Cincinnati Empress Chili
In large heavy pot, over medium-high heat, heat oil and saute onions for 8 to 10 minutes. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. 2 medium onions, chopped finely 2 Tbs apple cider vinegar 1 large bay leaf, crushed 5 whole ... [... more]
International Vegetarian Union |
John Burnham Schwartz
In 1959, a young woman, Haruko, marries the Crown Prince of Japan. She is the first nonaristocratic woman to enter the mysterious, hermetic monarchy. Met with cruelty and suspicion by the Empress, Haruko is controlled at every turn, suffering a ... [... more]
Random House |
Hilde Hoogenboom
Empress Catherine II brought Europe to Russia, and Russia to Europe, during her long and eventful reign (1762-96). She fostered the culture of the Enlightenment and greatly expanded the immense empire created by Czar Ivan the Terrible, shifting ... [... more]
Random House |
Marion Davies
The was the unofficial empress of Hollywood and she spent a lifetime as the mistress of one of America's richest men. Gathered from tapes recroded a decade before Marion Davie's death, read, in her own words, the story of a fantastic and ... [... more]
Random House |
Markus Cruse
Empress Catherine II brought Europe to Russia, and Russia to Europe, during her long and eventful reign (1762-96). She fostered the culture of the Enlightenment and greatly expanded the immense empire created by Czar Ivan the Terrible, shifting ... [... more]
Random House |
Eugenie: The Empress and Her Empire
 Vive Eugenie!: What a wonderful read this book is! The story of the beautiful spanish aristocrat who rose to become (literally) the most powerful woman in the world, "Eugenie: The Empress and her Empire" is truly fascinating. I enjoyed every [... more]
CDN$27.95
Amazon CA |
Shan Sa from HarperCollins Publishers
Shan Sa is the author of several acclaimed novels, including Empress and The Girl Who Played Go (winner of France's Goncourt Prize). Born in Beijing, she moved to Paris in 1990. She is also a celebrated artist who has had prominent exhibitions in ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
The Last Empress: The She-Dragon of China
the last empress: This 2003 release is little more than a summary of J.O.Bland and E.Backhouse's 'China under the Empress Dowager', first published in 1911. It repeats its biased opinion of the much maligned empress dowager Tzu Hsi (Cixi). The author [... more]
CDN$46.95
Amazon CA |
The Empress Orchid
an easy read: This is a fictionalized account of Empress Tsu His (known as Orchid) who was the power behind the throne of the Ch'ing Dynasty in the 19th century. According to the author the characters are base on real people and the events kept closed to [... more]
CDN$35.11
Amazon CA |
The Empress and the Silkworm
The Empress and the Silkworm: This is a charming tale of how a Chinese empress supposedly discovered silk thread in a cocoon, which led to the making of silk cloth for imperial dress. It also tells why the Chinese kept the process a secret for 3,000 [... more]
CDN$24.95
Amazon CA |
The Will of the Empress
The Will of the Empress: The Circle Reforged: This book was so amazing. The details that she uses when describing people are great. You find yourself hating someone one minute and the next liking them. There are interesting adventures that await the four. [... more]
CDN$93.95
Amazon CA |
Josephine: A Life of the Empress
From Amazon.com: When she married Napoleon Bonaparte in 1796, Rose de Beauharnais was a 32-year-old widow who had narrowly escaped the French Revolution's guillotine. She was six years older than he, notorious for her lovers, and unlikely to give him [... more]
CDN$26.95
Amazon CA |
