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The Memoirs of Catherine the Great

By: Catherine the Great

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The Memoirs of Catherine the Great

By: Catherine the Great

Empress Catherine II brought Europe to Russia, and Russia to Europe, during her long and eventful reign (1762—96). She fostered the culture of the Enlightenment and greatly expanded the immense empire created by Czar Ivan the Terrible, shifting the balance of power in Europe eastward. Famous for her will to power and for her dozen lovers, Catherine was also a prolific and gifted writer. Fluent in French, Russian, and German, Catherine published political theory, journalism, comedies, operas, and history, while writing thousands of letters as she corresponded with Voltaire and other public figures. The Memoirs of Catherine the Great provides an unparalleled window into eighteenth-century Russia and the mind of an absolute ruler. With insight, humor, and candor, Catherine presents her eyewitness account of history, from her whirlwind entry into the Russian court in 1744 at age fourteen as the intended bride of Empress Elizabeth I’s nephew, the eccentric drunkard and future Peter III, to her unhappy marriage; from her two children, several miscarriages, and her and Peter’s numerous affairs to the political maneuvering that enabled Catherine to seize the throne from him in 1762. Catherine’s eye for telling details makes for compelling reading as she describes the dramatic fall and rise of her political fortunes. This definitive new translation from the French is scrupulously faithful to her words and is the first for which translators have consulted original manuscripts written in Catherine’s own hand. It is an indispensable work for anyone interested in Catherine the Great, Russian history, or the eighteenth century.

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0307432432

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Catherine the Great: Selected Letters

By: Catherine The Great

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Catherine the Great: Selected Letters

By: Catherine The Great

Your Majesty may find it extraordinary that I should answer with a shipment of fruit your letter of 6 August, in which you inform me that you are sending the plan for a treaty, and that of the 8 September, in which you are so good as to share with me equally important intelligence. Things big and small often come from the same source: my watermelons derive from the same principles as our planned alliance...' (To Frederick the Great) Catherine the Great's letters present a vivid picture of Russia in a momentous age. They also offer a unique account of her personal development and intimate life, her strategic acumen as a diplomat and military commander, and her political skills at the Russian court and in handling foreign monarchs. Born a German princess, Catherine married into the Russian royal family and came to the throne after a coup. As absolute ruler for 34 years she presided over the expansion of the Russian empire, legislated actively to reform the country in keeping with the principles of the Enlightenment, actively promoted the arts and sciences, and in her correspondence engaged with the most renowned minds in Europe, among them Diderot and Voltaire. Her letters are her literary masterpiece, written to a wide circle of associates and friends, not least her most celebrated lover and ally, Potemkin. Combining her wit, charm, and quick eye for detail, they entertain and tell the griping story of a self-made woman and legendary ruler. This edition of the letters offers a taste of Catherine's entire writing career, with biographies of Catherine's addressees, a thorough overview of her reign and an analysis of Catherine's literary skill as a letter-writer. Organized chronologically and thematically into six periods, each section also features an introduction to the domestic, personal and foreign policy contexts out of which her letters emerge.

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Oxford University Press

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0191056138

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9780191056130

Two Comedies by Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia

Oh, These Times! and The Siberian Shaman

By: Catherine II (Empress of Russia)

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Oh, These Times! and The Siberian Shaman

By: Catherine II (Empress of Russia)

The Siberian shaman: Cast gender - mixed; number - 10 males, 5 females (total 15); size - large; length - 5 acts, 53 scenes. Satire on shamanism as a deceitful profession which preys on the gullible.

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Psychology Press

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9057550237

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9789057550232

Love & Conquest

Personal Correspondence of Catherine the Great and Prince Grigory Potemkin

By: Catherine II (Empress of Russia),Grigoriĭ Aleksandrovich Potemkin (kni͡azʹ),Douglas Smith

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Love & Conquest

Personal Correspondence of Catherine the Great and Prince Grigory Potemkin

By: Catherine II (Empress of Russia),Grigoriĭ Aleksandrovich Potemkin (kni͡azʹ),Douglas Smith

Of all of history's great romances, few can compare with that of Catherine the Great and Prince Grigory Potemkin. Their turbulent and complicated relationship shocked their contemporaries and continues to intrigue observers of Russia centuries later. Lovers, companions, and, most likely, husband and wife, Catherine and Potemkin were also close political partners, and for a time Potemkin served as Catherine's de facto co-ruler of the Russian Empire. Their letters offer an intimate glimpse into the lovers' unguarded moments, revealing both ecstatic expressions of love and candid insights on eighteenth-century politics. In February 1774, the Russian empress took Grigory Potemkin for her lover and, it is now believed, secretly married him a few months later. Particularly in the first two years of their relationship, Catherine was consumed by her passion for Potemkin. The hundreds of letters and notes she dashed off to him between assignations in the Winter Palace during this time attest to the giddy exuberance of the new love that so fully embraced her. Love and Conquest contains the most historically significant and personally revealing of these letters, only a few of which have ever before been translated into English. Beginning with Potemkin's letter to Catherine written while off fighting the Turks in 1769 and concluding with his farewell note scribbled the day before his death in 1791, the correspondence spans most of Catherine's reign. The letters are at once personal and political, private and public. Many of Catherine's love letters to Potemkin written during their stormy affair reveal the empress's passionate personality. Potemkin's letters provide rare insight into his arrogant and mercurial character, while serving to dispel the myth of Potemkin as little more than a corrupt sycophant. Love and Conquest reveals the complexity of Catherine and Potemkin's personal relationship in light of dramatic changes in matters of state, foreign relations, and military engagements. After their love cooled, Catherine and Potemkin continued to discuss and debate a wide range of state affairs in their letters, including the annexation of the Crimea, court politics, wars against the Ottoman Empire and Sweden, and the colonization of southern Russia. Together they carried out the most dramatic territorial expansion in the history of imperial Russia, transforming Catherine into a powerful world leader and creating a bond of affection that would never fully fade. Readers will find in the letters new insights on Russia's most famous empress, her passions, and her world.

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0875803245

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Catherine the Great: Selected Letters

By: Catherine The Great

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019105612X

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The Memoirs of Catherine the Great

By: Catherine the Great

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The Great Disneyland Scavenger Hunt

A Detailed Path Through the Disneyland & Disney's California Adventure Parks

By: Catherine F. Olen

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The Great Disneyland Scavenger Hunt

A Detailed Path Through the Disneyland & Disney's California Adventure Parks

By: Catherine F. Olen

A Disney fan’s fun-filled guide, packed with trivia questions and hidden treasures! From Main Street USA to New Orleans Square, Walt Disney lovingly designed every detail to immerse guests in the magic of his theme parks. Now you can see Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure in a whole new way, discovering fantasy, thrills, and dreams around every turn. Whether you’re perusing the shops, waiting in line, or riding attractions, there’s plenty to uncover for even the most knowledgeable Disney fan. Whether it’s your first visit or your five hundredth, you will discover something new with The Great Disneyland Scavenger Hunt!

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Morgan James Publishing

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163047777X

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Writing the Great American Romance Novel

By: Catherine Lanigan

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Writing the Great American Romance Novel

By: Catherine Lanigan

The complete guide to turning romances into cash. Romance novels are the top-selling genre in fiction. How can aspiring writers break into this lucrative field? With Writing the Great American Romance Novel, the most complete guide to writing that novel, getting it published, working with editors, agents, and publicists, and promoting it once it’s out! Step-by-step instruction shows how to create romantic heroes and heroines, structure a story, and write love scenes, as well as how to plan outlines, use timelines and grids, conduct personal interviews, and do historical research. With extras such as a list of publishers, a sample press release, a sample synopsis, and much more, this book is must-have for any aspiring romance writer passionate about writing. • Romance accounts for $1.2 billion in sales and 55 percent of the paperback market • The group Romance Writers of America has almost 10,000 members • Takes writers beyond writing to selling and promotion Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.

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Simon and Schuster

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1581158386

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Two Comedies by Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia

Oh, These Times! and The Siberian Shaman

By: Catherine II (Empress of Russia)

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Oh, These Times! and The Siberian Shaman

By: Catherine II (Empress of Russia)

Catherine the Great (1729-1796) wrote over two dozen plays and operettas, but not until this edition has a complete translation of any of them been available to an English- speaking readership. Oh, These Times (1772) is a satirical attack on many vices Catherine wished to root out from her society: religious hypocrisy, superstition and slander. The main character, Mrs. Pious, is a superficially religious old woman who resembles Moliere's Tartuffe. Catherine again sets her sights on superstition in The Siberian Shaman (1786), this time by satirizing shamanism as a deceitful profession which preys on the gullible. This play was part of a group of three plays usually known as Catherine's "anti-masonic" trilogy, written as a warning against the growing influence of the freemasons. In a comprehensive introduction, Lurana Donnels O'Malley relates the plays to Catherine's status and philosophy.

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Psychology Press

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9057550229

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The Social Structure of the Rabbinic Movement in Roman Palestine

By: Catherine Hezser

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The Social Structure of the Rabbinic Movement in Roman Palestine

By: Catherine Hezser

While rabbinic literature enables us to know more about the rabbis than any of the other members of the Jewish population of Roman Palestine, the social structure of the rabbinic movement remained largely unexplored. In the present study Catherine Hezser combines a critical analysis of the available literary, legal, and epigraphic evi-dence with a selective employment of sociological models. She examines the definition of the boundaries of the rabbinic movement, deals with the nature of the relationships amongst rabbis, and investigates the relationship between rabbis and their contemporaries, that is students, the community, and the patriarch."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Mohr Siebeck

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3161467973

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9783161467974

The Practice of Clinical Echocardiography

By: Catherine M. Otto

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The Practice of Clinical Echocardiography

By: Catherine M. Otto

In Practice of Clinical Echocardiography, world-renowned authority Dr. Catherine M. Otto offers expert guidance on interpreting echocardiographic images and Doppler flow data and applying your findings to your daily clinical decision making. This medical reference book keeps you current on the latest advances and techniques, so you can implement the best possible approaches with your patients! Master the challenging practice of echocardiography through clear explanations of advanced concepts.. Reinforce your learning with a visually rich reference that includes abundant figures and tables to supplement the text. Utilize the most promising approaches for your patients with coverage of all echocardiography modalities, including contrast and 3-D echocardiography. Zero in on the critically important information and get a quick summary for review thanks to key points at the end of each chapter and a disease-oriented assessment of echocardiographic data. Access the complete contents online from your laptop or mobile device - anytime, anywhere - plus clinical cases, multiple-choice questions, videos, and eFigures at www.expertconsult.com! Stay current on the latest advances with a new chapter on echo-guided interventions for structural heart disease, extensive coverage of technical aspects of image and data acquisition, and many other essential updates.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1437727654

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9781437727654

Strangers & Pilgrims

Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845

By: Catherine A. Brekus

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Strangers & Pilgrims

Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845

By: Catherine A. Brekus

Margaret Meuse Clay, who barely escaped a public whipping in the 1760s for preaching without a license; "Old Elizabeth," an ex-slave who courageously traveled to the South to preach against slavery in the early nineteenth century; Harriet Livermore, who spoke in front of Congress four times between 1827 and 1844_these are just a few of the extraordinary women profiled in this, the first comprehensive history of female preaching in early America. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Catherine Brekus examines the lives of more than a hundred female preachers_both white and African American_who crisscrossed the country between 1740 and 1845. Outspoken, visionary, and sometimes contentious, these women stepped into the pulpit long before twentieth-century battles over female ordination began. They were charismatic, popular preachers, who spoke to hundreds and even thousands of people at camp and revival meetings, and yet with but a few notable exceptions_such as Sojourner Truth_these women have essentially vanished from our history. Recovering their stories, Brekus shows, forces us to rethink many of our common assumptions about eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American culture.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807847453

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9780807847459

The Great Book of Ships

By: David Roberts,Keith Groom,Catherine Cohen

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The Great Book of Ships

By: David Roberts,Keith Groom,Catherine Cohen

Introduces ships over the centuries from reed boats to hovercraft.

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Rourke Publishing (FL)

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Book's by Catherine the Great

The Memoirs of Catherine the Great

The Memoirs of Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great: Selected Letters

Catherine the Great: Selected Letters

Two Comedies by Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia

Two Comedies by Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia

Love & Conquest

Love & Conquest

Catherine the Great: Selected Letters

Catherine the Great: Selected Letters

The Memoirs of Catherine the Great

The Memoirs of Catherine the Great

The Great Disneyland Scavenger Hunt

The Great Disneyland Scavenger Hunt

Writing the Great American Romance Novel

Writing the Great American Romance Novel

Two Comedies by Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia

Two Comedies by Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia

The Social Structure of the Rabbinic Movement in Roman Palestine

The Social Structure of the Rabbinic Movement in Roman Palestine

The Practice of Clinical Echocardiography

The Practice of Clinical Echocardiography

Strangers & Pilgrims

Strangers & Pilgrims

The Great Book of Ships

The Great Book of Ships

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