The Queen's Diamonds

The Queen's Diamonds
Author: Hugh Roberts
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Crown jewels
ISBN: 9781905686384

Published on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, this book tells the story of the royal inheritance of diamonds from the time of Queen Adelaide in the 1830s to Elizabeth II.

Souvenirs from the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria

Souvenirs from the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria
Author: Richard and Susan Wales
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2012-12-13
Genre: Art
ISBN: 148178062X

A flavour of this book ... This small disk is called Carmichael’s Amulet and it commemorates the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria by the dates 1837 and 1897. These are the dates of her 60 years reign. To the right can be seen a mould that is carved from wood. It seems to have been professionally made in a large block that is well finished and furnished with a hook for hanging up. The mould may have produced butter pats or terrines for a Victorian celebration. As well as the Diamond Jubilee dates it commemorates the Record Reign that Queen Victoria had achieved in 1896 after being monarch for longer than George III. These images were taken by the authors as this book was being written and so they do not appear in the text which summarises an enormous variety of Diamond Jubilee souvenirs. Inside you will find a unique view of Victoriana that was made to celebrate one event at the height of the powers of the British Empire. The souvenirs will give you a glimpse into Victorian creative ingenuity as well as the thinking and beliefs of people in 1897.

Debrett's: The Queen - The Diamond Jubilee

Debrett's: The Queen - The Diamond Jubilee
Author: Debrett's
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-05-29
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781849837552

With a foreword by the Rt Hon Sir John Major, The Queen: The Diamond Jubilee is a beautifully illustrated commemoration of the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, from her early years to her role as a modern monarch in the 21st century. This book explores the Queen's genealogy, tracing her descent from William the Conqueror, her coat of arms and orders of chivalry. It looks at her personal life, her childhood, teenage years, hobbies and pursuits, as well as her closest family ties: her mother, sister, husband, children, in-laws and grandchildren. Her public life is also reviewed and celebrated, from formal occasions to garden parties, walkabouts, ship-launchings and ribbon-cuttings, to her work with charities and presenting awards and honours. The state occasions that have punctuated the Queen's life - her own wedding; her coronation; other royal weddings; state funerals; state openings of parliament; investitures and trooping the colour - are explored with insightful and gorgeous photographs. The Queen: The Diamond Jubilee is a touching, unique and beautiful book and a perfect way to remember and celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II
Author: Jane Roberts
Publisher: Royal Collection Trust
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Great Britain
ISBN: 9781905686407

Drawing from the Royal Archives, presents more than 300 photos commemorating the life of Queen Elizabeth and her 60 years as queen and exploring the history behind the Diamond Jubilee.

Ferrari

Ferrari
Author: Dennis Adler
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2022-01-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 0760372098

Celebrate 75 years of Ferrari with this complete, fascinating, and stunningly illustrated history highlighting the company’s legendary sports cars and their worldwide influence. A stellar combination of beauty, engineering, racing success, exclusivity, and Italian flair combine to make Ferrari the world’s most legendary carmaker. All these traits coalesce in the form of Ferrari’s road cars. No other sports car manufacturer has so consistently set the bar for style and performance. It’s a near unbroken 75-year run of automotive hits: The 125S in 1947 The versatile 340 in the 1950s The stunning 250s and 275s of the 1960s The Daytona in the 1970s The shocking F40 in the 1990s The modern era's outrageous hypercars like the Enzo, F8, and LaFerrari Ferrari: 75 Years dives deep into Ferrari’s sports car history beginning in 1947, but also examines Enzo Ferrari’s early career with Alfa-Romeo before he launched his legendary company. Automotive historian and photographer Dennis Adler offers Ferrari owners and fans a full and fascinating picture of Maranello’s 75 years of sports car manufacturing. Adler's detailed text is accompanied by his breathtaking photography and supplemented by important historic images. For 75 years, Ferrari has created high-performance automotive works of art to fire the imaginations of car lovers and performance enthusiasts the world over. Ferrari: 75 Years provides an inspiring and illuminating look back at this history.

My Daily Life

My Daily Life
Author: Anthony J. Paone
Publisher: Confraternity of the Precious Blood
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781618908186

My Daily Life is the follow-up title, and natural complement to Father Paone's indispensible My Daily Bread. While the latter focused on the interior life, My Daily Life focuses on the exterior life, offering practical advice on daily living and getting to the heart of human nature. This powerful little volume will help you navigate a world that is -no paradise, neither...an utter hell.- My Daily Life offers sound advice on a host of daily struggles, including: - How to strive for earthly fulfillment within the bounds of reason, reality, and morality (p. 12) - How to overcome our insecurity in a world that we cannot control (p. 59) - How to achieve self-possession by controlling undue anger (p. 87) - How to face life with a realistic outlook and avoid being overly emotional (p. 122) - How the theological virtue of hope can benefit us in our earthly goals as well (p .273) - And much more... Father Paone presents the readings in -bite-sized- portions that make it easy to maintain a daily devotional schedule. This convenient, palm-sized book is overflowing with common sense, compassion, and holiness. The passages in the book will help transform belief into realization, and theory into practice. My Daily Life is an essential and relatively unknown part of the canon of great Catholic literature. My Daily Life is a practical guide that will help you to persevere in the holy resolutions which you make at the time of confession, Holy Communion, missions, retreats, or any moment of grace. A portion of proceeds from every purchase of this Confraternity of the Precious Blood title go directly to The Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood in Brooklyn, NY to support them in their vocation.

Gregg Notehand

Gregg Notehand
Author: Louis A. Leslie
Publisher:
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2012-09-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781258483531

Shorthand Written By Charles Rader. Illustrated By David W. Corson.

Southern Illinois University at 150 Years

Southern Illinois University at 150 Years
Author: John S Jackson
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2019-03-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 0809337045

Chartered in 1869, Southern Illinois University has been a stalwart presence on the southern Illinois landscape for a century and a half. This book celebrates the 150th anniversary of the university’s founding by exploring in depth its history since 1969, when the last book to celebrate a major anniversary was published. Chapters reflect on SIU’s successful athletics program, the various colleges and departments within the university, the diverse holdings and collections of the library, the unique innovative research enterprises, and special programs such as the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute and Touch of Nature Environmental Center. Although SIU may be a typical large public university in many ways, its unique location, history, and culture have made it a distinct institution of higher education. Located close to the Shawnee National Forest and Giant City State Park, the landscape is an indelible part of SIU, contributing to both the beauty of the university grounds and the campus culture. The university’s sesquicentennial provides a wonderful opportunity to revisit all that makes SIU amazing. Illustrated with 306 photographs of theater and music performances, art, sports, past and present students, faculty, staff, administration, politicians, community members, successful alums, distinguished visitors, and patrons of the university buildings, and landscapes, Southern Illinois University at 150 Years captures the university’s story in all its vivid color.

LIFE Jubilee! Queen Elizabeth II

LIFE Jubilee! Queen Elizabeth II
Author: The Editors of LIFE
Publisher: Life
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-07-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781618930293

In April of 2011 LIFE ventured to London for our bestselling book The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. This June we return to capture all the pomp and circumstance as England celebrates its queen's 60th year on the throne. All of the best photography from the festivities will be in these pages — as will so much else. Directly descended from Victoria, Elizabeth is now on the verge of supplanting that great queen as Britain's longest serving monarch ever — and LIFE has had its cameras trained on her since she was a little girl. We were there to record her precocious courage during World War II, her splendiferous marriage to Prince Philip, her glittery coronation, her travails and dramas in the modern age. The other characters that come and go in these pages are equally famous and compelling: Wayward Uncle Edward who had to abdicate the throne, the Queen Mum and her hats, Elizabeth's father George VI who overcame his stammer to rally his countrymen during the war, Prince Charles, Lady Diana, the grandsons Will and Harry — and on and on. We see these people move through palaces opulent beyond belief (Buckingham, Windsor), and estates that dwarf Downton Abbey (Sandringham, Balmoral). We learn of their lives, their loves, their scandals. Ever with her head held high, there is Elizabeth II. Here is her royal story, told in its entirety. This book will include not only grand photography of the Jubilee but of prior House of Windsor celebrations, including Victoria's own 60th anniversary celebration, Elizabeth's wedding, the so-called "Wedding of the Century" (Charles and Di's), and the recent marriage of Elizabeth's grandson to Princess Kate. It is a splashy, festive book. It fairly shouts: "Long live the queen!"