Secret Codes (Penguin Active Reading Series - Level 4 Intermediate) For thousands of years people have used codes and ciphers to keep secrets from people who will do anything to learn them. How did secret messages cause a queen to lose her head? How have lost languages finally been understood? How did one little-known language help a country win a war? Read this book and find out.
I am Catalina, Princess of Spain, daughter of the two greatest monarchs the world has ever known...and I will be Queen of England. Tells of the early life of Katherine of Aragon. This historical novel aims to show that behind the apparently familiar face of history lies an astonishing story: of women warriors influencing the future of Europe, of revered heroes making deep mistakes, and of a love story, which changes the fate of a nation.
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• COVER: Does Temperament Matter? - Call it reflexes in a crisis. Or instincts under pressure. The qualities that a President needs to succeed are both essential and elusive • BUSINESS: The Economy Really Is Fundamentally Strong - John McCain's "gaffe" wasn't really wrong: the U.S. economy will dip, but it should come back • SCIENCE: Mars: Pop. 6 - No gridlock yet, but traffic on the Red Planet is getting heavier • PEOPLE: 10 Questions for Queen Latifah - The actress and rapper stars in The Secret Life of Bees, currently playing. Queen Latifah will now take your questions
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An intriguing look at ten knock-down, drag-out feuds that helped shape world history:
- Queen Elizabeth I versus Mary, Queen of Scots - English parliament versus King Charles I - Aaron Burr versus Alexander Hamilton - The Hatfields versus the McCoys - Joseph Stalin versus Leon Trotsky - Roald Amundsen versus Robert Scott - The Duchess of Windsor versus the Queen Mother - Bernard Law Montgomery versus George Patton - Lyndon B. Johnson versus Robert F. Kennedy - J. Edgar Hoover versus Martin Luther King Jr.
