Biografía: general

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF JAMES CROLL … (CROLL, JAMES/IRONS, JAMES CAMPBELL)

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THE LIFE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON; VOLUME 1 (RANDALL, HENRY STEPHENS)

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MEMOIR OF THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOHN CARPENTER (ANONYMOUS)

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IDEALISTES SOTA LES BALES. . HISTÒRIES DE LA GUERRA CIVIL (PRESTON, PAUL)

Paul Preston ens presenta la Guerra Civil des d'un angle inèdit: la dels corresponsals estrangers que van assistir en directe al conflicte bèl·lic i van informar des d'Espanya als seus respectius diaris. L'historiador anglès traça uns retrats magistrals de periodistes i escriptors americans, com Hemingway, anglesos com Henry Buckley o George Steer o russos com Kolstov. Idealistes sota les bales ens explica la guerra civil a través de les cròniques que en van fer intel·lectuals compromesos amb la veritat, personatges idealistes i sovint temeraris que van patir de prop les contradiccions d'un país que es debatia entre el feixisme i la democràcia.

STRAIGHT OUT OF HELL 2 – TRUE CHARACTER OF A MAN (JONES, GARRY L.)

It was a travesty to work at six different prisons in three different states and see the same things occur in each of these prisons. Though there has been extensive media coverage about prisons, and though many politicians have made emotional decisions/laws concerning some of the contents in this book, the ?inside truth? has yet to be told.? The things I have witnessed and been subjected to while working inside different prison walls, places me in a position to tell the ?inside truth;? the ?inside truth? about the criminal justice system, that can?t be told by others.?? Garry L. Jones is a former U.S. Department of Justice employee. Jones attended North Carolina Central University, earning a B.A. in Criminal Justice. He retired from the Federal Bureau of Prisons as a Senior Lieutenant, after working 16 years for both federal and state prison facilities. ?

THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF MISS SUSANNA ANTHONY (ANTHONY, SUSANNA)

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YO SOY MI PROPIA MUJER (MAHLSDORF, CHARLOTTE VON)

Lothar Berfelde tuvo la mala suerte de nacer en 1928, en Berlín, y de ser hijo de un déspota con ideas nacionalsocialistas que quería convertir a ese niño rubio, retraído y sensible, en todo un soldado. A los dieciséis años, el delicado adolescente mata en defensa propia a su padre. A partir de ahí, la vida de Lothar, que poco después se convierte en un travestido con el nombre de Charlotte, pasa a ser una permanente lucha primero contra las SS, después contra la Stasi, policía política de la DDR, y hoy en día, ya convertida en una venerable vieja dama indigna condecorada por su valor cívico, contra los skinheads. Parte de su actitud rebelde contra toda suerte de marginación es la creación del hoy célebre Museo Gründerzeit, donde Charlotte fue almacenando, contra viento y marea, objetos de arte que nazis y comunistas consideraban «decadentes». Sus memorias son, pues, no sólo el recuento de una vida fascinante, sino también un escalofriante testimonio de su tiempo.

LIFE AND LETTERS OF JOSEPH STORY, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE (STORY,WILLIAM WETMORE/STORY, JOSEPH)

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NINON DE LENCLOS (BRET)

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DARWINISM (WALLACE, ALFRED RUSSEL)

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WILLIAM ALLINGHAM (ALLINGHAM, WILLIAM/ALLINGHAM, HELEN PATERSON/RADFORD, DOLLIE)

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THE MISSIONARY (MORGAN, LADY)

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UN ESPÍRITU LIBRE NO DEBE APRENDER COMO ESCLAVO . ESCRITOS SOBRE EL CINE Y EDUCACIÓN (ROSSELLINI, ROBERTO)

El mundo en el que vive la humanidad actual no se parece en nada al que conocieron nuestros antepasados. La avalancha de descubrimientos científicos y técnicos, las convulsiones políticas y socioeconómicas, empiezan a cuestionar todas las escalas de valores, como si se tratara de un cataclismo de dimensiones universales. ¿De qué manera enfrentarse a todo eso? ¿Cómo sobrevivir en un medio en el que el hombre y la mujer contemporáneos se encuentran cada vez más perdidos? Hay una sola posibilidad: debemos aprender a pensar. Y, para eso, antes hay que aprender a aprender. Este libro apareció por primera vez en 1977 y, dos años más tarde, el fallecido José Luis Guarner, crítico cinematográfico y autor de un libro sobre Rossellini, abordó la versión castellana, que es la que presentamos aquí, añadiendo cinco anexos estrechamente relacionados con el tema. Sea como fuere, el libro se estaba convirtiendo ya en un clásico indiscutible, precisamente por su capacidad visionaria respecto a la evolución del mundo contemporáneo. Roberto Rossellini, tras una fulgurante carrera como cineasta, había decidido poner por escrito sus reflexiones, producto de una práctica profesional de más de treinta años, y acabó creando un método educativo completamente nuevo, que combina la filosofía científica y las técnicas audiovisuales en un sistema integrado. El resultado es una obra mayor que va más allá del ámbito de la imagen pero, a la vez, lo considera una herramienta imprescindible para una regeneración moral cada vez más necesaria.