The court of Louis XIV (the Sun King) at Versailles was unequalled for splendour in Europe's history, a hotbed of intrigue, jealousy, passion and political skullduggery, as well as artistic and literary excellence. The Duc de Saint-Simon was a man of political skill and influence at the heart of the royal court of over thirty years and a writer who captured its atmosphere at the height of French power and pretige.
... that included Paul Volcker, then president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank; Donald Regan, chairman of Merrill Lynch & Co.; Peter G. Peterson, chairman of Lehman Brothers; and the heads of several major U.S. commercial banks.
"First published in French by Futuropolis in 2015"--Copyright page.
Memoirs
Alongside these more traditional literary forms, Couser expands the discussion of memoir to include film with what he calls "documemoir" (exemplified in Nathaniel Kahn's My Architect) and graphic narratives like Art Spiegelman's Maus.
Leaving behind a nightmarish college experience, nineteen-year-old Nicole and her best friend, Eric, escape their home of Bangor, Maine to start a new life in Boston.
The highway expanded into a horizon, yellow gray, and the skyscrapers solidified in the distance, pulling me out of the tunnel I had been in since I had left twelve days ago, to meet this man I had known only through letters on a ...
—Sabra Jennings Joined Army. Came out. Got booted. —Johan Baumeister Almost a victim of my family. —Chuck Sangster The psychic said I'd be richer. —Elizabeth Bernstein Grumpy old soundman needs love, too. —Lennie Rosengard Mom died,.
The autobiography of conductor Sir Georg Solti, published to coincide with his 85th birthday, charting his life in Hungary, Switzerland, Germany, England and America; and his collaboration with the great...
In these long-awaited memoirs, Mikhail Gorbachev looks back on a lifetime that mirrors the fate of the Russian people. From the persecution of his family under Stalin to his first...
The Darling Songbirds, Book 1 The Songbird's Call, Book 2 The Songbird Sisters, Book 3 Get the Whole Series in a single Boxed Set: The Darling Songbirds Trilogy THE FIREFIGHTERS OF DARLING BAY: Playing with fire has never.