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By acclaimed royal biographer and author of Queen of Our Times, Robert Hardman, Charles III is a brilliant account of a tumultuous period in British history, full of intriguing insider detail and the real stories behind the sadness, the dazzling pomp, the challenges and the triumphs as Charles III sets out to make his mark.How would or could he fill the shoes of the record-breaking Elizabeth II? With fresh debates about the monarchy, political upheavals and a steady flow of damning headlines unleashed by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Charles could not afford to put a foot wrong. Hardman draws on unrivalled access to the Royal Family, friends of the King and Queen, key officials and courtiers, plus unpublished royal papers, to chart the transition from those emotionally charged days following the death of the late Queen all through that make or break first year on the throne.This book also reveals how Charles III is determined to move ahead at speed, the vital role played by Queen Camilla, the Kings relationships with his sons and the rest of his family, his plans for reforming the monarchy and how he is taking his place on the world stage.Charles III is a fascinating portrait of a hard-working, modern monarch, determined to remain true to himself and to his Queen, to make a difference, to weather the storms and, whats more, to enjoy it.

Katharine Graham nos cuenta en esta historia personal sus vivencias y las del prestigioso y temido diario norteamericano The Washington Post. Un medio al que ha estado unida desde 1933 en que su padre dejo sus negocios y sus cargos en la Administracion para comprarlo y reflotarlo. Es el relato de la lucha diaria de The Washington Post contada desde dentro, un periodico que, tambien, han dirigido su padre, su marido y ahora uno de sus hijos. El libro es a la vez una larga y emocionante confesion personal: la historia de una mujer que, practicamente de la noche a la mañana, en circunstancias nada faciles y en el marco de la mas poderosa sociedad norteamericana, se ve obligada a asumir el liderazgo de un apasionante proyecto empresarial en el que mas de una vez ha tenido que poner a prueba su capacidad, sus afectos, incluso su propia identidad como persona. En este libro Katharine Graham nos narra su vida, las relaciones a veces atormentadas con su marido, su experiencia con los distintos presidentes norteamericanos a los que ha tratado durante mas de cincuenta años de actividad profesional, sus ilusiones personales, sus amores, sus decepciones... Sin olvidar el escandalo Watergate que destaparon Bernstein y Woodward, dos redactores de su periodico, que acabo con el presidente Nixon. Una mujer en el ojo del huracan que escribe el relato de su vida con extraordinaria agudeza, estilo, humor y mucho sentido comun. Katharine Graham ha sido galardonada con el premio Pulitzer 1998 a la mejor biografia por esta obra, Una historia personal.

Explosive' The Sun'Accounts from insiders who have never spoken before' The Times'Bombshell' The MirrorThe British Royal Family believed that the dizzy success of the Sussex wedding, watched and celebrated around the world, was the beginning of a new era for the Windsors. Yet, within one tumultuous year, the dream became a nightmare. In the aftermath of the infamous Megxit split and the Oprah Winfrey interview, the Royal Family's fate seems persistently threatened.The public remains puzzled. Meghan's success has alternatively won praise, bewildered and outraged. Confused by the Sussexes' slick publicity, few understand the real Meghan Markle. What lies ahead for Meghan? And what has happened to the family she married into? Can the Windsors restore their reputation?With extensive research, expert sourcing and interviews from insiders who have never spoken before, Tom Bower, Britain's leading investigative biographer, unpicks the tangled web of courtroom drama, courtier politics and thwarted childhood dreams to uncover an astonishing story of love, betrayal, secrets and revenge.

Tristram Hunt''s Marx''s General: The Revolutionary Life of Friedrich Engels is a tour de force of biography. Filled with critical appraisal, keen insight, it is also a remarkable history of the 19th Century. Hunt takes us on Engels journey as son of a good German burgher, to his youth, filled with the thoughts of Young Hegelianism, his conversion to "Communism", his first shaky meeting with the Moor, Karl Marx, onto his participation in the 1848 European revolutions, and on to his own life as Manchester bourgeois, and his retirement to London. And it is a remarkable journey.

Amb aquest volum, es completa la publicació de tots els "blocs" del dietari que Manuel de Pedrolo va escriure des de 1986 fins a l'any de la seva mort. En efecte, després de donar a conèixer Darrers