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Condizione: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condizione: Good. Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers.

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. An enthralling biography about one of the most intriguing women of the Victorian age: the first self-invented international social celebrity. Lola Montez was one of the most celebrated and notorious women of the nineteenth century. A raven-haired Andalusian who performed her scandalous ?Spider Dance? in the greatest performance halls across Europe, she dazzled and beguiled all who met her with her astonishing beauty, sexuality, and shocking disregard for propriety. But Lola was an impostor, a self-invention. Born Eliza Gilbert, the beautiful Irish wild child escaped a stifling marriage and reimagined herself as Lola the Sevillian flamenco dancer and noblewoman, choosing a life of adventure, fame, sex, and scandal rather than submitting to the strictures of her era. Lola cast her spell on the European aristocracy and the most famous intellectuals and artists of the time, including Alexandre Dumas, Franz Liszt, and George Sand, and became the obsession of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. She then set out for the New World, arriving in San Francisco at the height of the gold rush, where she lived like a pioneer and performed for rowdy miners before making her way to New York. There, her inevitable downfall was every bit as dramatic as her rise. Yet there was one final reinvention to come for the most defiant woman of the Victorian age?a woman known as a ?savage beauty? who was idolized, romanticized, vilified, truly known by no one, and a century ahead of her time.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. An enthralling biography about one of the most intriguing women of the Victorian age: the first self-invented international social celebrity.Lola Montez was one of the most celebrated and notorious women of the nineteenth century. A raven-haired Andalusian who performed her scandalous ?Spider Dance? in the greatest performance halls across Europe, she dazzled and beguiled all who met her with her astonishing beauty, sexuality, and shocking disregard for propriety. But Lola was an impostor, a self-invention. Born Eliza Gilbert, the beautiful Irish wild child escaped a stifling marriage and reimagined herself as Lola the Sevillian flamenco dancer and noblewoman, choosing a life of adventure, fame, sex, and scandal rather than submitting to the strictures of her era.Lola cast her spell on the European aristocracy and the most famous intellectuals and artists of the time, including Alexandre Dumas, Franz Liszt, and George Sand, and became the obsession of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. She then set out for the New World, arriving in San Francisco at the height of the gold rush, where she lived like a pioneer and performed for rowdy miners before making her way to New York. There, her inevitable downfall was every bit as dramatic as her rise. Yet there was one final reinvention to come for the most defiant woman of the Victorian age?a woman known as a ?savage beauty? who was idolized, romanticized, vilified, truly known by no one, and a century ahead of her time.…

Condizione: Good. Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers.

Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Minor wear on edges and corners. Clean pages with no markings. The image in this listing is stock photo for reference. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.Actual item may differ. Any queries, just ask for photos. Your satisfaction matters.…

Condizione: Good. Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers.

Condizione: Very Good. "Semblanzas, anécdotas e historias de las principales viajeras que llegaron a África en los siglos XIX y XX. Cristina Morató viajó por primera vez a África en 1983 y desde entonces ha recorrido varios países de este continente atraída por sus gentes y la grandeza de sus paisajes. Al igual que ella un buen número de extraordinarias viajeras y exploradoras sintieron en el pasado la «llamada de África». Estas damas que en plena selva se vestían formalmente para cenar o tomaban el té de las cinco en sus tazas de porcelana, también sabían cabalgar, cazar con arco, disparar un fusil, organizar una expedición con cientos de porteadores y construir un hogar en regiones inhóspitas. Aquí están las auténticas "Memorias de África" contadas por sus protagonistas: Mary Livingstone, Mary Slessor, Lady Juana Smith, Isabel de Urquiola, Alexine Tinne, Florence Baker, Mary Kingsley, Karen Blixen, Beryl Markham, Delia Akeley y Osa Johnson. Leyendo las aventuras de estas once mujeres -esposas de famosos exploradores, misioneras rebeldes, españolas de rompe y rasga, excéntricas aristócratas, apasionadas vividoras, cazadoras de elite y estrellas de cine-, nos sumergimos en un fascinante viaje por el África más legendaria." ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Drawings, anecdotes, and stories of the key travelers who came to Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries.   Cristina Morató traveled to Africa for the first time in 1983 and ever since, she has traveled to several countries of that great continent attracted by its people and the greatness of its landscapes. Like her, a good number of extraordinary travelers and explorers have felt the "call of Africa." These ladies who, in the middle of the jungle would wear their formal dresses for dinner or for five o'clock tea in their porcelain cups, also knew how to ride, hunt with a bow and arrow, shoot a rifle, organize expeditions, and build a home in inhospitable regions.   These are the authentic stories of what the movie "Out of Africa" tried to convey,  told by their protagonists: Mary Livingstone, Mary Slessor, Lady Juana Smith, Isabel de Urquiola, Alexine Tinne, Florence Baker, Mary Kingsley, Karen Blixen, Beryl Markham, Delia Akeley, and Osa Johnson. By reading the adventures of these eleven women -- wives of famous explorers, rebellious missionaries, take-charge type of women, eccentric aristocrats, passionate vixens, elite hunters, and movie stars -- we immerse ourselves in a fascinating journey through a legendary Africa.…

Condizione: acceptable.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Las fascinantes vidas de seis reinas marcadas por la tragedia que no pudieron elegir su destino y que dejaron una profunda huella en la Historia.Excentricas, caprichosas, rebeldes, ambiciosas. Mas alla de un mundo de privilegios, riqueza y poder, todas fueron mujeres de carne y hueso obligadas a llevar sobre sus hombros la pesada carga de un imperio.La vida de estas reinas dista mucho de ser un romantico cuento de hadas. Aunque infinidad de peliculas y novelas nos han mostrado el rostro mas amable de su reinado, en general, fueron muy desdichadas. Todas tienen en comun la soledad, el desarraigo, la nostalgia, la falta de amor o el sufrimiento por no poder dar un heredero al trono. Tambien comparten la dolorosa perdida de sus hijos, los fracasos matrimoniales o el sentirse extranjeras en una corte donde no eran bien recibidas.Las suyas no fueron grandes historias de amor porque sus matrimonios eran un asunto de Estado. Algunas, como Sissi, fueron emperatrices en contra de su voluntad y enfermaron de melancolia; otras, como Cristina de Suecia, escandalizaron con su extravagante comportamiento y sus ansias de libertad. Maria Antonieta y Alejandra Romanov comparten un tragico final, mientras que la reina Victoria de Inglaterra y Eugenia de Montijo asumieron con extraordinaria dignidad su papel en los momentos mas dificiles.A traves de los diarios personales y correspondencia familiar, Cristina Morato nos descubre el lado mas humano y menos conocido de unas reinas y emperatrices, maltratadas por la historia, que no pudieron elegir su destino.ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThe fascinating lives of six queens who were marked by the tragedy that they were unable to choose their destiny, and who left a profound effect on history.Eccentric, capricious, rebellious, ambitious . Beyond a world of privileges, riches, and power, they were all flesh-and-blood queens forced to carry the weight of an empire on their shoulders.The lives of these queens are a far cry from a romantic fairy tale. Although numerous movies and novels have shown us the friendly face of their reign, in general they were very unfortunate. They all had in common loneliness, estrangement, homesickness, lack of love, or suffering for not being able to produce an heir to the throne. They also share the painful loss of their children, matrimonial failures, or feeling foreign in a court in which they were unwelcome.Theirs were not great love stories because their marriages were "matters of the state." Some, like Sissi, were empresses against their will, and made themselves sick with depression. Others, like Christina of Sweden, were scandalous because of their outlandish behavior and thirst for freedom. Marie Antoinette and Alexandra Feodorovna share a tragic ending, while Queen Victoria of England and Eugenie de Montijo assumed their role with extraordinary dignity even in the most difficult times.Through their personal diaries and family correspondence, Cristina Morato reveals the lesser-known, more human side of queens and empresses, mistreated by history, who couldn't choose their own destinies. "Emperatriz Sissi, Maraia Antonieta, Eugenia de Montijo, Alejandra Romanov y otras reinas marcadas por la tragedia"--Cover. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Fair.

Condizione: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Condizione: New. pp. 560 Poc edition NO-PA16APR2015-KAP.