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This is the incredible rise and unbelievable fall of a woman whose energy and ambition is often overshadowed by Napoleon’s military might. In this triumphant biography, Kate Williams tells Josephine’s searing story, of sexual obsession, politics and surviving as a woman in a man’s world. Abandoned in Paris by her aristocratic husband, Josephine's future did not look promising.

Josephine's life story was as turbulent as the age, an era of revolution and social upheaval, of the guillotine and of frenzied hedonism. With telling psychological depth and compelling literary grace, Carolly Erickson brings the complex, charming, ever resilient Josephine to life in this memorable portrait, one that carries the reader from the sensual richness of her childhood in the tropics to her final lonely days at Malmaison.

Popular biographer Carolly Erickson creates intimate and richly detailed portraits of her historical subjects. In this book she offers a provocative new perspective on Josephine and her fabled marriage to Napoleon.

Alaska’s recent history is one of massive changes: Western contact, colonization, climate change. But some stories have survived—including stories of mysterious creatures that may still be out there.

No one could have predicted even two years ago that an African American would take the oath of office as president of the United States in January of 2009. For many, the occasion marks the climax to the civil rights movement and the fulfillment of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream that Americans could be judged on the content of their character and not the color of their skin. This collection, with about 400 letters from Americans of all walks of life, is being created to stand as a symbol of this exciting moment in history.

In Josephine Baker’s Cinematic Prism, Terri Simone Francis examines how Baker fashioned her celebrity through cinematic reflexivity, an authorial strategy in which she placed herself, her persona, and her character into visual dialogue.

Mary Boleyn, ‘the infamous other Boleyn girl’, began her court career as the mistress of the king of France. François I of France would later call her ‘The Great Prostitute’ and the slur stuck. Mary would emerge the sole survivor of a family torn apart by lust and ambition, and it is in Mary and her progeny that the Boleyn legacy rests.

Dubbed the "pirate queen" by the Vatican and Spain's Philip II, Elizabeth I was feared and admired by her enemies. Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the epitome of power. Her visionary accomplishments were made possible by her daring merchants, gifted rapscallion adventurers, astronomer philosophers, and her stalwart Privy Council, including Sir William Cecil, Sir Francis Walsingham, and Sir Nicholas Bacon.

The sometimes fragmentary tales of these people, their lives and deaths, are not included in official histories of a place. How, Ensign asks, has a large, socially progressive city like Seattle responded to the health needs of people marginalized by poverty, mental illness, addiction, racial/ethnic/sexual identities, and homelessness? Drawing on interviews and extensive research, Ensign shares a diversity of voices within contemporary health care and public policy debates.

Cybersecurity incidents make the news with startling regularity. Each breach makes headlines, inspires panic, instigates lawsuits, and is then forgotten. The cycle of alarm and amnesia continues with the next attack, and the one after that. Cybersecurity expert Josephine Wolff argues that we shouldn't forget about these incidents, we should investigate their trajectory, from technology flaws to reparations for harm done to their impact on future security measures. We can learn valuable lessons in the aftermath of cybersecurity breaches.

It’s said that the only constant in life is change. But humans like routine, it helps them to feel safe and in control. Change can be difficult to navigate – whether it’s welcome or not. So Gloriously Unready is all about change: how to make the most of life and the surprises it deals to us. In Series 1 Josephine shared her story of becoming a mum to two transgender daughters. In Series 2 she's finding out more about transgender people's experiences because as she adapted to having transgender daughters it helped her to get to know transgender people. IMPORTANT NOTE: Everybody mentioned ...

Hope Stories with Sr. Josephine Garrett, CSFN explores extraordinary stories of hope hidden within the ordinary lives we lead. Sr. Josephine loves the transformational power and gift of stories, and their ability to reveal deep truths about the purpose and meaning of our lives. As a Catholic Christian writer, speaker, and mental health counselor, Sr. Josephine helps people discover and abide within places and relationships where they can be received wholeheartedly as gift. In the first season, Hope stories with Black Catholics, Sr. Josephine had conversations with 17 family and friends. In...

Mark Kurlansky, winner of the James Beard Award for Excellence in Food Writing, leads us on a mouthwatering culinary tour around the world and through history and culture from the fifth century B.C. to the present day. This wonderful collection contains essays by Plato on the art of cooking, Pablo Neruda on french fries, and many other writers on the passions of cuisine.

The accessible, acronym-free Uganda podcast about climate change, agriculture and how communities are adapting.

Välkommen till Runt Lägerelden med Sekina & Josephine. En podcast där vi diskuterar kvinnlig hälsa, livspussel, entreprenörskap och delar med oss av våra berättelser och tips som tar oss framåt och utvecklar oss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Le 30 novembre 2021, Joséphine Baker entrait au Panthéon, devenant une source d'inspiration éternelle pour les chanteuses et danseuses actuelles telles que Beyoncé et Rihanna. Surnommée la "Vénus d'ébène", Joséphine Baker est reconnue comme la première star moderne, une muse pour de nombreux artistes, et une icône des Années Folles. Elle influence la mode, crée des produits dérivés, et incarne l’émancipation féminine. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Joséphine Baker joue un rôle crucial en tant que résistante et s'engage activement pour les droits civiques. Visionnaire...

The Skid Road podcast amplifies a diversity of voices about homelessness in the Seattle area.The podcast series challenges us to learn from the past, from people with the lived experience of homelessness, and from people tasked with addressing homelessness in order to make more informed chices affecting our lives together in this city and region.

Hi, ich bin Josephine und freue mich, dass du mich gefunden hast!Mit meinem Podcast möchte ich dich ermutigen, deine eigene innere Weiterentwicklung kraftvoll voran zu bringen. Ich erläutere die energetischen Zusammenhänge, Botschaften der feinstofflichen Ebenen und helfe dir bei deinem Schritt der Transformation zu einem neuen Bewusstsein für dich selbst und letztendlich für unseren Planeten.Du bist mehr. Erinnere dich. Erkenne dich. Für eine neue Erde und für unsere Zukunft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just A Girl qui s'enregistre pour se relaxer et éclaircir ses idées. Souvent le soir, car il y a des jours où il me reste que la nuit pour penser. Seule ou accompagnée (d'au moins ma tisane préférée🍋), les épisodes se veulent être vivifiants et revigorants.Même une fois écouté, j'espère qu'ils continueront d'infuser en toi. 💖🌙 Viens discuter sur mes réseaux @_layoye, je ne dors sûrement pas encore..Bonne nuit ✨ Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

La divague, c’est un podcast où on discute de plein de sujets de société, où on se perd dans nos réflexions, et surtout, c’est un endroit où on grandit ensemble ! C’est un mélange d’épisodes solo, à deux, légers ou plus deep, de nouveaux concepts, de spontanéité et surtout, de partage ! N’hésitez pas à suivre le compte Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ladivague, à mettre des petites étoiles pour donner de la force si les épisodes vous plaisent, à dire ce que vous pensez des épisodes, à partager autour de vous, et à me faire des retours pour faire évoluer et ...