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மூன்றாம் உலக யுத்தம் என்று ஒன்று வருமானால் நிச்சயம் அதற்குக் காரணம் பெட்ரோலாகத்தான் இருக்கும்! ஏன் விலை ஏறிக்கொண்டே இருக்கிறது பெட்ரோல்? யார் ஏற்றுகிறார்கள்? நாளுக்கு நாள் ஏறிக்குதிக்கும் விலை, ஊருக்கு ஒரு விலையாக இருப்பது ஏன்?

In the heart of Victorian France, a name once whispered with admiration and envy was Blanche Monnier. Known far and wide for her breathtaking beauty, Blanche was a vision of grace and charm, the epitome of a desirable young woman. However, beneath the glittering façade of her life lay a chilling secret, a dark tale of betrayal and unimaginable cruelty that would forever stain the annals of history.

A Bygone Era. A time when one-room schools still populated the hills, and small-town teenagers in cars equipped with AM radios and stick shifts cruised Main Street after homecoming games. The Way We Were … Personal Reflections on Life in the Ozarks-Part 2 is a collection of articles from Lonnie Whitaker’s award-winning newspaper column in the Howell County News in Willow Springs, Missouri. Engaging anecdotes and colorful characters from the author’s life will transport you to a bygone era in the Missouri Ozarks of the 1950s and 60s.

Es ist die Beerdigung von Oma Grete, die für Christian alles verändert. Erst durch die Trauerrede erfährt er von den Herausforderungen, die seine Uroma während und unmittelbar nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg meisterte. Über sie stößt er auf seinen Ururopa Franz, der während des Ersten Weltkriegs dem Gardes du Corps angehörte, einer Eliteeinheit der kaiserlichen Armee. Stück für Stück taucht Christian in seine unbekannte Familiengeschichte ein. Die Beschäftigung mit der Vergangenheit ist für ihn der Anfang einer intensiven Reise zu sich selbst.

"Eu sou porque nós somos" Uma tragédia que se abate sobre um ícone da política brasileira. Um crime ainda sem solução. Todos nós conhecemos os fatos que tiraram a vida da vereadora Marielle Franco junto com seu motorista, Anderson Gomes, em 14 de março de 2018. Marielle, ativista pelos...

The charismatic Fulvia amassed a degree of military and political power that was unprecedented for a woman in Ancient Rome. Married three times to men who moved in powerful circles, including Marc Antony, Fulvia was not content to play the usual background role that was expected of a wife—instead she challenged the Roman patriarchy and sought to increase her influence in the face of determined opposition.

"Eu sou porque nós somos" Uma tragédia que se abate sobre um ícone da política brasileira. Um crime ainda sem solução. Todos nós conhecemos os fatos que tiraram a vida da vereadora Marielle Franco junto com seu motorista, Anderson Gomes, em 14 de março de 2018. Marielle, ativista pelos...

Cine crede că istoria dictaturilor nu se poate scrie și prin… femei? Figuri simbolice ale puterii absolute, marii tirani au încercat întotdeauna să-şi treacă sub tăcere slăbiciunile sentimentale. Uneori, aventurile lor amoroase spun despre ei mult mai mult decât teribilele spectacole politice pe care le regizează cu atâta grijă. Această carte este o investigație alertă în spatele ușilor închise din viețile amoroase ale dictatorilor, iar atenția autoarei este îndreptată cu precădere către soții, amante sau chiar spioane.

Wyatt Earp was one of the most famous lawmen that the Wild West ever produced. He was also one of the longest-lived. Considering the fact that he lived all the way up until his 80s while many of his contemporaries never made it out of their 30s, this in itself was quite a feat. Wyatt Earp’s good friend and sidekick Doc Holliday, for example, perished at 36. But even though Earp lived a long life, he was no stranger to danger. He was shot at more times than he could count, and there were plenty of people out there who wanted him dead.

La Nouvelle Angleterre et ses cottages gris perle, le cri des goélands, un phare rouge et blanc. Et puis eux, pulls torsadés, sourire immaculé... la mythologie nord-américaine dans toute sa splendeur. Eux, ce sont les Kennedy. Dont on sait tout. Vraiment ? Mais qui sont Carolyn et John ? Un couple béni des Dieux. Lui est " l'homme le plus sexy de la planète " selon la presse américaine. Elle, si belle et mystérieuse, a fait dire à Ralph Lauren devant ses stylistes : " Quand vous concevez un vêtement, pensez à Carolyn Bessette.

Throughout the 20th century, the infamous 'Crippen murder' was told in such a way as to cast doubt on Crippen's guilt and to victim-blame his wife Cora, a music hall actress, for her own murder. It also astonishingly depicted Crippen's younger mistress Ethel as innocent of any involvement in the killing of her love rival. Not so, says Rubenhold. In fact, Ethel got away with murder, and the same Edwardian beliefs about women that demonised his wife also blinded society to Ethel's guilt.

Ce livre raconte la vie de William Harben Carthew (1938-2023), alias Jean-Michel Beigbeder, l’homme qui choisissait les puissants en France, à la fin du XXe siècle. Comme il est dangereux d’écrire sur son père mort ! On risque de faire la connaissance posthume d’un espion franco-américain. De découvrir son enfance sinistre dans un pensionnat militaire catholique. D’en vouloir à sa famille qui a pourtant sauvé des juifs sous l’Occupation.

"Famous Men of Rome" features 29 stories covering the history of Rome from its founding to the last emperor. You will hear about the lives of Horatius, Camillus, Caesar, Cicero, and many others. The biographies of "Famous Men of Rome" are in chronological order and the whole book will bring you through the three stages of Ancient Rome: monarchy, republic, and empire.

En el piso de abajo son las memorias de una mujer sedienta de educación que no comprende por qué, cuando pedía un libro de la biblioteca de sus señores, éstos la miraran incrédulos y espantados. Con el tiempo, aprendió por su cuenta y en 1968 publicó este libro, que ha sido la fuente reconocida de inspiración de series como Arriba y abajo y Downton Abbey, pero mucho más incisiva e intencionada que ellas.

The newly-wed Anne Hastings faced her husband's wrath when her affair with William Compton was made public. Mary Tudor married to satisfy her brother's political need to ally with France, but when her decrepit royal husband died, she married the dashing Charles Brandon for love. William Parr, humiliated by his wife's extramarital affair, sought a divorce to marry the woman he loved.

At ten years old, young Douglas M. Gebbie witnessed the igniting spark of World War II firsthand. As Douglas and his family listen intently to the BBC radio broadcast, the world-altering news rings out: Hitler has invaded Poland.

Known as the "Father of Abolitionism," Reverend John Rankin is one of the greatest heroes previously lost to history. Sitting high above the small community of Ripley, Ohio, a lantern shone in the front window of a small, red brick home at night. It was a signal to slaves in Kentucky—a beacon of liberty in the darkness—just across the Ohio River. Anyone fleeing bondage could look to Reverend John Rankin's home for hope. To the slaveholders they fled from, Rankin's activities as a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad invoked rage.

As a tough but smart Italian American kid, Ernest Cuneo played Ivy League football at Columbia University and was in the old Brooklyn Dodgers NFL franchise before becoming a city hall lawyer and “Brain Trust'' aide to President Roosevelt. He was on the payroll of national radio columnist Walter Winchell and mingled with the famous and powerful. But his status as a spy remained a secret, hiding in plain sight. During this time, Cuneo began a close friendship with British spy Ian Fleming and helped inspire Fleming's James Bond novels.

This book tells Dee Knight's story of "waking up" to the truth about the US war in Vietnam, then refusing the draft and going to Canada where he lived for six years. It relates the years-long campaign for amnesty, in which Knight was a leader. After war resisters won a partial amnesty, Knight continued campaigning against US wars up to the present day.

Nur wenige Häftlinge haben die Arbeit in den Sonderkommandos in Auschwitz überlebt, noch weniger vermochten je darüber zu berichten. Der jüdische ...