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With equal measures of wit and wisdom, the author of 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret draws a deeply original, hilarious, and telling portrait of the Queen herself.
She was the most famous person on earth; she first appeared on the cover of Time magazine at the age of three. When…
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This biography about England's Queen Elizabeth II has more laugh-out-loud moments than any other biography I've ever read, while also being poignant, insightful, and deeply respectful. The 112 chapters offer more than a standard biography as they show who she was by presenting her interactions with different people and situations throughout her life. A chapter on her corgis, the only creatures allowed to treat her like a normal human being, tells how a crown-approved book on their lineage, which extends to 14 generations during her lifetime, reads like the Old Testament: "And Exekias begat Manassas: and Manassas begat Amon..." Other…
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