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La autobiografía de Isabel Preysler.Como nunca lo había hecho, Isabel Preysler escribe sus memorias para romper de una vez por todas con los falsos mitos que desde hace años circulan sobre ella. En Mi verdadera historia, Isabel nos descubre no solo su mundo, tambien una epoca sorprendente de España de la que fue protagonista muchas veces de forma involuntaria.Con la elegancia que le caracteriza, recorre con sinceridad los diferentes capitulos de su pasado, desde su infancia en Filipinas hasta los grandes amores que marcaron su destino.Valiente, autocritica, tolerante, divertida y, sobre todo, defensora a ultranza de la libertad individual, expone su manera de ser y de vivir, y relata los momentos decisivos de su vida que la han convertido en la mujer que es hoy.A traves de su propia voz, descubriremos a una mujer que siempre lucho por su independencia y que se siente en paz con su presente. Y conoceremos los hitos de su biografia desde un angulo tan intimo que impactara a los lectores.

Daughter Prisoner Survivor Warrior Nobody s Girl This is Virginia Roberts Giuffre s last word In 2011 Virginia Roberts Giuffre hit the headlines as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell s most outspoken victim the woman whose decision to speak out helped send both serial abusers to prison and whose photograph with Prince Andrew catalyzed his fall from grace But first and foremost she became known as a voice of courage and resilience for women everywhere This is her story in her own words A story that has never been told in full before now It demonstrates with extraordinary power that victims are made not born And that once you come to truly understand the horrifying impact of abuse you will never again question why a victim stays or returns over and over again In April 2025 Giuffre took her own life She left behind a memoir written in the years preceding her death and stated unequivocally that she wanted it published This is the powerful story of an ordinary girl who would grow up to confront adversity and trauma of the darkest form yet found the strength to move forwards reclaim her voice and shine a light on evil advocating for others and fighting for a safer fairer world Nobody s Girl is a remarkable recounting of one woman s fortitude

A priori, pocos lectores sabrán quiénes son María y Carmen Menéndez ni por qué comparten apellido. La explicación es sencilla: son suegra y esposa, respectivamente, del político Santiago Carrillo, y ambas son las protagonistas de esta historia.¿Y que interes pueden tener sus vidas, practicamente anonimas, se preguntaran quienes sostienen este libro entre las manos? Maria nacio en un pequeño pueblo asturiano, marcado por el caciquismo y la vida rural, y fue victima de una de las peores violencias que puede sufrir una mujer. Aquella experiencia la empujo a marcharse, y fue en Barcelona donde dio a luz a Carmen.En 1939, madre e hija se vieron obligadas a huir a Francia. Alli consolidaron su compromiso con el Partido Comunista. En ese entorno, Carmen conocio a Santiago Carrillo, con quien emprendio una vida compartida en lo personal, lo familiar y lo politico, hasta el final de sus dias.Su hijo menor, Jorge Carrillo Menendez, reconstruye en este relato intimo y conmovedor las vidas de su madre y su abuela. Sus recuerdos familiares se entrelazan con el contexto historico que abarca desde la Segunda Republica, la Guerra Civil y el largo exilio, hasta el franquismo y la Transicion.Abusos de poder, maternidad en solitario, memoria historica, educacion, resistencia y supervivencia femeninas son algunos de los ejes que recorren este relato intergeneracional. Pero, por encima de todo, destaca la lucha, el coraje, la solidaridad y el firme compromiso social de dos mujeres que, pese a las adversidades, dejaron una huella imborrable.

A radiant new memoir from beloved artist and writer Patti Smith author of the National Book Award Winner Just Kids God whispers through a crease in the wallpaper writes Patti Smith in this indelible account of her life as an artist A post Second World War childhood unfolds in a condemned housing complex described in Dickensian detail consumptive children vanishing neighbours an infested rat house and a beguiling book of Irish fairytales We enter the child s world of the imagination where Smith the captain of her loyal and beloved sibling army vanquishes bullies communes with the king of tortoises and searches for sacred silver pennies The most intimate of Smith s memoirs Bread of Angels takes us through her teenage years where the first glimmers of art and romance take hold Arthur Rimbaud and Bob Dylan emerge as creative heroes and role models as Patti starts to write poetry then lyrics merging both into the iconic songs and recordings such as Horses and Easter Dancing Barefoot and Because the Night She leaves it all behind to marry her one true love Fred Sonic Smith with whom she creates a life of devotion and adventure on a canal in St Clair Shores Michigan with ancient willows and fulsome pear trees She builds a room of her own furnished

«Las mujeres del campo saben bien que a nadie le importan sus esfuerzos, que nunca serán reconocidos ni recompensados. Y, sin embargo, ellas mismas se perciben como “heroínas silenciosas, llenas de m

Bestselling author NYU professor and cohost of the Pivot podcast Scott Galloway offers a path forward for men and parents of boys Boys and men are in crisis Rarely has a cohort fallen further and faster than young men living in Western democracies Boys are less likely to graduate from high school or college than girls One in seven men reports having no friends and men account for three of every four deaths of despair in America Even worse the lack of attention to these problems has created a void filled by voices espousing misogyny the demonization of others and a toxic vision of masculinity But this is not just a male issue women and children can t flourish if men aren t doing well As we know from spasms of violence there is nothing more dangerous than a lonely broke young man Scott Galloway has been sounding the alarm on this issue for years In Notes on Being a Man Galloway explores what it means to be a man in modern America He promotes the importance of healthy masculinity and mental strength He shares his own story from boyhood to manhood He explores his parent s difficult divorce working through his anger and depression issues trying to make money and raising two boys He shares the sometimes funny often painful lessons he learned alon

ocos políticos pueden presumir de haber sido coherentes en sus acciones y sus ideas. De haber predicado con el ejemplo, hasta el extremo de ir a combatir al frente como simples soldados. Aunque tambien pocos han pasado del mas exaltado patriotismo a la completa traicion a su pais. De las promesas de lealtad a la corona y a la Iglesia, a aceptar la invasion y desaparicion de su patria, y a provocar de forma activa una excomunion eclesiastica.Sin mitos ni prejuicios, esta biografia sobre Leon Degrelle cubre tanto la evolucion de sus ideas como de las acciones con las que las respaldaba. Desde su ascenso en el partido Catolico a su ruptura, con la fundacion del movimiento Rex. De la adopcion del llamado Nuevo Orden de Hitler, a su comportamiento como militar, propagandista y reclutador para el frente de soldados belgas, franceses y españoles. De sus ofrecimientos para servir como soldado antes de la invasion de la URSS, a sus ultimos intentos para participar de forma activa en la ofensiva de las Ardenas.Esta biografia cubre tambien aspectos ineditos de su exilio en España, aclarando los detalles de su accidentada llegada; la gestacion de la nada firme idea de la concesion del asilo, y una nueva perspectiva con documentos ineditos sobre los distintos planes que tuvo de secuestro. Tambien los poco publicitados problemas que sufrio en los años finales del franquismo. Y, con la democracia, su nuevo resurgimiento como hijo adoptivo de Hitler, hasta sus ultimas batallas en los tribunales. Su figura fue crucial en la hora del renacimiento de la extrema derecha tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Y hoy es reivindicada por corrientes que nada tienen en comun, excepto su persona.Esta biografia ofrece al lector una vision completa de un hombre cuya existencia se desarrollo entre la notoriedad, el escandalo y el exilio, y cuya historia refleja las luces y sombras de un siglo turbulento.

Este libro presenta encrucijadas vitales de personajes históricos que fueron obligados a desarrollar una enorme capacidad de superación: Víctor Hugo doliéndose de la trágica muerte de su hija, sumido en la dificultad de encontrar de nuevo su voz creativa; Monet acosado por la ceguera, pintando freneticamente unos colores que ya no podia percibir; El Empecinado, tras haber sometido al invasor extranjero, aferrandose a sus principios, hasta el punto de ser ejecutado por el propio monarca al que habia defendido con arrojo; San Lucas, el evangelista que, sin haber conocido a Cristo, viajo hasta tierras lejanas a entrevistarse con la Virgen y recibio de ella el relato unico de su infancia; o los anonimos supervivientes de una poblacion que, aun desgarrados por la mayor catastrofe civil que asolo Santander, reconstruyeron la ciudad de los escombros.Lo mas atractivo de los heroes no es lo que ganan, porque no cuesta esfuerzo recibir las cosas cuando vienen bien dadas; lo mas encomiable es lo que han perdido antes de conseguir su logro.Nadie es dueño de lo que le ocurre, pero si de como lo afronta. La valentia no es contraria al miedo, la angustia o la ansiedad. El heroe tambien es antiheroe, son dos caras inseparables de la misma moneda, y depende en gran medida de cada uno hacer prevalecer una sobre la otra. El heroe, pues, mas que nacer, se hace.

Back in 2012 everyone knew who Bradley Wiggins was Everyone that is but me Thirteen years after the summer that defined me I have finally defined myself The disguises have gone I ve made peace with myself Think you know Bradley Wiggins Think again Bradley Wiggins is the greatest British cyclist of his generation A national hero on both track and road he won five Olympic gold medals eight world titles and the Tour de France But his is a story mired in contradiction controversy and confusion Sat on a throne after winning gold at London 2012 just ten days after becoming the first Briton to win the Tour de France here was a man with the world at his feet Sporting hero People s champion Legend Everyone knew who Wiggo was Everyone that is but him Bradley s own truth was one of a chaotic and disturbing upbringing characterised by abandonment and abuse The bike had been his escape but he knew that the second he got out of the saddle he was a shadow man with no self belief and even less self worth With zero confidence in his value as a human being attention was his worst nightmare Bradley s answer was to wear a mask He became Sir Wiggo the loveable rogue the disguise slowly suffocating the real him crushing the last few remnants of self est

How do you rebuild yourself when your whole world changes overnight Thrust onto the public stage at fifteen years old after the Taliban s brutal attack on her life Malala quickly became an international icon known for bravery and resilience But away from the cameras and crowds she spent years struggling to find her place in an unfamiliar world Now for the first time ever Malala takes readers beyond the headlines in Finding My Way a vulnerable surprising memoir that buzzes with authenticity sharp humour and tenderness Finding My Way is a story of friendship and first love of anxiety and self discovery of trying to stay true to yourself when everyone wants to tell you who you are In it Malala traces her path from high school loner to reckless college student to a young woman at peace with her past Through candid often messy moments like nearly failing exams getting ghosted and meeting the love of her life Malala reminds us that real role models aren t perfect they re human In this astonishing memoir Malala reintroduces herself to the world sharing how she navigated life as someone whose darkest moments threatened to define her while seeking the freedom to find out who she truly is Finding My Way is an intimate look at the life of a young wo

From the internationally bestselling author of Welcome to the Hyunam dong Bookshop comes a warm and reflective collection of essays about reading language and life Why do we read What is it that we hope to take away from the intimate personal experience of reading for pleasure Rarely do we ask these profound expansive questions of ourselves and of our relationship to the joy of reading But in this gentle philosophical collection celebrating books reading and language Hwang Bo reum doesn t just tell us but shows us what living a life immersed in reading means Every Day I Read provides many quiet moments for introspection and reflection encourages book lovers to explore what reading means to each of us While this is a book about books at its heart is an attitude to life one outside capitalism and climbing the corporate ladder Readers and non readers will take away something from it including a treasure trove of book recommendations blended seamlessly within

As the autumn nights draw in join Polly Atkin in a nocturnal love song to the owls that surround her Lake District home a stunning meditation on learning to listen in a world full of noise

Quintessentially indispensable brimming with generosity and love of life I want to share this book with everyone I love and those I don t in the conviction that Home will make them NICER by association Juliet Nicolson In this book inspired by her phenomenally popular Substack newsletter India Knight explores the essence of what makes a home debunking intimidating ideas about taste and trends offering practical and reassuring advice for every room and above all celebrating the joy and comfort that comes from being surrounded by things you love This is partly a book about a feeling We all know it regardless of where we live Home is when you open the front door and exhale In this joyous practical wise and entertaining book inspired by her phenomenally popular Substack newsletter India Knight explores and celebrates the essence of what makes a home Whether it is grand or modest urban or rural rented or owned shared or occupied solo her mission is to make you sigh with contentment the moment you re through your front door From it s understanding the best lightbulbs and the most flattering paint colours or knowing what to make when you ve asked people to dinner and have forgotten or maybe never learned how to cook Home debunks intimidating idea

A beloved Japanese modern classic about our special connection with cats and how they can change our lives over the course of a lifetime Cat lovers prepare to weep The Times A cat classic Catherine Lacey Profoundly real and beautifully written Elif Batuman Aglow with incidental joys Rivka GalchenOn a cool summer evening in 1977 Mayumi Inaba hears a forlorn cry She follows the sound to the banks of Tokyo s Tamagawa River and finds a newborn kitten dangling from a fence abandoned Overcome by tender affection she takes the cat back to the small apartment she shares with her husband and christens her Mii so begins an unshakeable bond Over the next twenty years we follow Inaba a poet and novelist by moonlight as she pursues quiet solitude and a room of her own Through it all Mii a fiercely independent creature in her own right is her confidante and muse This beloved Japanese modern classic is not just a love letter to companionship it s a poignant searching meditation on the forces that enable us to connect to create and to build a life Reveals the profound respect and compassion that a friendship with an animal can inspire Sigrid Nunez New YorkerTranslated by Ginny Tapley Takemori Readers ADORE Mii A lovely little gem Gentle and enchanti

Written in gorgeous sparse prose We Survived the Night reads like a novel A book I ve been waiting my whole life to read Tommy Orange author of There ThereAs an infant Julian Brave NoiseCat s father was found abandoned in a dumpster Against all odds he survived and made it out of his impoverished reservation only to abandon his own son As a young man NoiseCat embarks on an unforgettable journey into his family s past and his people s present Told in the style of a Coyote Story an art form nearly annihilated by colonization this dazzling blend of history and mythology memoir and reportage unravels old stories and braids together new ones NoiseCat grapples with the erasure of North America s First Peoples and the trauma that cascades across generations and illuminates the vital Indigenous cultural environmental and political movements that are reshaping the future Virtuosic compelling and deeply moving this is at once an intensely personal journey and a searing portrait of Indigenous survival love and resurgence

THE NO 1 BESTSELLING LIFE CHANGING PHENOMENON SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Every bit as beautiful and healing as the season itself ELIZABETH GILBERT bestselling author of Eat Pray LoveA stunning new special edition of the enduring modern classicWintering is a comforting meditation on the fallow periods of life times when we must retreat to care for and repair ourselves Katherine May thoughtfully shows us how to come through these times with the wisdom of knowing that like the seasons our winters and summers are the ebb and flow of life A moving personal narrative interwoven with lessons from literature mythology and the natural world May s story offers instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat Illumination emerges from many sources solstice celebrations and dormice hibernation C S Lewis and Sylvia Plath swimming in icy waters and sailing arctic seas Wintering invites us to change how we relate to our own fallow times May models an active acceptance of sadness and finds nourishment in deep retreat joy in the hushed beauty of winter and encouragement in understanding life as cyclical not linear A secular mystic May forms a guiding philosophy for transforming the hardships that arise before the ushering in of a

Se puede decir, sin razón, que este es un libro viejo y superado. Publicado originariamente en 1944, esta biografía histórica de Alejandro Magno escrita por el profesor Montero Díaz aún conserva el atractivo de la particular forma de escribir del autor, aunando el rigor historico con un hermoso relato literario bien construido que nos ofrece, en pocas paginas, una sintesis de la vida prodigiosa de Alejandro, casi mitica por sus hazañas. El rey macedon fue modelo de inspiracion para los emperadores romanos. Su conquista del Oriente no fue solo para someterlo, sino que supuso abrir la puerta de la sabiduria oriental al mundo griego, y desde ahi al romano y al nuestro.

La significación del aristócrata judío alejandrino Tiberio Julio Alejandro en la historia política del Imperio romano del siglo I de la era común es obvia, dados los cargos de creciente relevancia que desempeño bajo los emperadores Claudio, Neron, Galba y Vespasiano. Sin embargo, este personaje sobrino de Filon de Alejandria y emparentado con la casa real de Judea es insuficientemente conocido para muchos interesados en la historia de Roma. El presente volumen ofrece la traduccion de la monografia que sobre Tiberio Julio Alejandro publico el historiador aleman Viktor Burr en 1955. La edicion se completa con un estudio preliminar y una bibliografia actualizada que dan cuenta de la investigacion efectuada en las ultimas decadas.

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

AVAILABLE TO PRE ORDER NOW THE POIGNANT STORY OF HOW A GROUP OF ELITE PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS WENT TO WAR 1914 Britain is slowly becoming football obsessed players are becoming household names attendance is increasing and George V attends the FA Cup Final in May Then the war breaks out In this fascinating work equal parts footballing and military history Christopher Evans explores how once the war began footballers were put under immense pressure to sign up resulting in the formation of Football Battalions in England and Scotland He tells the story of World War I particularly what happened in the trenches of Northern France through the eyes of leading footballers of the day Some would return to leave their mark on the game some would fade into obscurity and some would never make it back Among them are Vivian Woodward an Olympic gold medallist and football s first superstar Frank Buckley who would emerge from the war a hero and go on to redefine the role of a football manager and Walter Tull Tottenham and Northampton hero who faced racism both on the football field and battlefield before becoming the first Black man to win a commission and command a unit in the British Army Deeply researched and drawing on archival material this is a captivati

La autobiografía de Isabel Preysler.Como nunca lo había hecho, Isabel Preysler escribe sus memorias para romper de una vez por todas con los falsos mitos que desde hace años circulan sobre ella. En Mi verdadera historia, Isabel nos descubre no solo su mundo, tambien una epoca sorprendente de España de la que fue protagonista muchas veces de forma involuntaria.Con la elegancia que le caracteriza, recorre con sinceridad los diferentes capitulos de su pasado, desde su infancia en Filipinas hasta los grandes amores que marcaron su destino.Valiente, autocritica, tolerante, divertida y, sobre todo, defensora a ultranza de la libertad individual, expone su manera de ser y de vivir, y relata los momentos decisivos de su vida que la han convertido en la mujer que es hoy.A traves de su propia voz, descubriremos a una mujer que siempre lucho por su independencia y que se siente en paz con su presente. Y conoceremos los hitos de su biografia desde un angulo tan intimo que impactara a los lectores.

Daughter Prisoner Survivor Warrior Nobody s Girl This is Virginia Roberts Giuffre s last word In 2011 Virginia Roberts Giuffre hit the headlines as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell s most outspoken victim the woman whose decision to speak out helped send both serial abusers to prison and whose photograph with Prince Andrew catalyzed his fall from grace But first and foremost she became known as a voice of courage and resilience for women everywhere This is her story in her own words A story that has never been told in full before now It demonstrates with extraordinary power that victims are made not born And that once you come to truly understand the horrifying impact of abuse you will never again question why a victim stays or returns over and over again In April 2025 Giuffre took her own life She left behind a memoir written in the years preceding her death and stated unequivocally that she wanted it published This is the powerful story of an ordinary girl who would grow up to confront adversity and trauma of the darkest form yet found the strength to move forwards reclaim her voice and shine a light on evil advocating for others and fighting for a safer fairer world Nobody s Girl is a remarkable recounting of one woman s fortitude

A priori, pocos lectores sabrán quiénes son María y Carmen Menéndez ni por qué comparten apellido. La explicación es sencilla: son suegra y esposa, respectivamente, del político Santiago Carrillo, y ambas son las protagonistas de esta historia.¿Y que interes pueden tener sus vidas, practicamente anonimas, se preguntaran quienes sostienen este libro entre las manos? Maria nacio en un pequeño pueblo asturiano, marcado por el caciquismo y la vida rural, y fue victima de una de las peores violencias que puede sufrir una mujer. Aquella experiencia la empujo a marcharse, y fue en Barcelona donde dio a luz a Carmen.En 1939, madre e hija se vieron obligadas a huir a Francia. Alli consolidaron su compromiso con el Partido Comunista. En ese entorno, Carmen conocio a Santiago Carrillo, con quien emprendio una vida compartida en lo personal, lo familiar y lo politico, hasta el final de sus dias.Su hijo menor, Jorge Carrillo Menendez, reconstruye en este relato intimo y conmovedor las vidas de su madre y su abuela. Sus recuerdos familiares se entrelazan con el contexto historico que abarca desde la Segunda Republica, la Guerra Civil y el largo exilio, hasta el franquismo y la Transicion.Abusos de poder, maternidad en solitario, memoria historica, educacion, resistencia y supervivencia femeninas son algunos de los ejes que recorren este relato intergeneracional. Pero, por encima de todo, destaca la lucha, el coraje, la solidaridad y el firme compromiso social de dos mujeres que, pese a las adversidades, dejaron una huella imborrable.

A radiant new memoir from beloved artist and writer Patti Smith author of the National Book Award Winner Just Kids God whispers through a crease in the wallpaper writes Patti Smith in this indelible account of her life as an artist A post Second World War childhood unfolds in a condemned housing complex described in Dickensian detail consumptive children vanishing neighbours an infested rat house and a beguiling book of Irish fairytales We enter the child s world of the imagination where Smith the captain of her loyal and beloved sibling army vanquishes bullies communes with the king of tortoises and searches for sacred silver pennies The most intimate of Smith s memoirs Bread of Angels takes us through her teenage years where the first glimmers of art and romance take hold Arthur Rimbaud and Bob Dylan emerge as creative heroes and role models as Patti starts to write poetry then lyrics merging both into the iconic songs and recordings such as Horses and Easter Dancing Barefoot and Because the Night She leaves it all behind to marry her one true love Fred Sonic Smith with whom she creates a life of devotion and adventure on a canal in St Clair Shores Michigan with ancient willows and fulsome pear trees She builds a room of her own furnished

«Las mujeres del campo saben bien que a nadie le importan sus esfuerzos, que nunca serán reconocidos ni recompensados. Y, sin embargo, ellas mismas se perciben como “heroínas silenciosas, llenas de m

Bestselling author NYU professor and cohost of the Pivot podcast Scott Galloway offers a path forward for men and parents of boys Boys and men are in crisis Rarely has a cohort fallen further and faster than young men living in Western democracies Boys are less likely to graduate from high school or college than girls One in seven men reports having no friends and men account for three of every four deaths of despair in America Even worse the lack of attention to these problems has created a void filled by voices espousing misogyny the demonization of others and a toxic vision of masculinity But this is not just a male issue women and children can t flourish if men aren t doing well As we know from spasms of violence there is nothing more dangerous than a lonely broke young man Scott Galloway has been sounding the alarm on this issue for years In Notes on Being a Man Galloway explores what it means to be a man in modern America He promotes the importance of healthy masculinity and mental strength He shares his own story from boyhood to manhood He explores his parent s difficult divorce working through his anger and depression issues trying to make money and raising two boys He shares the sometimes funny often painful lessons he learned alon

ocos políticos pueden presumir de haber sido coherentes en sus acciones y sus ideas. De haber predicado con el ejemplo, hasta el extremo de ir a combatir al frente como simples soldados. Aunque tambien pocos han pasado del mas exaltado patriotismo a la completa traicion a su pais. De las promesas de lealtad a la corona y a la Iglesia, a aceptar la invasion y desaparicion de su patria, y a provocar de forma activa una excomunion eclesiastica.Sin mitos ni prejuicios, esta biografia sobre Leon Degrelle cubre tanto la evolucion de sus ideas como de las acciones con las que las respaldaba. Desde su ascenso en el partido Catolico a su ruptura, con la fundacion del movimiento Rex. De la adopcion del llamado Nuevo Orden de Hitler, a su comportamiento como militar, propagandista y reclutador para el frente de soldados belgas, franceses y españoles. De sus ofrecimientos para servir como soldado antes de la invasion de la URSS, a sus ultimos intentos para participar de forma activa en la ofensiva de las Ardenas.Esta biografia cubre tambien aspectos ineditos de su exilio en España, aclarando los detalles de su accidentada llegada; la gestacion de la nada firme idea de la concesion del asilo, y una nueva perspectiva con documentos ineditos sobre los distintos planes que tuvo de secuestro. Tambien los poco publicitados problemas que sufrio en los años finales del franquismo. Y, con la democracia, su nuevo resurgimiento como hijo adoptivo de Hitler, hasta sus ultimas batallas en los tribunales. Su figura fue crucial en la hora del renacimiento de la extrema derecha tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Y hoy es reivindicada por corrientes que nada tienen en comun, excepto su persona.Esta biografia ofrece al lector una vision completa de un hombre cuya existencia se desarrollo entre la notoriedad, el escandalo y el exilio, y cuya historia refleja las luces y sombras de un siglo turbulento.

Este libro presenta encrucijadas vitales de personajes históricos que fueron obligados a desarrollar una enorme capacidad de superación: Víctor Hugo doliéndose de la trágica muerte de su hija, sumido en la dificultad de encontrar de nuevo su voz creativa; Monet acosado por la ceguera, pintando freneticamente unos colores que ya no podia percibir; El Empecinado, tras haber sometido al invasor extranjero, aferrandose a sus principios, hasta el punto de ser ejecutado por el propio monarca al que habia defendido con arrojo; San Lucas, el evangelista que, sin haber conocido a Cristo, viajo hasta tierras lejanas a entrevistarse con la Virgen y recibio de ella el relato unico de su infancia; o los anonimos supervivientes de una poblacion que, aun desgarrados por la mayor catastrofe civil que asolo Santander, reconstruyeron la ciudad de los escombros.Lo mas atractivo de los heroes no es lo que ganan, porque no cuesta esfuerzo recibir las cosas cuando vienen bien dadas; lo mas encomiable es lo que han perdido antes de conseguir su logro.Nadie es dueño de lo que le ocurre, pero si de como lo afronta. La valentia no es contraria al miedo, la angustia o la ansiedad. El heroe tambien es antiheroe, son dos caras inseparables de la misma moneda, y depende en gran medida de cada uno hacer prevalecer una sobre la otra. El heroe, pues, mas que nacer, se hace.

Back in 2012 everyone knew who Bradley Wiggins was Everyone that is but me Thirteen years after the summer that defined me I have finally defined myself The disguises have gone I ve made peace with myself Think you know Bradley Wiggins Think again Bradley Wiggins is the greatest British cyclist of his generation A national hero on both track and road he won five Olympic gold medals eight world titles and the Tour de France But his is a story mired in contradiction controversy and confusion Sat on a throne after winning gold at London 2012 just ten days after becoming the first Briton to win the Tour de France here was a man with the world at his feet Sporting hero People s champion Legend Everyone knew who Wiggo was Everyone that is but him Bradley s own truth was one of a chaotic and disturbing upbringing characterised by abandonment and abuse The bike had been his escape but he knew that the second he got out of the saddle he was a shadow man with no self belief and even less self worth With zero confidence in his value as a human being attention was his worst nightmare Bradley s answer was to wear a mask He became Sir Wiggo the loveable rogue the disguise slowly suffocating the real him crushing the last few remnants of self est

How do you rebuild yourself when your whole world changes overnight Thrust onto the public stage at fifteen years old after the Taliban s brutal attack on her life Malala quickly became an international icon known for bravery and resilience But away from the cameras and crowds she spent years struggling to find her place in an unfamiliar world Now for the first time ever Malala takes readers beyond the headlines in Finding My Way a vulnerable surprising memoir that buzzes with authenticity sharp humour and tenderness Finding My Way is a story of friendship and first love of anxiety and self discovery of trying to stay true to yourself when everyone wants to tell you who you are In it Malala traces her path from high school loner to reckless college student to a young woman at peace with her past Through candid often messy moments like nearly failing exams getting ghosted and meeting the love of her life Malala reminds us that real role models aren t perfect they re human In this astonishing memoir Malala reintroduces herself to the world sharing how she navigated life as someone whose darkest moments threatened to define her while seeking the freedom to find out who she truly is Finding My Way is an intimate look at the life of a young wo

From the internationally bestselling author of Welcome to the Hyunam dong Bookshop comes a warm and reflective collection of essays about reading language and life Why do we read What is it that we hope to take away from the intimate personal experience of reading for pleasure Rarely do we ask these profound expansive questions of ourselves and of our relationship to the joy of reading But in this gentle philosophical collection celebrating books reading and language Hwang Bo reum doesn t just tell us but shows us what living a life immersed in reading means Every Day I Read provides many quiet moments for introspection and reflection encourages book lovers to explore what reading means to each of us While this is a book about books at its heart is an attitude to life one outside capitalism and climbing the corporate ladder Readers and non readers will take away something from it including a treasure trove of book recommendations blended seamlessly within

As the autumn nights draw in join Polly Atkin in a nocturnal love song to the owls that surround her Lake District home a stunning meditation on learning to listen in a world full of noise

Quintessentially indispensable brimming with generosity and love of life I want to share this book with everyone I love and those I don t in the conviction that Home will make them NICER by association Juliet Nicolson In this book inspired by her phenomenally popular Substack newsletter India Knight explores the essence of what makes a home debunking intimidating ideas about taste and trends offering practical and reassuring advice for every room and above all celebrating the joy and comfort that comes from being surrounded by things you love This is partly a book about a feeling We all know it regardless of where we live Home is when you open the front door and exhale In this joyous practical wise and entertaining book inspired by her phenomenally popular Substack newsletter India Knight explores and celebrates the essence of what makes a home Whether it is grand or modest urban or rural rented or owned shared or occupied solo her mission is to make you sigh with contentment the moment you re through your front door From it s understanding the best lightbulbs and the most flattering paint colours or knowing what to make when you ve asked people to dinner and have forgotten or maybe never learned how to cook Home debunks intimidating idea

A beloved Japanese modern classic about our special connection with cats and how they can change our lives over the course of a lifetime Cat lovers prepare to weep The Times A cat classic Catherine Lacey Profoundly real and beautifully written Elif Batuman Aglow with incidental joys Rivka GalchenOn a cool summer evening in 1977 Mayumi Inaba hears a forlorn cry She follows the sound to the banks of Tokyo s Tamagawa River and finds a newborn kitten dangling from a fence abandoned Overcome by tender affection she takes the cat back to the small apartment she shares with her husband and christens her Mii so begins an unshakeable bond Over the next twenty years we follow Inaba a poet and novelist by moonlight as she pursues quiet solitude and a room of her own Through it all Mii a fiercely independent creature in her own right is her confidante and muse This beloved Japanese modern classic is not just a love letter to companionship it s a poignant searching meditation on the forces that enable us to connect to create and to build a life Reveals the profound respect and compassion that a friendship with an animal can inspire Sigrid Nunez New YorkerTranslated by Ginny Tapley Takemori Readers ADORE Mii A lovely little gem Gentle and enchanti

Written in gorgeous sparse prose We Survived the Night reads like a novel A book I ve been waiting my whole life to read Tommy Orange author of There ThereAs an infant Julian Brave NoiseCat s father was found abandoned in a dumpster Against all odds he survived and made it out of his impoverished reservation only to abandon his own son As a young man NoiseCat embarks on an unforgettable journey into his family s past and his people s present Told in the style of a Coyote Story an art form nearly annihilated by colonization this dazzling blend of history and mythology memoir and reportage unravels old stories and braids together new ones NoiseCat grapples with the erasure of North America s First Peoples and the trauma that cascades across generations and illuminates the vital Indigenous cultural environmental and political movements that are reshaping the future Virtuosic compelling and deeply moving this is at once an intensely personal journey and a searing portrait of Indigenous survival love and resurgence

THE NO 1 BESTSELLING LIFE CHANGING PHENOMENON SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Every bit as beautiful and healing as the season itself ELIZABETH GILBERT bestselling author of Eat Pray LoveA stunning new special edition of the enduring modern classicWintering is a comforting meditation on the fallow periods of life times when we must retreat to care for and repair ourselves Katherine May thoughtfully shows us how to come through these times with the wisdom of knowing that like the seasons our winters and summers are the ebb and flow of life A moving personal narrative interwoven with lessons from literature mythology and the natural world May s story offers instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat Illumination emerges from many sources solstice celebrations and dormice hibernation C S Lewis and Sylvia Plath swimming in icy waters and sailing arctic seas Wintering invites us to change how we relate to our own fallow times May models an active acceptance of sadness and finds nourishment in deep retreat joy in the hushed beauty of winter and encouragement in understanding life as cyclical not linear A secular mystic May forms a guiding philosophy for transforming the hardships that arise before the ushering in of a

Se puede decir, sin razón, que este es un libro viejo y superado. Publicado originariamente en 1944, esta biografía histórica de Alejandro Magno escrita por el profesor Montero Díaz aún conserva el atractivo de la particular forma de escribir del autor, aunando el rigor historico con un hermoso relato literario bien construido que nos ofrece, en pocas paginas, una sintesis de la vida prodigiosa de Alejandro, casi mitica por sus hazañas. El rey macedon fue modelo de inspiracion para los emperadores romanos. Su conquista del Oriente no fue solo para someterlo, sino que supuso abrir la puerta de la sabiduria oriental al mundo griego, y desde ahi al romano y al nuestro.

La significación del aristócrata judío alejandrino Tiberio Julio Alejandro en la historia política del Imperio romano del siglo I de la era común es obvia, dados los cargos de creciente relevancia que desempeño bajo los emperadores Claudio, Neron, Galba y Vespasiano. Sin embargo, este personaje sobrino de Filon de Alejandria y emparentado con la casa real de Judea es insuficientemente conocido para muchos interesados en la historia de Roma. El presente volumen ofrece la traduccion de la monografia que sobre Tiberio Julio Alejandro publico el historiador aleman Viktor Burr en 1955. La edicion se completa con un estudio preliminar y una bibliografia actualizada que dan cuenta de la investigacion efectuada en las ultimas decadas.

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

AVAILABLE TO PRE ORDER NOW THE POIGNANT STORY OF HOW A GROUP OF ELITE PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS WENT TO WAR 1914 Britain is slowly becoming football obsessed players are becoming household names attendance is increasing and George V attends the FA Cup Final in May Then the war breaks out In this fascinating work equal parts footballing and military history Christopher Evans explores how once the war began footballers were put under immense pressure to sign up resulting in the formation of Football Battalions in England and Scotland He tells the story of World War I particularly what happened in the trenches of Northern France through the eyes of leading footballers of the day Some would return to leave their mark on the game some would fade into obscurity and some would never make it back Among them are Vivian Woodward an Olympic gold medallist and football s first superstar Frank Buckley who would emerge from the war a hero and go on to redefine the role of a football manager and Walter Tull Tottenham and Northampton hero who faced racism both on the football field and battlefield before becoming the first Black man to win a commission and command a unit in the British Army Deeply researched and drawing on archival material this is a captivati