Rhodes House; Alexander Maitland; David Marx for gun lessons; Douglas Matthews for another index; Reginald Piggott for maps; Brian Rice; Caspar and Sue Tiarks; John Richens at University College Hospital in London for syphilis tuition; ...
A New York Times Notable Book, this portrait of the famed African explorer portrayed by Robert Redford in the film Out of Africa covers Hatton's prestigious education, relationships with Beryl Markham and Karen Blixen, and his achievements ...
Curtis Roosevelt was three when he and his sister, Eleanor, arrived at the White House soon after their grandfather’s inauguration.
Gurewitsch, Edna P. Kindred Souls: The Devoted Friendship of Eleanor Roosevelt and Dr. David Gurewitsch. New York: Plume, 2002. Jackson, Robert H. That Man: An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt. John Q. Barrett, ed.
Icarus flew too high, he flew too near the sun, and the heat of the sun melted the wax of his wings.' 'Oh, dear.' Sophie's hands moved to her cheeks. 'So what happened to him?' 'Well – with his wings so damaged, poor Icarus couldn't fly ...
Long Ago To spend time near you Would be like touching the sun The heat intense and unbearable Yet irresistible There'd be no turning back When we are one No Bio on Author Dear John—oh how I hate to Long.
This is a book of poetry, with a few anecdotes at the end. It is derived from a variety of lifetime experiences. It touches on a few professions, feelings, and even mildly, politics.
Daedalus and his son, Icarus, attempt to escape from Crete by creating wings from the feathers of birds and flying from their prison tower. Icarus flies too close to the sun.
"Conservationist, scholar, soldier, white hunter and fabled lover - Denys Finch Hatton was an aristocrat of leonine nonchalance. After a dazzling career at Eton and Oxford he sailed in 1910...
On the riskiest mission of his career, Colonel Nicoli Romanof has allowed his life essence to be separated from his physical form in order to draw the Harvesters - a deadly race of aliens - into a trap.