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Biography & Memoirs
Brand: Almuzara
EAN: 9788416921720
Saint John Henry Newman
Cardinal John Henry Newman was one of the most read and prolific thinkers of the nineteenth century in Britain. In this introduction we present a study of the author's thoughts, as well as an anthology with texts of the different genres that he cultivated, and some unpublished works in the Castilian..
$24.95
Brand: Urano
EAN: 9788415732198
St. Paul
While we know little about some aspects of the life of St. Paul—his upbringing, the details of his death—his dramatic vision of God on the road to Damascus is one of the most powerful stories in the history of Christianity, and the life that followed forever changed the course of history. / San Pab..
$20.95
Brand: Almuzara
EAN: 9788415441915
Abducting a General
One of the great adventures of World War II, and one of the greatest feats of the extraordinary life of the British writer Patrick Leigh Fermor, is the kidnapping of General Kreipe, the commander of the German forces in Crete, on April 26, 1944. This historical passage is narrated here by Leigh Ferm..
$24.95
Brand: Almuzara
EAN: 9788417229733
Seneca
A moral, historical and political analysis of Seneca, beginning with his family origins in Cordoba and making his thought public through his treatises. An essential book for those who want to know how a man who was born in the most remote lands of the Empire became the most important intellectual in..
$32.95
Brand: Anagrama
EAN: 9788433907998
Senior Service
Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, founder of the publishing house that bears his name. He edited Doctor Zhivago, to the indignation of the Soviet Union. Died in 1972, at forty-six, due to a bomb he placed. His son Carlo explores his relationship with Fidel Castro and rescues documents for a biography. / Gi..
$30.95
Brand: Anagrama
EAN: 9788433908124
Sert Architect
This is the biography of Josep Lluís Sert, a Spanish architect with international acclaim. The book tells how he went to university in a Rolls Royce with a chauffeur, but developed a social conscience that he revealed in his architecture. The civil war and his exile in New York came later. / Esta e..
$29.95
Brand: Urano
EAN: 9788415732488
Too much and never enough. How my family created the world's most dangerous man.
In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald’s only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the w..
$8.95
Brand: Edaf
EAN: 9788441438927
Woman Were Always There
Spain is a female country. Spanish history has been forged by women who excelled in all fields. Spain is a place where women have developed a role as in few places throughout history. There are heroines, literates, queens, sculptors, inventors, scientists, saints... / España es un país femenino. Du..
$17.95
Brand: Edaf
EAN: 9788441437609
Soldier on Land and Sea
The figure of general Pablo Morillo has oscillated between oblivion and hatred. A relegated hero of Spanish history that overcame his humble origins due to his enormous value. His career and biography are critical to understanding the whole history of that time, especially dispelling the myths. / L..
$33.95
Brand: Ned
EAN: 9788494236488
I Have Down's Syndrome… so What?
Éleonore's book is an exceptionally powerful document, showing how prejudices and stigmas, with which we too often live without asking questions, are not so impregnable.
With the strong support of admirable parents and an enormous desire to live a full life, this rebellious, cheerful, witty and ten..
$19.95
Brand: Edaf
EAN: 9788496107809
Teresa of Avila and her Times
She could have married; however, she chose to enter a convent. Teresa intends to take this painful choice in all its rigor: she obtains permission from the authorities to reform the Carmelo and persuades others to follow her. In a man's world, she claimed the right of women to their personality. / ..
$26.95
Brand: Urano
EAN: 9788415732334
Tesla: Inventor of the Modern
Nikola Tesla invented the radio, robots, and remote control. His electric induction motors run our appliances and factories, yet he has been largely overlooked by history. In Tesla, Richard Munson presents a comprehensive portrait of this farsighted and underappreciated mastermind.
Nikola Tesla, uno..
$27.95