Just when Mia thought she had the whole Princess thing under control. Things get out of hand, fast: Since Mia's the brand-new crown princess of Genovia, indomitable dowager princess Grandmère arranges a national primetime interview for her. With just a few innocent remarks, Mia manages to enrage her best friend Lilly, practically get one of her teachers fired, and alienate the entire country of Genovia. (Population 30,000, but still!)
- The $10 trillion hangover: Paying the price for eight years of Bush - Georgian roulette: Mikheil Saakashvili beckons from the brink - Cadets: On not flying in the Royal Air Force - Go forth and falsify: Katherine Anne Porter and the lies of art
Stories included: Taste, Lamb to Slaughter, Man from the South, Dip in the Pool, Skin, Neck, Nunc Dimittis, The Landlady, William and Mary, The Way up to Heaven, Parsons Pleasures, Mrs Bixby and the Colonel Coat, Royal Jelly, Edward the Conqueror, Galloping Foxley.
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Long before her tragic death, Diana, Princess of Wales was a beloved modern icon, relatable to the general public in a way that transcended the barrier between royal and commoner. As a member of the royal family in an age of mass media, her fairy-tale wedding to, and painful divorce from, Prince Charles was played out on the world stage. Later, her humanitarian work for the Red Cross, her campaigns against landmines, and her work with the sick, especially AIDS victims, added a compassionate element to the royal family in the eyes of the world--and the world, ten years later, still hasn't gotten enough of Lady DI.
This objective, accessible volume explores Diana's fascinating life, including her aristocratic upbringing, her whirlwind engagement to Prince Charles, their rocky marriage, her role as mother and her sons' coming of age in her absence, her post-divorce status as global humanitarian icon, the media's frenzied treatment of her death, and her charitable legacy.
A timeline of key events, vibrant images, and a bibliography of print and nonprint sources supplement the work.
In this book the author
discusses the political story of the first decade of the reign of George III,
one of the most controversial figures in modern British history. George III has
often been blamed for the loss of Britain’s American colonies in an attempt to
restore royal power.
Peter D. G. Thomas confirms earlier findings that George III was not seeking to
advance royal power and throws light on the extent to which a system of party
politics existed at the time. Although the structure of British politics
provides the setting for this study, America, India, and Ireland are also
considered here as important issues of the time.
