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¿Quién es realmente Vladímir Putin? ¿Un burócrata discreto elevado al poder por azar o el estratega que ha reconstruido la Rusia contemporánea? Este libro sigue la metamorfosis de un hombre surgido de las sombras de la KGB para convertirse en uno de los lideres mas influyentes y temidos del siglo XXI.Entre el colapso de la URSS y la creacion del mito del "hombre fuerte", la obra desvela como un rostro impenetrable llego a encarnar la promesa de orden, orgullo y poder para un pais en crisis. Con una narrativa tensa y rigurosa, reconstruye su ascenso, las decisiones que alteraron el mapa geopolitico y la consolidacion de un sistema que devora prensa, oposicion y libertades.Un retrato inquietante y revelador de un dirigente convertido en simbolo, en sistema y quiza en el destino de toda una nacion.

¿Quién fue realmente Pablo Escobar? ¿Un benefactor temido, un político frustrado o el arquitecto de un imperio criminal que marcó para siempre a Colombia? Treinta años después, su figura sigue dividiendo memorias y revelando las heridas profundas de un pais.Pablo Escobar: mito y monstruo aborda, con distancia critica y sin caer en la leyenda, los dos rostros de un hombre que llevo al extremo las contradicciones latinoamericanas: ambicion desbordada, desigualdad, violencia y poder. Basado en documentos judiciales, archivos de prensa y testimonios directos, el libro reconstruye su trayectoria y muestra como un mito criminal logro seducir, aterrorizar y fascinar al mundo entero.Una mirada sobria y reveladora a uno de los personajes mas perturbadores de nuestro tiempo, donde la historia y la memoria se enfrentan cara a cara.

The Watsons is an unfinished novel by Jane Austen. She began writing it c. 1803 and probably abandoned it after her fathers death in January 1805. It has five chapters, and is less than 18,000 words long. Mr. Watson is a widowed clergyman with two sons and four daughters. The youngest daughter, Emma, has been brought up by a wealthy aunt and is consequently better educated and more refined than her sisters. But when her aunt contracts a foolish second marriage, Emma is obliged to return to her fathers house.There she is chagrined by the crude and reckless husband-hunting of two of her sisters. She finds the kindness of her eldest and most responsible sister, Elizabeth, more attractive. Mr. Watson is seriously ill in the opening chapters, and Austen confided in her sister Cassandra that he was to die in the course of the work. Emma was to decline a marriage proposal from Lord Osborne, and was eventually to marry Osbornes virtuous former tutor, Mr. Howard.

Esta não é apenas a história de um homem, é a história de todos aqueles que já foram desacreditados, humilhados, perseguidos ou esquecidos. Deus Veste Farda narra a trajetória real e brutal do agora

Seja muito bem-vindo à 16ª Edição do VADE MECUM POLICIAL! Após osucesso das nove primeiras edições, que se esgotaram, apresentamos esta, ainda maiscompleta e focada nos concursos policiais.Como profe

Bumble the bison notices that his friendsthe rabbits, squirrels, and hedgehogsstruggle to cross the wide, sparkling river that winds through their meadow. Inspired by a sudden idea, Bumble envisions building a bridge to help everyone cross safely, turning a daunting challenge into a shared adventure. With careful observation, empathy, and determination, he imagines a bridge not only functional but vibrant and alive, perhaps even decorated with berries and natural elements from the meadow. Encouraged by the meadow itself and the quiet support of his friends, Bumble resolves to transform his idea into reality, embracing creativity, courage, and teamwork as the first step of a grand, collaborative adventure across the river.

Lady Anna is a novel by Anthony Trollope, written in 1871 and first published in book form in 1874.The protagonist is a young woman of noble birth who, through an extraordinary set of circumstances, has fallen in love with and become engaged to a tailor. The novel describes her attempts to resolve the conflict between her duty to her social class and her duty to the man she loves.The title character is the daughter of the late Earl Lovel. Her mother married him out of ambition rather than love, and despite his evil reputation. Soon after their marriage, he told her that he had a living wife, which made their union invalid and their unborn daughter illegitimate. He then sailed to Italy without her and did not return to England for twenty years.During those two decades, Lady Lovel struggled to prove the validity of her marriage, and consequently her right to her title and her daughters legitimacy. She enjoyed neither the sympathy of the public nor the support of her family during this time; her only friend and supporter was Thomas Thwaite, a Radical tailor of Keswick, who gave her and her daughter shelter and financed her legal battles.

Right Ho, Jeeves is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, the second full-length novel featuring the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, after Thank You, Jeeves. It also features a host of other recurring Wodehouse characters, and is mostly set at Brinkley Court, the home of Berties Aunt Dahlia.It was first published in the United Kingdom on October 5, 1934 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on October 15, 1934 by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, under the title Brinkley Manor. Before being published as a book, it had been sold to the Saturday Evening Post, in which it appeared in serial form from December 23, 1933 to January 27, 1934, and in England in the Grand Magazine from April to September 1934. Wodehouse had already started planning this sequel while working on Thank You, Jeeves.Wodehouses main canvas remained that of pre-war English upper-class society, reflecting his birth, education, and youthful writing career.An acknowledged master of English prose, Wodehouse has been admired both by contemporaries such as Hilaire Belloc, Evelyn Waugh and Rudyard Kipling and by modern writers such as Douglas Adams, Salman Rushdie, Zadie Smith and Terry Prat

A line of pain runs through generations of families until one generation stops to question the ancestral forces behind the door. In Life & Fable Guislaine Vincent explores archetypal patterns in the ancestral background of her familys storytelling, peeling away the layers to discover a self in myth and fable. As the narrative unfolds, its the implacable presence of childhood that recurs, not only in events, but in how events reveal the self. Mektoub, my father would say: it is written. From a great grandfather found in the deserts of Syria and named after the monastery that takes him in to the pain of losing a child; from a childhood of 14 schools across multiple countries to training as a Jungian Psychoanalyst, this is a life story that asks deep questions about who we are and how we peel back reality to find the truth in fables. A story of resilience and the epiphany of how powerful it is to have a name.

Histórias da vida alheia é um livro feito de memórias, risos e afetos. Um livro para rir, lembrar, acolher e, acima de tudo, sentir.Isabel da Graça — ou Isabelinha — compartilha causos reais que atra

"I yield myself up to you... my soul, my body, my life."When English writer Anne Gilchrist first read Walt Whitmans Leaves of Grass, her life was irrevocably changed. While many of her contemporaries dismissed the work as scandalous, Gilchrist saw the "Voice of the New World." What followed was a decade-spanning correspondence that offers a rare glimpse into the private lives of two brilliant minds. Gilchrists letters are a passionate, often heartbreaking declaration of love and devotion to a man she had never met, while Whitmans responses reveal his characteristic warmth, caution, and deep respect for the woman who became his most ardent defender in the British Isles. This collection is a hauntingly beautiful testament to the power of literature to bridge oceans and souls.The "Womans Estimate" of Whitman: Anne Gilchrist was the first woman to publicly and intelligently defend Whitmans controversial poetry. Her essay, "A Womans Estimate of Walt Whitman," included in this volumes context, shattered the Victorian notion that his work was "unfit" for female readers, arguing instead for its profound spiritual and physiological truth.A Study in Unrequited Devotion: The correspondence captures the tension between Gilchrists intense romantic longing and Whitmans "democratic" detachment. Her eventual move to America with her children to be near him marks one of the most daring acts of literary devotion in history, transforming their relationship from paper to reality.Why It Is a Biographical Essential: These letters provide a crucial "missing piece" in the study of Walt Whitmans character and his reception abroad. Beyond the biography, it is a masterclass in the art of letter-writinga lost form of intimacy that reveals the raw, unfiltered emotions of a woman who dared to love a poet more than she loved the conventions of her time.Discover the hearts behind the poems. Purchase "The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman" today.

Uma história real e impactante sobre amor, esperança e resiliênciaDois sobreviventes do Holocausto se apaixonaram em Auschwitz, vivendo os piores anos de suas vidas em busca de momentos de alívio e a

Em um mundo onde tantas almas caminham silenciosamente pelas sombras da dor, Quando a escurido se rende a luz surge como um farol, uma jornada de retorno ao sagrado que habita em cada ser. Este livro no e apenas sobre sofrimento, mas sobre transcendencia. E sobre reconhecer as feridas invisiveis, escutar o sussurro da alma e permitir que a luz penetre onde, por tanto tempo, houve escurido. Com uma escrita sensivel, verdadeira e profundamente espiritual, a autora convida voce a mergulhar em experiencias reais, resgatar partes perdidas de si e despertar a força adormecida que sempre esteve ali. No e preciso temer a escurido. Quando acolhida com amor e consciencia, ela se transforma. E e nesse encontro sagrado que a luz ressurge, no como negaço da dor, mas como fruto da coragem de atravessa-la. Se voce sente que carrega sombras que ninguem ve, este livro e para voce. Ele e um chamado. Um abraço na alma. Uma luz acesa no m do tunel que, na verdade, sempre esteve dentro de voce.

"They can take your freedom, but they cannot take your identity."In 1841, Solomon Northup was a professional violinist and family man living in Saratoga Springs, New York. After being lured to Washington D.C. with the promise of work, he was drugged, shackled, and stripped of his name. For the next twelve years, he was passed from master to master in the bayous of Louisiana, enduring the sadistic cruelty of men like Edwin Epps while witnessing the quiet heroism of his fellow enslaved people. Twelve Years a Slave is a visceral, unflinching look at the "peculiar institution" through the eyes of a man who knew both the dignity of liberty and the agony of the lash. It remains a foundational text of American history and a testament to the endurance of the human spirit.The Mechanics of Oppression: Northup provides a meticulous, almost journalistic description of the economics and daily operations of the slave trade. He details the cultivation of cotton and sugar, the social hierarchies of the plantation, and the psychological warfare used to keep human beings in subjection.A Quest for Justice: The narrative is propelled by Northups secret attempts to communicate with his family in the North. His eventual rescue is a heart-stopping moment of tension and triumph, highlighting the legal and social complexities of a divided nation where a mans status as "property" or "person" could depend entirely on the color of his skin and the geography of his location.Why It Is a Vital Classic: While many narratives were edited to suit political agendas, Northups account is praised for its stark realism and descriptive power. It provides names, dates, and locations that were later verified by historians, making it one of the most credible and devastating indictments of slavery ever written.Bear witness to the truth. Purchase "Twelve Years a Slave" today.

Jane Eyre is the story of a young, orphaned girl (shockingly, shes named Jane Eyre) who lives with her aunt and cousins, the Reeds, at Gateshead Hall. Like all nineteenth-century orphans, her situation pretty much sucks.Mrs. Reed hates Jane and allows her son John to torment the girl. Even the servants are constantly reminding Jane that shes poor and worthless. At the tender age of ten, Jane rises up against this treatment and tells them all exactly what she thinks of them. (We wish we couldve been there to hear it!) Shes punished by being locked in "the red room," the bedroom where her uncle died, and she has a hysterical fit when she thinks his ghost is appearing. After this, nobody knows what to do with her, so they send her away to a religious boarding school for orphansLowood Institute.At Lowood, which is run by the hypocritical ogre Mr. Brocklehurst, the students never have enough to eat or warm clothes. However, Jane finds a pious friend, Helen Burns, and a sympathetic teacher, Miss Temple. Under their influence, she becomes an excellent student, learning all the little bits and pieces of culture that made up a ladys education in Victorian England.

The village lay under two feet of snow, with drifts at the windy corners. In a sky of iron the points of the Dipper hung like icicles and Orion flashed his cold fires. The moon had set, but the night was so transparent that the white house-fronts between the elms looked gray against the snow, clumps of bushes made black stains on it, and the basement windows of the church sent shafts of yellow light far across the endless undulations.Young Ethan Frome walked at a quick pace along the deserted street, past the bank and Michael Eadys new brick store and Lawyer Varnums house with the two black Norway spruces at the gate. Opposite the Varnum gate, where the road fell away toward the Corbury valley, the church reared its slim white steeple and narrow peristyle.As the young man walked toward it the upper windows drew a black arcade along the side wall of the building, but from the lower openings, on the side where the ground sloped steeply down to the Corbury road, the light shot its long bars, illuminating many fresh furrows in the track leading to the basement door, and showing, under an adjoining shed, a line of sleighs with heavily blanketed horses.

Barchester Towers concerns the leading clergy of the cathedral city of Barchester. The much loved bishop having died, all expectations are that his son, Archdeacon Grantly, will succeed him. Owing to the passage of the power of patronage to a new Prime Minister, a newcomer, the far more Evangelical Bishop Proudie, gains the see.His wife, Mrs. Proudie, exercises an undue influence over the new bishop, making herself as well as the bishop unpopular with most of the clergy of the diocese. Her interference to veto the reappointment of the universally popular Mr. Septimus Harding (Protagonist of Trollopes earlier novel, The Warden) as warden of Hirams Hospital is not well received, even though she gives the position to a needy clergyman, Mr Quiverful, with 14 children to support.Even less popular than Mrs. Proudie is the bishops new chaplain, the hypocritical and sycophantic Mr. Obadiah Slope, who decides it would be expedient to marry Hardings wealthy widowed daughter, Eleanor Bold. Slope hopes to win her favour by interfering in the controversy over the wardenship.

Bartolomeu Braga, famoso Detetive particular Paulista, com trânsito livre nas repartições Policiais deste Estado, bem como em outros Estados, inclusive nos Países limítrofes com o nosso rincão Brasil

Em um mundo onde o debate entre a Teoria Criacionista e a Teoria Evolutiva continua a polarizar opiniões, este livro se propõe a explorar a interseção entre fé e ciência, tradição e conhecimento. A T

Depois de tudo reúne poemas que exploram amor, perda, saudade e o cotidiano vivido com intensidade. Fernando Augusto de Sousa transforma memórias, desejos e frustrações em versos sinceros e sensíveis