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Un uomo

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Un uomo è il romanzo della vita di Alekos Panagulis, che nel 1968 è condannato a morte nella Grecia dei colonnelli per l’attentato a Georgios Papadopulos, il militare a capo del regime. Segregato per cinque anni in un carcere dove subisce le più atroci torture, restituito brevemente alla libertà, conosce l’esilio, torna in patria quando la dittatura si sgretola, è eletto in Parlamento e inutilmente cerca di dimostrare che gli stessi uomini della deposta Giunta sono ancora al potere. Perde la vita in un misterioso incidente d’auto nel 1976. Oriana Fallaci incontra Panagulis nel 1973 quando, in seguito alla grazia, esce dal carcere. I due si innamorano, e in questo libro l’autrice ripercorre la loro relazione coraggiosa e tormentata: raccontando le battaglie politiche, i momenti di incertezza, la fiducia reciproca, Oriana ci restituisce l’immagine indelebile di quella “voglia di amare, di desiderare, di lottare. È una voglia oscura, dolorosa, fragile come un cristallo. Ma a un eroe basta per compiere lo sforzo finale”.

Adrenalina

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"Det här är inte ett evangelium utan en 40-årig mans dagbok. En man som gör upp med sitt förflutna och ser framtiden rakt i ögonen som om den vore ännu en motståndare att möta i närkamp."I Adrenalina – Mina okända berättelser talar Zlatan Ibrahimovic öppet och ärligt om fotbollen, oron för framtiden och om den svåra konsten att låta adrenalin och balans ta lika stor plats såväl ivardagen som på fotbollsplanen. Jag är Zlatan utkom 2011, har översatts till 30 språk världen över och sålt i miljontals exemplar.

A Letter to Veronica

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In September '95 Michael Sheridan began to collaborate with Veronica Guerin on a screenplay: the story of a woman journalist who takes on the crime bosses of the Dublin underworld. Here, with that story now a major film, starring Patrick Bergin and twice-Oscar nominated Joan Allen, he recounts the unique story of his relationship with Veronica. 'A Letter to Veronica' powerfully expresses his personal grief and rage, and with passion and eloquence, conveys his sense of her being one of the most extraordinary woman of this century.

Gli antipatici

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“Ovunque si parla di loro, ovunque si discute di loro, delle loro gesta, dei loro amori, delle loro corride, delle loro poesie, dei loro gol, della loro musica, dei loro comizi, dei loro film, dei loro miliardi, della loro miseria, e la loro celebrità è così vasta, così rumorosa, così esasperante che ci ossessiona, ci tormenta, ci soffoca al punto da farci esclamare ‘Dio che rompiscatole! Dio che antipatici!’.” Inviata de “L’Europeo”, agli inizi degli anni Sessanta Oriana Fallaci intervista per il giornale “gli antipatici”, notorietà dei più diversi ambiti ancora oggi al centro dell’immaginario collettivo, da Ingrid Bergman a Federico Fellini, da Catherine Spaak a Gianni Rivera, da Salvatore Quasimodo ad Alfred Hitchcock, fino ad Anna Magnani e Natalia Ginzburg. In un susseguirsi di faccia a faccia implacabili e sottili, ironici e pungenti, la Fallaci delinea dei ritratti indimenticabili, capaci di mostrare gli intervistati in tutta la loro vulnerabilità e di far emergere segreti e retroscena della celebrità.

Athelstan (Penguin Monarchs)

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The formation of England occurred against the odds: an island divided into rival kingdoms, under savage assault from Viking hordes. But, after King Alfred ensured the survival of Wessex and his son Edward expanded it, his grandson Athelstan inherited the rule of both Mercia and Wessex, conquered Northumbria and was hailed as Rex totius Britanniae: 'King of the whole of Britain'.Tom Holland recounts this extraordinary story with relish and drama, transporting us back to a time of omens, raven harbingers and blood-red battlefields. As well as giving form to the figure of Athelstan - devout, shrewd, all too aware of the precarious nature of his power, especially in the north - he introduces the great figures of the age, including Alfred and his daughter Aethelflaed, 'Lady of the Mercians', who brought Athelstan up at the Mercian court. Making sense of the family rivalries and fractious conflicts of the Anglo-Saxon rulers, Holland shows us how a royal dynasty rescued their kingdom from near-oblivion and fashioned a nation that endures to this day.

John the Baptist

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A study of the Biblical figure John the Baptist by the Reverend Frederick Brotherton Meyer, a Baptist pastor. From the author's preface: The life and character of John the Baptist have always had a great fascination for me; and I am thankful to have been permitted to write this book. But I am more thankful for the hours of absorbing interest spent in the study of his portraiture as given in the Gospels. I know of nothing that makes so pleasant a respite from the pressure of life's fret and strain, as to bathe mind and spirit in the translucent waters of Scripture biography. As the clasp between the Old Testament and the New—the close of the one and the beginning of the other; as among the greatest of those born of women; as the porter who opened the door to the True Shepherd; as the fearless rebuker of royal and shameless sin—the Baptist must ever compel the homage and admiration of mankind. In many respects, such a life cannot be repeated. But the spirit of humility and courage; of devotion to God, and uncompromising loyalty to truth, which was so conspicuous in him, may animate us. We, also, may be filled with the spirit and power of Elijah, as he was; and may point, with lip and life, to the Saviour of the world, crying, "Behold the Lamb of God."

TIME Nelson Mandela

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Join TIME to explore the full story of Nelson Mandela, the remarkable man whose incandescent smile, forgiving spirit and work for reconciliation made him one of the most significant leaders of the 20th century and one of the most admired people in the world. TIME Nelson Mandela traces the twin journeys of Mandela and his nation away from the hateful system of racist apartheid to the creation of a modern South Africa where all people are free. Here is Mandela's journey in full detail: his birth in a grass hut as a prince of the Thembu tribe ... his work as an inspiring young lawyer fighting for civil rights for blacks ... his years as an underground freedom fighter ... and the 27 years he spent in jail as a political prisoner. And here is his incredible return to freedom, when he moved the world by vowing to forgive his captors and to reconcile all the people of his land, steering his nation away from a racial war. TIME Nelson Mandela features a personal and insightful introduction by TIME managing editor Richard Stengel, the co-writer of Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom. Here is history as only TIME can tell it: rich, clear, incisive and filled with the details that bring the story of one of our great modern heroes to fresh, inspiring life.

The Unfinished Odyssey of Robert Kennedy

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“Far and away the best book written about Senator Kennedy” from the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and bestselling author (The New York Times). Structured around the 1968 Democratic presidential campaign, The Unfinished Odyssey of Robert Kennedy offers an in-depth exploration of Robert Kennedy, both as a man and a politician. Kennedy’s mass appeal to minority groups, his antiwar stance, and his support from Catholics made him unlike any other politician of his stature in the late 1960s. Acclaimed journalist David Halberstam dives into Kennedy’s career, covering his work as US attorney general and campaign manager for his brother John, his run for a New York state senate seat, and his candidacy in the 1968 Democratic presidential primary. Through this crucial period, he charts Kennedy’s evolution as one of the nation’s most clear-headed progressives, ultimately revealing a man who—even now—personifies the shift toward a more equal America. This ebook features an illustrated biography of David Halberstam including rare images from the author’s estate.

When Will the Heaven Begin?

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AN INSPIRATIONAL AND HEARTRENDING MEMOIR ABOUT BEN BREEDLOVE, WHO SHARED HIS NEAR-DEATHEXPERIENCES AND VISIONS OF HEAVEN IN HIS VIRAL VIDEOS—WRITTEN BY HIS SISTER, ALLY BREEDLOVE.On Christmas Day 2011, Ben Breedlove’s soul went to heaven. But it wasn’t his first time there. Ben suffered from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a heart condition that posed a constant risk of sudden death. His condition, a thickening of the heart muscle, worsened over time, leaving him weak and fatigued. It also led Ben to some close calls medically, in particular cardiac arrest on four separate occasions, during which he felt the presence of angels and experienced the perfect peace of heaven.Precocious and warm, Ben was close with his family and two siblings, and forged deep relationships with his friends. He loved to wakeboard and wake surf, and he had dreams of visiting foreign countries around the world. He created the YouTube channels TotalRandomness512 and BreedloveTV, and co-created the channel OurAdvice4You, where he posted videos about everything from dating advice for girls to more serious topics like his spirituality and heart condition.Unbeknownst to his parents and family, Ben created a two-part video called "This Is My Story," in which he used flashcards to tell the world about his near-death experiences and his beckoning toward heaven.When he died a short while later, at the tender age of eighteen, his family and the rest of the world stumbled upon these videos. The world responded with overwhelming acceptance of the message Ben shared.Sharing his vision of heaven was Ben’s gift to his family, and to the world. And now this is the Breedlove family’s gift to us – an in-depth look at the life and near-deaths of Ben, the strength and faith of a family, and ultimately, the hope of heaven.Do you believe in Angels or God? I Do. – Ben Breedlove

Unvergessliche Frauen - Die Geschichtsmacherinnen

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In der Sammlung 'Unvergessliche Frauen - Die Geschichtsmacherinnen' entfaltet sich ein facettenreiches Panorama literarischer Meisterstücke, das die Lebenswege bemerkenswerter Frauen beleuchtet. Diese Anthologie vereint eine beeindruckende Bandbreite stilistischer Ansätze und zeugt von tiefgehender historischer sowie literarischer Sensibilität. Von Alexandre Dumas' packenden Erzählungen bis hin zu Stefan Zweigs einfühlsamen Portraits bietet das Werk eine vielfältige Darstellung weiblicher Schicksale, die durch ihre Taten die Geschichte prägten. Die hier versammelten Werke gewähren Einblicke in die Vielfalt der Frauenrollen und betonen deren Einfluss auf kulturelle und soziale Entwicklungen. Die beteiligten Autoren, darunter renommierte Namen wie George Sand und Emil Ludwig, bringen eine bemerkenswerte Vielfalt an Perspektiven ein. Die Verschmelzung unterschiedlicher Epochen und Hintergründe von Autoren wie dem schwedischen Historiker Magnus Jacob Crusenstolpe mit dem französischen Literaten Alexandre Dumas zeugt von der universellen Relevanz des Themas. Die Anthologie verknüpft historische, kulturelle und literarische Bewegungen, wodurch sie ein facettenreiches Bild der Geschichtsmacherinnen zeichnet, das dazu einlädt, tradierte Frauenbilder zu hinterfragen und neue Einsichten zu gewinnen. Dieses Buch stellt eine einzigartige Gelegenheit dar, eine beeindruckende Vielfalt an Perspektiven, literarischen Stilen und thematischen Schwerpunkten zu erfahren. Für den Leser bringt die Erkundung dieser Anthologie nicht nur einen reichen Bildungswert, sondern auch die Chance, von den zahlreichen Einsichten und dem intellektuellen Dialog zu profitieren, den die Autoren durch ihre verschiedenen Werke fördern. Durch 'Unvergessliche Frauen - Die Geschichtsmacherinnen' wird der Leser eingeladen, auf eine außergewöhnliche Entdeckungsreise zu gehen, die den Reichtum weiblicher Erfahrung und die Kraft ihrer Erzählungen auf eindringliche Weise offenbart.

Un filo d'olio

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Tra i sapori e profumi delle ricette di casa Agnello ci sono quelli, mai nostalgici ma sempre intensi e fragranti, del tempo trascorso a cui il talento della scrittrice dona il gusto dell’eterno presente della vita.

Man in the Saddle

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A master storyteller in the great tradition of Zane Grey and Louis L'Amour MAN IN THE SADDLE—He fought his way back from hell—alone! The combine drove Owen Merritt from his land, branding him a coward and a killer while forcing him into hiding. But they had made one drastic, fatal mistake: they had forgotten to kill him! HIGH TRAILS AND FAST HORSES It was the gray first-dawn, and Owen Merritt was off the trail, halted on the edge of timber. Ahead of him stood the cabin where the Skull outfit's chuck-wagon crew still slept. He dropped from the saddle and drew his rifle from its boot. There would be five or six men in the cabin and in another fifteen minutes they would be stirring. Merritt steadied his rifle against the side of a small pine, knowing what he had to do. When he pulled the trigger of the Winchester he said goodbye to the flat country. It would be high trails and fast horses, beans and bacon over a quick campfire, and fade away. He took aim on the high corner of the cabin window and let go. BOUGH COUNTRY-BLOODTHIRSTY MEN The combine was too big for Owen Merritt—too powerful and too ruthless. They drove him off his land. They branded him coward and killer. Then they shamed him before the only woman he ever wanted. So he went into hiding. The only thing was that he couldn't get rid of the disgrace that lodged in his gut. Or the hunger for the vast cattle lands he had lost. With no choice Owen Merritt went back, because those scum had made one drastic mistake: they forgot to kill him! ERNEST HAYCOX IS ONE OF THE GIANTS IN THE WESTERN GENRE, RANKING WITH BESTSELLING AUTHORS LOUIS L'AMOUR AND ZANE GREY.

Itinéraires de sociologues

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Les itinéraires rassemblés dans cet ouvrage, ces "histoires" mises bout à bout, dessinent un paysage intellectuel, une gestalt, un contexte à partir duquel on voit émerger, au-delà de la présentation des auteurs, des questions théoriques, des objets de connaissance, des débats épistémologiques.

Iola Leroy; Or, Shadows Uplifted. Illustrated

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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was an American abolitionist, suffragist, poet, temperance activist, teacher, public speaker, and writer. Beginning in 1845, she was one of the first African-American women to be published in the United States.At 67, she published her widely praised novel Lola Leroy (1892), placing her among the first Black women to publish a novel.

Storie di sangue, amici e fantasmi

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“Caro Giovanni, scriverti non è facile, mettere ordine nei tanti pensieri e nelle innumerevoli cose che ho da dirti. C’è quel lieve imbarazzo tipico di quando due vecchi amici, abituati a condividere la quotidianità, fatta di cose grandi e piccole, si rincontrano dopo che per qualche anno si sono persi di vista: basta un saluto, uno sguardo, un abbraccio per ritrovare subito l’antica confidenza.” Una lettera a Giovanni Falcone e una a Paolo Borsellino aprono e chiudono questo libro. L’album di una vita passata a lottare contro la mafia accanto ad amici carissimi, che sono anche simboli di impegno civile, e a contatto con boss sanguinari, che possono diventare preziosi collaboratori per la ricerca della verità. Venticinque anni dopo le stragi di Capaci e di via D’Amelio, Pietro Grasso – oggi presidente del Senato, allora magistrato in prima linea nella lotta alla mafia – torna a percorrere le strade di Palermo, l’aula del Maxiprocesso, le campagne rifugio dei latitanti e le tante, troppe scene del crimine in cui ha dovuto scorgere il cadavere di uomini dello Stato trucidati dalla mafia, di amici portati via troppo presto. La prefazione del presidente della Repubblica Sergio Mattarella, conosciuto da Grasso durante le sue indagini sull’assassinio del fratello Piersanti, e ritrovato trentacinque anni dopo ai vertici delle istituzioni repubblicane, suggella questo straordinario libro, che non rinuncia all’emozione personale, ma vi affianca sempre l’analisi del magistrato e la prospettiva storica di chi ha molto riflettuto sul fenomeno mafioso.

A Short Life of Marie Antoinette

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“Let them eat cake!”Did she really say it?After a two-day trial begun on 14 October 1793, Marie Antoinette was convicted by the Revolutionary Tribunal of high treason, and she was executed by guillotine on Place de la Révolution on 16 October 1793. Long after her death, she remains a major historical figure, the subject of books, films and other forms of media. Politically engaged authors have deemed her the quintessential representative of class conflict, western aristocracy and absolutism. Some of her contemporaries, such as Jefferson, attributed to her the start of the French Revolution. For others, Marie Antoinette was a victim of her family ambition and the general situation in France. However, even her critics have recognized her qualities as a mother and her courage in dying.In A Short Life of Marie Antoinette historian John Abbott takes the reader from Antoinette’s marriage in mere girlhood to the royal stage and her ultimate role as a central figure in European history.

Die berühmtesten Verführerinnen der Geschichte

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Diese Ausgabe präsentiert die Biografien der bekanntesten Femmes fatales der Geschichte. Ihre Schönheit und Intelligenz verliehen ihnen Macht und Einfluss. Doch ihr hoher Status machte sie auch anfällig für Neid, Hass und Anfeindungen. Es ist beeindruckend, sich mit den außergewöhnlichen Lebenswegen dieser Frauen auseinanderzusetzen und daraus Erkenntnisse zu gewinnen. Diese Sammlung enthält die Lebensgeschichten von: Kleopatra (Emil Ludwig) Lucrezia Borgia (Ferdinand Gregorovius) Die Marquise von Pompadour (Getrude Aretz) Marie Antoinette (Stefan Zweig) Lady Hamilton (Alexandre Dumas) George Sand: Geschichte meines Lebens (Autobiographie) Kaiserin Elisabeth von Österreich, Sisi (Getrude Aretz) Mata Hari (Enrique Gómez Carrillo) Marlene Dietrich (Franz Hessel)

Die berühmten Femmes fatales der Weltgeschichte

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In dieser Ausgabe werden die Lebensgeschichten der herausragendsten Femmes fatales der Geschichte beleuchtet. Ihre Kombination aus Schönheit und Intelligenz verschaffte ihnen Macht und Einfluss. Allerdings brachte ihr erhöhter Status auch Neid, Hass und Feindseligkeiten mit sich. Es ist beeindruckend, sich mit den Geschichten dieser außergewöhnlichen Frauen zu befassen und aus ihren Erfahrungen Erkenntnisse zu ziehen. Diese Sammlung enthält die Lebensgeschichten von: Kleopatra (Geschrieben von Emil Ludwig) Lucrezia Borgia (Geschrieben von Ferdinand Gregorovius) Die Marquise von Pompadour (Geschrieben von Getrude Aretz) Marie Antoinette (Geschrieben von Stefan Zweig) Lady Hamilton (Geschrieben von Alexandre Dumas) George Sand: Geschichte meines Lebens (Autobiographie) Kaiserin Elisabeth von Österreich, Sissi (Geschrieben von Getrude Aretz) Mata Hari (Geschrieben von Enrique Gómez Carrillo) Marlene Dietrich (Geschrieben von Franz Hessel)

Autobiografia

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L’Autobiografia di Friedrich A. von Hayek è un prezioso patrimonio, in cui il lettore può trovare fecondità di idee e varietà di eventi. Uno dei principali protagonisti della cultura del Novecento racconta la sua vita: mostra la sua formazione, le affinità intellettuali, gli scontri teorici, le peripezie, il suo lungo viaggio all’interno delle scienze sociali. È la vita straordinaria di un personaggio straordinario, che ha dato rilevantissimi contributi nel campo dell’economia, della psicologia teorica, della teoria della conoscenza, della filosofia politica, del diritto e della storia delle idee. Hayek ha studiato a Vienna e a New York. E ha poi insegnato nella stessa capitale austriaca, a Londra, Chicago, Friburgo (i.B.). Ha vissuto in territorio britannico per quasi vent’anni, partecipando in prima linea a quelli che sono stati chiamati gli «anni d’oro» della London School of Economics and Political Science. La sua disputa teorica con Keynes costituisce una delle pagine più rilevanti della sua vita e della cultura economica. Da quel periodo e da quelle vicende ha preso avvio la sua riformulazione del liberalismo classico. Il che lo portato a essere, per buona parte del Ventesimo secolo, il maggiore punto di riferimento per quanti, pur nelle convulsioni e nelle difficoltà di tanti momenti, hanno continuato a credere nel futuro della civiltà liberale. Hayek è stato insignito del Premio Nobel per l’economia nel 1974. Questa edizione italiana dell’Autobiografia contiene in appendice una lunga conversazione con James M. Buchanan. È un dialogo di altissimo livello, fra uomini ben consapevoli dei problemi del nostro tempo e fortemente motivati a porre la loro conoscenza al servizio degli altri. Il volume si conclude con una postfazione di Lorenzo Infantino, che ricostruisce la trama dello scambio culturale svoltosi fra Hayek e alcuni studiosi italiani: Luigi Einaudi, Marco Fanno, Costantino Bresciani-Turroni, Carlo Antoni e Bruno Leoni. Vicende dimenticate o rimaste in penombra, su cui è giusto gettare luce.

Berühmte Frauen des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts

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E-artnow präsentiert Ihnen eine Sammlung von Biographien und Memoiren der einflussreichsten und faszinierendsten Frauen des 18. Jahrhunderts: Maria Theresia (Eduard Duller) Kaiserin Katharina die Große (Magnus Jacob Crusenstolpe) Königin Luise (Sophie Hoechstetter) Liselotte von der Pfalz Herzogin von Orléans (Getrude Aretz) Die Marquise von Pompadour(Getrude Aretz) Letizia Bonaparte (Getrude Aretz) Lady Hamilton (Alexandre Dumas) Germaine von Staël-Holstein (Getrude Aretz) Gräfin Aurora Königsmark (Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg) Fürstin Amélie Galitzin (Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg) Anna Louise Karsch (Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg) Angelika Kaufmann (Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg) Elisabeth Mara (Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg) Frau von Krüdener (Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg) Caroline Neuber (Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg) Bettina von Arnim (Konrad Alberti) Johanna Schopenhauer: Jugendleben und Wanderbilder (Autobiographie)

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