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A dazzlingly inventive work of literature Robert Macfarlane author of The Old Ways A wonderful epic braiding of history geography and personal memoir James Rebanks author of English Pastoral Stunning weaving an intricate tapestry of tarmac humanity and time as rich as the dark earth on which his many threads lie It will stay with me Raynor Winn author of The Salt Path At the heart of this book is a highway The A1 The Great North Road A 400 mile multiplicity of ancient trackway Roman road pilgrim path coach route and motorway that has run like a backbone through Britain for the last 2 000 years In this genre defying and profoundly personal book Cowen follows this ghost road from beginning to end on a journey through history place people and time Weaving his own histories and memories with the layered landscapes he moves through this is the story of an age of coming to terms with time past and time passing and the roads that lead us to where we find ourselves Written in kaleidoscopic prose The North Road is an unforgettable exploration of Britain s great highway Stunning and utterly unique The Nort

Guilty the conclusion of many trials But this verdict was unusual delivered by a jury comprising of the greatest minds of the twentieth century Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir James Baldwin and Stokely Carmichael and over a dozen international luminaries all presided over by the legendary philosopher mathematician Bertrand Russell The defendant was unusual too the United States government In Vietdamned award winning historian Clive Webb reveals the extraordinary little known history of the 1967 Russell Tribunal and its attempt to hold the US government to account for atrocities committed during the Vietnam War What they revealed shocked the world In a revolutionary decade these celebrity intellectuals put their careers and reputations at stake and faced fierce opposition from the media governments and the CIA Vietdamned is both a history of the anti war movement and a story of the power and limits of celebrity cover ups and abuses of government

From a local park initiative to a global fitness revolution One Small Step shares the extraordinary journey of parkrun proving how one person s vision can mobilize millions worldwide towards health

Summer 1944 the SAS were charged with the most crucial D Day missions taking on the might of the Nazi Reich deep behind enemy lines Facing Hitler s fearsome Panzer divisions with little more than raw courage and their nimble Willys jeeps it would take maverick thinking and unconventional warfare to survive and overcome Hunted at every turn Blair Paddy Mayne s SAS would face a bitter and bloody struggle to topple the enemy Drawing on never before seen archive material bestselling military historian Damien Lewis brings to life the incredible efforts of the SAS as they dared all to bring the war to its close Praise for Damien Lewis books A convincing insight into the terror and adrenaline rush of war Mail on Sunday Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller Lee Child One of the most remarkable stories in the history of Special Forces operations Daily Express A howitzer of a tale Daily Mail Absolutely gripping Times Radio Riveting Extraordinary Dan Snow An incredible story and so well told Bear Grylls Honesty integrity and real experience that puts you in the thick of the action Billy Billingham

The remarkable story of the footballer who battled against the odds to achieve his dreams only to see his country having to fight to survive after the shocking invasion of Ukraine A fan favourite at Arsenal and previously at Manchester City Oleksandr Zinchenko has been lighting up the Premier League with his fearless performances for many years But his success has not come without its challenges Having begun his career as a teenager at Shakhtar Donetsk he ended up playing football as an amateur when no club would sign him But after he joined Manchester City in 2016 he would go on to experience exhilarating career highs with four league titles in six years before moving to Arsenal where he has played an integral part in their challenge for honours He has shown heroism of a very different kind through his extraordinary campaigning in support of his homeland during the ongoing war Following advice from close loved ones he decided he could make the greatest difference by using his platform to spread awareness and raise money to support his country Written with candour and bravery Believe is no ordinary tale of success on the pitch but one of unwavering strength and integrity tempered by sadness and anger It provides unique insights into the methods of Pe

El libro es una búsqueda de la enigmática muerte del sinaloense, don Herlindo Elenes Gaxiola (1863 1910), un liberal a toda regla. Fue periodista, escritor, abogado, masón, esposo, padre y hermano. Nacio durante la intervencion francesa y murio unos meses antes de la Revolucion mexicana. Oriundo de Mocorito Sinaloa, cuando era llamada "La Atenas de Sinaloa". La identidad sinaloense de la autora heredada de su abuela y su madre y el hallazgo de las cartas que recibia su bisabuelo en el despacho de abogado determino a la escritora a investigar tanto el contexto historico e ideologico de la epoca como el familiar. Es un rescate de un pedazo de historia de familia y de un hombre en su siglo y su tiempo.

The Adirondack Forest Preserve which the New York Constitution guarantees shall be forever kept as wild forest lands is the largest publicly owned natural area in the eastern United States But just what does wilderness mean today and how can the concept be untangled from the colonial implications of the term as it first applied to the Adirondacks Part memoir part New York history and part meditation Wild Forest Lands ponders the rhetorical and spiritual meaning of the Adirondack wilderness Drawing on primary sources as well as his experience as an expert witness in monumental litigation concerning the future of wilderness in the Forest Preserve Terrie revisits the literature and history of the region reckoning with how his passion for nature has changed over the years Rich with detail Wild Forest Lands grapples with the enduring power of the Adirondacks and the importance of preserving New York s wilderness

.Onésimo Redondo Ortega (1905-1936) ha sido y sigue siendo un personaje incómodo. Lo fue a lo largo de su corta pero intensa trayectoria política durante los convulsos años de la II República, lo volvió a ser durante el franquismo al ser incluido en el panteón de los "caídos por Dios y por España", y lo es hoy al haberse convertido en un auténtico desconocido.Sin embargo Onésimo Redondo fue mucho más que un simple agitador político o un antecedente -hasta cierto punto- del franquismo. El conocido como el "Caudillo de Castilla" fue un representante de la doctrina nacionalsindicalista y uno de sus principales defensores; junto con Ramiro Ledesma Ramos y José Antonio Primo de Rivera, es considerado el tercer "padre fundador" del fascismo español y el promotor de esta ideología en su región natal, Castilla.Esta obra pretende profundizar en las razones de su largo y sorprendente olvido. Se acerca a su pensamiento, a su compromiso con el mundo tradicional y católico de la España rural, o a su obsesión por el mito del contubernio judeo-masónico-bolchevique. El libro pretende sacar a la luz no sólo las facetas más polémicas de su radicalismo político y social, sino también investigar a un autor - gracias a la ingente cantidad de material inédito hallado en tiempos recientes - que contribuyó a generar un pensamiento en el que creyó firmemente. Onésimo Redondo ha sido, de los máximos representantes del fascismo español, el "Caudillo Olvidado". Por fin este libro le presta la atención que merece.ÍNDICE.AGRADECIMIENTOS.PRÓLOGO.INTRODUCCIÓN. Un legado político sui generis.I. EL HIJO DEL CAMPO CASTELLANO.II. BASES PARA UN PENSAMIENTO POLÍTICO.CONCLUSIONES

1998Aquest any 1998, en que commemorem el cinquante aniversari de la mort de Pompeu Fabra, era obligat tornar a posar a l'abast de tothom la gran biografia que Josep Miracle en va publicar l'any 1968, en que s'esqueia el centenari del naixement

Lady Glenconner invites both old friends and new acquaintances to join her in The Picnic Papers Together they explore the curious British obsession with dining alfresco despite our famously unpred

Retrato dun tempo de cambio. Galicia (1998-2009)

Michael Wolff, author of the bombshell bestseller Fire and Fury, once again takes us inside the Trump presidency to reveal a White House under siege.With Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff defined the first phase of the Trump administration; now, in Siege, he has written an equally essential and explosive book about a presidency that is under fire from almost every side. A stunningly fresh narrative that begins just as Trumps second year as president is getting underway and ends with the delivery of the Mueller report, Siege reveals an administration that is perpetually beleaguered by investigations and a president who is increasingly volatile, erratic, and exposed.