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Diaries, 1942-1954
Av James Lees-Milne, Michael Bloch
Häftad, 2007
179 kr
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James Lees-Milne (1908-97) made his name as the country house expert of the National Trust and for being a versatile author. But he is now best known for the remarkable diary he kept for most of his adult life, which has been compared with that of Samuel Pepys and hailed as 'a treasure of …
F.M.: The Life Of Frederick Matthias Alexander
Founder of the Alexander Technique
Häftad, 2004
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
262 kr
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The Alexander Technique is a method of muscular re-education, which has become standard training for actors, dancers and singers, and is practised for health reasons all over the world. Its founder, Frederick Matthias Alexander (1869-1955), was an Australian actor who stumbled upon it in the 1890s …
Secret File of the Duke of Windsor
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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In this brilliant and authoritative work, based on their private correspondence and papers, Michael Bloch describes the feud which developed between the Duke of Windsor and the British royal establishment after the Abdication, the humiliations which were suffered by the ex-King and his wife, and …
Ribbentrop
Häftad, 2003
367 kr
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Hailed in turns as 'excellent', 'intelligent', 'scrupulously fair', 'remarkable', 'impressive', and 'definitive', this superb book, by one of the pre-eminent writers of his generation, focuses on the life of Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hitler's Foreign Minister from 1938 until the end of the Third …
Closet Queens
Some 20th Century British Politicians
Häftad, 2016
155 kr
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Closet Queens is a fascinating study of gay men in twentieth century British politics, from Lord Rosebery and Lord Beauchamp in Edwardian times to Michael Portillo and Peter Mandelson in our own era. As all homosexual activity was illegal until 1967, and exposure meant ruin and disgrace, such men …
Jeremy Thorpe
Häftad, 2016
178 kr
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'A revealing, insightful and gripping biography of one of the most extraordinary people ever to lead a British political party' ObserverThe story of Jeremy Thorpe's rapid rise and spectacular fall from grace is one of the most remarkable in British politics. When he became leader of the Liberal …
James Lees-Milne
Häftad, 2010
179 kr
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James Lees-Milne (1908-97) - known to friends as Jim - is remembered for his work for the National Trust, rescuing some of England's greatest architectural treasures, and for the vivid and entertaining diaries which have earned him a reputation as 'the twentieth-century Pepys'. In this long-awaited …
Diaries, 1984-1997
Av James Lees-Milne, Michael Bloch m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
179 kr
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Despite advancing years, James Lees-Milne's descriptions of the people he meets, the houses he visits and country life on the Duke of Beaufort's Badminton estate are sharper than ever.He continues to enjoy a wide variety of experiences, and vividly recaptures a weekend at Chatsworth, a monastic …
Ribbentrop
E-bok, 2011
45 kr
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Hailed in turns as ''excellent'', ''intelligent'', ''scrupulously fair'', ''remarkable'', ''impressive'', and ''definitive'', this superb book, by one of the pre-eminent writers of his generation, focuses on the life of Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hitler''s Foreign Minister from 1938 until the end of …
F.M.: The Life Of Frederick Matthias Alexander
Founder of the Alexander Technique
E-bok, 2011
45 kr
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The Alexander Technique is a method of muscular re-education, which has become standard training for actors, dancers and singers, and is practised for health reasons all over the world. Its founder, Frederick Matthias Alexander (1869-1955), was an Australian actor who stumbled upon it in the 1890s …
Closet Queens
Some 20th Century British Politicians
E-bok, 2015
44 kr
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Closet Queens is a fascinating study of gay men in twentieth century British politics, from Lord Rosebery and Lord Beauchamp in Edwardian times to Michael Portillo and Peter Mandelson in our own era. As all homosexual activity was illegal until 1967, and exposure meant ruin and disgrace, such men …
Wallis and Edward, Letters:1931-37
The Intimate Correspondence of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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When Wallis & Edward was first published in 1986, weeks after the death of the Duchess of Windsor, it caused a sensation: this was the story the world had been waiting for. For the first time, the story of Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII was revealed in their own words. Michael Bloch''s edition …
Duke of Windsor's War
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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Drawing on unique sources, Michael Bloch describes the career of the Duke of Windsor during the Second World War.As a military liaison officer in France during 1939-40, he issued warnings which, had they been heeded, might have avoided the defeat of France;as Governor of the Bahamas 1940-45, he …
Operation Willi
The Plot to Kidnap the Duke of Windsor, July 1940
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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In this fascinating piece of historical detective work - the result of several years'' research and the interrogation of numerous surviving witnesses - Michael Bloch has penetrated one of the great mysteries of the Second World War: the plot to bring the Duke of Windsor under German power on the …
Reign and Abdication of Edward VIII
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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Michael Bloch gives a new twist to the oft-told story of King Edward''s short reign.Drawing on a decade-long study of the King''s personality, and on privileged access to his papers, he sees the King''s abdication partly as the result of a plot to get rid of him by men who mistrusted his modernity …
Duchess of Windsor
The Truth About the Royal Family's Greatest Scandal
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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Royal scandal is nothing new. In 1936, the royal family was rocked by events that threatened its very existence. Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, Emperor of India, gave up his throne. A constitutional crisis ensued. The reason? He intended to marry …
Jeremy Thorpe
E-bok, 2014
45 kr
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''A revealing, insightful and gripping biography of one of the most extraordinary people ever to lead a British political party'' Observer The story of Jeremy Thorpe''s rapid rise and spectacular fall from grace is one of the most remarkable in British politics. When he became leader of the Liberal …
Diaries, 1942-1954
Av Michael Bloch, James Lees-Milne
E-bok, 2011
45 kr
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The diaries of the National Trust''s country house expert James Lees-Milne (1908-97) have been hailed as ''one of the treasures of contemporary English literature''. The first of three, this volume, which includes interesting material omitted when the diaries were originally published during the …
Diaries, 1971-1983
Av Michael Bloch, James Lees-Milne
E-bok, 2011
45 kr
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Funny, indiscreet, candid, touching and sharply observed, this second compilation from James Lees-Milne''s celebrated diaries covers his life during his sixties and early seventies, when he was living in Gloucestershire with his formidable wife Alvilde. It vividly portrays life on the Badminton …
Diaries, 1984-1997
Av Michael Bloch, James Lees-Milne
E-bok, 2011
45 kr
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This final compilation from James Lees-Milne''s celebrated diaries covers the last fourteen years of his life, when he was living on the Duke of Beaufort''s Badminton estate. Old age and infirmity have not dimmed his sharpness, literary skill or interest in the world around him, and his reflection …
