Una terra promessa

Una terra promessa

«La narrazione dell’ex presidente degli USA è densa di riflessioni politiche ma anche di notazioni umane. »Corriere della Sera - Massimo Gaggi«Barack Obama è uno scrittore eccellente.»Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie«Questo memoir è l’America, nella sua essenza più profonda.»Domani - Igiaba Scego«Destinato a diventare il mémoir presidenziale di maggior successo nella storia americana. »Grazia - Maria Teresa ComettoUn appassionante e personalissimo racconto in presa diretta del presidente che ci ha ispirato a credere nel potere della democrazia. In questo libro attesissimo, Barack Obama racconta in prima persona la storia della propria incredibile odissea, da giovane alla ricerca di un’identità a leader del mondo libero, e descrive con sorprendente ricchezza di particolari la propria educazione politica e i momenti decisivi del primo mandato della sua storica presidenza, un periodo di profonde trasformazioni e sconvolgimenti.Obama accompagna i lettori attraverso un appassionante viaggio, dalle prime aspirazioni politiche fino alla decisiva vittoria nel caucus dell’Iowa – che ha dimostrato la forza dell’attivismo civile di base – e alla memorabile notte del 4 novembre 2008, quando è stato eletto 44° presidente degli Stati Uniti, diventando il primo afroamericano a ricoprire la più alta carica della nazione.Riflettendo sulla presidenza, Obama propone una profonda e inedita esplorazione delle straordinarie possibilità ma anche dei limiti del potere, e apre per la prima volta nuovi scorci sulle dinamiche del conflitto politico americano e della diplomazia internazionale. Obama conduce i lettori fin dentro lo Studio Ovale, la Situation Room della Casa Bianca, e poi Mosca, Il Cairo, Pechino, e oltre. I lettori scopriranno ciò che Obama pensava mentre nominava i suoi ministri, affrontava la crisi finanziaria globale, si confrontava con Vladimir Putin, superava difficoltà all’apparenza insormontabili per ottenere l’approvazione della sua riforma sanitaria, si scontrava con i generali sulla strategia militare degli Stati Uniti in Afghanistan, intraprendeva la riforma di Wall Street, rispondeva al disastro ambientale della piattaforma petrolifera Deepwater Horizon, e autorizzava l’operazione Neptune’s Spear, che ha portato alla morte di Osama bin Laden.Una terra promessa è un libro straordinariamente intimo e introspettivo. È il racconto della scommessa di un uomo con la Storia, della fede di un coordinatore di comunità messa alla prova della ribalta mondiale. Obama si esprime con onestà sulla difficoltà di far convivere il suo ruolo di candidato nero alla presidenza, il peso delle aspettative di un’intera generazione mobilitata da messaggi di «speranza e cambiamento», e la necessità di essere moralmente all’altezza delle decisioni determinanti da prendere. Descrive apertamente le forze che si sono opposte a lui negli Stati Uniti e nel mondo; spiega come la vita alla Casa Bianca abbia condizionato la moglie e le figlie; e non esita a rivelare dubbi e delusioni. Eppure ribadisce la sua convinzione che, all’interno del grande e ininterrotto esperimento americano, il progresso è sempre possibile.Con grande forza ed eleganza di stile, questo libro sottolinea la forte convinzione di Barack Obama che la democrazia non è un dono ricevuto dall’alto, ma si fonda sull’empatia e sulla comprensione reciproca, ed è un bene da costruire insieme, giorno dopo giorno.

La Confession d'un enfant du siècle

La Confession d'un enfant du siècle

Extrait : " Pour écrire l'histoire de sa vie, il faut d'abord avoir vécu ; aussi n'est-ce pas la mienne que j'écris. Ayant été atteint, dans la première fleur de la jeunesse, d'une maladie morale abominable, je raconte ce qui m'est arrivé pendant trois ans."

Nueve Vidas

Nueve Vidas

The product of a 25-year exploration of India’s cultural and religious traditions, this collection of biographies introduces the reader to nine unforgettable characters, including a Buddhist monk who takes up arms to resist the Chinese invasion of Tibet and then spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the violence by hand printing the best prayer flags in India; a Jain nun who tests her powers of detachment as she watches her best friend ritually starve to death; and a devadasi, or temple prostitute, who initially resists her own initiation into sex work, yet pushes both of her daughters into a trade she now regards as a sacred calling. This fascinating, visceral evocation of India delves deep into the heart of a nation torn between the relentless onslaught of modernity and the ancient traditions that endure to this day.   El producto de una exploración de 25 años de las tradiciones culturales y religiosas de la India, esta colección de biografías le presenta al autor nueve personajes inolvidables, incluyendo un monje budista que empuña armas para resistir la invasión china del Tibet, y que el resto de su vida intenta expiar esa violencia estampando las mejores banderas de oración de la India; una monja jainista que pone a la prueba sus poderes de desapego mientras ve como su mejor amiga se priva de comida como ritual; y una devadasi—o prostituta templaria—que se resiste a su propia iniciación en las prestaciones sexuales, para luego empujar a sus hijas a un mundo que ahora considera como una vocación sagrada. Esta fascinante y visceral evocación de la India hurga en el corazón de una nación que debate entre la marcha inexorable de la modernidad y las tradiciones antiguas que siguen hasta el presente.

Caccia a Pablo Escobar

Caccia a Pablo Escobar

La vera storia degli uomini che hanno catturato il re dei narcos   Il libro che ha ispirato la serie TV Narcos    Nel corso della loro vita gli agenti speciali Javier Peña e Steve Murphy hanno più volte rischiato la vita al servizio della dea (l’agenzia federale antidroga statunitense). Ma la missione più pericolosa che si siano mai trovati ad affrontare è stata quella mirata a catturare Pablo Escobar, in Colombia. La loro storia è diventata una fiction prodotta da Netflix, Narcos. Oggi, per la prima volta, i protagonisti di una delle più grandi operazioni mai realizzate nella lotta al crimine organizzato raccontano la loro versione della storia in un libro sconvolgente che fornisce una prospettiva inedita sul regno del terrore del cartello di Medellín. I lettori affiancheranno Peña e Murphy nei diciotto mesi che precedono l’uccisione dell’uomo più pericoloso al mondo. Una caccia all’uomo in cui la realtà è di gran lunga più appassionante della fantasia.   Il libro evento di Javier F. Peña e Steve Murphy, i due straordinari agenti che hanno rischiato la vita per arrestare Pablo Escobar   «Il racconto in prima linea di Steve e Javier è una fonte inestimabile di informazioni inedite. Grazie a loro siamo stati in grado di costruire la storia attorno a uno degli eventi più complessi e misteriosi di tutta la storia recente.»  Eric Newman, produttore di Narcos   «Scritto come un thriller... impossibile smettere di leggerlo.» Kirkus Reviews   «Una vera rivelazione. Una lettura obbligata per chiunque voglia sapere cosa sia davvero successo durante una delle più spietate cacce all’uomo.» Publishers Weekly Steve Murphyha lavorato sotto copertura a Miami prima di essere trasferito in Colombia per lavorare al fianco di Javier Peña e incastrare Escobar. Javier F. Peñaè diventato un agente speciale della DEA (l’agenzia federale antidroga statunitense) nel 1984. Ha trascorso quattro anni sulle tracce di Pablo Escobar insieme al suo partner Steve Murphy.

Cartas desde la prisión

Cartas desde la prisión

Una amplia selección de las cartas que forjaron una esperanza y, con el tiempo, un país nuevo. El retrato más íntimo de un hombre excepcional publicado en el centenario de su nacimiento.Nelson Mandela fue condenado a cadena perpetua en 1962. Tenía 44 años y pasaría 27 entre rejas, 18 de ellos en el tristemente famoso penal de Robben Island, donde los presos eran sometidos a un trato inmisericorde. Nunca flaqueó, jamás perdió la dignidad: ni renunció a sus principios ni permitió que la sinrazón lo envileciera. Durante los 10.052 días de cautiverio escribió cientos de cartas a las autoridades penitenciarias, a sus compañeros de lucha, a familiares o amigos, a su mujer y a sus hijos. En ellas reclama derechos a funcionarios inclementes; insta a proseguir el combate; recuerda momentos felices; muestra cariño, dolor o añoranza; elogia y anima, consuela y aconseja… Las 255 cartas aquí reunidas componen el retrato más completo del héroe que encabezó la liberación de su pueblo y del individuo entrañable que asomaba tras la figura pública, pero son también un documento que refleja como ningún otro la perspectiva humana de un episodio único en la historia contemporánea."Nunca he considerado a nadie mi superior, ni fuera ni dentro de la cárcel.""Si tuviera el tiempo en mis manos haría lo mismo otra vez. Como haría cualquier hombre que se atreve a llamarse a sí mismo hombre.""Nuestra mejor arma, la que el enemigo nunca podrá batir, es la paz."Nelson Mandela"Las palabras de Madiba son una brújula en un mar de cambios, suelo firme en aguas turbulentas."Barack Obama

The Confessions of St. Augustine

The Confessions of St. Augustine

More than an autobiography, The Confessions of St. Augustine is one of the most influential religious books in the Christian tradition. A great work of Western literature, it recalls crucial events and episodes in the author's life, in particular, life with his devoutly Christian mother and his origins in rural Algeria in the mid-fourth century A.D.; the rise to a lavish life at the imperial court in Milan; his struggle with sexual desires; eventual renunciation of secular ambitions and marriage; and recovery of his Catholic faith.This intensely personal narrative — among the first in which self-analysis was used to describe spiritual and emotional experiences — provides a detailed, classic recounting of one man's internal struggles and religious conversion. The book will be useful to anyone interested in the impact made by one of the foremost leaders in the development of Christian thought.

Histoire intime de la Ve République (Tome 3) -Tragédie française

Histoire intime de la Ve République (Tome 3) -Tragédie française

Mitterrand prétendait "changer la vie" en 1981. La présidence Chirac s’est enrayée sitôt commencée. Le repli s’est poursuivi, bon an mal an, sous leurs successeurs qui n’ont pas toujours démérité. La France n’a certes pas encore touché le fond, mais elle s’est laissée aller. Ce qui n’empêche ni les plaisirs, ni les joies, ni les chansons qui égaient notre vie, ni la nostalgie de ceux qui nous ont quittés – Aragon, Barbara, Johnny Hallyday, Belmondo… J’ai voulu raconter comme je l’avais vécu ce temps de faux espoirs et de vraies ruptures, dans un va-et-vient entre nos perceptions d’alors et notre regard d’aujourd’hui. Avec la conviction qu’il n’y a jamais de fatalité en histoire. F.-O. G.

Je crois me souvenir...

Je crois me souvenir...

Bénéficiaire du plus long parcours professionnel à une époque où les danseurs prennent leur retraite à 38 ans et les cheminots à 55, Philippe Bouvard, journaliste multimédia, raconte les coulisses d’un métier-passion qu’il exerce toujours. Pour les besoins de 30 000 articles, 6 000 émissions de télévision et 18 000 émissions de radio, il a rencontré durant six décennies les principales vedettes de la politique, des lettres, des arts et des sports. Chargé d’évoquer la carrière des autres, il n’avait jamais évoqué son itinéraire personnel qui l’a mené d’un poste de garçon de courses au Figaro à la direction de France-Soir et qui, entre éditoriaux et chroniques ainsi que la publication d’une cinquantaine de livres, lui a permis d’inventer « Le Théâtre de Bouvard » et « Les Grosses Têtes ».

Un día más

Un día más

Tras la ruptura de su matrimonio y el fracaso en su vida profesional, Chick es un hombre roto. Lejos han quedado sus días de gloria como jugador de béisbol y su feliz matrimonio. Hundido en el alcoholismo, Chick toca fondo al recibir las fotos de la boda de su hija, a la que ni siquiera ha sido invitado. Cuando ya está decidido a suicidarse, sufre un gravísimo accidente de coche que lo coloca al borde de la muerte. Ahí, en la frontera entre la vida y el más allá, es donde se reencontrará con su madre fallecida hace ya años. Juntos pasan un día, viajarán al pasado y Chick conocerá la verdadera historia de su familia y los muchos sacrificios que su madre tuvo que hacer para sacar adelante a sus hijos. Por fin, Chick tiene la oportunidad de comprender muchas cosas de su vida.

Where Do You Go When the Party Is Over

Where Do You Go When the Party Is Over

The book covers his discovery of his illness and the damage he had done to himself and to those who loved this man. These people consisted of his immediate family and the friend that would help him. The book then turns and follows him as he makes changes into his life and the woman he would find that was part of his life when he was becoming a young man. What happens to them and the realtionship that would grow and give him the reason to do all he could to live a happy and fullfilling life.

Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Donald Trump gehört zweifellos zu den populärsten Kandidaten für die anstehenden Präsidentschaftswahlen im November 2016. Auch hier in Deutschland haben die Medien seit den 80er-Jahren die Karriere und die Skandale um den Immobilienmogul aufmerksam verfolgt. Finanzielle Schieflagen, undurchsichtige Steuermodelle sowie private Skandale haben immer wieder die Aufmerksamkeit der Öffentlichkeit auf den Mann gelenkt, der so gerne im Mittelpunkt steht. Jetzt greift Donald Trump nach den Sternen und möchte ganz nach oben. Trumps aktuelle Aussagen zu Themen wie Flüchtlingspolitik, Waffenbesitz und Einwanderern schlagen hohe Wellen und stoßen bei vielen Menschen auf großes Entsetzen. Doch obwohl Donald Trump Frauen beleidigt und auf ihr Äußeres reduziert, er Mitstreiter John McCain den Kriegsheldenstatus abspricht und Mexikaner als Vergewaltiger bezeichnet, kann er sich trotzdem als aussichtsreicher Präsidentschaftskandidat behaupten. Wie kann es sein, dass ein Mann, der auf wichtige politische Fragen offensichtlich keine Antworten geben kann, dafür aber mit Stammtischparolen um sich wirft, im Rennen um den Platz im Weißen Haus möglicherweise eine entscheidende Rolle spielt? Was fasziniert die Amerikaner an dem ehrgeizigen Glamour-Milliardär, der so gerne mit seinem Reichtum prahlt? Wer ist dieser Donald Trump, der zum mächtigsten Mann der Welt werden will? Aus einzelnen Puzzlesteinen entsteht das Bild von einem Menschen, der immer mehr will mehr Macht, mehr Geld, mehr Ansehen. Donald Trump will gewinnen.

Evil Families

Evil Families

Is it true that the apple never falls far from the tree?  Throughout history, you see examples where criminality seems to run in the family. From the Ptolemaic dynasty that terrorized Greek Egypt to the modern mafia, familial ties often dictate your relationship to violence, cruelty and the law. Evil Families examines just this, using case studies from across history. These include the Qing Dynasty of Ancient China, the cannibalistic Beane family in 15th century Scotland, the Stafflebacks of Kansas and the Messina brothers of London's West End. This book is about murder, madness, lust and ruthless ambition, as well as those devastating cases where family members gang up and cause harm other relatives. Everyone strives to protect their own family, but what cruelties are concealed by these bonds of blood?

Sons of Camelot

Sons of Camelot

From renowned biographer and New York Times bestselling author of The Kennedy Women and The Kennedy Men comes THE SONS OF CAMELOT, the second volume in a multi-generational history bound to be considered an American epic.Almost a year before publication, THE SONS OF CAMELOT: The Fate of an American Dynasty was already being widely discussed and debated in the media. Based on exclusive interviews with many Kennedy family members, their closest friends and associates, and five years of research, THE SONS OF CAMELOT is neither tabloid fodder nor a sanitized authorized biography but a stunningly revealing, deeply truthful account with intimate new information on every page. In this outstanding continuation of The Kennedy Men, his powerful American epic of the Kennedy family, Laurence Leamer chronicles the lives of the Kennedy sons and grandsons after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and their struggle to fulfill the family legacy. These lives make for a book of overwhelming drama full of exalted aspirations, notable achievements and the most spectacular mishaps, excesses and tragedies. For the most part, these Kennedy men fell far short of the great vision that Joseph P. Kennedy had for his sons and grandsons. Their lives have been a bewildering juxtaposition of the most notable achievements and the most spectacular failures. There have been needless deaths, crippling accidents, drug addiction, alcoholism and allegations of rape. Their pratfalls, mishaps, excesses and tragedies have been one of the most certain forms of American popular entertainment for the last four decades. Yet among them are those who have helped Americans to have better health care, to sail on clean waters, to raise the rights and lives of those with mental retardation, to assist the poorest of African nations, to enable those with disabilities to lead normal lives, and to give health care givers opportunities. In Leamer’s passionate narrative, each Kennedy man becomes not the passive victim of the happenstance of birth and upbringing, but a full participant in his own fate. The good that the Kennedy sons have done is amply chronicled, and so is the bad and the tragic. John F. Kennedy Jr.’s life is a thread running through the pages of THE SONS OF CAMELOT. Some may be drawn to the book largely to read the definitive portrait based largely on the full cooperation of his eight closest friends. Others may come intrigued to read the intimate story of Senator Edward Kennedy or the stirring tale of Timmy Kennedy Shriver’s rise to the head of Special Olympics International. But whatever draws the readers, they will read on driven by the powerful dramatic narrative with its impeccably researched details. Some of these pages are inspiring, some are shocking, but all the pages are truthful. THE SONS OF CAMELOT is a spellbinding history of individuals and a family, a journey of character through time told by a brilliant, masterful writer.

Warwick the Kingmaker

Warwick the Kingmaker

OF all the great men of action who since the Conquest have guided the course of English policy, it is probable that none is less known to the reader of history than Richard Neville Earl of Warwick and Salisbury. The only man of anything approaching his eminence who has been treated with an equal neglect is Thomas Cromwell, and of late years the great minister of Henry the Eighth is beginning to receive some of the attention that is his due. But for the Kingmaker, the man who for ten years was the first subject of the English Crown, and whose figure looms out with a vague grandeur even through the misty annals of the Wars of the Roses, no writer has spared a monograph. Every one, it is true, knows his name, but his personal identity is quite ungrasped. Nine persons out of ten if asked to sketch his character would find, to their own surprise, that they were falling back for their information to Lord Lytton Last of the Barons or Shakespeare's Henry the Sixth...

The Art of Power

The Art of Power

The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from housewife to House Speaker—how she became a master legislator, a key partner to presidents, and the most visible leader of the Trump resistance. When, at age forty-six, Nancy Pelosi, mother of five, asked her youngest daughter if she should run for Congress, Alexandra Pelosi answered: “Mother, get a life!” And so Nancy did, and what a life it has been.In The Art of Power, Pelosi describes for the first time what it takes to make history—not only as the first woman to ascend to the most powerful legislative role in our nation, but to pass laws that would save lives and livelihoods, from the emergency rescue of the economy in 2008 to transforming health care. She describes the perseverance, persuasion, and respect for her members that it took to succeed, but also the joy of seeing America change for the better. Among the best-prepared and hardest working Speakers in history, Pelosi worked to find common ground, or stand her ground, with presidents from Bush to Biden. She also shares moving moments with soldiers sent to the front lines, women who inspired her, and human rights activists who fought by her side.Pelosi took positions that established her as a prophetic voice on the major moral issues of the day, warning early about the dangers of the Iraq War and of the Chinese government’s long record of misbehavior. This moral courage prepared her for the arrival of Trump, with whom she famously tangled, becoming a red-coated symbol of resistance to his destructive presidency. Here, she reveals how she went toe-to-toe with Trump, leading up to January 6, 2021, when he unleashed his post-election fury on the Congress. Pelosi gives us her personal account of that day: the assault not only on the symbol of our democracy but on the men and women who had come to serve the nation, never expecting to hide under desks or flee for their lives—and her determined efforts to get the National Guard to the Capitol. Nearly two years later, violence and fury would erupt inside Pelosi’s own home when an intruder, demanding to see the Speaker, viciously attacked her beloved husband, Paul. Here, Pelosi shares that horrifying day and the traumatic aftermath for her and her family.The woman who has been lauded by her opposition as “the most powerful Speaker” ever shows us why she is not afraid of a good fight. The Art of Power is about the fighting spirit that has always animated her, and the historic legacy that spirit has produced.

A Full Life

A Full Life

In his major New York Times bestseller, Jimmy Carter looks back from ninety years of age and “reveals private thoughts and recollections over a fascinating career as businessman, politician, evangelist, and humanitarian” (Booklist).At ninety, Jimmy Carter reflects on his public and private life with a frankness that is disarming. He adds detail and emotion about his youth in rural Georgia that he described in his magnificent An Hour Before Daylight. He writes about racism and the isolation of the Carters. He describes the brutality of the hazing regimen at Annapolis, and how he nearly lost his life twice serving on submarines and his amazing interview with Admiral Rickover. He describes the profound influence his mother had on him, and how he admired his father even though he didn’t emulate him. He admits that he decided to quit the Navy and later enter politics without consulting his wife, Rosalynn, and how appalled he is in retrospect.In his “warm and detailed memoir” (Los Angeles Times), Carter tells what he is proud of and what he might do differently. He discusses his regret at losing his re-election, but how he and Rosalynn pushed on and made a new life and second and third rewarding careers. He is frank about the presidents who have succeeded him, world leaders, and his passions for the causes he cares most about, particularly the condition of women and the deprived people of the developing world.“Always warm and human…even inspirational” (Buffalo News), A Full Life is a wise and moving look back from this remarkable man. Jimmy Carter has lived one of our great American lives—from rural obscurity to world fame, universal respect, and contentment. A Full Life is an extraordinary read from a “force to be reckoned with” (Christian Science Monitor).

Lessons My Father Taught Me

Lessons My Father Taught Me

"I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life." —Ronald ReaganNoted political commentator Michael Reagan, the son of Ronald Reagan and first wife Jane Wyman, has traveled across America, giving speeches and meeting the public. Time and time again, people tell him how much they love and miss his father, and what his presidency meant to them. In a world where role models are few and far between, Ronald Reagan’s legacy stands strong.In Lessons My Father Taught Me, Michael Reagan looks back over his years with his father and reflects on what he has learned from the greatest man he has ever known—and one of the greatest men the world has known.When Michael was growing up, his father would drive him out to his ranch. There Ronald Reagan taught Michael how to ride a horse, how to shoot a gun, and much more. As they drove together or did chores together, Michael’s father told him stories and taught him about life, love, family, faith, success, and leadership. Michael didn’t fully appreciate those lessons at the time, but years later he remembered—and he understood.Now, Michael Reagan shares his father’s wisdom and experience in this inspiring book.

Young Elizabeth

Young Elizabeth

We can hardly imagine a Britain without Elizabeth II on the throne. It seems to be the job she was born for. And yet for much of her early life the young princess did not know the role that her future would hold. She was our accidental Queen.Elizabeth's determination to share in the struggles of her people marked her out from a young age. Her father initially refused to let her volunteer as a nurse during the Blitz, but relented when she was 18 and allowed her to work as a mechanic and truck driver for the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service. It was her forward-thinking approach that ensured that her coronation was televised, against the advice of politicians at the time.Kate Williams reveals how the 25-year-old young queen carved out a lasting role for herself amid the changes of the 20th century. Her monarchy would be a very different one to that of her parents and grandparents, and its continuing popularity in the 21st century owes much to the intelligence and elusive personality of this remarkable woman.

Houdini

Houdini

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, an exuberant biography of the world’s greatest escape artist In 1916, the war in Europe having prevented a tour abroad, Harry Houdini wrote a film treatment for a rollicking motion picture. Though the movie was never made, its title, “The Marvelous Adventures of Houdini: The Justly Celebrated Elusive American,” provides a succinct summary of the Master Mystifier’s life. Born Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874, Houdini grew up an impoverished Jewish immigrant in the Midwest and became world-famous thanks to talent, industry, and ferocious determination. He concealed as a matter of temperament and professional ethics the secrets of his sensational success. Nobody knows how Houdini performed some of his dazzling, death-defying tricks, and nobody knows, finally, why he felt compelled to punish and imprison himself over and over again. Must a self-liberator also be a self-torturer? Tracking the restless Houdini’s wide-ranging exploits, acclaimed biographer Adam Begley asks the essential question: What kind of man was this?About Jewish Lives: Jewish Lives is a prizewinning series of interpretative biography designed to explore the many facets of Jewish identity. Individual volumes illuminate the imprint of Jewish figures upon literature, religion, philosophy, politics, cultural and economic life, and the arts and sciences. Subjects are paired with authors to elicit lively, deeply informed books that explore the range and depth of the Jewish experience from antiquity to the present. In 2014, the Jewish Book Council named Jewish Lives the winner of its Jewish Book of the Year Award, the first series ever to receive this award.More praise for Jewish Lives: “Excellent.” – New York times “Exemplary.” – Wall St. Journal “Distinguished.” – New Yorker “Superb.” – The Guardian

Kaiser Karl

Kaiser Karl

« Cette première biographie, nourrie par de multiples témoins de premier ordre, se dévore : on rit, on frémit, on admire. » Elle - Katell Pouliquen« C'est un livre qu'on ne lâche pas avant de l'avoir terminé. On le recommande chaleureusement » Ali Baddou, France 5Qui était vraiment Karl Lagerfeld ?- Un grand couturier- Un adorateur de la féminité- Un patron hyperactifMais il était plus que ça :- Un homme du monde- Un manipulateur de haut vol- Un extraordinaire séducteur un rien pervers- Un seigneur à l'allure très Grand Siècle- Un provocateur impénitent- Un amoureux transi dans la vie- Une icône mondialeRaphaëlle Bacqué va au-delà de la légende dans ce livre exceptionnel qui dresse le portrait féroce d'un monstre sacré, tenant à la fois du grand document nourri de révélations et de la fresque littéraire d'actualité.