A Russian lady-in-waiting's memoirs of the court and revolution
After the Russian Revolution and the fall and murder of the ruling Romanov family in 1918, many books were written by those close to the personalities of the time describing the final days of the imperial Russian court. These books were eagerly read when first published and interest in this subject has endured to the present day. This book, originally published under the less than informative title 'Memories of the Russian Court' may have escaped the notice of many readers interested in the period. It was written by a lady-in-waiting at the court, who held the distinction of being an intimate of the Tsarina Alexandria Fyodorovna. So close was their relationship that they became confirmed 'best' friends. It is widely accepted that no one knew the Tsarina better than Anna Viroubova and the Tsarina shared her fascination with and admiration for the controversial monk, Rasputin. Viroubova was an acolyte who loyally and dangerously championed Rasputin's cause as his influence declined. During the Great War, Anna Viroubova trained to become a Red Cross nurse, created her own hospital and worked closely with the Tsarina in the care of the wounded. With the onset of the revolution Viroubova was arrested, imprisoned, interrogated and narrowly avoided execution. A chance meeting with friends gave her the opportunity to escape and she suffered many hardships while fleeing from the Bolsheviks before she arrived in Finland, where she lived until her death. This book vividly describes the author's life during this period.
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Автор: Montgomery David Henry Название: The Leading Facts of French History. - Scholar`s Choice Edition ISBN: 1296025284 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781296025281 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 6207.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Автор: Levin, Benjamin. Название: How to change 5000 schools ISBN: 1934742090 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781934742099 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 6970.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: cIn How to Change 5000 Schools, Ben Levin, former deputy minister of education for the province of Ontario, draws on his experience overseeing major systemwide education reforms in Canada and England to set forth a refreshingly positive, pragmatic, and optimistic approach to leading educational change at all levels. Not long ago, public education in Ontario, Canada, was in deep trouble. Student achievement was stagnating, labor disruptions were rampant, and public satisfaction with the schools was low. In 2003, a new provincial government initiated a series of reforms that embodied a positive, outcome-focused agenda for public education. Today, student outcomes have improved, labor disruption has vanished, and teacher morale is high.
Автор: Johannes T Название: Your Leading Lady is Death: A widows collection of poems. ISBN: 1667808192 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781667808192 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 4502.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "The excitement and yearning for her makes you lose your senses; makes you do wrong. Shell make you give all this up, to think about it tomorrow. Its now or never, so, what if she hurts you in the long run? Ill be there to nurse you back from her attack..." Never bitter, just saddened by her loss. Please come and walk with poet, Johannes, on her journey of finding the love of her life, realizing what her beautiful marriage was faced with, and then having to pick up the pieces and continue to live once her true love succumbed to his alcohol addiction.
Автор: Van Rhijn, Carine (utrecht University, The Netherlands) Название: Leading the way to heaven ISBN: 1138556327 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138556324 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 5511.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Starting from manuscripts compiled for local priests in the Carolingian period, this book investigates the way in which pastoral care took shape at the local levels of society. They show what illiterate lay people learned about their religion, but also what priests themselves knew.
Автор: Banmiller David a., Cullen Rebecca Название: Turbulence: Fifty Years on the Leading Edge of the Airline Industry ISBN: 173349362X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781733493628 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3442.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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"[An] easy-to-read yet informative in-depth analysis of the aviation industry. For those who are fascinated by the dynamics of airline travel and are intrigued by how so many different disciplines come together to make flying what it is today, this is a must read."
-Gordon Bethune, chairman and CEO, Continental Airlines (retired)
A behind-the-scenes view of the commercial airline industry from the "Airline Doctor."
David A. Banmiller's career as an executive has put him in the middle of some of the airline industry's defining moments over the last fifty years, from its 1960s jet-age heyday, to an era of hijackings in the 70s, through the aftermath of the Pan Am Lockerbie disaster in 1988 and the September 11th tragedy.
Are you fascinated with aviation or ever wondered why prices change and legroom is limited? Turbulence is a fascinating journey through the industry-its people, its economics, and the logistics of continually "moving the iron" in times of ongoing upheaval.
Challenging myths that flying is unsafe and expensive, the food is awful, and the personnel grouchy, this unique business memoir delves into the history of air travel, how it evolved into what it is today, and what the future holds.
Infused with wisdom gleaned from hard lessons learned on the front lines, Turbulence is an engrossing peek behind the scenes of a memorable career in a tumultuous-but indestructible-American industry.
Автор: Christopher Harrington, Elizabeth LeBlanc Название: Competencies and Actions for Leading Personalized Learning Schools ISBN: 1799875296 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781799875291 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 31878.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Moving forward the conversation on the long called for greater consideration of identity, politics and social justice in practice, this book positions an understanding of intersectionality as critical for effective arts psychotherapy. It confronts the impact of gender, sexuality, race, age, disability and class in both typical settings for arts psychotherapy work and in the wider profession.
Автор: van Rhijn, Carine (Utrecht University, The Netherlands) Название: Leading the Way to Heaven ISBN: 1138556319 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138556317 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Starting from manuscripts compiled for local priests in the Carolingian period, this book investigates the way in which pastoral care took shape at the local levels of society. They show what illiterate lay people learned about their religion, but also what priests themselves knew.
Автор: Dove Shawn, Chiles Nick Название: I Too Am America: On Loving and Leading Black Men & Boys ISBN: 173731150X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781737311508 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 4551.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: There is no cavalry coming! We are the iconic leaders we have been waiting for; curators of the change were seeking to see. America is currently rumbling with a reckoning on race and wonder whether it will finally reconcile its history of systemic oppression of its Black citizens, who have helped build this country. The 2020 murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, in the midst of a global pandemic ignited a wave of racial justice protests and activism analogous to how the murder of Emmett Till in August 1954 sparked the Civil Rights Movement 65 years ago. We are facing the fierce urgency of empathy and the overdue dismantling of long-standing barriers that prevent Black people from realizing their full potential in America. Research from the Opportunity Agenda reveals that stories of our lived experiences, more so than data and numbers, is what evokes the empathy that changes hearts and minds that might push us further toward "a more perfect union." I Too Am America: On Loving and Leading Black Men and Boys, written by Shawn Dove and Nick Chiles, delivers timely insights and inspiration that humanizes the stories of Black men and boys, while offering strategic recommendations on how together we can from our current rumblings with a racial reckoning to loving, learning and leading with and on behalf of Black men and boys.
How and why Americans chose baseball over its early rival, cricket, as the national pastime
In discovering how and why Americans chose baseball over its early rival, cricket, as the national pastime, George B. Kirsch takes us back to amateur playing fields around the country to recreate the excitement of the early matches, the players, clubs, and their fans. As a narrative history, Baseball and Cricket places the growing popularity of the two sports within the social context of mid-nineteenth-century American cities. The book's comparative analysis follows baseball's transition from a leisure sport to a commercialized, professional enterprise and offers the first complete discussion of the early American cricket clubs.
A volume in the series Sport and Society, edited by Benjamin G. Rader and Randy Roberts
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