The Making of a King is the first book in more than a century to tell the gripping story of the rule of Antigonus Gonatas: how he gained the Macedonian throne, how he held it, the nature of his court, the measures he took towards the Greeks, and their responses.
In this updated and expanded edition, the story of Universal's 1933 classic film *King Kong* is fully told, from the biographies of its creators and the challenges in its production, to the many "gorilla" films that followed.
But the queen was still impressed with him. Bit by bit, little by little, she saw that the boy's mistakes were helping him grow wiser and wiser. And one day, she would share with him how The Making of a King began with those very mistakes.
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The neighborhood Wallace Priester grew up in was tough. He has few fond memories of his childhood. Priester witnessed abuse and addictive behaviors in his family and surroundings.
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Traces the childhood of Louis XIII, assesses the influence of his upbringing on his reign, and attempts to describe the king's complex personality
Alex has just become the king of the island nation of Sardonia. Never expecting to be king, Alex is not ready to take on a king's responsibilities and suddenly finds himself the ruler of a country under attack from without and within.
It drips with potency and sensitivity. The age, with all its conflicts, explains the book. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
A retelling of four Arthurian legends, "The Sword in the Stone," "Excalibur," "The Lady of the Lake," and "The Last Great Battle," which feature Merlin, King Arthur, and other familiar...