Biography: historical, political and military

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Libro de reconocimiento a la figura de Pasqual Maragall en el que 40 amigos del político (tanto del ámbito público como personal) cuentan un recuerdo público o privado compartido con él.

Hidalgo y Morelos hablarían de la Independencia una sola vez.

En esta oportunidad se presenta la edición especial, que reúne los volúmenes II y III de la serie menor de la Monumenta Landivariana; Autobiografía y Ejercicios Espirituales de san Ignacio de Loyola.

Virginia Hall left her Baltimore home in 1931 to enter the Foreign Service and went to work for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) when Hitler was building toward the peak of his power in Europe.

Llibre de reconeixement a la figura de Pasqual Maragall en què 40 amics del polític (tant de l'àmbit públic com personal) expliquen un record públic o privat compartit amb ell.

This is the simplest tale in the world.

Con sólo 16 años, forzado a abandonar Alemania tras la irrupción del nazismo, Rudi huye dejando a su familia atrás.

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The long battle between exclusionary and inclusive versions of the American storyWas America founded as a Christian nation or a secular democracy?

In Seven Men, New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas presents seven exquisitely crafted short portraits of widely knownbut not well understoodChristian men, each of whom uniquely showcases a commitment to live by certain virtues in the truth of the gospel.

An essential introduction to Josephus's momentous war narrativeThe Jewish War is Josephus's superbly evocative account of the Jewish revolt against Rome, which was crushed in 70 CE with the siege of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple.

This inspirational tale of friendship and determination also sheds new light on the role of the mentor's mentor.

One week after Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy for governor of California, the San Francisco Chronicle gibed: It was simply a flagrant example of miscasting.

Eine unbekannte Freundschaft des großen PreußenkönigsAlbert von Hoditz war ein Genießer und Lebensreformer, der sein Schloss an der umkämpften Grenze zwischen Österreich und Preußen zu einem »Arkadien in Mähren« machen wollte.

Looking at a decade's worth of chronic pain, a promise from God helped Joanne stand firm until He ultimately heals her.

';The Story That Inspired the Major Motion Picture.

The Champion Buffalo Hunter is the fascinating memoir of one of the most legendary frontiersmen of the early West, ';Yellowstone Vic' Smith.

The death of George Armstrong Custer ended the life of one of the most flamboyant, brave, careless, and fascinating characters to ever wear a United States military uniform.

A New York Times BestsellerTheodore Roosevelt, accidental president, and Joseph Bishop, newspaper editor, met when the future Rough Rider was police commissioner of New York City.

This is the first biography of Dell Burke, whose estate sale drew national attention when she died in 1981 at age 93.

Tales Behind the Tombstones tells the stories behind the deaths (or supposed deaths) and burials of the Old West's most nefarious outlaws, notorious women, and celebrated lawmen.

The 2012 race for the White House is racing along at full tilt.

Part of the outstanding biographical series - edited by Richard Holmes - that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography.

From the fury of the Punic Wars to the onslaught of Operation Desert Storm, relive the most famous battles in history in this gripping guide.

AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024'A masterclass in masterpieces' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'Epic, personal, smart, wise, witty' JOSHUA COHEN'Sizzles with passion' TOM McCARTHYFor more than two decades, Edwin Frank has introduced readers to forgotten or overlooked texts as director of the acclaimed publisher New York Review Books.

For a man with such conventional tastes and views, George V had a revolutionary impact.

How 19th-century soldier, adventurer and scholar Henry Rawlinson deciphered cuneiform, the world's earliest writing, and rediscovered Iraq's ancient civilisations.

From the acclaimed author of The Crossing Place and The Bronski House.

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"e;To me, hard times are like hide-and-seek: where is the solution, where is the hope?

Now a major motion picture starring Robert Carlyle and Kiefer Sutherland "e;Waking from a dream, I suddenly realized where I was: in the Death House--in a prison camp by the River Kwai.

One of the world's most ancient cultures, India can be understood and explained in as many ways as humans can possibly devise.

A GRIPPING SURVIVOR STORY OF ONE FAMILY'S FLIGHT FROM BURMA DURING THE JAPANESE INVASION"e;As uplifting a testimonial to human courage as any to emerge from World War II.

How Robespierre's career and legacy embody the dangerous contradictions of democracyMaximilien Robespierre (1758-1794) is arguably the most controversial and contradictory figure of the French Revolution, inspiring passionate debate like no other protagonist of those dramatic and violent events.

A compelling collection of the life-changing writings of William JamesWilliam James-psychologist, philosopher, and spiritual seeker-is one of those rare writers who can speak directly and powerfully to anyone about life's meaning and worth, and whose ideas change not only how people think but how they live.

The real story of a woman who epitomized America's Golden Age and represented the changing face of the Victorian woman at the turn of the century.

Dieses eBook: "Briefe aus dem Gefängnis" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

An illuminating look at the transformative role that rituals play in our political livesThe Politics of Ritual is a major new account of the political power of rituals.

A timely and provocative account of the Bible's role in one of the most consequential episodes in the history of slaveryOn July 2, 1822, Denmark Vesey, a formerly enslaved man, was hanged in Charleston, South Carolina.

Timeless wisdom on generosity and gratitude from the great Stoic philosopher SenecaTo give and receive well may be the most human thing you can do-but it is also the closest you can come to divinity.

Since the Taliban seized Kabul in 1996, the public has grappled with the relationship between Islamic education and radical Islam.

Balancing respect for religious conviction and the values of liberal democracy is a daunting challenge for judges and lawmakers, particularly when religious groups seek exemption from laws that govern others.

The Christian Right is frequently accused of threatening democratic values.

Today's political scene looks nothing like it did thirty years ago, and that is due mostly to Reagan's monumental reshaping of the Republican party.

An exuberant autobiography that began with a fist fight at a get acquainted dance, then on to an adventurous path, cluttered with pot holes and uncertainty that took me beyond what I could ever imagine.

Under the Cover follows the life trajectory of a single work of fiction from its initial inspiration to its reception by reviewers and readers.

Touted in his time as one of the ';great men of the West,' Stephen Wallace Dorsey was a Reconstruction carpetbagger who went to Arkansas and finagled and bribed his way into getting elected to the US Senate after living only two years in the state before heading West to seek his fortune.

The travel journal of the wealthy young Englishman, Evelyn Booth, weaves a factual, enthralling, and entertaining narrative that follows his escapades throughout the United States of the late nineteenth century.