Geoffrey: 1373 books

En esta biografía, que ya quedará como la definitiva de Felipe II, Geoffrey Parker ha utilizado toda la documentación que ha estado recopilando desde los años 70 del siglo XX y, sobre todo, la que salió a la luz en 1998 con motivo del IV centenario de la muerte del rey para pintar un retrato...

Tras el éxito de Felipe II, la biografía definitiva, publicado por Planeta en 2010, el prestigioso hispanista Geoffrey Parker acomete ahora la tarea de biografiar al rey Carlos I de España y V de Alemania, emperador del Sacro Imperio Romano. Una vez más, Parker pone su particular estilo narrativo...

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In Ghosts of 45, Geoffrey E. Hill addresses the great questions revolving around Japans past militarismhow did it get started, why were they so aggressive, why were individuals submissive to authority, what was the reason Japanese felt superior, was American bombing and the atomic bombs really justified,...

This is a journal about a trip to the edges of the mathematical universe. It is testament to the fact that even the amateur lover of numbers—one both daunted and humbled by the sledgehammer tools of the professional mathematician—can discover new terrains, new patterns and new interconnections....

Few people today would admit to being a racist, or to making assumptions about individuals based on their skin colour, or on their gender or social class. In this book, leading psychologist Geoffrey Beattie asks if prejudice, more subtle than before, is still a major part of our everyday lives. Beattie...

The intelligence community's flawed assessment of Iraq's weapons systems—and the Bush administration's decision to go to war in part based on those assessments—illustrates the political and policy challenges of combating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. In this comprehensive assessment,...

What is courage and why is it one of the oldest and most universally admired virtues? How is it relevant in the world today, and what contemporary forms does it take? In this insightful and crisply written book, Geoffrey Scarre examines these questions and many more. He begins by defining courage,...

One of the greatest paradoxes of human behavior is our tendency to say one thing and do something completely different. We think of ourselves as positive and fair-minded, caring about other people and our environment, yet our behavior lets us down time and time again. Part of the reason for this is...

Geoffrey Chaucer, known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. While he achieved fame during his lifetime as an author, philosopher, and astronomer, composing...

Jessica Martin is a troubled woman; her father is the most feared and hated man in the Milky Way. To make matters worse Jeremy Murdock a ruthless business tycoon has kidnapped her uncle an elite weapon specialist and battleship designer in an attempt to take control of the galaxy. Leading a...

The 1960s was famously the decade of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. It was also a decade of revolution and counter-revolution, of the Cuban missile crisis, of the American intervention in Vietnam, of economic booms and the beginning of consumerism (and the rebellion against it). In Hollywood, the genres...

A collection of stories about life -- and death -- and life forever. Includes: "The Little Books That Ran Away" a story for children about what happens to books that are not appreciated "A Walk in the Evening Fog" about a man blinded in an automobile accident many...

Coming-of-age adventures of an Iowa farm boy amid the colorful traditions and rituals of the University of California . . . of love lost and found - found and lost . . . untold origins of Louie, Louie, casino craps, psychedelic art and the secret odyssey of Buddy Holly’s glasses.