Resultaten voor 'andrew lownie'

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  1. Entitled
    1. Andrew Lownie

    Entitled

    The Rise and Fall of the House of York

    ‘The most damning royal takedown since Spare paints Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson as venal, grifting and obsessed by sex' OBSERVER

    € 14,95
  2. Entitled
    1. Andrew Lownie

    Entitled

    The Rise and Fall of the House of York

    ‘The most damning royal takedown since Spare paints Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson as venal, grifting and obsessed by sex' OBSERVER ‘Those who think Andrew has been hounded by a vengeful mob, and that it’s all gone too far, should read Lownie’s book and then wonder why it didn’t go further and faster' JANICE TURNER, THE TIMES ‘This isn't just a royal biography. It's a study in reputational collapse and the danger of unchecked power inside Britain's most protected institution' THE STANDARD ‘Explosive … Makes Prince Harry’s Spare look positively restrained’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘The most devastating royal biography ever written’ DAILY MAIL 'Less a biographer than a mortician, he has delivered a 456-page obituary for the Duke and Duchess of York. It may also prove to be the first line of an obituary for the monarchy itself' NEW STATESMAN 'This searing biography of Prince Andrew crackles with scandals about sex and money on almost every page. The author's best-selling biographies have a habit of changing the reputation of famous figures… Although in the case of Entitled, he hasn't so much cemented Prince Andrew's reputation, as put it in concrete boots and thrown it in the river. It is hard to see how he might come back from this' BBC NEWS ‘Devastating … this is more than just a hit job on the duke. By examining Andrew’s taxpayer-funded role as the UK’s “special representative” for trade and investment, the author takes aim at an “Establishment cover-up”' THE TIMES ‘Indispensable’ THE NEW YORKER 'A jaw-dropping account of arrogance, financial incontinence, greed and, indeed, entitlement' DAILY EXPRESS 'In the latest devastating biography by Andrew Lownie, which – in any rational scheme of things – should surely drive the final nail into the woodwormed remnants of his reputation' THE INDEPENDENT 'Among the most lurid, marmalade-dropping outlandish books published about a senior royal’ SUNDAY TIMES

    € 23,50
  3. Privilegiati. Ascesa e caduta della Casa di York
    1. Andrew , Lownie

    Privilegiati. Ascesa e caduta della Casa di York

    Jet privati, scandali reali e segreti mai svelati: la sensazionale biografia di Andrew Lownie porta alla luce la storia reale più straordinaria e drammatica di una generazione, e la trasforma in una saga di lussi, errori e verità scomode. Una biografia irriverente e senza filtri che strappa il velo dalle facciate dorate della Famiglia Reale. Dall'infanzia ribelle di Andrea di York al matrimonio turbolento con Sarah Ferguson, Andrew Lownie indaga sulla vera natura del loro rapporto, seguendo il filo del denaro che ha finanziato il loro stravagante stile di vita, i collegamenti con Jeffrey Epstein e l'arresto di poche settimane fa. Con uno stile diretto e provocatorio, Andrew Lownie mescola black comedy e tragedia, mostrando la fragilità e gli eccessi di Casa Windsor, con colpi di scena degni delle migliori serie come The Crown. Un'istituzione intoccabile si rivela in tutta la sua sorprendente, imprevedibile umanità. Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

    € 34,50
  4. Il re traditore
    1. Andrew , Lownie

    Il re traditore

    L'11 dicembre 1936, con il voto di ratifica dell'abdicazione da parte del parlamento inglese, Edoardo viii decade da monarca dopo 326 giorni di regno. David, così lo chiamano in famiglia, avvera in tal modo la premonizione del padre, secondo cui il figlio si sarebbe 'rovinato' entro dodici mesi dalla sua morte. Il neoduca di Windsor, però, non ha alcuna percezione della rovina. Dopo aver trascorso il pomeriggio nella casa di campagna di Fort Belvedere, un capriccio reale finto-gotico con batterie di cannoni, merlature e torrette, in cui è sbocciata la sua storia d'amore con Wally Simpson, la donna per la quale ha rinunciato al trono, ritorna al Royal Lodge, bacia e saluta suo fratello - 'alla maniera dei massoni' ricorderà Giorgio VI - e si allontana raggiante. Legioni di detrattori hanno gridato allo scandalo per la sua relazione con la commoner americana divorziata, ma ora, dopo l'accettazione della sua rinuncia alla corona, non resta loro che tacere. David e Wally Simpson potranno finalmente vivere, come si suole dire, felici e contenti. Ma sono stati davvero felici e contenti? Per la maggior parte degli storici l'abdicazione di Edoardo VIII costituisce l'epilogo del caso che sconvolse la monarchia, la società e il governo inglesi (Winston Churchill lasciò Fort Belvedere in lacrime, dopo aver pranzato con Edoardo VIII). Per Andrew Lownie ne è soltanto l'inizio. È lo scandaloso esilio del duca di Windsor e di Wally Simpson a gettare, infatti, luce sulla reale personalità dei due amanti, sulla natura della loro relazione e sugli oscuri rapporti che i due intrattennero nel corso dei loro soggiorni in Europa e alle Bahamas. Celebrati come gli esuli glam per eccellenza dalla stampa dell'epoca, i Windsor si svelano, in queste pagine, come capricciosi 'pendolari' tra suntuose dimore provenzali e residenze di lusso, adulterini incalliti ossessionati dalla propria immagine al punto da manipolare i media perché li ritraessero come vittime, attori consapevoli di pagine buie della Storia, dalla faida interna alla famiglia reale inglese al tentativo dei nazisti di fare di Edoardo un Pétain inglese, fino all'insabbiamento da parte del duca, in qualità di governatore delle Bahamas, dell'indagine sulla morte di Sir Harry Oakes, il padrone del British Colonial Hotel, suo caro amico. Dopo aver attinto ad archivi finora inesplorati, Lownie illumina la zona d'ombra dietro lo scintillante, fragile mondo del 're traditore' e della commoner americana che, stando a una giornalista dell'American Mercury, 'teneva appesa sopra il tavolo da toeletta... una fotografia autografata di von Ribbentrop'.

    € 37,50
  5. Entitled
    1. Andrew Lownie

    Entitled

    The Rise and Fall of the House of York

    ‘The most damning royal takedown since Spare paints Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson as venal, grifting and obsessed by sex' OBSERVER ‘Those who think Andrew has been hounded by a vengeful mob, and that it’s all gone too far, should read Lownie’s book and then wonder why it didn’t go further and faster' JANICE TURNER, THE TIMES ‘This isn't just a royal biography. It's a study in reputational collapse and the danger of unchecked power inside Britain's most protected institution' THE STANDARD ‘Explosive … Makes Prince Harry’s Spare look positively restrained’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘The most devastating royal biography ever written’ DAILY MAIL 'Less a biographer than a mortician, he has delivered a 456-page obituary for the Duke and Duchess of York. It may also prove to be the first line of an obituary for the monarchy itself' NEW STATESMAN 'This searing biography of Prince Andrew crackles with scandals about sex and money on almost every page. The author's best-selling biographies have a habit of changing the reputation of famous figures… Although in the case of Entitled, he hasn't so much cemented Prince Andrew's reputation, as put it in concrete boots and thrown it in the river. It is hard to see how he might come back from this' BBC NEWS ‘Devastating … this is more than just a hit job on the duke. By examining Andrew’s taxpayer-funded role as the UK’s “special representative” for trade and investment, the author takes aim at an “Establishment cover-up”' THE TIMES ‘Indispensable’ THE NEW YORKER 'A jaw-dropping account of arrogance, financial incontinence, greed and, indeed, entitlement' DAILY EXPRESS 'In the latest devastating biography by Andrew Lownie, which – in any rational scheme of things – should surely drive the final nail into the woodwormed remnants of his reputation' THE INDEPENDENT 'Among the most lurid, marmalade-dropping outlandish books published about a senior royal’ SUNDAY TIMES

    € 30,50
  6. Traitor King
    1. Andrew Lownie

    Traitor King

    The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor
    € 21,95
  7. Traitor King
    1. Andrew Lownie

    Traitor King

    The Scandalous Exile of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor: AS FEATURED ON CHANNEL 4 TV DOCUMENTARY

    FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ENTITLED, 'THE MOST DEVASTATING ROYAL BIOGRAPHY EVER WRITTEN', DAILY MAILTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA Daily Mail Royal Book of the Year, 2021'Darkly compelling...hundreds of eye-popping details...Gripping ...

    € 17,95
  8. Traitor King
    1. Andrew Lownie

    Traitor King

    The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor
    € 38,50
  9. Traitor King
    1. Andrew Lownie

    Traitor King

    € 52,95
  10. Traitor King
    1. Andrew , Lownie

    Traitor King

    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA Daily Mail Royal Book of the Year, 2021'Darkly compelling...hundreds of eye-popping details...Gripping ... damning portrait of the Windsors' Daily Mail 'Book of the Week''Briskly written and compulsively readable...' - A.N. Wilson, TLS'Meticulously researched' - Spectator'Entertaining... convincing... timely. Urgent reading for royals' - Evening StandardDecember 1936. The King of England, Edward VIII, has given up his Crown, foregoing his duty for the love of Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée. Their courtship has been dogged by controversy and scandal, but with Edward's abdication, they can live happily ever after. But do they?In Traitor King, bestselling historian Andrew Lownie draws on hitherto unexplored archives to uncover the dramatic world of the Windsors post-abdication. Lownie reveals a couple obsessed with their status, financially exploiting their position and manipulating the media. Filled with treachery and betrayal, this is a story of an exiled Royal and the Nazi attempts to recruit him to their cause. And of why the Royal family never forgave the Duke for choosing love over duty.

    € 31,50
  11. The Mountbattens
    1. Andrew Lownie

    The Mountbattens

    The Lives and Loves of Dickie and Edwina Mountbatten
    € 34,95
  12. The Edinburgh Literary Companion
    1. Andrew , Lownie

    The Edinburgh Literary Companion

    Few cities can boast such a distinguished literary pedigree as Edinburgh.Burns, Scott, Conan Doyle, Buchan, Dorothy Dunnett and J.K. Rowling have all lived in the city; Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon convalesced there (inspiring Pat Barker's Booker-prize-winning Regeneration trilogy), and Dickens and Thackeray came on triumphant reading tours.Visitors have ranged from Defoe and George Eliot to Wordsworth, Hans Christian Anderson and the hundreds of renowned authors who now appear at one of the literary world's most important annual events - The Edinburgh International Book Festival.The Edinburgh Literary Companion traces the city's history from the Old Town, dominated by the Castle and the High Streets with its numerous wynds and closes, to the elegant and spacious New Town and its surrounding villages.

    € 13,80