Daniel Roche Libros

The foremost historian of 18th-century France explores how the Old Regime's institutions operated and how they were understood by the people who worked within them. Roche depicts the "culture of appearances"--the food and clothing, living quarters, and reading material of the peasant, the merchant, the noble, the King, from Paris to the provinces.

在没有互联网、电话、电视、收音机的世界里，印刷媒介曾经是最主要的交流工具。在影响世界深远的法国大革命时期，向民众广泛传播政治思想是争夺权力的必由之路，而印刷媒介作为唯一途径，在这一时期发挥了重要作用。本书共分三个部分。第一部分描述旧制度下的出版业。在复杂的社会、经济和政治体制的严格管控下，地下出版业大范围发展起来，动摇了旧制度的意识形态基础。第二部分考察法国大革命如何影响出版商、印刷商和书商们做生意的方式。第三部分讨论各类印刷品，展现了印刷品如何将革命讯息传入日常生活领域。

Now with a fantastic redesigned cover to tie in with the new Just William BBC television series! "I din' take it," William said. "Ethel took it. She - she sort of can't help herself. I always," he added virtuously, "try'n put back the things she's took." It all started with a rare event: William Brown read a book. And now he feels inspired to save his sister from a life of crime. The road to disaster is paved with William's good intentions. Ethel's behavior has been rather odd—more so than is usual in a girl. But William, the Brown family's moral guardian, is determined to "reform" her—whatever the consequences . . .

En un laboratorio de maxima seguridad, aparece asesinado un cientifico con un extrauo simbolo grabado a fuego en su pecho. Para el profesor Robert Langdon no hay duda: los Illuminati, los hombres enfrentados a la Iglesia desde los tiempos de Galileo, han

When a new NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried in Arctic ice, the space agency celebrates a significant victory with major implications for U.S. space policy and the upcoming presidential election. To verify this find, the President sends White House Intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton to the Milne Ice Shelf, accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic Michael Tolland. However, they uncover a shocking truth: evidence of scientific deception that could spark global controversy. Before Rachel can report back, she and Michael are attacked by a lethal private task force controlled by a mysterious powerbroker intent on concealing the truth. As they flee for their lives in a harsh and unforgiving environment, their only chance of survival lies in uncovering the mastermind behind this elaborate scheme. The shocking truth they discover reveals that deception runs deeper than they ever imagined. In this thrilling narrative, the author expertly weaves together elements of science, history, and politics, taking readers from the secretive National Reconnaissance Office to the icy expanses of the Arctic and the corridors of power in the West Wing. This pulse-pounding tale promises unexpected twists at every turn.

Basado en su primer bestseller, los autores nos brindan ahora este minilibro de humor, recurriendo a las ultimas investigaciones cerebrales, estudios sociologicos, estudios sobre biologia evolutiva y psicologia. En el destacan las diferencias entre los hombres y las mujeres en su forma de pensar y actuar. Cada pagina refleja un retazo de sabiduria que, ademas, hara desternillarse de risa incluso a la persona mas cinica.

The author of the acclaimed New York Times bestsellers The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and Ageless Body, Timeless Mind now presents a guide to using spiritual alchemy for awakening the magic in everyday life.

This is a special live and impromptu recording between Dr. Stephen R. Covey, best-selling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and his son, best-selling author of The Speed of Trust, Stephen M.R. Covey: A Conversation on Trust. Just like the ripples caused by throwing a pebble in a pond, trust begins within each of us personally, continues into all of our relationships, expands into our organization, extends into our marketplace relationships, and ultimately encompasses our global society at large.

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