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The Oxford Companion To Shakespeare
Illustrated with more than 100 photos and boasting contributions from a team of internationally renowned scholars, this is the ultimate resource on the bard of avon. 2 maps.
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The Irish Guards In The Great War
A regimental history and official account of the irish guards in the first world war, written by rudyard kipling in honour of his son, john, who served in the irish guards and was killed in his first action at the battle of loos. this book also contains a listing of the battle rolls of honour and casualty lists of all officers and men who served with the first and second battalion.
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The Moonstone
P. d. james provides an introduction to one of the greatest mystery novels in english literature, wilkie collins’s the moonstone.
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One Hundred And One World Heroes
In 101 world heroes, bestselling historian simon sebag montefiore presents his personal selection of the 100 most heroic figures from the pages of world history. emperors and queens, soldiers and statesmen, religious leaders and philosophers rub shoulders with composers and poets, scientists and explorers, artists and storytellers from three millennia. all are united not just by what they did in their own lifetimes, but also by the enduring legacy they have bequeathed to the sum of human experience and achievement. the central spine of the book consists of a series of narrative entries recording the lives and legacies of the 101 heroes and heroines. each entry is accompanied by a brief essay opening a window on the times in which he or she lived. thus the life of egypt’s greatest pharaoh, ramses ii, is accompanied by an essay looking at the gods and goddesses of ancient egypt, while the entry for admiral horatio nelson explores the tactics and gunnery of a ship-of-the-line. the book is illustrated throughout with maps, diagrams, paintings and photographs, and an appendix celebrates a further 100 individual deeds of heroism with a special claim to immortality. the heroes include: ramses the great leonardo da vinci albert einstein king solomon elizabeth i of england winston churchill the buddha tokugawa ieyasu m. k. gandhi aristotle william shakespeare f. d. roosevelt alexander the great thomas jefferson david ben gurion hannibal voltaire george orwell jesus napoleon bonaparte elvis presley marcus aurelius horatio nelson j. f. kennedy mohammed duke of wellington john paul ii charlemagne abraham lincoln nelson mandela leo tolstoy charles darwin
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Shakespeare On Management
Analyzes the decision making and actions of shakespeare’s characters to see what leadership lessons can be learnt for today’s managers.
