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Sophie has become the figure within the family who is the comforter to its members and a reassuring and inspiring presence for the country She is a modern woman and yet a throwback to happier Royal times She is now the glue that binds During some of the darkest days of the Royal Family Sophie Duchess of Edinburgh has quietly risen to become the respected and much loved face of a family in turmoil In this inspiring biography bestselling author Sean Smith tells the remarkable story of Sophie Rhys Jones a young woman with a winning smile who captured the heart of a Prince and subsequently the nation From her fun filled days in rural Kent and nervous beginnings at the Palace to becoming a powerful voice on world issues and being acclaimed as a trailblazer by Hillary Clinton this is an intimate portrait of a woman who has made significant achievements while enduring the pressures of life as a wife mother and Royal Whether it s keeping important secrets navigating tabloid exposes or surviving near death experiences Sophie has done so with dignity and strength Inside discover the secret of Sophie s long lasting love for Prince Edward the unshakeable bond she had with the late Queen her great friendship with the future Queen Kate and her frost

Superb Telegraph There s a real sense of peace and magic in this beautiful book Daisy Buchanan Utterly endearing Dr James Canton A fantastic book for weird walkers and megalith obsessives alike Weird Walk I was alternately gripped and moved to tears by this brilliant exquisite memoir I can t recommend it enough Harriet Evans Journeying across Britain from West Penwith and Avebury to the Lake District and Orkney Stone Lands uncovers the magic and rich history of our incredible prehistoric standing stones It conveys the delight that lies in tracking them down as well as the solace these ancient places offer in times of darkness A few months after discovering that her beloved husband Stephen had incurable cancer Fiona Robertson began to write this book A long time megalith enthusiast she found the ancient stones resonated with her more profoundly than ever as she faced the prospect of losing him Set upright thousands of years ago the megaliths are symbols of endurance and survival standing in contrast to our ephemeral human lives Infused with folklore legend and mystery they enchant the landscape and bring magic to our modern world This enthralling memoir is woven delicately around great grief but is ultimately about embracing li

Really outstanding Jonathan Dimbleby At 8 15 a m on August 6th 1945 the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck by the world s first atomic bomb Built in the US by the top secret Manhattan Project and delivered by a B 29 Superfortress a revolutionary long range bomber the weapon destroyed large swaths of the city instantly killing tens of thousands The world would never be the same again The Hiroshima Men s unique narrative recounts the decade long journey towards this first atomic attack It charts the race for nuclear technology before and during the Second World War as the allies fought the axis powers in Europe North Africa China and across the vastness of the Pacific and is seen through the experiences of several key characters General Leslie Groves leader of the Manhattan Project alongside Robert Oppenheimer pioneering Army Air Force bomber pilot Colonel Paul Tibbets II the mayor of Hiroshima Senkichi Awaya who would die alongside over eighty thousand of his fellow citizens and Pulitzer Prize winning novelist John Hersey who travelled to post war Japan to expose the devastation the bomb had inflicted upon the city and in a historic New Yorker article described in unflinching detail the dangers posed by its deadly after effect radi

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

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

For over two decades Paul Burrell was a silent witness to the making of history first as footman to Queen Elizabeth II then as butler to King Charles III then Prince of Wales and most famously as a confidante of the late Princess Diana Now with a unique perspective shaped by time and change he s ready to share his own story alongside theirs His bestselling memoir A Royal Duty about his friendship with Diana sent shockwaves around the world selling over two million copies But it is only in the wake of the Queen s passing and the commencement of a new royal era Burrell feels he can finally tell his story in full In this deeply personal and intimate memoir Burrell shares many untold stories of his life at home and abroad with the Royals With warmth candour and rare insight he recounts unexpected moments of intimacy with the Queen who gently guided a fresh faced 18 year old Burrell through palace life He speaks candidly about the tensions that simmered during those years including the breakdown of Charles and Diana s marriage and his own complex relationship with Princes William and Harry He also reveals his heartache at parting with three of the most significant women in his life the Queen Diana and his wife Maria all while navigati

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

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

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

Los volúmenes que integran esta crónica nos han llegado a pesar de las trabas y las dificultades históricas. De los cuatro libros que conforman la obra, tan sólo quedan tres libros, puesto que el Libro primero, dedicado supuestamente en la ciudad de Valencia, solo es conocido a traves de las numerosas alusiones incluidas por Viciana en los otros libros cronisticos. En cambio, se conservan numerosas copias manuscritas del Libro segundo dedicado a la nobleza, a pesar de ser el libro mas perseguido de la produccion vicianesca. Se trata de una historia de los linajes aristocraticos valencianos que bien pronto suscito el interes de historiadores y bibliofilos por la rareza de los ejemplares, la dificultad de reunir la obra integra y las trabas que se interpusieron entre la firme voluntad de publicacion del autor y el estorbo que produjo entre la nobleza del Pais Valenciano.

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

Monumental y excepcionalmente bien documentada, esta biografía de Alejandro Magno se sumerge en el misterio de uno de los más extraordinarios personajes de la historia, feroz conquistador de Asia y discipulo de Aristoteles, que termino por sentar, a traves de sus gestas, las bases mismas del helenismo. Lejos de ofrecer una mirada romantica y fantasiosa de la vida de Alejandro, Lane Fox recupera, con un lenguaje de insuperable maestria, todos los matices de una epoca historica, desde las tacticas de batalla hasta las costumbres culinarias y sexuales, y nos acerca asi a la dimension humana de uno de los mas grandes mitos de la historia de la humanidad.

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

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 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

A detailed memoir and self-analysis by a mass murderer. Panzram was born in 1891 on a Minnesota farm and died in 1930 on the gallows at the U.S.Penitentiary, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Imprisoned for most of his life from the age of twelve and brutally punished, Panzram''s keen insight into the arbitrary cruelty of his fellow human being is graphically illustrated with a litany of prison abuses, as well as the details of his own sordid, tragic life. Panzram arrives as a gripping warning from America''s past to new prison-industrial complex era. The authors add an historical and sociological framework for Panzram''s words.

Aunque son muchos los cinéfilos y amantes de la música que han conocido a Iván IV el terrible a través de la mítica película de Eisenstein y de la impresionante cantata de Prokofiev, la controvertida figura de este personaje clave en la historia de Rusia continua siendo la gran desconocida. Isabel de Madariaga, catedratica emerita de estudios rusos en la Universidad de Londres, nos ofrece la primera biografia rigurosa sobre el zar que introdujera la autocracia en Rusia y fuera considerado como paradigma de la crueldad. A traves de una fascinante narracion en la que se entremezclan sus enfrentamientos con los boyardos, su estrategia militar, sus matrimonios, sus crimenes entre los que se incluye el asesinato de su propio hijo y la influencia que la astrologia y la magia jugaron en su entorno queda plasmada la desordenada y paranoica personalidad de este personaje. En otro orden de cosas, la comparacion que la autora establece entre la corte rusa en la epoca de Ivan y otras europeas, especialmente las de España e Inglaterra, aporta una interesantisima e inedita vision sobre el siglo XVI. Un libro que durante mucho tiempo sera el trabajo definitivo sobre Ivan el Terrible y su tiempo. Publishers Weekly Un libro brillante, una muestra extraordinaria del magisterio de la autora. Simon Sebag Montefiore De Madariaga narra la vida de Ivan de tal forma que la hace apasionante para cualquier lector.

En 1916, un excéntrico magnate contrató a Elizebeth Smith, una joven maestra cuáquera y poetisa, para que encontrara los mensajes secretos que creía contenían las obras de Shakespeare. Elizebeth se traslado a su lujosa finca on la esperanza de pasar el dia estudiando libros antiguos. Pero los estrechos lazos del rico con el Gobierno y las urgencias de la guerra transformaron rapidamente su mision. Pronto aprendio a aplicar sus conocimientos a una nueva y apasionante empresa: descifrar mensajes secretos sin conocer la clave. Junto a ella trabajaba William Friedman, un cientifico judio que se convertiria en su marido y compañero de codificacion durante toda su vida. En La mujer que rompio los codigos, Fagone relata la vida de esta extraordinaria heroina que desempeño un papel fundamental en la historia, desde la Primera Guerra Mundial, la Ley Seca hasta su lucha contra el fascismo. Ayudo a atrapar a gangsters y contrabandistas, desenmascaro una red de espionaje nazi en Sudamerica y libro una batalla clandestina contra el Reich de Hitler, descifrando varias versiones de la maquina Enigma utilizada por los agentes alemanes para ocultar sus comunicaciones.

Reinhard Heydrich fue uno de los hombres más temidos del siglo xx, una figura terrible incluso en el contexto de los dirigentes nazis. Jefe de la Policía Criminal, de las SS y de la Gestapo, despiadado señor de los territorios de Bohemia y Moravia ocupados por los nazis y destacado planificador de la Solución Final, representó un papel fundamental en la Alemania de Hitler. Suya es gran parte de la responsabilidad por algunas de las peores atrocidades cometidas por los nazis y, hasta su asesinato en Praga en 1942, fue considerado por todos como uno de los hombres más peligrosos de la Alemania nazi. Y, sin embargo, Heydrich ha recibido una atención bastante limitada dentro de la amplia historiografía dedicada al Tercer Reich.Robert Gerwarth entreteje historias poco conocidas de la vida privada de Heydrich con sus actos como jefe de la Oficina Central de Seguridad del Reich. Explora su progresión desde una privilegiada juventud en una familia de clase media hasta convertirse en un ávido asesino, y arroja nueva luz sobre el complejo carácter del hombre adulto, sus motivaciones, los sucesivos pasos que le condujeron hasta cometer atrocidades inimaginables y las consecuencias de sus esfuerzos criminales para alcanzar una recomposición étnica de Europa.

In the aftermath of terrible crimes the public demand immediate justice Police and prosecutors rush to quickly close the case But in Framed John Grisham and Jim McCloskey unpick the reality Ten wrongful conviction cases Twenty one innocent people Ten stories with a truth more shocking than fiction Joe Bryan suffered the unbearable tragedy of his wife s murder only to be tried and found guilty of the crime himself despite being 120 miles away at the time it was committed Clarence Brandley spent nine years on Death Row coming to within six days of execution before new evidence cleared him of all charges And in the case of the Norfolk Four police and prosecutors continued to arrest innocent people until not one but four men were behind bars Impeccably researched and told with page turning conviction in Framed these cases are finally laid bare John Grisham the master of the legal thriller teams up with Jim McCloskey the founder of the first US organisation dedicated to exonerating innocent people to tell ten gripping and shocking true stories that shine an astonishing light on miscarriages of justice Framed is the story of how truth can prevail and how freedom can be won when all seems lost and the deck is stacked against you All the cases in thi

Sophie has become the figure within the family who is the comforter to its members and a reassuring and inspiring presence for the country She is a modern woman and yet a throwback to happier Royal times She is now the glue that binds During some of the darkest days of the Royal Family Sophie Duchess of Edinburgh has quietly risen to become the respected and much loved face of a family in turmoil In this inspiring biography bestselling author Sean Smith tells the remarkable story of Sophie Rhys Jones a young woman with a winning smile who captured the heart of a Prince and subsequently the nation From her fun filled days in rural Kent and nervous beginnings at the Palace to becoming a powerful voice on world issues and being acclaimed as a trailblazer by Hillary Clinton this is an intimate portrait of a woman who has made significant achievements while enduring the pressures of life as a wife mother and Royal Whether it s keeping important secrets navigating tabloid exposes or surviving near death experiences Sophie has done so with dignity and strength Inside discover the secret of Sophie s long lasting love for Prince Edward the unshakeable bond she had with the late Queen her great friendship with the future Queen Kate and her frost

Superb Telegraph There s a real sense of peace and magic in this beautiful book Daisy Buchanan Utterly endearing Dr James Canton A fantastic book for weird walkers and megalith obsessives alike Weird Walk I was alternately gripped and moved to tears by this brilliant exquisite memoir I can t recommend it enough Harriet Evans Journeying across Britain from West Penwith and Avebury to the Lake District and Orkney Stone Lands uncovers the magic and rich history of our incredible prehistoric standing stones It conveys the delight that lies in tracking them down as well as the solace these ancient places offer in times of darkness A few months after discovering that her beloved husband Stephen had incurable cancer Fiona Robertson began to write this book A long time megalith enthusiast she found the ancient stones resonated with her more profoundly than ever as she faced the prospect of losing him Set upright thousands of years ago the megaliths are symbols of endurance and survival standing in contrast to our ephemeral human lives Infused with folklore legend and mystery they enchant the landscape and bring magic to our modern world This enthralling memoir is woven delicately around great grief but is ultimately about embracing li

Really outstanding Jonathan Dimbleby At 8 15 a m on August 6th 1945 the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck by the world s first atomic bomb Built in the US by the top secret Manhattan Project and delivered by a B 29 Superfortress a revolutionary long range bomber the weapon destroyed large swaths of the city instantly killing tens of thousands The world would never be the same again The Hiroshima Men s unique narrative recounts the decade long journey towards this first atomic attack It charts the race for nuclear technology before and during the Second World War as the allies fought the axis powers in Europe North Africa China and across the vastness of the Pacific and is seen through the experiences of several key characters General Leslie Groves leader of the Manhattan Project alongside Robert Oppenheimer pioneering Army Air Force bomber pilot Colonel Paul Tibbets II the mayor of Hiroshima Senkichi Awaya who would die alongside over eighty thousand of his fellow citizens and Pulitzer Prize winning novelist John Hersey who travelled to post war Japan to expose the devastation the bomb had inflicted upon the city and in a historic New Yorker article described in unflinching detail the dangers posed by its deadly after effect radi

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

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

For over two decades Paul Burrell was a silent witness to the making of history first as footman to Queen Elizabeth II then as butler to King Charles III then Prince of Wales and most famously as a confidante of the late Princess Diana Now with a unique perspective shaped by time and change he s ready to share his own story alongside theirs His bestselling memoir A Royal Duty about his friendship with Diana sent shockwaves around the world selling over two million copies But it is only in the wake of the Queen s passing and the commencement of a new royal era Burrell feels he can finally tell his story in full In this deeply personal and intimate memoir Burrell shares many untold stories of his life at home and abroad with the Royals With warmth candour and rare insight he recounts unexpected moments of intimacy with the Queen who gently guided a fresh faced 18 year old Burrell through palace life He speaks candidly about the tensions that simmered during those years including the breakdown of Charles and Diana s marriage and his own complex relationship with Princes William and Harry He also reveals his heartache at parting with three of the most significant women in his life the Queen Diana and his wife Maria all while navigati

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

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

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

Los volúmenes que integran esta crónica nos han llegado a pesar de las trabas y las dificultades históricas. De los cuatro libros que conforman la obra, tan sólo quedan tres libros, puesto que el Libro primero, dedicado supuestamente en la ciudad de Valencia, solo es conocido a traves de las numerosas alusiones incluidas por Viciana en los otros libros cronisticos. En cambio, se conservan numerosas copias manuscritas del Libro segundo dedicado a la nobleza, a pesar de ser el libro mas perseguido de la produccion vicianesca. Se trata de una historia de los linajes aristocraticos valencianos que bien pronto suscito el interes de historiadores y bibliofilos por la rareza de los ejemplares, la dificultad de reunir la obra integra y las trabas que se interpusieron entre la firme voluntad de publicacion del autor y el estorbo que produjo entre la nobleza del Pais Valenciano.

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

Monumental y excepcionalmente bien documentada, esta biografía de Alejandro Magno se sumerge en el misterio de uno de los más extraordinarios personajes de la historia, feroz conquistador de Asia y discipulo de Aristoteles, que termino por sentar, a traves de sus gestas, las bases mismas del helenismo. Lejos de ofrecer una mirada romantica y fantasiosa de la vida de Alejandro, Lane Fox recupera, con un lenguaje de insuperable maestria, todos los matices de una epoca historica, desde las tacticas de batalla hasta las costumbres culinarias y sexuales, y nos acerca asi a la dimension humana de uno de los mas grandes mitos de la historia de la humanidad.

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

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 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

A detailed memoir and self-analysis by a mass murderer. Panzram was born in 1891 on a Minnesota farm and died in 1930 on the gallows at the U.S.Penitentiary, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Imprisoned for most of his life from the age of twelve and brutally punished, Panzram''s keen insight into the arbitrary cruelty of his fellow human being is graphically illustrated with a litany of prison abuses, as well as the details of his own sordid, tragic life. Panzram arrives as a gripping warning from America''s past to new prison-industrial complex era. The authors add an historical and sociological framework for Panzram''s words.

Aunque son muchos los cinéfilos y amantes de la música que han conocido a Iván IV el terrible a través de la mítica película de Eisenstein y de la impresionante cantata de Prokofiev, la controvertida figura de este personaje clave en la historia de Rusia continua siendo la gran desconocida. Isabel de Madariaga, catedratica emerita de estudios rusos en la Universidad de Londres, nos ofrece la primera biografia rigurosa sobre el zar que introdujera la autocracia en Rusia y fuera considerado como paradigma de la crueldad. A traves de una fascinante narracion en la que se entremezclan sus enfrentamientos con los boyardos, su estrategia militar, sus matrimonios, sus crimenes entre los que se incluye el asesinato de su propio hijo y la influencia que la astrologia y la magia jugaron en su entorno queda plasmada la desordenada y paranoica personalidad de este personaje. En otro orden de cosas, la comparacion que la autora establece entre la corte rusa en la epoca de Ivan y otras europeas, especialmente las de España e Inglaterra, aporta una interesantisima e inedita vision sobre el siglo XVI. Un libro que durante mucho tiempo sera el trabajo definitivo sobre Ivan el Terrible y su tiempo. Publishers Weekly Un libro brillante, una muestra extraordinaria del magisterio de la autora. Simon Sebag Montefiore De Madariaga narra la vida de Ivan de tal forma que la hace apasionante para cualquier lector.

En 1916, un excéntrico magnate contrató a Elizebeth Smith, una joven maestra cuáquera y poetisa, para que encontrara los mensajes secretos que creía contenían las obras de Shakespeare. Elizebeth se traslado a su lujosa finca on la esperanza de pasar el dia estudiando libros antiguos. Pero los estrechos lazos del rico con el Gobierno y las urgencias de la guerra transformaron rapidamente su mision. Pronto aprendio a aplicar sus conocimientos a una nueva y apasionante empresa: descifrar mensajes secretos sin conocer la clave. Junto a ella trabajaba William Friedman, un cientifico judio que se convertiria en su marido y compañero de codificacion durante toda su vida. En La mujer que rompio los codigos, Fagone relata la vida de esta extraordinaria heroina que desempeño un papel fundamental en la historia, desde la Primera Guerra Mundial, la Ley Seca hasta su lucha contra el fascismo. Ayudo a atrapar a gangsters y contrabandistas, desenmascaro una red de espionaje nazi en Sudamerica y libro una batalla clandestina contra el Reich de Hitler, descifrando varias versiones de la maquina Enigma utilizada por los agentes alemanes para ocultar sus comunicaciones.

Reinhard Heydrich fue uno de los hombres más temidos del siglo xx, una figura terrible incluso en el contexto de los dirigentes nazis. Jefe de la Policía Criminal, de las SS y de la Gestapo, despiadado señor de los territorios de Bohemia y Moravia ocupados por los nazis y destacado planificador de la Solución Final, representó un papel fundamental en la Alemania de Hitler. Suya es gran parte de la responsabilidad por algunas de las peores atrocidades cometidas por los nazis y, hasta su asesinato en Praga en 1942, fue considerado por todos como uno de los hombres más peligrosos de la Alemania nazi. Y, sin embargo, Heydrich ha recibido una atención bastante limitada dentro de la amplia historiografía dedicada al Tercer Reich.Robert Gerwarth entreteje historias poco conocidas de la vida privada de Heydrich con sus actos como jefe de la Oficina Central de Seguridad del Reich. Explora su progresión desde una privilegiada juventud en una familia de clase media hasta convertirse en un ávido asesino, y arroja nueva luz sobre el complejo carácter del hombre adulto, sus motivaciones, los sucesivos pasos que le condujeron hasta cometer atrocidades inimaginables y las consecuencias de sus esfuerzos criminales para alcanzar una recomposición étnica de Europa.

In the aftermath of terrible crimes the public demand immediate justice Police and prosecutors rush to quickly close the case But in Framed John Grisham and Jim McCloskey unpick the reality Ten wrongful conviction cases Twenty one innocent people Ten stories with a truth more shocking than fiction Joe Bryan suffered the unbearable tragedy of his wife s murder only to be tried and found guilty of the crime himself despite being 120 miles away at the time it was committed Clarence Brandley spent nine years on Death Row coming to within six days of execution before new evidence cleared him of all charges And in the case of the Norfolk Four police and prosecutors continued to arrest innocent people until not one but four men were behind bars Impeccably researched and told with page turning conviction in Framed these cases are finally laid bare John Grisham the master of the legal thriller teams up with Jim McCloskey the founder of the first US organisation dedicated to exonerating innocent people to tell ten gripping and shocking true stories that shine an astonishing light on miscarriages of justice Framed is the story of how truth can prevail and how freedom can be won when all seems lost and the deck is stacked against you All the cases in thi