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Rabble-rouser for peace: the authorized biography of Desmond Tutu
By John Allen. 2006
Much has been written about Tutu's role as head of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, where apartheid perpetrators came…
forward to confess and ask forgiveness, but the focus of this biography is on Tutu's leadership role in the apartheid resistance, when those racist perpetrators were in power. The inside story of his life is also a gripping history of the fight for peaceful change. 2006.Queen Victoria: a portrait
By Giles St Aubyn. 1991
It is in the paradoxes and contradictions of the at first sight obvious and straightforward Queen Victoria that St Aubyn…
finds the key to understanding her. This brilliant portrait is a study of her personality, rather than an account of her reign. The spotlight is on her family life, her relationships with her ministers and servants, her impact on them and on her subjects, her traits of character and her taste and beliefs. 1991.Queen Elizabeth II: a woman who is not amused
By Nicholas Davies. 1994
Royals expert Nicholas Davies reveals the intimate secrets of Queen Elizabeth's forty-year reign with a story of adultery, passion, jealousy…
and mental cruelty. the breakdown of recent Royal marriages and Elizabeth's lifestyle are examined. Davies concludes that the monarchy now faces possible extinction. 1994.Queens of the conquest: England's medieval queens
By Alison Weir. 2017
Brings to vivid life five powerful Norman queens, from Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, to the Empress…
Matilda, mother to King Henry II, founder of the Plantagenet dynasty. The lives of England's medieval queens were packed with tragedy, betrayal, love, warfare, adultery and mystery--but their stories are obscured by centuries of myth and prejudice against these powerful women. These Norman queens were actually more autonomous and influential than most later queens, since they actually participated in battles and led troops of their own. By joining her husband William the Conqueror in the battle to take control of England, Matilda of Flanders set a precedent for her female descendants to continue to ride onto the battlefield and maintain their own separate armies. 2017.Queen Elizabeth the Queen mother: the official biography
By William Shawcross. 2009
Drawing on her private correspondence and other unpublished material from the Royal Archives, William Shawcross reveals the witty girl who…
endeared herself to soldiers convalescing at Glamis in the First World War; the assured young Duchess of York; the Queen, at last feeling able to look the East End in the face at the height of the Blitz; the Queen Mother, representing the nation at home and abroad throughout her widowhood. It is the portrait of a remarkable woman. 2009.Queen Victoria: from her birth to the death of the Prince Consort
By Cecil Woodham Smith. 1972
Following Victoria through childhood and the blissful years of a marriage based on a deep and abiding love, this biography…
places Victoria in the historic context of the Victorian era. 1972.Queen Elizabeth, a portrait of the Queen Mother: A Life Of The Queen Mother
By Penelope Mortimer. 1986
Elizabeth is entrenched in affection and admired for her projection of a maternal role and unfailing public amiability. Portrait begins…
with Elizabeth's Scottish debutante days when her winsome ways were "irresistible to men." Shows how this queen made her reluctant husband a credible leader. 1986.Princess in love
By Anna Pasternak. 1994
The author claims to tell the true story of Princess Diana's affair with James Hewitt, staff captain in the palace…
Household Division. They met at a party in 1986, where Diana inquired if James, who ran the household stables, would help her overcome her fear of horseback riding. Supposedly the two were attracted immediately and soon developed a romantic relationship. The author has recreated their thoughts and conversations during a five-year period. Bestseller 1994. 1994.Princesse of Versailles: the life of Marie Adelaide of Savoy
By Charles Elliott. 1992
Elliot's account of Marie Adelaide of Savoy is interwoven with the story of life at the court of Louis XIV,…
the Sun King. Marie is only ten when she arrives at Versailles to marry the duc de Bourgogne, but her arrival brings life back into what has become a dying court. Marie is portrayed as having a keen wit and also as kind, thoughtful, intelligent, and dignified. 1992.Prince of Princes: Potemkin - the life
By Simon Sebag Montefiore. 2000
Prince Grigory Potemkin was Catherine the Great's lover, secret husband, and partner in ruling the Russian Empire. Their affair was…
so tumultuous; they negotiated an arrangement that allowed them to share power while he was free to love his beautiful nieces, and Catherine, her favourites. But they never stopped loving each other. Their endearing and passionate relationship remains one of history's most remarkable love affairs. 2000.Princess Alexandra
By Paul James. 1992
Prince Philip: a critical biography
By John Parker. 1990
Although born into Greek and German nobility, the early life of Prince Philip was unsettled. After his marriage to the…
future Elizabeth II, he became known for his outspoken nature and progressive causes. 1990.Presences: a bishop's life in the city
By Paul Moore. 1997
An Episcopal bishop reflects on how faith, family, war, activism, and commitment to underprivileged people have shaped his life. Discusses…
his belief in God's presence and examines the importance of the church's mission as a witness against injustices in the world. 1997.Petite vie de Bernadette (Poche (Artège (Firme) ; #Petite vie)
By René Laurentin. 2017
Bernadette de Lourdes (1844-1879) est aujourd'hui l'une des saintes les plus connues au monde. Mais la connaît-on vraiment ? Est-ce…
seulement la petite bergère, victime comme tant d'autres de la misère de son siècle ? Est-ce la voyante, témoin de phénomènes étonnants ? Ou la religieuse et l'infirmière qui finira ses jours dans la discrétion du couvent Saint-Gildard à Nevers ? Tout cela bien sûr, mais d'abord un authentique chemin de sainteté qui nous parle toujours et vient relayer les mots de Marie. 2017.Ces 12 papes qui ont bouleversé le monde
By Christophe Dickès. 2015
Comment juger si un pape a bouleversé le monde ? Faut-il mesurer son pouvoir spirituel ? Prendre en compte l'histoire…
de l'Église ou celle du monde ? En admirer le faste ou l'humilité ? Doit-il être un prophète, un homme d'État, un mécène ou un penseur ? Depuis l'apôtre Pierre jusqu'à François, ils ont été 266 à occuper la charge suprême à la tête de l'Église catholique. Dans l'histoire de la papauté, l'auteur a retenu douze souverains pontifes dont les actions et les convictions ont changé l'Histoire. Douze papes qui au cours des crises, des mutations et des renaissances que l'Église a vécues se sont battus pour la liberté, ont résisté aux autoritarismes ou ont joué le rôle d'arbitre entre les princes et les États. Si certains ont su trouver la reconnaissance de leurs contemporains par leurs réformes, d'autres ont échoué. À l'heure où le pape François bénéficie déjà d'une popularité incontestable, Christophe Dickès engage une réflexion sur le pouvoir des souverains pontifes à travers les siècles et, en examinant leur postérité, il répond à une question essentielle: qu'est-ce qu'un grand pape? 2015.Nei di liu jin guo (Qing nian xuan jiao xi lie ; #1)
By Phyllis Thompson, Jialiang Lin, Shuhui Fu. 2007
Translated from the English title "Each to her post" to Chinese, this is a compilation of true stories of 6…
female missionaries who went all the way from the west, their home country to China to spread the Gospel. Narrated in Cantonese. 2007. Uniform title: Each to her post.Pontiff
By Max Morgan Witts, Gordon W Thomas. 1983
The authors depict the personalities of three pontiffs - Paul VI, John Paul I and John Paul II - their…
relationships with their staffs, and the controversial aspects of their papacies. The emphasis is on John Paul II, who emerges as an unyielding enforcer of orthodoxy. 1983.Les miracles du paradis
By Christy Wilson Beam, Lise Malo. 2016
À l'âge de 5 ans, Annabel, une petite fille du Texas, a été diagnostiquée avec une maladie digestive incurable. Mais…
sa chute terrifiante d'un arbre en 2011, alors qu'elle a 12 ans, l'a miraculeusement guérie et elle n'a plus aucun symptôme. Les médecins ne s'expliquent pas cette guérison. Annabel Beam clame avoir rencontré Jésus. Son voyage au paradis est raconté par sa mère Christy. 2016. Titre uniforme: Miracles from heaven.Philip of Spain
By Henry Arthur Francis Kamen. 1997
A portrait of the controversial monarch who ruled the Spanish empire through most of the sixteenth century. Traces his solitary…
childhood, his early years as a Renaissance prince, and his troubled reign as king during the Inquisition and the colonization of the New World. c1997.Amours et turbulences: entretiens avec Gilda Routy
By Fernand Patry, Gilda Evesque Routy. 2016
" Dans ce dialogue avec Gilda Routy, Fernand Patry nous invite à découvrir son cheminement personnel et spirituel. à travers…
les grands moments de sa vie, il nous permet de comprendre ses choix et sa volonté de faire partager la force du texte évangélique. Très tôt, Fernand Patry se sent différent des membres de sa famille. Que va-t-on faire de lui se demandaient ses parents? Sûrement pas un bûcheron comme les hommes de son entourage. C'est en allant poursuivre ses études à Jonquière que sa vie va basculer. Il découvre le beau et la culture. L'enfant timide se transforme en un jeune homme ouvert sur le monde à la suite de l'expo universelle et prêt à vivre toutes les aventures même les plus folles. Il devient ainsi journaliste pour écho vedettes et découvre la puissance, l'argent le luxe. Petit à petit pourtant le vide s'installe et un jour il décide de tout plaquer pour partir en Afrique comme coopérant. Ce sera pour lui une deuxième naissance. C'est dans un village africain en plein coeur de la brousse que Fernand Patry va lire les évangiles. Cette lecture va le transformer et à son retour au Québec, après un long processus il deviendra Dominicain. Curé de paroisse à Montréal, écrivain et aujourd'hui intervenant en soins spirituels au CHUM, son parcours nous interpelle et nous replonge dans l'histoire du Québec de ces 50 dernières années. A travers ses joies, ses doutes, ses révoltes André Patry nous fait partager ce en quoi il croit et qu'il défend haut et fort. "