London 1599, a city on the brink of revolution. He is Queen Elizabeth's last, perhaps her greatest, love - Robert Deveraux, Earl of Essex. Champion jouster, dashing general - and the man that John Lawley, England's finest swordsman, most wishes to avoid. For John knows the other ...
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The sleepy English village of Dibley is plunged into an uproar when its new vicar turns out to be a woman. And not just any woman, but the unconventional Geraldine Granger who brings her own earthy spirit and humor to the pulpit.
The sleepy English village of Dibley is plunged into an uproar when its new vicar turns out to be a woman. And not just any woman, but the unconventional Geraldine Granger who brings her own earthy spirit and humor to the pulpit.
"Packed with fascinating facts and awesome pictures, this book explores the greatest inventions and inventors through the ages." -- (Source of summary not specified)
Hungry for a laugh? The BBC serves up more than a few chuckles in this engaging sitcom about imperious chef Gareth Blackstock (Lenny Henry), a stern taskmaster who runs his kitchen with an iron fist, a lightning tongue, and a silver palate. The show combines some of the best elem...
A farcical tale centered on the attempts of Sir John Falstaff to relieve his drinking debts through swindling and seduction.
"Caesar returns from war, an all-conquering hero, but mutiny is rumbling through the corridors of power. As the politics of spin and betrayal turn to violence, the race to claim Rome spirals out of control"--Container.
The definitive book about the explosive Rizzuto crime family On May 5, 1981, three rebellious members of New York's Bonanno crime family were gunned down in a Brooklyn social club. One of the gunmen was Vito Rizzuto, a man who would rise to the top of the underworld in Canada ...
Presents the story of Mose Humphreys, a nineteenth-century fireman in New York City, and the story of a legendary New England sea captain who could tie an octopus in knots.
In many commodity-based economies, rollercoaster boom-and-bust cycles have come to be viewed almost as an unavoidable characteristic. Framed mainly in the context of the Alberta economy, the articles in this volume explore a wide range of issues associated with the historical phe...