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Royal Harlot: A Novel of the Countess Castlemaine and King Charles II
London, 1660: Ready to throw off a generation of Puritan rule, all England rejoices when Charles Stuart returns to reclaim the throne. Among those welcoming him is young Barbara Villiers Palmer, a breathtaking Royalist beauty whose sensuality and clever wit instantly captivate the handsome, jaded king. Though each is promised to another, Barbara soon becomes Charles's mistress and closest friend, and the uncrowned queen of his bawdy Restoration court. Rewarded with titles, land, and jewels, she is the most envied and desired woman in England--and the most powerful. But the role of royal mistress is a precarious one, and Barbara's enemies and rivals are everywhere in the palace..
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Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource
In his award-winning book WATER, Marq de Villiers provides an eye-opening account of how we are using, misusing, and abusing our planet's most vital resource Encompassing ecological, historical, and cultural perspectives, de Villiers reports from hot spots as diverse as China, Las Vegas, and the Middle East, where swelling populations and unchecked development have stressed fresh water supplies nearly beyond remedy. Political struggles for control of water rage around the globe, and rampant pollution daily poses dire ecological theats. With one eye on these looming crises and the other on the history of our dependence on our planet's most precious commodity, de Villiers has crafted a powerful narrative about the lifeblood of civilizations that will be "a wake-up call for concerned citizens, environmentalists, policymakers, and water drinkers everywhere" (Publishers Weekly)..
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Timbuktu: The Sahara's Fabled City of Gold
Timbuktu—the name still evokes an exotic, faraway place even though its glory days are long gone. Unspooling its history and legends, resolving myth with reality, Marq de Villiers and Sheila Hirtle have captured the splendor and decay of one of mankind’s treasures. Founded in the early 1100s by Tuareg nomads who called their camp “Tin Buktu,” it became, within two centuries, a wealthy metropolis and a nexus of the trans-Saharan trade. Salt from the deep Sahara, gold from Ghana, and money from slave markets made it rich. In part because of its wealth, Timbuktu also became a center of Islamic learning and religion, boasting impressive schools and libraries that attracted scholars from Alexandria, Baghdad, Mecca, and Marrakech. The arts flourished, and Timbuktu gained near-mythic stature around the world, capturing the imagination of outsiders and ultimately attracting the attention of hostile sovereigns who sacked the city three times and plundered it half a dozen more. The ancient city was invaded by a Moroccan army in 1600, which began its long decline; since then it has been seized by Tuareg nomads and a variety of jihadists, in addition to enduring a terrible earthquake, several epidemics, and numerous famines. Perhaps no other city in the world has been as golden—and as deeply tarnished—as Timbuktu. Using sources dating deep into Timbuktu’s fabled past, alongside interviews with Tuareg nomads and city residents and officials today, de Villiers and Hirtle have produced a spectacular portrait that brings the city back to life. .
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The Heartbreak Grape, Revised and Updated: A Journey in Search of the Perfect Pinot Noir
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The Point & Figure Method of Anticipating Stock Price Movements
Accurately anticipating stock prices and defining precise entry and exit points is the dream of every investor For decades, the Point and Figure Method has been one of the most useful techniques for successfully forecasting market prices and determining what action should be taken.Victor de Villiers pioneered this method in his groundbreaking book The Point & Figure Method of Anticipating Stock Price Movements, which remains an accepted classic today. This cherished work...- Details the construction of "P&F" charts- Provides numerous pattern examples- And offers suggestions on how to optimize themOther modern-day works-most notably Tom Dorsey's Point & Figure Charting-put "P&F" in the context today's investment climate, offering improvements and applications to basic concepts. But, for a true understanding of this method and the foundations on which it is based, de Villiers' landmark work should be included in every investor's library.List price $14.95.
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Flavored Breads
This series of quick and delicious recipes by Linda Collister showcases different types of baking and baked goodies - including Chocolate, Cookies, & Biscotti, Flavored Breads and Pies & Tarts Flavored Breads - nothing tastes quite as good as homemade bread and with these easy-to-follow recipes you'll soon be baking your own. Bell Pepper Bread, Pumpkin Bread and Saffron Plait are just some of the unusual breads featured..
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Tomorrow's Eve
Take one inventive genius indebted to the friend who saved his life; add an English aristocrat hopelessly consumed with a selfish and spiritually bankrupt woman; stir together with a Faustian pact to create the perfect woman--and voilà! Tomorrow's Eve is served. Robert Martin Adams's graceful translation is the first to bring to English readers this captivating fable of a Thomas Edison-like inventor and his creation, the radiant and tragic android Hadaly. Adams's introduction sketches the uncompromising idealism of the proud but penurious aristocrat Jean Marie Mathias Philippe Auguste, Count Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, a friend and admired colleague of Charles Baudelaire, Stèphane Mallarmé, and Richard Wagner. Villiers dazzles us with a gallery of electronic wonders while unsettling us with the implications of his (and our) increasingly mechanized and mechanical society. A witty and acerbic tale in which human nature, spiritual values, and scientific possibilities collide, Tomorrow's Eve retains an enduring freshness and edge..
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Sons of Sinbad: The Photographs
These photographs from Alan Villiers’ 1938–1939 journey on an Arab dhow, printed with excerpts from his original 1940 account of the trip, capture a lost era of maritime culture. Framed by an authoritative introduction and a poignant epilogue, the collection rightfully restores Villiers to prominence alongside his landlubber counterparts such as Wilfred Thesiger. The introduction illustrates Villiers’ vibrant personality and discusses the writing and photographic skills that he developed during his career—abilities that allowed him to produce a sympathetic record of the last days of commercial sail during the final years of the British Empire. .
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