Queen Elizabeth: A Photographic Journey the latest book from expert authors Chris Frame & Rachelle Cross allows the reader to travel aboard Cunard's newest ship the second largest ship to carry the Cunard colours. The ultimate in luxury cruising awaits aboard Queen Elizabeth. From the three-storey Royal Court Theatre complete with box seating to the opulence of the Queens Room the authors have captured the interior elegance of Queen Elizabeth with never-before-published images. Explore the behind-the-scenes areas with a tour of the Engine Room Stores & The Bridge before returning to the passenger areas to discover bars lounges restaurants & cabins. Queen Elizabeth: A Photographic Journey is a must-have whether you're a seasoned Cunard passenger or simply an armchair traveller. Written by two enthusiastic Cunard fans travellers & historians this book is beautifully illustrated with over 200 colour photographs &

Includes:: a foreword by Peter Shanks President of the Cunard Line an interview with Captain Burgess & a contribution from Captain Chris Wells Queen Elizabeth's First Master. This is Chris Frame & Rachelle Cross' sixth Cunard book & the fourth in their Journey series.

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Elizabeth II has lived through the Abdication the Blitz & World War Two the sex & spy scandals of the swinging sixties the Cold War & the nuclear threat & the Fall of the Berlin Wall. She has known 11 US Presidents including JFK & Ronald Reagan & other world leaders like President Mandela & Pope John XXII. Her Prime Ministers have ranged from Winston Churchill & Margaret Thatcher to David Cameron the last only ten years older than her grandson. Her own family experiences a mixture of happiness & crisis weddings & divorces & in the case of Diana violent death have been lived in the glare of tabloid headlines. More than 2 billion people watched the wedding of her grandson Prince William to Catherine Middleton in 2010 shortly before she made the first State Visit to Ireland by a British monarch for 100 years. Our world has changed more in her lifetime than in any of her predecessors: the Queen has remained a calm presence at the centre earning the respect of monarchists & republicans. How has she done it? ...

Photographer costume designer avid diarist
- Cecil Beaton was also a romantic royalist whose glittering photographs of Queen Elizabeth
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Elizabeth II has lived through the Abdication the Blitz & World War Two the sex & spy scandals of the swinging sixties the Cold War & the nuclear threat & the Fall of the Berlin Wall. She has known 11 US Presidents including JFK & Ronald Reagan & other world leaders like President Mandela & Pope John XXII. Her Prime Ministers have ranged from Winston Churchill & Margaret Thatcher to David Cameron the last only ten years older than her grandson. Her own family experiences a mixture of happiness & crisis weddings & divorces & in the case of Diana violent death have been lived in the glare of tabloid headlines. More than 2 billion people watched the wedding of her grandson Prince William to Catherine Middleton in 2010 shortly before she made the first State Visit to Ireland by a British monarch for 100 years. Our world has changed more in her lifetime than in any of her predecessors: the Queen has remained a calm presence at the centre earning the respect of monarchists & republicans. How has she done it? ...

The year 2012 marks the 60th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeths ascension to the British throne making her the second longest reigning monarch in British history! To commemorate this special occasion weve created an elegant mini ceramic plate with gilded edge royal insignia inscription & images of Her Majesty on her special day 60 years ago & today. The accompanying easel stand plus 48 page booklet make it the perfect keepsake. ...

Written with complete access to the Queen Mother's personal letters & diaries William Shawcross' riveting biography is the truly definitive account of this remarkable woman whose life spanned the twentieth century. Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon the youngest daughter of the Earl of Strathmore was born on 4 August 1900. Drawing on her private correspondence & other unpublished material from the Royal Archives William Shawcross vividly reveals the witty girl who endeared herself to soldiers convalescing at Glamis in the First World War; the assured young Duchess of York; the Queen at last feeling able to look the East End in the face at the height of the Blitz; the Queen Mother representing the nation at home & abroad throughout her long widowhood. ' This splendid biography captures something of the warm glow that she brought to every event & encounter. It also reveals a deeper & more interesting character forged by good sense love of country duty humour & an instinct for what is right. This is a wonderful book authoritative frank & entertaining'
- Daily Telegraph"."
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Why is Katie Berger-Jones-Burg under a sofa in Buckingham Palace? The last thing she can remember is reading in her bedroom trying to block out the sound of the TV. Now she is in London at the height of Queen Victorias reign. Something very strange is going on. Together with her two new friends
- Princess Alice the young daughter of Queen Victoria & James OReilly the son of the royal doctor
- Katie must discover why she has been sent back in time. & who are the weird & frightening creatures who seek her out? The key it seems lies with the enigmatic Bernardo Du Quelle. As the dark forces moving through the royal household begin to take control Katie & her friends uncover a plot to assassinate the Queen & unearth an even darker mystery -

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Things are looking up for Lizzie Nichols. She loves her career & the love of her life Jean-Luc has proposed. Lifes become a dizzying whirl of wedding gown fittings as Lizzie prepares for her dream wedding in the south of France. But the dream soon becomes a nightmare as the best man with whom Lizzie might once accidentally have slept
- no really just slept
- announces his lack of support for the couple; Lizzies Midwestern family cant understand why she doesnt want to have her wedding in the family backyard; & her future French in-laws seem to be luring the groom away from medical school & into investment banking. Is Lizzie really ready to embrace her new role as wife & mistress of Chateau Mirac? Or is she destined to spend the rest of her life as a New York City spinster in a two-room walk-up with no one for company but the cat from down the street?

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Former marshal-turned-rebel Jim Raynor has broken away from the power-crazed Emperor Arcturus Mengsk. Enraged over Mengsks betrayal of the powerful telepath Sarah Kerrigan to the ravenous Zerg Raynor has lost all faith in his fellow humanity. Yet in the aftermath of Mengsks treachery Raynor is plagued by strange visions of Char -- a deadly volcanic world haunted by horrifying alien creatures. As the nightmares grow in intensity Raynor begins to suspect that they may not be figments of his imagination -- but a desperate form of telepathic contact. Convinced that the woman he loves is still alive Raynor launches a hasty mission to rescue Kerrigan from Char. But deep beneath the planets smoldering surface Raynor finds a strange chrysalis...and is forced to watch in horror as a terrible all-too-familiar entity rises from it. Before him stands a creature of depthless malice & vengeance... Sarah Kerrigan: the Zerg Queen of Blades. ...

Join the craft revolution with Queen of Crafts; The Modern Girls Guide to Knitting Sewing Quilting Baking Preserving & Kitchen Gardening" a gloriously illustrated handbook by Jazz Domino Holly. Feeling the itch to stitch & the urge to preserve? Well then get your craft on with crafter-about-town Jazz Domino Holly. As the daughter of rock-royalty & founder of the Shoreditch Sisters Womens Institute Jazz is the perfect guide. Have fun & impress your friends & family with your crafting skills as you learn how to: unravel the mystery of knits & purls & whip up a Girlie Bow Headband; fix your stitches & sew a string of Heart-Felt Bunting; feel the heat in the kitchen & bake a batch of Queen of Crafts Jam Tarts; preserve tradition & fill your empty jars with delicious Oh My Darling Clementine Marmalade; get green-fingered & plant a Herbal Tea Garden; become your own beauty expert & mix up a pot of Get Lippy Lip Balm. Jazz will show you how to make all these things & many many more. Youll be hosting the perfect tea party organising a bake-off & setting up your own knitting circle in no time (and having a lot of fun along the way). Jazz Domino Holly daughter of the late Joe Strummer is founder of the Shoreditch Sisters Womens Institute who since their formation in 2007 have been credited as the forerunners of the WIs recent revival. She writes a monthly craft column for " Company" magazine. " Queen of Crafts" is her first book." ...