La storia del Sacro Romano Impero è il cuore dell'esperienza europea. Nessuno prima di Peter H. Wilson ne ha saputo restituire in modo così organico la vicenda millenaria, decisiva ed esemplare nonostante Voltaire amasse sostenere che il «mosaico» imperiale non fu «né sacro, né romano, né un impero» e Hegel ne descrivesse la Costituzione come un edificio di pietre tonde che sarebbero rotolate via con una spinta. A partire dall'antefatto – la celebre incoronazione di Carlo Magno – per giung...

Desde su fundación con Carlomagno hasta su destrucción, un milenio más tarde, a manos de Napoleón, el Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico, una entidad vasta y en constante expansión, tan antigua como única, formó el corazón de Europa. Motor de invenciones e ideas, estuvo en el origen de muchos de los Estados modernos europeos, desde Alemania a la República Checa, y sus relaciones con Italia, Francia y Polonia dictaron el curso de incontables guerras. La histori...

Que podemos aprender com a queda do Império Romano para compreendermos o declínio do ocidente? Um livro provocador e necessário, que traz luz sobre o passado, o presente e o futuro do mundo. Nos últimos três séculos, o Ocidente tornou-se a força global dominante. Porém, no início deste novo século, a História, como sempre, encontrou uma forma de se reescrever. Confrontado com estagnação económica, divisões políticas e um retrocesso demográfico, o Ocidente parece estar em queda. Se observar...

**This award-winning, heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh-grade Syrian American boy and his struggles, big and small, as he navigates middle school."The exact type of book I would've loved, and needed, as a kid." —Jasmine Warga, New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Honor recipient for Other Words for Home**Seventh grade begins, and Kareem’s already fumbled it.His best friend moved away, he ...

Over the past generation, the rise of East Asia and especially China has brought about a sea change in the economic and political world order. At the same time, global warming, environmental degradation, food and water shortages, population explosion, and income inequities have created a perfect storm that threatens the very survival of humanity. It is clear now that the Westphalian model of individual sovereign states seeking their own self-interest will not be able to respond effectively...

**An Apple Best Book of the MonthFrom award-winning journalist and coauthor of The 15:17 to Paris, an affecting human history of the first self-steering bomb**Paveway, the first "smart" bomb, was created to be a more precise and ostensibly humane weapon, reducing civilian casualties. The true impact of the bomb, however, is ever more complex and unpredictable.In The Warhead, Jeffrey Stern tells the story of Paveway through the lives of seven interc...

Mitología RomanaDescubre la rica historia y mitología de la Antigua Roma con este libro cautivador e informativo que lleva a los lectores en un viaje a través del tiempo para explorar el fascinante mundo de la mitología romana.A través de una detallada investigación y una atractiva narración, este libro explora cómo era la vida en la Antigua Roma y presenta a los lectores a los dioses y diosas que eran adorados por los antiguos romanos. Desde Júpiter, el ...

¿Quieres saber cómo eran las peleas de gladiadores, cómo se construían los acueductos o qué significan las palabras "Mare Nostrum"?Pues estás de suerte... ¡Hoy, los chicos de la Hispania del Imperio Romano serán tus guías particulares! Te llevarán por las calles de sus ciudades y te mostrarán el gran circo, los talleres de los artesanos, los mercados, los templos y mucho más. ¡Juntos aprenderéis cómo era un día en la vida de esta increíble civilización de la antigü...

Income trusts are booming. They have been one of the best-performing classes of investments in one of the worst markets in decades. With over 150 trusts currently trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange at a combined value of over $90 billion, this relatively new vehicle, the income fund, is one of the hottest tickets on the Canadian investment landscape today.Written by two of the industry's top experts and commentators, this is the first book of its kind: a complete guide to the in...

The practicality of St. Teresa's teaching about mental prayer shines through in this wonderful synopsis of her writings about it–something she said "the whole world could not purchase." Learn how we should pray, in order to grow in the spiritual life.

Nessuna città d’Italia è più crepuscolare di Roma. Le relazioni fra il cenacolo romano di Sergio Corazzini e i simbolisti belgi propone un’analisi comparata (dal punto di vista semantico, lessicale, tematico e stilistico) fra i quattro principali animatori del cenacolo corazziniano (Corazzini, Martini, Marrone e Tarchiani) e i simbolisti belgi, in particolare Maeterlinck e Rodenbach, senza dimenticare Verhaeren, Gilkin, Elskamp e Van Lerberghe. Risulta esplicito, nella riflessione...

Tech giants entering the banking and financial industry is not an issue of the future, it is already happening. This phenomenon has crucial implications that extend well beyond the banking system. There are questions like: Will tech giants be competitors of incumbents or will they rather partner up? How is the financial regulation going to handle this radical change, and will it succeed in creating a level playing field? What are the implications from a political and social point of view? ...