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1) Spare
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Language
English
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Description
Before losing his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, Prince Harry was known as the happy-go-lucky Spare to the more serious Heir. Grief changed everything. Because he blamed the press for his mother's death, he struggled to accept life in the spotlight. From the beginning, his romance with Meghan was preyed upon by the press, subjected to waves of abuse, racism, and lies. Here Prince Harry tells his own story: one of insight, revelation, self-examination,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
As a kid, Diana was known for her selflessness--she won a prize for being the most caring girl in school. When she married Prince Charles and became a princess, she used her status to advocate for all kinds of different charities. Her legacy of kindness changed the world forever.
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Language
English
Description
"Ten years after her death, Princess Diana remains a mystery. Was she "the people's princess," who electrified the world with her beauty and humanitarian missions? Or was she a manipulative, media-savvy neurotic who nearly brought down the monarchy? Journalist Tina Brown knew Diana personally and has far-reaching insight into the royals and the Queen herself. In this book, you will meet a formidable female cast and understand as never before the society...
Author
Language
English
Description
Twenty-five years after Diana: Her True Story was published, biographer Andrew Morton has revisited the secret tapes he made with the late princess to reveal startling new insights into her life and mind. This fully revised edition of his groundbreaking biography is the closest we will ever come to an autobiography of Diana, an icon in life and a legend in death.
6) Find a way
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"On September 2, 2013, at the age of 64, Diana Nyad emerged onto the shores of Key West after completing a 110 mile, 53 hour, record-breaking swim through shark-infested waters from Cuba to Florida. Her memoir shows why, at 64 she was able to achieve what she couldn't at 30 and how her repeated failures contributed to her success"--
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
This collection of more than twenty-five critical essays, speeches, and biographical pieces written and/or chosen by Diana Wynne Jones will be required reading for the author's many fans and for students and teachers of the genre. Reflections includes insightful literary criticism alongside autobiographical anecdotes about reading tours (including an account of the author's famous travel jinx), revelations about the origins of the author's books,...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c1992.
Language
English
Description
In a shocking, headline-making story (coming as an NBC TV movie), Andrew Morton goes beyond speculation to present the facts about Princess Diana and her royal marriage--written with the full cooperation and support of Diana's family and friends, who speak freely in a sizzling, insider's tell-all.
11) Diana
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Draws on interviews with individuals closest to the late princess to discuss her life behind the scandals, tracing her courtship with Prince Charles, transformation into a high-profile public figure, and the role of Camilla Parker Bowles in the collapse of her marriage.
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Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an Imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A shy twenty-year-old girl stepped out of a horse-drawn coach and into the world spotlight, capturing the imagination of millions as a real life fairytale princess. Although the storybook marriage didn't have a happy ending, Diana learned to use her fame as a way to champion charitable causes near to her heart. She became the People's Princess by humanizing the image of the royal family and showing care and concern for all people, including the homeless,...
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Language
English
Description
"Between the World Wars, the six Mitford sisters--each more beautiful, brilliant, and eccentric than the next--dominate the English scenes. Though they've weathered scandals before, the family falls into disarray when Diana divorces her wealthy husband to marry a fascist leader and Unity follows her sister's lead all the way to Munich, inciting rumors that she's become Hitler's mistress. As the Nazis rise in power, novelist Nancy Mitford grows suspicious...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Read about the life stories and significant contributions of some of today's most accomplished figures in STEM fields. Narrative nonfiction text explores key details from each person's life, often including the pivotal moment that led them to their STEM career."--
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Series
Publisher
Wide Eyed editions, an imprint of Quarto Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Flo, Mary, and Diana are teenage girls from Detroit with big ambitions. They want to be the best girl group in the world! They've got the style, they've got the moves, and boy can they sing! This is the true story of the Supremes, three best friends and young black women, whose stars shone so brightly they broke sales records--and helped break down racial barriers at the same time"--Back cover.
17) A royal duty
Author
Publisher
Putnam's
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
Paul, one of the Queen's personal footmen, met Diana during one of her first visits to Balmoral Castle. And while it may have been fate that brought them together, they shared a strong bond that endured to the end of her life. Burrell became Diana's confidant and his unique perspective casts new light on the Princess of Wales and the events that would shape her life and the lives of those around her. At the time of her death there was much speculation...
18) Trio of sorcery
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This trio of urban fantasy novels features the first new Diana Tregarde story in nearly 20 years, the first Jennie Talldeer story in more than 15 years, and introduces a new heroine for the 21st century.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"It's lady's maid Louisa Cannon's wedding day, but the fantasy is shattered shortly after when she is approached by a secretive man asking her to spy on Diana Mitford - who is having an affair with the infamous Oswald Mosley - and her sister Unity. Soon, as summer 1933 dawns, Louisa finds herself accompanying the Mitfords on a glitzy cruise in the Mediterranean, full of the brightest stars of society. But the waters run red when a man is found attacked....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"The year is 1928, and after the death of a maid at a glamorous society party, fortune heir Bryan Guinness seizes life and proposes to eighteen-year-old Diana, most beautiful of the six Mitford sisters. The maid's death is ruled an accident, and the newlyweds put it behind them to begin a whirlwind life zipping between London's Mayfair, chic Paris and hedonistic Berlin. Accompanying Diana as her lady's maid is Louisa Cannon, as well as a coterie of...
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