Preventa de libros de Biografías históricas universales

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.

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

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

From Hannah Kent the bestselling award winning author of Burial Rites comes a book about the extraordinary country that is Iceland and about the creative life it inspired Always Home Always Homesick is for lovers of Iceland and of travel and for those interested in what it means to write

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

YOUR ULTIMATE LIFESTYLE GUIDE TO THE MOST ENDURING OF ALL SUBCULTURES FROM A VOGUE BEAUTY EDITOR There s a bit of goth in us all KATE MOSS A celebration of the darkness ANJELICA HUSTON Amidst the waking nightmares of our times the melancholy of goth soothes our morbid anxieties Influencing pop culture at every juncture fashion art music film the Kardashians what was once mysterious is now mainstream This is a grimoire for the modern goth whether seasoned or aspiring as you navigate the pentagram of life in style Cradled within these pages lie the secret lives of undead icons throughout the ages including godmother of goth Siouxsie Sioux To illuminate the darkness further you ll hear from notable goths and goth coded figures such as Christina Ricci on what films to watch clothes to don music to wallow in and books to take with you to the grave AS SEEN ON RITA ORA S INSTAGRAM

A backwoods memoir for anyone who has ever dreamed of escaping to the wild Funny and thoughtful You feel his desire to be back in the woods working with his hands Don t we all New York TimesWe all dream of having a place to escape to Patrick Hutchison found his at the end of a gravel road called Wit s End Working unhappily as a copywriter in the Pacific Northwest scouring social media for cabin porn in his spare time Patrick came across an advert for a tiny dilapidated cabin nestled deep in the forests of the Cascade Mountains Scraping together his last few dollars he bought the place for 7 500 and set about making it his own Cabin is his beautifully written account of restoring a rural home with almost no woodworking experience aided only by the kindness of friends a collection of vicious power tools and countless cases of beer A modern day Walden Cabin is a book for all those who celebrate the pleasures of working with their hands who appreciate spending time in nature or who long for a simpler life even if it s only on the weekends

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

The world in which I began my life in cricket could hardly be further away from the world of cricket today Henry Blofeld has entertained countless fans around the world with his wit and charm In his trademark way Blowers reminisces on a lifetime of being immersed in the sport he loves Taking readers on a nostalgic journey through his illustrious career sharing delightful stories about the timeless traditions and remarkable characters that have shaped the game Filled with stories and marvellous anecdotes from his own life Henry reflects warmly on a different era which was full of great fun and adventure Looking back at the great characters that brought the sport to life Sharing My Love of Cricket is a nostalgic and heart warming reminder of the appeal of summers gone by With the same wit and wisdom that has endeared him to fans worldwide he turns his keen eye to the future of the sport With the rise of the short format game the unrelenting rise of franchises and the inevitable influx of money Henry shares his thoughts on what the future holds and what comes next Can cricket maintain its historic charm while embracing change And where is the spirit of cricket Sharing My Love of Cricket is a love letter to the sport penned by a man who has l

The most terrifying novel of the year from the internationally bestselling author of The Whisper Man available to pre order now You never forget the day you meet a serial killer Dan was just a teenager when he had a chance encounter with the elusive killer known only as the man made of smoke Nobody could blame him for being too scared to intervene for being too scared to save the latest victim for letting the killer vanish again Nobody except Dan himself Years later Dan has a successful career as a criminal psychiatrist unpicking the very darkest of human behaviour Because despite what he saw that day Dan knows there s no such thing as a monster But now his father John has gone missing And when Dan returns to the small island where he grew up he finds out that not long before his disappearance John had stumbled across a body As Dan begins to dig he finds unsettling links stretching all the way back to the man made of smoke Which means this might just be a chance to not only save his dad but to finally find redemption But what if he s been wrong about that day for all these years What if he was right to be scared Praise for Alex North As terrifying as a great horror novel as unpredictable as the best type of crime novel and

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

PRE ORDER THE FOURTH BOOK FROM RAYNOR WINN THE MULTI MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SALT PATH Award winning nature writer Raynor Winn laces up her walking boots once more heading north to complete the Coast to Coast Walk but this time she is on the path alone Raynor Winn is at the start of another walk about to embark on the Coast to Coast route across the north of England in the depths of winter She should be with her husband Moth but after forty five years of walking hand in hand a setback in his health has put Raynor here alone As she makes her way across boggy moorland and snowy fells she replays in her mind the events that led her to flee and the emotional pull that has drawn her back to the path like a migratory bird on a journey for survival Faced with turbulent weather impassable routes and her own inner turmoil Raynor looks to nature for the strength to grapple with Moth s absence and to calm her overwhelming anxiety about the future Can she find the renewed peace and hope that previous journeys have yielded And will Moth find the strength to walk beside her once again

My favourite wine w nker Jack Whitehall I like to talk about wine the way normal humans talk about things they love it s not about showing off how many fancy wine terms I know The point is to share something I love with someone else in a way that makes them want to love it too Thirsty is the story of Tom Gilbey The Wine Guy and his life in wine a celebration of the bleedin beautiful people who make it and a history of his family s love affair with winemaking and let s be honest drinking since the 1800s Learn how to read a label even if you can t speak the language talk wine without sounding naff choose wine in a restaurant explain why some wine smells like your granny s cardiganAlong the way you ll discover 100 Wine W nker approved bottles wines for friendships and long lunches for autumn afternoons and winter evenings Whether yours is a Chateauneuf du Pape Kylie Minogue s rose or God forbid orange wine Tom will help you find the good stuff always Let Tom show you how this gloriously gluggable elixir is at its heart made to bring pleasure and that there is no right or wrong to enjoy wine just go for it Entertaining and engaging Helen McGinn of knackeredmother

This is more than a richly detailed story about the hubris corruption and incompetence that doomed Credit Suisse it s a stark warning to all of us about what happens when we let bankers do what they like Oliver Bullough bestselling author of Butler to the World For centuries Swiss banks have served the globe s wealthiest individuals employing a strict culture of anonymity and gaining massive wealth in the process But when Credit Suisse collapsed the veil of secrecy came down and the world was suddenly privy to the corruption scandal and empty hubris that keep our biggest banks alive It was a 166 year old bastion of Swiss banking amongst the most important and influential financial institutions in the world but a veneer of high class service disguised a darker dirtier reality From its sterile Zurich headquarters the bank catered to a clientele that included dictators drug dealers and former Nazi officers and helped fleece its own clients out of billions of dollars This continued for decades even as Credit Suisse continued to expand acquiring smaller banks and granting its own executives lucrative bonus contracts Meltdown is the story of how the house of cards fell apart Bloomberg investigative journalist and bestselling author of Pyramid

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

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

A witty and humane account of one man multiple jobs and what it means to liveHu AnYan has held nineteen different jobs since he graduated He s been a convenience store clerk a bicycle salesman a security guard and a delivery driver among many other things Every time the work gets punishing or the bosses too bossy he moves on from city to city carrying with him nothing but his copies of Chekhov and Carver This is his story A runaway bestseller in China I Deliver Parcels in Beijing is about what it s like to try and make a living and stay sane in the gig economy From the pecking order on a parcel sorting factory floor to the perfect alcohol dose to get some daylight shut eye before a punishing night shift from the Kafkaesque bureaucracy of the hiring departments to the ideal layout of a delivery route Hu illuminates the hidden lives behind the roles that keep our world going But he also shows how through the liberating power of literature he finds solace and even freedom in his existence Quietly radical brimming with humanity and humour this book asks what does work really mean What should it mean And do any of us really know how to live

FROM THE NO 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CATHERINE THE PRINCESS OF WALES THE BIOGRAPHY OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK From Elizabeth II to King William The Windsor Legacy offers a riveting exploration of the British monarchy s resilience and influence over the past century looking at its key players and conflicts with a forward looking examination of its future In an age where resilience is essential The Windsor Legacy delivers an enthralling narrative of inspiration and royal intrigue Penned by Robert Jobson a Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author and a front line royal correspondent for over three decades this extraordinary work will take readers deep into the heart of royal history as well as through the secrets and secrets that plague it to this day From the abdication crisis royal family entanglements Cold War espionage betrayal scandalous love affairs to more recent constitutional crises and the monarchy s most closely guarded secrets and feuds The historic narrative romp told through the key characters and clashes at the heart of the family will be packed with exclusive revelations and be as comprehensive as it is captivating

Para conocer las intimidades de la familia real británica, nada mejor que preguntar a quienes mejor los conocen: los miembros de su servicio. Desde hace siglos, un ejercito de sirvientes los alimenta y los viste, organiza sus dias, lustra sus zapatos, carga con las piezas que cobran en sus jornadas de caza e incluso les pone la pasta de dientes en el cepillo. Ellos son los ojos y los oidos que guardan los secretos de sus jefes, aunque no todos son igual de discretos. Uno de los mayores conocedores de los royals, Tom Quinn, se adentra en sus aposentos para ofrecer una vision fascinante de la realeza britanica, antigua y moderna. En algunos casos, buceando en viejos archivos que hablan del caballerizo que amenazo con expulsar a la reina Victoria de sus propios establos, del lacayo que tuvo que cambiarse el nombre por orden de la reina, o de la dama de compañia que, junto con la madre de Felipe

A la fi de la Segona Guerra Mundial, el metge nazi Josef Mengele, conegut mundialment pels seus cruels experiments i per enviar milers de persones a Auschwitz, va fugir a l América Llatina durant 34 anys. Mengele va escapar de la justicia, dels serveis secrets israelians i dels caçadors de nazis fins a la seva mort, el 1979. Va ser al Brasil on Mengele va crear un refugi on podia parlar alemany, mantenir les seves idees, els seus amics i una connexio amb la seva terra natal. Tot aixo va ser possible gracies a l ajuda d un petit cercle d europeus expatriats. La periodista Betina Anton, intrigada per la misteriosa detencio de la seva exmestra acusada d enterrar secretament les restes de Mengele ha investigat els 18 anys en que el metge nazi es va amagar al Brasil. A partir d una amplia documentacio inedita, entrevistes reveladores i materials mai vistos, Anton descobreix com Mengele va aconseguir evadir la justicia durant tant de temps i questiona com es possible que ell i els seus col·laboradors s amaguessin impunement.Una obra de suspens que explora no nomes la fosca biografia d un dels criminals mes temuts del segle XX, sino tambe els silencis i complicitats que van permetre la seva segona vida amagada a la "Baviera tropical" del Brasil.

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.

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

La obra en la que se basa la aclamada película de J.A. Bayona. Un testimonio conmovedor de la fuerza de la fe, la amistad y la resistencia del espíritu humano. 13 de octubre de 1972. El vuelo 571 de la Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya transporta a cuarenta pasajeros y cinco tripulantes, incluidos diecinueve miembros del equipo de rugby Old Christians Club. Cuando la aeronave se estrella en los Andes, los supervivientes se ven atrapados e incomunicados a cuatro mil metros de altura, sin abrigo ni sustento, obligados a librar un duelo fisico y moral para salir de la cordillera con vida. Desde el punto de vista de cada uno de los dieciseis supervivientes, aprendemos como fueron los setenta y dos dias que afrontaron hasta su rescate. El relato de Pablo Vierci, amigo y compañero de clase de los jugadores, logra transmitir el contexto de la montaña como nunca antes: el frio, el hambre, la profunda espiritualidad que nacio entre ellos, la capacidad del ser humano para brindar ayuda a otros, la incertidumbre que revela la certeza de la muerte y el alivio y la culpa que supone sobrevivir. Con una narracion humana y sensible que conmueve desde la primera pagina, La sociedad de la nieve se mantiene como el relato mas fidedigno del accidente de los Andes, una tragedia que redefinio no solo las vidas de los supervivientes sino las del mundo entero.La critica ha dicho: El accidente de los Andes partio la vida de aquellos jovenes, y su relato puede transformarse en una bisagra en la experiencia del lector. La sociedad de la nieve reunio a los dieciseis, con la perspectiva del tiempo transcurrido, para que dejen sus testimonios en la historia.Zenda

Todas las reinas de Cristina Morató reunidas en este estuche. Porque los mejores reyes de la Historia fueron reinas. Cristina Morató es periodista, escritora, fotógrafa y una incansable exploradora de vidas femeninas olvidadas por la historia oficial. A lo largo de su extensa obra ha revindicado un espacio central para las mujeres, ya fueran viajeras intrepidas, actrices inolvidables o reinas inmortales como las que protagonizan este estuche especial compuesto por dos titulos emblematicos de la autora: Reinas malditas y Reinas de leyenda. Reinas inmortales nos invita a descubrir las vidas de once mujeres cultas y valientes que alcanzaron el poder en un mundo de hombres: La Emperatriz Sissi, Alejandra Romanov, Cristina de Suecia, Eugenia de Montijo, Victoria de Inglaterra, Maria Antonieta, Catalina de Aragon, Isabel I de Inglaterra, Catalina la Grande, Carlota de Mexico y la emperatriz Cixi.

Un hilarante viaje (nunca mejor dicho) por los excesos, delirios y resacas que marcaron el rumbo de la historia. ¿Sabías que Alejandro Magno era un borracho empedernido, que Shakespeare fumaba marihuana y que George Washington tomaba opio como quien se toma un rooibos? ¿Y que Freud le daba a la cocaina como Van Gogh a la pintura amarilla? Lejos de lo que te contaron en el cole, la historia esta marcada por los estupefacientes, porque los protagonistas de las grandes hazañas de la humanidad no iban precisamente sobrios. El historiador Sam Kelly nos invita a descubrir el lado mas irreverente (y divertido) de la historia: desde la Antigua Grecia hasta nuestros dias, pasando por la China imperial, la epoca victoriana y la fundacion de Estados Unidos, descubriras que el agua con misterio y las sustancias alucinogenas jugaron un papel mucho mas importante de lo que te imaginas. A que no sabias que * Alejandro Magno solia ir como las grecas. * Shakespeare era un experto liador de porros. * George Washington tenia una infusion favorita: el opio. * La Reina Victoria fue una de las mayores traficantes del siglo XIX. * Freud recetaba cocaina a sus pacientes de tanto que le gustaba. * Nixon tenia debilidad por las pastis de colorines. * Andy Warhol y la metaanfetamina eran mejores amigos. * Elvis Presley predicaba contra las drogas, pero iba puesto mientras cantaba Hound Dog. * Los Beatles consumian mas hierba que una vaca frisona en un pasto suizo. * Steve Jobs y el LSD eran compañeros de viaje inseparables."Sam Kelly no glorifica el consumo de drogas ni de alcohol. Lo que hace es mostrar, con honestidad y mucho sentido del humor, como estas sustancias han influido en la historia. El lector se quedara boquiabierto ante algunas historias, sonreira con otras y se reira a carcajadas con las mas disparatadas e increibles". The Bookworm Sez "Vibrante y sorprendente. Mas alla de la avalancha de anecdotas entretenidisimas, Sam Kelly ofrece una interesante reflexion sobre los usos medicos y espirituales de los psicodelicos. Absolutamente brillante". Publishers Weekly "Nunca volveras a mirar la historia con los mismos ojos. Ramses II era un fumeta hace revivir a personajes y epocas como nunca antes los habiamos visto". Harlan Coben, autor del New York Times"Un viaje en el tiempo tan entretenido como revelador a traves de las puertas de la percepcion". Kirkus Reviews "Un libro divertido y unico que repasa a cuarenta personajes historicos y su aficion por colocarse, emborracharse o perderse en los efectos de distintas sustancias." New York Post

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

PRE ORDER THE FOURTH BOOK FROM RAYNOR WINN THE MULTI MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SALT PATH Award winning nature writer Raynor Winn laces up her walking boots once more heading north to complete the Coast to Coast Walk but this time she is on the path alone Raynor Winn is at the start of another walk about to embark on the Coast to Coast route across the north of England in the depths of winter She should be with her husband Moth but after forty five years of walking hand in hand a setback in his health has put Raynor here alone As she makes her way across boggy moorland and snowy fells she replays in her mind the events that led her to flee and the emotional pull that has drawn her back to the path like a migratory bird on a journey for survival Faced with turbulent weather impassable routes and her own inner turmoil Raynor looks to nature for the strength to grapple with Moth s absence and to calm her overwhelming anxiety about the future Can she find the renewed peace and hope that previous journeys have yielded And will Moth find the strength to walk beside her once again

My favourite wine w nker Jack Whitehall I like to talk about wine the way normal humans talk about things they love it s not about showing off how many fancy wine terms I know The point is to share something I love with someone else in a way that makes them want to love it too Thirsty is the story of Tom Gilbey The Wine Guy and his life in wine a celebration of the bleedin beautiful people who make it and a history of his family s love affair with winemaking and let s be honest drinking since the 1800s Learn how to read a label even if you can t speak the language talk wine without sounding naff choose wine in a restaurant explain why some wine smells like your granny s cardiganAlong the way you ll discover 100 Wine W nker approved bottles wines for friendships and long lunches for autumn afternoons and winter evenings Whether yours is a Chateauneuf du Pape Kylie Minogue s rose or God forbid orange wine Tom will help you find the good stuff always Let Tom show you how this gloriously gluggable elixir is at its heart made to bring pleasure and that there is no right or wrong to enjoy wine just go for it Entertaining and engaging Helen McGinn of knackeredmother

This is more than a richly detailed story about the hubris corruption and incompetence that doomed Credit Suisse it s a stark warning to all of us about what happens when we let bankers do what they like Oliver Bullough bestselling author of Butler to the World For centuries Swiss banks have served the globe s wealthiest individuals employing a strict culture of anonymity and gaining massive wealth in the process But when Credit Suisse collapsed the veil of secrecy came down and the world was suddenly privy to the corruption scandal and empty hubris that keep our biggest banks alive It was a 166 year old bastion of Swiss banking amongst the most important and influential financial institutions in the world but a veneer of high class service disguised a darker dirtier reality From its sterile Zurich headquarters the bank catered to a clientele that included dictators drug dealers and former Nazi officers and helped fleece its own clients out of billions of dollars This continued for decades even as Credit Suisse continued to expand acquiring smaller banks and granting its own executives lucrative bonus contracts Meltdown is the story of how the house of cards fell apart Bloomberg investigative journalist and bestselling author of Pyramid

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

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

A witty and humane account of one man multiple jobs and what it means to liveHu AnYan has held nineteen different jobs since he graduated He s been a convenience store clerk a bicycle salesman a security guard and a delivery driver among many other things Every time the work gets punishing or the bosses too bossy he moves on from city to city carrying with him nothing but his copies of Chekhov and Carver This is his story A runaway bestseller in China I Deliver Parcels in Beijing is about what it s like to try and make a living and stay sane in the gig economy From the pecking order on a parcel sorting factory floor to the perfect alcohol dose to get some daylight shut eye before a punishing night shift from the Kafkaesque bureaucracy of the hiring departments to the ideal layout of a delivery route Hu illuminates the hidden lives behind the roles that keep our world going But he also shows how through the liberating power of literature he finds solace and even freedom in his existence Quietly radical brimming with humanity and humour this book asks what does work really mean What should it mean And do any of us really know how to live

FROM THE NO 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CATHERINE THE PRINCESS OF WALES THE BIOGRAPHY OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK From Elizabeth II to King William The Windsor Legacy offers a riveting exploration of the British monarchy s resilience and influence over the past century looking at its key players and conflicts with a forward looking examination of its future In an age where resilience is essential The Windsor Legacy delivers an enthralling narrative of inspiration and royal intrigue Penned by Robert Jobson a Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author and a front line royal correspondent for over three decades this extraordinary work will take readers deep into the heart of royal history as well as through the secrets and secrets that plague it to this day From the abdication crisis royal family entanglements Cold War espionage betrayal scandalous love affairs to more recent constitutional crises and the monarchy s most closely guarded secrets and feuds The historic narrative romp told through the key characters and clashes at the heart of the family will be packed with exclusive revelations and be as comprehensive as it is captivating

Para conocer las intimidades de la familia real británica, nada mejor que preguntar a quienes mejor los conocen: los miembros de su servicio. Desde hace siglos, un ejercito de sirvientes los alimenta y los viste, organiza sus dias, lustra sus zapatos, carga con las piezas que cobran en sus jornadas de caza e incluso les pone la pasta de dientes en el cepillo. Ellos son los ojos y los oidos que guardan los secretos de sus jefes, aunque no todos son igual de discretos. Uno de los mayores conocedores de los royals, Tom Quinn, se adentra en sus aposentos para ofrecer una vision fascinante de la realeza britanica, antigua y moderna. En algunos casos, buceando en viejos archivos que hablan del caballerizo que amenazo con expulsar a la reina Victoria de sus propios establos, del lacayo que tuvo que cambiarse el nombre por orden de la reina, o de la dama de compañia que, junto con la madre de Felipe

A la fi de la Segona Guerra Mundial, el metge nazi Josef Mengele, conegut mundialment pels seus cruels experiments i per enviar milers de persones a Auschwitz, va fugir a l América Llatina durant 34 anys. Mengele va escapar de la justicia, dels serveis secrets israelians i dels caçadors de nazis fins a la seva mort, el 1979. Va ser al Brasil on Mengele va crear un refugi on podia parlar alemany, mantenir les seves idees, els seus amics i una connexio amb la seva terra natal. Tot aixo va ser possible gracies a l ajuda d un petit cercle d europeus expatriats. La periodista Betina Anton, intrigada per la misteriosa detencio de la seva exmestra acusada d enterrar secretament les restes de Mengele ha investigat els 18 anys en que el metge nazi es va amagar al Brasil. A partir d una amplia documentacio inedita, entrevistes reveladores i materials mai vistos, Anton descobreix com Mengele va aconseguir evadir la justicia durant tant de temps i questiona com es possible que ell i els seus col·laboradors s amaguessin impunement.Una obra de suspens que explora no nomes la fosca biografia d un dels criminals mes temuts del segle XX, sino tambe els silencis i complicitats que van permetre la seva segona vida amagada a la "Baviera tropical" del Brasil.

Pacy witty and authoritative Jonathan Freedland In her hands ancient history becomes a vivid avenue of approach to a burning modern world concern a powerful and important book Daily Telegraph

Absolute heaven Jilly CooperA hilarious and heartfelt year following one woman and her puppy from chaos and tears to healing and new beginnings It s a love story but not as you know it Raising a puppy is simple feed them walk them love them Right Wrong Armed with Pinterest perfect plans and firm ideas about training Sophia brings Dennis a scruffy and defiant Parson terrier into her life But just as the puppy pads hit the floor the rest of her world falls apart Suddenly single and quietly unravelling Sophia finds herself solo parenting a tiny gleeful agent of chaos who devours foam earplugs destroys her shoes and has an alarming taste for spiders He s also the only thing keeping her afloat As the months roll by in a haze of dodgy first dates sleepless nights and meltdowns in the park Sophia begins to make sense of it all the grief of a life that didn t go to plan the weirdness of being single in your late thirties and the surprising ways love shows up when you least expect it By the end of their first year together Dennis hasn t just wrecked the furniture he s quietly rebuilt her life For anyone who s ever been through shattering heartbreak this is a story of quiet resilience unpredictable joy and the quiet wonder of a small body curle

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

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

A definitive new biography of General Franco that offers a new insight into his lasting legacy in Spain From a scrawny overlooked military graduate to the youngest general in Europe Francisco Franco was known for his ambition talent and calculated risk taking Yet his reputation remains a topic of fierce debate Did he destroy Spain and stifle its democracy or rescue the nation from left wing tumult In this compelling biography Giles Tremlett unravels the complex life and legacy of the enigmatic dictator who shaped twentieth century Spanish history This book will delve into the complexities of Franco s character exploring his volatile relationship with a domineering father his traumatic experiences fighting in Morocco and the formation of his authoritarian ideology The narrative follows Franco s ruthless leadership during the Civil War his alignment with Hitler and Mussolini and the subsequent Cold War era that brought him international rehabilitation Tremlett interrogates Franco s transformation of Spain through a lens that challenges the conventional view of him as a bumbling leader Instead he argues that Franco was a deliberate and pragmatic dictator who wielded terror to maintain an iron grip on power and whose lasting and most surprising contri