Titoli in Storico

En 15 lecciones conoce al autor del libro Meditaciones y estratega militar Marco Aurelio. MARCO AURELIO, décimo sexto emperador de Roma (161 a 180) y el. último de los llamados "cinco emperadores buenos", es el representante por antonomasia de la Edad de Oro del Imperio romano y autor de una de las mejores obras de todos los tiempos: Meditaciones, una colección de escritos acerca de sus reflexiones sobre la filosofía estoica y sus valores morales.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the #1 national bestseller Cleopatra unpacks the mystery of the Salem Witch Trials. “The Witches is the fullest and finest story ever told about Salem in 1692, and no one else could tell it with the otherworldly flair of Stacy Schiff.” ―Joseph J. Ellis...

Su nombre ha llegado hasta nosotros como un mito lejano y sin tiempo, uno de los filósofos más conocidos de la Antigüedad clásica. En su célebre escuela, denominada el Jardín, eran admitidos por igual hombres y mujeres, los cuales gozaban de los mismos derechos. Para él, la filosofía es un instrumento útil para conquistar la felicidad. ¿Cómo conquista el ser humano la felicidad? Cuando pone el placer como finalidad. Sin embargo, no es el placer sensual vinculado a las apetencias del cuerpo lo que el ser humano debe perseguir, sino....

On January 5, 1895, Captain Alfred Dreyfus's cries of innocence were drowned out by a mob shouting "Death to Judas!" In this book, Maurice Samuels gives listeners new insight into Dreyfus himself—the man at the center of the affair. He tells the story of Dreyfus's early life in Paris, his promising career as a French officer, the false accusation leading to his imprisonment on Devil's Island, the fight to prove his innocence that divided the French nation, and his life of quiet obscurity after World War I.

Few names cast more terror into the human heart than Dracula. The legendary vampire, created by author Bram Stoker for his 1897 novel of the same name, has inspired countless horror movies, television shows, and other bloodcurdling tales of vampires. Though Dracula may seem to many like a singular creation, Stoker in fact drew inspiration from a real-life man with an even more grotesque taste for blood: Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia or—as he is better known—Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Tepes), a name earned for his favorite way of dispensing with his enemies.

"Selvpromovering. Brovten. Retssager. Trump havde været åben for at bruge alle de midler og mere til for at beskytte sit image og opnå sit ultimative mål: at tjene penge. "Jeg repræsenterer Donald Trump," havde han meget direkte sagt om sin karriere. Men nu, da han stilede efter at blive præsident, skulle denne selverklærede multimilliardær overbevise vælgerne om, at hans værdi for landet var større end hans nettoværdi, og at han kunne blive en forkæmper for andet og mere end sig selv.

On December 3, 1999, the call crackled in to the men of the Worchester, Massachusetts Fire Department: a three-alarm warehouse blaze in a six-story windowless colossus of brick and mortar. What happened next - and how their lives and community were changed forever - offers an unprecedented look at these heroic men whose job it is to rush into burning buildings when everyone else just wants out.

Lancater and York is a riveting account of the Wars of the Roses, from beloved historian Alison Weir. The war between the houses of Lancaster and York was characterised by treachery, deceit, and bloody battles. Alison Weir's lucid and gripping account focuses on the human side of history. At the centre of the book stands Henry VI, the pious king whose mental instability led to political chaos, and his wife Margaret of Anjou, who took up her arms in her husband's cause and battled in a violent man's world.

From Leonardo Da Vinci to John Dee and Comenius, from George Eliot to Oliver Sacks and Susan Sontag, polymaths have moved the frontiers of knowledge in countless ways. But history can be unkind to scholars with such encyclopaedic interests. All too often these individuals are remembered for just one part of their valuable achievements. In this engaging, erudite account, renowned cultural historian Peter Burke argues for a more rounded view.

Ernest Hemingway’s classic memoir of Paris in the 1920s, now available in a restored edition, includes the original manuscript along with insightful recollections and unfinished sketches. Published posthumously in 1964, A Moveable Feast remains one of Ernest Hemingway’s most enduring works...

Thomas Hargrove's Long March to Freedom is a record of his 11 months as a hostage of Colombian guerillas and was the basis for the recent movie hit Proof of Life that starred Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe, and David Morse.

Was Andy Warhol a hoarder? Did Einstein have autism? Was Frank Lloyd Wright a narcissist? In this surprising, inventive, and meticulously researched look at the evolution of mental health, acclaimed health and science journalist Claudia Kalb gives listeners a glimpse into the lives of high-profile historic figures through the lens of modern psychology, weaving groundbreaking research into biographical narratives that are deeply embedded in our culture.

Su figura como estandarte del peronismo, su idilio con su famosa esposa Eva, su admiración del fascismo y las acusaciones de lesa humanidad, son ingredientes que quedan de lado cuando se habla de su trascendencia política. Perón, el símbolo de toda una época de la nación austral, puesto bajo la lupa de un audio que lo acercará a su vida, caída y muerte.

Als Zehnjähriger floh Caro Matzkos Vater aus Ostpreußen. Er verlor seine Heimat, seine Kindheit und erlebte Dinge, die kein Mensch je vergisst. Achtzig Jahre später reist seine Tochter seine Fluchtroute zurück, auf der Suche nach Antworten. Sie will verstehen, warum sich die seelischen Verletzungen ihres Vaters in ihrem eigenen Leben fortpflanzen konnten.

Lincoln's speeches were being published and widely circulated, as he began to practice law again as a means of income. When John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry occurred, Democrats cited this as an example of slave-agitation caused by the Republicans. Lincoln also began to address the southern threat of succession, deeming it an 'act of treason'.

The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization.

Tome 1 : Gênes - Austerlitz - Eylau. "J'engage le colonel Marbot à continuer à écrire pour la défense et la gloire des Armées françaises et en confondre les calomniateurs", écrivait Napoléon dans son testament. "Les Mémoires du Général Marbot" constituent un remarquable témoignage sur l'épopée des guerres napoléoniennes.

Willy Beckel beschreibt in seinen Erinnerungen viele Aspekte des Alltags, die für ein Kinder- und Jugendleben – während des Deutschen Kaiserreiches – in den Jahren um 1912 prägend waren. Sie bleiben immer noch spannend zu lesen, beschreiben sie doch eine längst vergangene Welt mit weiterhin aktuellen Bezügen. Das Leben einer städtischen Großfamilie, meist im Mittelpunkt stehend, wird in dieser Hommage an seine Eltern so manches Großereignis in Leipzig während der Kaiserzeit aber nicht ausgelassen.

من فضلك خمس دقائق.. فأصبحت الدقائق الخمس ستة وعشرين شهرًا!، الشرق شرق والغرب غرب ولن يلتقيا، هذا الكلام ليس تحاملًا على الغرب أو غير الغرب ؛ لأن الواقع والحال وما يجري وما يقال وسمعه كل من كان له قلب أو ألقى السمع وهو شهيد ينبئ عما يقال.

Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize In this dazzling new biography, Richard Holmes, critically acclaimed author of The Age of Wonder, discovers in Young Tennyson an astonishingly magnetic and mercurial personality, a secretly expressive and highly emotional man haunted by the great...