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This is a story of a boy called Denny coming of age against all odds. It’s a story of hope for an unwanted child. And it’s a tale of setbacks, resilience, and how adults can positively influence wayward teens and gently guide them towards a more hopeful future. At 13 years old Denny hitchhiked from Detroit, Michigan to San Bernardino, California, where he took control of his own life.

The Richard Nixon Stein remembers and lovingly describes has almost nothing to do with the Richard Nixon as portrayed in most media. In Stein’s view, Richard Nixon was a born peacemaker, a saint. Stein believes Nixon was tortured, abused, beat up by the Beautiful People, but through it all, above all, he was a peacemaker, a trait he inherited from his Quaker mother.

Depuis Louis XV, aucun chef d’état n’a gouverné aussi longuement la France que Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, président de la République de 1848 à 1852 et empereur de 1852 à 1870. Et pourtant, durant des décennies, il n’a guère eu les faveurs du public ni celles des historiens, rebutés par le coup d’état de décembre 1851 et par la défaite de 1870 contre la Prusse. Un tel passif explique pour une bonne part que le neveu de Napoléon Ier a été rejeté, moqué et détesté, tout en restant méconnu.

According to the ancient writer Arrian, when Alexander attempted to apply proskynesis to his court, his decision was met with massive criticism from both the Macedonians and Greeks. And even when he stopped the practice, the Macedonians continued to witness their king apply a variety of Persian customs in the kingdom. Some said his Persianization played a minor role in his death, while others claimed that he died of natural causes. The sources that tell the story of Alexander often contradict each other, which can be confusing for those hoping to learn about the great king’s eventful life.

Life was full of promise for the young Maroscher family. Gustav was a teacher; Helene was busy rearing two boys and managing their small farm. The war changed everything. While Gustav fought the Russians on the Eastern Front, Helene fled the advancing army to her sister’s house in Germany. Danger and hardship transformed Helene from a shy young mother into a lioness; she once pointed an illegal pistol at the Nazi refugee camp director to save her younger son’s life.

Al triunfar la República contra la Intervención y el Imperio, los liberales conquistaron el poder en México, pero fueron consumidos por la discordia, divididos con respecto de la reelección del presidente Juárez. Unos estaban a favor; otros estaban en contra. Los que estaban en contra postularon la candidatura de Porfirio Díaz, el general más popular del Ejército de la República, hasta entonces amigo y aliado de don Benito.

¿Quién fue realmente la Malinche? ¿Por qué ocupa un lugar tan importante en la historia, la identidad y la idiosincrasia de los mexicanos? La Malinche es una de las figuras fundacionales de la historia de México, pero su historia siempre ha sido objeto de polémicas y contradicciones. Intérprete y compañera de Hernán Cortés, ha sido deificada por algunos y satanizada por otros, ha inspirado tragedias, dramas románticos, crónicas, poemas y hasta caricaturas.

Perhaps the most famous labor activist and union organizer in history, Mary Harris Jones was an Irish emigre, who watched her husband and four children die of yellow fever, saw her modest dressmaking shop go up in flames in the Great Chicago Fire, and, as a lonely, poor widow in the late 19th century, was facing a bleak future.

In 1810, Matthew Flinders made his final voyage home to his beloved wife, Ann, his body ravaged by the deprivations of years of imprisonment by the French. Four years later, at the age of just 40, he would be dead – a premature, tragic end to one of the world’s greatest maritime adventurers who circumnavigated and mapped the famed Great Southern Land, and whose naming of the vast continent would become its modern title: Australia.

During the Civil War his movements from battlefield to battlefield were followed in the North and in the South nearly as closely as those of generals, though he was not in the military. After the war, his swift response to Ku Klux Klan violence sparked passage of a landmark civil rights law, though he was not a politician. When he died newspapers reported his death from coast to coast, yet he's unknown today. He was the man who delivered the most valuable ingredient in United States soldiers' fighting spirit during those terrible war years—letters between the front lines and the home front.

An unforgettable literary masterpiece written over 200 years ago by a remarkable woman during the struggle and fall of Europe's first attempt at a constitutional democracy. A coming-of-age story, love drama, and historical saga all in one, it unfolds more like a novel than an authentic memoir. Despite its epoch, the highs and lows of Countess Anna's journey reverberate with timeless issues that still affect us all today. This courageous young woman wrote down extraordinarily visceral details of the horrendous experiences she was living through between 1791 and 1795

In some portraits of Henry VIII there appears another figure—a gaunt and morose-looking man with a shaved head. This is William or "Will" Somer, the king's fool, a celebrated wit who reportedly could raise Henry's spirits and spent many hours with him. Was Somer an "artificial fool," a cunning comic who could speak freely in front of the king, or a "natural fool," someone with intellectual disabilities, like many other members of the profession? Fool is the first biography of Somer—and perhaps the first of a Renaissance fool.

Martin Vopěnka proplétá dějinné události s životopisnými, popisuje podstatu totalitní společnosti i touhu jednotlivce žít v pravdě. Mají vaše děti mezery v historii 20. století a stěží by daly dohromady základní údaje o životě Václava Havla? Zkušený autor přibližuje osobnost prvního českého prezidenta v souvislostech dějinného vývoje 20. století. Proplétá dějinné události s životopisnými, popisuje podstatu totalitní společnosti i touhu jednotlivce žít za všech okolností v pravdě.

La Vida de Alejandro Magno es un libro esencial para aquellos que quieran aprender acerca de uno de los líderes militares más influyentes de la historia. Este libro ofrece una visión concisa y completa de la vida y logros de Alejandro Magno, desde sus comienzos hasta su prematura muerte a los 32 años de edad. El libro comienza con la infancia de Alejandro, incluyendo su educación bajo la tutela de Aristóteles y la muerte de su padre, el rey Filipo II.

His humble beginnings are found in Alloa and 18th-century Scotland, where a highwayman would be better off robbing himself. Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite rebellion is just around the corner, and so too is the Industrial Revolution. Volcanos, gin wars, and large-scale bankruptcies also play their part in the fortunes of a canny man. But John Jameson's marriage to Peggie Haig, an Alloa tobacconist's daughter, holds the key to his success.

O dětství Anny Falcké se toho neví mnoho. Známou se stává až sňatkem s římským císařem a českým králem Karlem IV. Bylo jí tehdy dvacet let, byla krásná, nezadaná, byť platonicky zamilovaná, ale hlavně: byla dcerou jednoho z vůdců protikarlovské opozice, jak by se dnes dalo říct. Aby se Karel IV. udržel na trůně, vybral si za ženu, po smrti své první milované ženy Blanky z Valois, právě Annu Falckou. Opravdu se mu tím podařilo hlasy svých nejhlasitějších odpůrců umlčet a ještě rozšířit své území.

Karel IV. měl pohnutý život. Dětství strávil na pařížském dvoře, později se ocitl na italských bojištích, jeho cesta na trůn nebyla lehká a musel vzdorovat protivníkům i po dobu své vlády. Vládl v nesmírně složité době, kdy proti sobě neustále stály různé zájmy, denně musel činit nelehká, a přitom zásadní rozhodnutí. František Kožík popisuje panovníkův vztah k českým zemím, přibližuje zákulisí jeho diplomatických jednání s evropskými vládci, zabývá se i pozadím jeho čtyř sňatků.

Postać Rasputina po dziś dzień owiana jest aurą tajemniczości. Dziesiątki teorii spiskowych sprawiają, że zainteresowanie tym ekscentrycznym mnichem nie gaśnie. Przez jednych nazywany demonem i tyranem, dla innych stanowił uosobienie geniusza, proroka czy nawet świętego. Posiadł wpływy, mające realne odbicie w polityce Rosji. Mianował urzędników państwowych, przyczyniał się do podejmowanych przez cara Mikołaja II ważkich decyzji oraz zdobył posłuch wielu szanowanych przedstawicieli instytucjonalnego prawosławia.

"Wilhelm II. Awanturniczy kajzer" to publikacja będąca klasycznym szkicem biograficznym ostatniego cesarza Niemiec. Po raz pierwszy została wydana jeszcze w okresie 20-lecia międzywojennego. Przez wielu badaczy dziejów Wilhelm II uważany jest za jednego z głównych winowajców wybuchu I wojny światowej. Niemiecki cesarz z pewnością przyczynił się wzrostu napięcia w relacjach międzynarodowych, zwłaszcza poprzez rozbudowę niemieckiej floty i swoje ambicje imperialistyczne.

In this book, you will learn all about the exciting period of European history known as the Renaissance. This period of history was marked by a tremendous surge in creativity and innovation, resulting in the birth of some of the world’s most iconic art, literature, and architecture.