Roman Biography

This text presents the life of Fr. Roman Braga, while also exploring the broader historical context in which he lived. Most fundamentally, it reveals the transfigured life of a man who is close to us in time, but who passed far beyond us in his spiritual life, who was not broken but rather transformed by Gods grace, even in the midst of the horrors of torture and imprisonment. He continues to shine as a beacon of God's love, and a witness to His power to overcome even the greatest of evils.

Who was the man that would become Caesar's lieutenant, Brutus' rival, Cleopatra's lover, and Octavian's enemy? When his stepfather is executed for his involvement in the Catilinarian conspiracy, Mark Antony and his family are disgraced. His adolescence is marked by scandal and mischief, his love affairs are fleeting, and yet, his ambition is vast. Antony's path to prosperity leads him to an education in Athens, a campaign for a seat in the Senate, and a position of military command.

Suetonius wrote his Lives of the Twelve Caesars in the reign of Vespasian around 70AD. He chronicled the extraordinary careers of Julius, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Vespasian, and Domitian and the rest in technicolour terms. They presented some high and low times at the heart of the Roman Empire. The accounts provide us with perspicacious insights into the men as much as their reigns.

"Ce livre est le vaisseau spécial que j'ai dû me confectionner pour survivre à ma propre guerre des étoiles. Panne sèche de moelle osseuse. Bug biologique, risque de crash imminent. Quand la réalité dépasse la (science-)fiction, cela donne des rencontres fantastiques, des déceptions intersidérales et des révélations éblouissantes. Une histoire d'amour aussi. Ce journal est un duel de western avec moi-même où je n'ai rien eu à inventer."

The story I share in this book is about how my partner Isabelle and I came to be in the year of 1991 when we were young, impressionable students and frankly, completely unaware of what our futures had in store for us. We both had boyfriends at the time, were about to start university, and never expected what hit us like a ton of bricks.

À travers cet ouvrage, c'est un véritable message de courage et de persévérance que nous délivre Vincent. Mais plus encore, il nous offre son inspirante philosophie de vie et nous incite à ne jamais abandonner nos rêves et à aller au bout de nos passions. Vincent Vinel a sans conteste été la révélation de la soirée d'ouverture de la saison 6 de "The Voice". Devant plus de 6,8 millions de téléspectateurs, ce jeune chanteur malvoyant a d'emblée conquis les coachs.

Roman history, from the very foundation of the city, is replete with people and stories that shock our modern sensibilities. Evil Roman Emperors puts the worst of Rome's rulers in one place and offers a review of their lives and a historical context for what made them into what they became.

When Mark Meadows took control of the Trump White House in March of 2020, the nation was in turmoil. A deadly coronavirus had arrived from Wuhan, China, and brought the rhythm of daily life under President Trump - defined by a soaring stock market, sinking unemployment rates, and a renewed sense of pride in being an American - to a grinding halt. In this frank, candid account of his 10 months in the White House, Mark Meadows tells the harrowing story of how he and a close team of loyal advisors helped President Trump bring the country back from the brink of catastrophe.

Le bouleversant destin de Flor de Oro Trujillo, la fille d'un des plus sinistres dictateurs que la terre ait portés. 1915. Flor de Oro naît à San Cristóbal, en République dominicaine. Son père, petit truand devenu militaire, ne vise rien de moins que la tête de l'État. Il est déterminé à faire de sa fille une femme cultivée et sophistiquée, à la hauteur de sa propre ambition. Elle quitte alors sa famille pour devenir pensionnaire en France, dans le très chic collège pour jeunes filles de Bouffémont.

Taking us far beyond the headlines, The Girl reveals a 13-year-old who was simultaneously wise beyond her years and yet terribly vulnerable. By telling her story in full for the first time, Samantha reclaims her identity, and indelibly proves that it is possible to move forward from victim to survivor, from confusion to certainty, from shame to strength.

Publicada en 1940 y considerada una obra maestra, La vida privada y pública de Sócrates consagró a René Kraus como biógrafo de excepción. René Kraus realiza impagables descripciones del filósofo, de algunos de sus célebres contemporáneos y del ambiente de la ciudad y la época, subrayando la tesis que subyace en esta obra: que los seres excepcionales, incluso cuando son incomprendidos y maltratados en vida, terminan imponiendo su elevado ejemplo moral y proporcionan a la humanidad un horizonte de civilización.

L'histoire de deux sœurs, Jackie et Lee Bouvier. L'une deviendra première dame des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, l'autre épousera un prince polonais sans gloire ni fortune. Filles d'un riche agent de change, leurs trajectoires parallèles traversent le XXe siècle, de la Maison Blanche à l'Inde de Nehru, où l'on croise entre autres J.F. Kennedy, G. Agnelli, A. Onassis, M. Jagger ou encore A. Warhol.

The ancient Roman empire was the supreme arena, where emperors had no choice but to fight, to thrill, to dazzle. To rule as a Caesar was to stand as an actor upon the great stage of the world. No biographies invite us into the lives of the Caesars more vividly or intimately than those by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, written from the center of Rome and power, in the early 2nd century AD. By placing each Caesar in the context of the generations that had gone before, and connecting personality with policy, Suetonius succeeded in painting Rome’s ultimate portraits of power.

Constantine the Great is a complex figure surrounded by controversies and contradictions. The sources of history left for us to read are often biased one way or the other as he is the first Christian Roman emperor. His own propaganda paints a bright picture of his actions and his personality, while on the other side, we have his political enemies who paint him in much darker colors. All of the sources available to us either fully support Constantine or are strictly against him.

Sulla had become renowned in Rome as a general during the Jugurthine, Social, and Mithridatic Wars, but naturally he is now remembered for the gruesome acts committed during his tenure as Rome’s first lifelong dictator. Sulla’s unprecedented period of one-man rule is viewed by many historians as a means of re-establishing peace and order in Roman politics while safeguarding the Republican system from abuse by powerful individuals.

Few philosophers have so extensively influenced thought and language as Aristotle. His conception of the universe pervades Christian theology. Knowledge of his thought is necessary to understand Bacon, Galileo and the modern scientific view of nature, as well as Dante and many passages from Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton. Many phrases such as "liberal education" and "theory" contrasted with "practice" originated with this student of Plato and tutor of Alexander the Great. Writing to inform the beginner and stimulate the expert, eminent scholar A.E. Taylor presents a searching analysis of Aristotle's thought, including classification of the sciences; formal logic; theory of knowledge; matter and form; the four causes; God; physics; biology; sensation; ethics; theory of the state; the fine arts. He also considers Aristotle's provincialism, errors regarding the nervous system and astronomy, and defense of slavery.

The son of a former slave, Pertinax was the Roman Emperor who proved that no matter how lowly your birth, you could rise to the very top through hard work, grit and determination. This previously untold story brings a fascinating and important figure out of the shadows. A self-made everyman, a man of principle and ambition, a role model respected by his contemporaries, Pertinax's remarkable story offers a unique and panoramic insight into the late 2nd century AD Principate Empire.

"Trebuie, mai întâi, sa va spun ca va citesc acum un capitol din cartea mea care se numeste Amintiri din pribegie. [...] Capitolul pe care vi-l citesc este ultimul din aceasta carte si, de fapt, este dincolo de pribegie, fiindca e vorba de socul întoarcerii mele în tara, dupa o absenta de patruzeci si cinci de ani. Eram în momentul acela la Paris, secretar general al unei institutii românesti benevole care se numea Casa Româneasca, si, impresionati peste masura de ce se întâmplase la Bucuresti în decembrie 1989, am hotarât sa venim la Bucuresti cu niste masini, aducând în tara lucruri care lipseau partidelor, universitatilor.

Chris Kyle diente von 1999 bis 2009 bei den US Navy SEALs und verzeichnete in jener Zeit die höchste Zahl an tödlichen Treffern in der amerikanischen Militärgeschichte. 160 gezielte Liquidationen schreibt ihm das Pentagon offiziell zu. Seine Kameraden nannten ihn "Die Legende", seine Feinde "Teufel"... In dieser eindringlichen Autobiografie erzählt der geborene Texaner, der 2013 erschossen wurde, die Geschichte seiner außergewöhnlichen Karriere.

Dublinés nacido en 1906, emergió del anonimato en 1953 con el montaje de Esperando a Godot, obra que revolucionó el teatro del siglo XX. Menos conocidos pero no menos innovadores son sus novelas y otros textos en prosa. Desde joven vivió en París, donde fue amigo de su compatriota James Joyce. Redactó muchas de sus obras originalmente en francés. Su visión de la trágica comedia humana combina un cuadro desolado con un fino humor irlandés. Recibió el Premio Nobel en 1969.