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  Executions of British and French...

  Charles River Editors

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  Over 450 years after his reign, Henry VIII is still the most famous and recognizable King of England, but it’s for all the wrong reasons. Though well regarded by contemporaries as a learned King and "one of the most charismatic rulers to sit on the English throne", he is best remembered today for his gluttony and multiple marriages, particularly the gruesome way in which he was widowed on more than one occasion. Naturally, that was the focus of the popular ShowTime drama series centered around his life, The Tudors.  
  	While Henry’s reign is not considered as favorably as his daughter’s, Queen Elizabeth I would ultimately sentence a queen to death herself. Mary, Queen of Scots’ fame as a monarch lies less in her personality or achievements than in her position within the dynastic maneuvers and political-religious upheavals taking place in northwest Europe in the 16th century. Most monarchs spend their early years learning in preparation to rule and then spend the latter part of their lives wielding power and status, but Mary was thrust upon the throne when she was only a week old, and she ceased to be queen nearly 20 years before her death. 
  	With French society in open revolt by the late 1780s, the King appeared indecisive at a number of crucial moments, including during a famous attempted escape that was thwarted at Vergennes, and he had to literally run for his life when a mob stormed the royal palace at Tuileries. Soon after, he was stripped of his dignity and his royal name, convicted of high treason in a sham trial as Citizen Louis Capet. Ironically, in death, some historians have asserted that his execution and the sympathy it engendered helped bring about the Restoration a generation later.  
  	Nearly 220 years after she was put to the guillotine, Marie Antoinette is more famous than ever, fairly or unfairly coming to epitomize royalty and everything that was wrong with it. 

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  Just Getting Started: The...

  Lisa Snowdon

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  Lisa Snowdon is on a mission to spread the word: growing old just means getting better! 
  Having struggled for over a decade after starting her menopause in her early forties, Lisa Snowdon has come to realise something she wants all women to understand. This new phase of life is actually a golden opportunity: a chance to become an even stronger, even bolder you. 
  In Just Getting Started, Lisa will support you through the life stages, from fertility to pregnancy, menopause and beyond. By being patient, kind and open-minded, by learning and listening to what your body needs, you too can make it through the menopause with a smile on your face. 
  With no subject off-limits, Lisa guides you through every issue she herself faced, from dealing with weight gain, fighting her hormones, reigniting her sex life and finding a renewed sense of self-love. 
  Refreshingly intimate and hugely inspirational, this is your essential companion to embracing life and enjoying your second spring. Because, really, the best is yet to come. 
  Lisa Snowdon's new book is a refreshing take on the genre of autobiography, blending elements of medical and health literature, specifically focusing on gynaecology, obstetrics, and the process of ageing. It's a top pick for those seeking a blend of entertainment and self-help. 
  For fans of Davina Mccall (Lessons I've Learned), Julia Bradbury (Walk Yourself Happy), and Kate Garraway (The Strength of Love). 
  HarperCollins 2023

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  My Secret Life Vol 7 Chapter 5

  Dominic Crawford Collins

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  My Secret Life is an anonymously penned memoir written during a period from the 1840s to the 1880s by a wealthy and sex obsessed English gentleman who refers to himself simply as ‘Walter’. Part confessional, part investigative erotic journalism, it meticulously documents every detail of the author’s prolific sexual encounters, offering us in the process an eye and thigh opening account of life behind closed doors in the Victorian age.Women, in both mind and body, were the all consuming object of Walter’s interest. From early youth through to old age his quest for erotic discovery and adventure with them was never diminished.Unlike contemporary 19th century erotic texts, such as The Pearl, whose sole object was to titillate, Walter’s interest in his subjects did not end with the extinguishing of the carnal flame. His hunger to understand the circumstances and minds of the women he encountered is never upstaged by the sex. Their potted life histories, their most intimate desires and acts were shared with him and in turn meticulously recorded by him, written down verbatim while still fresh in his mind.The resulting poignant record of a lost era and the intimate moments of the women who inhabited it offer us a remarkable insight into the 19th century that cannot be gained from any other source.The complete unabridged text is currently being released as a fully scored audiofilm my composer Dominic Crawford Collins.

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  By Hellship to Hiroshima

  Terence Kelly

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  Taken prisoner in Java, Terence Kellys captivity was full of incident.  He was witness to barbaric cruelty and suffering particularly on the journey packed into a filthy cargo ship under atrocious and inhumane conditions.Once in Japan, he was a slave in the Hitachi shipyards where he got to know other Japanese and learn their language.  His book reveals more about the psyche of his captors than other similar works.  His Hiroshima camp was unique and was possibly the best camp in which the Japs held POWs.  Many of the inmates were influential men, who knew the Far East and had held important posts.  The interaction between POWs and captors was fascinating and his book offers a rare insight into the Japanese character, as unthinkable defeat and humiliation became a reality.Kellys account of the A-Bomb attack and the chaos that followed it is fascinating and rare.

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  Papa Hemingway

  A. E. Hotchner

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  Between 1948 and 1961, Ernest Hemingway and A. E. Hotchner traveled together, fished the waters off Cuba, hunted in Idaho, and ran with the bulls in Pamplona. Everywhere they went, they talked. For fourteen years, Hotchner and Hemingway shared their thoughts and as Hemingway reminisced about his childhood, recalled the Paris literary scene of the twenties, and recounted the real events that lay behind his fiction, Hotchner took it all down. His notes provide the material for this utterly profound and truthfully compassionate best-selling memoir about Ernest Hemingway.

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  Jls

  JLS JLS

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  With a no.1 album selling over 1.5 million copies, three no. 1 singles, two Brit awards, two MOBO awards, a sell-out UK tour and a no. 1 bestselling book, it has been quite a year for JLS! Download the audiobook and hear their full story so far and discover what life is like as the UK's hottest boy band! 
  In this, the first ever audiobook recorded by Aston, Marvin, Oritsé and JB, you'll hear all about their incredible journey first hand - from a description of life before The X Factor and the amazing experience on the show, to a diary account of their remarkable past year. 
  By far the most successful band ever to come out of The X Factor, JLS have gone from strength to strength since 2009 and are set to become one of the biggest boy bands the UK has ever seen. With their loyal legion of screaming fans, JLS are a true pop sensation. 
  In this abridgment of Our Story So Far and Just Between Us: Our Private Diary you will get exclusive access to JLS's phenomenal world. Join Aston, Oritsé, Marvin and JB as they hang out with famous friends, appear on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, find out their first album has gone to no. 1, travel to the States and much much more. On top of this, you'll hear them recall what life was like before they found fame, how they met and the amazing process they went through on the X Factor. 
  Jammed pack full of detail, telling you everything you could want to know about their journey so far, JLS's audiobook is a must-have for any true fan. 
  In their bestseller autobiography, JLS offers a candid and intimate look into their lives, their journey to stardom, and the experiences that have shaped them. This Sunday Times bestselling book is a compelling read that offers a unique glimpse into the world of one of the UK's most successful boy bands.

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