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The Habsburgs: To Rule the World
by Martyn RadyThe definitive history of a powerful family dynasty who dominated Europe for centuries -- from their rise to power to their eventual downfall. Habsburgs ruled much of Europe for centuries. From modest origins as minor German nobles, the family used fabricated documents, invented genealogies, savvy marriages, and military conquest on their improbable ascent, becoming the continent's most powerful dynasty. By the mid-fifteenth century, the Habsburgs controlled of the Holy Roman Empire, and by the early sixteenth century, their lands stretched across the continent and far beyond it. But in 1918, at the end of the Great War, the final remnant of their empire was gone. In The Habsburgs, historian Martyn Rady tells the epic story of the Habsburg dynasty and the world it built -- and then lost -- over nearly a millennium, placing it in its European and global contexts. Beginning in the Middle Ages, the Habsburgs expanded from Swabia across southern Germany to Austria through forgery and good fortune. By the time a Habsburg duke was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III in 1452, he and his clan already held fast to the imperial vision distilled in its AEIOU motto: Austriae est imperare orbi universe, "Austria is destined to rule the world." Maintaining their grip on the imperial succession of the Holy Roman Empire for centuries, the Habsburgs extended their power into Italy, Spain, the New World, and the Pacific, a dominion that Charles V called "the empire on which the sun never sets." They then weathered centuries of religious warfare, revolution, and transformation, including the loss of their Spanish empire in 1700 and the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806. In 1867, the Habsburgs fatefully consolidated their remaining lands the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary, setting in motion a chain of events that would end with the 1914 assassination of the Habsburg heir presumptive Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, World War I, and the end of the Habsburg era. Their demise was ignominious, and historians often depict the Habsburgs as leaders of a ramshackle, collapsing empire at Europe's margins. But in The Habsburgs, Rady reveals how they saw themselves -- as destined to rule the world, not through mere territorial conquest, but as defenders of Christian civilization and the Roman Catholic Church, guarantors of peace and harmony, and patrons of science and learning. Lively and authoritative, The Habsburgs is the engrossing definitive history of the remarkable dynasty that forever changed Europe and the world.
The Habsburgs: Embodying Empire
by Andrew WheatcroftFor more than six centuries, the strange and defiant Habsburg family ruled a polyglot empire sprawling from Australia to the Adriatic Sea, from North Africa to Mexico. Researcher Andrew Wheatcroft shows how the dynasty's mystical vision and unsurpassed political acumen culminated in the culture that produced 20th-century giants such as Freud and Hitler.
Habsburgs on the Rio Grande: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire
by Raymond JonasThe story of how nineteenth-century European rulers conspired with Mexican conservatives in an outlandish plan to contain the rising US colossus by establishing Old World empire on its doorstep.The outbreak of the US Civil War provided an unexpected opportunity for political conservatives across continents. On one side were European monarchs. Mere decades after its founding, the United States had become a threat to European hegemony; instability in the United States could be exploited to lay a rival low. Meanwhile, Mexican antidemocrats needed a powerful backer to fend off the republicanism of Benito Juárez. When these two groups found each other, the Second Mexican Empire was born.Raymond Jonas argues that the Second Mexican Empire, often dismissed as a historical sideshow, is critical to appreciating the globally destabilizing effect of growing US power in the nineteenth century. In 1862, at the behest of Mexican reactionaries and with the initial support of Spain and Britain, Napoleon III of France sent troops into Mexico and installed Austrian archduke Ferdinand Maximilian as an imperial ruler who could resist democracy in North America. But what was supposed to be an easy victory proved a disaster. The French army was routed at the Battle of Puebla, and for the next four years, republican guerrillas bled the would-be empire. When the US Civil War ended, African American troops were dispatched to Mexico to hasten the French withdrawal.Based on research in five languages and in archives across the globe, Habsburgs on the Rio Grande fundamentally revises narratives of global history. Far more than a footnote, the Second Mexican Empire was at the center of world-historic great-power struggles—a point of inflection in a contest for supremacy that set the terms of twentieth-century rivalry.
Hachiko: The True Story of the Royal Dogs of Japan and One Faithful Akita
by Julie ChrystynOnce upon a time, there was a dog whose loyalty to his master was so great that he became the hero of an entire nation. But this dog was real, and his story is true!Every morning Hachiko would walk his owner— a professor at the University of Tokyo— to the Shibuya train station, and every evening he would return to greet the train and walk the professor home. One day his owner suffered a stroke and died, and Hachiko was given away. But Hachiko continued to look for his master at the train station, appearing each evening precisely when the train was due at the station. This continued for 10 years until Hachiko himself passed away. After his death, Hachiko' s legend spread far and wide in Japan. The story of perfect loyalty and devotion made Hachiko a beloved icon to this day.Here is the story of this marvelous dog, as well as an informative look at dog culture in Japan and the history and tradition of the Akita-ken, one of the most ancient, beloved, and faithful dog breeds ever.
Hacia la estación Finlandia
by Edmund WilsonUN CLÁSICO IMPRESCINDIBLE PARA ENTENDER EL MUNDO EN EL QUE VIVIMOS, CON PRÓLOGO DE MARIO VARGAS LLOSA. «En una era de amnesia histórica, este libro nos recuerda que la historia está viva y abierta y llena de posibilidades y emociones.»The New York Times Book Review En este relato repleto de romance, idealismo, intriga y conspiración, historia intelectual a gran escala, Edmund Wilson rastrea las ideas revolucionarias que dieron forma al mundo moderno desde la Revolución francesa hasta la llegada de Lenin en 1917 a la estación de Finlandia en San Petersburgo. Es una crónica viva y de gran envergadura a la que subyace una idea singular y capaz de cambiar la historia: que es posible construir una sociedad basada en la justicia, la igualdad y la libertad. Anarquistas, socialistas, nihilistas y utópicos cobran vida en estas páginas, y sus ideas permanecen tan provocadoras y relevantes hoy como lo fueron en su tiempo. «Se trata de un libro absolutamente actual, que se puede leer y releer como las grandes novelas, y que, con los años transcurridos desde su publicación, ha ganado encanto y vigor, igual que las obras maestras literarias. […] Se lee como una ficción por la destreza y la imaginación con que está escrito, y la originalidad y la fuerza compulsiva de los caracteres que figuran en él —Renan, Taine, Babeuf, Saint-Simon, Fourier, Owen, Marx y Engels, Bakunin, Lassalle, Lenin y Trotski— que, gracias al poder de síntesis y la prosa de Wilson, se graban en la memoria del lector como los personajes de Los miserables, Los hermanos Karamazov o Guerra y paz. Se trata de una obra maestra que, por razones políticas, fue marginada, pese al altísimo valor que tiene desde el punto de vista literario.» Del prólogo de Mario Vargas Llosa La crítica ha dicho:«En una era de amnesia histórica, Hacia la estación de Finlandia nos recuerda que la historia está viva y abierta y llena de posibilidades y emociones.»Marshall Berman, The New York Times Book Review «Muy de vez en cuando descubres un libro de no ficción cuya trama es más atractiva y más rica en su comprensión de la naturaleza humana que mil novelas juntas. Este es uno de esos libros.»Aravind Adiga, NPR «Uno de los grandes monumentos radicales de nuestro tiempo. [...] Una maravilla de minuciosa erudición, sutil estructuración, elocuencia y fuerza narrativa.»The Observer
Hacia tierras lejanas (Flash Poesía #Volumen)
by Robert Louis StevensonLlega a la colección «Poesía portátil» una selección de los mejores versos de R.L. Stevenson. El anhelo por los paisajes lejanos y la nostalgia por la infancia sobrevuela estos poemas del autor de La isla del tesoro. El padre de La isla del tesoro solo llegó a publicar dos libros de poemas en vida, pero dejó muchos inéditos. Hacia tierras lejanas recoge una selección de los versos más representativos de su poesía sencilla y cercana, en un estilo directo, realista y melancólico. Minado por una enfermedad temprana, Stevenson se tambaleó durante toda su vida entre la nostalgia y la alegría. Sin embargo, sus versos conjuran paraísos de libertad, parajes entre el sueño y la realidad que maravillan al lector con la misma magia de esas islas, tesoros y piratas que nos cautivaron cuando éramos niños.
La Hacienda
by Isabel CañasLa novela gótica mexicana se aúna con la mejor tradición de Rebeca en esta novela de suspense sobrenatural, ambientada en una remota hacienda durante los años de la guerra de independencia mexicana. El padre de Beatriz murió injustamente ajusticiado por alta traición y su hogar fue destruido. Cuando el atractivo Rodolfo Solórzano pide su mano, Beatriz decide ignorar los rumores que envuelven la muerte de su primera mujer y acepta sin dudarlo, convencida de que la seguridad económica y la posibilidad de alejarse de la ciudad y viajar hasta su rica hacienda en el campo, le harán olvidar la tragedia que ha vivido su familia. Pero la hacienda de San Isidro no es exactamente el refugio que había imaginado y cuando Rodolfo regresa a la capital y la deja sola en esa mansión aislada, las visiones y las voces empiezan a envolver a Beatriz, su sueño, su espacio, su vida. ¿Qué ocurrió realmente con la primera señora Solórzano? ¿Por qué la hermana de Rodolfo, Juana, se ríe de los miedos de Beatriz pero actúa de una manera tan extraña por la noche? Lo único de lo que Beatriz está segura es de que algo ocurre en la hacienda de San Isidro y que solo ella puede salvarse. La crítica ha dicho:«Un relato gótico de amor condenado y de espíritus vengativos.»The Washington Post «Cañas conoce claramente el género y el resultado es una brillante contribución a esta nueva generación de narrativa gótica poscolonial. Los lectores no deben perdérsela.»Publishers Weekly «Exuberante, hermosa, se merece absolutamente que la comparen con Rebeca. Una lectura esencial en este renacer del género gótico.»CrimeReads «Si te gusta el género gótico y te apetece una heroína con más potencia y una historia con garra, Donde termina la noche es el libro que estabas buscando.»Mystery
The Haçienda: How Not to Run a Club
by Peter HookThe acclaimed and wildly outlandish inside account of England’s most notorious music club, The Hacienda, from Peter Hook, the New York Times bestselling author of Unknown Pleasures and co-founder of Joy Division and New Order—a story of music, gangsters, drugs, and violence, available for the first time in the United States.During the 1980s, The Hacienda would become one of the most famous venues in the history of clubbing—a celebrated cultural watershed alongside Studio 54, CBGBS, and The Whiskey—until its tragic demise.Founded by New Order and Factory Records, The Hacienda hosted gigs by such legendary acts as the Stone Roses, the Smiths, Bauhaus, Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC, Kurtis Blow, and Happy Mondays; gave birth to the “Madchester” scene; became the cathedral for acid house; and laid the tracks for rave culture and today’s electronic dance music. But over the course of its fifteen-year run, “Madchester” descended into “Gunchester” as gangs, drugs, greed, and a hostile police force decimated the dream.Told in Hook’s uproarious and uncompromising voice, The Hacienda is a funny, horrifying, and outlandish story of success, idealism, naïveté, and greed—of an incredible time and place that would change the face and sound of modern music.The Hacienda includes 32 photographs in 16-page four-color insert.
Haciendo historia
by John H. ElliottEsta autobiografía intelectual es el apasionante testimonio intelectual de uno de los más importantes historiadores contemporáneos y, al tiempo, una gran historia de amor con España. Desde la privilegiada perspectiva de sus casi sesenta años dedicado a investigar y escribir sobre historia, John H. Elliott, el más prestigioso hispanista contemporáneo, se detiene a reflexionar sobre los avances que ha experimentado el estudio de esta disciplina. Basándose en su propia experiencia como historiador de España, Europa y las Américas, el autor británico ofrece un brillante y agudo análisis del trabajo de los historiadores y de cómo ha evolucionado desde la década de los cincuenta. Elliott parte de las raíces de su interés en España y en el pasado, y de los retos que supone escribir sobre la historia de un país que no es el propio, para ir adentrándose en temas como la historia del declive de las naciones y los imperios, la historiapolítica, la biografía o la historia cultural y del arte. Analiza también los cambios que se han producido en la forma de abordar la historia en el último medio siglo, incluyendo el impacto de la tecnología digital, y defiende la crucial importancia de tener una visión de conjunto del pasado. Los amantes de la historia encontrarán en este fascinante libro una nueva apreciación del trabajo necesario para dar forma a las obras de historia y de cómo estas a su vez dan forma al mundo del pensamiento y de la acción. La crítica ha dicho...«Toda una vida dedicado a la historia lleva el autor de este maravilloso libro, que es lección magistral, confesión apasionada de amor al trabajo y ejercicio de lucidez.»Manuel Lucena, ABC «John Elliott ha publicado un libro que es en parte una memoria personal y en parte una reflexión sobre el oficio al que ha dedicado la vida. La calidez y la viveza de las rememoraciones es tan seductora como el rigor intelectual en el examen de las posibilidades, los límites, los márgenes de error e incertidumbre del conocimiento histórico.»Antonio Muñoz Molina, El País «No resulta frecuente que la erudición, la claridad y el entusiasmo se aúnen sin estridencias. Tal es el caso de John Elliott.»El Cultural «Elliott es infatigable en su investigación, global en su visión, magistral en la organización del material e infalible identificando las evidencias más reveladoras o representativas. En resumen, su labor académica es lo más cercano a la perfección que se puede encontrar.»Felipe Fernández-Armesto «Elliott es un excelente conocedor del pasado español y un extraordinario especialista en la Monarquía Hispánica. Ha podido realizar una tarea gigantesca que le ha convertido en maestro de varias generaciones de historiadores, tanto en España como en otros países. Con este libro, ofrece a todos los lectores interesados en la historia una nueva lecciónde gran maestro y, para los jóvenes investigadores, un tesoro de sugerencias que sería insensato no considerar.»Octavio Ruiz Manjón, El Cultural, El Mundo
Hackensack
by Allan Petretti Theresa E. Jones Barbara J. Gooding Terry E. SellaroleHackensack rose from humble beginnings as a pre-Colonial meeting place for the Achkenheshacky people, members of the Lenni-Lenape tribe. In 1614, Dutch fur traders were the first Europeans to come to the area. Ancient footpaths served the new settlers well, and some of these paths became roads that are still in use today. The most quintessentially American of these roads, Main Street, terminates at a place known as "the Green," which provided a place to rest for a weary George Washington and his troops in 1776. It is also the site of the oldest church in Bergen County. Once a lure for New Yorkers seeking recreational outlets, Hackensack attracted many new permanent residents during the mid- to late 1800s. As the hub of Bergen County, the city led the way as the area moved away from its agrarian roots to a more industrialized society. In more recent times, Hackensack has been the birthplace of one of the seven original astronauts, home to the practice ice for three gold-medal-winning Olympic figure skaters, and a favorite lyric for singers and songwriters such as Billy Joel, Jimi Hendrix, Fountains of Wayne, and Johnny Cash.
The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier
by Bruce SterlingThe bestselling cyberpunk author &“has produced by far the most stylish report from the computer outlaw culture since Steven Levy&’s Hackers&” (Publishers Weekly). Bruce Sterling delves into the world of high-tech crime and punishment in one of the first books to explore the cyberspace breaches that threaten national security. From the crash of AT&T&’s long-distance switching system to corporate cyberattacks, he investigates government and law enforcement efforts to break the back of America&’s electronic underground in the 1990s. In this modern classic, &“Sterling makes the hackers—who live in the ether between terminals under noms de net such as VaxCat—as vivid as Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. His book goes a long way towards explaining the emerging digital world and its ethos&” (Publishers Weekly). This edition features a new preface by the author that analyzes the sobering increase in computer crime over the twenty-five years since The Hacker Crackdown was first published. &“Offbeat and brilliant.&” —Booklist &“Thoroughly researched, this account of the government&’s crackdown on the nebulous but growing computer-underground provides a thoughtful report on the laws and rights being defined on the virtual frontier of cyberspace. . . . An enjoyable, informative, and (as the first mainstream treatment of the subject) potentially important book . . . Sterling is a fine and knowledgeable guide to this strange new world.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“A well-balanced look at this new group of civil libertarians. Written with humor and intelligence, this book is highly recommended.&” —Library Journal
Hacker Culture A to Z
by Kim CrawleyHacker culture can be esoteric, but this entertaining reference is here to help. Written by longtime cybersecurity researcher and writer Kim Crawley, this fun reference introduces you to key people and companies, fundamental ideas, and milestone films, games, and magazines in the annals of hacking. From airgapping to phreaking to zombie malware, grasping the terminology is crucial to understanding hacker culture and history.If you're just getting started on your hacker journey, you'll find plenty here to guide your learning and help you understand the references and cultural allusions you come across. More experienced hackers will find historical depth, wry humor, and surprising facts about familiar cultural touchstones.Understand the relationship between hacker culture and cybersecurityGet to know the ideas behind the hacker ethos, like "knowledge should be free" Explore topics and publications central to hacker culture, including 2600 MagazineAppreciate the history of cybersecurityLearn about key figures in the history of hacker cultureUnderstand the difference between hackers and cybercriminals
The Hacker Ethic and the Spirit of the Information Age: A Radical Approach to the Philosophy of Business
by Pekka HimanenThe Hacker Ethic takes us on a journey through fundamental questions about life in the information age - a trip of constant surprises, after which our time and our lives can be seen from unexpected perspectives. Nearly a century ago, Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism articulated the animating spirit of the industrial age, the Protestant ethic. In the original meaning of the word, hackers are enthusiastic computer programmers who share their work with others; they are not computer criminals. Now Pekka Himanen - together with Linus Torvalds and Manuel Castells - articulates how hackers represent a new opposing ethos for the information age. Underlying hackers' technical creations - such as the Internet and the personal computer, which have become symbols of our time - are the hacker values that produced them. These values promote passionate and freely rhythmed work; the belief that individuals can create great things by joining forces in imaginative ways; and the need to maintain our existing ethical ideals, such as privacy and equality, in our new increasingly technologized society.
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution - 25th Anniversary Edition
by Steven LevyThis 25th anniversary edition of Steven Levy's classic book traces the exploits of the computer revolution's original hackers -- those brilliant and eccentric nerds from the late 1950s through the early '80s who took risks, bent the rules, and pushed the world in a radical new direction. With updated material from noteworthy hackers such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Stallman, and Steve Wozniak, Hackers is a fascinating story that begins in early computer research labs and leads to the first home computers. Levy profiles the imaginative brainiacs who found clever and unorthodox solutions to computer engineering problems. They had a shared sense of values, known as "the hacker ethic," that still thrives today. Hackers captures a seminal period in recent history when underground activities blazed a trail for today's digital world, from MIT students finagling access to clunky computer-card machines to the DIY culture that spawned the Altair and the Apple II.
Hacking Classical Forms in Haitian Literature (Classics and the Postcolonial)
by Tom HawkinsThis is the first book to study how Haitian authors – from independence in 1804 to the modern Haitian diaspora – have adapted Greco-Roman material and harnessed it to Haiti’s legacy as the world’s first anti-colonial nation-state. In nine chronologically organized chapters built around individual Haitian authors, Hawkins takes readers on a journey through one strand of Haitian literary history that draws on material from ancient Greece and Rome. This cross-disciplinary exploration is composed in a way that invites all readers to discover a rich and exciting cultural exchange that foregrounds the variety of ways that Haitian authors have ‘hacked classical forms’ as part of their creative process. Students of ancient Mediterranean cultures will learn about a branch of the Greco-Roman legacy that has never been deeply explored. Experts in Caribbean culture will find a robust register of Haitian literature that will enrich familiar texts. And those interested in anti-colonial movements will encounter a host of examples of artists creatively engaging with literary monuments from the past in ways that always keep the Haitian experience in central focus. Written in a broadly accessible style, Hacking Classical Forms in Haitian Literature appeals to anyone interested in Haiti, Haitian literature and history, anti-colonial literature, or classical reception studies.
Hacklebarney and Voorhees State Parks (Images of America)
by Peter OsborneHacklebarney and Voorhees State Parks recounts the history of two beautiful natural sanctuaries at the southwestern end of New Jersey's Highlands. Managed as a single unit by the state park service, the two parks are Hacklebarney, 977 acres along the Black River corridor, and Voorhees, 640 acres of gently rolling farmland. Their stories are similar: both parks were created in the 1920s on privately donated land and were developed by the federally operated Civilian Conservation Corps. With more than two hundred unique photographs, many published here for the first time, Hacklebarney and Voorhees State Parks shows life at the CCC camps, the building of trails and roads by hand, and the repair of forests.
Had a Good Time: Stories from American Postcards (Books That Changed the World)
by Robert Olen Butler”Gloriously imaginative and utterly hypnotizing short stories” inspired by vintage twentieth-century postcards, from a Pulitzer Prize-winning author (Booklist, starred review).For many years, author Robert Olen Butler has collected picture postcards from the early twentieth century—not so much for the pictures on the fronts but for the messages written on the backs, little bits of the captured souls of people long since passed away. Using these brief messages of real people from another age, Butler here creates fully imagined stories that speak to the universal human condition. In “Up by Heart,” a Tennessee miner is called upon to become a preacher, and then asked to complete an altogether more sinister task. In “The Ironworkers’ Hayride,” a young man named Milton embarks on a romantic adventure with a girl with a wooden leg. From the deeply moving “Carl and I,” in which a young wife writes a postcard in reply to a card from her husband who is dying of tuberculosis, to the eerily familiar “The One in White,” in which a newspaper reporter covers an incident of American military adventurism in a foreign land, these short stories are intimate and fascinating glimpses into the lives of ordinary people in an extraordinary age.“A wonderful collection.”—The Atlantic Monthly
Had She But Known: A Biography of Mary Roberts Rinehart
by Charlotte MacleodBefore Agatha Christie, there was America's Mistress of Mystery. This is the story of her life and creative legacy, from the butler who did it to Batman. In the decades since her death in 1958, master storyteller Mary Roberts Rinehart has often been compared to Agatha Christie. But while Rinehart was once a household name, today she is largely forgotten. The woman who first proclaimed "the butler did it" was writing for publication years before Christie's work saw the light of day. She also practiced nursing, became a war correspondent, and wrote a novel--The Bat--that inspired Bob Kane's creation of Batman. Born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, before it was absorbed into Pittsburgh, and raised in a close-knit Presbyterian family, Mary Roberts was at once a girl of her time--dutiful, God-fearing, loyal--and a quietly rebellious spirit. For every hour she spent cooking, cleaning, or sewing at her mother's behest while her "frail" younger sister had fun, Mary eked out her own moments of planning, dreaming, and writing. But becoming an author wasn't on her radar . . . yet. Bestselling mystery writer Charlotte MacLeod grew up on Rinehart's artfully crafted novels, such as the enormously successful The Circular Staircase--"cozies" before the concept existed. After years of seeing Christie celebrated and Rinehart overlooked, MacLeod realized that it was time to delve into how this seemingly ordinary woman became a sensation whose work would grace print, stage, and screen. From Rinehart's grueling training as a nurse and her wartime interviews with a young Winston Churchill and Queen Mary to her involvement with the Blackfoot Indians and her work as doctor's wife, mother of three, playwright, serialist, and novelist, this is the unforgettable story of America's Grande Dame of Mystery.
Had We Never Loved
by Patricia Veryan"Dashing Georgian romance," said Booklist of Time's Fool, the first stunning adventure in Patricia Veryan's Tales of the Jewelled Men. This second gem in the sparkling new series finds the sinister League of the Jewelled Men hatching another deadly conspiracy: their chosen victim one Lord Horatio Glendenning, and the prize his father's estate...
El hada democratica
by Raffaele Simone¿Debe la democracia ser remplazada por otra cosa? Raffaele Simone examina el paradigma político de lo democrático, que describe como un sistema complejo, valiente e ingenioso en el que una serie de propósitos irrealizables pero cargados de una especie de magia dan lugar a un delicado equilibrio. Estas ficciones, numerosas y entrelazadas, conforman un marco conceptual de complejidad impresionante que se mantiene en pie por obra de un hechizo. Simone analiza los distintos componentes de la democracia y demuestra la fragilidad de un sistema basado en metas inalcanzables pero necesarias, que compara con un mikado en el que la menor sacudida puede deshacerlo todo. Simone defiende la existencia de esas metas, sin las cuales, entre otros muchos peligros, caeríamos en la apatía, la desconfianza, la caída de la inversión y el ausentismo electoral.
Hadassah: One Night with the King
by Tommy Tenney Mark Andrew OlsenBack Cover: A gripping action-adventure story, full of political intrigue and suspense, with a brand-new perspective on a historical figure you may think you already know! BOTH A PALACE THRILLER AND A JEWISH WOMAN'S MEMOIR, Hadassah brings the age-old story of Esther to life. This historically accurate novel layered with fresh insights provides a fascinating twist on a pivotal time in religious history, and readers will find it bursting with page-turning drama. TOMMY TENNEY At the core of his in-depth research into the life of Esther and its setting in ancient Persia-contemporary Iraq and Iran-Tenney discovered a compelling heart-stopping tale. His storytelling gifts capture the power and beauty of the peasant girl who became queen.
Hades, Argentina
by Daniel LoedelRegada de profundas preguntas sobre las elecciones a veces imposibles que hacemos en nombre del amor, Hades, Argentina es un debut literario apasionante, lleno de misterio e ingeniosamente narrado. Una década después de exiliarse por su supervivencia, un hombre regresa a la argentina arrastrado por un amor que se resiste a morir. Buenos Aires, 1976. Tomás Orilla, joven estudiante de medicina, se reencuentra con el amor de su infancia. Para su sorpresa, ya no distingue en Isabel a la chica que lo encandiló tiempo atrás: hoy es una mujer profundamente comprometida en su lucha política. Tomás está dispuesto a correr cualquier riesgo con tal de demostrarle que sus sentimientos por ella siguen vivos y son incondicionales. Aunque el costo sea alto. Pasarán unos cuantos años hasta que una citación obligue a Tomás, que ahora se hace llamar Thomas Shore, a volver a su país desde Nueva York. Lo que le espera no es un regreso al hogar sino una auténtica odisea, un viaje por el pasado, un encuentro con los fantasmas de aquellos a los que dejó atrás y un ajuste de cuentas entre aquel en quien se ha convertido y el que alguna vez aspiró a ser. Debut literario ingenioso y atrapante, Daniel Loedel ha sembrado en este relato profundos interrogantes sobre las elecciones, a veces imposibles, que hacemos en nombre de una pasión. Un tour de force emocional en el que se entreveran y confunden vida política y pulsión sentimental. Un descenso a los infiernos de la obsesión amorosa. La crítica dijo... «Esta inquietante novela entreteje la traición y el sacrificio de forma tan intrincada que uno no puede separarse del otro».The New Yorker «Poderosa. La simple delicadeza de la prosa de Loedel se adapta no solo al horror de su tema, sino también a la premisa arriesgada de su novela. El infierno es a la vez metáfora y escenario, presunción literaria y realidad emocional. La estancia de Tomás allí es un tributo conmovedor a la hermana del autor y a sus compañeras y también víctimas».The Economist «Una novela asombrosamente poderosa sobre la naturaleza compleja de la culpa. Enfrenta lo personal a lo político con verdadera precisión emocional y aguda habilidad narrativa».Colm Tóibín
Hades' Daughter (The Troy Game, Book #1)
by Sara DouglassHades' Daughter is a 600 page historical fantasy novel written by the Australian writer Sara Douglass, author of three popular fantasy series, The Wayfarer Redemption, The Troy Game, and The Crucible. Hades' Daughter is the first book in the Troy Game; The other novels in this series in order are Gods' Concubine, Darkwitch Rising, and Druid's Sword. The summary by Tor Books reads as follows. ANCIENT GREECE: A place where the gods hold mortal lives cheap, mere playthings to amuse, delight, and abuse at their will. But those puny mortals are not wholly devoid of power, for at the cores of their fabulous city-states lie the Labyrinths, where they can shape the powers of the heavens to their own design. When Theseus entered the Labyrinth and came away with the prize of freedom and his beloved Ariadne, Mistress of the Labyrinth, his future seemed assured ... until be abandoned her for the unforgivable sin of bearing him only a daughter, and the world changed. From that day forward, all the Labyrinths in the ancient world started to decay. It slowly became clear that power was fading from the city-states. Was it the natural decline that comes to all cultures or was it because the power of the Labyrinth had been corrupted by a woman spurned? A hundred years pass-Troy has fallen and the Trojans are a scattered and humbled people. The warrior Brutus is of the line of kings and gods. He wears the golden kingship bands of Troy proudly, but they are his only mementos of a former glory, for he is a man without a country and is left little else but pride and a memory of the latent power that he could wield if but given a chance. When he receives a godsent vision of a distant shore where he can rebuild the ancient kingdom, he will move heaven and earth to reach his destiny. Ever westward he is drawn, to a lovely and mystical green land that offers him a haven-and a dream of a new beginning.
Hades' Daughter: Book One Of The Troy Game (The Troy Game #1)
by Sara DouglassAncient Greece: A place where the gods hold mortal life cheap, mere playthings to amuse, delight, and abuse at their will. But those puny mortals are not wholly devoid of power and at the core of their fabulous city-states lies the Labyrinth, where they can shape the powers of the heavens to their own design. When Theseus entered the Labyrinth and came away with the prize of freedom and his beloved Adrianne, Mistress of the Labyrinth, his future seemed assured... Until he abandoned her for the unforgivable sin of bearing him only a daughter, and the world seemed to change. From that day forward, all the Labyrinths in the ancient world started to decay. It slowly became clear that power was fading from the city-states.Was it the natural decline that comes to all cultures or was it because the power of the Labyrinth had been corrupted by a woman spurned?A hundred years pass--Troy has fallen and the Trojans are a scattered and humbled people. The warrior Brutus is of the line of kings and gods. He wears the golden kingship bands of Troy proudly--but they are his only mementos of a former glory, for he is a man without a country and is left little else but pride and a memory of the latent power that he could wield if but given a chance. When he receives a god-sent vision of a distant shore where he can rebuild the ancient kingdom, he will move heaven and earth to reach his destiny.Ever eastward he is drawn, to a lovely and mystical green land that offers him a haven--and a dream of power and conquest. Nothing will deter him... not even the entreaties of the young princess whom he took as his wife and bedded against her will. First her hatred--and now her love--torment and bind him. She is the only one who realizes the danger he is stepping into, and she will do anything to save him... and his son, whom she carries in her womb.For in the mists of Albion there lies a woman of power--a woman who has used her siren call to cloud Brutus's mind and has her own reasons for luring the warrior to these lush shores.... She is the long-descended granddaughter of Adrianne, and she has in her heart a hatred that has been passed down for generations. Her plans for Brutus will enact a revenge that could destroy the gods themselves.s20If Brutus makes the journey successfully, it will be the next step in the Game of the Labyrinth and might start a complicated contest of wills that could span centuries....At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Hades Speaks!: A Guide to the Underworld by the Greek God of the Dead (Secrets Of The Ancient Gods Ser.)
by Vicky Alvear Shecter Jesse E. LarsonHades, god of the dead, welcomes readers on a dangerous tour of his underworld kingdom, filled with monsters, furies, giants, and vampire demons. Along the way, he reveals ancient death rites and sinister curses, tells hair-raising stories, and cracks jokes to die for. With his witty voice and ghoulish sense of humor, Hades is the perfect guide through this fresh and imaginative work of nonfiction that reads like a novel. Includes a glossary, bibliography, and index.