Resultado Editorial "Audible Studios" em Históricas

La vida de Neus Català, la darrera supervivent catalana del camp d'extermini de Ravensbrück, és el testimoni colpidor d'un segle i d'una lluita constant. Els seus records, novel·lats per Carme Martí amb una sensibilitat i una intensitat extraordinàries, són autèntiques lliçons de coratge convertides en un relat imprescindible per no oblidar.

"Todo el país vibra de indignación ante esos desalmados que quieren, por el fuego y el terror, sumir a la España democrática y popular en un infierno de terror. Pero no pasarán…" Aquel legendario llamamiento por radio del 19 de julio de 1936 convirtió a Dolores Ibárruri, a la sazón diputada del Frente Popular por Asturias, en el símbolo universal de la resistencia republicana frente al fascismo. Mario Amorós ha escrito un relato biográfico riguroso y sobre todo necesario de una de las grandes figuras del movimiento obrero y comunista internacional.

Sofía de Grecia es la última reina consorte europea de sangre real. Bisnieta, nieta, hija, esposa y madre de reyes, está emparentada con todas las casas reinantes de Europa. La niña que creció en el palacio de Tatoi fue educada para reinar y en el internado alemán de Salem aprendió que el sentido del deber está por encima de los sentimientos. Carmen Gallardo ahonda en la figura de una mujer excepcional a la que le ha tocado vivir momentos duros.

Intentaron quitarle todo cuanto era suyo. Crearon la leyenda de su locura. Y la encerraron durante cuarenta y seis años. Esta es su verdadera historia. Juana de Castilla fue la reina con peor suerte de nuestra historia. Pudo ser la soberana más poderosa de su tiempo: reina de Castilla, León, Granada, Aragón, Navarra, Sicilia y las tierras de ultramar. Pero fue traicionada por todos los hombres de su vida: por su padre, el rey Fernando el Católico; por su marido, el archiduque Felipe el Hermoso, y por su hijo, el emperador Carlos.

En 1977, el cadáver de María Isabel Gutiérrez Velasco aparece calcinado en una celda de la prisión de Basauri (Bizkaia). Sus compañeras no se creyeron la versión oficial y esos días declararon una huelga de prostitutas en Bilbao. De la mano de otros colectivos políticos, organizaron manifestaciones y encierros para exigir la amnistía de las y los presos sociales y la derogación de leyes franquistas que afectaban especialmente a la chusma.

Una biografía completa del conquistador Pizarro, con una análisis completo de los pasajes más sorprendentes de tu vida.

Felipe II es uno de los personajes más importantes de nuestra historia. Su gran personalidad y la complejidad de la Europa de su tiempo, le confieren un protagonismo especial en una época de gran plenitud vital en el continente. Enrique Martínez Ruiz, uno de los más reconocidos especialistas en el periodo, aborda en esta extraordinaria biografía, ricamente ilustrada, las tres principales facetas vitales de Felipe II.

Stéphane Courtois demuestra en esta obra fundamental la forma en que Lenin, un joven intelectual radical, elabora, ansía y establece una dictadura ideológica despiadada al crear los conceptos y los instrumentos del totalitarismo que simbolizarían los horrores del siglo XX.

Par leur caractère, leur audace, leur esprit de rébellion, elles ont fait l'Histoire. D'Alexandra David-Néel à Wu Zetian : portraits de 12 femmes exceptionnelles. L'Histoire a aussi été faite par de grandes figures féminines. Quelle que soit l'époque, certaines ont traversé mille épreuves pour laisser leur trace dans l'Histoire. Ce document historique nous conte leurs aventures.

J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue - and coordinated its daily life - at the request of the president and his family. He directed state functions; planned parties, weddings, funerals, gardens, playgrounds, and extensive renovations; and with a large staff, supervised every activity in the presidential home.

No family in the past two centuries has been as constantly at the center of Europe's great events, has featured such varied and spectacular personalities, has had anything close to the wealth of the Rothschilds. To this day they remain one of the most powerful and wealthy families in the world. In Frederic Morton's classic tale, the family is brought vividly to life.

This book follows Agrippina as a daughter born to the expected heir to Augustus’ throne and who was then orphaned; as a sister to Caligula, who raped his sisters and showered them with honours until they attempted rebellion against him and were exiled; as a seductive niece and then wife to Claudius, who gave her access to near unlimited power; and then as a mother to Nero, who adored her until he killed her. She was 44 when she died.

More than seven decades after the end of the Second World War, the era of the Nazi hunters is drawing to a close as they and the hunted die off. Their saga can now be told almost in its entirety. After the Nuremberg trials and the start of the Cold War, most of the victors in World War II lost interest in prosecuting Nazi war criminals. Many of the lower-ranking perpetrators quickly blended in with the millions who were seeking to rebuild their lives in a new Europe, while those who felt most at risk fled the continent.

Circle of Treason is the first account written by CIA agents who were key members of the CIA team that conducted the intense "Ames Mole Hunt." Sandra Grimes and Jeanne Vertefeuille were two of the five principals of the CIA team tasked with hunting one of their own and were directly responsible for identifying Ames as the mole, leading to his arrest and conviction.

This magnificent biography of Henry VIII is set against the cultural, social and political background of his court - the most spectacular court ever seen in England - and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces. An entertaining narrative packed with colourful description and a wealth of anecdotal evidence, but also a comprehensive analytical study of the development of both monarch and court during a crucial period in English history.

A ventinove anni Antonio Megalizzi, "il Mega" per gli amici, si batteva per unire le due grandi passioni della sua vita, l'Europa e il giornalismo, mettendo nel lavoro tutto il suo contagioso entusiasmo. Quel sogno si è spento il 14 dicembre 2018, pochi giorni dopo la strage di Strasburgo in cui Antonio era stato colpito dai proiettili di un estremista.

French philosopher Jean Paul Sartre said that "words are loaded pistols". In the hands of Russ Baker, they are hydrogen bombs. On each and every page of his masterpiece, Family of Secrets, he explodes the myths and lies that powerful forces have perpetrated on the American consciousness. He digs beneath the surface in a form of journalistic archeology to reveal the hidden history of one of America's most powerful families, leaving no stone unturned.

At the dawn of the 20th century, humanity was facing global disaster. Mass starvation, long predicted for the fast-growing population, was about to become a reality. A call went out to the worlds scientists to find a solution. This is the story of the two enormously gifted, fatally flawed men who found it: the brilliant, self-important Fritz Haber and the reclusive, alcoholic Carl Bosch. Together they discovered a way to make bread out of air, built city-sized factories, controlled world markets, and saved millions of lives.

From the dark days of World War II through the Cold War, Sergey A. Kondrashev was a major player in Russia’s notorious KGB espionage apparatus. Rising through its ranks through hard work and keen understanding of how the spy and political games are played, he “handled” American and British defectors, recruited Western operatives as double agents, served as a ranking officer at the East Berlin and Vienna KGB bureaus, and tackled special assignments from the Kremlin.

In this lively and compelling biography, Harlow Giles Unger reveals the dominant political figure of a generation. A fierce fighter in four critical Revolutionary War battles and a courageous survivor of Valley Forge and a near-fatal wound at the Battle of Trenton, James Monroe (1751 - 1831) went on to become America's first full-time politician, dedicating his life to securing America's national and international durability.