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Zona de desastre está compuesto por crónicas, testimonios, relatos y entrevistas. Cristina Pacheco —figura clave para entender el México contemporáneo— da cuenta en este libro de la enorme capacidad de los mexicanos para sobreponerse a la desgracia y al dolor; un testimonio invaluable de...

In Iconoclast, Dr Anand Teltumbde, a distinguished public intellectual and leading authority on the Dalit movement, presents a groundbreaking biography of Dr B.R. Ambedkar. Far from the embellished narratives often associated with his legacy, Teltumbde strips away the layers of myth and...

One of Rome's most powerful women, Clodia has been maligned over two thousand years as a promiscuous, husband-murdering harlot―thanks to her starring role in one of Cicero's most famous speeches in the Forum. But Cicero was lying, in defense of his own interests. Like so many women libeled or erased from history, Clodia had a life that was much more interesting, complex, and nuanced than the corrupted version passed down through generations.

In eighteenth-century Britain, Edmund Burke and Charles Fox made common political cause for twenty-five years. They supported the rebellious American colonies, attacked the British slave trade, defended religious liberty, and attempted to shield Britain's public credit from the crisis-prone East India Company. The two men did not share social position, a way of life, a political legacy, or even a generation—but improbably, they were friends.

Our modern image of the Middle Ages—filled with vivid scenes of chivalric tournaments, epic battles, devastating plagues, revered saints, powerful kings, noble knights, and courtly ladies—was not simply uncovered through objective historical research. Rather, it was largely shaped and even invented in the 20th century. The medieval world did not emerge fully formed from the archives; it had to be imagined, interpreted, and constructed. This is the story of how that vision came to life.

Step into the whirlwind life of Gaius Julius Caesar—military genius, political disruptor, eloquent writer, and enduring legend. In this compelling and accessible biography for younger listeners, Jasmine Dyggan brings to life the dramatic highs and perilous lows that defined one of history’s most enigmatic figures. From daring acts of youthful defiance to game-changing military campaigns and radical reforms that reshaped the Roman Republic, Caesar's story is a lesson in leadership, ambition, and the price of power.

Thomas Cromwell started as a scrappy blacksmith’s son from Putney. Before he became the King’s right-hand man, Cromwell was a soldier, a merchant, and (allegedly) a bit of a dodgy dealer. By the time Henry VIII noticed him, he’d already survived Italy, bankruptcy, and at least one attempt on his life. Somehow, he ended up masterminding the greatest religious upheaval England had ever seen.

О Петре Первом написано немало. И это неудивительно. Ведь время его правления стало одной из самых ярких страниц в истории России. Несмотря на неоднозначные методы и способы проведения реформ, нельзя не признать: Петр Великий является одной из самых заметных фигур мировой истории. Алексей Толстой писал: «Исторический роман не может писаться в виде хроники, в виде истории. Нужна прежде всего композиция, архитектоника произведения. Что это такое, композиция? Это прежде всего установление центра, центра зрения». В романе Толстого таким центром является фигура Петра I .

Het moderne Griekenland kent een bewogen geschiedenis. Haar link met de klassieke Oudheid en haar strategische ligging gaven het in de 19e en 20e eeuw een buitenproportionele plek op het wereldtoneel. Westerse intellectuelen projecteerden een ideaalbeeld op de nog jonge natie, terwijl grote mogendheden Griekenland als een vitale regio zagen voor hun eigen geopolitieke belangen. Meer dan eens werd het land daarmee ongewild een speelbal binnen internationale conflicten, zoals in WO II of tijdens de Koude Oorlog.

Снайперское движение в Красной армии началось в самые отчаянные дни войны, осенью 1941-го, на Ленинградском фронте. В 1943 году в составе действующей армии появились первые женские снайперские взводы. На счету у многих «ангелов мщения» были десятки убитых врагов. Не всем этим девушкам довелось дожить до конца войны. Те, кому повезло, вернулись, совсем еще молодыми, к жизни обычных советских женщин. И все же главным событием их жизни стала Великая Отечественная.

9 ottobre 1963, ore 22.39: 270 milioni di metri cubi di terra e roccia si staccarono dal monte Toc e precipitarono nel lago formato dalla diga del Vajont, sollevando un'onda alta 70 metri che spazzò la valle, travolgendo boschi, case, vite umane. Insieme alle loro esistenze andò perduto un intero mondo, un mondo che rivive in queste pagine grazie alla voce di Mauro Corona, appassionato cantore delle sue montagne, all'epoca della tragedia poco più che un bambino.

Joseph Smith Jr. (1805–1844) was one of the most successful and controversial religious leaders of nineteenth-century America, publishing the Book of Mormon and starting what would become the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He built temples, founded a city-state in Illinois, ran for president, and married more than thirty women. This self-made prophet thrilled his followers with his grand vision of peace and unity, but his increasingly grandiose plans tested and sometimes shattered their faith.

Vanzetti nacque a Villafalletto, in provincia di Cuneo, l'11 giugno del 1888, primogenito dei quattro figli di Giovanna Nivello (1862-1907) e Giovanni Battista Vanzetti (1849-1931), modesto proprietario terriero e gestore di una piccola caffetteria. Pur non vivendo in ristrettezze economiche, a spingerlo a emigrare negli Stati Uniti d'America furono soprattutto l'improvvisa e tragica morte dell'amata madre, che lo portò quasi alla follia, e probabilmente una consuetudine familiare (anche il padre era stato emigrante per un breve periodo, dal 1881 al 1883 in California).

From the author of Madame Restell and Get Well Soon, a biography of Mamie Fish that explores how women used parties and social gatherings to gain power and prestige. Marion Graves Anthon Fish, known by the nicknames “Mamie” and “The Fun-Maker,” threw the most epic parties in American...

From 1941 to 1953, director John Huston and actor Humphrey Bogart made one classic film after another, from The Maltese Falcon to The African Queen. Here is the story of their close but combative friendship that produced some of the best movies ever made. Their friendship was as dramatic as any of their movies. It survived nine marriages, a world war, the blacklist, leeches, alcohol, and Jack L. Warner.

Er nutzte dazu unter anderem Zwischenfälle und Pannen, die sich so an Bord des Schiffes aufgrund der noch nicht komplett ausgereiften Technik ereignet haben sollen. Trotzdem zeigt Verne in dem Roman seine Begeisterung für das Schiff. Er sieht in ihm einen Triumph des menschlichen Geistes.

How did an obscure agitator on the political fringes of early-20th-century Germany rise to become the supreme leader of the "Third Reich"? Unlike many other books that track Adolf Hitler's career after 1933, this book focuses on his formative period—immediately following World War I (1918-1924). The author, a veteran producer of historical documentaries, brings to life this era of political unrest and violent conflict, when forces on both the left and right were engaged in a desperate power struggle.

ليست لدينا في المكتبة العربية أعمالًا عديدة تتناول سيرة حياة الفيلسوف اليوناني الأعظم. "أفلاطون" هو سيرة لفكره وحياته وموضوعاته التي اهتم بها، ما بين جنة العدل...

מוצב אחד בלבנון" מאת מתי פרידמן: זה סיפור על חיילים בחזית של מלחמה נשכחת. זה סיפור על הר גבוה בקצה רצועת הביטחון של דרום לבנון. זה סיפור על מוצב צבאי, "דלעת", שבו...

An extensive history of the heirs of Annie Doris Parker McFarland Smith back to her great-great-great grandfather who was born in 1765. This audiobook is the result of my research for a great number of years on the Parker, Noblin, Hudson, Hazlewood, Sumrall, Moffett, Kornegay, and Pearce families. It is my attempt to preserve a consecutive account of the investigation that I have done into the Parker family history for many years.