Nelle terre estreme

Nelle terre estreme

IL LIBRO CULT DA CUI È STATO TRATTO INTO THE WILDNell’aprile del 1992 Chris McCandless si incamminò da solo negli immensi spazi selvaggi dell’Alaska. Due anni prima, terminati gli studi, aveva abbandonato tutti i suoi averi e donato i suoi risparmi in beneficenza: voleva lasciare la civiltà per immergersi nella natura. Non adeguatamente equipaggiato, senza alcuna preparazione alle condizioni estreme che avrebbe incontrato, venne ritrovato morto da un cacciatore, quattro mesi dopo la sua partenza per le terre a nord del Monte McKinley. Accanto al cadavere fu rinvenuto un diario che Chris aveva inaugurato al suo arrivo in Alaska e che ha permesso di ricostruire le sue ultime settimane. Jon Krakauer si imbatté quasi per caso in questa vicenda, rimanendone quasi ossessionato, e scrisse un lungo articolo sulla rivista «Outside» che suscitò enorme interesse. In seguito, con l’aiuto della famiglia di Chris, si è dedicato alla ricostruzione del lungo viaggio del ragazzo: due anni attraverso l’America all'inseguimento di un sogno. Questo libro, in cui Krakauer cerca di capire cosa può aver spinto Chris a ricercare uno stato di purezza assoluta a contatto con una natura incontaminata, è il risultato di tre anni di ricerche. Ma Nelle terre estreme, però, non è solo la ricostruzione degli eventi che portarono Chris McCandless alla morte, è anche una metafora sul rapporto tra la nostra civiltà e la natura che la circonda, è un formidabile tentativo di penetrare le segrete vibrazioni che percorrono tutte le giovinezze, è un viaggio del corpo e dell’anima scritto da un maestro del racconto d’avventura che qui si mette in gioco lasciandosi coinvolgere – assieme al lettore – dalle figure eroiche di cui narra.

North Carolina Slave Narratives

North Carolina Slave Narratives

The autobiographies of former slaves contributed powerfully to the abolitionist movement in the United States, fanning national — even international — indignation against the evils of slavery. The four texts gathered here are all from North Carolina slaves and are among the most memorable and influential slave narratives published in the nineteenth century. The writings of Moses Roper (1838), Lunsford Lane (1842), Moses Grandy (1843), and the Reverend Thomas H. Jones (1854) provide a moving testament to the struggles of enslaved people to affirm their human dignity and ultimately seize their liberty.Introductions to each narrative provide biographical and historical information as well as explanatory notes. Andrews’s general introduction to the collection reveals that these narratives not only helped energize the abolitionist movement but also laid the groundwork for an African American literary tradition that inspired such novelists as Toni Morrison and Charles Johnson.

Uma terra prometida

Uma terra prometida

As memórias da presidência de Barack Obama.Um testemunho vibrante e profundamente pessoal do presidente que nos inspirou a acreditar no poder da democracia.Recomendado pelo Plano Nacional de LeituraPlano Nacional de LeituraCultura e Sociedade – Biografia – 15-18 anos - Maiores de 18 anosEm UMA TERRA PROMETIDA, Barack Obama narra, na primeira pessoa, a história da sua improvável odisseia, de jovem em busca da própria identidade a líder do mundo livre, descrevendo com uma minúcia extraordinariamente pessoal quer a sua educação política quer os marcos do primeiro mandato da sua histórica presidência - um tempo de dramática transformação e turbulência.Barack Obama convida os leitores a embarcar numa viagem emocionante, desde as suas primeiras aspirações políticas à decisiva vitória na convenção do Iowa até à noite que marcou o ponto de viragem na História, o 4 de Novembro de 2008, quando foi eleito o 44.º presidente dos Estados Unidos da América e se tornou o primeiro afro-americano a assumir o cargo mais importante do país.

Voyage en Orient

Voyage en Orient

Texte révisé suivi de repères chronologiques. Voyage en Orient de Gérard de Nerval, publiée en 1851, est une œuvre issue de son voyage de 1842 au Caire et à Beyrouth. Les chapitres sont publiés pour la première fois dans la revue Revue des Deux Mondes en 1846 et 1847 (la série s’appelait Scènes de la Vie Orientale). Plus tard, lorsque les chapitres sont publiés ensemble sous forme de livre en 1851, il a été renommé Voyage en Orient, et un compte rendu des voyages de de Nerval à travers l’Europe avant de partir pour l’Orient a été ajouté.

Le Français d'Europe

Le Français d'Europe

Quand cet ouvrage fut imprimé le 20 juillet 1944, aux Éditions Balzac (nom pris par les Éditions Calmann-Levy sous administration allemande à partir de 1943), les troupes anglo-américaines avaient déjà libéré les principales villes de Normandie. Deux mois plus tard, elles entraient dans Paris. Ce livre eut donc une vie commerciale courte et son tirage fut, en très grande partie, pilonné. Dernier recueil d'articles de Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, il réunit une série de textes mi-politiques mi-littéraires qui parurent de 1940 à 1943 dans les colonnes de La Nouvelle Revue Française ainsi que tous ceux que publia l'hebdomadaire de Lucien Combelle La Révolution Nationale où s'exprimaient les partisans d'un collaborationnisme sans concessions. Parfois datés, ces écrits restent cependant toujours passionnants pour tous les amateurs d'histoire et pour tous ceux qui s'intéressent au grand écrivain que fut Pierre Drieu La Rochelle.

La biología de la toma de riesgos

La biología de la toma de riesgos

El objetivo principal de este libro es destruir definitivamente, sobre la base de las neurociencias, la concepción racionalista según la cual el ser humano toma decisiones mediante el uso exclusivo de una razón completamente separada del cuerpo. A través de múltiples experimentos científicos ajenos y propios, así como de ejemplos to­mados de deportistas de élite, el autor expone la intervención de todo el cuerpo en la toma de decisiones en momentos cruciales de riesgo, así como el nivel preconsciente en el que se producen tales procesos. Luego muestra, de modo igualmente convincente, que lo mismo ocurre en la sala de transacciones financieras. «¡Fascinante! Un experto agente de Wall Street de pronto abandona y entra subrepticiamente en el mundo de la neurociencia para estudiar a sus colegas Amos del Universo en plena acción» (Tom Wolfe).

Open (Slovak edition)

Open (Slovak edition)

Je jedným z najobľúbenejších športovcov histórie a jedným z najtalentovanejších tenistov, ktorí kedy vyšli na kurt. V strhujúcej autobiografii rozpráva príbeh o živote plnom konfliktov, o živote balansujúcom medzi nutkaním k sebadeštrukcii a snahou o dokonalosť. Vďaka svižnému tempu a drsnej úprimnosti si Open vychutnajú aj tí čitatelia, ktorí o tenise nevedia celkom nič. Tak ako Agassiho hra, aj jeho biografia vymedzuje nové štandardy pôvabu, štýlu, rýchlosti a sily.

Into Thin Air

Into Thin Air

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The epic account of the storm on the summit of Mt. Everest that claimed five lives and left countless more—including Krakauer's—in guilt-ridden disarray. "A harrowing tale of the perils of high-altitude climbing, a story of bad luck and worse judgment and of heartbreaking heroism." —PEOPLE A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. By writing Into Thin Air, Krakauer may have hoped to exorcise some of his own demons and lay to rest some of the painful questions that still surround the event. He takes great pains to provide a balanced picture of the people and events he witnessed and gives due credit to the tireless and dedicated Sherpas. He also avoids blasting easy targets such as Sandy Pittman, the wealthy socialite who brought an espresso maker along on the expedition. Krakauer's highly personal inquiry into the catastrophe provides a great deal of insight into what went wrong. But for Krakauer himself, further interviews and investigations only lead him to the conclusion that his perceived failures were directly responsible for a fellow climber's death. Clearly, Krakauer remains haunted by the disaster, and although he relates a number of incidents in which he acted selflessly and even heroically, he seems unable to view those instances objectively. In the end, despite his evenhanded and even generous assessment of others' actions, he reserves a full measure of vitriol for himself. This updated trade paperback edition of Into Thin Air includes an extensive new postscript that sheds fascinating light on the acrimonious debate that flared between Krakauer and Everest guide Anatoli Boukreev in the wake of the tragedy.  "I have no doubt that Boukreev's intentions were good on summit day," writes Krakauer in the postscript, dated August 1999. "What disturbs me, though, was Boukreev's refusal to acknowledge the possibility that he made even a single poor decision. Never did he indicate that perhaps it wasn't the best choice to climb without gas or go down ahead of his clients." As usual, Krakauer supports his points with dogged research and a good dose of humility. But rather than continue the heated discourse that has raged since Into Thin Air's denouncement of guide Boukreev, Krakauer's tone is conciliatory; he points most of his criticism at G. Weston De Walt, who coauthored The Climb, Boukreev's version of events. And in a touching conclusion, Krakauer recounts his last conversation with the late Boukreev, in which the two weathered climbers agreed to disagree about certain points. Krakauer had great hopes to patch things up with Boukreev, but the Russian later died in an avalanche on another Himalayan peak, Annapurna I. In 1999, Krakauer received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters--a prestigious prize intended "to honor writers of exceptional accomplishment."  According to the Academy's citation, "Krakauer combines the tenacity and courage of the finest tradition of investigative journalism with the stylish subtlety and profound insight of the born writer.  His account of an ascent of Mount Everest has led to a general reevaluation of climbing and of the commercialization of what was once a romantic, solitary sport; while his account of the life and death of Christopher McCandless, who died of starvation after challenging the Alaskan wilderness, delves even more deeply and disturbingly into the fascination of nature and the devastating effects of its lure on a young and curious mind."

Un ragionevole uso dell'irragionevole

Un ragionevole uso dell'irragionevole

«A parer mio quasi tutti sanno cos’è una storia, fino a che non si siedono a scriverne una». Così afferma Flannery O’Connor in uno dei suoi saggi. E considerazioni analoghe, sulla scrittura, sui suoi dilemmi e sul mistero della creatività, si possono trovare in molte delle lettere nelle quali discute della sua opera e chiede consigli ad amici del calibro di Robert Lowell o Elizabeth Bishop.Un ragionevole uso dell’irragionevole (che raccoglie in un solo volume Nel territorio del diavolo e Sola a presidiare la fortezza) si rivolge tanto a scrittori che non hanno mai provato a raccontare una storia quanto a quelli che lo fanno abitualmente, per cercare di scoprire qual è la natura e qual è lo scopo di questo mestiere. E se nei saggi l’autrice, pur rifiutando ogni degenerazione moralista, mette apertamente in campo la sua profonda religiosità cattolica e ci offre esempi cristallini di teoria letteraria in cui i concetti di grazia e di mistero acquistano forza e fascino, nelle lettere ci guida in un mondo popolato da autori, lettori, critici e agenti, intrecciando alle riflessioni letterarie un florilegio di osservazioni amare, ma sempre ironiche, su ogni aspetto del reale, compresi fatti di cronaca dell’epoca. Il tutto impreziosito dai commenti caustici e divertiti di un’autrice di cui, a distanza di anni, continuiamo ad ammirare la lucidità rara e l'innato talento.

The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1

The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1

The correspondence of Cicero, as preserved for us by his freedman Tiro, does not open till the thirty-ninth year of the orator's life, and is so strictly contemporary, dealing so exclusively with the affairs of the moment, that little light is thrown by it on his previous life. It does not become continuous till the year after his consulship (B.C. 62). There are no letters in the year of the consulship itself or the year of his canvass for the consulship (B.C. 64 and 63). It begins in B.C. 68, and between that date and B.C. 65 there are only eleven letters. We have, therefore, nothing exactly contemporaneous to help us to form a judgment on the great event which coloured so much of his after life, the suppression of the Catilinarian conspiracy and the execution of the conspirators, in the last month of his consulship. But setting aside the first eleven letters, we have from that time forward a correspondence illustrating.

Le Trio diabolique de Houston

Le Trio diabolique de Houston

Homosexuel sadique, Dean Corll et ses deux complices, David Brooks et Elmer Wayne Henley, torturent, violent et tuent au moins vingt-sept jeunes garçons à Houston entre 1971 et 1973. Ils utilisent pour cela une planche à tortures où les adolescents sont attachés nus par des menottes afin d'y être soumis aux actes barbares de leurs tortionnaires. Leurs cadavres sont ensuite enfouis dans un hangar à bateaux et sur une plage. A l'époque, la police pense qu'il s'agit de fugueurs ; mais, en août 1973, Henley se rend après avoir abattu Dean Corll. Là encore, il semble que l'enquête ait été bâclée, car il existe de fortes probabilités pour que Corll ait commis d'autres crimes avant 1971. Elmer Wayne Henley et David Brooks sont condamnés à la réclusion criminelle à perpétuité.Stéphane Bourgoin rencontre Elmer Wayne Henley pour un long entretien dans la prison de Michael Unit à Palestine au Texas.

INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL

INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL

Harriet Jacobs' 'Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl' is a powerful and heartbreaking narrative detailing the life of a young woman who endured the horrors of slavery in the antebellum South. Written in a captivating and intimate style, Jacobs' memoir shines a light on the injustices faced by enslaved individuals, particularly women, as they navigated the harsh realities of bondage and sought freedom. The work also serves as a significant piece of American literature, providing valuable insight into the experiences of those who were marginalized and oppressed. Jacobs' ability to convey her personal struggles with such honesty and raw emotion makes this book a compelling read for anyone interested in the history of slavery and the resilience of the human spirit. Harriet Jacobs, herself a former slave, drew from her own experiences and those of her peers to create this landmark work. Her courage and determination to share her story in a time when doing so was extremely dangerous speaks to her strength as a writer and advocate for social change. 'Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl' is a must-read for those interested in understanding the complexities of the antebellum South and the enduring legacy of slavery in America.

El sombrero de tres picos: Historia verdadera de un sucedido que anda en romances escrita ahora tal y como pasó

El sombrero de tres picos: Historia verdadera de un sucedido que anda en romances escrita ahora tal y como pasó

The present edition of El Sombrero de tres picos is designed to make the book accessible as a text for use in college classes as early as the second or third semester of Spanish study. The plan of the edition needs no special comment. The editor has made the effort to include in the notes and the vocabulary explanation sufficient to cover all difficulties reasonably to be attributed to students who have done careful work in the elements of Spanish grammar, and the usual elementary reading. The numerous references in the notes are addressed more particularly to the teachers. In the use of the vocabulary, it should be borne in mind that the latter is designed for this text alone, and is in no sense a dictionary. It may be said also that an effort has been made to exclude from the notes all puerilities, and the explanation of commonplaces, whether of history, grammar, or mythology.

Una tierra prometida

Una tierra prometida

Un relato cautivador y personal de la historia según se va forjando, del presidente que nos ha inspirado a creer en el poder de la democracia.En este extraordinario primer volumen de sus esperadas memorias presidenciales, Barack Obama narra la historia de su sorprendente evolución de ser un joven en busca de su identidad a convertirse en líder del mundo occidental, describiendo con increíble detalle tanto su formación política como los momentos cumbre del primer período de su histórica presidencia, una época de una gran conmoción y de profunda transformación.Obama invita a sus lectores a un viaje cautivador que va desde sus más tempranas aspiraciones políticas, pasando por la decisiva victoria de Iowa que demostró el poder del activismo comunitario, hasta la emotiva noche del 4 de noviembre de 2008, cuando fue elegido el presidente número 44 de los Estados Unidos, convirtiéndose en el primer afroamericano en ocupar el más alto cargo de la nación.El autor reflexiona sobre la presidencia ofreciendo un análisis único y profundo tanto del alcance como de los límites que tiene el poder presidencial, y brinda una visión singular sobre el funcionamiento de la política bipartidista de los Estados Unidos y la diplomacia internacional. Obama lleva a los lectores al interior de la Oficina Oval y de la Sala de Crisis de la Casa Blanca, a Moscú, Cairo, y Beijing, entre otros lugares. Somos espectadores de su pensamiento mientras compone su gabinete, lidia con una crisis financiera global, mide a Vladimir Putin, vence obstáculos aparentemente insuperables para lograr la aprobación del Affordable Care Act, se enfrenta a generales sobre la estrategia de Estados Unidos en Afganistán, aborda la reforma de Wall Street, responde al devastador derrame de petróleo de Deepwater Horizon, y autoriza la Operación Neptune Spear que termina con la muerte de Osama bin Laden.Una tierra prometida es excepcionalmente íntimo y reflexivo, narra la apuesta de un hombre con la historia, la fe de un organizador comunitario puesto a prueba ante el mundo. Obama expone el difícil equilibrio entre hacer campaña política como afroamericano -cargando con las expectativas de una generación ilusionada por ideales como «esperanza y cambio»- y enfrentar el desafío moral de tomar decisiones de gran trascendencia. Obama habla con franqueza de la fuerte oposición que sufrió tanto en su país como en el extranjero, revela cómo la vida en la Casa Blanca afectó a su esposa y a sus hijas, y no teme confesar sus inseguridades ni decepciones. Sin embargo, nunca duda de su convicción de que, dentro del gran experimento americano, el progreso siempre es posible.Este libro escrito magistralmente refleja la convicción de Barack Obama de que la democracia no es un regalo divino, sino algo cimentado en la empatía y el común acuerdo, que construimos juntos día a día.Reseña: «Barack Obama es un gran escritor. [...] es placentero leer, frase por frase, la prosa magnífica sobre los lugares, el detalle granular y vívido.» Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The New York Times«Lo que le distingue no es solo la extensión y el detallismo, sino lo que la escritora nigeriana Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie describió en su crítica del libro como "un interrogatorio salvaje a sí mismo"; una reflexión sobre los verdaderos motivos que impulsan sus decisiones.»Agencia EFE«Una tierra prometida [...] alberga un auténtico festín de confesiones, historias, anécdotas y divertidos perfiles de los grandes de la política europea y mundial de las últimas dos décadas.» Daniel Arjona, El Confidencial

Beast

Beast

The first full-length narrative biography of Led Zeppelin's John Bonham, considered by many to be one of the greatest drummers in rock history, and a genuine wild man of epic (and sadly fatal) proportions.  Beast: John Bonham and the Rise of Led Zeppelin is the first-ever biography of the iconic John Bonham, considered by many to be one of the greatest (if not THE greatest) rock drummer of all time. Bonham first learned to play the drums at the age of five, and despite never taking formal lessons, began drumming for local bands immediately upon graduating from secondary school. By the late 1960s, Bonham was looking for a more solid gig in order to provide his growing family with a more regular income. Meanwhile, following the dissolution of the popular blues rock band The Yardbirds, lead guitarist Jimmy Page sought the company of new bandmates to help him record an album and tour Scandinavia as the New Yardbirds. A few months later, Bonham was recruited to join the band who would eventually become known as Led Zeppelin-and before the year was out, Bonham and his three bandmates would become the richest rock band in the world. In their first year, Led Zeppelin released two albums and completed four US and four UK concert tours. As their popularity exploded, they moved from ballrooms and smaller clubs to larger auditoriums, and eventually started selling out full arenas. Throughout the 1970s, Led Zeppelin reached new heights of commercial and critical success, making them one of the most influential groups of the era, both in musical style and in their approach towards the workings of the entertainment industry. They added extravagant lasers, light shows, and mirror balls to their performances; wore flamboyant and often glittering outfits; traveled in a private jet airliner and rented out entire sections of hotels; and soon become the subject of frequently repeated stories of debauchery and destruction while on tour. In 1977, the group performed what would be their final live appearance in the US, following months of rising fervor and rioting from their fandom. And in September of 1980, Bonham-plagued by alcoholism, anxiety, and the after-effects of years of excess-was found dead by his bandmates. To this day, Bonham is posthumously described as one of the most important, well-known, and influential drummers in rock, topping best of lists describing him as an inimitable, all-time great. As Adam Budofsky, managing editor of Modern Drummer, explained, "If the king of rock 'n' roll was Elvis Presley, then the king of rock drumming was certainly John Bonham."

Fängelsebreven

Fängelsebreven

»Hjärtslitande och inspirerande. Ger oss en direkt inblick i hur Nelson Mandela utvecklades till en av vår tids moraliska hjältar.« New York Times När Nelson Mandela, då 44-årig advokat och ANC-aktivist, arresterades av Sydafrikas apartheidregim 1962, anade han inte att han skulle tillbringa de kommande 27 åren i fängelse. Under dessa 10.052 dagar i trånga fängelseceller skrev Mandela hundratals brev till myndigheter, aktivister, regeringstjänstemän och till sin fru Winnie och sina fem barn. 255 av dessa brev - de flesta aldrig tidigare offentliggjorda - finns samlade i den här boken och ger ett intimt porträtt av Nelson Mandela. Fängelsebreven kommer med självklarhet ställas vid sidan av Den långa vägen till frihet [1994] som en omistlig dokumentation av en av 1900-talets mest inspirerande historiska personer. Breven är indelade efter de fyra olika fängelser där Mandela internerades, och varje del inleds med en introduktion som ger en historisk översikt. Bokens redaktör, journalisten och författaren Sahm Venter, har i decennier haft anti-apartheid-rörelsen som sitt främsta område. Förordet är skrivet av Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela, dotterdotter till Nelson Mandela och Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. I svensk översättning av Leif Janzon, Jan Ristarp, Gabriel Setterborg & Kjell Waltman. NELSON MANDELA [1918-2013] var en sydafrikansk advokat, politiker och statsman. Mandela var 1994-1999 den förste sydafrikanske president som valts i demokratiska val med rösträtt för hela befolkningen. 1993 tilldelades han Nobels fredspris. När han fängslades 1962, som aktiv och tongivande medlem av ANC (African National Congress), var det med hjälp av amerikanska underrättelsetjänsten CIA, som ända fram till 2008 stämplade Mandela som terrorist. »Häpnadsväckande. Eftersom Mandelas tankar och känslor här artikuleras i realtid får vi en ny lins genom vilken vi kan betrakta hans personliga och politiska utveckling. Mest av allt förklarar breven hur Mandela kunde överleva den tärande fängelsevistelsen med sin passion och sin integritet intakt.« Los Angeles Times »Ett oumbärligt, intimt porträtt av den store ledaren.« Kirkus Reviews »Nelson Mandelas brev berättar en historia bortom sina egna ord.« Tayari Jones, New York Times

Ein verheißenes Land

Ein verheißenes Land

Ein fesselnder und zutiefst persönlicher Bericht darüber, wie Geschichte geschrieben wird – von dem US-Präsidenten, der uns inspirierte, an die Kraft der Demokratie zu glaubenIn diesem mit Spannung erwarteten ersten Band seiner Präsidentschaftserinnerungen erzählt Barack Obama die Geschichte seiner unwahrscheinlichen Odyssee vom jungen Mann auf der Suche nach seiner Identität bis hin zum führenden Politiker der freien Welt. In erstaunlich persönlichen Worten beschreibt er seinen politischen Werdegang wie auch die wegweisenden Momente der ersten Amtszeit seiner historischen Präsidentschaft – einer Zeit dramatischer Veränderungen und Turbulenzen.Obama nimmt die Leser und Leserinnen mit auf eine faszinierende Reise von seinem frühesten politischen Erwachen über den ausschlaggebenden Sieg in den Vorwahlen von Iowa, der die Kraft basisdemokratischer Bewegungen verdeutlichte, hin zur entscheidenden Nacht des 4. Novembers 2008, als er zum 44. Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika gewählt wurde und als erster Afroamerikaner das höchste Staatsamt antreten sollte.Sein Rückblick auf seine Präsidentschaft bietet eine einzigartige Reflexion über Ausmaß und Grenzen präsidialer Macht und liefert zugleich außergewöhnliche Einblicke in die Dynamik US-amerikanischer Politik und internationaler Diplomatie. Wir begleiten Obama ins Oval Office und in den Situation Room des Weißen Hauses sowie nach Moskau, Kairo, Peking und an viele Orte mehr. Er teilt seine Gedanken über seine Regierungsbildung, das Ringen mit der globalen Finanzkrise, seine Bemühungen, Wladimir Putin einzuschätzen, die Bewältigung scheinbar unüberwindlicher Hindernisse auf dem Weg zur Verabschiedung einer Gesundheitsreform. Er beschreibt, wie er mit US-Generälen über die amerikanische Strategie in Afghanistan aneinandergerät, die Wall Street reformiert, wie er auf das verheerende Leck der Bohrplattform Deepwater Horizon reagiert und die Operation „Neptune’s Spear“ autorisiert, die zum Tode Osama bin Ladens führt."Ein verheißenes Land" ist ungewöhnlich intim und introspektiv – die Geschichte eines einzelnen Mannes, der eine Wette mit der Geschichte eingeht, eines community organizer, dessen Ideale auf der Weltbühne auf die Probe gestellt werden. Obama berichtet offen vom Balanceakt, als Schwarzer Amerikaner für das Amt zu kandidieren und damit die Erwartungen einer Generation zu schultern, die Mut aus der Botschaft von „Hoffnung und Wandel“ gewinnt, und was es bedeutet, die moralische Herausforderung anzunehmen, Entscheidungen von großer Tragweite zu treffen. Er spricht freimütig über die Kräfte, die sich ihm im In- und Ausland entgegenstellten, gibt ehrlich Auskunft darüber, wie das Leben im Weißen Haus seine Frau und seine Töchter prägte, und scheut sich nicht, Selbstzweifel und Enttäuschungen offenzulegen. Und doch verliert er nie den Glauben daran, dass innerhalb des großen, andauernden amerikanischen Experiments Fortschritt stets möglich ist.In diesem wunderbar geschriebenen und eindrücklichen Buch bringt Barack Obama seine Überzeugung zum Ausdruck, dass Demokratie kein Geschenk des Himmels ist, sondern auf Empathie und gegenseitigem Verständnis gründet und Tag für Tag gemeinsam geschaffen werden muss.

Die größten Feldherren und Herrscher der Antike

Die größten Feldherren und Herrscher der Antike

E-artnow stellt Ihnen Biografien der bemerkenswertesten und klügsten Herrscher der Antike vor: Lebensgeschichten, reich an Weisheiten, die uns allen wertvolle Lektionen bieten: Alexander der Große (Johann Gustav Droysen) Julius Cäsar (Sueton) Tiberius (Sueton) Augustus (Sueton) Nero (Sueton) Caligula (Sueton) Claudius (Sueton) Galba (Sueton) Otho (Sueton) Vitellius (Sueton) Vespasianus (Sueton) Titus (Sueton) Domitianus (Sueton) Hadrian (Ferdinand Gregorovius) Marcus Aurelius: Selbstbetrachtungen (Autobiographie)

Töpffer No 1 Le jeune Rodolphe

Töpffer No 1 Le jeune Rodolphe

Connaissez-vous le jeune Töpffer ? Celui qui a la renommée d'être le père de la bande dessinée ? Voyez une famille d'artistes mais avec les contraintes de l'époque.  Quel était son rêve ? Va-t-il y arriver ? Visitez-nous sur www.livresenligne.ca

The Civil War Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

The Civil War Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant’s Civil War Memoirs are compelling, brutally honest, and a chronicle of triumph and failure, from his boyhood, to his heroics in battle, to the grinding poverty from which the Civil War (ironically) rescued him.  They have earned plaudits from critics over the years, revealing not only his mastery of particular battlefields and campaigns but the clarity of his understanding of the grand strategy of the Civil War.  It begins with his comprehension of the primary cause of the war: slavery. Grant is writing as an observer and a participant to some of the most pivotal events in U.S. history.  Even more, he's writing as a central actor and as, arguably, the most significant military figure of the Civil War.  Confederate General Robert E. Lee is hailed as a battlefield genius, but it was Grant who was most responsible for winning the war for the North. Free of the romantic gloss that encumbers many Civil War reminiscences, Grant’s narrative marches forward in taut, sinewy prose that occasionally achieves true distinction.  ULYSSES S. GRANT (1822 – 1885) was Commanding General of the United States Army (1864–69). Grant worked with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. Twice elected president, Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the last traces of Confederate nationalism and slavery, protect African-American citizenship, and supported nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age. "The autobiography of General Grant is the most admirably simple, direct and unpretentious story that was ever put on paper by a supremely great man.” -Mark Twain “An enthralling history of one man's generalship, perhaps the most revelatory autobiography of high command to exist in any language.” -John Keegan “About once a decade it becomes necessary to remind Americans again that Ulysses S. Grant was a great man, indeed a giant figure.” -Michael Korda