Action publishing technology jun 2026 (2 résultats)

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - By the age of eleven Alfonso had lost both parents, the family home was destroyed by Nazi bombing, and he and his brother were left to face the world together. One family among many caught in the mayhem of war, occupation and its aftermath. And yet, what has followed, even to this day, seems to mirror those earlier events with striking familiarity, as though history has never truly loosened its hold.At eighteen, he leaves Florence, a city still bearing the scars of war, and travels to London - a place alive with opportunity and change.The next two decades offered a diverse range of experiences, shifting constantly against the backdrop of a Western world in transition. The rise of the global travel industry opened new horizons: offering a broadened sense of freedom, moving at breakneck speed for those determined to stay aboard. A life sublime at its best yet with devastating pitfalls at its worst; for which no one is ever truly prepared.A deeply human journey defined by loss and transformed by what was found.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - What happens when a wealthy, powerful matriarch comes into conflict with her son-in-law, who is a duke Lady Olivia Bernard Sparrow was born into the Anglo-Irish aristocracy in the late eighteenth century and was just thirty years old when she inherited vast estates following the death of her husband. Undaunted by the responsibility, and deciding not to remarry, her unflinching determination and indomitable spirit made her a prominent and influential woman who has been dubbed the first 'Iron Lady'. Well connected with English society, she is attributed as the matchmaker between Kitty Packenham and Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington. She was also closely associated with leading evangelicals of the era.Lady Olivia's standing did not make her immune from tragedy. When her young son died of tuberculosis, she overwhelmed her daughter, Millicent, with attention. Millicent, however, craved her independence and found the intensity of the relationship insufferable, particularly when it continued following her marriage to Lord George Montagu, who was to become 6th Duke of Manchester. Ructions arose within the family that came to a head in a scandalous and widely reported trial.Based on Lady Olivia's private letters and diaries that have lain untouched since her death in 1863, this biography provides an in-depth account of her life, her thoughts and her achievements. It is interlaced with insight into the social history of the era, including during her extensive travels abroad. It is a turbulent and compelling read, both historically and emotionally.…