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Cotton Malone novels volume 19
Publisher:
Grand Central Publishing
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English
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"Cotton Malone is on the hunt for a forgotten 16th century Pledge of Christ - a sworn promise made by Pope Julius II that evidences a monetary debt owed by the Vatican, still valid after five centuries, now worth in the trillions of dollars. But collecting that debt centers around what happened to the famed Medici of Florence - a family that history says died out, without heirs, centuries ago. Two more things also hang in the balance. Who will become...
2. The prince
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1450L
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English
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With a mix of both respectable and immoral advice, The Prince is a frank analysis on political power. Separated into four sections, The Prince is both a guide to obtain power and an explanation on the aspects that affect it. The first section discusses the types of principalities. According to Machiavelli, there are four different types-hereditary, mixed, new and ecclesiastical. While defining each type, Machiavelli also discusses the implications...
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English
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"A powerful, timely debut, The Turner House marks a major new contribution to the story of the American family. The Turners have lived on Yarrow Street for over fifty years. Their house has seen thirteen children grown and gone--and some returned; it has seen the arrival of grandchildren, the fall of Detroit's East Side, and the loss of a father. The house still stands despite abandoned lots, an embattled city, and the inevitable shift outward to...
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English
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"The bestselling author of Catherine de Medici returns to sixteenth-century Europe in this evocative and entertaining biography that recreates a remarkable era of French history and brings to life a great monarch-Francis I-who turned France into a great nation. Catherine de Medici's father-in-law, King Francis of France, was the perfect Renaissance knight, the movement's exemplar and its Gallic interpreter. An aesthete, diplomat par excellence, and...
5. Conspiracy
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Series:
Giordano Bruno thriller volume 5
Language:
English
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Paris, 1585. Giordano Bruno, heretic, philosopher and spy for Elizabeth's minister Sir Francis Walsingham, has come to Paris, a city on the edge of catastrophe. King Henri III is surrounded by enemies: the Duke of Guise's Catholic League; Henri of Navarre's Protestant army; and from within his own court, where his mother Catherine of Medici wields immense influence. Bruno, alone and near destitute, turns to old friend and zealous preacher, Paul Lefevre....
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Publisher:
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date:
2024
Lexile measure:
830L
Language:
English
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"A sharp-witted teenage thief leads a team of skilled misfits in a dangerous and daring heist for fortune, freedom and revenge against a corrupt Pope in Renaissance Italy"--
"Welcome to Florence, 1517, a world of intrigue and opulence, murder and betrayal. Seventeen-year-old conwoman Rosa Cellini arrives in the city the same day that the Medici Pope, Leo X, returns to take up the reins of power. This is not a coincidence. The new Pope is extorting...
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Series:
Silk House volume 2
Publisher:
Zondervan
Language:
English
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A royal wedding masks the unfolding of Catherine de Medici's murderous plot against the Huguenots. Will any of the Huguenot princes survive? Life and death rest with two people … Rachelle Dushane-Macquinet, couturiere from a celebrated silk-making family, has come back to the Louvre Palais to create the royal wedding gown. Recruited into the evil Queen Mother's ring of women spies, she must use her wits to preserve her honor-and the lives of her...
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Series:
Magdalene line volume 3
Pub. Date:
2010
Language:
English
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Maureen Pascal uncovers a scandal in Renaissance Italy and must face a descendant of the mad monk Savonarola and a 500-year-old vendetta that threatens Maureen's life.
10. Threads of Silk
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Series:
Silk House volume 3
Publisher:
Zondervan
Language:
English
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Royal French Court intrigue surrounds a beautiful young couturiere and her dashing nobleman-husband as Queen Mother Catherine de Medici unfolds her devious scheme to preserve her reign. Rachelle Macquinet, couturiére from one of France's most celebrated silk-making families, is under palace arrest at Fontainebleau. While creating a royal gown, she is ensnared, along with her husband, Marquis Fabien de Vendome, in the Queen Mother's secret murderous...
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Publisher:
The Great Courses
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
The remarkable Medici family, through a prodigious exercise of wealth, political ingenuity, and dynastic power, ruled the city-state of Florence for three centuries. Hugely controversial, their positioning within Florentine society and politics led them to play a key role in the world-changing phenomenon of the Renaissance. In these 12 engrossing lessons, you'll study the extraordinary trajectory of the Medici from the late 14th century to 1737. You'll...
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Publisher:
Teaching Co
Pub. Date:
[2007]
Language:
English
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"The Pietà, the David, the Moses and the Sistine Chapel -- Michelangelo's genius is apparent in every medium he worked. In this course, internationally recognized Michelangelo expert, author, and professor William E. Wallace provides a fresh and insightful perspective on the life and work of Michelangelo, even including the Master's poetry. The 36 lectures feature more than 900 visuals, including stunning reproductions of the his sculptures, paintings,...
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Publisher:
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date:
[2021]
Language:
English
Description:
"A leading Renaissance scholar shows in this revisionist history how four powerful women redefined the culture of European monarchy in the glorious sixteenth century. Library Journal "Books and Authors to Know: Titles to Watch 2021" Sixteenth-century Europe was a time of destabilization of age-old norms and the waging of religious wars-yet it also witnessed the remarkable flowering of a pacific culture cultivated by a cohort of extraordinary women...
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Publisher:
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date:
[2019]
Language:
English
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"Renaissance Florence, August 1464. Young Nico Argenti returns home from the university eager to begin a career in law. Instead, he finds the city gripped by a scheme to end the Medici dynasty...Nico is aided by historic figures, including childhood friend and artist Sando Botticelli, family, including cousin Donato who owns the finest restaurant in Florence, and friends like Bianca, a special lady" -- cover page.
15. Fall From Grace
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Series:
Medici Warrior volume 4
Publisher:
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Continue the journey in this dark fantasy with Shade and Kate Medici. Lorenzo discovers his mother isn't the only one born with unique powers. Alec makes his final bid for political power and is prepared to take down anyone who stands in his way. There is nothing more dangerous than a vampire with nothing more to lose. You won't believe what happens when he returns to exact his own revenge. Contains mature themes.
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Publisher:
Barbera Foundation
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
Description:
Imprisoned, tortured, and forced into exile, he fought to clear his name. Instead, it would be misunderstood forever. Born into a modest family in fifteenth-century Florence, Niccolò Machiavelli navigated his way through the violence and political uncertainty of Renaissance Italy. Recognized for his keen mind and understanding of human nature and government, Machiavelli courted kings and popes as the leading ambassador for his beloved Republic.But...
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Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
Description:
On August 24, 1572, more than 2000 French Huguenots - men, women, and children - were massacred for their faith. In St. Bartholomew's Eve, Henty vividly depicts Admiral Coligny's unflinching bravery, Queen Elizabeth's vacillating foreign policy, Catherine de Medici's vindictive scheming, and the Queen of Navarre's inner strength as he recounts the adventures of Phillip Fletcher, son of an Englishman and a Frenchwoman, who journeys to France to take...
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Publisher:
Patavium Publishing
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Description:
A resetting of the author's Sam Houston and his republic, with some omissions and the addition of six chapters for campaigning purposes.-Cf. Bruce, H. The life of General Houston. Lester was born in Griswold, Connecticut, a descendant of Jonathan Edwards. He was of a roving disposition and traveled widely in the United States and Europe. He was admitted to the bar in Mississippi and later was ordained a minister in the Presbyterian church. In 1840,...
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Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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From an award-winning poet, an exciting new collection that explores exile and return, from North Africa to North America In Aurora Americana, Myronn Hardy, an American poet who moved back to the United States after living for years in Morocco, reflects on exile and return as he describes the experience of leaving North Africa and rediscovering a North America both recognizable and unrecognizable. What does it mean to feel exiled both away from and...
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Publisher:
Start Classics
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
Description:
Reveals how the largest Sun Temple in the world, built according to Hermetic principles, is located at one of Christianity's holiest sites: the Vatican - Shows how famous Renaissance philosophers and scientists called for a Hermetic reformation of Christianity by building a magical Temple of the Sun in Rome - Explains how the Vatican architect Bernini designed St. Peter's Square to reflect heliocentric and Hermetic principles - Reveals how the design...