Any novelist who deals with Elizabeth I has two problems: a surfeit of detail and a paucity of motive. It’s reasonably easy to find out about the trivia of daily life and to trace the actions of important people; much less easy to figure out why anyone did what they did.
Let's Pretend, created and directed by Nila Mack (1891-1953), was a long-run CBS radio series for children. Mack's Let's Pretend began March 24, 1934, running for two decades before the final show on October 23, 1954. Adaptations included classics and fairy tales.The series received numerous awards, including two Peabody Awards, a Women’s National Radio Committee Award and five Radio Daily Awards.In 1970 Telegeneral adapted these stories on vinyl records.
Daily Life through World History in Primary Documents: Volume 2, The Middle Ages and Renaissance
Who did the ancient Greeks describe as the world's best athlete? What does the Koran say about women's rights? How has the digital revolution changed life in the modern age? Bringing useful and engaging material into world history classrooms, this rich collection of historical documents and illustrations provides insight into major cultures from all continents.
Volume 2: The Middle Ages and Renaissance contains almost 130 documents from various European (e.g., Anglo-Saxon England, Renaissance Italy), Asian (e.g., Tang China, medieval Japan, Mogul India), Middle Eastern, and Latin America cultures spanning the period from the fifth to the seventeenth centuries.
Liberty Defined - 50 Essential Issues That Affect Our Freedom
In Liberty Defined, congressman and #1 New York Times bestselling author Ron Paul returns with his most provocative, comprehensive, and compelling arguments for personal freedom to date. The term "Liberty" is so commonly used in our country that it has become a mere cliché. But do we know what it means? What it promises? How it factors into our daily lives? And most importantly, can we recognize tyranny when it is sold to us disguised as a form of liberty?
![Drakestail / The Bremen Town Musicians [Let's Pretend Series]](http://englishtips.org/uploads/posts/2010-05/1275191499_837408.jpg "Drakestail / The Bremen Town Musicians [Let's Pretend Series]")
