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Lawrence of Arabia's Secret Air Force: Based on the Diary of Flight Sergeant George Hynes
by James Patrick HynesX Flight was designated the task of giving close air support to the desert army formed and commanded by Lawrence of Arabia. It flew from advanced desert landing grounds on reconnaissance, liaison, bombing and ground attack missions. The existence and deeds of the flight were kept secret, so much so that even the RFC Paymaster was unaware of their existence.George Hynes was an aircraft mechanic and became responsible for keeping the flights somewhat elderly aircraft airworthy whilst working in the most difficult desert conditions on hastily constructed landing strips and living and working under canvas in temperatures that froze at night and rose to 100 degrees plus at noon.His diary gives a clear insight into the conditions endured, the actions that took place and the many almost insurmountable problems that occurred as they followed Lawrences steady advance against the numerically superior Turkish Army and Air Force. George personally encountered Lawrence on many occasions and maintained contact with him after the war.The diary is supported with the Flights weekly operational records, perspectives of the battle scenarios and other background information.
Lawrence of Arabia: My Journey in Search of T. E. Lawrence
by Ranulph FiennesA vivid and illuminating biography of the famed T. E. Lawrence, written by &“the world's greatest living explorer,&” Ranulph Fiennes.As a young British intelligence officer in Cairo, archaeologist and adventurer Thomas Edward Lawrence became involved in the 1916 Arab Revolt, fighting alongside rebel forces against the Ottomans. He made a legendary 300-mile journey through blistering heat; he wore Arab dress; and he strongly identified with the people in his adopted lands. By 1918, he had a £20,000 price on his head. Despite readers' long fascination in his story, Lawrence—one of history's most enigmatic adventurers—has long remained unknowable, But with in-depth knowledge of what it takes to venture into the unknown, this authoritative biography from famed explorer Ranulph Fiennes at last brings enthralling insight and clarity to this remarkable life.
Lawrie Bond, Microcar Man: An Illustrated History of Bond Cars
by Nick WotherspoonOnce a common sight on Britain's roads, few people today seem to have heard of the Bond Minicar not a diminutive, gadget laden conveyance for the fictional 007 character, but a popular, practical, motorcycle-engined, three-wheeler that in the post-war austerity period, gave tens of thousands of people affordable personal transport at a time when conventional vehicles were beyond the reach of the average household. Yet whilst the later, mostly imported, 'Bubble cars' have remained in the public eye, it is largely forgotten that the first of the postwar 'Microcars' to go into significant production was the British designed and built Bond. Equally enigmatic seems to be the designer of this vehicle, Lawrence 'Lawrie' Bond a prolific automotive design genius, with a penchant for weight-saving construction techniques. He was responsible for a wide range of two, three and four wheel vehicles; from ultra-lightweight motorcycles and scooters, such as the Minibyke, Lilliput and Gazelle, as well as his other Microcars the stylish Berkeley and perhaps less-than-pretty Opperman Unicar and finally to his later work, including the innovative, but troubled Bond 875 and styling the Equipe GT sportscar.Here the story is told in full, covering all Lawrie's innovative designs and the various vehicles that bore his name, all in prolifically illustrated detail, together with his passion for motor racing, which resulted in a number of technically acclaimed racing cars, some of which can still be seen competing is historic racing events today.
Lawyer Boy: A Case Study on Growing Up
by Rick LaxAfter college, Rick Lax moved back into his parents' house. The closest thing he had to a job was eating his parents' food, sitting on his parents' couch, and watching The Price is Right. An amateur magician, he spent the rest of his time practicing card tricks and rope tricks. And though he could tie four different slipknots, the necktie posed some difficulties.Rick's father, a successful Michigan attorney, told Rick it was time to move out and enter the real world. Rick certainly wasn't going to get a job, so he went to law school instead.This is the story of Rick's journey from childhood to lawyerhood.In Lawyer Boy, Rick uses the skills he developed as a magician to succeed in class, and learns how to become a lawyer without becoming his father. His journey through law school was exhausting, exciting, and infuriating, and, the way he tells it, so funny it's criminal.
Lawyers Gone Bad
by Philip SlaytonIn this shocking and delicious expose, Philip Slayton, a respected corporate lawyer and former dean of law, sheds light on those who betrayed clients and committed crimes-sometimes for very little personal gain. While recounting actual cases of Canadian lawyers who ran afoul of the law, using one-on-one interviews with the offenders and their families, Slayton searches for what drives a respected professional to corruption. Sharp and insightful, this book is a call for reform of the legal profession as well as an entertaining, eyebrow-raising look at the few who give lawyers a bad name.
Lay Down Your Guns: One Doctor's Battle for Hope and Healing in the Honduran Wild West
by Greg TaylorHow does Dr. Amanda Madrid's faith help her overcome violence and fear after dangerous drug cartels attack the jungle clinics she has established? How will she achieve her desire to bring hope and healing to the wounded and suffering people in the mountains of Central Honduras?In Honduras' "Wild West" mountain jungles, Amanda Madrid found her calling as a medical doctor to poor farmers.When she was a young girl, Amanda prayed a prayer asking God to help her serve the rest of her life as a doctor. When her father rejected her dream and calling, eighteen- year-old Amanda struck out alone to enter medical school in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.Her work as a medical officer, international consultant, and director of a multi- national Christian medical group called Predisan could have resulted in prestigious luxury for her. Instead, she became a medical missionary in her own country; her faithfulness to her prayer as a little girl led Dr. Madrid to the mountains on horseback and prepared her for the biggest challenge of her life.When a drug cartel captures a Predisan clinic in the jungle, Dr. Madrid goes toe to toe with the cartel's paid mercenaries--she in her signature red high heels and wielding prayer, the soldiers in their combat boots and brandishing AK-47s.This is the compelling story of a Honduran doctor heartbroken about the many killings and bad medicine of the drug cartels. Can the same kind of love and prayer she gives her patients also cause these violent men to lay down their guns?
Lay This Body Down: The 1921 Murders of Eleven Plantation Slaves
by Gregory A. FreemanThe John S. Williams plantation in Georgia was operated largely with the labor of slaves--and this was in 1921, 56 years after the Civil War. Williams was not alone in using "peons," but his reaction to a federal investigation was almost unbelievable: he decided to destroy the evidence. Enlisting the aid of his trusted black farm boss, Clyde Manning, he began methodically killing his slaves. As this true story unfolds, each detail seems more shocking, and surprises continue in the aftermath, with a sensational trial galvanizing the nation and marking a turning point in the treatment of black Americans.
Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling
by Beth RaymerAn eye-popping and hilarious joyride through the underworld of sports betting. Beth Raymer arrived in Las Vegas in 2001, hoping to land a job as a cocktail waitress at one of the big casinos. In the meantime, she lived in a $17-a-night motel with her dog, Otis, and waited tables at a low-rent Thai restaurant. One day, one of her regular customers told her about a job she thought Beth would be perfect for and sent her to see Dink, of Dink Inc. Dink was a professional sports gambler-one of the biggest in Vegas. He was looking for a right-hand man-someone who would show up on time, who had a head for numbers, and who didn't steal. She got the job. Lay the Favoriteis the story of Beth Raymer's years in the high-stakes, high-anxiety world of sports betting-a period that saw the fall of the local bookie and the rise of the freewheeling, unregulated offshore sports book, and with it the elevation of sports betting in popular culture. As the business explodes, Beth rises-from assistant to expert, trusted and seasoned enough to open an offshore booking office in the Caribbean with a few associates, men who leave their families up north to make a quick killing, while donning new tropical personas fueled by abundant drugs and local girlfriends, and who one by one succumb to their vices. They lie, cheat, steal, and run, until Beth is the last man standing. Beth Raymer is a natural storyteller: funny, charming, and fully awake to the ironies around her. But she is also a keen and compassionate observer of the adrenaline-addicted, rougish types who become her mentors, her enemies, her family. Raymer brings to life a world that teems with pathos and ecstasy in this wild picaresque that also tells the story of a young woman's crazy, sexy, most unlikely coming-of-age.
Layers: A Memoir
by Pénélope BagieuFollowing the Eisner-award winning Brazen, Pénélope Bagieu pens her first autobiographical work in this hilarious and bitter sweet graphic memoir.Pénélope Bagieu never thought she'd publish a graphic memoir. But when she dusted off her old diaries (no, really—this book is based on her actual diaries), she found cringe-worthy, hilarious, and heartbreaking stories begging to be drawn. In Layers, Bagieu reflects on her childhood and teen years with her characteristic wit and unflinching honesty. The result is fifteen short stories about friendship, love, grief, and those awkward first steps toward adulthood.
Layman's Report
by Eugene MartenFred. An ordinary man. Repairs office copiers by day, works on his own inventions by night. Fred. Builds a better electric chair, patents a lethal injection machine, corners the capital punishment market. Fred. Looks for love, finds it in the arms of the Holocaust-denial movement-for better or for worse.Inspired by the life of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr., subject of the Errol Morris documentary, Mr. Death, Layman's Report starts with the truth and takes it where only great fiction can.Eugene Marten is the author of Waste, In the Blind, and Firework. He resides in South Dakota.
Lazarus Rising: A Personal and Political Autobiography
by John HowardJohn Howard spent decades under media scrutiny, and while his credentials as a political leader, devoted family man and sports tragic are beyond dispute, in this autobiography he reveals much more about himself. In Lazarus Rising, Howard traces his personal and political journey, from childhood in the post-World War II era through to the present day, painting a fascinating picture of a changing Australia. We see the youngster who had to overcome serious deafness and who latched onto the family passion for current affairs and politics. From school debating, to a legal career, to the Liberal Party and life with Janette, it all seemed such a natural progression. Yet no one would say that Howard had it easy; not when his own colleagues sidelined him . . . twice. An economic radical and social conservative, John Howard's ideology united many Australians and divided just as many others. Long before he attained the role of prime minister, he first had to convince his fellow Liberals that he was the man they needed. To do that, he had to tough it out; it took several attempts and many years biding his time. When he finally got his turn to take on the ALP, he proved wrong all his doubters, and showed a whole nation that it had been a mistake ever to underestimate John Howard. He led the Liberal Party to victory in four elections and became the second-longest-serving PM in the nation's history.Lazarus Rising is history seen through the eyes of the ultimate insider; an account of a 30-year political career. No prime minister of modern times has reshaped Australia and its place in the world as forcefully as John Howard. As part of his reform agenda he privatized Telstra, dismantled excessive union power and compulsory trade union membership, instituted the unpopular Goods and Services Tax, and established the ‘work for the dole' scheme. Then there are the insights into political leadership and character, the stuff that drives history. Without his deep reserves of resilience - and the support of a strong wife and loving family - there would have been no Prime Minister John Howard walking the world stage. He tells us how he responded on issues vital to Australia, such as gun control, the aftermath of 9/11, Iraq and the rising tide of asylum-seekers. He also shares his thoughts on his former Treasurer and leadership aspirant, Peter Costello, and the Rudd-Gillard debate.Lazarus Rising takes us through the life and motivations of John Howard and through the forces which have changed and shaped both him and the country he led for 11 years.
Lazos de amor
by Brian L. WeissPedro y Elisabeth no se conocían, y nada indicaba que hubiera entre ellos la menor afinidad, salvo que ambos eran jóvenes y que la infelicidad que nublaba su vida los había llevado a ponerse en manos del mismo psiquiatra. Esta circunstancia en apariencia casual no tardó en revelarse como una estratagema del destino. El doctor Weiss, autor de "Muchas vidas, muchos maestros" y "A través del tiempo", supo intuir que Pedro y Elisabeth estaban ligados indisolubremente. Fueron necesarias muchas sesiones -siempre bajo hipnosis- y el entusiasmo de un médico capaz de transgredir los dogmas de la ciencia al uso, para que ambos recuperaran la memoria de anteriores reencarnaciones y descubrieran los lazos que los unían más allá del tiempo.
Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest
by Sandra Day O'Connor H. Alan DayWhat was it in Sandra Day O'Connor's background and early life that helped make her the woman she is today-the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and one of the most powerful women in America? In this beautiful, illuminating, and unusual book, Sandra Day O'Connor, with her brother, Alan, tells the story of the Day family and of growing up on the harsh yet beautiful land of the Lazy B Ranch in Arizona. Laced throughout these stories about three generations of the Day family, and everyday life on the Lazy B, are the lessons Sandra and Alan learned about the world, about people, self-reliance, and survival, and the reader will learn how the values of the Lazy B shaped them and their lives. Sandra's grandfather first put some cattle on open grazing land in 1886, and the Lazy B developed and continued to prosper as Sandra's parents, who eloped and then lived on the Lazy B all their lives, carved out a frugal and happy life for themselves and their three children on the rugged frontier. As you read about the daily adventures, the cattle drives and roundups, the cowboys and horses, the continual praying for rain and fixing of windmills, the values instilled by a self-reliant way of life, you see how Sandra Day O'Connor grew up. This fascinating glimpse of life in the American Southwest in the last century recounts an interesting time in our history, and gives us an enduring portrait of an independent young woman on the brink of becoming one of the most prominent figures in America today.
Le 4 vite di Steve Jobs
by Daniel IchbiahLe 4 vite di Steve Jobs Daniel Ichbiah N°1 nelle hit-parade di vendite nell’agosto del 2011. Nuova edizione 2016 aggiornata «A trent’anni mi sono ritrovato sul lastrico. Licenziato brutalmente. La mia ragion d’essere non esisteva più. Ero a pezzi. Non me ne resi conto subito, ma la mia partenza forzata da Apple fu salutare…» Questa è la confessione di Steve Jobs fatta questa mattina di giugno del 2005 agli studenti dell’Università di Stanford. Riassumeva la maturazione che è lentamente avvenuta in lui. Cacciato da Apple come un sudicio nel 1985, Jobs ha effettuato un ritorno clamoroso dieci anni dopo producendo opere che hanno marcato la loro epoca come l’iPod, l’iPhone e l’iPad. Il CEO più ammirato del mondo, Steve Jobs ha spesso navigato controcorrente, spinto da una propria visione geniale e da una forza di convinzione fuori dal comune. Eppure, poteva anche sbagliarsi: è stato lui stesso ad aver quasi fatto fallire Apple nel 1984 dopo aver lanciato il Macintosh, imponendo delle scelte tecniche incoerenti! Le 4 vite di Steve Jobs racconta dell’infanzia turbolenta di Jobs, l’ascesa alla gloria dopo la fondazione di Apple, la sua disgrazia e il tentativo vano di vendetta seguito a un ritorno in apoteosi. Rivela anche mille sfaccettature inattese dell’artista fuori dalla norma che dirige Apple. * La sua ricerca di illuminazione in India * Il suo iniziale rifiuto di riconoscere la paternità a sua figlia Lisa * La sua storia con la cantante folk Joan Baez * La ricerca di sua madre che lo abbandonò alla nascita * Il tentativo di curare il suo cancro con una dieta vegetariana… A modo suo, Steve Jobs non ha smesso di voler cambiare il mondo, cambiare la vita… Un libro best-seller Pubblicato da Leduc Editions nell’aprile del 2011, Le 4 vite di Steve Jobs si è classificato n°1 di vendite nell�
Le Consul Infiltré
by Esteban Navarro SorianoLe 2 novembre 1972, trois jeunes communistes s’introduisaient dans le consulat de France de Saragosse et provoquaient un incendie qui eut raison de la vie de Roger Tur, consul honoraire de France. Des années plus tard, lors du déclassement des archives de la CIA, il fut révélé que durant la guerre le consul avait espionné les nazis et remis de rapports aux américains.
Le Crociate e i Soldati della Croce: 10 brevi biografie dei Crociati più importanti
by Michael Rank Laura Fenati"Le Crociate e i Soldati della Croce" è un nuovo emozionante libro dello storico e brillante autore Michael Rank riguardante i tentativi effettuati di riconquistare la Terrasanta. Sono trattate la vita e le epoche dei 10 più famosi personaggi vissuti in uno dei periodi più interessanti della storia: dal 1095 al 1212. Che si sia trattato di Pietro l'Eremita che radunò un esercito di 100 mila contadini per combattere nelle Crociate in Terrasanta armati di null'altro che forconi, oppure di Baldovino IV che guidò personalmente il suo esercito contro Saladino nonostante la lebbra terminale che l'affliggeva, queste straordinarie figure si videro costrette ad abbandonare le loro grandi proprietà terriere per imbarcarsi in una pericolosa avventura contro un nemico più potente. Questo libro esaminerà le motivazioni addotta da ciascuno di questi 10 personaggi che si unirono alle Crociate. Si trattò forse di ricavare gloria in battaglia, come per Riccardo Cuor di Leone. Per altri si trattò di semplice curiosità, come per Eleonora d'Aquitania, che volle ostentare la sua partecipazione facendosi seguire da un corteo di 300 serve abbigliate con armature decorative e lance durante la marcia su Gerusalemme. Per molti altri fu una mera questione di fede, come le migliaia di crociati bambini che, secondo la leggenda, marciarono verso il Mar Mediterraneo credendo che le acque si aprissero come accadde per il Mar Rosso con Mosè. Qualunque sia stata la loro motivazione, questi 10 personaggi delle Crociate dimostrano che una persona intenzionata ad affrontare un viaggio enormemente pericoloso verso terre di un continente diverso, disponeva di una personalità adatta ai tempi affascinanti nei quali visse. Informazioni di vendita: questo libro ha fatto registrare ottime vendite nel corso degli ultimi 18 mesi, attestandosi al n. 2000 della classifica Amazon Kindle.
Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco and Destiny
by Nile RodgersYou will hear a Nile Rodgers song today. It will make you happy. Legendary producer and co-founder of Chic, Nile wrote 'We are Family' for Sister Sledge and 'I'm Coming Out' for Diana Ross, and then produced Let's Dance for David Bowie and Like a Virgin for Madonna. But before he reinvented pop music Nile Rodgers invented himself. Le Freak is an astonishing, exuberant and inspiring story of a creative genius. It is also a stunning recreation of a time and place - by the man who wrote its soundtrack.
Le Général Curély. Itinéraire D’un Cavalier Léger De La Grande Armée (1793-1815)
by Général Baron Jean-Nicolas CurélyLe général Curély. Itinéraire d'un cavalier léger de la Grande Armée (1793-1815), publié d'après un manuscrit authentique par le général Thoumas. Paris, Berger-Levrault, 1887, in-16, X-436 p., portr.« Malgré son titre, il s'agit bien de mémoires sur les campagnes de 1805, 1806, 1807 et 1809. La Russie, l'Allemagne, Waterloo sont également évoqués dans un panorama complet qui ne s'élève jamais au-dessus d'une stricte narration des aventures personnelles du brillant cavalier que fut Curély. » p 45 - Professeur Jean Tulard, Bibliographie Critique Des Mémoires Sur Le Consulat Et L'Empire, Droz, Genève, 1971.
Le Play: Engineer and Social Scientist
by Michael Z. BrookeA study and assessment of the career of Frederic Le Play (1806-1882), now recognised as a founder of modern sociology. The main theme consists of a detailed and impartial analysis of Le Play's thoughts on the relationship between society and technology. His contributions to fields other than sociology are also considered.
Le Regine Della Criminalità Organizzata: Vita E Miserie Delle Malfattrici
by Jerry BaderLe Regine Della Criminalità Organizzata - Vita E Miserie Delle Malfattrici SCRITTO DA JERRY BADER Dal bizzarro mondo delle bande motociclistiche giapponesi alla storica ascesa -e caduta- dei Quaranta Elefanti di Londra, la storia della criminalità organizzata al femminile è peculiare e affascinante. Sono le prodi gesta, diventate leggenda, di boss del crimine che hanno rotto gli schemi del Gentil Sesso. Si tratta del mondo segreto delle Gangsters.
Le Salon des Artistes Exilés en Californie: Acteurs, intellectuels, anonymes fuyant le nazisme, accueillis par Salka Viertel
by Núria AñóUne biographie sur Salka Viertel, une actrice juive qui a immigré à Hollywood et qui était connue comme la scénariste de l'actrice suédoise Greta Garbo. En outre, elle avait un salon à Santa Monica, en Californie, où une grande partie des intellectuels européens en exil avait l'habitude de se rendre. Salka était une femme très moderne et intéressante pour l'époque, qui devrait être connue comme elle le mérite. Dans le livre, des sujets tels que la prétendue bisexualité de Salka Viertel et le nombre d'amis connus qu'elle avait, pour n'en citer que quelques-uns, sont abordés : Albert Einstein, Charles Chaplin, Sergei Eisenstein, F. W. Murnau, Max Reinhardt, Arnold Schönberg, Thomas Mann, Bertolt Brecht, Greta Garbo, Montgomery Clift... De plus, comme Gertrude Stein et d'autres femmes célèbres, elle avait son propre salon littéraire qui vit passer des écrivains tels que Truman Capote, Christopher Isherwood, Gore Vidal, etc. Parmi les autres thèmes, citons Berlin dans les années 1920, le passage du muet au parlant, vu depuis Hollywood. Puis la montée d'Hitler et ce qu'elle a signifié pour les juifs ; l'exil des intellectuels qui ne pouvaient pas retourner dans leurs pays respectifs à cause de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Plus tard, la guerre froide et la chasse aux sorcières contre le communisme. La vérité est que le contexte de la vie de Salka Viertel et de son cercle d'amis englobe les grands événements du XXe siècle. Pour ce projet, l'auteur a reçu les bourses du Shanghai Writing Program (Chine, 2016) et du Baltic Centre (Suède, 2017). "Un récit très intéressant et même à notre époque, il est très actuel, car à mes yeux, nous n'avons pas beaucoup progressé en matière d'acceptation des "sentiments interpersonnels" en général. Un grand livre, très intéressant, sur Hollywood dans les années trente et quarante et
Le confessioni di un adolescente psicopatico
by José Antonio Jiménez-BarberoÁngel Salazar non è un ragazzo come gli altri. Bugiardo, egocentrico, crudele e senza scrupoli, ha costruito un universo su misura nel quale si è eletto Essere Supremo e nel quale niente ha importanza, tranne sè stesso. Ma tutto sta per cambiare. "Questa è la mia storia. La mia verità. Nuda, sincera, senza alcuna ipocrisia o falsa modestia. Probabilmente vi permetterete di giudicarmi. Riesco quasi a vedere da qui l'espressione di orrore e schifo, il muso storto di repulsione e imbarazzo che mostra il vostro viso nel leggere queste righe... La maggior parte di voi non sarà capace di superare il primo capitolo, e il resto si farà di me l'idea di un perverso e diabolico, senza alcuna umanità. Ad onor del vero, devo dire che non me ne frega un cazzo della vostra opinione..." Per tutto il racconto, l'autore - ex poliziotto e professore all'Università di Murcia nella quale indaga sulla violenza infantile -, delinea con somma maestria le caratteristiche principali di una personalità psicopatica adolescente, basandosi sulle teorie di autori esperti in materia, come Hervey Cleckley, Robert Hare o Vicente Garrido.
Le donne più potenti del Medioevo: dall'Imperatrice Teodora a Elisabetta Tudor
by Michael Rank Debora Serrentino Melissa RankL'idea di una donna potente nel Medio Evo sembra un ossimoro. Le donne dell'epoca sono immaginate come damigelle in pericolo, intrappolate in un'alta torre, in attesa di un cavaliere che le salvi, il tutto mentre indossa un cono per cappello. Dopo il salvataggio la loro vita migliora di poco. Le loro scelte di carriera andavano da docile regina, moglie o essere bruciate sul rogo per stregoneria. È se questa immagine delle donne medievali fosse del tutto immaginaria? Si scoprirà che lo è. Sovrane potenti riempivano il Medio Evo. Ethelfleda condusse personalmente gli eserciti in battaglia contro i vichinghi e salvò l'Inghilterra dall'invasione straniera. L'imperatrice Teodora impedì all'Impero Bizantino di sgretolarsi durante ribellioni su ampia scala e impedì al marito e al suo concilio di fuggire da Costantinopoli. Caterina da Siena ripristinò praticamente da sola il papato a Roma nel 1300 e viaggiò nel modo brutale e dominato dagli uomini della politica italiana. Giovanna d'Arco capovolse completamente le fortune della Francia nella Guerra dei Cento Anni e comandò gli assalti contro le fortezze inglesi nonostante fosse una contadina analfabeta di 17 anni. Questo libro osserverà le vite di queste dieci grandi donne del Medioevo. Che si tratti della nota studiosa Anna Comnena, di Margherita I di Danimarca, che unificò la Scandinavia, o della regina madre ottomana Kösem Mähpeyker, che governò l'impero islamico tramite i suoi tre figli, tutte queste donne hanno avuto livelli straordinari di potere in un periodo in cui si riteneva che le donne non ne avessero alcuno. Si guarderà a come sono riuscite ad ottenere il potere, cosa ha reso il loro traguardo così degno di nota e l'impatto che ha avuto nelle rispettive società la loro morte. Verrà inoltre descritto il contesto storico di queste donne, la loro cultura e cosa di questi due aspetti abbia aiutato o intralciato la loro ascesa. Le loro storie riecheggiano anco
Le journal du fils de Pacha
by Riyad Al KadiJe n’aurais jamais imaginé que j’aurais telle audace pour écrire mon journal … qui pourrait déboucher á ma mort par des hommes qui connaissent pas de merci. Quoique j’ai dépassé soixante-dix ans d’âge, soi-disant vétéran, j’ai témoigné le décès de trois rois á partir du "règne de roi Faisal I", son fils Ghazi et enfin son petit-fils le roi Faisal II". Peut-être la scène le plus sauvage que j’ai jamais vécu était le massacre de tous les membres de la famille royale sans merci par des iraquiens maçons qui prétendent le nationalisme et la liberté. Oui, des maçons … ramené par la Grande-Bretagne pour des raisons qui profite á cette organisation terroriste qui a couvé une grande rancune contre le royaume. Même la fuite de la dernière princesse héritière pour un endroit inconnu durant l’attaque contre le palais Al-Rehabe était une immense injure, au moment qu’elle souffrait l’amertume de meurtre de sa famille, endroit qu’on n’a décelé que peu après l’occurrence de ce malfaisant coup d’état républicain.
Le mie avventure sessuali in Giappone
by Neel WainLe mie avventure sessuali in Giappone: una storia vera (serie Iridium, libro 1), edizione kindle. Una storia vera e inedita di sesso in Giappone, scrtta da un ragazzo che è andato in Giappone dopo la scuola e ci ha vissuto per vent'anni, fino a circa tredici anni fa. È a tutti gli effetti la storia reale delle sue avventure sessuali durante quegli anni: affascinante e perspicace.