WINNER OF THE 2016 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 WELLCOME PRIZEAt the age of thirty, Amy Liptrot finds herself washed up back home on Orkney. Standing unstable on the island, she tries to come to terms with the addiction that has swallowed the last decade of her life. As she spends her mornings swimming in the bracingly cold sea, her days tracking Orkney''s wildlife, and her nights searching the sky for the Merry Dancers, Amy discovers how the wild can restore life and renew hope.
Dont miss the New York Times bestselling on-the-ground memoir from a Navy SEAL who was part of SEAL Team THREE with American Sniper Chris Kyle. Experience his deployment, from his gripping first mission to his first kill to his eventual successful return to the United States to play himself in the Oscar-nominated film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper.The Last Punisher is a bold, no-holds-barred first-person account of the Iraq War. With wry humor and moving testimony, Kevin Lacz tells the story of his tour in Iraq with SEAL Team THREE, the warrior elite of the Navy. This legendary unit, known as The Punishers, included Chris Kyle (American Sniper), Mike Monsoor, Ryan Job, and Marc Lee. These brave men were instrumental in securing the key locations in the pivotal 2006 Battle of Ramadi, told with stunning detail in these pages.Minute by minute, Lacz relays the edge-of-your-seat details of his teams missions in Ramadi, offering a firsthand glimpse into the heated combat, extreme conditions, and harrowing experiences they faced every day. Through it all, Lacz and his teammates formed unbreakable bonds and never lost sight of the cause: protecting America with their fight.The Last Punisher brings the reader into the life and mind of a SEAL, demonstrating the tough realities of war. At the same time, Lacz shares how these experiences made him a better man and how proud he is of his contributions to one of this countrys most difficult military campaigns. Lacz is now an in-demand public speaker testifying to the ability of a veteran to thrive at home. The book includes an afterword on the making of the hit film American Sniper.The Last Punisher is the story of a SEAL who was never afraid to answer the call.
Para la elaboración de este nuevo Fray Gerundio se ha seguido el texto de la Primera Parte, según el ejemplar de la B.N. de Madrid Cerv. 1374 y el de manuscrito original de Isla de la Segunda Parte (B.N. de Madrid, ms. 2574). Edicion critica de J. JURADO.
Esta biografía no es un retrato de cuerpo entero, sino de alma entera, pues Zweig va siguiendo con la apasionada curiosidad científica de un entomólogo y el arte de un insuperable novelista los más insignificantes movimientos de Fouche, hasta descubrir no ya el mas intimo detalle de su contextura sino los mas intimos motivos que le impulsan, o sea su alma vil de traidor que, en el momento supremo, le impide elevarse a la grandeza de una idea noble, desinteresada, y sucumbe, amarrado por la baja codicia, al misero provecho material, norte unico de sus acciones y de sus innegables talentos. Este libro es la gran epopeya del apasionante periodo frances comprendido entre la Revolucion y el reinado de Luis XVIII.
