books by Amanda Foreman

books by Amanda Foreman

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Amanda Foreman

Madame de Pompadour (New York Review Books Classics)

Nancy Mitford

NYRB Classics, 2001

Gossip for 18th Century France!
This biography was a refreshing and fun, written by a sympathetic aristocrat. The flavors, entertainment and relationships of the court come to life. It is hard not to develop a deep respect for Madame de Pompadour in the course of the book. Highly recommended.

The Duchess

Amanda Foreman

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008

Superb!
Georgina was a women beyond her time. She had an adventureous and emotionally sad go with relationships. The author brings her to life. Read the book before you see the movie. Much more vivid picture painted of her life by the author.

Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire
Foreman Amanda

Random House, 1999

The winner of Britain's prestigious Whitbread Prize and a bestseller there for months, this wonderfully readable biography offers a rich, rollicking picture of late-eighteenth-century British aristocracy and the intimate story of a woman who for a time was its undisputed leader. Lady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, ...

George IV: The Rebel Who Would Be King
Christopher Hibbert

Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

Hibbert delivers a superbly detailed picture of the life and times of George IV including his exorbitant spending on his homes, his clothes, and his women; his patronage of the arts; his ?illegal? marriage to Catholic Mrs Fitzherbert, and lesser known facts such as his generous charity donations and his witty one-liners, including one he uttered ...

Georgiana's World
Amanda Foreman

HarperCollins Illustrated, 2001

As one of the most flamboyant and influential women of the late 18th century, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire was an icon of her time. Born Lady Georgiana Spencer, she married the fifth Duke of Devonshire in 1774; within a short space of time she had become the undisputed queen of fashionable society, adored by the Prince Regent, an intimate of ...

Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire (Modern Library Paperbacks)

Amanda Foreman

Modern Library, 2001

Will turn you into a history buff!
AMAZING read! I have never been interested in History of any sort before and afte reading a bit about her on Wikipedia I couldn't wait to learn more! She is fascinating, flaws and all! This book gave a wonderful outline of the time period, the rulers in charge and the ...

Alias #1: Recruited

Lynn Mason

Imagination Studio, 2003

Good Introduction of Sydney
I am a big fan of the ALIAS television series. So, I naturally had to read the book about how Sydney becomes a spy. The book introduces a shy, studious Sydney who is a freshman at UCLA. She has only few friends and spends most of her time studying. One day, Sydney ...

Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire

Amanda Foreman

HarperCollins Publishers, 1998

Ellen
I read this book some time ago when it was first published. I heard an interview with the author on NPR and she said that Georgiana was a relative and she became absolutely obsessed with her life while writing the book. It is nonfiction based on the life of Georgiana ...

Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble (Making History)

Andrew Roberts

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2005

Great Overview
What other reviewers cite as a deficiency is what makes this book worth buying -- it is a short, easy-to-read summary of Waterloo. If you don't have the desire to read longer works or you just need a quick understanding of what happened that day, this is the book for ...

Alias #4: Sister Spy (Alias, Number 4)

Laura Peyton Roberts

Imagination Studio, 2003

Keep 'em coming.
As a hopelessly devoted "Alias" fan, OF COURSE I'm going to buy all the Alias merch I can get my greedy little hands on. Laura Peyton Roberts is quickly becoming my favorite Prequel author, but I'll reserve further judgement for the Michael Vaughn novels (they feature ...

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire [UNABRIDGED CD] (Audiobook)
Amanda Foreman, 2006

A best-seller and winner of the prestigious Whitbread Prize, Amanda Foremans wonderfully readable biography paints a rollicking portrait of late 18th century British aristocracy and of its undisputed leader, Lady Georgiana Spencer. An ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales, and close friend of Marie Antoinette, Georgiana was beloved by the ...