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"The birth of Christianity, nearly 2000 years ago, has shaped the whole course of human history. Yet historians still cannot explain how it all really began. What made Jesus's followers claim to have seen him alive again, three days after his crucifixion? Why did Christianity take off so quickly? This extraordinary book, based on seven years of secret research, finally provides the answer. And it lies with an enigmatic relic long assumed to be a fake: the Shroud of Turin. With historical detective work and cutting-edge scientific research, art historian Thomas de Wesselow has discovered that Jesus's followers did see something at the tomb. They saw something real but out of the ordinary - something that seemed like a miracle. It was the burial cloth of Jesus, stained with his body image. This ancient marvel was hailed as a sign of the Resurrection, and kick-started the Christian faith. The Sign details conclusive evidence that the Shroud of Turin is authentic, showing that the faint image on the cloth was formed naturally through a rare chemical reaction. It then explains how this revelation solves multiple puzzles of religious history: for example, the Gospel reports of the appearances of the Risen Christ are clearly based on early viewings of the Shroud"--Publisher description

Più di quaranta colloqui personali con Steve Jobs in oltre due anni, e più di cento interviste a familiari, amici, rivali e colleghi, hanno permesso a Walter Isaacson di raccontare l’avvincente storia del geniale imprenditore la cui passione per la perfezione e il cui carisma feroce hanno rivoluzionato interi settori dell’economia e del business. Mentre tutto il mondo sta cercando un modo per sviluppare l’economia dell’era digitale, Jobs spicca come la massima icona dell’inventiva, perché ha intuito in anticipo che la chiave per creare valore nel ventunesimo secolo è la combinazione di creatività e tecnologia. Nonostante abbia collaborato in prima persona alla stesura di questo libro, Jobs non ha imposto nessun vincolo sul testo né ha preteso di leggerlo prima della pubblicazione. E non ha posto alcun filtro, incoraggiando anzi i suoi conoscenti, familiari e rivali a raccontare onestamente tutta la verità. Lui stesso parla candidamente, talvolta in maniera brutale, dei colleghi, degli amici e dei nemici, i quali, a loro volta, ne svelano le passioni, il perfezionismo, la maestria, la magia diabolica e l’ossessione per il controllo che hanno caratterizzato il suo approccio al business e i geniali prodotti che ha creato.

Dopo una vita trascorsa ad annotare su carta pensieri e avvenimenti, sacrifici e vittorie, Nelson Mandela ha aperto il proprio archivio personale, che offre una visione senza precedenti della sua straordinaria esistenza. Io, Nelson Mandela svela ai lettori chi è l'uomo privato che si cela dietro il personaggio pubblico: dalle lettere scritte nelle ore più buie dei suoi ventisette anni di prigionia alla bozza del seguito di Lungo cammino verso la libertà, la sua autobiografia. Vediamo Mandela prendere appunti e scarabocchiare durante le riunioni, trascrivere sogni tormentati sul calendario da tavolo nella sua cella a Robben Island, tenere un diario mentre in fuga durante le lotte antiapartheid dei primi anni Sessanta, chiacchierare con gli amici in quasi settanta ore di conversazioni registrate. Un ritratto intimo che offre ai lettori la rara possibilità di trascorrere del tempo con l'uomo Nelson Mandela, ascoltando in presa diretta la sua voce: schietta, limpida, privata.

In this sweeping history, bestselling author Amy Chua explains how globally dominant empires—or hyperpowers—rise and why they fall. In a series of brilliant chapter-length studies, she examines the most powerful cultures in history—from the ancient empires of Persia and China to the recent global empires of England and the United States—and reveals the reasons behind their success, as well as the roots of their ultimate demise. Chua's analysis uncovers a fascinating historical pattern: while policies of tolerance and assimilation toward conquered peoples are essential for an empire to succeed, the multicultural society that results introduces new tensions and instabilities, threatening to pull the empire apart from within. What this means for the United States' uncertain future is the subject of Chua's provocative and surprising conclusion.

Argues that belief in God is irrational, and describes examples of religion's negative influences on society throughout the centuries, such as war, bigotry, child abuse, and violence.

Throughout his life Mozart was inspired, fascinated, amused, aroused, hurt, disappointed and betrayed by women; and he appeared equally fascinating to them. But, first and last, Mozart loved and respected women. His mother, his sister, his wife, her sisters, his patrons, his friends, his lovers and his artists all figure prominently in his life. Jane Glover introduces us to Mozart’s mother, Maria Anna and his beloved and talented sister, Nannerl. We meet, too, Mozart’s ‘other family’, the Webers: Constanze, his wife, much maligned by history, and her sisters Aloysia, Sophie and Josepha. This is their story. But it is also the story of the women in his operas, all of whom were – like his sister, his mother, his wife and entire female acquaintance – restrained by the conventions and strictures of eighteenth-century society. Yet through his glorious writing, he identified and released the emotions of his characters. They hold up the mirror to their audiences and offer inestimable insight, together constituting yet further proof of Mozart’s true genius and phenomenal understanding of human nature. Rich, evocative and compellingly readable, Mozart's Women illuminates the music and the man, but above all, the women who inspired him.

Based on huge research and scores of interviews, this book offers an unforgettable and richly illustrated narrative of the military action that took place in Moscow during 1941; telling portraits of Stalin and his generals, some apparatchiks, some great commanders. It also traces the stories of individuals, soldiers, politicians and intellectuals, writers and artists and dancers, workers, schoolchildren and peasants. Click here to visit the author's website.