Histórico

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Lady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, and was nearly as famous in her day. In 1774 Georgiana achieved immediate celebrity by marrying William Cavendish, fifth duke of Devonshire, one...

The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton! In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America. According to historian...

Read by the author. An extraordinary journey that uncovers historical secrets about England’s forgotten Queen. From Alice Loxton, author of the acclaimed bestseller Eighteen. ‘Alice Loxton is the star of her generation’ – Dan Snow, historian and host of History Hit ‘I loved this...

La historia de esta bailarina, aventurera y cortesana, cuya vida fue una sucesión de viajes, escándalos y excentricidades. Haciéndose pasar por bailarina andaluza debutó en los teatros más importantes del mundo, aunque su talento artístico dejaba mucho que desear....

This excellent audiobook is the first of its kind and has been selected by a number of organisations as a worthy introduction to the life of Prophet Muhammad....

Tilar J. Mazzeo nos presenta una historia inspiradora sobre la extraordinaria y apasionante vida de Irena Sendler, una conmovedora versión femenina de Oskar Schindler. La historia de una mujer que tomó grandes riesgos para salvar a 2,500 niños de la muerte y la deportación en Polonia....

"Cette nuit-là, rassemblés tous les trois autour de notre mère, nous avons pour la dernière fois fait Kolkhoze ." " Kolkhoze " est le roman vrai d'une famille sur quatre générations, qui couvre plus d'un siècle d'histoire, russe et française, jusqu'à la guerre en Ukraine.

The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....

A New York Times Bestseller In this uplifting memoir in the vein of The Last Lecture and Man’s Search for Meaning, a Holocaust survivor pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom, and living his best possible life. Born in Leipzig, Germany, into a Jewish...

During the Spanish inquisition, being called a heretic, a witch, or a sinner meant business. An active executioner Thomas de Torquemada, was a completely insane, cruel man who had become notorious for his methods of hunting down and taking out supposed anti-church offenders....