Draws on the Bible and secular historical research to present a fictional portrait of Mary Magdalen as she becomes part of Jesus's disciple circle and comes into a realization of her faith. Reprint.[...]

Much has been written about the mighty, egotistical Henry VIII: the man who dismantled the Church because it would not grant him the divorce he wanted; who married six women and beheaded two of them; who executed his friend Thomas More; who sacked the monasteries; who longed for a son and neglected [...]

This is the story of England's most famous, and notorious, king. The facts of Henry VIII's life and reign were more astonishing, poignant and outlandish than the plot twists of most fiction. Henry's character was complex: he was a charismatic, ardent -- and brash -- young lover who married six times[...]

The mesmerizing story of Queen Cleopatra in her own words - by bestselling novelist Margaret George, author of The Autobiography of Henry VIII and Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles. Told in the first person - from the young queen's earliest memories of her father's tenuous rule to her own reign o[...]

1588.

In the height of her power is the legendary Elizabeth Tudor, history's most enigmatic queen. She is the virgin with many suitors; the victor of the Armada who hated war; the jewel-bedecked woman always pinching pennies.

Elizabeth's flame-haired cousin, Lettice Knollys, [...]

Mary, Queen of Scotland and the Isles is the story of a woman born to rule a nation - and the glorious pageant of love and tragedy that followed in her wake. Mary's beauty inspired poetry - yet her birthright engendered hideous treachery and terrible, bloody murder. This novel is Margaret George'[...]

Bedded for Pleasure, Purchased for Pregnancy To claim his inheritance, Italian playboy Zarios D'Amilo needs a convenient fiancee and Emma Hayes needs a million dollars. So Zarios seizes his opportunity - he will have her! The Italian's Ruthless Baby Bargain While nanny Penny Keeling is determined no[...]

Reviews the history of developmental psychology with regard to both its nature and the effects of the transmission of culture. Major theorists such as Piaget, Vygotsky and Bowlby are introduced to provide a background to contemporary research and[...]

This textbook provides an up-to-date account of theory and research in the rapidly-changing field of child development.[...]