A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Anaximander is a delight and so is this book' -- James McConnachie, Sunday TimesNow widely available in English for the first time, this is Carlo Rovelli's first book: the thrilling story of a little-known man who created one of the greatest intellectual revolutions Over two thousand years ago, one man changed the way we see the world.
Sie war nicht nur die prominenteste politische Journalistin ihrer Zeit und Begründerin der Friedensgesellschaft, sie kämpfte Zeit ihres Lebens leidenschaftlich gegen überholte Konventionen, gegen die Unterdrückung der Frauen und gegen den Antisemitismus.
Mike Hammer, Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe - die Helden amerikanischer Kriminalromane gaben dem jungen Alexander Van der Bellen ein Gefühl dafür, was Freiheit ist.
La vida de nuestro querido Manuel Belgrano fue un constante sufrir asumido, y, por la FE sobrenatural que vivía, lo ofrecía, para el engrandecimiento de la Amada Argentina, a quien sostuvo y se entregó hasta sus últimos suspiros: ¡Ay, Patria mía!
La odisea en la piel de un excombatiente de MalvinasUn excombatiente de la guerra de Malvinas, afectado por estrés postraumático, recorre gran parte de la Argentina entregando las cartas de sus compañeros caídos en combate.
Pablo Echenique aborda con sorprendente transparencia la lucha fratricida de la izquierda en los últimos años, el fin del bipartidismo y la negociación del primer gobierno de coalición en España, el ejercicio del poder y la vida privada de un científico con severos problemas de movilidad que le han permitido mirar al mundo con ojos tranquilos y razonablemente felices.
"e;The five marriages that Carmela Ciuraru explores inLives of the Wivesprovide such delightfully gossipy pleasure that we have to remind ourselves that these were real peoplewhose often stormy relationships must surely have been less fun to experience than they are for us to read about.
Mutig, mutiger, Sophie Scholl: Neue Einsichten in das Leben einer Galionsfigur der Weißen RoseGerade einmal 21 Jahre ist sie jung, als Sophie Scholl gemeinsam mit ihrem Bruder Hans Scholl am 22.
Ein Land mit Repressionen, hoher Arbeitslosigkeit und Kontrollen durch Sittenwächter einerseits, erwachender Lebenslust und einem relativ gut funktionierenden Alltag andererseits.
What does it take to go from growing up in a Mississippi housing project to becoming a master sergeant and a celebrity chef serving in the White House under four United States presidents?
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography 2023 Winner of the 2022National Book Critics Circle Award in BiographyWinner of the 2023 Bancroft Prize in American History and DiplomacyWinner of the American History Book Prize Shortlisted for the 2023 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for BiographyLonglisted for the CWAALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction When he became director of the FBI, J.
This ';engrossing, fast-paced, extremely well-researched biography' (Booklist) transports us to Tudor and Stuart England as Alice Spencer, the daughter of an upstart sheep farmer, becomes one of the most powerful women in the country and establishes a powerful dynasty that endures to this day.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS & SCREWTAPE PROPOSES A TOAST"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
This story of a Scottish lighthouse keeper's years-long quest to build a road and revive a town is "e;an incredible testament to one man's determination"e; (The Sunday Herald).
Within this classic volume are the tales, tribulations, and ultimate triumphs behind some of the most spectacular and break-taking aerodynamic feats of early twentieth century aviation.
Nelson Mandela is known worldwide as a great moral and political leader, the first democratically elected South African president, the recipient of a Nobel Peace Prize, and a beacon of interracial goodwill.
