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Metternich has a reputation as the epitome of reactionary conservatism. Historians treat him as the archenemy of progress, a ruthless aristocrat who used his power as the dominant European statesman of the first half of the nineteenth century to stifle liberalism, suppress national independence, and oppose the dreams of social change that inspired the revolutionaries of 1848. Wolfram Siemann paints a fundamentally new image of the man who shaped Europe for over four decades. He reveals Metternich as more modern and his career much more forward-looking than we have ever recognized.

In eighteenth-century Britain, Edmund Burke and Charles Fox made common political cause for twenty-five years. They supported the rebellious American colonies, attacked the British slave trade, defended religious liberty, and attempted to shield Britain's public credit from the crisis-prone East India Company. The two men did not share social position, a way of life, a political legacy, or even a generation—but improbably, they were friends.

THE INSIDE STORY OF THE MILIBAND AND CORBYN YEARS, AND HOW THEY LED TO THE LABOUR LEFT'S DEMISE. For 42 years, Chris Williamson was a Labour Party member. In 2010, he was elected to Parliament to represent his home town. However, in 2019, he was unceremoniously suspended from the party after being subjected to a smear campaign, and he later resigned in protest at the betrayal. In this forensic memoir - free of his Labourist clutches - Williamson provides a unique ringside view.

As a young civil servant, Caroline Slocock became the first ever female private secretary to any British Prime Minister and was at Margaret Thatcher's side for the final 18 months of her premiership. A left-wing feminist, Slocock was no natural ally, and yet she became fascinated by the woman behind the Iron Lady façade and by how she dealt with a world dominated by men. As events inexorably led to Margaret Thatcher's downfall, Slocock observed the vulnerabilities and contradictions of the woman considered by many to be the ultimate anti-feminist.

Anita Garibaldi, Ippolito Nievo, Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour, Generale Alberto Pollio, Giacomo Matteotti, Antonio Gramsci, Italo Balbo. Sette morti illustri e sospette che vengono affrontate come in un romanzo poliziesco dai toni noir ma con un occhio attento a sentenze, testimonianze e articoli di giornale risalenti ai giorni dell'accaduto. Sette indagini sul passato oscuro del nostro Paese.

...And What Do You Do? is a hard-hitting analysis of the royal family, exposing its extravagant use of public money and the highly dubious behaviour of some among its ranks, whilst being critical of the knee-jerk sycophancy shown by the press and politicians. Baker also considers the wider role the royals play in society, including the link with House of Lords reform, and the constitutional position of the monarch, which is important given Prince Charles’ present and intended approach.

Hello, Shadowlands takes a deep plunge into crime rings both large and small. It also examines how China’s rise and America’s decline are creating new opportunities for transnational syndicates to thrive. Focusing on human stories on both sides of this crime wave, the acclaimed Bangkok-based broadcaster and journalist Patrick Winn intimately profiles the men and women of the region who are forced to make agonizing choices in the absence of law.

Après neuf années passées à la tête du Conseil constitutionnel, Jean-Louis Debré renoue avec la liberté de ton qu'on lui connaît. Jamais on n'a autant parlé de cette institution ni mieux compris son utilité que sous sa présidence. Dans ce livre audio, il évoque les dossiers qu'il a eu à traiter, les combats qu'il a menés, les dirigeants politiques qu'il a côtoyés et souvent affrontés.

From comedian to president to freedom fighter, this is the story of Volodymyr Zelensky, the man who stood up to Vladimir Putin and forever changed the world. The authors of Zelensky chronicle his rise, discuss the changing attitudes toward him by Ukrainians there and abroad, and include some of his most stirring speeches.

When Ye Pei dreamed of Venice as a girl, she imagined a magical floating city of canals and gondola rides. And she imagined her mother, successful in her new life and eager to embrace the daughter she had never forgotten. But when Ye Pei arrives in Italy, she learns her mother works on a farm far from the city. Her only connection, a mean-spirited Chinese auntie, puts Ye Pei to work in a small-town café. Rather than giving up and returning to China, a determined Ye Pei takes on a grueling schedule.

How do you decide what is a 'story' and what isn't? What does a newspaper editor actually do all day? How do hacks get their scoops? How do the TV stations choose their news bulletins? How do you persuade people to say those awful, embarrassing things? Who earns what? How do journalists manage...

L'omicidio Sacchi e la Roma criminale: Più rapine e più aggressioni, la nuova Roma criminale incattivita dalla droga, di Fabio Tonacci; Roma, il nuovo esercito dei piccoli narcos, di Carlo Bonini; Il delitto di Roma, Roberti: "L'unica via per battere le mafie è la legalizzazione", di Liana Milella; Luca, Anastasiya e il mistero dei 20 mila euro, di Fabio Tonacci; Una trappola per Luca. Il compagno di liceo potrebbe averlo tradito, di Maria Elena Vincenzi.

La guerra di Greta: La profezia di Greta, di Luca Fraioli; Bill Gates: "Il mondo migliora, ma nuovi rischi dal clima che cambia", di Klaus Geiger; Perché Greta smuove il mondo, di Luca Fraioli; "Basta buttare i cellulari rotti. Dateci il diritto di aggiustarli", di Riccardo Luna; Il clima è la battaglia del nostro tempo. E possiamo vincerla, di Al Gore; Impegno sul clima dai grandi del mondo. Ma Greta li sgrida, di Arturo Zampaglione.

E dunque Bibbiano: Bibbiano, la montagna delle bugie, di Luca Bottura; Sulla pelle dei bambini, di Chiara Saraceno; Welfare e cooperative, il partito di Bibbiano difende il suo modello, di Matteo Pucciarelli; Due anni dopo, Maria rivede i genitori: "Mi sono mancati gli abbracci di papà", di Giuseppe Baldessarro; L'onda social su Bibbiano per nascondere Moscopoli, di Giuliano Foschini e Beniamino Pagliaro.

Le ombre russe di Salvini: Salvini sotto assedio: "Se apro la crisi, i grillini fanno un governo coi dem", di Tommaso Ciriaco; La Costituzione calpestata, di Claudio Tito; Rubli e manovra, Conte contro Salvini: "Gioca a fare il premier", di Goffredo De Marchis; Caso Savoini, la paura di Salvini leader braccato, di Ezio Mauro; Mascetti "Conosco Savoini ma col Metropol non c'entro", di Carlo Bonini e Fabio Tonacci; "Non devo spiegare niente". Salvini gela alleati e Parlamento, di Annalisa Cuzzocrea.

Il delitto della droga: I misteri sulla notte del carabiniere ucciso, di Federica Angeli; Carabiniere ucciso, la benda e lo scatto: l'autogol che può valere l'estradizione per i due accusati, di Carlo Bonini; L'inseguimento, poi 11 colpi di baionetta: così andò l'incontro tra i due americani e i carabinieri, di Carlo Bonini e Fabio Tonacci; "I due carabinieri in piazza già prima della chiamata al 112", di Federica Angeli; L'omicidio del carabiniere Cerciello: dall'ipotesi confidente all'aggressione finale, ecco tutte le questioni aperte, di Fabio Tonacci.