Títulos en Política

Dante è davvero stato ucciso dalla malaria, come tutti a Ravenna credono? Oppure qualcuno aveva dei motivi per desiderare la sua morte e la scomparsa di un segreto insieme a lui? Tormentati da questo dubbio, la figlia del poeta, suor Beatrice, un ex templare di nome Bernard e un medico, Giovanni da Lucca, iniziano una doppia indagine per fare chiarezza su quanto è accaduto.

After a lifetime of political disillusionment, Mia Rhodes created an alternative to the two-party system: Ameritocracy. Part American Idol, part Iowa Caucus, her online political competition will find the most popular independent candidate in America and give them a genuine shot to win the presidency. Anyone can run...The American people vote online...The winner receives instant fame and a campaign war chest to battle the Democrats and Republicans in 2020.

O romance M, o filho do século (vencedor do Prêmio Strega) conta em trama eletrizante a história de Mussolini e sua ascensão de agitador político a líder do fascismo sob a perspectiva do ditador e de seus íntimos, durante o período de 1919 até 1925. Valendo-se de vasta base documental, Antonio Scurati traz uma narrativa totalmente calcada na realidade, porém elaborada com os recursos que fazem com que o leitor entre na mente dos grandes personagens da ascensão do fascismo, compreenda todo o clima da época e assista a tudo como se lá estivesse.

The year is 2084, and that famous Margaret Thatcher quote has become a reality: There really is no such thing as society. No one speaks to anyone else. No one looks at anyone else. People don’t collaborate, they only compete...It all sounds rather morbid, does it not? But please don’t despair, there is hope, and it comes in the form of our hero: Renee Ann Blanca. Wishing to fill the society-shaped hole in her life, our Renee does the unthinkable: She goes in search of human company!

It is 1917, and President Woodrow Wilson is about to lead the country into the Great War in Europe. In California, a new industry is born that will irreversibly transform America. Caroline Sanford, the alluring heroine of Empire, discovers the power of moving pictures to manipulate reality as she vaults to screen stardom under the name of Emma Traxler. Just as Caroline must balance her two lives - West Coast movie star and East Coast newspaper publisher and senator’s mistress - so too must America balance its two power centers: Hollywood and Washington. Here is history as only Gore Vidal can re-create it: brimming with intrigue and scandal, peopled by the greats of the silver screen and American politics.

Dirk Struan rose from humble beginnings to build Struan & Company, also known as the Noble House, into the world’s largest Far East trading company. He is now the Tai-Pan—Supreme Leader—of all Tai-Pans in China. Along the way, however, he made a powerful enemy. Tyler Brock, Struan’s rival from their early opium-smuggling days, also heads a large trading fleet, second in size only to Struan’s. But it is not only silks and spices that drive their mutual companies’ wealth—the opium trade is still booming. War between England and China might be over, but the hostilities remain.

Pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1899, Cuore di tenebra trae lo spunto da un viaggio di Conrad al comando di un battello lungo il corso del fiume...

On the eve of the Cuban Missile Crisis in Paris, 1962, Devereaux and Nordstrom uncover Soviet plans to ship nuclear arms. But when nobody acts after sharing his findings, Devereaux becomes the target of an assassination attempt and soon realizes the plot extends far beyond Cuba - and himself. A thrilling and well-paced novel filled with Cold War intrigue, Topaz features two agents on a journey around the world to save NATO and themselves.

The year is 1896 and the nation is in turmoil. After a shocking election – in which political order is upended as an outsider is chosen to be the next president – New York is thrown into chaos. Mobs of protestors swarm the streets, the economy shakes and whispers of various conspiracies echo through the blocks of the city. As the new president, Mr. Bryan, takes office, powerful, unseen forces begin to sinisterly shape America's future. Fast-paced and an unnerving portrayal of misplaced power, 1900; or The Last President is a chilling reminder of how quickly fear can unravel a republic.

Audiolibro producido con sonido 3D. El mismo está diseñado para ser escuchado con auriculares. Rebelión en la granja es una novela corta satírica del escritor británico George Orwell publicada en 1945. La obra es una fábula sobre cómo el régimen soviético de Iósif Stalin corrompe el socialismo. Se ha catalogado la obra de muchas formas como, por ejemplo, novela política, fábula, novela satírica o alegoría. Sin embargo, hay una coincidencia entre los críticos de que se trata de una historia de animales que transmite un claro componente social y político dentro de una obra de arte literaria.

La Russia è "la macchina degli incubi dell'Occidente" e questo romanzo, che è un viaggio alla scoperta della mente genialmente tortuosa di uno stratega del Cremlino, ci porta al cuore di quella macchina e di quegli incubi. Nel corso di una lunga notte, Vadim Baranov, l'uomo conosciuto come "il mago del Cremlino", racconta gli uomini e le vicende che hanno accompagnato la trasformazione di un anonimo funzionario del Kgb nell'inesorabile Zar di oggi.

Un famoso pittore in cerca di pace e solitudine sceglie di ritirarsi nell'Eremo di Zafer per poi scoprire essere stato trasformato, dall'enigmatico Don Gaetano, in un hotel esclusivo che ospita ritiri spirituali per i potenti. Ed è proprio durante un ritiro cui prende parte anche il pittore, precisamente al momento in cui gli ospiti compatti recitano il rosario, che avviene l'omicidio dell'ex senatore Michelozzi. Il procuratore Scalambri, supportato dal pittore cerca di risolvere il caso ma non ne viene a capo.

Na sua modesta casa em um sítio isolado, o ex-presidente de um pequeno país latino-americano recebe uma jornalista europeia para debater as terríveis circunstâncias que ameaçam a democracia ao redor do planeta. Antes conhecido como o presidente mais pobre do mundo, hoje é visto como um símbolo de altruísmo, justiça e direitos humanos. Mas agora, durante a entrevista, ele se vê à beira de revelar seu maior segredo: que todos os seus conceitos sobre revolução, dignidade e amor se devem às profundas conversas que teve, no período em que esteve preso, com seu companheiro de cela — um sapo.

"Guvernul României și alianţa din care provine și-au dovedit de atâtea ori fascinaţia pentru selecţia negativă, încât nu mai poţi nici măcar să te revolţi. Ilie Mario Rafael e doar un nume din dosarul pe care scrie cu litere mari «Cultura sfidării». De ce-l numește premierul...

From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the second installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty’s Army at the siege of Seringapatam. "The greatest writer of historical adventures today." —Washington Post...

Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. The book tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, however, the rebellion is betrayed, and the farm ends up in a state as bad as it was before, under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon. According to Orwell, the fable reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union.

New York Times Bestseller A Best Book of the Year: New York Times, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times, and Kansas City Star Winner of the Orange Prize “Breathtaking. . . dazzling.” — New York Times Book Review “Epic and deeply personal. . . . This is...

Bloomsbury presents The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst, read by Joe Jameson. Winner of the Man Booker Prize Named a Best Book of the Century by The New York Times Book Review International Bestseller From acclaimed author Alan Hollinghurst, a sweeping novel about class, sex, and money...

Brought to you by Penguin. LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021 A multigenerational novel of love, oppression, trauma and the pursuit of freedom, inspired in part by the author's own family history, China Room twines together the stories of a woman and a man separated by more than half a century...

From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, now available in paperback—bestselling historical novelist Bernard Cornwell brings life to one of the most spectacular naval battles in history with SHARPE’S TRAFALGAR. "The greatest writer of historical adventures today."...