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Andrew Hurley

    La ricerca di Andrew Hurley approfondisce la storia urbana e ambientale, con un focus particolare sugli Stati Uniti del XX secolo. Il suo lavoro esplora le intricate relazioni tra le società umane e il loro ambiente naturale. Radicato nella public history, l'approccio di Hurley suggerisce un impegno nel rendere la comprensione storica accessibile a un pubblico più ampio. La sua ricerca offre preziose intuizioni sulla formazione dei moderni paesaggi urbani ed ecologici.

    Andrew Hurley
    La fratellanza della Sacra Sindone
    Dear First Love
    My life
    Against all hope : the prison memoirs
    One Nation Under Israel
    • One Nation Under Israel

      • 309pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Former Under Scretary of State and Ambassador to the UN George Ball stated, "Practically every congressman and senator says his prayers to the AIPAC lobby... they have done an enormous job of corrupting the American democratic process." Andrew Hurley has done a masterful job in telling the story of Israel and the power of AIPAC over the U.S. Congress. This remarkable book was first published under the title Holocaust II, Saving Israel From Suicide as a public service at the end of a long, successful financial and law career. Arguably, US warring in the Middle East both through its own forces and through United Nations' actions, has only one lasting beneficiary--the state of Israel. Issrael's power has been magnified by the destruction of its neighbors. Andrew Hurley's thoroughly researched book explains why.

      One Nation Under Israel
      4,5
    • My life

      • 723pagine
      • 26 ore di lettura

      The acclaimed autobiography of Fidel Castro, one of the towering political figures of our age, who dominated both Cuba and the world stage for over half a century. Here Castro tells his story in full for the first time, speaking openly about everything from his parents and earliest influences to his imprisonment, guerrilla war and the Cuban revolution and on to the Bay of Pigs, the missile crisis and his relationship with Che Guevara. He also remembers the people he knew, from John F. Kennedy to Ernest Hemingway. Whatever your views on Castro are, this is an essential record of an incredible life - and even more extraordinary times. 'Cubaphiles are all the richer for this book ... Castro's prodigious gifts are well displayed: his formidable erudition, steely discipline, epic curiosity and his astute grasp of history' Financial Times 'Castro's life has been extraordinary and he can tell a good story' Evening Standard

      My life
      4,2
    • Dear First Love

      A Novel

      • 304pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Zoé Valdés, one of Cuba's most imaginative writers, presents a tale of spiritual and sexual awakening set against the oppressive backdrop of the Castro regime. Danae, trapped in the numbing routine of poverty-stricken Havana, reaches a breaking point and leaves her family without explanation. In search of her first love, she returns to the countryside of her youth, where she had been sent to work in the fields as a teenager under a sadistic overseer. It is here that she fell in love with Tierra Fortuna Munda, a campesino girl her age. The narrative immerses readers in the magic of Danae's late childhood, as inanimate objects like a wooden suitcase and an ancient ceiba tree recount the gritty, irreverent, and often tragic lives of young adults in the work camps. When Danae reunites with Tierra, their love is rekindled, yet their return to Havana tests not only their relationship but also impacts Danae's desperate family. The novel serves as a tribute to Cuba and its resilient spirit, exploring universal themes of love and loss through sensuous language that captures daily life in both urban and rural settings.

      Dear First Love
      3,7
    • La fratellanza della Sacra Sindone

      • 406pagine
      • 15 ore di lettura

      Torino, 1997. Domate le fiamme divampate nel duomo, viene rinvenuto il cadavere carbonizzato di un uomo senza lingua. Un particolare che mette in allarme il capitano dei carabinieri Marco Valoni, che inizia a sospettare che l'incendio non sia stato causato da un corto circuito. Coadiuvato dall'affascinante storica dell'arte Sofia Galloni e da una giornalista spagnola, si mette sulle tracce di una ristretta élite di uomini colti, raffinati, ma soprattutto di grande potere, che sembrano nutrire un particolare interesse per il lenzuolo con l'immagine del Cristo sofferente. Valoni dovrà ripercorrere l'intera storia del Sacro Lino, tra complotti e miracoli, eresie e Crociate, apostoli e Templari, mentre presente e passato si fondono in un thriller ingegnoso ed entusiasmante, in una storia che sembra avere molti misteri da svelare. Tradotto in 15 lingue, La fratellanza della Sacra Sindone è stato un bestseller assoluto in Spagna e nel mondo, con oltre un milione di copie vendute, tanto da essere considerato l'erede più autentico del Codice da Vinci di Dan Brown.

      La fratellanza della Sacra Sindone
      3,6