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**“Being directed by the Jimmy Burrows, while on Friends, was like hitting the jackpot. I’m delighted that everyone can now share in his incredible insight with this book.”—JENNIFER ANISTONFrom the director of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, and Will & Grace comes an insightful and nostalgic behind-the-scenes memoir that’s “as difficult to put down as a Friends marathon is to turn off” (The Washington Post).**

From myth to empire, from gladiators to emperors - this is the story of Rome's astonishing rise, told in a way that will keep you turning the pages.Two thousand years ago, Rome was the center of the world. Its emperors ruled over glittering cities and distant provinces; its legions marched across continents; its roads, laws, and language bound together an empire of more than sixty million people. Yet Rome was also an empire of contrasts - of opulent villas and squalid slums...

Fact-packed Holocaust history book for teens & also adults - a must read!The Holocaust - Evil Unleashed, Resistance Ignited, Stories That Must Be Told.In World War II, the Nazis unleased a reign of terror that spanned a continent, targeting millions of Jews and others for extermination, simply because of who they were. From the history of Jewish persecution, the rise of Nazi ideology to the gas chambers of Auschwitz, World War 2 for Tee...

Fact-packed World War II book for teens & also adults - a must read!35+ photographs to bring the stories to life!Step into the shadowy world of secrets, sabotage, and courage with this thrilling exploration of the unsung heroes who shaped the course of history.Meet the resistance fighters who defied occupation, the codebreakers who turned the tide of battle, and the secret agents who risking everything behind enemy lines, this book ...

Fact-packed Vietnam War history book for teens & also adults - a must read!20+ photographs, bringing the war to life!The Vietnam War for Teens will give you more than just the dates, facts, and figures; it will fill in the stories of what happened in one of the most complex wars in modern history, whose legacy still echoes through the world today.The Vietnam War for Teens will give ...

Crowned king at 20. Conqueror of the known world by 30. Leading his men from the front, he never lost a battle.Alexander the Great - One man. One empire. One legacyis a sweeping, immersive journey into the life of history's most legendary conqueror. From the palace halls of Pella to the burning gates of Persepolis, the deserts of Egypt to the storm-lashed frontiers of India, this richly detailed narrative traces Alexander's meteoric rise,...

Fact-packed World War II book for teens & also adults - a must read!60+ photographs to bring the stories to life!Step into the shadowy world of the Secret Operations of World War II, where battles weren't just fought on the front lines but also through deception, espionage, and undercover heroics. From fake armies to spies who risked everything to outwit the Nazis, these 21 secret operations tell the untold side of the war: bold, brilliant,...

Fact-packed World War II book for teens & adults - a must read!55+ photographs to bring the stories to life!WWII: The Pacific War - fire and fury on an epic scale. A battlefield of endless ocean and unforgiving islands. A fight to the death.From the shocking ambush at Pearl Harbor to the desperate last stands at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, WWII: The Pacifi...

An Honorable LifeDaniel Banks is a man of the cloth whose vocation is the last comfort he has left—and even his churchman's collar is beginning to feel like a noose. At the urging of family, Daniel attempts to start his life over as vicar in the sleepy Kentish town of Haddondale, family seat to the earls of Bellefonte.Challenged by PassionResigned to spinsterhood, Lady Kirsten Haddonfield welcomes the new vicar to stay at her family...

Christmas at Blackhaven Castle by Sophia JamesIn disguise, penniless Lady Seraphina Moreton seeks sanctuary at the Duke of Blackhaven's castle just days before Christmas. Trey swore never again to be beguiled by a beautiful face, but as governess Seraphina gets close to his unruly, motherless children, he wants the festive joy she brings to stay well beyond Christmas Day….Governess to Christmas Bride by Annie BurrowsLord Chepstow hasn't seen Honeysuck...

Gayle Windham, earl of Westhaven, is the first legitimate son and heir to the duke of Moreland. To escape his father's inexorable pressure to marry, he decides to spend the summer at his townhouse in London, where he finds himself intrigued by the secretive ways of his beautiful housekeeper . . .Anna Seaton is a beautiful, talented, educated woman, which is why it is so puzzling to Gayle Windham that she works as his housekeeper.As the two draw closer and begin to lose thei...

Lady Sophie Windham has maneuvered a few days to herself at the ducal mansion in London before she must join her family for Christmas in Kent. Suddenly trapped by a London snowstorm, she finds herself with an abandoned baby and only the assistance of a kind, handsome stranger standing between her and complete disaster.With his estate in ruins, Vim Charpentier sees little to feel festive about this Christmas. His growing attraction for Sophie Windham is the only thing that warms his...