
By Louis Beroud. 2005
Twitter power: how to dominate your market one tweet at a time (Your coach in a box)
By Anthony Robbins, Joel Comm, Ken Burge. 2009
If you don't know what Twitter is, or how to use it, this is the audiobook for you. In this…
insightful volume, Comm shows listeners how to use one of the Internet's hottest social networking tools to keep customers and business partners "in the know" in real time. The best businesses of today and tomorrow are using this high-tech, low-cost, and low-hassle technology to gain real advantages over their competitors. Don't get left behind! 2009.Tutankhamen: the life and death of the boy-king
By Christine El Mahdy. 1999
Egyptologist examines archaeological and historical evidence to reconstruct the life of the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh. El Mahdy separates fact from…
legend as she describes Egyptian civilization based on evidence from Luxor in the fourteenth century B.C. Also provides details of British archaeologist Howard Carter's 1922 discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb. 1999.Truffes royales: histoire des animaux de cour
By Danièle Momont, Katharine MacDonogh. 2008
Jamais encore n'avait été publiée une véritable histoire des animaux de cour, surtout des chiens, bien qu'abondent témoignages, anecdotes et…
oeuvres d'art mêlant princes et bêtes. Ces compagnons à truffe se sont toujours révélés les plus fidèles des sujets pour leurs maîtres couronnés. Ils furent en outre des substituts de parents, d'enfants ou d'amis dans des familles royales où les émotions intimes trouvaient difficilement à s'exprimer entre humains. 2008. Titre uniforme: Reigning cats and dogs.Traitors of the tower (2010 Quick Reads Series)
By Alison Weir. 2010
More than four hundred years ago, seven people - five of them women - were beheaded in the Tower of…
London. Three had been queens of England. The others were found guilty of treason. Why were such important people put to death? This book tells their stories: from the former friend betrayed by a man set on being king, to the young girl killed after just nine days on the throne. 2010. (2010 Quick Reads Series)To the scaffold: the life of Marie Antoinette
By Carolly Erickson. 1991
Time change: an autobiography
By Hope Cooke. 1980
Theodora: portrait in a Byzantine landscape
By Antony Bridge. 1978
Biography of the brilliant and beautiful actress and notorious courtesan, Theodora. She caught the eye of the future Emperor Justinian…
who ruled the Roman world from 527 to 565. Considered by many to be one of the most fascinating women in Western history, Bridge believes she held a central position in politics, was consulted on temporal and ecclesiastical affairs, and was in fact the power behind the throne. 1984, c1978.There are still kings: the ten royal families of Europe
By Laure Boulay de La Meurthe, Linda Danneberg, Françoise Jaudel. 1984
Sampling of gossipy tidbits revealed about the royal households of England, Monaco, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg and…
Liechtenstein. Includes the historical background of each family. 1984. Uniform title: Il est encore des rois.