Titoli in Politica e attivismo

A “masterful” (The Washington Post Book World) account of the quest to solve one of the great mysteries in Russian history—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and Catherine the Great “Riveting . . . unfolds like a detective story.”—Los...

Il solo collegamento dell'uomo con l'ignoto è la poesia... essa toglie dalla bocca dell'uomo il sapore della notte.

Esta es una historia real, llena de aristas y sombras, sobre la condición humana. A fines de los sesenta, con trece años, la argentina Silvia Labayru era una adolescente tímida, lectora, amante de los animales, entusiasta de John F. Kennedy, hija de una familia de militares que incluía a su padre, miembro de la Fuerza Aérea y piloto civil. A esa edad ingresó en el Colegio Nacional Buenos Aires, una institución pública de gran prestigio, donde entró en contacto con agrupaciones estudiantiles de izquierda y se transformó en una militante aguerrida.

Herbert Reul war schon immer ein Politiker, der sich nicht vor schweren Aufgaben scheut. Im Gegenteil, im Laufe seiner Amtszeit als Innenminister von NRW bringt er zahlreiche Maßnahmen in Gang zur Bekämpfung von Terrorismus, Cyberkriminalität und Clanverbrechen. Dabei zeichnet ihn aus, dass er sich weder von Panikmache noch von Aktionismus leiten lässt. Besonnen geht er vor, und dennoch konsequent. Nicht selten legt er den Finger in die Wunde und benennt klar, was sich ändern muss. Sein dringendstes Anliegen: Das Leben in Deutschland wieder sicherer machen.

He was one of America's greatest presidents and certainly our most colorful. Theodore Roosevelt, known to all but his friends as Teddy, was born a sickly child but transformed himself into an outdoorsman, a cowboy, and a warrior who led his Rough Riders up the San Juan Heights of Cuba in a charge that still ranks among the world's military legends. But Roosevelt was also a man of letters who churned out some 40 books, a gifted politician who charmed the nation, and a statesman who could settle a war as well as wage one.

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour… Sir Winston Churchill was a soldier, journalist, writer, Nobel Prize winner and, above all, a leader. Conservative then Liberal then Conservative again, his political instincts won him a sustained career at the summit of British government...

Entre el 11 de febrero de 1990 y el 10 de mayo de 1994, Nelson Mandela pasó de ser el prisionero político más famoso del mundo a presidente de su país. Fueron cuatro años vertiginosos y fascinantes que dieron la talla humana y política de un líder excepcional.

En 1898, Sissi était assassinée à Genève par un anarchiste italien. Depuis, l'impératrice d'Autriche et reine de Hongrie est devenue un mythe. Souveraine à la beauté légendaire, fantasque et solitaire, elle a inspiré peintres, poètes, psychanalystes, cinéastes. Voici la Sissi historique, cette princesse bavaroise qui, en 1854, épouse l'empereur François-Joseph. À Vienne, on la critique ; à Budapest, sous le prénom d'Erszébet, on la vénère, car elle défend le nationalisme magyar contre l'emprise autrichienne.

King Charles III's own life has been marred by scandal and myth, but who is the real man behind the Crown? In this revelatory book, renowned royal correspondent and author Robert Jobson examines the life of our new King, and his passions, purpose, and motivations. On the eve of his landmark coronation, Our King considers the life of the man and the monarch, reflecting on how his values and beliefs will shape him as he takes on this monumental role.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, the crusading young female reporter for Joseph Pulitzer’s World newspaper, left New York City by steamship on a quest to break the record for the fastest trip around the world. Also departing from New York that day—and heading in the...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An “absorbing” (Los Angeles Times) biography of one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in Russian history—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs “[A] compelling portrait not...

For decades, people have tried to persuade the leader of the Cuban Revolution to tell his own life story. Ignacio Ramonet, the celebrated editor in chief of Le Monde diplomatique, has finally succeeded. For the first time, in a series of extensive and probing interviews, Fidel Castro describes his life from the 1950s to the present day.

The astonishing story of immigrants lured to the United States from India and trapped in forced labor—an "eye-opening" "must-read" told by the visionary labor leader who engineered their escape and set them on a path to citizenship (The New York Times Book Review). ​ In late 2006, Saket Soni...

A New Yorker Best Book of the Year What happened to Rudy Giuliani? Andrew Kirtzman, who has been following Giuliani since the 1990s, answers that question in this “masterful and engrossing” (The Guardian) biography that “cuts through the myth and caricature that has too often defined...

Nel novembre del 2014, i tredici membri della famiglia Biden si trovarono a Nantucket per festeggiare il Ringraziamento, una tradizione che li riuniva da quarant'anni. Ma quell'anno era diverso dagli altri. Quindici mesi prima, infatti, al figlio maggiore di Joe e Jill Biden, Beau, era stato diagnosticato un tumore al cervello. Le possibilità di sopravvivere erano poche. "Papà, fammi una promessa", aveva detto un giorno Beau a suo padre. "Dammi la tua parola che starai bene, qualsiasi cosa succeda". Joe Biden gli aveva dato la sua parola.

Andrew Jackson was easily one of the most mercurially energetic personalities in American history. Along with Washington and Lincoln, Jackson also ranks as one of the three most consequential US presidents. After Jackson, the nation would never be the same. His life in the Tennessee wilderness as lawyer, planter, and soldier was legendary, as were his duels, his racing stables, his whirlwind romance with Rachel Donelson, and his victory over the British at New Orleans. Born in South Carolina in 1767, Jackson came of age during the hardship and cruelties of the Revolutionary War.

En su último libro, el filósofo y ensayista chileno Daniel Mansuy lleva a cabo un profundo análisis del legado político de Salvador Allende durante los mil días del gobierno de la Unidad Popular. A través de un pormenorizado análisis histórico, el autor explora las disyuntivas políticas y culturales que enfrentó Allende durante su gobierno, y cómo estos problemas desembocaron en la mañana del martes 11 de septiembre de 1973.

*A New York Times Bestseller* A major new biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. from a leading historian who was also a close friend, America’s Reluctant Prince is a deeply researched, personal, surprising, and revealing portrait of the Kennedy heir the world lost too soon. Through the lens of...

In his signature larger-than-life style, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s memoir is a revealing self-portrait of his illustrious, controversial, and truly unique life. The greatest immigrant success story of our time. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s story is unique—and uniquely entertaining—and he tells...

Using never before seen sources, Once a King is a fresh, revelatory and gripping insight into the Duke of Windsor - King Edward VIII - who gave up the throne to marry the woman he loved, twice divorced American Wallis Simpson. Considering Edward VIII's travels and interests as Prince of Wales as well as his relationship with Wallis Simpson and the course of events leading up to his abdication and subsequent exile, Once a King offers a previously unexplored lens through which we encounter two of the twentieth century's most iconic Royal figures: the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.