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The Mitfords: Letters between Six Sisters
￥100.26
Carefree, revelatory and intimate, this selection of unpublished letters between the six legendary Mitford sisters, compiled by Diana Mitford’s daughter-in-law, is alive with wit, passion and heartbreak. The letters chronicle the social quirks and political upheavals of the twentieth century but also chart the stormy, enduring relationships between the uniquely gifted – and collectively notorious – Mitford sisters. There’s Nancy, the scalding wit and bestselling novelist; Pamela, who craved a quiet country life; Diana, the fascist wife of Sir Oswald Mosley; Unity, whose obsession with Adolf Hitler led to personal tragedy; Jessica, the runaway communist; and Deborah, the socialite who became Duchess of Devonshire. Writing to one another to confide, tease, rage and gossip, the Mitford sisters set out, above all, to amuse. A correspondence of this scope is rare; a collection penned by six born storytellers is irreplaceable.
Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens
￥81.52
This is the first biography of the fateful relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. It was the defining relationship of their lives and marked the intersection of the great Tudor and Stuart dynasties. At its core were their rival claims to the throne of England. Distinguished biographer Jane Dunn reveals an extraordinary story of two queens ruling in one isle, both embodying opposing qualities of character, ideals of womaliness and divinely ordained kingship. Theirs is a drama of sex and power, recklessness, ambition and political intrigue, with a rivalry that could only be resolved by death. As regnant queens in an overwhelmingly masculine world they were deplored for their femaleness, compared unfavourably with each other, and courted by the same men. By placing this dynamic and ever-changing relationship at the centre of the book, Dunn throws new light and meaning on the complexity of their natures. She reveals an Elizabeth revolutionary in her insistence on ruling alone and inspired in her use of celibacy as a political tool, yet deeply feeling and more sympathetic than the usual picture of the virgin queen. Mary, too, is not the romantic victim of history but a courageous adventurer with a reckless heart, and a magnetic influence over men and women alike. Vengeful against her enemies and the more ruthless of the two, she was untroubled by plotting Elizabeth’s murder. Elizabeth, however, was in anguish at having to sanction Mary’s death warrant for treason. Jane Dunn brings her skills as a biographer to bear on history’s two most charismatic queens. Working almost exclusively from contemporary letters and writings, she lets them speak to us across more than 400 years, their voices and responses surprisingly familiar to our own, their characters vivid, by turns touching and terrible. The death in 1603 of Elizabeth, our greatest English queen, was to mark the end of the Tudors and the posthumous triumph of Mary, whose son, James I united the English and Scottish thrones under a Stuart king.
Silent Boy
￥45.62
From the author of Sunday Times bestsellers One Child and Ghost Girl comes a heartbreaking story of a boy trapped in silence and the teacher who rescued him. When special education teacher Torey Hayden first met fifteen-year-old Kevin, he was barricaded under a table. Desperately afraid of the world around him, he hadn’t spoken a word in eight years. He was considered hopeless, incurable. But Hayden refused to believe it, though she realised it might well take a miracle to break through the walls he had built around himself. With unwavering devotion and gentle, patient love, she set out to free him – and slowly uncovered a shocking violent history and a terrible secret that an unfeeling bureaucracy had simply filed away and forgotten. Torey refused to give up on this tragic “lost case.” For a trapped and frightened boy desperately needed her help – and she knew in her heart she could not rest easy until she had rescued him from the darkness.
Humble Pie
￥12.56
Everyone thinks they know the real Gordon Ramsay: rude, loud, driven, stubborn. But this is his real story… In this fast-paced, bite-sized edition of his bestselling autobiography Ramsay tells the real story of how he became the world’s most famous and infamous chef: his difficult childhood, his brother’s heroin addiction, his failed first career as a footballer, his fanatical pursuit of gastronomic perfection and his TV persona - all the things that have made him the celebrated culinary talent and media powerhouse that he is today. Gordon talks frankly about: ? his tough childhood: his father’s alcoholism and violence and the effects on his relationships with his mother and siblings ? his first career as a footballer: how the whole family moved to Scotland when he was signed by Glasgow Rangers at the age of fifteen, and how he coped when his career was over due to injury just three years later ? his brother’s heroin addiction. ? Gordon’s early career: learning his trade in Paris and London; how his career developed from there: his time in Paris under Albert Roux and his seven Michelin-starred restaurants. ? kitchen life: Gordon spills the beans about life behind the kitchen door, and how a restaurant kitchen is run in Anthony Bourdain-style. ? and how he copes with the impact of fame on himself and his family: his television career, the rapacious tabloids, and his own drive for success.
Queen Victoria: A Personal History
￥80.25
Christopher Hibbert’s acclaimed biography of Queen Victoria is as impressive and authoritative as the great woman herself. In 1837 an eighteen-year-old girl, raised by a German mother, inherited the throne of the United Kingdom. She was to reign as queen – and later Empress of India – for almost sixty-four years, presiding over twenty prime ministers and a period of unprecedented social and political change. Her era became synonymous with moral rigidity and colonial expansion, and this absorbing biography of Queen Victoria, the unlikely figurehead of a vast and powerful empire, explores how the young monarch transformed herself into a formidable matriarch and the epitome of an age. Embracing her life and family, her politics and personality, her love for Prince Albert and her relationship with John Brown, Hibbert’s touching biography is a persuasive portrait of a remarkable woman.
Fibonacci Retracement : Simplified: Simple mathematical tool for Currency Tradin
￥46.68
Fibonacci Retracement : Simplified: Simple mathematical tool for Currency Trading
Modern Social Media Marketing
￥23.30
Modern Social Media Marketing
The Crypto-Millionaire Handbook
￥24.44
The Crypto-Millionaire Handbook
Investing-The Beginner's Guide to Investing
￥24.44
Investing-The Beginner's Guide to Investing
If Social Viral Marketing Doesn’t Make Dollars, it Doesn’t Make Sense: Gone
￥23.30
If Social Viral Marketing Doesn’t Make Dollars, it Doesn’t Make Sense: Gone Viral
A Nightmare: Bilingual Edition (English - Russian)
￥40.88
A Nightmare: Bilingual Edition (English - Russian)
The Lady with the Dog: Bilingual Edition (English - Russian)
￥40.88
The Lady with the Dog: Bilingual Edition (English - Russian)
My Words; Knot Spoken
￥24.44
My Words; Knot Spoken
A Spy's Guide To Strategy
￥24.44
A Spy's Guide To Strategy
The Age of Charlemagne
￥8.09
The Age of Charlemagne
Homemade Insect Repellents: Organic DIY Repellents to Keep Biting and Creeping I
￥32.62
Homemade Insect Repellents: Organic DIY Repellents to Keep Biting and Creeping Insects Away From You
The Gold of the Templars: How to Manifest Financial Abundance Like the Ancient A
￥24.44
The Gold of the Templars: How to Manifest Financial Abundance Like the Ancient Alchemists
All-Natural Homemade Shampoo: Easy Recipes For Dandruff, Static, Frizz And Other
￥32.62
All-Natural Homemade Shampoo: Easy Recipes For Dandruff, Static, Frizz And Other Hair Difficulties
DIY Homemade Shampoo
￥32.62
DIY Homemade Shampoo
The Secret Key: The Hidden Shortcut in Finding More Money and Meaning in Life
￥24.44
The Secret Key: The Hidden Shortcut in Finding More Money and Meaning in Life
Glass Half Full: Our Australian Adventure
￥31.88
Glass Half Full: Our Australian Adventure
