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May, 1940. Britain is at war. The horrors of blitzkrieg have seen one western European democracy after another fall in rapid succession to Nazi boot and shell. Invasion seems mere hours away. Just days after becoming Prime Minister, Winston Churchill must deal with this horroras well as a skeptical King, a party plotting against him, and an unprepared public. Pen in hand and typist-secretary at the ready, how could he change the mood and shore up the will of a nervous people?

The life of Elizabeth represents, in English history, the longest and most spectacular period of a change in society. That change began before her. It was the change from a society directed, at any rate in theory, by a metaphysical idea, to a society directed, both in theory and practice, by nothing but he continual pressure of events. It is a change completed in our day. -from the first chapter Charles Williams was one of the finest-not to mention one of the most unusual-theologians of the twentieth century. His mysticism is palpable-the unseen world interpenetrates ours at every point, and spiritual exchange occurs all the time, unseen and largely unlooked for. His novels are legend, his poetry profound, and as a member of the Inklings, he contributed to the mythopoetic revival in contemporary culture._,

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Detingut l'any 1962 per les seves accions contra l'apartheid i condemnat enmig d'una brutal campanya del govern sud-africa contra els seus opositors, Nelson Mandela va passar 27 anys en diverses presons. Durant els seus 10.052 dies d'empresonament el futur lider del pais va escriure incomptables cartes a les autoritats i a politics, a companys de lluita i, naturalment, a la seva coratjosa esposa Winnie i als seus cinc fills. Aquest llibre cabdal esta constitut per 255 cartes -la gran majoria inedites- que aporten una visio excepcional sobre com Mandela, tot i viure allat, va saber mantenir els seus lligams familiars, les seves profundes conviccions i el seu compromis amb la lluita contra l'apartheid. Per l'heroisme i la força moral amb que afronta un castig tan inhuma, aquestes cartes situen Mandela com una de les figures mes inspiradores del segle xx. "Els honors son per a aquells que no abandonen mai la veritat, ni tan sols quan tot sembla fosc i lugubre, que ho intenten una vegada i una altra, que no es deixen desanimar mai pels insults, ni per les humiliacions, ni tan sols per les derrotes." - NELSON MANDELA "LES PARAULES DE MANDELA SON COM UNA BRUIXOLA EN UN MAR CANVIANT, SON TERRA FERMA ENMIG DE CORRENTS TURBULENTS." - BARACK OBAMA

L'octubre de 2007, Pasqual Maragall va anunciar que tenia Alzheimer. I ho va fer deixant clara la seva voluntat de fer-hi front: Vull ajudar a derrotar aquesta malaltia, enlloc esta escrit que sigui invencible. Aquest fou el seu compromis, que es tradui en la creacio de la Fundacio Pasqual Maragall l'abril de 2008. Aquest llibre es un reconeixement a la seva ferma voluntat. Quaranta persones, noms destacats de la politica i la cultura, pero, tambe amics i amigues anonims, retornen els seus records a Maragall. Amb to distes i proper, el relat de les seves histories i les seves anecdotes, contribueixen a subratllar la personalitat de qui va ser President de la Generalitat de Catalunya i de qui ha estat considerat el millor alcalde de la historia contemporania de Barcelona. Hi participen: Josep Miquel Abad, Lolita Banchs, Lluis Bassat, Jordi Baste, Carles Bosch, Carmen Cervera, Joan Clos, Pilar i Anna Duocastella, Odon Elorza, Xerardo Estevez, Jordi Evole, Isidre Faine, Eli Maragall, Roser Marce, Javier Mariscal, Maite Martin, Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Eduardo Mendoza, Custodia Moreno, Queco Novell, Margarita Obiols, Julia Otero, Lluis Pascual, Silvia Perez Cruz, Ricardo Rodrigo, Richard Rogers, Francesco Rutelli, Narcis Serra, Monica Terribas, Montserrat Tura, Angela Vinent i S.M. la Reina Sofia.

Xavier Trias clou la seva traject.ria política amb un llibre testimonial en què parla, amb la llibertat que confereix la seva retirada definitiva de la primera línia, sobre el passat, el present i el

Josep Marsal ha estat un observador privilegiat i un actor protagonista de la transformació d& x02019;Andorra al llarg de la segona meitat del segle XX, ja sigui en el món de la docencia -a la qu

Todas as vidas merecem ser contadas, porque não há pessoas sem histórias nem histórias sem pessoas. A construção de uma vida é recheada de inúmeros episódios, uns venturosos, outros nem por isso. Em

Tony Blair's major new book on the art and science of leadership_______________________________'Engaging, insightful, provocative' Observer'A fascinating treatise on leadership . . . I am glad Blair has written it. It will fascinate anyone interested in the art of governing, even in the abstract' Nicola Sturgeon, Guardian'Filled with ideas and insight for every reader' i__________________________________Tony Blair learnt the precepts of governing the hard way: by leading a country for over ten years. In that time he came to understand that there are certain key characteristics of successful government that he wished he had known about when he started.Now he has written the manual on political leadership that he would have wanted when he first took office in 1997, sharing the insights he has gained from his personal experience and from observing other world leaders at first hand, both while he was prime minister and since, through his Institutes work with political leaders and governments globally.

Con Renata, memorias de una guerrillera, Myrna López Águila logra no sólo el relato en primera persona -como corresponde a una novela eminentemente testimonial- de las guerras que han atravesado la realidad de paises como El Salvador y Nicaragua, sino tambien una profunda diseccion de las contradicc...

Eprouvé par la sombre histoire européenne du XXe siècle, Erwin Blumenfeld n'investit véritablement la photographie qu'à l'âge de quarante ans. Son style d'avant-garde, à la jonction de la mode et de

En La confesión Artur London narra su experiencia en el Proceso de Praga. Inicia con el período en que fue perseguido y aislado de sus funciones políticas, continua con lo vivido en las cárceles de Kolodeje, Ruzyn y Pankrac, las torturas a las que se vio sometido, las dificultades que enfrentaron sus familiares en el exterior y, finalmente, la manera en que fue absuelto y obtuvo la libertad.

"Els instants de bellesa sublim, les albades, les postes, els grumolls de núvols apilonats en torres inacabables, els cels de ponent rogencs amb filagarses de núvols d’un to rosat esvat. El contacte

The #1 Sunday Times BestsellerWhat was it like to lead the Conservative Party back to power and form a coalition government? How does a Prime Minister turn around an economy, handle a migration crisis and respond to a rapidly changing Europe? Why call a referendum on Britains EU membership?David Cameron answers these questions and more with a candour that extends beyond the events he faced to the people he encountered and, fascinatingly, to the things he got right and wrong.He talks too about what has happened in the four years since that momentous vote in what is the frankest insight yet into the inner workings of politics and the mind of one man who was at the heart of it.

J'ai voulu prendre le lecteur par la main, lui faire vivre ces années à l'Elysée comme s'il avait été à mes côtés tout au long de ces évènements"

Shattering the mould of the modern prime ministerial memoir and written in his inimitable style Boris Johnson s Unleashed is an honest unrestrained and deeply revealing book by the politician who has dominated our times Underlying everything in the book is Johnson s belief that the UK is an extraordinary country and should have an exceptional future From trouncing Ken Livingstone in the London mayoral race in 2008 to becoming prime minister he takes readers through all the big decisions during his time in power and the reasons he took them The challenges and crises how they were resolved or not and how he nearly died from Covid Riots knife crime bikes buses the London Olympics and so much more He writes about his role in Brexit and the constitutional sea change that took place in British politics in 2019 with his landslide election victory and the massive expansion in the groups that think of themselves as Conservative This is the reality as he saw it unvarnished uncensored unleashed

A powerful candid and richly detailed memoir from an American icon revealing what life looks like after the presidency triumphs tribulations and all On 20th January 2001 after nearly thirty years in politics eight of them as President of the United States Bill Clinton was suddenly a private citizen Only fifty four years old full of energy and ideas he wanted to make meaningful use of his skills his relationships with world leaders and all he d learned in a lifetime of politics but how Just days after leaving the White House the call came to aid victims of a devastating earthquake in India and Clinton hit the ground running Over the next two decades he would create an enduring legacy of public service and advocacy work from Indonesia to Louisiana Northern Ireland to South Africa and in the process reimagine philanthropy and redefine the impact a former president could have on the world Citizen is Clinton s front row first person chronicle of his post presidential years and the most significant events of the twenty first century including 9 11 and the runup to the Iraq War the Haiti earthquake the Great Recession COVID 19 the January 6th insurrection and the enduring culture wars of our times Yet Citizen is more than a presidential memo