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As Russian ambassadress to England for twenty-five years from 1812 to 1836, Princess Dorothea Lieven was a pivotal figure in diplomatic circles, a courtesan who engaged kings and emperors and prime ministers. This story is the life of an exceptionally talented, if unlikeable, woman who was able to mix amorous and political intrigue as a matter of course. Two hundred years later, fictional Marcia Winter, the Prime Minister's Director of Communications prior to the 2010 General Election, writes to Dorothea. As her story unfolds, she provides comments on Dorothea's antics and on contemporary...

From the towers of St. Cecilia's Cathedral to the Buddhist statuary garden visible from North Omaha's Sorensen Expressway, Omaha's physical expressions of worship represent the world's major faiths. Images of America: Omaha's Historic Houses of Worship tells the story of how Omahans since the 1850s have created religious buildings and landmarks all over the city as expressions of their beliefs and identities. Images in this book include buildings in the National Register of Historic Places and on local landmarks lists. Through historical religious photographs, readers will learn the colorful...