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La biografía comienza en medio de la batalla, allí donde el santo siempre estuvo, sobre todo en su vida espiritual, como soldado de Jesús. No es fácil encerrar en unas cuantas páginas la vida de San Ignacio de Loyola, pero eso se ha pretendido, hacer un resumen novelado de los acontecimientos que forjaron a uno de los grandes santos de la iglesia, cuya repercusión aún alcanza en nuestros tiempos, no solamente con su gran fundación, la Compañía de Jesús, sino con sus ejercicios ignacianos.

An “irresistibly readable” (David Michaelis, New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor) collection of love letters by American presidents to their wives—and lovers—revealing an intimate and deeply personal side of our leaders. Our presidents loom so large in history that we often...

This program is read by the author and by actor Harriet Walter, known for her roles in Succession, Ted Lasso, and Killing Eve. 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...

Бонапарты — прославленная и могущественная династия XIX века. Они возвели новую империю и сделали Францию самым влиятельным государством в Европе, столицей науки, литературы и моды. Представители рода обрели особую славу, власть и богатства, став могущественным кланом, который покорил всю Европу. Несмотря на многочисленные войны, французы чтят Бонапартов, благодаря прогрессивному кодексу Наполеона и передовым реформам внутри страны, многие из которых действуют до сих пор.

It is a history/autobiography book with constructive/insightful messages.

Begleiten Sie einen Zeitzeugen hinter die Mauern einer mächtigen, altehrwürdigen Institution, die auch der ehemalige Ministerpräsident des Saarlandes Oskar Lafontaine besuchte. Nehmen Sie teil an einer sozial- und gesellschaftskritischen Aufarbeitung und lassen Sie Meinungs- und Entscheidungsprozesse auf sich wirken. Die mit einer satirischen Note gespickten Erfahrungen und Eindrücke der Neunziger schildert der Autor in einer Art und Weise, die jeden Hörer in seinen Bann ziehen wird.

Churchill était-il maniaco-dépressif ? Et le général de Gaulle ? Que penser de la Grande Catherine, d’Alexandre le Grand ou de Jeanne d’Arc ? En tant que psychiatre et clinicien, Patrick Lemoine a osé décortiquer les biographies, traquer les anecdotes, rechercher les symptômes, établir des diagnostics et en arriver à un incroyable questionnement : pourquoi les peuples sont-ils dirigés par des personnalités sinon déséquilibrées, tout du moins fragiles ?

Hildegard of Bingen, saint and medieval healer: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

Brought to you by Penguin. You have probably not heard of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon but you certainly should have done. Name any 'modern' human rights movement, and she was a pioneer: feminism, equal opportunities, diversity, inclusion, mental health awareness, Black Lives Matter. While her...

February 2022 marked 80 years since the Fall of Singapore and Olga is now ready to tell the story of her years as a child prisoner of war. It's a story of great fear and deprivation; of a childhood utterly lost to conflict. It's also a story of class prejudice and unkindness that didn't end when Olga was freed from the camp and returned to England as a refugee.

"Battling the Beast – Through the Power of Prayer" is an extraordinary memoir that takes readers on a journey through the personal struggles of Larry Mondragon during his battle with COVID-19. In this inspiring non-fiction book, Larry shares his experiences of fighting against the disease, both physically and emotionally. He also delves into the spiritual struggles he faced and how he found solace in the power of prayer.

The Terrible Truth About the Truth is an all-in-one dramatic, romantic, horrific, true story, not without some humor. As a Tutsi who experienced a number of close calls during the Tutsis genocide conducted by extremists Hutus, Emma identifies herself as a Tutsi and a genocide survivor, but many of her compatriots question that reality.

История Петра I — незавершенный исторический труд гениального российского поэта, "солнца русской поэзии", драматурга и прозаика А. С. Пушкина (1799–1837). В нем представлена хронология событий времени правления Петра Великого. Пушкин планировал на ее основании написать Историю Петра I максимум через год. Параллельно он трудился над "Историей Пугачева" и "Капитанской дочкой". Работу прервала дуэль… Николай I запретил печатать рукопись. Причина — автор с большой для того времени смелостью позволил себе рассказать не только о положительных, но и отрицательных качествах императора.

"Rediscovering Vancouver" is a captivating literary voyage through the vibrant city of Vancouver, Canada, as seen through the eyes and words of author John V. Rinaldo. This book is not your typical travel guide; it's a profound exploration of the city's breathtaking natural beauty, rich cultural tapestry, and the author's personal reflections that breathe life into each listen.

A rich and vivid history of Britain's second city through the people who made it ‘What Manchester thinks today, England thinks tomorrow.’ Long before Manchester gave the world titans of industry, comedy, music and sport, it was the cosmopolitan Roman fort of Mamucium. But it was as the...

Churchill. Hitler. Stalin. Mussolini. Roosevelt. Five of the most impactful leaders of WW2, each with their own individualistic and idiosyncratic approach to warfare. But if we want to understand their military strategy, we must first understand the strategist. In The Strategists, Professor...

Born-and-raised Johns Island resident Lee Glover tells the story of the evolution of his home from a rural agrarian setting to a rapidly changing sea island of the Low Country. Traditionally, Johns Island produced millions of pounds of fresh produce that was shipped all across America every year. Each summer, migrants and workers of all description, and in numbers sometimes surpassing the island's total population, flocked to participate in the harvest.

Elizabeth I is one of England's most famous monarchs, whose story as the ‘Virgin Queen' is well known. But queenship was by no means a certain path for Henry VIII's younger daughter, who spent the majority of her early years as a girl with an uncertain future. Before she was three years old Elizabeth had been both a princess and then a bastard following the brutal execution of her mother, Anne Boleyn. 

Born to a wealthy family in West Africa around 1770, Omar Ibn Said was abducted and sold into slavery in the United States, where he came to the attention of a prominent North Carolina family after filling "the walls of his room with piteous petitions to be released, all written in the Arabic language," as one local newspaper reported. Ibn Said soon became a local celebrity, and in 1831 he was asked to write his life story, producing the only known surviving American slave narrative written in Arabic.

“Insightful.” —The Wall Street Journal * “Noteworthy…readers will come away better informed about antebellum history and how it mirrors current events.” —Booklist The fascinating story of how a new law in 1854—the Kansas-Nebraska Act—unexpectedly became the greatest...