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«Obras completas» es la recopilación de obras de Francisco Bilbao, compiladas y editadas por su hermano, Manuel Bilbao. Entre los textos publicados en esta obra dividida en dos tomos se encuentran al

Nigel Farage is the great disruptor of British politics. Since co-founding UKIP in 1993, he has challenged the status quo in areas including the UKs membership of the European Union, mass immigration and net zero. He is the only person in the modern era to steer two different political parties to victory in successive national elections, topping the poll in the European elections in 2014 with UKIP and in 2019 with the Brexit Party. Now he is attempting to crown that achievement as the leader of Reform UK by sweeping to power at the next general election and becoming Prime Minister.Farage is considered an outsider with a devil-may-care attitude; a populist equally at home on Im A Celebrity and GB News as he is discussing the European Convention on Human Rights. So why is this anti-Establishment figure being spoken of as a future occupant of 10 Downing Street? Can he turn a political start-up into an election-winning machine that appeals to both the left and the right? And could he bring unity to Britain?In this meticulously researched and highly entertaining book, Michael Ashcroft charts Farages extraordinary life before examining Reform UKs advance, its struggles, its impact on British politics and its prospects for electoral success.With unparalleled access to those who know Farage best, Reformation: Nigel Farage and the Rise of Reform UK will help voters judge just how credible is his aim of forming the next government.

Trust in British politics has hit rock bottom. From the extravagant promises of Brexit to the chaos of Partygate and the fallout from Liz Trusss ill-fated premiership, the hidden wiring of government is sparking for all to see. While ministers and civil servants clash publicly, the issues that matter to voters housing, health and social care, the cost of living, climate change go unaddressed. When tragedies like Grenfell or the Post Office scandal occur, accountability is nowhere to be found.Part memoir, part manifesto, Bad Government takes us behind the famous black door to reveal why the ship of state is so hard to steer.As the first female private secretary in No. 10, the author was the only other woman in the room when Margaret Thatcher resigned. Having shaped reforms under both Thatcher and Blair before working to deepen governments connection with civil society, she now offers an unprecedented insiders view of how the system evolved and why it is breaking.Exploring why successive Prime Ministers have failed in their promises to reset government and rebuild trust, this arresting book draws on compelling personal insights into the functioning of No. 10, weaving together thirty years of history with the crises of today.This is a vital look at the urgent need for a different model of government before the electorate loses faith entirely.

The explosive, no-holds-barred account of the life of a globally renowned classical musician, Julian Lloyd Webbers autobiography lifts the lid on a world previously shrouded in mystery.From vivid descriptions of Julians childhood in one of the worlds most famous musical dynasties to unfiltered stories from his collaborations with such stars as Elton John, Yehudi Menuhin, Stephane Grappelli, Philip Glass, and his brother, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bows and Arrows reveals a cut-throat world of agents, promoters, record companies, violin dealers and substance abuse, laying bare the classical music profession as never before.With refreshing honesty and humour, Julian recounts the break-up of three of his four marriages, his lifelong passion for ensuring that every child should have a chance to play a musical instrument and his devastation at the 2014 injury that forced him to stop playing and sell his Stradivarius cello. This earth-shattering loss, however, led to a new calling, prompting Julians appointment as principal of a leading royal conservatoire and his re-emergence as a tireless champion of music education, working closely with politicians including Gordon Brown, Michael Gove and Boris Johnson.Culminating in Julians return to the stage for the first time in twelve years, this is a powerful story of passion, loss and a life reborn.

The first biography of one of the twentieth centurys foremost champions of Hebridean culture. The American-born folklorist and musician Margaret Fay Shaws passion for the Hebrides led her to the island of South Uist in 1929 and then to Canna in 1935 as the wife of the eminent folklorist John Lorne Campbell. Her extraordinary work in documenting and preserving traditional Gaelic songs and customs remains a vital resource for understanding Hebridean music, and the Campbells house on Canna is a unique collection of priceless material celebrating the Hebridean world. This vast archive also includes Margarets collection of still and film photography, which capture the essence of island life at a time when old traditions were vanishing. This book celebrates the legacy and life of a remarkable woman, who herself wrote with such wit and flair of her travels and adventures and which took her from turn of-the-century Pennsylvania to 1920s New York, Paris, Nova Scotia and the Hebrides, where she lived until her death in 2004. Fiona J. Mackenzie has been named as one of The Lists Hot 100 Arts and Culture Contributors in Scotland for 2025.

A brilliant and bloody examination of the axes foundational role in human history, from prehistoric violence, to war and executions, splashed across newspaper headlines and popular culture. For as long as the axe has been in our hands, we have used it to kill. Much like the wheel, the boat, and the telephone, the axe is a transformative piece of technology one that has been with us since prehistory. And just as early humans used the axe to chop down trees, hunt for food, and whittle tools, they also used it to murder. Over time, this particular use has endured: as the axe evolved over centuries to fit the needs of new agricultural, architectural, and social development, so have our lethal uses for it.Whack Job is the story of the axe, first as a convenient danger and then an anachronism, as told through the murders it has been employed in throughout history: from the first axe murder nearly half a million years ago, to the brutal harnessing of the axe in warfare, and from its use in King Henry VIIIs favourite method of execution, to Lizzie Borden and the birth of modern pop culture. Whack Job sheds brilliant light on this familiar implement, this most human of weapons. This is a critical examination of violence, an exploration of how technology shapes human conflict, the cruel and sacred rituals of execution and battle, and the ways humanity fits even the most savage impulses into narratives of the past and present.

When Maiwand Banayee was 16, he wanted to become a suicide bomber for the Taliban.In this inspiring tale of survival and self-discovery, the reader will follow Maiwands journey down a dark path and his ultimate redemption. Growing up in Kabul amid the Afghan wars, he witnessed atrocities that no child should ever see - rotting corpses, starving families, a neighbourhood torn apart. He escaped to a refugee camp in Pakistan, where religious militants began the gradual grooming of Maiwand and other Afghan boys. These confused and traumatised children were indoctrinated, radicalised and prepared to die in the name of a religious war. But Maiwand escaped this life. Fleeing Afghanistan, he had a life-altering crisis of faith, confidence and meaning, finding new purpose and rebuilding himself.Maiwand taught himself how to read and write in English, and here tells his astonishing story in crystalline prose. Delusions of Paradise offers a powerful warning about the dangers of radical religion, and is a stunning celebration of self-determination and redemption from an important new voice.

Marian Finucane was a trailblazing broadcaster, the first to champion womens issues on air, and respected for her fairness, empathy and doggedness. One of a small group of Irish people known simply by their first name, the nation mourned when she died suddenly, aged 69, in January 2020.But John Clarke, Marians widower, doesnt use her moniker instead, he calls her Finucane. It highlights the gap between the woman so many felt they knew and the woman he loved the real Marian who was by turns curious, fiery, emotional, stubborn, charming and endlessly excited by life.When John and Marian first got together, they promised each other that theyd never be boring. What ensued was forty years of conversation and thousands of miles travelled. Finucane & Me is an unexpected love story: the story of two people who made a pact for madness; the story of a never-ending search for meaning; the story of two people who lived life to its fullest.

Os anteriormente chamados Lengua, atualmente Enxel, eram vagamente conhecidos durante a colônia espanhola do Paraguai. A retirada dos Mbaya Caduveos no final do século XVlll da margem direita do Rio

When Brian Dowling and Arthur Gourounlian announced they were expecting their first child, with Brians sister Aoife acting as their surrogate, it felt like their family dream was finally coming true. Their daughter, Blake, was born in September 2022, but their happily-ever-after has not been without its troubles.Now Brian and Arthur detail their crazy journeys and the sliding-doors moments that brought them together to create a family of their own. Following Arthurs journey to escape war-torn Armenia and Brians path to self-acceptance after being catapulted into the spotlight as a young gay man in the early noughties, and the sudden death of his mother, this is a story of the pain that life can sometimes bring, but ultimately it is a story about love in all its many magical forms.From births to marriages to deaths, and everything in between, this heartfelt memoir brings Arthur and Brians positive and inspiring attitude to the page.

"An informative, provocative and deeply personal account of a distinguished life in law and politics." Lord Pannick QC"A brave trailblazer for human rights." Sir Harold Evans, former editor of the Sunday Times"In his eloquent memoir, Anthony Lester weaves the story of the expansion of human rights at home and abroad This rich history by a great human rights lawyer is a reminder that hope dies last, and that we cannot give up hope." Margaret H. Marshall, former Chief Justice, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts***I have been a campaigner in many human rights causes, some successful, some less so, some failed. My mother once said, Anthony, we had such a fine system until you ruined it! I hope she was wrong.Over the course of his illustrious, pioneering and sometimes controversial career, Anthony Lester transformed Britains approach to human rights. As a brave and creative lawyer, and as a peer in the House of Lords, he worked tirelessly to combat abuses of public power and to introduce new legal frameworks for human rights, equality and free speech.In these honest and remarkable personal memoirs, which map the history of human rights in this country over the past half-century, Anthony Lester explores the social conditions and interior circumstances that shaped his life as a relentless and passionate campaigner for equality and justice.

Desde pequenas somos ensinadas a ser mulher, desde a infância quando começamos a nos desenvolver, aquela famosa frase: você já é uma mocinha, acompanhada de responsabilidades nos acompanhava de fato,

Frankreich ist die funftgrote Volkswirtschaft, Atommacht und eines der wichtigsten Lander der Erde. Nun steht das Land vor einem epochalen Einschnitt. Seit Marine Le Pen von ihrem Vater, dem Antisemiten Jean-Marie Le Pen, die Fuhrung des auslanderfeindlichen, antiislamischen, rechtsextremistischen Front National (FN) ubernommen hat, eilt die Partei von Erfolg zu Erfolg. Bei den Europawahlen erhielt sie die meisten Stimmen. Wird Le Pen im Mai 2017 die nachste franzosische Prasidentin?Tanja Kuchenbecker hat den beispiellosen Aufstieg Marine Le Pens uber viele Jahre hautnah verfolgt, auch in personlichen Begegnungen. Anschaulich und voller spannender unbekannter Details beschreibt sie ihre Motive, ihre Strategie und ihre Vernetzungen in ganz Europa. Und sie zeigt, wie die gefahrlichen Ziele und Werte Le Pens und des FN bis in die breite Gesellschaft hinein salonfahig wurden. Marine Le Pens Weg konnte sich zur Blaupause auch fur ihre Partner in Deutschland, Osterreich und ganz Europa entwickeln.

Goethe esteve na Itália entre setembro de 1786 e abril de 1788. A infinidade de assuntos dos quais se ocupou ao longo dessa permanência reflete os múltiplos interesses do autor, ao mesmo tempo em que

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe não deve sua fama como gênio universal apenas à sua obra literária. Homem de múltiplos talentos e interesses, dedicou-se também à reflexão sobre a literatura e as artes e a

Their motto was political liberalism and modern culture, Arthur Koestler wrote of the Ullstein family. Enthralling and full of the atmosphere of the period, Hermann Ullstein brings the early years of the Ullstein publishing empire to life. He portrays its impressive rise to become Europes largest publisher, as well as the dramatic upheavals in Germany that led to the companys expropriation by the Nazis.

Lord Salisbury dominated the late Victorian political scene. He was Prime Minister for much of the time and also Foreign Secretary, very often holding down the two positions concurrently. In achievement and ability he was at least the equal of Disraeli and Gladstone though less well remembered. In part that was the result of his own aloof and laodicean temperament but it was also the fault of there being no faintly adequate modern biography (his daughter, Lady Gwendolen Cecil wrote a magnificent biography early in the twentieth-century but although in four volumes it only got as far as 1892). At last, in 1999 with the publication of Andrew Roberts biography this desideratum was filled. Here was the biography of sufficient stature to do justice to the Victorian Titan. Most aptly it went on to win the Wolfson History Prize and the James Stern Silver Pen Award for Non-Fiction. The uniformly outstanding reviews prove why.Andrew Roberts has filled one of the great gaps in Victorian historiography. This is the first authoritative life of the statesman who dominated politics from 1885 to 1902 . . . A brilliant biography that will long replace anything which has appeared before. Robert Blake, Daily TelegraphThis is a biography of quite unusual quality and insight, tautly organized yet flowing easily, with years of research behind it to reinforce its authority. While not seeking to diminish either Gladstone or Disraeli, it restores Salisbury to the commanding position he rightfully occupied in Victorian politics. Peter Clarke, Sunday TimesAn outstanding achievement . . . seldom has such an important study been such splendid entertainment. Piers Brendon, IndependentThis is a book to put on ones shelf alongside Ehrmans Younger Pitt, Gashs volumes on Peel and Blakes Disraeli . . . Andrew Roberts book has the balance, insight all-roundedness and intellectual elegance of Lord Salisbury himself. A. D. Harvey, Salisbury Review(Salisbury) deserves, and has found, a fine biographer, who has left no stone unturned in his researches, has written cogently and well about his subject, and provided not just a history of Lord Salisbury, but one of the best histories yet of Victorian Britain and her place in the world. Simon Heffer, Daily MailSalisbury is a great biography, magisterially proportioned and fit to take its place with Gash on Peel and Blake on Disraeli, if not with Morleys Gladstone. Moreover, although constructed on a massive scale, it is so beautifully written that one could not want it a page shorter. It is unlikely ever to be superseded. Vernon Bogdanor, Times Higher Educational SupplementRoberts triumphantly retrieves Salisbury from unmerited obscurity with a book as delightful to read as it is informative. Niall Ferguson, Mail on SundayA terrific piece of biography; I really enjoyed it. Jeremy Paxman, Start the WeekAndrew Roberts Salisbury fills a most remarkable gap in British historiography with a study that that is not only learned and comprehensive but startlingly well-written. Michael Howard, Times Literary Supplement Books of the YearIt captures the essence of Salisbury in a way that nothing has has ever done for me before. Roy Jenkins, Financial Times

Pat Spillane is one of the best-known sportspeople in Ireland. Selected for the GAAs Team of the Millennium and winner of eight All-Ireland senior football medals, he is one of the greatest Gaelic footballers ever. Yet that isnt half of the Spillane story.He has also been one of the most controversial GAA pundits of all time, driving the agenda on The Sunday Game and in the Sunday World for thirty years. His analysis and criticism have been headline news everywhere Gaelic football is discussed, and the terms he coined, such as puke football, have entered the Irish lexicon.Here, Pat reveals the sadness of his childhood when his father died; his dazzling football career and encounters with other immortals, from Mick ODwyer onwards; the reality of life as a pundit under pressure from managers; and the huge stress of dealing with the machinery of government in the aftermath of his spell with CEDRA, the state advisory group on rural affairs.Like the man himself, In the Blood is uniquely frank, witty, honest and revealing and a must-read for GAA fans everywhere.

The sea has always been a part of Nuala Moores life: her earliest memory is of jumping off her fathers fishing boat in Dingle harbour and swimming back to shore.But after years of diving and marathon swimming, including a relay swim around the coast of Ireland and a solo swim across Lake Zurich, Nuala struggled to balance sacrifice and achievement. Her life and personal responsibilities, coupled with caring for her father, forced a change in her pathway.Nuala began to push herself even further. Forcing herself into some of the coldest, most dangerous and remote waters in the world offered her freedom and the chance to take back control. Limitless is Nualas breathtaking and awe-inspiring memoir about how pushing herself to her mental and physical limits allowed her to find her true north, face her reflection and achieve the greatness she always knew was within.

No-one who knew the late Canon Pakenham-Walsh could accuse him of being a starry-eyed dreamer. At ninety he was as active mentally and physically as many a man little more than half his age. Join him on his personal journey across psychic channels to find the real Anne Boleyn; a journey which, beneath its psychic and historical drama, demonstrates religious purpose. The authors deep-rooted fascination for Anne Boleyn first originated in 1917 during a missionary trip in China, yet it was on hisreturn to England in 1919 that Pakenham-Walsh began to see divine confirmation of his desire to uncover the true Anne Boleyn. Following a prayer at Boleyns burial site that she might become Pakenham-Walshs guardian angel, Pakenham-Walsh experienced a series of bizarre coincidences. It was these strange incidents which led Pakenham-Walsh to seek clairvoyants, who helped to channel the spirit of Anne Boleyn. Through sessions with psychic mediums, the reader is presented with transcripts and accounts of psychic messages from Anne Boleyn and significant characters within Anne Boleyns short lifetime. From one of Anne Boleyns maids, put to death for the sake of Anne Boleyn, to an infuriated Henry VIII, Pakenham-Walsh vividly recounts his experiences in a sympathetic and quaint style. Canon Pakenham-Walshs narrative not only relates his experiences of mediumistic contact, it is also a powerful Christian morality tale of redemption transcending death.