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Simon Callow, the celebrated author of Orson Welles, delivers a dazzling, swift, and accessible biography of the musical titan Richard Wagner and his profoundly problematic legacy--a fresh take for seasoned acolytes and the perfect introduction for new fans. Richard Wagner's music dramas have...

The Memoirs of Louis XIV Volume I Louis de Rouvroy  Duc de Saint-Simon, french soldier diplomat and writer of memoirs (1675-1755) This ebook presents «The Memoirs of Louis XIV Volume I», from Louis de Rouvroy  Duc de Saint-Simon. A dynamic table of contents enables to...

The Memoirs of Louis XIV Volume VI Louis de Rouvroy  Duc de Saint-Simon, french soldier diplomat and writer of memoirs (1675-1755) This ebook presents «The Memoirs of Louis XIV Volume VI», from Louis de Rouvroy  Duc de Saint-Simon. A dynamic table of contents enables...

There’s been a change in the rules.   Digital technologies are having a profound effect on business and industry. They’ve ripped up traditional business models and have created both opportunities and challenges for businesses in the 21st century.   What are you going...

Award-winning poet Simon Armitage dramatizes the story of Troy, animating this classic epic for a new generation of readers. Following his highly acclaimed dramatization of the Odyssey, Simon Armitage here takes on the fate of Troy, bringing Homer’s Iliad to life with refreshing imaginative...

Here, for the first time, is an intimate and fascinating portrait of Rudolf Nureyev off-stage - a man who was an exacting, unpredictable, parsimonious and often immature individual, yet who, at the same time, aroused great affection in a host of friends. Simon Robinson frankly recalls his eventful...

FIX YOUR MINDSET AND UNLEASH YOUR TALENT Simon Hartley spent many years working with world class athletes and helping them to new levels of achievement. Then he got wondering: What is it that enables some people to develop their talent in a more impactful way than others? What differentiates...

To Wildlife Aid’s Simon Cowell, animal emergencies are just a typical day’s work. In fact, he and his staff deal with more than 12,000 wildlife incidents each year. From a hedgehog trapped in a freezer, to a little owl colliding with a 17-ton lorry, there are not many rescue situations that he...

Simon Peter Esaku has introduced a reader friendly style in poetry in Lonely Thoughts: Poems about Life. His poems are easy to read, interesting, entertaining, educational and relevant. He treats the reader to various ingredients of poetry and with varied themes, makes him or her identify with situations....

You love your dog. Don't you want to keep him around for a good long time? You take steps to slow down your own aging process and stay as healthy and fit as possible-- now you can do the same for you beloved dog. Learn Dr. John Simon's amazing program for canine longevity in Anti-Aging for...

In Tesuji Simon Scott takes the aesthetic simplicity of the board game of Go and spins it into a display of strange, seemingly supernatural ability. Entering into a couple of games of simple chance, the performer demonstrates that not only can he influence the outcome, but with a minimal amount of...

Following Germania and Danubia, the third installment in Simon Winder’s personal history of Europe In 843 AD, the three surviving grandsons of the great emperor Charlemagne met at Verdun. After years of bitter squabbles over who would inherit the family land, they finally decided to divide...

From the author of The First Christmas of the War and Thanksgiving, 1942: an "edgier and darker" historical novel, also set in mid-20th century Pittsburgh: Roseanne DeMarco often thought about her brief two-month affair with Frank Donaldson throughout the nearly nine years that followed...

Thirty years after it was first published, the issues raised in The Jury and the Defense of Insanity remain pertinent. Rita James Simon examines how motivated and competent juries are, how well jurors understand and follow judges' instructions, their understand-ing of expert testimony, and the extent...