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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Retrouvez chaque semaine l'analyse d'une actualité européenne avec Joséphine Staron, Directrice des études et des relations internationales du think tank Synopia. Titulaire d'un doctorat en philosophie politique (Sorbonne Université), ses recherches portent sur la solidarité et la cohésion dans l’Union européenne et croisent plusieurs disciplines (philosophie, science politique et sociologie notamment).

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A thought provoking and insightful look into issues of politics, entertainment, law, business, economics and social issues in Nigeria and beyond.

Der kurze und knackige politische Wochenrückblick von uns für Euch. Links & Launisch mit Josephine Ortleb, Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestages und Parlamentarische Geschäftsführerin der SPD Fraktion und Kira Braun, Landesvorsitzende der Jusos im Saarland. --- Impressum Angaben gemäß § 5 TMG: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD), Landesverband Saarland Der SPD Saar – Landesvorstand, vertreten durch die Landesgeschäftsführerin Katrin Wiesen Talstraße 58 66119 Saarbrücken Email: landesverband@spd-saar.de Verantwortlich für den Inhalt nach § 18 Abs. 2 MStV Kira Braun ...