“Helen Castor has an exhilarating narrative gift. . . . Readers will love this book; finding it wholly absorbing and rewarding.†—Hilary Mantel; Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall In the tradition of Antonia Fraser; David Starkey; and Alison Weir; prize-winning historian Helen Castor delivers a compelling; eye-opening examination of women and power in England; witnessed through the lives of six women who exercised power against all odds—and one who never got the chance. Exploring the narratives of the Empress Matilda; Eleanor of Aquitaine; Isabella of France; Margaret of Anjou; and other “she-wolves;†as well as that of the Nine Days' Queen; Lady Jane Grey; Castor invokes a magisterial discussion of how much—and how little—has changed through the centuries.
#451973 in Books Sun-tzu/ Huang; J. H. 2008-04-08 2008-04-08Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .84 x 7.50l; 1.11 #File Name: 0061351415304 pages
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405 of 418 people found the following review helpful. It is a book meant for good.By CustomerI want to tell future readers of this book in this way. I read it first when I was 14 or 15. I thought it was a book on how to smartly fight a war. Then I re-read it when I was 28 and it occurred to me that it may be an instruction book on how to navigate an honorable life. Years passed and I recently found it at the bottom of a box in my closet. I read it again at age 56. I realized it has more to offer. If you read this book; you will actively have to replace Sun Tzus' ancient terms and placement of hierarchy and apply them to modern situations and people. Family; bosses; neighbors; employees and the list goes on. It is my belief that this "manual" can help solve minor and major disruptions in life if used correctly. It is a book meant for good.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Success through the agesBy RitacFlipping through it I glean bits and pieces of an organized mind. I can easily understand why this book has existed for more than 2000 years. My intention is to read it a little at a time so that I absorb some of the philosophy. I am not interested in war but I am interested I how men think and plan; this should be an excellent guidebook.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. GoodBy UnknownOutlines Sun Tzu in plain English. Highly recommended.
