Historiske og politiske biografier

TELEGRAPH HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR How the British might have handled Hitler differently remains one of history's greatest ';what ifs'. Coffee with Hitler tells the astounding and poignant story, for the first time, of a handful of amateur British intelligence agents who wined, dined and befriended the leading National Socialists between the wars. With support from royalty, aristocracy, politicians and businessmen, they hoped to use the much mythologised Anglo-German Fellowship as a vehicle to civilise the Nazis. A pacifist Welsh historian, a Great War flying ace, and a butterfly-collecting businessman offered the British government better intelligence on the horrifying rise of the Nazis than anyone else. Charles Spicer draws on newly discovered primary sources, shedding light on the early career of Kim Philby, Winston Churchill's approach to appeasement, the US entry into the war and the Rudolf Hess affair.

'An exemplar for the age of climate breakdown . . . Breathe is a breath of fresh air, offering an antidote to cynicism and demonstrating the power of a politics that aims to bring people together in the search for solutions.'ObserverSeven ways green politics goes wrong.Fatalism. Apathy. Cynicism. Deprioritisation. Hostility. Cost. Gridlock.When green campaigners and politicians lose the debate, this is why.Seven ways to get it back on track.Now, the Mayor of London draws on a decade in the corridors (and cycle lanes) of power to explain how, in practice, to win the climate argument. His book will help create a world where we can all breathe again.'A rousing and thoughtful investigation into the politics of the climate crisis - and the path forward.'Independent'For those feeling disheartened by the scale of the environmental crisis - and the lack of meaningful action on behalf of most political leaders - Breathe is a refreshing and galvanising call to action.'Vogue

" Nous ne connaissons pas aussi bien que nous le souhaiterions la vie de Léonard. Les documens publiés, contrats, comptes de banque, bilan de la fortune de son père, ne nous apprennent pas ce qui surtout nous intéresserait. Nous savons combien il déposa de florins à l¿hôpital de Santa-Maria-Novella, nous aimerions mieux savoir ce qüil a mis de lui-même dans les passions auxquelles l¿homme n¿échappe guère. L¿amour tardif de Michel-Ange pour Vittoria Colonna lui inspira les plus touchans de ses sonnets ; Léonard ne nous a laissé d¿autre confidence que le portrait de la Joconde, dont le mystère ne sera pas dévoilé. Il y a dans cette ignorance même quelque chose qui irrite notre curiosité. L¿intérêt du roman banal relève l¿austère histoire d¿un grand esprit. Dans ses carnets si nombreux, Léonard constate à plus d¿une reprise les événemens qui le concernent, mais dans une phrase courte, avec une date précise, sans commentaires, sans rien exprimer des sentimens qüils éveillent en lui."

The story is about Paul's life in Kenya, and how his tradition and family background shaped his resolve to acquire modern education. He takes the reader through the various stages of formal education in tandem with Maasai rites of passages that he went through. He describes how colonization influenced education in his country and how it continues to influence wealth distribution and politics. The author is from the Maasai, a pastoralist community who have been able to maintain their culture and traditions despite the pressure exerted on their lifestyle by modernization. He gives a detailed account of the struggle experienced by his culture's gradual transformation in order to conform to the new world order. Traditionally, it was considered sunrise was the beginning of a day, yet in this formal world, a day begins at midnight and ends at the same time. The author illustrates how a father saw an eminent change of his people's culture and what he did to prepare his children for it. As the author was educated, his boundaries expanded and revealed experiences that touched about family, ethnicity, Nationality and to some degree, race.

An eyewitness account of the forgotten Italian front in World War One. Perfect for fans of Alvin York, Matthew Rozell and Barbara Tuchman. After having survived the Somme and Passchendaele in the muddy fields of northern France and Belgium during 1916 and 1917 Norman Gladden and the 11th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers were sent south to bolster Italian defences against Austro-German forces. Before Gladden arrived on this front the Italians had been crushingly defeated at the Battle of Caporetto meaning that Britain's allies were in urgent need for reinforcements on the Grappa-Piave line. Over the course of the final year of the war, Gladden and his fellow soldiers held back Austrian offenses before contributing to Lord Cavan's forcing of the Piave in October 1918, the first and most important phase in a series of operations which would culminate in the complete collapse of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. Through Across the Piave Gladden charts his experiences of what this Italian front was like and reveals how it contrasted to his previous experiences at the Somme and Ypres. 'excellent account' Military Affairs Across the Piave is a vital book for all interested in the history of the First World War as it uncovers an infantry soldier's viewpoint of the often-forgotten Italian front. This book is the third part of Norman Gladden's World War One trilogy, Full Pack - A Private's War, preceded by The Somme, 1916 and Ypres, 1917. A portion of the revenue from every sale of each book in this trilogy goes to The National Trust.

A full-scale biography of Henry Hastings Sibley?congressman, army general, and Minnesota's first governor.Congressman, governor, military leader, and senior statesman?few people had a longer or more influential role in the shaping of the state of Minnesota than Henry Hastings Sibley (1811?91). Sibley's history reveals universal tensions about the duality of the nineteenth-century frontiersman who is at once a trade partner of the Indian/European/Métis worlds and the conquering government official of the ever-expanding colonization of the American West. Rhoda Gilman spent more than thirty years examining Sibley?through hints and fragments of stories that Sibley himself left in articles, an unfinished autobiography, and scores of family letters?and uncovers in this perceptive biography the complexities of a man who embodied these clashing extremes.Gilman sets Sibley against the tapestry of trade, politics, frontier expansion, and intercultural relations in the Upper Mississippi valley, and reminds us that throughout his life Sibley was poised to become a national figure but always chose to remain in the place he loved and the state he helped to found.

Shortly after Carlos Hamilton began his medical practice in Houston, he inherited an over-sized piano that had belonged to his great-grandmother. The difficulty in moving the instrument, even in the 20th century, made him wonder how-and why-a family in 1857 would move it from North Carolina to a rural east Texas plantation so that a ten-year-old child could study music. Although Berta Smith Wootters had died many decades before Hamilton was born, her children continued to express great affection and admiration for her. Her husband, John Wootters, had died young, likely from complications of a Civil War wound, yet she persevered, managing her affairs and guiding all her children to university educations and productive lives. Wanting to discover more about the life of this strong woman, Hamilton traveled to Crockett, Texas where he met Edgar Pouncey, a descendant of a family of slaves who had come toTexas with the Smith family. As Pouncey related stories of the Smith family over a hundred years later, he spoke with respect and warmth. According to Pouncey, the Smiths' provisions for their former slaves allowed them to found a church and a school that still played vital roles in the community. The insight gained on this visit set the author on a decades long journey to understand his forbearers and their turbulent and tragic times. A Rose Blooms in Texas is the culmination of his meticulous research on the life of Berta Smith Wootters and the story begins with her as a student at Fairfield Female College. Hamilton presents the narrative as historical fiction and augments it with original letters and documents. What emerges is a compelling picture of life in East Texas during the Civil War and the strength of character of a woman who was able to preserve her family's values of education and enlightened treatment of others-and her beloved piano-for future generations.

Dear Reader: I am the oldest of four girls and the co-author of this book, Ella Cosby, is the next oldest. Because we are only two years apart in age, we were very close growing up and spent a lot of time together. I noticed that Ella enjoyed drawing and exploring the great outdoors, always looking for an adventure or something to draw. When we were growing up, I always knew that my sister was artistically inclined. She loved to draw and eventually began painting. She was very good, even at a young age. She enjoyed painting pictures of people mostly, as they related to her heritage and her experience as a child growing up with three sisters Eventually, Ella began taking pictures with a disposable camera. She enjoyed that very much and soon purchased a better camera. She would take pictures of just about anything and anybody. It became her passion to capture people, places and things on camera. When the cell phone was discovered, she began taking pictures with her phone. Sometimes she would have both camera and phone taking pictures. Every day I see people doing great things, and it gives me great pleasure to write this forward for one of those persons. I have observed how much Ella loves taking pictures; it has become her passion. This book shows how much she enjoys it and how good she is at it. Ella and Vivian grew up in rural Pittsylvania County, Virginia, with two younger sisters and one brother. Their parents were hard workers who did what they needed to do in order to take care of their family. Vivian was the most studious child and Ella was more of a tomboy who enjoyed nature. At an early age, Ella began taking pictures, while Vivian enjoyed reading and writing. Bothe of the sisters still live in Pittsylvania County very close to one another and their two sisters. They enjoy making people happy and serving others in different capacities. At an early age, they were taught by their mother how to cook, clean, sew and how to become self-sufficient. They have walked in their late mother's shies and become true missionaries in their community. Ella has one sone who lives in Florida. Vivian is the proud mother of one son, a daughter-in-law, and three beautiful grandchildren who live in Florida.

William Adams (1823 - 1904) is probably best known from his locomotive designs for the London & South Western Railway. The years at Nine Elms were the culmination of career which began formally in marine engineering, including a period at sea with the Royal Sardinian Navy, encompassed civil engineering and surveying before joining the North London Railway as locomotive, carriage and wagon superintendent.He has been described as the father of the suburban train, an inventive engineer, who pioneered the use of continuous train brakes, developed well designed, free-steaming locomotive boilers for services requiring rapid acceleration and frequent stops, and his invention of a bogie with controlled side-play revolutionized future locomotive design. His next move was to the Great Eastern Railway where his designs met with mixed success, before moving south of the Thames to Nine Elms. Here, over five hundred locomotives were built to his designs, with his later express classes regarded by many as his greatest achievement.Adams also proved himself a very capable designer in developing locomotive and carriage works at all three railways, improving efficiency and reducing costs.This book tells the story of a genial man with a love of music, who was undoubtedly one of the finest late Victorian locomotive engineers.

Fernão de Magalhães era um navegador e explorador português conhecido pela sua primeira circum-navegação da terra. A sua viagem é particularmente interessante devido às descobertas feitas ao longo do caminho: descobriu um estreito anteriormente desconhecido enquanto navegava pela América e provou de uma vez por todas que o mundo não é plano. Em apenas 50 minutos, descobrirá como as suas façanhas moldaram a forma como as pessoas pensaram sobre o planeta durante séculos e compreenderam a sua maior influência no estudo da geografia. Este livro simples e informativo oferece uma discussão aprofundada dos momentos chave da viagem épica de Magalhães, incluindo a descoberta do Estreito de Magalhães e a prova de que a terra é redonda. Inclui também uma biografia completa, uma introdução valiosa ao contexto político, social e económico e uma avaliação do impacto da expedição, dando-lhe toda a informação essencial sobre esta esclarecedora viagem do século XVI.

Ferdynand Magellan by¿ portugalskim nawigatorem i odkrywc¿ znanym z pierwszego okr¿¿enia Ziemi. Jego podró¿ jest szczególnie interesuj¿ca ze wzgl¿du na dokonane po drodze odkrycia: p¿yn¿c obok Ameryki odkry¿ nieznan¿ wcze¿niej cie¿nin¿ i udowodni¿ raz na zawsze, ¿e ¿wiat nie jest p¿aski. W ci¿gu zaledwie 50 minut dowiesz si¿, jak jego wyczyny uksztätowäy sposób, w jaki ludzie przez wieki my¿leli o naszej planecie, i zrozumiesz jego g¿ówny wp¿yw na nauk¿ geografii. Ta prosta i pouczaj¿ca ksi¿¿ka oferuje dok¿adne omówienie kluczowych momentów epickiej podró¿y Magellana, w tym odkrycia Cie¿niny Magellana i dowodu, ¿e Ziemia jest okr¿g¿a. Zawiera równie¿ pe¿n¿ biografi¿, cenne wprowadzenie do kontekstu politycznego, spo¿ecznego i gospodarczego oraz ocen¿ wp¿ywu wyprawy, daj¿c ci wszystkie istotne informacje na temat tej pouczaj¿cej XVI-wiecznej podró¿y.

Ferdinando Magellano era un navigatore ed esploratore portoghese noto per la sua prima circumnavigazione della Terra. Il suo viaggio è particolarmente interessante per le scoperte fatte lungo il percorso: durante la navigazione verso l'America scoprì uno stretto precedentemente sconosciuto e dimostrò una volta per tutte che il mondo non è piatto. In soli 50 minuti, scoprirete come le sue imprese hanno plasmato il modo in cui le persone hanno pensato al pianeta per secoli e capirete la sua grande influenza sullo studio della geografia. Questo libro semplice e informativo offre una discussione approfondita dei momenti chiave dell'epico viaggio di Magellano, tra cui la scoperta dello Stretto di Magellano e la prova che la terra è rotonda. Include anche una biografia completa, una preziosa introduzione al contesto politico, sociale ed economico e una valutazione dell'impatto della spedizione, fornendo tutte le informazioni essenziali su questo illuminante viaggio del XVI secolo.

The first full-length biography of civil rights hero and congressman John Lewis

" L¿auteur a cherché ici la vérité morale plus que la vérité anecdotique. Il a cru devoir user, dans cette action qüenveloppe une poésie légendaire, de plus de libertés avec l¿histoire qüil ne se l¿est permis en écrivant Danton. Dans cette dernière ¿uvre, il s¿est astreint à serrer d¿aussi près que possible la psychologie de quelques personnages : car le drame tout entier est concentré dans l¿âme de trois ou quatre grands hommes. ¿ Ici, rien de pareil : les individus disparaissent dans l¿océan populaire. Pour représenter une tempête, il ne s¿agit pas de peindre chaque vague, il faut peindre la mer soulevée. L¿exactitude minutieuse des détails importe moins que la vérité passionnée de l¿ensemble. Il y a quelque chose de faux et de blessant pour l¿intelligence dans la place disproportionnée qüont prise aujourd¿hui l¿anecdote, le fait divers, la menue poussière de l¿histoire, aux dépens de l¿âme vivante."

" M. Richard Wagner a terminé son expérimentation, et les trois concerts qüil avait annoncés au Théâtre-Italien ont eu lieu le 25 janvier, le 1er et le 8 février. Le programme, composé d¿un choix de morceaux à grand orchestre, est resté presque invariable pour les trois soirées. On a donc pu se bien pénétrer de l¿esprit et de la forme de l¿¿uvre de M. Wagner, qui, en Allemagne, est le sujet de tant de discussions oiseuses. Nous nous croyons aujourd¿hui parfaitement en mesure de donner aussi notre avis sur les prétentions et les efforts du bruyant réformateur."

Readers, young and old, for generations have fallen in love with Laura Ingalls Wilder Little House books. Readers become that little girl or boy experiencing what Laura wrote on the pages. It doesn't matter if it is the first time the story is read or the tenth. The writing style grabs readers of all ages and won't let us go. Laura and her Family Tree can educate and give readers a glimpse into a more extensive family tree starting in the 1600's and going to the 2010's. Over 360 surnames are included. For fans who have read Laura's fictionalized books or series books about her mother Caroline or her grandmother Charlotte here is your chance to read facts. Readers get a peek into the lives of Laura and Almanzo's ancestors. Some are only a name with birth and death dates and maybe locations. Others may have mini life highlights, obit or where they are buried. Real Laura and Almanzo relatives get a starting point or continuing point for their own family trees. The material may also give readers encouragement to share stories with their family or start their own family tree. Laura and her Family Tree may satisfy your curiosity or lead to 'Wow, that's interesting, I want to find out more" so any name can be a starting point for further research. Readers will also find sites and museums tied to Laura and Almanzo. To step back in time the author has also included a list of 1800's places to visit. There are museums or reconstructed towns showing day-to-day with houses, tools, clothing and other items tied to the time period. Over time many excellent books have been written about Laura and her life. This book is not competition and hopefully the extended family tree data presented is new. Readers will find articles and books lists. The author encourages everyone to find the topic areas that interest them the most including the DVD lists after the genealogy section in this book. Life today is very different from the world Laura and Almanzo lived in but the values they had are timeless and can be passed on to generation after generation. Enjoy exploring the lives of Laura and Almanzo's ancestor and living relatives today.

Sarah E. Walters' unusual book from a century ago reads better than a current novel, yet an appendix of newspaper articles from the period verifies that everything she says is true. Her story is that of an extraordinary ordinary woman with elementary schooling who married a man of her dreams, a doctor, no less, who, in reality, and despite his redeeming qualities, turned out to be an alcoholic, carouser and womanizer who disappeared until shortly before he died. She fought all along to save their marriage and support their children, cleaning floors, working for a restaurant chain and on steamboats, a dangerous occupation allowed to women in those days. She also fought city hall when her boy became addicted to heroin illegally peddled by the drug store, thanks to unethical officials. And for that she was thrown without a hearing into the infamous madhouse where she wrote her book, hoping all the while to go on a book tour to save others from suffering her similar ordeals, but she died while cleaning a floor at the height of the Spanish Influenza. Her book did not see the light of day until this day, and is offered by her great grandson with great respect for good women.

La Philosophie dans le boudoir ou Les Instituteurs immoraux est un ouvrage du marquis de Sade, publié en 1795.Le sous-titre en est Dialogues destinés à l'éducation des jeunes demoiselles.Extrait : " VOLUPTUEUX de tous les âges et de tous les sexes, c¿est à vous seuls que j¿offre cet ouvrage ; nourrissez-vous de ses principes, ils favorisent vos passions, et ces passions, dont de froids et plats moralistes vous effrayent, ne sont que les moyens que la nature emploie pour faire parvenir l¿homme aux vues qüelles a sur lui ; n¿écoutez que ces passions délicieuses, leur organe est le seul qui doive vous conduire au bonheur.Femmes lubriques, que la voluptueuse Saint-Ange soit votre modèle ; méprisez, à son exemple, tout ce qui contrarie les loix divines du plaisir qui l¿enchaînèrent toute sa vie."

" La Vie du Bouddha qüon va lire n¿est pas une ¿uvre de fantaisie, et je crois bon d¿indiquer les principaux parmi les livres, anciens ou modernes, que j¿ai consultés.J¿ai, le plus souvent, suivi le Lalita-Vistara. Il y a du fatras dans ce livre où se mêlent aux récits légendaires les dissertations scolastiques. Là pourtant nous ont été gardées de précieuses traditions sur les origines du héros, sur son enfance, sur sa jeunesse ; on nous apprend comment il fut élevé, on nous raconte quelles furent ses premières actions.J¿ai fait grand usage aussi d¿un poème excellent, le Bouddhacarita d¿Açvaghosha. Dans quelques chapitres j¿en ai reproduit les termes presque littéralement. Le texte du Bouddhacarita a été édité par E.-B. Cowell.J¿ai introduit dans le livre plusieurs jâtakas. Ce sont des contes où le Bouddha rappelle ses vies antérieures. On en trouvera un certain nombre dans un vaste recueil, l¿Avadânaçataka.Deux ouvrages modernes : Le Bouddha, de M. H. Oldenberg, traduit par M. A. Foucher, et l¿Histoire du Bouddhisme dans l¿Inde, de M. H. Kern, traduite par M. Gédéon Huet, m¿ont aussi beaucoup servi ; de même différents travaux, imprimés dans des revues scientifiques. Ainsi, pour l¿émouvante histoire de Viçvantara, j¿ai mis à profit une version sogdienne, publiée dans le Journal asiatique, par R. Gauthiot."