Titoli in Politica e attivismo

Es este un libro íntimo y valiente que traspasa la solemnidad de las fotografías oficiales, la sonrisa hierática, la parafernalia de la corte y también las biografías canónicas, para llegar por primera vez a ese territorio desconocido y misterioso que es el alma de Sofía.Una mujer fría...

No primeiro volume desta biografia de fôlego, Karla Monteiro destrincha a trajetória de Leonel Brizola até o retorno do exílio em 1979 e oferece um novo olhar sobre a vida de um personagem fundamental para a construção política nacional. Figura que evoca paixão e fúria até hoje, Leonel...

Why did one of our greatest presidents (FDR) ruthlessly persecute one of the richest men in America (Andrew Mellon)? By any measure, Franklin D. Roosevelt is one our most admired presidents. But behind the beaming smile and folksy fireside chats was a ruthless politician willing to use the...

Dreams from My Father is a masterpiece: a refreshing, revealing portrait of a young man asking the big questions about identity and belonging. The son of a black African father and a white American mother, Obama recounts an emotional odyssey. He retraces the migration of his mother's family from Kansas to Hawaii, then to his childhood home in Indonesia. Finally he travels to Kenya, where he confronts the bitter truth of his father's life and at last reconciles his divided inheritance.

A feminist biography of the only woman to become prime minister of Israel In this authoritative and empathetic biography, Pnina Lahav reexamines the life of Golda Meir (1898-1978) through a feminist lens, focusing on her recurring role as a woman standing alone among men. The Only Woman in the Room is the first book to contend with Meir’s full identity as a woman, Jew, Zionist leader, and one of the founders of Israel, providing a richer portrait of her persona and legacy.  

The remarkable, moving story of Prince Philip's mother by eminent biographer Hugo Vickers, updated in this new edition - for fans of Kingmaker and The Lives and Deaths of the Princesses of Hesse Princess Alice, mother of Prince Phillip, was something of a mystery figure even within her own...

For fans of the Netflix series The Crown and from the New York Times bestselling author of 17 Carnations comes a captivating biography of Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Margaret. They were the closest of sisters and the best of friends. But when, in a quixotic twist of fate, their uncle...

A bold new portrait of Livia, ancient Rome’s first First Lady, who shaped the empire from behind the throne Livia was no ordinary Roman woman. As wife of Augustus and mother of Tiberius―the first and second Roman emperors―she stood at the heart of the first imperial dynasty, wielding...

The son of Weather Underground radicals tells the story of a childhood on the run and a half-century of revolutionary struggle in America. Zayd Ayers Dohrn was born underground. His parents were fugitives after a decade fighting the US government; his mother was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list...

There is growing evidence that Trump has spent decades cultivating ties to corrupt Russians and the post-Soviet state. In Trump/Russia: A Definitive History, Seth Hettena chronicles the many years Trump has spent wooing Russian money and power. From the collapse of his casino empire - which left Trump desperate for cash - and his first contacts with Russian deal makers and financiers, on up to the White House, Hettena reveals the myriad of shady people, convoluted dealings, and strange events that suggest how indebted to Russia our 45th president might be. 

La marquesa de Gange es una joven adornada con todas las virtudes (porque en Sade, tanto las virtudes como los vicios sólo se manifiestan en sus casos más estremos) y casada con un hombre igualmente encantador, a la que el destino no deja de perseguir con tristezas. Su cuñado, que es sacerdote, la desea y la persigue continuamente, reteniéndola incluso contra su voluntad.

In Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s “compelling” (The Economist) and “fascinating” (The Wall Street Journal) New York Times bestselling autobiography, the prime minister of Israel tells the story of his family, his path to leadership, and his unceasing commitment to defending his...

The Reckoning will examine America's national trauma, rooted in its long history of slavery and civil rights abuses, but dramatically exacerbated by the impact of recent events and the Trump administration's corrupt and immoral policies. America's failure to acknowledge this trauma, let alone...

Todos los detalles de la vida del actual rey de España en un audiolibro de excelente corte y calidad. Proclamado rey en 1975 tras la muerte del dictador Francisco Franco, su figura, pese a la adversa situación económica española, goza de una abrumadora popularidad.

"Il nostro Paese, guidato dal primo governo nazionalpopulista dell'Europa occidentale, egemonizzato culturalmente e politicamente dalla nuova destra, rischia un declino inarrestabile. Rischia di rimanere isolato nell'Unione Europea e diviso al suo interno, impaurito, incattivito e avvitato su se stesso. Impediremo il declino se sapremo cambiare. Riconoscendo senza reticenze gli errori e affrontando le ragioni delle sconfitte. Il primo passo sarà tornare a incontrarci, in tanti, per trovare insieme le soluzioni e costruire un'idea di società giusta."

When a thoughtless tweet by Zelda la Grange unleashed a storm, she was asked: ‘Have you learnt nothing from Nelson Mandela?’ This book is her answer. Here she draws out his lessons on humility, respect, honesty, how to truly listen and what to do if you realise you have made a grave mistake, a lesson she herself had to learn the hard way.

« Les Français s'intéressent-ils au Commonwealth ? J'étais prêt à répondre à la reine Elizabeth II qu'ils s'en moquaient éperdument. Mais je choisis de mentir avec élégance : « Bien sûr, Ma'am ». « Oh vraiment », répondit-elle. J'ajoute, « Et il existe une organisation...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An “extraordinary, unforgettable” (Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow) memoir of redemption and second chances amidst America’s mass incarceration epidemic, from a member of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 Shaka Senghor was raised in a middle-class...

EL LIBRO MÁS ESPERADO DEL AÑO Las memorias en primera persona de Su Majestad el Rey Don Juan Carlos. «Mi padre siempre me aconsejó que no escribiera mis memorias. Los reyes no se confiesan. Y menos, públicamente. Sus secretos permanecen sepultados en la penumbra de los palacios. ¿Por qué...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The gripping and heroic firsthand account—like American Sniper mixed with a real-life version of Die Hard—by an off-duty special forces soldier who battled against a terrorist attack for twenty-two hours, and saved scores of American, Kenyan, and European...