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The remarkable, moving story of Prince Philip's mother by eminent biographer Hugo Vickers, updated in this new edition - for fans of Kingmaker and The Lives and Deaths of the Princesses of Hesse Princess Alice, mother of Prince Phillip, was something of a mystery figure even within her own...

Dive into a charming collection of short stories that warm the heart. In the standout tale, Miss Mink invites a lonely soldier to her home for dinner, only to discover that this one encounter opens the door to the entire world. Each story, while rooted in Southern themes, offers a unique narrative that will leave you enchanted and eager for more. - Summary by Carolin

Vous aimez les histoires de vie ? Vous aimez les discussions profondes et authentiques ? Vous êtes curieux de ces personnes qui peuvent changer de cap, tout abandonner, pour finalement gagner tellement plus, un jour ?Alors, pendant vos trajets quotidiens, en faisant votre vaisselle ou une activité manuelle, mettez un casque et venez douter, vous questionner, voir Dieu agir dans la vie des autres… et pourquoi pas la vôtre ?***********Pour poursuivre la discussion ou pour des questions existentielles : bornagainstories@gmail.comMusique : « Born again » avec l’aimable autorisation d’...

Dive into the vibrant and complex Creole society of New Orleans through these captivating tales that illuminate the challenges faced by black Americans at the close of the nineteenth century. - Summary by Jim Locke

Light-hearted, relatable overshares about the highs, lows and laughs of dating, friendships and 'doing life' in your 20s. Brought to you by two extroverts, Jess and Ali.

To be a woman is to be half the world’s population but, in many countries, unfortunately still now and for most of history, women were decidedly second class, normally no more than chattels and the bearers and nurturers of children. As society involved into a complex and overlapping system where education and equality begin to seek space things began to change. In this volume our authors describe and reveal how life actually felt for almost all women before the recent past.

One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent—but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Now, just in time for the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, activist Alice Wong brings...

Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood may be a fictional character, but her bravery, compassion and determination exist in real-life policewomen serving across Yorkshire today. In The Real Happy Valley, former policewoman Alice Vinten reveals what life on the beat is really like for those protecting the cobbled streets and windswept hills of this historic county. From domestic abuse to kidnap, gang crime and murder, these women will stop at nothing to bring their criminals to justice and in the most extraordinary circumstances, they never fail to put others' safety before their own.

How to deal with the colonial history of art in museums and monuments in the public realm is a thorny issue that we are only just beginning to address. Alice Procter provides a guide for deconstructing everything you thought you knew about art history and tells the stories that have been left out of the canon. A much-needed provocation to look more critically at the accepted narratives about art and rethink and disrupt the way we interact with the museums and galleries that display it.

'You said I was the perfect boyfriend. If you can prove you really love me, perhaps I can be that way again.' This is the chilling true story of a woman trapped in a devastating relationship as she tries to prove her love – over and over again. Within days of spending their first evening...

Abducted from Africa, sold in America. A major literary event: a newly published work from the author of the American classic Their Eyes Were Watching God, with a foreword from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker. This account illuminates the horror and injustices of slavery as it tells...