Títulos em Históricas

Américo Vespucio, que legó su nombre al Nuevo Mundo, no participó sin embargo en su descubrimiento, ni tampoco pretendió jamás bautizarlo. Entonces, ¿por qué lleva su nombre el continente? En este ensayo, escrito en 1941 y publicado póstumamente, Zweig reconstruye el conjunto de circunstancias, casualidades y malentendidos que explican el extraño error que inmortalizó a Vespucio. Paradójicamente, Colón descubrió América, pero no la reconoció, mientras que Vespucio, que no la descubrió, fue el primero en reconocerla como un nuevo continente.

Nicolas Nabokov, a Russian-born composer and cultural diplomat, befriended many of the 20th century’s greatest musicians and artists. With delightful anecdotes and personal reflections, his memoir is a truly unique historical document that enriches our understanding of the Cold War’s impact on culture.

In the World is the second instalment of Maxim Gorky’s autobiographical trilogy. Published in 1916, the book depicts Gorky’s experiences as a young adult, portraying his encounters with an array of characters from different social classes and conveying his observations of society at large. Gorky skilfully depicts the struggles, dreams and complexities of the lower classes, highlighting the social inequalities prevalent in Russia during the later 19th century.

En este audiolibro el lector descubrirá y aprenderá a amar a mujeres seductoras, odiadas, divas, todas ellas con un mismo denominador: dieron mucho de qué hablar.

As Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1965) reach their golden years, they reminisce about a unique time in sports history. Born just after World War II, this generation experienced the first wave of live televised sports, transforming how fans engaged with their favorite athletes and teams. No longer reliant on radio broadcasts or newspapers, they witnessed iconic sports moments in real-time, forever shaping their love for the game.

A contemporary of Samuel Adams, John Adams, George Washington, and the Marquis de Lafayette, Hancock’s contacts read like a who’s who of the American Revolution. But shockingly little has been written about the man himself—and current biographies tend to over-rely on critical portrayals by his political opponents. John Hancock is the story of a man who deserves far more acknowledgment for his involvement in the American Revolution than previously credited—and award-winning scholar Willard Sterne Randall is determined to give him his due at last.

Leonardo Da Vinci, celebrado como el genio renacentista por excelencia, era mucho más que el brillante pintor de La Mona Lisa y La Última Cena. Detrás de su halo de perfección se esconde un hombre complejo, lleno de contradicciones, luchas y secretos. Las sombras de Da Vinci: el hombre detrás del genio, explora el lado B de su vida, desde su obsesión por la anatomía y su relación ambigua con la religión, hasta sus proyectos militares y la rivalidad con Miguel Ángel.

Geronimo's Story of His Life helped bridge the gap between Apache and American relations in a difficult time in American history. It is an outstanding memoir as the white man conquered the last of the Indian lands. Geronimo's dedication to peace between the American government and the Apache people is obvious. Even when the American government broke the peace treaty to allow his people to move to Florida unhindered, Geronimo remained honorable and maintained his side of the bargain.

El mundo de ayer es uno de los más conmovedores y atractivos testimonios de nuestro pasado reciente, escrito además con mano maestra por un europeo empapado de civilización y nostalgia por un mundo, el suyo, que se iba desintegrando a pasos agigantados. Escritor extraordinariamente popular y testigo de excepción de los cambios que convulsionaron la Europa del siglo XX entre las dos guerras mundiales, Zweig recuerda, desposeído y en tierra extraña...

De la cabane en rondin de bois de son enfance à son assassinat en 1865, l'ascension d'Abraham Lincoln illustre le mythe du " rêve américain " et du " self-made man ". Né en 1809 dans les forêts du Kentucky, tenu à l'écart des études, promis à une existence sans relief, Lincoln devient avocat après s'être instruit par lui-même. Il se lance dans la vie politique locale et passe deux ans au Congrès fédéral - il fut sénateur de l'Illinois comme un certain Barack Obama -, avant d'être élu à la Maison-Blanche en 1860 : le bûcheron est devenu roi.

Biografía de los grandes intelectuales de 1915 como Vicente Lombardo Toledano, Alberto Vásquez del Mercado, Alfonso Caso, Teófilo Olea y Leyva, Antonio Castro Leal, Jesús Moreno Baca y Manuel Gómez Morin.

At a time when we are faced with fundamental questions about the sustainability of the economic system, Capitalism and Its Critics provides a kaleidoscopic history of the now dominant system of global capitalism, from colonialism and the Industrial Revolution to the ecological crisis and artificial intelligence. John Cassidy adopts a bold new approach: he tells the story through the eyes of the system’s critics.

7 1/2 Decades & 75 Reasons to Trust JESUS combines narratives of each decade of Richard Coe's life with reasons to trust JESUS. It is more than a glimpse into the deeper aspects of Richard Coe's life. The book depicts an inspiring journey. It is not only a story of stages in Richard's life. It depicts Christ at work. Richard wanted to know Christ better and Christ revealed more of Himself.

Cuando, en 1770, la archiduquesa María Antonieta de Habsburgo-Lorena, hija de la emperatriz María Teresa de Austria, deja Viena para unirse al futuro Luis XVI, es una de las princesas más afortunadas de Europa. Pero su innata gentileza se revela un arma de doble filo en la moralmente relajada corte que la recibe: la astucia de algunos nobles en Versalles nada tiene que envidiar a la de las cortesanas que van minando los cimientos de la centenaria monarquía francesa.

The incomparable Civil War diarist Mary Chesnut wrote that she had the luck “always to stumble in on the real show.” Married to a high-ranking member of the Confederate government, she was ideally placed to watch and to record the South’s headlong plunge to ruin, and she left in her journals an unsurpassed account of the old regime’s death throes, its moment of high drama in world history.

In einer Welt voller tiefgreifender Unruhen und unaussprechlichem Grauen hallt die Stimme eines jungen Mädchens durch die Zeiten und bietet ein Leuchtfeuer der Hoffnung, des Durchhaltevermögens und der unermesslichen Kraft des menschlichen Geistes. "Anne Frank" taucht tief in das Leben und das Vermächtnis von Anne Frank ein und erkundet die Nuancen ihrer außergewöhnlichen Geschichte über die Seiten ihres berühmten Tagebuchs hinaus.

Four days after Germany's surrender in May 1945, a young British officer took a jeep and headed east into Germany. But this was no ordinary soldier. Manfred Gans was searching for his family. As a Jewish boy in Nazi Germany, Gans had fled to England. As soon as he could, he signed up to fight, serving in the legendary British 'Three Troop', an elite unit made up of German-speaking refugees, and joining in the D-Day Normandy landings. Working undercover, he obtained vital intelligence, helped liberate occupied France and the Netherlands, and saved countless lives on both sides of the front.

"Virginia Hall" enthüllt das außergewöhnliche Leben einer bemerkenswerten Frau, die Erwartungen übertraf, Barrieren durchbrach und einen unauslöschlichen Eindruck in der Geschichte hinterließ. In einer Welt, die von Konflikten, Spionage und Intrigen beherrscht wurde, trat Virginia Hall als eine Kraft hervor, mit der zu rechnen war.

Im Herzen des antiken Afrikas trat eine beeindruckende Königin hervor, um ihr Volk und ihr Königreich gegen das vordringende Römische Reich zu verteidigen. "Königin Amanirenas" ist ein packendes Kurzbuch, das die fesselnde Geschichte einer der bemerkenswertesten und furchtlosesten weiblichen Führerinnen der Geschichte enthüllt.

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow illuminates the full, fascinating, and complex life of the writer long celebrated as the father of American literature, Mark Twain.