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  The Elder Sons of George III -...

  Catherine Curzon

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  Follow the sensational lives of four Georgian Era royals through scandal, corruption, and coronation in this revealing family biography. 
   
  For nearly sixty years, King George III reigned over a tumultuous kingdom. His health and realm were in turmoil, while family life held challenges of its own. From the corpulent Prinny and the Grand Old Duke of York, to a king who battled the Lords and the disciplinarian Duke of Kent, this is the story of George III’s elder sons. 
   
  Born during half a decafde of upheaval, George, Frederick, William, and Edward defined an era. Their scandals intrigued the nation and their efforts to build lives outside their parents’ shadow led them down diverse paths. Whether devoting themselves to the military or to pleasure, every moment was captured in the full glare of the spotlight. 
   
  The sons of George III were prepared from infancy to take their place on the world’s stage, but as the king’s health failed and the country lurched from one drama to the next, they found that duty was easier said than done. With scandalous romances, illegal marriages, rumors of corruption and even the odd kidnapping plot, their lives were luridly dramatic, and never, ever dull.

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  A Cheese Sandwich for John...

  Maire E. McMahon

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  A Cheese Sandwich for John Lennon takes the listener on a humorous, real-life journey back to a gritty era when Liverpool became a hub for emerging rock 'n' roll in post-war Britain. Born in Liverpool during WWII, author Maire E. McMahon begins the journey by revealing her first encounters with rock 'n' roll as she and her pal Bernie discover Buddy Holly through records brought back to Liverpool by merchant sailors. She then gives the reader a wry look at ballroom dancing classes for working class kids before moving on to a teenage coming-of-age tale featuring the historic Locarno Ballroom and an up-close encounter with a budding young skiffle group, The Quarrymen. 
  The book culminates with a hilarious chance meeting with a hungry young Beatle at Liverpool's Jacaranda club...with a final and unexpected twist!  
  A Cheese Sandwich for John Lennon is told in remarkable autobiographical fashion, as a quintessential coming-of-age story in postwar Britain. A must-read for any Beatles fans, music buffs, or Merseyside aficionados and historians.

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  En el pueblo hay una casa...

  Vladimir Rivera Órdenes

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  Surcos del territorio es una colección de crónicas literarias que narran la experiencia de crecer en algún pueblo o ciudad de la provincia.
  Cada libro es una exploración por los intersticios de la infancia y, al mismo tiempo, una radiografía sentimental, histórica y política de los lugares respectivos, lejana a los edulcorados constructos turísticos o gubernamentales.
  
  En este libro el autor —nacido en enero de 1973— reconstruye el pulso y los claroscuros de Parral durante la dictadura, los ochenta y los noventa cuando sucedieron las primeras investigaciones sobre los horrores de Colonia Dignidad —enclave cercano al pueblo— y, al mismo tiempo, la búsqueda judicial de cuerpos de detenidos desaparecidos en la zona: entre ellos su padre, líder territorial de lazona durante la Unidad Popular y fundador de una toma de terrenos hoy vigente como una población cercana a la línea del tren. El relato está construido desde un prisma íntimo, sentimental, emotivo, pero también crítico con el devenir político de la transición y las esperanzas truncadas de una sociedad más comunitaria.
  
  "No hubo nadie en ese tiempo que le dijera a él que eso no era cierto. Que ni su padre era terrorista ni que en su sangre estaba el mal. Por esas extrañas razones que tiene la conciencia, encontró que su padre era culpable, culpable de un delito imperdonable: abandonar a sus hijos. Dejarlos a la intemperie de la selva en un pueblo perdido, pobres, ateridos, con los lobos devorando los sueños, los anhelos. A veces soñaba con ser fuerte, salir al recreo y enfrentarlos. Decirle en sus caras: 'Mi padre fue un héroe'".
  
  Vladimir Rivera Órdenes (Parral / 1973).
  Guionista, narrador y profesor. En narrativa ha publicado los libros Qué sabe Peter Holder de amor (Premio a Mejor Obra Literaria Cuentos 2013), Juegos florales y Yo soy un pájaro ahora (finalista Premio Municipal de Literatura 2019). En literatura infantil ha escrito
  los libros El gato que nos ilumina, La vida secreta de los números y Los palacios interiores (Premio Marta Brunet a Mejor Libro Infantil 2020).
  
   

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  A Crown for Joanna

  Sister Mary Jean Dorcy

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  She was born a princess, heir to her father’s kingdom of Portugal, and she might at will have reigned from almost any throne in Europe. But instead of this, she made what to her world seemed a thoroughly mad choice – for she chose to have a throne in heaven. Today those scepters are dust which she would not accept, and as Blessed Joanna of Portugal she possesses a throne imperishable…This children’s biography of Blessed Joanna of Portugal was written by Sister Mary Jean Dorcy, a Catholic Dominican Nun. The author is probably best known for her exquisitely intricate paper cutting silhouettes, with which she illustrated her books. (Introduction from the original book and by Maria Therese)

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  The Ragged Lion - A Novel

  Allan Massie

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  From the author of Caesar and The Sins of the Father, a fictional memoir of the celebrated Scottish Romantic writer and historical novelist. Allan Massie recreates the life and times of Sir Walter Scott, one of Scotland’s greatest writers, convincingly capturing Scott’s humor, stoicism and eccentricity. Combining imaginative plausibility with his own deep knowledge of and love for Scott’s work, Massie reveals the intimate thoughts of a man at odds with his popular image: good and courageous, but also an enigma to those around him. By turns a ghost story and an examination of the Scottish character, The Ragged Lion is utterly enthralling.Praise for The Ragged Lion“Massie captures Scott’s humor, and his tragic qualities and stoicism.” —The Evening Standard (UK)“Profoundly human . . . Massie is a novelist for grown-ups.” —The Spectator (UK)

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  Dynasties - Fortunes and...

  David S. Landes

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  Through perseverance, solid ingenuity, and unwavering determination, family-run companies-dynasties-have dominated wealth and business throughout the last two centuries. One third of Fortune 500 firms are family owned and, in most cases, the ideal of the family business is one synonymous with continuity, watchful leadership, and dedication to success. But what happens when bad behavior, extravagance, and laziness-all very real enemies of industry-are allowed to proliferate?In Dynasties, bestselling author and historian David S. Landes scrutinizes the powerful family businesses that rule both the financial and industrial sectors across Europe, Japan, and America to determine what factors can cause a dynasty to flourish or fail. Focusing on three areas-banking, automobiles, and raw materials-his cast of characters speaks to the power of the family enterprise: Ford, Rothschild, Morgan, Guggenheim, Rockefeller, and Toyoda are but a few whose histories contain all the drama and passion expected when exorbitant money, power, and kinship intersect. Drawing on his immense knowledge of economic history, Landes offers a new reading of the dynastic business plan of the last two centuries-with surprising recommendations for the coming one.

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