John Preston

In the long hot summer of 1939 Britain is preparing for war. But on a riverside farm in Suffolk there is excitement of another kind: Mrs Petty, the widowed farmer, has had her hunch proved correct that the strange mounds on her land hold buried treasure. As the dig proceeds against a background of mounting national anxiety, it becomes clear though that this is no ordinary find... And pretty soon the discovery leads to all kinds of jealousies and tensions.

En julio de 1936 una parte importante del Ejército español se alzó en armas contra la República. Al no poder lograr su objetivo primordial, la conquista del poder político, ese golpe militar abrió una fractura dentro de las fuerzas armadas y de seguridad del Estado republicano y provocó una guerra civil. Esa guerra, de origen exclusivamente interno, se convirtió muy pronto en una guerra internacional donde se dirimieron batallas universales entre diferentes clases sociales e ideologías políticas. Setenta años después, la Fundación Pablo Iglesias quiso recordar aquel acontecimiento histórico con una jornadas en las que destacados especialistas, coordinados por Julián Casanova y Paul Preston, expusieron algunas de las investigaciones más relevantes sobre los grandes temas de la Guerra Civil: la violencia política, la evolución política y militar de los dos bandos en lucha, las batallas más decisivas, la dimensión internacional y el papel de los principales actores, individuales y colectivos. Todas esas aportaiones se recogen ahora en este libro.

Amar a un bipolar es el primer libro pensado específicamente para la pareja de una persona con trastorno bipolar. Si amas a alguien que padece esta enfermedad, sabrás lo perjudicial y exasperante que puede llegar a ser para la relacion. Puedes experimentar sentimientos de miedo, perdida y ansiedad, asi como una incertidumbre constante acerca de los cambios de humor continuos de tu pareja. Este libro pretende ayudarte a superar el excepcional reto que supone amar a alguien que sufre un trastorno bipolar. Gracias a la util y sugerente informacion, a las estrategias y a los ejemplos de la vida real que aparecen en el, dispondras de todas las herramientas necesarias para conseguir una relacion cariñosa, saludable y consolidada.

Una guía práctica para personas y familiares que se enfrentan a la depresión... fácil de leer. Un enfoque claro y fácil de comprender sobre la depresión que el lector medio encontrará muy útil.

"Esta guía de autoayuda, altamente recomendada por profesionales de la salud mental de todo el mundo, supone un enfoque claro y de fácil comprensión sobre la depresión y ha ayudado a decenas de miles

Una guía práctica que ofrece remedios sencillos para combatir la depresión y mejorar la percepción personal Descripción: Cuando la depresión nos ataca, nuestro mayor deseo es mejorar cuanto antes, pero entonces es cuando nos damos cuenta de que la energia que necesitamos para reponernos ha desaparecido. Ahora, encontraras todos los remedios que puedas necesitar para recuperarte rapidamente sin tener que consumir grandes cantidades de energia. Este libro te ofrece todos estos remediosPRESTON, JOHN

Con un lenguaje sencillo y directo el autor recoge lo mejor de la psicología contemporánea sobre las emociones humanas y la curación emocional. Dejando a un lado los mitos populares y las reducciones simplistas, y apoyado en bases científicas, favorece la comprensión de la naturaleza del sufrimiento emocional y ayuda a poner en práctica medios para alcanzar la curación.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA LITERARY HIGHLIGHT FOR 2021 IN THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN AND OBSERVER'The best biography yet of the media magnate Robert Maxwell - by turns engrossing, amusing and appalling' Robert Harris, Sunday Times'Electrifying... the supreme chronicler of modern British scandals' Mail on SundayFrom the bestselling author of A Very English Scandal, the jaw-dropping life story of the notorious business tycoon Robert Maxwell.In February 1991, the media mogul and former MP Robert Maxwell made a triumphant entrance into Manhattan harbour aboard his yacht, the Lady Ghislaine, to complete his purchase of the ailing New York Daily News. Crowds lined the quayside to watch his arrival, taxi drivers stopped their cabs to shake his hand and children asked for his autograph. But just ten months later, Maxwell disappeared from the same yacht off the Canary Islands, only to be found dead in the water soon afterward.

John Preston brings it back to the basics: a hand on a neck, a boot that needs a spit shine, a trick who leaves with bruises and sweet memories. In books such as the S/M classic "Mr. Benson, " Preston explored power exchange in all its battered beauty. The sex stories in "I Once Had a Master" combine a hard-core sensibility with rare psychological insight. In "Authenticity," a top turns down two fawning bottoms in full leather regalia in favor of the sweet-faced novice who offers genuine surrender. In "Pedro," a college boy has a summer affair with a truck driver and finds himself flirting with other men just to provoke his lover's rage. The lonely bottom in "Interludes" develops his body to perfection, then seeks out the Daddy who will cherish this gift.

Si queremos llevar a buen término la tarea de proporcionar una terapia breve eficaz, debemos ser capaces de evaluar al cliente de forma rápida y, a continuación, elegir estrategias de intervención específicas que tengan la probabilidad más alta de lograr los objetivos del tratamiento.

The Sunday Times Sports Book of the YearA Times Book of the YearA Financial Times Book of the YearA Guardian Book of the YearA New Statesman Book of the YearThe heartwarming story of the collaboration and friendship between English footballs oddest couple, Elton John and Graham TaylorThe Times A wonderful, feel-good account of an ultimately English provincial story Simon Kuper_____________________An unforgettable British underdog story from one of our greatest narrative nonfiction writers, John Preston, and the international musical icon and bestselling author, Sir Elton John.Britain in the 1970s was beset by unrest and unemployment, as inflation soared, fuel was scarce, and hooliganism was on the rise. And for Watford FC, the outlook was even gloomier. Rundown and rat-infested, Watford were an ailing side with holes in their kit and barely enough fans to fill a stand. Of the 92 clubs in the Football League, spread across four divisions, Watford were in 92nd place.Meanwhile, Elton John was the most successful rockstar in the world. With six-inch platforms, spangled jumpsuits, and peroxide hair, he was glamorous, gay, and seemingly a world away from the semi-detached house in Pinner where he had supported Watford FC as a child. Many assumed he would move to America. Instead, he bought the football club.Watford Forever is the remarkable story of Elton Johns ownership of Watford FC and its transformational journey to the top of the First Division under iconic manager Graham Taylor. Perhaps most remarkably, four of the same players who had been written off as has-beens went with them all the way from the bottom to the top. Inspiring and infectiously funny, this is a tribute to footballs unlikeliest friendship as Elton John and Taylor, a straight-talking former fullback with a love of Vera Lynn, beat the odds and their personal demons to save a club and a community.Immersed in the grime and glamour of 70s Britain, Watford Forever is one of sports great underdog stories and a love letter to the beautiful game.

Un récit brillamment réalisé de la fouille archéologique la plus célèbre de lhistoire britannique, maintenant un film avec Ralph Fiennes, Carey Mulligan et Lily James. Au cours du long été chaud de

The bestselling book that inspired the Bafta-winning BBC dramaCorruption. Blackmail. Conspiracy to murder. A Very English Scandal has all the hallmarks of a classic thriller with one difference. Its all true.In the late 1960s Jeremy Thorp, the charismatic leader of the Liberal Party, was at the height of his political career. But homosexuality had only just been legalized, and a former relationship with a younger man named Norman Scott threatened to destroy Thorps carefully curated facade. Helped by fellow politicians, Thorpe schemed, deceived and embezzled until he saw only one way to silence his ex-lover for good.Meticulously researched and endlessly extraordinary, Thorps trial captured the moment that British society discovered the truth about its political class - and learned just how far the Establishment will go to protect its own.Gripping. A story of cack-handed assassins, buffoonish policemen, dodgy Home SecretariesDaily TelegraphI loved it; eccentric, dark, humane and English in the very best sense Alain de BottonRetold with masterful skill . . . It grips like a detective storyDaily Mail, Book of the Week

A brilliantly realised account of the most famous archeological dig in British history, now a major motion picture starring Ralph Fiennes, Carey Mulligan and Lily James.Exquisitely original Ian MacEwanAn enthralling story of love and loss Robert HarrisIn the long hot summer of 1939 Britain is preparing for war. But on a riverside farm in Suffolk there is excitement of another kind: Mrs Pretty, the widowed farmer, has had her hunch proved correct that the strange mounds on her land hold buried treasure. As the dig proceeds against a background of mounting national anxiety, it becomes clear that this is no ordinary find...John Prestons recreation of the Sutton Hoo dig - the greatest Anglo-Saxon discovery ever in Britain - brilliantly and comically dramatizes three months of intense activity when locals fought outsiders, professionals thwarted amateurs, and love and rivalry flourished in equal measure.A tale of rivalry, loss and thwarted love so absorbing that I read right through lunchtime one day, and its not often I miss a meal Nigella LawsonA delicate evocation of a vanished eraSunday Times

Revised and updated, Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder is a groundbreaking, comprehensive program to help those with bipolar disorderand those who care about themgain permanent control over their lives. Most people diagnosed with bipolar disorder are sent home with the name of a doctor and multiple prescriptions. However, few people with bipolar disorder are able to find long-term stability with medications alone. Bipolar disorder researcher and expert Julie A. Fast, who was diagnosed with the illness at age thirty-one, and specialist John Preston, PsyD, offer the pioneering Take Charge program used around the world to help readers promote stability, reduce mood swings, increase work ability, decrease health care costs, and improve relationships. The book guides those with bipolar disorder and their loved ones toward a comprehensive personal treatment plan by incorporating: Medications and bipolar-safe supplements Lifestyle changes that help manage bipolar symptoms naturally Behavior modifications that reduce and prevent symptoms Guidelines on assembling an effective support team By helping readers gather powerful strategies, Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder delivers a dynamic program to treat this difficult but ultimately manageable illness.

El libro en que se ha inspirado una de las grandes películas de Netflix, The Dig.En el largo y caluroso verano del año 1939 Inglaterra se prepara para la guerra. Pero en una pequeña granja junto al rio, cerca de Suffolk, ajena a cuanto acontece mas alla de sus lindes, se vive otro tipo de historia, una que poco o nada tiene que ver con las nubes oscuras que se arremolinan sobre el continente. La señora Pretty, una granjera viuda, con la ayuda de Basil Brown, un arqueologo de habilidades mas bien poco ortodoxas y muy dado a la reflexion, ha demostrado estar en lo cierto en lo que concierne a los monticulos que hay en su propiedad. Nadie daba demasiado por ellos, pero pronto descubriran que esconden uno de los mayores tesoros arqueologicos de la historia.Un evocador drama humano de pasion, rivalidad y arrepentimiento en los albores de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.Fascinante, exquisitamente original. Ian McEwanUna apasionante historia de amor y de perdida, un verdadero tesoro literario. Robert HarrisBrilla con nostalgia y pesar. Es algo completamente maravilloso. New York TimesUna novela conmovedora, perfectamente tramada. SpectatorUna evocacion maravillosa de una epoca perdida. Sunday TimesMaravilloso, evocador. De una historia de barro y suciedad, Preston ha sacado oro. Observer