Download or read book The Empress and the Cow written by Anna Vyroubova and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-09 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The most unimpressive favorite in history." "Fat, clumsy, gushing and stupid." These were but a few of the things said about Anna Vyroubova, favorite of the Russian Imperial Family from 1905 until 1917 when she was arrested at the onset of the Revolution and sent to the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg on suspicion of being part of an imperial conspiracy - orchestrated by the German-born Empress Alexandra - to hand over Russia treacherously to her bitterest enemy. She has also been called the "unintended genius of the Russian Revolution." Painted at various times in her life as the lover of Empress Alexandra, or of Rasputin, or of Tsar Nicholas II even - or of all three simultaneously - she used a Bolshevik doctor to prove her virginity and thus her innocence of all charges made against her. So, was she a well-connected, naive simpleton who happened to be a pleasing, if unlikely, companion for the lonely Empress Alexandra, or was she the cunning arch-manipulator who, together with Rasputin, helped to destroy the most powerful monarchy on earth? The actual facts are inconclusive. Even Empress Alexandra couldn't have told us for certain who Anna really was, for despite keeping Anna constantly at her side for over a decade, she left conflicting reports. In a letter to Tsar Nicholas II in 1914, Alexandra said, "You are mine, all mine, not hers [Anna's]. If we are not both firm, we will have lovers' scenes and scandals. You will see upon your return she will tell you how terribly she suffered without you. Be nice and firm, she always needs cooling down." In a later letter to Nicholas, Alexandra referred to her scornfully as "the cow" and added, "She is full of how thin she has grown, tho' I find her stomach and legs colossal & most unappetizing." Yet Alexandra also referred to Anna as "Our big baby, our fifth daughter," and pined for her company during her exile in Siberia. What we do know about Anna is that she was a survivor of one of the bloodiest revolutions in the history of the world, during which millions died - executed for being suspected counter-Revolutionaries or even for nothing more than being "bourgeois," but Anna, " the most hated woman in Russia," survived and lived to tell this, her version of her story. As for what really happened ...
Download or read book The Empress written by S. J. Kincaid and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrilling sequel to S.J. Kincaid’s New York Times bestselling novel, The Diabolic, which TeenVogue.com called “the perfect kind of high-pressure adventure.” It’s a new day in the Empire. Tyrus has ascended to the throne with Nemesis by his side and now they can find a new way forward—one where they don’t have to hide or scheme or kill. One where creatures like Nemesis will be given worth and recognition, where science and information can be shared with everyone and not just the elite. But having power isn’t the same thing as keeping it, and change isn’t always welcome. The ruling class, the Grandiloquy, has held control over planets and systems for centuries—and they are plotting to stop this teenage Emperor and Nemesis, who is considered nothing more than a creature and certainly not worthy of being Empress. Nemesis will protect Tyrus at any cost. He is the love of her life, and they are partners in this new beginning. But she cannot protect him by being the killing machine she once was. She will have to prove the humanity that she’s found inside herself to the whole Empire—or she and Tyrus may lose more than just the throne. But if proving her humanity means that she and Tyrus must do inhuman things, is the fight worth the cost of winning it?
Download or read book The Empress and the Cake written by Linda Stift and published by Peirene Press. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madness lurks behind the pretty façade of everyday life. An elderly lady offers a young woman a piece of cake. She accepts. The lady resembles the Austrian Empress Elisabeth and lives with her servant in an apartment full of bizarre souvenirs. More invitations follow. A seemingly harmless visit to the museum turns into a meticulously planned raid to steal a royal cocaine syringe. Without realizing, the young woman has become the lady's accomplice. Does she realize she is losing control? Why Peirene chose to publish this book: 'On the surface this is a clever thriller-cum-horror story of three women and their descent into addiction, crime and madness. And at times it's very funny. But don't be fooled. The book also offers an exploration of the way the mind creates its own realities and – quite often – deludes us into believing that we control what is actually controlling us. Uncanny, indeed.' Meike Ziervogel 'Linda Stift breaks the world down into frightening fragments. Impressive.' taz 'Such a wicked psychothriller can only come from Vienna.' KulturSPIEGEL 'The reader finds themselves in the situation of Kafka's Josef K: drifting towards the inevitable.' Literaturkritik.de
Download or read book The Empress of Mars written by Kage Baker and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2009-05-12 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the British Arean Company founded its Martian colony, it welcomed any settlers it could get. Outcasts, misfits and dreamers emigrated in droves to undertake the grueling task of terraforming the cold red planet--only to be abandoned when the BAC discovered it couldn't turn a profit on Mars. This is the story of Mary Griffith, a determined woman with three daughters, who opened the only place to buy a beer on the Tharsis Bulge. It's the story of Manco Inca, whose attempt to terraform Mars brought a new goddess vividly to life; of Stanford Crosley, con man extraordinaire; of Ottorino Vespucci, space cowboy and romantic hero; of the Clan Morrigan, of the denizens of the Martian Motel, and of the machinations of another Company entirely, all of whom contribute to the downfall of the BAC and the founding of a new world. But Mary and her struggles and triumphs is at the center of it all, in her bar, the Empress of Mars. Based on the Hugo-nominated novella of the same name, this is a rollicking novel of action, planetary romance, and high adventure. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Download or read book Empress Dowager Cixi written by Jung Chang and published by Random House Canada. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beloved, internationally bestselling author of Wild Swans, and co-author of the bestselling Mao: The Unknown Story, the dramatic, epic biography of the unusual woman who ruled China for 50 years, from concubine to Empress, overturning centuries of traditions and formalities to bring China into the modern world. A woman, an Empress of immense wealth who was largely a prisoner within the compound walls of her palaces, a mother, a ruthless enemy, and a brilliant strategist: Chang makes a compelling case that Cixi was one of the most formidable and enlightened rulers of any nation. Cixi led an intense and singular life. Chosen at the age of 12 to be a concubine by the Emperor Xianfeng, she gave birth to his only male heir who at four was designated Emperor when his father died in 1861. In a brilliant move, the young woman enlisted the help of the Emperor's widow and the two women orchestrated a coup that ousted the regents and made Cixi sole Regent. Untrained and untaught, the two studied history and politics together, ruling the huge nation from behind a curtain. When her boy died, Cixi designated a young nephew as Emperor, continuing her reign till her death in 1908. Chang gives us a complex, riveting portrait of Cixi through a reign as long as that of her fellow Empress, Victoria, whom she longed to meet: her ruthlessness in fighting off rivals; her curiosity to learn; her reliance on Westerners who she placed in key positions; and her sensitivity and desire to preserve the distinctiveness of China's past while overturning traditions (she, as Chang reveals--not Mao, as he claimed--banned footbinding) and exposing its culture to western ideas and technology.
Download or read book Heavenly Havoc written by Douglas Milewski and published by Elemental Pea. This book was released on with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s five teenage girls, four giant robots, three pooka, two army companies, and one airship against the whole of the Oversky. You’ve got to be kidding. Whose plan was this? Lennia! In good news, Lekodias has been defeated. In bad news, she’s now Empress of the Oversky, with powerful generals at her command. The fate of both worlds comes down to this, one last epic battle that will shake the heavens themselves.
Download or read book Crystal Hope written by Douglas Milewski and published by Donut Baby Entertainment. This book was released on with total page 1397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anybody got a plan? When the world gets invaded, five teenagers get the most powerful weapons ever conceived. If this sounds like an ill-thought plan ripe with unintended consequences, such as leveling stray cities, you’d be right. Still, the world’s got to be saved. What’s a few cities between friends? If you need a light-hearted, action-packed, feel-good book with friendly giants, powerful mechs, mischievous psychics, super-science mages, a rampant disregard for physics, and five new friends on the road trip of a lifetime, this would be the book for you. There’s also an herbivore with an attitude. This is the full series, collected into a single volume.
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Download or read book American Hereford Record and Hereford Herd Book written by American Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brief history of Hereford cattle: v. 1, p. 359-375.
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