Francoise Legrand, musicienne eclectique, cheffe d'orchestre engagee et passionnee, a su conjuguer exigence artistique et humanisme durant sa carriere.
Der Klassiker unter den Dickens-Biographien:Forsters Biographie in drei Banden erschien kurz nach Charles Dickens' Tod im Jahre 1870 und wurde schnell zu einem Standardwerk.
Dreams Beneath the Silver Horizon invites you into quiet worlds where moonlight softens every shadow and forgotten memories drift like silver dust across the night sky.
HUMILDE DE CONCUBINA, BRILLO COMO EMPERATRIZTeodora, emperatriz bizantina del siglo VI, fue retratada por la historia como manipuladora y ambiciosa, reducida a escandalo y seduccion.
NO CALLO NI ANTES EL REYDescubre la apasionante vida de Ana de Mendoza y de la Cerda, la celebre princesa de Eboli, conocida por su iconico parche en el ojo y por ser una de las figuras mas influyentes de la corte de Felipe II.
The Suharto (1966-98) government of Indonesia and the Mahathir (1981-2003) government of Malaysia both launched Islamisation programmes, upgrading and creating religious institutions.
Scholarship has come to value the uncertainties haunting early modern knowledge cultures; indeed, awareness of the fragility and plurality of knowledge is now offered as a key element for understanding early modern science as a whole.
Scholarship has come to value the uncertainties haunting early modern knowledge cultures; indeed, awareness of the fragility and plurality of knowledge is now offered as a key element for understanding early modern science as a whole.
Detras de todos los libros que leyo en su vida Ida Vitale hay una nina encandilada por la abundancia de autores que poblaron una vez la biblioteca familiar.
Interviews with novelist Harry Crews about his life, work, and writing craftIn these 26 interviews conducted between 1972 and 1997, novelist Harry Crews tells the truthabout why and how he writes, about the literary influences on his own work, about the writers he admires (or does not), about which of his own books he likes (or does not), about his fascination with so-called freaks.
The roles of popes, saints, and crusaders were inextricably intertwined in the Middle Ages: papal administration was fundamental in the making and promulgating of new saints and in financing crusades, while crusaders used saints as propaganda to back up the authority of popes, and even occasionally ended up being sanctified themselves.
After the Communist victory in China's civil war, Taiwan, then governed by the KMT (or Nationalist Party), became a focal point for both Buddhist and Christian activity in the Chinese world.
The Suharto (1966-98) government of Indonesia and the Mahathir (1981-2003) government of Malaysia both launched Islamisation programmes, upgrading and creating religious institutions.
After the Communist victory in China's civil war, Taiwan, then governed by the KMT (or Nationalist Party), became a focal point for both Buddhist and Christian activity in the Chinese world.
The roles of popes, saints, and crusaders were inextricably intertwined in the Middle Ages: papal administration was fundamental in the making and promulgating of new saints and in financing crusades, while crusaders used saints as propaganda to back up the authority of popes, and even occasionally ended up being sanctified themselves.
El profesor Jose Luis Villacanas Berlanga indaga en este libro en la vida y obra del escritor y diplomatico Diego de Saavedra Fajardo, testigo excepcional de un momento decisivo en la historia de Espana caracterizado por los conflictos belicos en Europa y el declive de la casa de Austria.
Da drauen war ein Seelenverwandter - Die Geschichte einer lebenslangen FaszinationIm Jahr 1969 ist Frank Schatzing 12 Jahre alt und nicht gerade der Experte fur Coolness auf dem Schulhof eines Kolner Gymnasiums.
"e;Satan - mehr als nur ein Mythos: Eine Reise durch Geschichte, Kultur und moderne Rebellion"e;Seit Jahrtausenden fasziniert und erschuttert er die Menschheit: Satan der Verfuhrer, der Rebell, der Spiegel unserer tiefsten Angste und Sehnsuchte.
