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D´ORSI, ANGELO
INSTITUCION FERNANDO EL CATOLICO 9788499117447
La trágica vida personal y militante narrada en paralelo con el análisis de la obra, también militante y, a la vez, de inmensa riqueza teórica, de Antonio Gramsci, el gran renovador del pensamiento marxista en Occidente, un prolifico autor que, sin haber publicado libro alguno en vida, sigue siendo capital en los proyectos por una sociedad justa e igualitaria, sin ensombrecer la belleza ni la gracia, segun escribia el mismo en Ordine Nuovo (1919), años antes de ser detenido, pudrirse en la carcel y convertirse en una de grandes victimas del fascismo, que, sin embargo, no lograria nunca hacerle doblar el espinazo. La presente biografia cumple sobradamente con dos de las ideas rectoras del espiritu gramsciano: el compromiso insobornable con la verdad, saberla, reconstruirla individual y colectivamente, respetarla, sentir que a veces amarga y decirla siempre, aunque ello implicara la ruptura con Stalin, la URSS y la Internacional Comunista o enfrentarse a sus amigos y familiares; y, junto con el amor por aletheia, la pasion pedagogica, la dimension dialogica: un Gramsci que para transformar la realidad tenia siempre presente a un interlocutor con el que intentaba descubrirla e iluminarla socraticamente. DOrsi consigue que ese interlocutor se renueve en nosotros.
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Punto de Vista Editores 9788412901290
En esta historia de una revolución fallida, Luciano Canfora desmonta la imagen oficial de Catilina —esa que lo retrata como simple conspirador derrotado— y reconstruye, con agudeza y erudición, el pe
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SUAREZ, MARTIN
HARPERCOLLINS PUB. 9780008652654
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
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DK 9780241582541
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
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RANDOM HOUSE INTERNATIONAL 9781910702130
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
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LITTLE BROWN AND COMPANY 9781408734513
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
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EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY 9781841594347
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
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TERRIE, PHILIP G.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY PRESS 9780815611882
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
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CHESTER, NICOLA
CHELSEA GREEN PUBLISHING CO 9781915294678
From the Wainwright Nature Prize Highly Commended author Nicola Chester a rural narrative between two women in two different eras who both wanted to become farmers Nicola Chester will come to be seen as a Nan Shepherd of our time Nick Acheson author of The Meaning of GeeseThis is the story of Miss White a woman who lived in the author s village 80 years ago a pioneer who realised her ambition to become a farmer during the Second World War and how she worked to become accepted within this community Nicola Chester too dreamed of becoming a farmer but working with horses was the only path open to her Was it easier for women to become farmers in the 1940s than it is now Moving between Nicola s own attempts to work outdoors and Miss White s desire to farm a generation earlier Nicola explores the parallels between their lives and the differences Miss White buys a derelict farm and begins to renovate and modernize it As ghost barn owls flit between these two worlds Nicola draws connections with farming and rural life in both times from the role of women in rural communities in the modern day to Miss White s experience in the 1940s And how those farming modernizations have left the modern day with both a denuded landscape and farming community and a disc
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PUELL DE LA VILLA, FERNANDO
MINISTERIO DE DEFENSA. CENTRO DE PUBLICACIONES 9788410830592
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TURVIL, ANDREW
ELLIOTT & THOMPSON 9781783969111
A fast paced foray through the era that changed British food forever and saw the creation of the now familiar gastropub and the rise of the celebrity chef
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LOWLES, NICK
HARPERCOLLINS PUB. 9780008772970
A brilliant and challenging book GORDON BROWNFrom the founder of Britain s leading antifascist organisation HOPE not hate this is an urgent call to resist the forces of extremism on the march in Western societies and how to go about it If you re shocked and disconcerted by the rise of intolerance and hate you re not alone Drawing from 35 years of campaigning and journalism Nick Lowles shows how anti immigration antisemitic and Islamophobic attacks have proliferated in the modern world and how Britain with the likes of Tommy Robinson and the threat of Reform UK has been far from immune from far right politics From HOPE not hate s pioneering campaigns against the BNP in east London to the impact of the manosphere and the issues in Netflix s Adolescence from explorations of the pernicious influence of race science and conspiracy theory to the interplay of deprivation and intolerance in Britain s deindustrialised towns Lowles entwines his inspirational story with hard won lessons from decades of activism His conclusions which do not shy away from awkward truths for campaigners suggest practical ways for the far right to be defeated And he shares powerful examples from a participant led youth club in Hull to Syrian refugees connecting with local p
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FRICKER, BRENDA
TAYLOR & FRANCIS 9781035907465
She Died Young is the literary work of an astonishing mind in which intellect madness art and raw honesty unite It is as far from a celebrity memoir as you can get With humour honesty and a poetic sensibility Brenda Fricker traces a life journey in which her resilience and inner strength shine brightly With luminous memories of happy summers in Kerry where she and her sister Grania got up to hilarious mischief and learned to rebel against Irish orthodoxy she also explores devastating personal challenges She talks frankly of her complicated adult relationships She describes the difficulty of surviving sexual violence and living with mental illness Brenda s contributions to theatre film and television represent an artistic legacy that few can match Her work in films like The Field Swann The Swallow Home Alone 2 and My Left Foot is widely acclaimed and her character Megan in TV series Casualty was a huge success She is the first Irish actress to win an Oscar
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RENSCH, DANNY
TAYLOR & FRANCIS 9781035404629
Educated meets The Queen s Gambit in this extraordinary memoir by International Master and Chess com co founder Danny Rensch who describes his upbringing in an abusive cult and how chess ended up saving his life Born into the Church of Immortal Consciousness Danny Rensch spent his childhood navigating the isolated confines of a cult Despite psychological manipulation physical abuse and neglect he persevered An international chess master and world class commentator Rensch s remarkable journey led him to being the face of Chess com one of the largest online gaming platforms in the world With unflinching honesty Rensch recounts his life starting from the moment he discovered chess in the summer of 1995 all the way up to being at the center of the most explosive cheating scandal in chess history He chronicles the traumas of being special in a cult that forced separation from his mother Mentored by an alcoholic Russian chess master he found solace alongside suffering in his obsession for an ancient game and chess became his only escape Rensch rose through the chess ranks until a medical emergency nearly took him out of the game forever And it almost did until Chess com came along Deeply heartfelt keenly reflective and haunting Dark Squares is
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CHILVERS, ANNA
JOHN MURRAY 9781915068514
This is an anthology of essays and poetry from more than forty of our best loved nature writers on bogs peat and peatlands stories of nature science history and myth
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CANONGATE PRESS LTD. 9781837264414
From legend of the high street Mary Portas comes a no holds barred account about her time as the window dresser and creative director for Harvey Nichols that is full of juicy anecdotes from the fashi
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RANDOM HOUSE 9781529154726
The wonderful new book from Britain s best loved travel writer In February 2025 Michael Palin travelled to Venezuela to get a sense of what life is like in one of South America s most culturally rich vibrant but also troubled nations In the journal he kept during his trip he gives a vivid account of the towns and cities he visited the landscapes he travelled through and the people he met Illustrated throughout with colour photographs taken on the trip and permeated with his warmth and humour this is a vivid and varied portrait of a complex country from the best selling author of Great Uncle Harry and Into Iraq
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GILLIES, MIDGE
SCRIBE PUBLICATIONS 9781915590527
This is the astounding story of the six female aviators who battled to become the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by plane In the early 20th century the dream of crossing the Atlantic by air was as potent as putting a man on the moon would be 50 years later But many people believed women too fragile and lacking in the skills to endure the gruelling conditions of flying long distances In Atlantic Furies Midge Gillies uncovers the stories of Elsie Mackay Lady Anne Savile Frances Grayson Ruth Elder Amelia Earhart and Mabel Boll These courageous rule breaking aviators risked everything to prove that women could fly the Atlantic Some had lied to their families in order not to be stopped others duped the press about their intentions and ultimately three lost their lives but each pushed the boundaries of the possible Atlantic Furies celebrates the bravery panache and drive of these trail blazing aviators who showed the world that it wasn t just men who could conquer the skies
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STIVERS, VALERIE
FRANCES LINCOLN 9780711293915
These are the dishes that fuelled great writing Ever wondered what Iris Murdoch might have served for supper or how Emily Dickinson took her tea The Writer s Table brings together dining habits and favourite recipes from some of the world s most beloved authors offering a delicious glimpse into their everyday lives and kitchen rituals Each recipe is paired with a short introduction to the author and dish along with clear instructions and modern ingredients making it easy to recreate literary comfort food at home With beautiful illustrations throughout the book is a feast for the eyes as well as the table making you feel closer to the writers you love Writers and recipes featured include Leo Tolstoy s Sour Schi Jane Austen s White Soup Colette s Cherry Clafoutis Barbara Pym s Toad in the Hole Truman Capote s Chicken Hash Andrea Camilleri s Sardines a beccafico Perfectly giftable irresistibly browsable and full of charm The Writer s Table is a celebration of food creativity and the simple pleasures that connect us all A must have for readers home cooks and anyone who s ever wondered what their favourite author had for dinner
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HATMAKER, JEN
TAYLOR & FRANCIS 9781035081929
I cannot think of a single person who wouldn t find hope and inspiration in these pages Mel Robbins This book doesn t just speak to your heart it revives it Jenna Kutcher Perfect for fans of Untamed Awake is a powerful memoir of self discovery authenticity and finding the courage to rethink and rebuild your life after heartbreak A truly brilliant read it s also a fascinating account of a woman learning to question the rules of the oppressively patriarchal US church in which she grew up At 2 30 am on July 11 2020 author and mother of five Jen Hatmaker woke up to her husband of 26 years voice texting his girlfriend in bed next to her Life as she knew it was over In Awake she scrutinises the toxic systems that led to the end of her marriage sharing intimate sometimes hilariously hard moments along the way Beautifully written and shot through with deep emotion this is a story of hope and resilience of unpicking the past and challenging limitations around the kind of person you can be It s a love letter to friendship family and the power of community and a roadmap showing how to cope survive and even thrive when all seems lost
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D´ORSI, ANGELO
INSTITUCION FERNANDO EL CATOLICO 9788499117447
La trágica vida personal y militante narrada en paralelo con el análisis de la obra, también militante y, a la vez, de inmensa riqueza teórica, de Antonio Gramsci, el gran renovador del pensamiento marxista en Occidente, un prolifico autor que, sin haber publicado libro alguno en vida, sigue siendo capital en los proyectos por una sociedad justa e igualitaria, sin ensombrecer la belleza ni la gracia, segun escribia el mismo en Ordine Nuovo (1919), años antes de ser detenido, pudrirse en la carcel y convertirse en una de grandes victimas del fascismo, que, sin embargo, no lograria nunca hacerle doblar el espinazo. La presente biografia cumple sobradamente con dos de las ideas rectoras del espiritu gramsciano: el compromiso insobornable con la verdad, saberla, reconstruirla individual y colectivamente, respetarla, sentir que a veces amarga y decirla siempre, aunque ello implicara la ruptura con Stalin, la URSS y la Internacional Comunista o enfrentarse a sus amigos y familiares; y, junto con el amor por aletheia, la pasion pedagogica, la dimension dialogica: un Gramsci que para transformar la realidad tenia siempre presente a un interlocutor con el que intentaba descubrirla e iluminarla socraticamente. DOrsi consigue que ese interlocutor se renueve en nosotros.
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Punto de Vista Editores 9788412901290
En esta historia de una revolución fallida, Luciano Canfora desmonta la imagen oficial de Catilina —esa que lo retrata como simple conspirador derrotado— y reconstruye, con agudeza y erudición, el pe
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SUAREZ, MARTIN
HARPERCOLLINS PUB. 9780008652654
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
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DK 9780241582541
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
Ver más
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RANDOM HOUSE INTERNATIONAL 9781910702130
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
Ver más
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LITTLE BROWN AND COMPANY 9781408734513
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
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EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY 9781841594347
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
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TERRIE, PHILIP G.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY PRESS 9780815611882
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
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CHESTER, NICOLA
CHELSEA GREEN PUBLISHING CO 9781915294678
From the Wainwright Nature Prize Highly Commended author Nicola Chester a rural narrative between two women in two different eras who both wanted to become farmers Nicola Chester will come to be seen as a Nan Shepherd of our time Nick Acheson author of The Meaning of GeeseThis is the story of Miss White a woman who lived in the author s village 80 years ago a pioneer who realised her ambition to become a farmer during the Second World War and how she worked to become accepted within this community Nicola Chester too dreamed of becoming a farmer but working with horses was the only path open to her Was it easier for women to become farmers in the 1940s than it is now Moving between Nicola s own attempts to work outdoors and Miss White s desire to farm a generation earlier Nicola explores the parallels between their lives and the differences Miss White buys a derelict farm and begins to renovate and modernize it As ghost barn owls flit between these two worlds Nicola draws connections with farming and rural life in both times from the role of women in rural communities in the modern day to Miss White s experience in the 1940s And how those farming modernizations have left the modern day with both a denuded landscape and farming community and a disc
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PUELL DE LA VILLA, FERNANDO
MINISTERIO DE DEFENSA. CENTRO DE PUBLICACIONES 9788410830592
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FRICKER, BRENDA
TAYLOR & FRANCIS 9781035907465
She Died Young is the literary work of an astonishing mind in which intellect madness art and raw honesty unite It is as far from a celebrity memoir as you can get With humour honesty and a poetic sensibility Brenda Fricker traces a life journey in which her resilience and inner strength shine brightly With luminous memories of happy summers in Kerry where she and her sister Grania got up to hilarious mischief and learned to rebel against Irish orthodoxy she also explores devastating personal challenges She talks frankly of her complicated adult relationships She describes the difficulty of surviving sexual violence and living with mental illness Brenda s contributions to theatre film and television represent an artistic legacy that few can match Her work in films like The Field Swann The Swallow Home Alone 2 and My Left Foot is widely acclaimed and her character Megan in TV series Casualty was a huge success She is the first Irish actress to win an Oscar
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RENSCH, DANNY
TAYLOR & FRANCIS 9781035404629
Educated meets The Queen s Gambit in this extraordinary memoir by International Master and Chess com co founder Danny Rensch who describes his upbringing in an abusive cult and how chess ended up saving his life Born into the Church of Immortal Consciousness Danny Rensch spent his childhood navigating the isolated confines of a cult Despite psychological manipulation physical abuse and neglect he persevered An international chess master and world class commentator Rensch s remarkable journey led him to being the face of Chess com one of the largest online gaming platforms in the world With unflinching honesty Rensch recounts his life starting from the moment he discovered chess in the summer of 1995 all the way up to being at the center of the most explosive cheating scandal in chess history He chronicles the traumas of being special in a cult that forced separation from his mother Mentored by an alcoholic Russian chess master he found solace alongside suffering in his obsession for an ancient game and chess became his only escape Rensch rose through the chess ranks until a medical emergency nearly took him out of the game forever And it almost did until Chess com came along Deeply heartfelt keenly reflective and haunting Dark Squares is
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TURVIL, ANDREW
ELLIOTT & THOMPSON 9781783969111
A fast paced foray through the era that changed British food forever and saw the creation of the now familiar gastropub and the rise of the celebrity chef
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LOWLES, NICK
HARPERCOLLINS PUB. 9780008772970
A brilliant and challenging book GORDON BROWNFrom the founder of Britain s leading antifascist organisation HOPE not hate this is an urgent call to resist the forces of extremism on the march in Western societies and how to go about it If you re shocked and disconcerted by the rise of intolerance and hate you re not alone Drawing from 35 years of campaigning and journalism Nick Lowles shows how anti immigration antisemitic and Islamophobic attacks have proliferated in the modern world and how Britain with the likes of Tommy Robinson and the threat of Reform UK has been far from immune from far right politics From HOPE not hate s pioneering campaigns against the BNP in east London to the impact of the manosphere and the issues in Netflix s Adolescence from explorations of the pernicious influence of race science and conspiracy theory to the interplay of deprivation and intolerance in Britain s deindustrialised towns Lowles entwines his inspirational story with hard won lessons from decades of activism His conclusions which do not shy away from awkward truths for campaigners suggest practical ways for the far right to be defeated And he shares powerful examples from a participant led youth club in Hull to Syrian refugees connecting with local p
Ver más
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CHILVERS, ANNA
JOHN MURRAY 9781915068514
This is an anthology of essays and poetry from more than forty of our best loved nature writers on bogs peat and peatlands stories of nature science history and myth
Ver más
Tapa blanda
CANONGATE PRESS LTD. 9781837264414
From legend of the high street Mary Portas comes a no holds barred account about her time as the window dresser and creative director for Harvey Nichols that is full of juicy anecdotes from the fashi
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RANDOM HOUSE 9781529154726
The wonderful new book from Britain s best loved travel writer In February 2025 Michael Palin travelled to Venezuela to get a sense of what life is like in one of South America s most culturally rich vibrant but also troubled nations In the journal he kept during his trip he gives a vivid account of the towns and cities he visited the landscapes he travelled through and the people he met Illustrated throughout with colour photographs taken on the trip and permeated with his warmth and humour this is a vivid and varied portrait of a complex country from the best selling author of Great Uncle Harry and Into Iraq
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GILLIES, MIDGE
SCRIBE PUBLICATIONS 9781915590527
This is the astounding story of the six female aviators who battled to become the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by plane In the early 20th century the dream of crossing the Atlantic by air was as potent as putting a man on the moon would be 50 years later But many people believed women too fragile and lacking in the skills to endure the gruelling conditions of flying long distances In Atlantic Furies Midge Gillies uncovers the stories of Elsie Mackay Lady Anne Savile Frances Grayson Ruth Elder Amelia Earhart and Mabel Boll These courageous rule breaking aviators risked everything to prove that women could fly the Atlantic Some had lied to their families in order not to be stopped others duped the press about their intentions and ultimately three lost their lives but each pushed the boundaries of the possible Atlantic Furies celebrates the bravery panache and drive of these trail blazing aviators who showed the world that it wasn t just men who could conquer the skies
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STIVERS, VALERIE
FRANCES LINCOLN 9780711293915
These are the dishes that fuelled great writing Ever wondered what Iris Murdoch might have served for supper or how Emily Dickinson took her tea The Writer s Table brings together dining habits and favourite recipes from some of the world s most beloved authors offering a delicious glimpse into their everyday lives and kitchen rituals Each recipe is paired with a short introduction to the author and dish along with clear instructions and modern ingredients making it easy to recreate literary comfort food at home With beautiful illustrations throughout the book is a feast for the eyes as well as the table making you feel closer to the writers you love Writers and recipes featured include Leo Tolstoy s Sour Schi Jane Austen s White Soup Colette s Cherry Clafoutis Barbara Pym s Toad in the Hole Truman Capote s Chicken Hash Andrea Camilleri s Sardines a beccafico Perfectly giftable irresistibly browsable and full of charm The Writer s Table is a celebration of food creativity and the simple pleasures that connect us all A must have for readers home cooks and anyone who s ever wondered what their favourite author had for dinner
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HATMAKER, JEN
TAYLOR & FRANCIS 9781035081929
I cannot think of a single person who wouldn t find hope and inspiration in these pages Mel Robbins This book doesn t just speak to your heart it revives it Jenna Kutcher Perfect for fans of Untamed Awake is a powerful memoir of self discovery authenticity and finding the courage to rethink and rebuild your life after heartbreak A truly brilliant read it s also a fascinating account of a woman learning to question the rules of the oppressively patriarchal US church in which she grew up At 2 30 am on July 11 2020 author and mother of five Jen Hatmaker woke up to her husband of 26 years voice texting his girlfriend in bed next to her Life as she knew it was over In Awake she scrutinises the toxic systems that led to the end of her marriage sharing intimate sometimes hilariously hard moments along the way Beautifully written and shot through with deep emotion this is a story of hope and resilience of unpicking the past and challenging limitations around the kind of person you can be It s a love letter to friendship family and the power of community and a roadmap showing how to cope survive and even thrive when all seems lost
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