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Una trayectoria biográfica abarca los actos de una vida y las circunstancias; cuando la trayectoria es la de un hombre culto y lúcido viajero, como es el caso, el relato se puebla de reflexiones, análisis y sueños que impulsan a continuar el camino.Fernando Moran busca en este manuscrito, mas que la recuperacion lineal del tiempo perdido, las claves para entender el pasado el propio y el de la colectividady para encajar con coherencia las piezas de un futuro presentido.El autor hace un interesante recorrido por temas tan diversos como el racismo, la descolonizacion, el talante anglosajon, Portugal, la complejidad de Nueva York, Rusia, la politica exterior o la Union Europea, entre otros muchos. En este Palimpsesto intenta transmitir el gusto y textura de su epoca, de su mundo o de sus mundos, y que el lector encuentre en la variedad de planos, en las evocaciones, el rastro de una epoca reconstruido con los trazos indelebles de la literatura.

«Todo lo he hecho por mí mismo, nadie me ha regalado nada.» Gerhard Schröder Supo aprovechar sus oportunidades: de origen muy humilde, huérfano de padre al que nunca conoció, trabajó duramente toda s

Epic adventure stories with vivid period feel and appeal to adventure fans of all ages.

HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON''S INSIDE ACCOUNT OF THE CRISES, CHOICES AND CHALLENGES SHE FACED DURING HER FOUR YEARS AS AMERICA''S 67TH SECRETARY OF STATE, AND HOW THOSE EXPERIENCES DRIVE HER VIEW OF THE FUTURE.''All of us face hard choices in our lives,'' Hillary Rodham Clinton writes at the start of this personal chronicle of years at the centre of world events. ''Life is about making such choices. Our choices and how we handle them shape the people we become.''In the aftermath of her 2008 presidential run, she expected to return to representing New York in the Unites States Senate. To her surprise, her formal rival for the Democratic Party nomination, newly elected President Barack Obama, asked her to serve in his administration as Secretary of State. This memoir is the story of the four extraordinary and historic years that followed, and the hard choices that she and her colleagues confronted.Secretary Clinton and President Obama had to decide how to repair fractured alliances, wind down two wars and address a global financial crisis. They faced a rising competitor in China, growing threats from Iran and North Korea, and revolutions across the Middle East. Along the way, they grappled with some of the toughest dilemmas of US foreign policy, especially the decision to send Americans into harm''s way, from Afghanistan to Libya to the hunt for Osama bin Laden.By the end of her tenure, Secretary Clinton had visited 112 countries, travelled nearly one million miles and gained a truly global perspective on many of the major trends reshaping the landscape of the twenty-first century, from economic inequality to climate change to revolutions in energy, communications and health. Drawing on conversations with numerous leaders and experts, Secretary Clinton offers her views on what it will take for the United States to compete and thrive in an interdependent world. She makes a passionate case for human rights and the full participation in society of girls, youth and LGBT people. An astute eyewitness to decades of social change, she distinguishes the trendlines from the headlines and describes the progress occurring throughout the world, day after day.Secretary Clinton''s descriptions of diplomatic conversations at the highest levels offer readers a masterclass in international relations, as does her analysis of how we can best use ''smart power'' to deliver security and prosperity in a rapidly changing world - one in which America remains the indispensable nation.

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Almost five centuries have passed since Cesare Borgia''s death, yet his reputation still casts a sinister shadow. He stands accused of treachery, cruelty, rape, incest and, especially, murder - assassination by poison, the deadly white powder concealed in the jewelled ring, or by the midnight band of bravos lurking in the alleys of Renaissance Rome. Yet the real Cesare Borgia was a fascinating figure in the mould of the great Shakespearean hero. During the brief space of time in which he occupied the stage he shocked and stunned his contemporaries by the loftiness of his ambitions, the boldness and daring of their execution. His rise to fame was meteoric. Born the illegitimate son of a Spanish Cardinal who became Pope Alexander VI, he was, by his 27th year, the most hated, feared and envied man of his day, flattered and courted by the rulers of France, Spain and the Empire, admired by Machiavelli who immortalised him in The Prince. At 31 he was dead, having failed to achieve his ambition of a great Italian State. In Sarah Bradford''s brilliant biography, Cesare''s life and struggles assume the proportion of Greek tragedy.

Condoleezza Rice has excelled as a diplomat, political scientist, and concert pianist. Her achievements run the gamut from helping to oversee the collapse of communism in Europe and the decline of the Soviet Union, to working to protect the country in the aftermath of 9-11, to becoming only the second woman - and the first black woman ever -- to serve as Secretary of State.

In her debut cookbook Laura Strange promises to provide readers with all the cookery tips and tricks they need to live an easy and delicious gluten free life

"- A toi, je peux le dire, c'était le jour le plus triste de ma vie."Cet aveu, lâché un soir de septembre 2007, devant une amie très chère, dans un moment d'abandon, Nicolas Sarkozy ne le confessera plus jamais à personne.Il disait vrai pourtant, mais qui aurait pu le croire ? Ce triste jour étant le 6 mai 2007. Celui même de son élection à la Présidence de la République. Le couronnement de son ambition depuis ses vingt ans.Ce n'est pas le poids des responsabilités à venir qui assaille et inquiète le nouveau Président : c'est le désastre de sa vie privée. Le vainqueur du 6 mai est un vaincu de l'amour.C'est à partir de cette douleur originelle que Catherine Nay recompose toute l'histoire du quinquennat sarkozyste : de ses audaces à ses échecs, du blin-bling à la crise financière, de l'homme-orchestre des sommets européens au chef de guerre.Anecdotes, coulisses, secrets d'Etat alternent ici avec l'analyse — parfois empathique, parfois sévère — de ce que furent les grandes ambitions d'un règne perturbé par le désordre du monde.Et si c'était à refaire ?Dans ce roman d'un Président, Catherine Nay enquête, révèle, éclaire. Son "Impétueux" est, sans doute, le portrait le plus fidèle de l'homme qui, redevenu candidat, souhaite désormais reconduire son idylle avec la France.

Vibrante memoria autobiográfica del principal representante del comunitarismo que incluye una descripción de las principales claves de esta filosofía.