In The Other Side of the Coin, The Queen has personally given Angela her blessing to share their extraordinary bond with the world. Whether it's preparing for a formal occasion or brightening Her Majesty's day with a playful joke, Angela's priority is to serve and support. Sharing never-before-seen photographs - many from Angela's own private collection - and charming anecdotes of their time spent together, this revealing book provides memorable insights...

Walt Whitman's "The Wound-Dresser" is a sixty-five-line free-verse poem in four sections describing the suffering in the Civil War hospitals and the poet's suffering, faithfulness to duty, and developing compassion as he tended to soldiers' physical wounds and gave comfort. Published at war's end, the poem opens with an old veteran speaking, imaginatively suggesting some youths gathered about who have asked him to tell of his most powerful memories....

"One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II, a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeare's 'King Lear.' Bombs are falling, sirens are wailing, the curtain is up in an hour but the actor/manager 'Sir' who is playing Lear is nowhere to be seen. His dresser Norman must scramble to keep the production alive but will Sir turn up in time? And if he does, will he be able to perform that night? A wickedly funny...

When a recent widower discovers a secret about his past, he and his best friend hop ride their motorcycles cross-country to confront his past, but unexpectedly discovers that life is about moving forward, one mile at a time.

Xequina Maria Berber started writing short stories because after coming out, a flood of inventiveness was liberated and she suddenly had many new stories to tell. Ever since, she's been on a mission to write about dignified women who are self-accepting and proud to be out. In her first collection of stories, Xequina combines fiction and nonfiction into a rich mosaic that elevates characters and settings to legendary and even mythic status. She developed...

L'arrivée d'un chien adulte dans votre foyer exige autant d'efforts de votre part et de celle de votre famille que pour un chiot. Il est erroné de penser que, parce que votre chien a grandi et a été éduqué à la maison, il s'adaptera immédiatement à votre programme d'élimination des déchets. Ce n'est pas réaliste. Le chien doit s'adapter à son nouvel environnement et ne sait pas instinctivement qu'il est interdit d'uriner sur le sol, d'autant...

Walt Whitman is known for his beautiful, floral poetry but here are collected some of the poems inspired by his time working a s a nurse during the American Civil War.

Authored by wine connoisseur John James DeFour, who established the first commercial vineyard in the United States, The American Vine-Dresser's Guide is an amazingly thorough work on grape growing and wine making specifically adapted to the American climate and soil. Despite being published nearly 200 years ago in 1826, DeFour's practices and recommendations are still being utilized and referenced today since little has changed in the wine-making...

When a recent widower is consumed with regret, he embarks in a cross country motorcycle ride looking for absolution and to confront the mistakes of his past and unexpectedly discovers that life is about moving forward, one mile at a time.