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Pope John Paul II is one of the pivotal figures of this century, the spiritual head of more than one billion believers and a world statesman of immense stature and influence. Yet, at the age of seventy-six and in the eighteenth year of his papacy, he remains a mystery -- theologically, politically, and personally. Now, through unprecedented access to both the Pope himself and those close to him, veteran "New York Times" correspondent and award-winning author Tad Szulc delivers the definitive biography of John Paul II. This strikingly intimate portrait highlights the Polishness that shapes the Pope's mysticism and pragmatism, while providing a behind-the-scenes look at the significant events of his public and private life, including:
Fascinating and thought-provoking, this biography of Pope John Paul II is vital reading not only for Roman Catholics, but for anyone interested in one of the most important figures of our time.
From the author of "Pope John Paul II: A Biography" comes a
chillingly authentic conspiracy thriller based on actual,
never-before-revealed facts surrounding the assassination attempt
against Pope John Paul II.
Never before has any biographer had such close access to Fidel Castro as did Tad Szule. The outcome of a long, direct relationship, this riveting portrait reveals astonishing and exclusive information about Cuba, the revolution, and the notorious, larger-than-life leader who has ruled his country with an iron fist for more than forty years. Only Tad Szule could bring Fidel to such vivid life--the loves and losses of the man, the devious tactics of the conspirator, the triumphs and defeats of the revolutionary leader who challenged an American president and brought the world to the brink of nuclear disaster. From Jesuit schools to jungle hideouts and the Palace of the Revolution, here is Fidel...The Untold Story. Never before has any biographer had such close access to Fidel Castro as did Tad Szulc. The outcome of a long, direct relationship, this riveting portrait reveals astonishing and exclusive information about Cuba, the revolution, and the notorious, larger-than-life leader who has ruled his country with an iron fist for more than forty years.Only Tad Szulc could bring Fidel to such vivid life--the loves and losses of the man, the devious tactics of the conspirator, the triumphs and defeats of the revolutionary leader who challenged an American president and brought the world to the brink of nuclear disaster. From Jesuit schools to jungle hideouts and the Palace of the Revolution, here is FIDEL...THE UNTOLD STORY.
Born in Poland in 1810, Chopin played before the reigning Russian Grand Duke at the age of eight. He emigrated to Vienna at the age of 18 just before Warsaw's patriotic uprising was crushed by the tsar's armies, but the influence of his early years would surface later in his famous polonaises and mazurkas. Chopin spent the years 1831 to 1849 in Paris, where his extraordinary powers would come to fruition and where he shone among the immensely talented artists who were working there and defining their era - Hugo, Balzac, Stendhal, Delacroix, Liszt, Berlioz. His associates ranged from Rothschild to Marx, and it was here that he began his long and stormy relationship with the novelist George Sand. He succumbed to the tuberculosis that had plagued him from childhood and died in 1849, at the age of 39. This book presents his complex, contradictory genius.
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