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Reinar nunca ha sido tarea fácil. Durante siglos, ser reina de España era uno de los más altos honores que una mujer podía llegar a alcanzar; pese a ello las vidas de estas soberanas nunca fueron un camino de rosas. Vidas de amargura, infelicidad, sacrificio y privacion, siempre condicionadas al servicio del pais. Maria Jose Rubio tras una ardua labor de investigacion y recopilacion de documentos arroja luz sobre todas las soberanas y princesas de la dinastia de los Austrias, como ya hizo con las reinas de la dinastia Borbon en Reinas de España. Siglos XVIII-XXI. De Maria Luisa Gabriela de Saboya a Letizia Ortiz. Esta obra es un retrato completo de las mujeres de la dinastia que reinaron entre los siglos xv y xvii, desde la antecesora, Isabel la Catolica. Reinas que enloquecieron por amor, como Juana I, la Loca; damas que, tras su prematura muerte, nunca fueron sustituidas en el corazon de su rey, como Isabel de Portugal, la esposa del emperador Carlos V; consortes que compartieron el amor del mismo soberano, como las cuatro esposas de Felipe II; madres que tuvieron que ejercer la regencia durante la minoria de edad de su hijo, como Mariana de Austria; o reinas que no pudieron dar un sucesor a la corona como Maria Luisa de Orleans y Mariana de Neoburgo, primera y segunda esposa de Carlos II, y ultimas representantes de la dinastia en España.

Recorrido por las cortes europeas (Viena, París, Londres...) del XVIII acompañados de un personaje inigualabre, observador excepcional que vivió en su cuerpecito los avatares de un mundo que se debatia entre el Antiguo Regimen y el Siglo de las Luces

Camins, viatges, converses, records, acudits, anècdotes, personatges, menjars, arquitectura, filologia, literatura, art, política, societat... En un dietari, hi cap de tot i, en el cas de La vida plà

Tony Blair nos presenta en A Journey, su autobiografía política centrada en los 10 años en los que fue primer ministro británico. Tony Blair nos cuenta en sus memorias su relación con José María Aznar, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Javier Solana, George Bush o Gordon Brown. Autobiografia solo disponible en ingles.Tony Blair is the politician who defines our times. His emergence as Labour leader in 1994 marked a seismic shift in British politics. Within a few short years, he had transformed his party and rallied the country behind him, becoming prime minister in 1997 with the biggest victory in Labours history, and bringing to an end eighteen years of Conservative government. He took Labour to a historic three terms in office, as the dominant political figure of the last two decades. A Journey is Tony Blairs first-hand account of his years in office and beyond. Here he describes for the first time his role in shaping our recent history, from the aftermath of Princess Dianas death to the war on terror. He reveals the leadership decisions that were necessary to reinvent his party, the relationships with colleagues such as Gordon Brown and Peter Mandelson, the gruelling negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland, the battles over education and health, the implementation of the biggest reforms to public services since 1945, and his relationships with leaders on the world stage, from Mandela and Clinton to Putin and Bush. He analyses the belief in ethical intervention that led to his decisions to go to war, in Kosovo, Sierra Leone and Afghanistan and, most controversially of all, in Iraq. A Journey is a book about the nature and uses of political power. In frank, unflinching, often wry detail, Tony Blair charts the ups and downs of his career to provide insight into the man, as well as the politician and statesman. He explores the challenges of leadership, and explains why he took on public opinion to stand up for what he believed in. He also looks forwards, to emerging power relationships and economies, and to Britains changing role, addressing the vital issues and complexities of our global world. Few British prime ministers have shaped the nations course as profoundly as Tony Blair, and his achievements and his legacy will be debated for years to come. Amid the millions of words written about him, this book is unique: his own journey, in his own words.

“Casanova amó los placeres y quizá por eso sigue siendo placentero acercarse a su figura aventurera, fanfarrona y libertina. Este breviario nos lo presenta al derecho y al revés...¡el strip-tease del

A racy yarn with plenty of globe trotting colour. The Independent Frequently hilarious, occasionally sad, and often surreal GQ A man who makes Peter Pan look like a geriatric with sleeping sickness Loaded A folk legend-Howard Marks has huge charisma. He sounds like Richard Burton and looks like a Rolling Stone Daily Mail Marks weaves a fascinating story spiced with brilliant detail, far stronger than fiction FHM Magazin.

Se presenta una recopilación de artículos llevados a cabo por un conjunto de autores que aceptaron colaborar en este libro, sobre el marco histórico y la trayectoria vital de la escritora Sofía Casanova pionera del periodismo de guerra de principios del siglo pasado. A partir de la exposicion bibliografica realizada en el año 2008, que recoge desde los primeros poemas en trabajos colectivos hasta las ultimas ediciones, pasando por novelas gallegas, colecciones de articulos o cuentos ilustrados.

Following his subject from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Monticello, Joseph Ellis unravels the contradictions of the Jeffersonian character. A marvel of scholarship, a delight to read, and an essential gloss on the Jeffersonian legacy, "American Sphinx" is "history at its best" ("Chicago Tribune"). Winner of the National Book Award. Following his subject from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Monticello, Joseph Ellis unravels the contradictions of the Jeffersonian character. A marvel of scholarship, a delight to read, and an essential gloss on the Jeffersonian legacy, "American Sphinx" is "history at its best" ("Chicago Tribune"). Winner of the National Book Award.

Un document fonamental per entendre la lluita per la continuïtat de les institucions catalanes al llarg del segle XX. Josep Irla (Sant Feliu de Guíxols, 1876 - Saint-Rafaël, 1958) inicià la seva act

El libro que nos presenta Paloma Aguado, doctora en Historia Antigua, supone un completo y ameno trabajo no solamente referido a la figura de la emperatriz Julia, sino extensible al panorama político-cultural del Imperio Romano en la primera mitad el sigl

Storyteller. Anyone who ever wished as a child to meet Willy Wonka or hang out with the BFG will be fascinated to learn in this engrossing, authorized biography of the late Roald Dahl that his own life was far, far more strange than even his fiction. Twenty years after his death, Roald Dahl's bestselling stories continue to inspire and entertain children around the globe. But the man behind the stories remains an enigma. Despite his astonishing life as a Norwegian growing up in Wales, whose father died when he was just five, and as an ace fighter pilot, British intelligence agent, and husband for a while to one of Hollywood's top stars, Dahl nonetheless persistently embroidered the truth about himself, rewrote history, ignored reality, and defended his deep vulnerabilities with outlandish and wilfully provocative remarks. Facts bored him. As his authorized biographer, Donald Sturrock, a wonderful writer and careful researcher, has drawn on Dahl's many previously unexamined files and a vast body of unpublished letters for this nuanced and engrossing narrative of the storyteller's long, adventurous life. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.