In "That House I Bought: A Little Leaf from Life," Henry Edward Warner invites readers into a reflective journey through the interwoven tales of personal experience and social context. This memoir encapsulates the essence of mid-20th-century domesticity and the profound emotional resonance tied to the act of homeownership, articulated through Warner's eloquent prose and keen observational style. The narrative unfolds in layered anecdotes, each offering glimpses into the complexities of fam...

Southern Backs Roads is a first of its kind post-Utopian novel that explores what happens when society achieves world peace by the transition of all our vicissitudes to technology. Luckily, there's one person who clings to a time before the digital subjugation took hold. The world is poised for the revolution it needs, but time is running out."Eighteen-year-old Jack has never known a world without the ubiquitous Eyebits-devices worn over the eyes that allow one to be constantly con...

In 'Aviation Accident Report: Pan American Flight 203,' the anthology captures the multifaceted perspectives and narratives surrounding one of the most compelling incidents in aviation history. This collection combines an array of investigative reporting, technical analysis, and human narratives to explore the profound implications of the tragedy. Through a meticulous blend of factual documentation and literary storytelling, these reports and essays provide a comprehensive examination of t...

He is one of the most reviled English kings in history. He drove his kingdom to the brink of civil war a dozen times in less than twenty years. He allowed his male lovers to rule the kingdom. He led a great army to the most ignominious military defeat in English history. His wife took a lover and invaded his kingdom, and he ended his reign wandering around Wales with a handful of followers, pursued by an army. He was the first king of England forced to abdicate his throne. Popular legend h...

Edward II is one of the most unsuccessful and unconventional kings in English history, and is well-known for having passionate and probably intimate relationships with men. In modern times, he has often been considered an LGBT+ icon of sorts. Edward II: His Sexuality and Relationships looks at the men in the king's life and examines the relations he had with them in the context of medieval notions of sexuality and the famous, albeit almost certainly mythical, idea that he was murdered with...

"A great book to introduce you to three fascinating sisters whose marriages during the reign of the infamous Edward II transformed England." — Adventures of a Tudor NerdThe de Clare sisters Eleanor, Margaret and Elizabeth were born in the 1290s as the eldest granddaughters of King Edward I of England and his Spanish queen Eleanor of Castile, and were the daughters of the greatest nobleman in England, Gilbert "the Red" de Clare, Earl of Gloucester. They grew...

A colorful biography of five royal sisters in medieval England.In 1254 the teenage heir to the English throne took a Spanish bride, the sister of the king of Castile, in Burgos. Their marriage of thirty-six years proved to be one of the great royal romances of the Middle Ages.Edward I of England and Leonor of Castile had at least fourteen children together, though only six survived into adulthood, five of them daughters. Daughters of Edward I trace...

He is one of the most reviled English kings in history. He drove his kingdom to the brink of civil war a dozen times in less than twenty years. He allowed his male lovers to rule the kingdom. He led a great army to the most ignominious military defeat in English history. His wife took a lover and invaded his kingdom, and he ended his reign wandering around Wales with a handful of followers, pursued by an army. He was the first king of England forced to abdicate his throne. Popular legend h...

Edward III may be known for his restoration of English kingly authority after the disastrous and mysterious fall of his father, Edward II, and eventual demise of his mother, Queen Isabella. It was Edward III who arguably put England on the map as a military might. This show of power and strength was not simply through developments in government, success in warfare or the establishment of the Order of the Garter, which fused ideals of chivalry and national identity to form camaraderie betwe...

"Informed and informative . . . a meticulous example of outstanding scholarship, and an inherently fascinating read." — Midwest Book ReviewEdward II is famously one of England's most unsuccessful kings, as utterly different from his warlike father Edward I as any man possibly could be, and the first English king to suffer the fate of deposition. Highly unconventional, even eccentric, he was an intriguing personality, and his reign of nineteen and a half ye...

This story of the greatest villain of the 14th century is "a fascinating account of a tangled web of deceit, turmoil, courtly life, war and rebellion" ( Britain Express).Born in the late 1280s, Hugh married King Edward I of England's eldest granddaughter when he was a teenager. Ambitious and greedy to an astonishing degree, Hugh chose a startling route to power: he seduced his wife's uncle, the young King Edward II, and became the richest and most powerful ...

Fully updated to cover the 2019 exam release!CompTIA's A+ certification is an essential certification to building a successful IT career. Test takers must pass both 90-question exams to be certified, and this book—plus online test bank—will help you reach your certification goal.The 9 minibooks map to the exam's objectives, and include new content on Windows 10, Scripting, Linux, and mobile devices. You’ll learn about how computers work, networking, compute...