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The wife of the former Shah of Iran writes about her life and her husband, defending him against charges of repression, encouragement of fanaticism, and unhealthy collaboration with the CIA. She discusses her involvement with cultural and social programs, the family''s exit from Iran, their asylum in Egypt, Mexico, and the United States, and her husband''s battle with cancer, which was kept secret from the Iranian people until after the Shah and his family left the country.

Truth is always stranger than fiction A stunning riveting and extraordinary real life story of life in the shadows 1 International Bestselling Author Don Winslow

Terrific full of drama it has profoundly altered my understanding of the Second World War PATRICK BISHOP FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SKY WARRIORS AND SBS COMES AN EPIC HISTORY OF THE ALLIED VICTORY IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Judged by contemporaries to be a perfidious rogue Sir George Downing rose to prominence during the English Civil War as Oliver Cromwell s chief of military intelligence In the Interregnum he proved himself a double dealer who bribed and blackmailed his way to diplomatic success across Europe pioneering the practice of judicial kidnapping and starting two major wars in the process before spectacularly betraying his friends to horrifically violent deaths by defecting to Charles II s court Always at the centre of events Downing engaged with the most illustrious men and women of his times Samuel Pepys was his clerk John Milton prepared his letters and dispatches William of Orange was godfather to his son his next door neighbour was Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia and when Downing finally built his street his surveyor was Sir Christopher Wren Turncoat tells George Downing s story for the very first time following him from the asceticism of Puritan New England across English battlefields through courts chancelleries and parliaments to the heart of wealth and power in Restoration London

Sophie has become the figure within the family who is the comforter to its members and a reassuring and inspiring presence for the country She is a modern woman and yet a throwback to happier Royal times She is now the glue that binds During some of the darkest days of the Royal Family Sophie Duchess of Edinburgh has quietly risen to become the respected and much loved face of a family in turmoil In this inspiring biography bestselling author Sean Smith tells the remarkable story of Sophie Rhys Jones a young woman with a winning smile who captured the heart of a Prince and subsequently the nation From her fun filled days in rural Kent and nervous beginnings at the Palace to becoming a powerful voice on world issues and being acclaimed as a trailblazer by Hillary Clinton this is an intimate portrait of a woman who has made significant achievements while enduring the pressures of life as a wife mother and Royal Whether it s keeping important secrets navigating tabloid exposes or surviving near death experiences Sophie has done so with dignity and strength Inside discover the secret of Sophie s long lasting love for Prince Edward the unshakeable bond she had with the late Queen her great friendship with the future Queen Kate and her frost

Superb Telegraph There s a real sense of peace and magic in this beautiful book Daisy Buchanan Utterly endearing Dr James Canton A fantastic book for weird walkers and megalith obsessives alike Weird Walk I was alternately gripped and moved to tears by this brilliant exquisite memoir I can t recommend it enough Harriet Evans Journeying across Britain from West Penwith and Avebury to the Lake District and Orkney Stone Lands uncovers the magic and rich history of our incredible prehistoric standing stones It conveys the delight that lies in tracking them down as well as the solace these ancient places offer in times of darkness A few months after discovering that her beloved husband Stephen had incurable cancer Fiona Robertson began to write this book A long time megalith enthusiast she found the ancient stones resonated with her more profoundly than ever as she faced the prospect of losing him Set upright thousands of years ago the megaliths are symbols of endurance and survival standing in contrast to our ephemeral human lives Infused with folklore legend and mystery they enchant the landscape and bring magic to our modern world This enthralling memoir is woven delicately around great grief but is ultimately about embracing li

Really outstanding Jonathan Dimbleby At 8 15 a m on August 6th 1945 the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck by the world s first atomic bomb Built in the US by the top secret Manhattan Project and delivered by a B 29 Superfortress a revolutionary long range bomber the weapon destroyed large swaths of the city instantly killing tens of thousands The world would never be the same again The Hiroshima Men s unique narrative recounts the decade long journey towards this first atomic attack It charts the race for nuclear technology before and during the Second World War as the allies fought the axis powers in Europe North Africa China and across the vastness of the Pacific and is seen through the experiences of several key characters General Leslie Groves leader of the Manhattan Project alongside Robert Oppenheimer pioneering Army Air Force bomber pilot Colonel Paul Tibbets II the mayor of Hiroshima Senkichi Awaya who would die alongside over eighty thousand of his fellow citizens and Pulitzer Prize winning novelist John Hersey who travelled to post war Japan to expose the devastation the bomb had inflicted upon the city and in a historic New Yorker article described in unflinching detail the dangers posed by its deadly after effect radi

From Sunday Times bestselling author Gyles Brandreth comes the remarkable life of A A Milne and the bear who captured millions of hearts Gyles Brandreth has a touching access to the secrets of the human heart The Times Whatever subject an author chooses or has chosen for him he reveals no secret but the secret of himself A A MilneWhen Winnie the Pooh first appeared in print on Christmas Eve 1925 his creator had no idea that this bear and the fellow inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood would go on to capture the imaginations of people of all ages all over the world for the next hundred years In this new biography Gyles Brandreth tells the remarkable story of A A Milne and of the bear of very little brain who went on to become a global phenomenon Drawing on his friendship with Milne s son the real Christopher Robin Gyles Brandreth has produced a revealing and intimate portrait of a prolific author whose legacy came to be defined by his most famous creation and of the divided Milne family who for many years had a conflicted relationship with the iconic bear This is the story of a man a boy and a bear but it is also a gripping family drama and a fascinating exploration of the complicated nature of growing up and the impossible longing for a retu

Triumph and tragedy love and loss murder and malice in the lives of five fifteenth century queens from the queen of history writing Sunday Express The fifteenth century was a turbulent age the Hundred Years War between England and France and the Wars of the Roses dominated the lives of people both inside and out of the royal courts Joan of Navarre Katherine of Valois Margaret of Anjou Elizabeth Wydeville and Anne Neville were the queens who stood by England s sovereigns caught up in wars that changed the course of their lives and the course of history They were also formidable women who defied the limitations of their times often living out the brutal consequences of their determination Alison Weir uncovers their stories in this final volume of her ground breaking series on the queens of medieval England Queens at War is a stunning culmination of research by a historian at the full extent of her powers and gripping account of five women on the throne PRAISE FOR ALISON WEIR A meticulous scholar New York Times She is an excellent storyteller descriptions are vivid and her knowledge of the sources is extensive Spectator Weir s hugely popular history books are as gripping as novels The Times Weir writes in a pacy vivid style engaging the heart

For over two decades Paul Burrell was a silent witness to the making of history first as footman to Queen Elizabeth II then as butler to King Charles III then Prince of Wales and most famously as a confidante of the late Princess Diana Now with a unique perspective shaped by time and change he s ready to share his own story alongside theirs His bestselling memoir A Royal Duty about his friendship with Diana sent shockwaves around the world selling over two million copies But it is only in the wake of the Queen s passing and the commencement of a new royal era Burrell feels he can finally tell his story in full In this deeply personal and intimate memoir Burrell shares many untold stories of his life at home and abroad with the Royals With warmth candour and rare insight he recounts unexpected moments of intimacy with the Queen who gently guided a fresh faced 18 year old Burrell through palace life He speaks candidly about the tensions that simmered during those years including the breakdown of Charles and Diana s marriage and his own complex relationship with Princes William and Harry He also reveals his heartache at parting with three of the most significant women in his life the Queen Diana and his wife Maria all while navigati

In this groundbreaking new book from the UK s leading criminologist David Wilson explores what our nation s most lethal murderers reveal about us in a thrilling blend of history and true crime Professor David Wilson is renowned for deciphering the hidden motives of murderers and the context in which crimes took place In A History of Modern Britain in 20 Murders he zooms out to look at the big picture examining what multiple murders across a range of eras can tell us about our past and our present Told in Wilson s absorbing style this is a fresh look at crimes and points in history we think we know Ranging from the crimes of Jack the Ripper and the shocking Brides in the Bath deaths to the tragic murders of James Bulger and Sarah Everard Wilson reveals why some cases particularly resonate with and reverberate through public consciousness and how they can help us understand Britain s complex diverse and ongoing history From colonial wars and the end of the empire to the Blitz through the swinging sixties into the nineties all the way to present day this is a truly fascinating and accessible approach to both history and criminology always centring the victims that will leave readers questioning the wider impact of the next murder case that grips

From her prison cell the irrepressible magnetic Sara Monday looks back on the past half century of her life in Herself Surprised Born into a poor family her employment while still a young girl as a cook in a middle class household set her on a colourful and picaresque path In To Be a Pilgrim Tom Wilcher a wealthy and disgraced lawyer who has been both Sara s employer and her lover has retreated to his estate near the end of his life to wrestle with his tormented conscience And the centre of The Horse s Mouth a charming talented impoverished artist named Gulley Jimson also a lover of Sara Monday is a restless rebellious and self serving scoundrel whose antics verge on the appalling and farcical Read together these three vigorous and unforgettable narrative voices offer a sweeping vision of the first half of the twentieth century that is lyrical profane tragic and comic all at once Published in 1941 1942 and 1944 the novels in Cary s trilogy were designed to reveal three complex characters not only as they see themselves but as they are seen by one another resulting in a work of three dimensional depth and force Family life just goes on Toughest thing in the world But of course it is also the microcosm of a world You get everything there

A fresh unexpected and revealing portrait of Russia ANNE APPLEBAUM Pulitzer Prize winning author of Gulag and Red Famine A century of Russian history told through the women who lived it shaped it and survived it NADYA TOLOKONNIKOVA founder of Pussy Riot

Los volúmenes que integran esta crónica nos han llegado a pesar de las trabas y las dificultades históricas. De los cuatro libros que conforman la obra, tan sólo quedan tres libros, puesto que el Libro primero, dedicado supuestamente en la ciudad de Valencia, solo es conocido a traves de las numerosas alusiones incluidas por Viciana en los otros libros cronisticos. En cambio, se conservan numerosas copias manuscritas del Libro segundo dedicado a la nobleza, a pesar de ser el libro mas perseguido de la produccion vicianesca. Se trata de una historia de los linajes aristocraticos valencianos que bien pronto suscito el interes de historiadores y bibliofilos por la rareza de los ejemplares, la dificultad de reunir la obra integra y las trabas que se interpusieron entre la firme voluntad de publicacion del autor y el estorbo que produjo entre la nobleza del Pais Valenciano.

The definitive career spanning collection of writing from Anthony Bourdain including unpublished and never before seen material with an Introduction by Patrick Radden Keefe Anthony Bourdain represented many things to many people and he had many sides But no part of his identity was more important to him than that of a writer it was one of the central ways he saw himself Revealing Anthony Bourdain s observant curious and hungry mind The Anthony Bourdain Reader is a collection of Bourdain s best writing and touches on his many pursuits and passions from restaurant life to family life to the low life from TV to travel through places like Vietnam Buenos Aires Paris and Shanghai With pointed opinions on the specific use of brioche buns the devastation of Western foreign policy and the pain and pleasure of hot pot this new collection encapsulates the unique brilliance of a once in a generation mind and one of our most distinctive writers After Bourdain s years of travelling the globe in search of the very best of cuisine and culture The Anthony Bourdain Reader is a testament to the enduring and singular voice he crafted with eclectic and curated chapters including visceral graphic novel excerpts some of his most well loved recipes and never before

The extraordinary tale of Philip Augustus one of medieval Europe s greatest monarchs and the part he played in the downfall of four Plantagenet kings of England Philip II ruled France with an iron fist for over 40 years expanding its borders and increasing its power For his entire reign his counterpart on the English throne was a member of the Plantagenet dynasty and Philip took on them all Henry II Richard the Lionheart John and Henry III And yet we know so little about medieval England s greatest enemy Historian Catherine Hanley author of the critically acclaimed 1217 redresses this imbalance bringing Philip out of the shadows in this fascinating new history Delving into French medieval archives Nemesis explores Philip s motives for attacking England and in doing so we learn not only about him but discover so much more about England s most colourful and controversial of rulers the Plantagenets When Philip first succeeded to the throne in 1180 Henry II of England thanks to his Angevin and Norman ancestry as well as his wife s inheritance of Aquitaine ruled more of France than Philip himself By the end of Philip s reign in 1223 the pendulum of power had swung the other way Nemesis reveals how Philip exploited the constant familiar squabbles of

Juana de Vega fue mucho más que la amante esposa, la enfermera solícita y la viuda eterna del general Francisco Espoz y Mina. En su trayectoria condensa buena parte de las virtudes que la cultura politica progresista imagino como propias para las mujeres de su tiempo, unas caracteristicas que la condesa de Espoz y Mina ayudo a definir con su propio ejemplo. Nacida en una familia de la burguesia comercial coruñesa, mama el liberalismo desde la cuna, para, a partir de su casamiento en 1821, convertirse en una de esas amazonas de la libertad que luchan contra el absolutismo fernandino. Viuda con apenas treintaiun años, desarrolla entre 1837 y hasta su muerte en 1872 un quehacer vital en el que, sin atacar de frente las barreras impuestas a su genero, las amplia para facilitar a las que llegan por detras empezar a destruirlas: lo hace en el campo de la beneficencia y la filantropia (durante un tiempo con su intima amiga Concepcion Arenal), en el de la educacion, en el de la escritura y, desde bambalinas, tambien en el de la politica gracias a sus estrechos contactos con personalidades como Arguelles, Mendizabal u Olozaga.

Este libro es fruto de una profunda investigación exclusiva en el archivo de Juan Yagüe. Archivo que ha sido objeto de pleito entre sus herederos y que ha podido ser consultado por el autor antes de ser entregado en custodia al Estado. Una documentación que contiene más de 20.000 cartas, diarios privados, informes confidenciales y secretos, hojas de servicio y todo tipo de documentación oficial y privada Juan Yagüe ha pasado a la historia como El carnicero de Badajoz al ser el general que condujo a las tropas sublevadas durante la campaña de Extremadura. Mucho más allá de esta asociación, este militar fue uno de los altos oficiales con más influencia en el ejército sublevado, su mejor táctico y uno de los hombres más cercanos a Francisco Franco. Compañero de promoción y amigo personal del Generalísimo; legionario en la guerra de Marruecos; comandante de las tropas africanas durante la sublevación de Asturias en 1934; militante falangista convencido y amigo de José Antonio; comandante del ejército sublevado en Extremadura y durante la cruenta batalla del Ebro; Ministro del Aire tras finalizar la guerra; conspirador contra Franco para entrar en la Segunda Guerra Mundial en el bando alemán y capitán general de Burgos desde donde combatió al maquis. La vida de un hombre calve y polémico que por fin ve la luz gracias a Luis E. Togores que nos presenta un capítulo más de la historia reciente de nuestro país que a nadie dejará indiferente. Incluye más de cincuenta fotografías inéditas del archivo personal del general Yagüe.

"Testigo Presencial" es una mezcla de autobiografía, memorias, relato histórico y ensayo político en el que Fernando Suárez González, último ministro vivo del Régimen anterior, recuerda su vida, su ingreso en la vida politica desde el Sindicato Español Universitario y su mayor implicacion como representante de las familias españolas en la legislatura 1967-1971.Detalla su actividad en los sucesivos cargos que ocupo -director general del Instituto Español de Emigracion, secretario general tecnico de la Presidencia del Gobierno, vicepresidente tercero del Gobierno y Ministro de Trabajo- sus esfuerzos por la mayor apertura del Regimen de Franco, su participacion en la reforma politica de 1976 y sus posteriores afanes por conseguir la democracia interna en el partido mas importante de la derecha española.Al final de sus paginas denuncia la discordia que se ha vuelto a introducir en la vida publica y exhorta a los politicos mas jovenes a recordar las experiencias de cuantos se han arrepentido de no tratar con mayor respecto a los adversarios politicos. Si hubiera que caracterizar con una sola linea la ejecutoria politica del autor, seguramente lo mas adecuado seria subrayar la coherencia que la caracteriza.