King of the World

King of the World
Author: David Remnick
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2014-04-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0804173621

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The bestselling biography of Muhammad Ali--with an Introduction by Salman Rushdie On the night in 1964 that Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) stepped into the ring with Sonny Liston, he was widely regarded as an irritating freak who danced and talked way too much. Six rounds later Ali was not only the new world heavyweight boxing champion: He was "a new kind of black man" who would shortly transform America's racial politics, its popular culture, and its notions of heroism. No one has captured Ali--and the era that he exhilarated and sometimes infuriated--with greater vibrancy, drama, and astuteness than David Remnick, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lenin's Tomb (and editor of The New Yorker). In charting Ali's rise from the gyms of Louisville, Kentucky, to his epochal fights against Liston and Floyd Patterson, Remnick creates a canvas of unparalleled richness. He gives us empathetic portraits of wisecracking sportswriters and bone-breaking mobsters; of the baleful Liston and the haunted Patterson; of an audacious Norman Mailer and an enigmatic Malcolm X. Most of all, King of the World does justice to the speed, grace, courage, humor, and ebullience of one of the greatest athletes and irresistibly dynamic personalities of our time.

King of the World

King of the World
Author: Philip Mansel
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 669
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 022669092X

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Louis XIV was a man in pursuit of glory. Not content to be the ruler of a world power, he wanted the power to rule the world. And, for a time, he came tantalizingly close. Philip Mansel’s King of the World is the most comprehensive and up-to-date biography in English of this hypnotic, flawed figure who continues to captivate our attention. This lively work takes Louis outside Versailles and shows the true extent of his global ambitions, with stops in London, Madrid, Constantinople, Bangkok, and beyond. We witness the importance of his alliance with the Spanish crown and his success in securing Spain for his descendants, his enmity with England, and his relations with the rest of Europe, as well as Asia, Africa, and the Americas. We also see the king’s effect on the two great global diasporas of Huguenots and Jacobites, and their influence on him as he failed in his brutal attempts to stop Protestants from leaving France. Along the way, we are enveloped in the splendor of Louis’s court and the fascinating cast of characters who prostrated and plotted within it. King of the World is exceptionally researched, drawing on international archives and incorporating sources who knew the king intimately, including the newly released correspondence of Louis’s second wife, Madame de Maintenon. Mansel’s narrative flair is a perfect match for this grand figure, and he brings the Sun King’s world to vivid life. This is a global biography of a global king, whose power was extensive but also limited by laws and circumstances, and whose interests and ambitions stretched far beyond his homeland. Through it all, we watch Louis XIV progressively turn from a dazzling, attractive young king to a belligerent reactionary who sets France on the path to 1789. It is a convincing and compelling portrait of a man who, three hundred years after his death, still epitomizes the idea of le grand monarque.

The King of the World

The King of the World
Author: René Guénon
Publisher: Sophia Perennis
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2001
Genre: Kings and rulers
ISBN: 9780900588587

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This remarkable book grew out of a conference headed by René Guénon, the sinologist René Grousset, and the neo-Thomist Jacques Maritain on questions raised by Ferdinand Ossendowski's thrilling account in his Men, Beast and Gods of an escape through Central Asia, during which he foils enemies and encounters shamans and Mongolian lamas, whose marvels he describes. The book caused a great sensation, especially the closing chapters, where Ossendowski recounts legends allegedly entrusted to him concerning the 'King of the World' and his subterranean kingdom Agarttha. The present book, one of Guénon's most controversial, was written in response to this conference and develops the theme of the King of the World from the point of view of traditional metaphysics. Chapters include: Western Ideas about Agarttha; Shekinah and Metatron; The Three Supreme Functions; Symbolism of the Grail; Melki-Tsedeq; Luz: Abode of Immortality; The Supreme Center concealed during the Kali-Yuga; and The Omphalos and Sacred Stones .

The King at the Edge of the World

The King at the Edge of the World
Author: Arthur Phillips
Publisher:
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2020
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0812995481

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1601. Queen Elizabeth I is dying. With no heir for the kingdom, potential successors secretly maneuver to be in position when the inevitable occurs. The leading candidate is King James VI of Scotland, but there is a problem. The queen's spymasters fear that James' claim to be a Protestant are untrue. If he secretly shares his family's Catholicism, then forty years of religious war will have been for nothing, and a bloodbath will ensue. It falls to Geoffrey Belloc to devise a test to discover the true nature of King James's soul. Belloc enlists Mahmoud Ezzedine, a Muslim physician from the Ottoman Empire, as his undercover agent. -- adapted from jacket

King Of A Small World

King Of A Small World
Author: Rick Bennet
Publisher: Skyhorse
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2011-12-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1628722355

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King of the poker players from his suburban enclave in Maryland to Washington, D.C., Joey Moore faces a crisis in his life when an gambling opponent commits suicide and an unwanted baby is forced on him. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Dance Me, Daddy

Dance Me, Daddy
Author: Cindy Morgan
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2009-10-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0310868092

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Dance me, Daddy. Dance me around.Don’t let my feet ever touch down.There’s nothing better than being your girl.If I am your princess, then you are king of the world.”This picture book by singer and songwriter Cindy Morgan sparkles with the joy of childhood and the blessings of families. Sing along with the CD performed by Point of Grace and listen to Cindy Morgan read the book version of this song that celebrates the joy in all stages of a child’s growing years, from the time his little girl dances on his feet until they dance at her wedding. A great celebration of God’s love.

Around the World with a King

Around the World with a King
Author: William N. Armstrong
Publisher:
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1904
Genre: Voyages around the world
ISBN:

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The King Who Came To Earth

The King Who Came To Earth
Author: Richard Lawrence
Publisher: The Aetherius Society
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2019-08-25
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1941482104

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Have you wondered what it would have been like to have known one of the truly great masters? To have witnessed first-hand their intense will, determination and desire to uplift humanity? To have looked into their mysterious eyes and been inspired by their deep, selfless compassion and love for all? The King Who Came To Earth gives a glimpse into such an enlightened master who came among us in order to lay the spiritual foundations for the New Age, so essential at this pivotal time of change. This master, known as Dr. George King, was born near Wellington, Shropshire, England on January 23, 1919. It was not until one hundred years after his birth that this biography was published in 2019. Now, for the first time ever, the astonishing story of the life and achievements of this man and master is revealed by two of his closest disciples, Richard Lawrence and Brian Keneipp. You are taken on a journey of his incredible adventures – from the depths of Earth’s darkest realms to the elevated heights of spirituality on this and other planets. You will learn secrets of advanced intelligences from within this solar system and beyond; and the reasons why advanced spiritual aliens are here among us, helping our world at this time of global crisis. You will discover how: · As a boy, Dr. King expressed an inner power that could heal others. · As a young man, he learned mental control and developed advanced psychic powers. · As an extraordinary medium, he received messages from extraterrestrial intelligences who shared their elevated wisdom and compassion for humanity in hundreds of communications. · He worked closely with masters from Earth and beyond, co-operating with them in global healing missions that are helping our world. · He introduced a relevant new spirituality in keeping with the necessities of this modern age of science. Read this book and you will never be the same again. It is the true story of a man who stepped alone into the materialistic desert of our backward world to save us from self-destruction. He received the message of the gods from space and recorded the greatest wisdom ever known to humanity. A biography companion website drgeorgeking.org is available with many of the best photos, audio extracts and videos of Dr. George King's life and teachings. These offer you the opportunity to make a closer connection with this great spiritual master. ————– Richard Lawrence is an international bestselling author who has frequently appeared on TV and radio, and has featured in numerous magazines and newspapers. Brian Keneipp is author of the book, Operation Earth Light, and has appeared many times in the media. Both have spoken at major events in several countries and they co-edit the metaphysical journal, Cosmic Voice.

King of the Castle

King of the Castle
Author: Gai Eaton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 230
Release: 1990
Genre: Choice (Psychology)
ISBN:

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King of the Castle examines closely many of the unquestioned assumptions by which we live our lives, comparing them with the beliefs that have shaped and guided human life in the past. It begins with a consideration of how secular societies attempt to possess their citizens, body and soul and how, as a consequence, the necessity of redefining human responsibility becomes an ever more urgent imperative. The book continues with a presentation of the traditional view of man as 'God's Viceroy on Earth', with an eye to its practical implications in a world that has all but forgotten, under the pressure of mass social persuasion, that man must always be free to choose his own ultimate destiny. The author's thesis is a passionate yet incisive plea for the restoration of the sacred norms of religion, as against the debilitating and falsifying aims of a profane world-view based on no more than recent scientific and technological achievements.

I Am Ashurbanipal

I Am Ashurbanipal
Author: Gareth Brereton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: HISTORY
ISBN: 9780500480397

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A fascinating glimpse into ancient Assyrian culture, history, and art explored through one of its most famous rulers, King Ashurbanipal.