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Cautiva en Arabia: La extraordinaria historia de la condesa Marga d'Andurain, espía y aventurera
by Cristina MoratóLa extraordinaria historia de la condesa Marga d'Andurain, espía y aventurera en Oriente Medio, una mujer osada que llevó una vida digna de la mejor novela de aventuras. La condesa Marga d'Andurain protagonizó una vida propia de la mejor novela de aventuras. Nacida en el seno de una familia de la burguesía vascofrancesa, fue una mujer adelantada a su tiempo, rebelde y apasionada, que viajó a ciudades legendarias como El Cairo, Beirut, Damasco o el Tánger de entreguerras, donde llevó a cabo increíbles hazañas. Espió para los británicos, regentó junto a su marido un hotel en el desierto sirio y se propuso ser la primera occidental que entrara en la Meca. Para ello, ya divorciada, se casó con un beduino y se convirtió al islam. Su viaje al corazón de Arabia fue una auténtica pesadilla, al ser recluida en un harén y más tarde encarcelada en la terrible prisión de Yidda. Al abandonar Oriente Próximo, se dedicó al tráfico de opio en el Paris ocupado por los nazis y acabó sus días trágicamente en Tánger. Pero ¿quién era en realidad esta mujer fascinante? Gracias a su estrecha colaboración con Jacques d'Andurain, hijo menor de la condesa y héroe de la resistencia francesa, Cristina Morató ha podido reconstruir la azarosa vida de una mujer marcada por el escándalo y olvidada por la historia, que encontró en la aventura su razón de existir. Reseña:«Una historia digna de conocerse, en el mejor catálogo de mujeres audaces y adelantadas de su tiempo.»Qué leer
Las damas de Oriente: Grandes viajeras por los países árabes
by Cristina MoratóLas apasionantes biografías de unas fascinantes mujeres que abandonaron el confort de sus mansiones por una vida nómada, y en ciudades como Bagdad, El Cairo, Damasco o Estambul aún se las recuerda. La lectura de Las mil y una noches despertó en un buen número de damas británicas, aristocráticas y aventureras, la fascinación por un Oriente de harenes, bazares, caravanas y nómadas beduinos. A comienzos del siglo XIX viajar más allá de El Cairo o Estambul era una peligrosa aventura: el pillaje, los despóticos pachás turcos, las epidemias, las duras travesías por el desierto, echaban atrás a los viajeros más curtidos. Este libro recoge las apasionantes vidas de unas mujeres atraídas por el mundo árabe que dejaron su huella en Oriente Próximo: lady Mary Montagu, la primera occidental en acceder al interior de los harenes otomanos, la excéntrica lady Hester Stanhope, la hermosa lady Jane Digby, que vivióuna apasionada historia de amor con un jefe beduino o, ya entrado el siglo XX, otras audaces exploradoras, arqueólogas y espías al servicio del Imperio Británico como Gertrude Bell, que en calidad de secretaria para Oriente ayudó a trazar las fronteras del actual Irak, la incansable Freya Stark y la famosa escritora de novelas policíacas Agatha Christie.
Diosas de Hollywood: Las vidas de Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, Rita Hayworth y Elizabeth Taylor más allá del glamour
by Cristina MoratóLas actrices de la época dorada del cine toman el relevo a las Divas Rebeldes y Reinas Malditas de Cristina Morató. Las historias de estas cuatro grandes estrellas de cine nos trasladan a la época dorada de Hollywood. Tenían el mundo a sus pies, contaban con una legión de admiradores y protagonizaron sonados romances con los galanes más atractivos. Verdaderas diosas a los ojos del público, fueron las más deseadas y fotografiadas del mundo. La temperamental e indomable Ava Gardner, la deslumbrante sex symbol Rita Hayworth, la elegante y sensual Grace Kelly o la gran diva de los ojos violeta Elizabeth Taylor hicieron soñar a millones de espectadores. Más allá del lujo y el glamour, fueron mujeres de carne y hueso, vulnerables, tímidas e inseguras que solo deseaban ser amadas. Pero el amor les fue esquivo y sus vidas estuvieron marcadas por la soledad, los divorcios, las adicciones, los malostratos y los desengaños. Todas pagaron un elevado precio por llegar a lo más alto. Cristina Morató nos descubre el lado más humano de estas inolvidables estrellas del siglo XX, protagonistas de una vida mucho más intensa y dramática que la de cualquiera de los personajes que interpretaron en la gran pantalla. «En Hollywood, a las actrices nos trataban como si no tuviéramos alma».Ava Gardner
Divas rebeldes: María Callas, Coco Chanel, Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy y otras mujeres
by Cristina MoratóDivas rebeldes recoge las apasionantes biografías de siete mujeres unidas por el inconformismo, por su personalidad y autenticidad, por su estilo inconfundible e insustituible: por su divismo y rebeldía. Los nombres de Maria Callas, Coco Chanel, Wallis Simpson, Eva Perón, Barbara Hutton, Audrey Hepburn y Jackie Kennedy ocuparon durante décadas las páginas de las revistas. Gracias a su talento, belleza y personalidad se convirtieron en auténticos mitos del siglo XX. Famosas, ricas y atractivas, parecían perfectas a los ojos del mundo. Pero en realidad estas rutilantes divas fueron personas solitarias, acomplejadas con su físico y celosas de su intimidad, que detestaban ser tratadas como estrellas. Estas siete mujeres de leyenda comparten dolorosas heridas que nunca llegaron a cicatrizar: la falta de cariño o el abandono de sus padres, las secuelas de la guerra, el dolor por la pérdida de sus hijos o los traumáticos divorcios.Deseo que en este libro el lector descubra las luces y las sombras de unas mujeres rebeldes e inconformistas, que siguen cautivándonos porque demuestran que los cuentos de hadas existen. Aunque no siempre tengan un final feliz. CRISTINA MORATÓ La crítica ha dicho...«Cristina Morató sigue fiel a su empeño en profundizar en grandes mujeres de leyenda.»El Mundo «Un interesante libro que descubre aspectos inéditos de siete mujeres que pisaron fuerte y dejaron huella por su personalidad y su trabajo.»El Periódico de Catalunya
Divas rebeldes
by Cristina MoratóDivas Rebeldes recoge las apasionantes biografías de siete mujeres sin cuyas vidas no se entendería el siglo XX. Romances y escándalos aparte, estas divas simbolizan el triunfo y, con estilos diferentes, conforman auténticos mitos convertidos ya en leyenda.
Divina Lola
by Cristina MoratóLa extraordinaria historia de una de las mujeres más famosas del siglo XIX, una mujer marcada por el escándalo que tuvo el mundo a sus pies. Ni se llamaba Lola Montes ni era española, pero encandiló a toda una época con su arrebatadora belleza y pasional temperamento. Bailarina, aventurera y cortesana, su vida fue una sucesión de viajes, escándalos y excentricidades. Haciéndose pasar por bailarina andaluza debutó en los teatros más importantes del mundo, aunque su talento artístico dejaba mucho que desear. Pero nada impidió que la irlandesa Elisabeth Gilbert, su verdadero nombre, triunfara en todo lo que hizo. Se codeó con los literatos, políticos, músicos y aristócratas más célebres de su tiempo, como Alejandro Dumas, Honoré de Balzac y George Sand. Se casó en tres ocasiones y tuvo una larga lista de amantes, entre ellos el compositor Franz Liszt con quien vivió un apasionado romance. Y, sobre todo, enamoró al rey Luis I de Baviera, quien la nombró condesa de Landsfeld. Por su amor, el monarca se vio obligado a abdicar en 1848. Tras sus aventuras en Europa, la bailarina se embarcó a Estados Unidos donde vivió la fiebre del oro y actuó para los rudos mineros. Divina Lola nos traslada a escenarios exóticos y remotos, desde su Irlanda natal hasta la magia de la India; a ciudades como París, Londres, Munich, donde deslumbró con sus «danzas españolas», y a las peligrosas tierras de California y Australia donde vivió como una intrépida pionera. Reseñas:«Con su habitual estilo sencillo, discreto y pasional, Cristina Morató nos descubre en su último libro la biografía de la irlandesa Elisabeth Gilbert.»Boletín de la Sociedad Geográfica Española En los blogs...«Me gustaría destacar la edición del libro, ya que la portada es muy bonita y llama la atención. También me ha gustado mucho cómo la autora ha logrado transmitir tan bien cómo era Lola Montes y sus sentimientos.»Blog Mi tarde junto a un libro «Una vida fascinante y una obra que sin duda recomiendo a los amantes de las biografías, de las historias de mujeres viajeras y de las atrayentes vidas de personajes femeninos excepcionales o únicos.»Blog Anika entre Libros
Grace Kelly
by Cristina MoratóCristina Morató ofrece una fascinante mirada, más allá de la leyenda, de una mujer atravesada por el deseo de la emancipación. Grace Kelly es para el imaginario colectivo un mito dorado. Elegante y sensual a partes iguales, su recuerdo evoca el Hollywood que nunca volverá y el cuento donde por fin la doncella consigue ser princesa. Más allá del lujo y del glamour, de Hitchcock y James Stewart, de la corte, el protocolo y el palacio, Gracia de Mónaco fue una mujer real, vulnerable, tímida, sometida a los mandatos paternos, que solo deseaba libertad. Libertad para vivir independientemente, para experimentar su sexualidad, para escoger su carrera, para amar. Pero el amor, aunque a algunos sorprenda, le fue esquivo y su vida estuvo marcada por la soledad, los desengaños, la abnegación y el desasosiego. Cristina Morató nos descubrió el lado más humano de las grandes estrellas en Divas de Hollywood. Hoy Flash selecciona el capítulo dedicado a Grace Kelly para ahondar en el que fue el papel más ingrato y difícil de su carrera: ser mujer. «Tuve que alejarme de lo que había sido Grace Kelly, y me resultó muy duro. Pero no podía ser dos personas a la vez, una actriz norteamericana y la esposa del príncipe de Mónaco. Entonces, durante un tiempo, perdí mi identidad». Grace Kelly De Divas Rebeldes se dijo:«Cristina Morató sigue fiel a su empeño en profundizar en grandes mujeres de leyenda».El Mundo «Un interesante libro que descubre aspectos inéditos de siete mujeres que pisaron fuerte y dejaron huella por su personalidad y su trabajo».El Periódico de Catalunya De Divina Lola se dijo:«La escritora Cristina Morató ha recreado la asombrosa historia de la que conocemos como Lola Montes en un libro de corte biográfico que hace honora la desmesura y pasión de su existencia y que se lee, y en este caso no es ninguna frase hecha, como una novela».Jacinto Antón, El País «Divina Lola es en efecto una biografía, pero está escrita en clave de novela. Solo curtidas escritores como Morató consiguen que las costuras entre ambos géneros no se noten hasta poner en pie una narración apasionante, subyugante, para leer de una sentada».Manuel Mateo Pérez, El Mundo De Cautiva en Arabia se dijo:«Una historia digna de conocerse, en el mejor catálogo de mujeres audaces y adelantadas de su tiempo».Qué leer
Reinas malditas: Emperatriz Sissi, María Antonieta, Eugenia de Montijo, Alejandra Romanov y otras reinas marcadas por la tragedia
by Cristina MoratóLas fascinantes vidas de seis reinas marcadas por la tragedia que no pudieron elegir su destino y que dejaron una profunda huella en la Historia. Excéntricas, caprichosas, rebeldes, ambiciosas... Más allá de un mundo de privilegios, riqueza y poder, todas fueron mujeres de carne y hueso obligadas a llevar sobre sus hombros la pesada carga de un imperio. La vida de estas reinas dista mucho de ser un romántico cuento de hadas. Aunque infinidad de películas y novelas nos han mostrado el rostro más amable de su reinado, en general, fueron muy desdichadas. Todas tienen en común la soledad, el desarraigo, la nostalgia, la falta de amor o el sufrimiento por no poder dar un heredero al trono. También comparten la dolorosa pérdida de sus hijos, los fracasos matrimoniales o el sentirse extranjeras en una corte donde no eran bien recibidas. Las suyas no fueron grandes historias de amor porque sus matrimonios eran un «asunto de Estado». Algunas, como Sissi, fueron emperatrices en contra de su voluntad y enfermaron de melancolía; otras, como Cristina de Suecia, escandalizaron con su extravagante comportamiento y sus ansias de libertad. María Antonieta y Alejandra Romanov comparten un trágico final, mientras que la reina Victoria de Inglaterra y Eugenia de Montijo asumieron con extraordinaria dignidad su papel en los momentos más difíciles. A través de los diarios personales y correspondencia familiar, Cristina Morató nos descubre el lado más humano y menos conocido de unas reinas y emperatrices, maltratadas por la historia, que no pudieron elegir su destino. Reseña:«La corona de Francia es una corona de espinas.»Eugenia de Montijo, emperatriz de los franceses
Viajeras intrépidas y aventureras
by Cristina MoratóViajeras intrépidas y aventureras nos aporta una lectura deliciosa y el reconocimiento histórico a muchas mujeres olvidadas que, con su imaginación y coraje, hicieron posible el milagro de la aventura en un mundo de hombres. Mujeres intrépidas y aventureras han existido desde los tiempos más remotos, aunque la inmensa mayoría han sido silenciadas y olvidadas por una historia escrita por los hombres. Cuando miramos hacia atrás resulta difícil encontrar testimonios de mujeres viajeras anteriores a los siglos XVII y XIX, época de las grandes expediciones. Pero ¿cuándo empezaron a viajar las mujeres? ¿Cómo y por qué viajaban? Sabemos que muchas mujeres, incluso amas de casa llevadas por la curiosidad, hartas de su papel social, se lanzaron a la aventura de viajar allá donde los mapas estaban en blanco y, en ocasiones, mucho antes que los grandes viajeros, aunque ni una triste placa recuerde sus hazañas. A lo largo de las páginas conoceremos a estas auténticas pioneras: monjas de armas tomar, piratas, conquistadoras, ladies viajeras o las olvidadas esposas de los famosos exploradores que contribuyeron al éxito de sus expediciones... Damas victorianas que viajan a la selva africana o a los desiertos de Arabia vestidas con apretados corsés, enaguas, botines y sombrillas. Que no renuncian a algunos caprichos: May Sheldon viaja en un enorme palanquín de mimbre y con su inseparable bañera de zinc, Gertrude Bell cena en el desierto con su vajilla de porcelana, cristalería y cubertería de plata... Y así, sin importarles el riesgo, se enfrentan a caníbales, fieras salvajes y una naturaleza hostil. Algunas se visten de hombre para pasar inadvertidas, aprenden a manejar el fusil, montan a caballo como expertas amazonas o escalan montañas para mantenerse en forma. Cristina Morató nos cuenta la apasionante vida de muchas de estas mujeres, desde Egeria, la primera viajera, a las misioneras del Tíbet, las mujeres pirata, la primera Almiranta, las damas del desierto, las pioneras de la aviación... Aventureras que han pasado ya a la historia como Mary Kingsley, Isabelle Eberhardt o Alexandra David-Néel. Reseña:«Un relato limpio, rápido, de veloz y atenta mirada, sin adornos innecesarios.»Viajar
Magnificent Obesity
by Martha MoravecThe voice of a generation, speaking on issues of mortality, body image, health and dreams deferred, Magnificent Obesity recounts one woman's effort to look honestly and compassionately at her obesity through the lenses of anxiety, addiction, aging and agnosticism. Although things don't always turn out the way she'd hoped or planned, Martha's indomitable spirit and her conviction that it's never too late to grow up, that it is possible to feel born again at any age, and that there is no sell-by date on dreams will inspire anyone who yearns to rewrite their story and take their own magnificent leap into a life lived with passion, purpose, and authentic power.When Martha Moravec shows up at the ER with severe anxiety, she does not expect to be told she is having a heart attack at age 55. What follows is a journey of mind, body, and soul as the shock accelerates a tolerable midlife crisis into a race to close the gap between where she is headed in life and the very different place she wants to be.A woman living alone, Martha recruits a team of doctors, therapists, and priests, helpers, healers, and friends from the tight-knit weave of small town life in southern Vermont. The patience and dedication of the people she calls "angels we can see" proves that it takes a village to raise a happy, self-actualized adult. As she addresses childhood trauma, panic attacks and phobias, addictive behaviors and an obsessive fear of death, Martha walks an often painful, always illuminating path in her fight to recover her physical, mental, and spiritual health.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Ziegfeld: The Man Who Invented Show Business
by Ethan MorddenAny girl who twists her hat will be fired! – Florenz ZiegfeldAnd no Ziegfeld girl ever did as she made her way down the gala stairways of the Ziegfeld Follies in some of the most astonishing spectacles the American theatergoing public ever witnessed. When Florenz Ziegfeld started in theater, it was flea circus, operetta and sideshow all rolled into one. When he left it, the glamorous world of "show-biz" had been created. Though many know him as the man who "glorified the American girl," his first real star attraction was the bodybuilder Eugen Sandow, who flexed his muscles and thrilled the society matrons who came backstage to squeeze his biceps. His lesson learned with Sandow, Ziegfeld went on to present Anna Held, the naughty French sensation, who became the first Mrs. Ziegfeld. He was one of the first impresarios to mix headliners of different ethnic backgrounds, and literally the earliest proponent of mixed-race casting. The stars he showcased and, in some cases, created have become legends: Billie Burke (who also became his wife), elfin Marilyn Miller, cowboy Will Rogers, Bert Williams, W. C. Fields, Eddie Cantor and, last but not least, neighborhood diva Fanny Brice. A man of voracious sexual appetites when it came to beautiful women, Ziegfeld knew what he wanted and what others would want as well. From that passion, the Ziegfeld Girl was born. Elaborately bejeweled, they wore little more than a smile as they glided through eye-popping tableaux that were the highlight of the Follies, presented almost every year from 1907 to 1931. Ziegfeld's reputation and power, however, went beyond the stage of the Follies as he produced a number of other musicals, among them the ground-breaking Show Boat. In Ziegfeld: The Man Who Created Show Business, Ethan Mordden recreates the lost world of the Follies, a place of long-vanished beauty masterminded by one of the most inventive, ruthless, street-smart and exacting men ever to fill a theatre on the Great White Way : Florenz Ziegfeld.
Boy on Fire: The Young Nick Cave
by Mark MordueThe first volume of the long-awaited, near-mythical biography of Nick Cave, by award-winning writer Mark Mordue. An intensely beautiful, profound, and poetic biography of the formative years of the dark prince of rock 'n' roll, Boy on Fire is Nick Cave's creation story, a portrait of the artist first as a boy, then as a young man. A deeply insightful work that charts his family, friends, influences, milieu, and, most of all, his music, the book reveals how Nick Cave shaped himself into the extraordinary artist he would become. A powerful account of a singular, uncompromising artist, Boy on Fire is also a vivid and evocative rendering of a time and place, from the fast-running dark rivers and ghost gums of country-town Australia to the torn wallpaper, sticky carpet, and manic energy of the nascent punk scene which hit staid 1970s Melbourne like an atom bomb. Boy on Fire is a stunning biographical achievement.
Pages from an Oxford Diary
by Paul Elmer MoreIN the years 1924-1925 I was abroad with my family and my brother's family. For a number of months I was left at Oxford alone. It was during this time that I wrote out these notes. I disguised their source by pretending that they were taken from the diary of an actual Oxford don. I need not say that I myself never had any official connection with the University. The notes, though fictitious in their setting, were the transcription of a very real experience of my own. Princeton, New Jersey February 23, 1937
Waiting Wives
by Donna MoreauIn 1964, as the first B-52s took flight in what would become America's longest combat mission, an old Air Force base on the plains of Kansas became Schilling Manor -- the only base ever to be set aside for the wives and children of soldiers assigned to Vietnam. Author Donna Moreau was the daughter of one such waiting wife, and here she writes of growing up at a time when The Flintstones were interrupted with news of firefights, fraggings, and protests, when the evening news announced death tolls along with the weather forecasts. The women and children of Schilling Manor fought on the emotional front of the war. It was not a front composed of battle plans and bullets. Their enemies were fear, loneliness, lack of information, and the slow tick of time. Waiting Wives: The Story of Schilling Manor, Home Front to the Vietnam War tells the story of the last generation of hat-and-glove military wives called upon by their country to pack without question, to follow without comment, and to wait quietly with a smile. A heartfelt book that focuses on this other, hidden side of war, Waiting Wives is a narrative investigation of an extraordinary group of women. A compelling memoir and domestic drama, Waiting Wives is also the story of a country in the midst of change, of a country at war with a war.
Eric Morecambe: Life's Not Hollywood It's Cricklewood
by Gary MorecambeIn this fascinating autobiography Erics son, Gary Morecambe, describes what it’s like to grow up in the presence of one of the best-loved and most fondly remembered of all British comedy greats. Eric and Ernie brought sunshine and laughter to the people of Britain for an amazing 22 years. Includes photos from the Morecambe family archive and unseen extracts from his father’s personal diaries. Frank and outspoken, this book provides a compelling insight into the man behind the laughter, a man who was constantly worried that one day he would be found out, who never lost his love of Long John Silver impressions, and who continued to work until heart disease finally killed him at only 58 years of age.
Forever in the Sunshine: The Story of Morecambe and Wise as Only Family Can Tell It
by Gary MorecambeMorecambe and Wise - the most famous and best-loved British comedy double-act of all time. In this unique book, Eric Morecambe's son Gary sheds new light on the comic geniuses who became the nation's best friends. Gary reveals what it was like behind the scenes, with touching and hilarious stories of life in the Morecambe and Wise family homes, along with memories from Eric's wife Joan and his daughter (and Ernie's goddaughter) Gail, who has never written about her father before. From a working class music hall act in their early career to their show becoming the nation's greatest TV entertainment from the late 1960s until the early 1980s, Eric and Ernie were not just mass audience television stars, but national treasures whose popularity endures. Gary recalls conversations with his dad and Ernie that paints a vivid portrait of two men who loved each other like brothers, as well as bringing to life the major characters who impacted Morecambe and Wise's lives. Gary's conversations with high-profile fans today, from Ben Miller and Bob Golding, to Jonathan Ross and Miranda Hart, provide a fascinating look at why Morecambe and Wise remain so popular now, their impact on today's most recognisable double acts, and how Eric and Ernie continue to be a part of so many families' Christmas traditions. Sweet and funny, touching and poignant, these untold stories and anecdotes let us get to know the two men who became the biggest British comedy act of all time, with the authority that only family can. This is the ultimate book for Morecambe and Wise fans, celebrating their days in the sunshine, now and forever.
Forever in the Sunshine: The Story of Morecambe and Wise as Only Family Can Tell It
by Gary MorecambeMorecambe and Wise - the most famous and best-loved British comedy double-act of all time. In this unique book, Eric Morecambe's son Gary sheds new light on the comic geniuses who became the nation's best friends. Gary reveals what it was like behind the scenes, with touching and hilarious stories of life in the Morecambe and Wise family homes, along with memories from Eric's wife Joan and his daughter (and Ernie's goddaughter) Gail, who has never written about her father before. From a working class music hall act in their early career to their show becoming the nation's greatest TV entertainment from the late 1960s until the early 1980s, Eric and Ernie were not just mass audience television stars, but national treasures whose popularity endures. Gary recalls conversations with his dad and Ernie that paints a vivid portrait of two men who loved each other like brothers, as well as bringing to life the major characters who impacted Morecambe and Wise's lives. Gary's conversations with high-profile fans today, from Ben Miller and Bob Golding, to Jonathan Ross and Miranda Hart, provide a fascinating look at why Morecambe and Wise remain so popular now, their impact on today's most recognisable double acts, and how Eric and Ernie continue to be a part of so many families' Christmas traditions. Sweet and funny, touching and poignant, these untold stories and anecdotes let us get to know the two men who became the biggest British comedy act of all time, with the authority that only family can. This is the ultimate book for Morecambe and Wise fans, celebrating their days in the sunshine, now and forever.
Out of the Ashes: The True Story of How One Man Turned Tragedy into a Message of Safety
by Charlie MorecraftAccidents happen, but they're usually the result of human carelessness. Charlie Morecraft found that out one August night years ago, when he literally blew himself up. A long time worker at an Exxon refinery in New Jersey, Morecraft was rushing to leave for vacation and too macho to bother following standard safety procedures when performing a late night repair job. The result? Burns covering 50 percent of his body, months upon months of hospitalization and rehab, dozens of surgeries, and emotional suffering that outdid the indescribable physical pain. Ultimately, Morecraft emerged from that inferno--as damaging to his family as to himself--to become a sought-after safety expert whose clients number more than 5,000 companies worldwide. Now, in OUT OF THE ASHES, Morecraft presents a wake-up call and a plan of action for anyone who's not in the habit of taking safety seriously. Morecraft's inspiring story has already helped thousands to put on their helmets, their safety goggles, and use their common sense before tackling any job or potentially dangerous activity.
Don't Tell Me I Can't (A Biography of Kathleen DeSilva)
by Deborah Betts MoreheadDon't Tell Me I Can't (A Biography of Kathleen DeSilva)
Lenços pretos, chapéus de palha e brincos de ouro
by Susana Moreira MarquesGuiada pelo livro de Maria Lamas As mulheres do meu país, Susana Moreira Marques percorre o país ao encontro da memória das mulheres portuguesas do passado, numa viagem que vai em busca de uma herança esquecida. Pelo caminho, compõe um retrato de quem somos agora e redescobre um legado para o futuro. Lenços pretos, chapéus de palha e brincos de ouro é um livro múltiplo: Um relato de viagem que tem como guia As mulheres do meu país, escrito no final dos anos 1940 por Maria Lamas, figura de proa do activismo político em Portugal.Um ensaio sobre os textos que as mulheres não escreveram e as vidas que elas não viveram, e que poderiam ter mudado a visão da História. A narrativa autobiográfica de uma escritora que tenta encontrar e desvendar a sua própria história nas histórias das mulheres anónimas que povoam o nosso imaginário.Susana Moreira Marques viaja pelas aldeias ruidosas do passado e as aldeias-museu do presente; passa por hotéis modernos onde já chegou o progresso de ter um quarto só para si; encontra mulheres que ainda vivem no silêncio de antigamente; procura registar velhas memórias e fazer perguntas que sejam úteis hoje: começa a desenhar as mulheres do país do futuro.
The Jew Who Defeated Hitler
by Peter MoreiraPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt coined the slogan "The Arsenal of Democracy" to describe American might during the grim years of World War II. The man who financed that arsenal was his Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau Jr. This is the first book to focus on the wartime achievements of this unlikely hero--a dyslexic college dropout who turned himself into a forceful and efficient administrator and then exceeded even Roosevelt in his determination to defeat the Nazis. Based on extensive research at the FDR Library in Hyde Park, NY, author Peter Moreira describes Morgenthau's truly breathtaking accomplishments: He led the greatest financial program the world has ever seen, raising $310 billion (over $4.8 trillion in today's dollars) to finance the war effort. This was largely done without the help of Wall Street by appealing to the patriotism of the average citizen through the sale of war bonds. In addition, he championed aid to Britain before America entered the war; initiated and oversaw the War Refugee Board, spearheading the rescue of 200,000 Jews from the Nazis; and became the architect of the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, which produced the modern economic paradigm. The book also chronicles Morgenthau's many challenges, ranging from anti-Semitism to the postwar "Morgenthau Plan" that was his undoing. This is a captivating story about an understated and often overlooked member of the Roosevelt cabinet who played a pivotal role in the American war effort to defeat the Nazis.
Lincoln & Liberty: Wisdom for the Ages
by Lucas E. MorelEssays exploring the sixteenth president&’s political philosophy. Generations of Americans have studied Abraham Lincoln&’s life, presidency, and leadership, often remaking him into a figure suited to the needs and interests of their own time. This illuminating volume takes a different approach to his political thought and practice. Here, a distinguished group of contributors argue that Lincoln&’s relevance today is best expressed by rendering an accurate portrait of him in his own era. They seek to understand Lincoln as he understood himself and as he attempted to make his ideas clear to his contemporaries. What emerges is a portrait of a prudent leader who is driven to return the country to its original principles in order to conserve it. The contributors demonstrate that, far from advocating an expansion of government beyond its constitutional limits, Lincoln defended both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. In his introduction, Justice Clarence Thomas discusses how Lincoln used the ideological and structural underpinnings of those founding documents to defeat slavery and secure the liberties that the Republic was established to protect. Other chapters reveal how Lincoln upheld the principle of limited government even as he employed unprecedented war powers. Featuring contributions from leading scholars such as Michael Burlingame, Allen C. Guelzo, Fred Kaplan, and Matthew Pinsker, this innovative collection presents fresh perspectives on Lincoln both as a political thinker and a practical politician. Taken together, these essays decisively demonstrate that the most iconic American president still has much to teach the modern-day student of politics.
Finding Quiet: My Story of Overcoming Anxiety and the Practices that Brought Peace
by J. P. MorelandBracing and honest, Finding Quiet will validate the experiences of believers with mental illness, remind them they are not alone, and provide reassurance they can not only survive but thrive again.In May 2003 prominent philosopher, author, and professor J. P. Moreland awoke in the middle of the night to a severe panic attack. Though often anxious by temperament and upbringing, Moreland had never experienced such an incident before. Thus began an extended battle with debilitating anxiety and depression.More than a decade later, Moreland continues to manage mental illness. Yet along the way he's moved from shame and despair to vulnerability and hope. In Finding Quiet Moreland comes alongside fellow sufferers with encouragement and practical, hard-won advice. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, nearly 20 percent of Americans suffer from mental illness, and people in the pews are not immune. Moreland explores the spiritual and physical aspects of mental illness, pointing readers toward sound sources of information, treatment, and recovery.
The Gap Between: Loving and Supporting Someone with Alzheimer's
by Mary MorelandOne woman shares her emotional experience navigating her parents&’ declining health, culminating in her mother&’s years-long struggle with Alzheimer&’s. Mary Moreland details her journey through the stages of grief as she comes to terms with her father&’s death, followed by her mother&’s Alzheimer&’s diagnosis. As her mother&’s disease progresses over eight years, Mary walks readers through the earliest phase and all the way to her mother&’s deathbed. She provides insightful advice on grieving and caring for loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer&’s, alongside her own story of loss.
Ancestral Passions: the Leakey Family and the Quest for Humankind's Beginnings
by Virginia MorellNo other family in history has dominated a scientific field as the Leakey family has. Louis, Mary, and Richard Leakey have made key fossil discoveries that have shaped and reshaped our understanding of human origins. As a member of the tiny minority of scientists who believed that humankind originated in Africa millions of years ago, Louis Leakey helped to lay the theoretical groundwork for the science of paleoanthropology. In Ancestral Passions, Virginia Morell has written the first full biography of the Leakeys, a vivid portrait of a family whose contributions to science remain unmatched.