Resultados para "Kong!" en Biografías y memorias

Teoría King Kong es uno de los grandes libros de referencia del feminismo y de la teoría de género, un incisivo ensayo en el que Despentes comparte su propia experiencia para hablarnos sin tapujos ni concesiones sobre la prostitución, la violación, la represión del deseo, la maternidad y la pornografía, y para contribuir al derrumbe de los cimientos patriarcales de la sociedad actual.

KongHans måtte dele Slesvig og Holsten med sin lillebror Frederik, men fik tilranet sig Sverige, da han slog Sten Sture den Ældres bondehær i 1497. Fuld af tro på egne evner sendte han en tungt udrustet lejehær ud i det vintervåde Ditmarsken. Det skulle vise sig at være en enormt dårlig idé. Også: Gribshunden på bundet af havet og en elskerinde ved navn Jernskæg. Gorm den Gamle, Harald Blåtand, Svend Tveskæg Kan du din kongerække? Hvis ikke, så er hjælpen her nu.

Niels var den sidste og længstsiddende konge blandt Estridsen-sønnerne. Det gik fint i 25 år, men daNiels' søn Magnus den Stærke kløver hovedet på sin rival, kongsemnet Knud Lavard, blev landet drevet ud i en blodig borgerkrig, som skulle blive fatal for bådeNiels og sønnike. Gorm den Gamle, Harald Blåtand, Svend Tveskæg Kan du din kongerække? Hvis ikke, så er hjælpen her nu. Med afsæt i de enkelte regenter genfortællerHans Erik Havsteen og Anders Olling hele Danmarkshistorien.

Ta opowieść zaczyna się od zagadki. Dlaczego pisarz Max Cegielski omijał łukiem żydowski cmentarz w Ustrzykach? Dlaczego tak długo nie dostrzegał jego obecności? Żeby odpowiedzieć na to bardzo osobiste, jak się okaże, pytanie, autor wyrusza w niespieszną wędrówkę, która wiedzie przez bieszczadzką Atlantydę, przez Żuławy, Brukselę i Auschwitz. Z „Jądrem ciemności” Conrada jako swoistym przewodnikiem tropi historie mniejszości wymazanych z naszej zbiorowej pamięci, z pomocą lektur i własnych odkryć rekonstruuje przebieg ich małych i wielkich zagład.

Bogen følger forfatteren og hans fars samvaer fra faderens begyndende demens og til enden, døden, Beretningen bevarer respekten og kaerligheden til faderen, men fortaeller alligevel om absurditeten, de vanvittige dialoger, og de utroligt vanskelige problemer, pårørende står overfor, når et elsket menneske forandrer sig for øjnene af en. "Da jeg var seks år gammel, holdt min bedstefar op med at genkende mig. Han boede i nabohuset neden for vores hus, og da jeg brugte hans frugthave som genvej til skolen, smed han en gang imellem et stykke braende efter mig, for jeg havde ikke noget at gøre på hans jord.

Migrare significa volare via e scegliere, come fanno gli uccelli, un posto migliore, o che pensiamo tale. Francesca Paci, in ogni puntata, racconterà una storia di spostamento, di cambiamento di posizione, la storia di chi sceglie un altro luogo fisico, ma anche mentale. Buon viaggio.

Amperes Lawrence was raised in a "Christian" family, yet she denounced God when she arrived in the United States. After years of tribulations and searching, God found her and led her back into His flock. With God's love and mercy, Amperes is now living a content and joyous life.

In June 1992, Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to try to prepare it not—as other British colonies over the decades—for independence, but for handing back in 1997 to the Chinese, from whom most of its territory had been leased 99 years previously. Over the next five years, he kept this diary, which describes in detail how Hong Kong was run as a British colony and what happened as the handover approached. The book gives unprecedented insights into negotiating with the Chinese.

Young Joy, who has been experiencing the stifling control of the Chinese government over the lofty ambitions of university students like herself to study abroad, has just realized that the forces amassed against her won't budge a millimeter despite her efforts to work within the system. So Joy initiates a complex series of daring scenarios to beat the legal system at its own game in order to secure her exit visa to the United States. And she does: transforming herself into the Tiger of Beijing. Calculated. Intuitive. Fierce.

Frederick Stewart, born in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, was the first headmaster of the Hong Kong Government Central School for Boys (now Queen's College) and second inspector of schools. His consistent policy was to educate pupils in Western knowledge while preserving their Chinese identity, and he insisted on equal time for Chinese and English studies. By the end of his life, Stewart’s intimate knowledge of Hong Kong was considered unequaled among non-Chinese in Hong Kong at the time.

रेडलाइट एरिया म्हटलं की, अनेकांची नाकं मुरडली जातात.... 'कुलटा', 'किटाळ', 'वेश्या', 'रंडी'... असे अनेक शब्द वापरून तिथल्या...

A boldly rendered—and deeply intimate—account of Hong Kong today, from a resilient young woman whose stories explore what it means to survive in a city teeming with broken promises. “[A] pulsing debut . . . about what it means to find your place in a city as it vanishes before your eyes...

The “extraordinary life story” (Publishers Weekly) of the billionaire businessman Jimmy Lai, a leading Hong Kong democracy activist fighting for freedom of speech who became China’s most famous political prisoner. Jimmy Lai escaped mainland China when he was twelve years old, at the height...

Through the eyes of two frontline journalists comes a gripping narrative history of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement centered around a cast of core activists, culminating in the 2019 mass protests and Beijing's brutal crackdown. Hong Kong was an experiment in governance. Handed back to China...

Poul Smidt tegner i sin politiske biografi et portræt, der giver Frederik 8. hans plads i danmarkshistorien. Frederik 8. (1906-1912) har i danmarkshistorien været klemt mellem forgænger og efterfølger - faderen Christian 9., Europas svigerfar, og sønnen Christian 10., som blev genforeningens og besættelsestidens konge.

The incredible true story of the decade-long quest to bring down Paul Le Roux—the creator of a frighteningly powerful Internet-enabled cartel who merged the ruthlessness of a drug lord with the technological savvy of a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. “A tour de force of shoe-leather...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today As a young mother facing a terminal diagnosis, Julie Yip-Williams began to write her story, a story like no other. What began as the chronicle of an imminent and early death became something much more—a...

Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may, or may not, have heard about – someone who has seen and done amazing things. This compilation features a selection of seven of the best interviews from the program.

Fred’s Diary 1981 is a fascinating insight into a young man’s travels around Asia in the early 1980s. This is a unique opportunity to start delving into Fred's daily diary, which details the 158 days he spent traveling around Asia. In this first part of the book, you can follow Fred during his travels to Hong Kong and Thailand.