John Preston

THE BASIS FOR THE NETFLIX FILM STARRING CAREY MULLIGAN, RALPH FIENNES, AND LILY JAMES 
A literary adventure that tells the story of a priceless buried treasure discovered in England on the eve of World War II
 
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. Pretty, the widowed owner of the farm, has had her hunch confirmed...

Recounts Maxwell's rise and fall and rise and fall again. Preston weaves backwards and forwards in time to examine the forces that shaped Maxwell, including his childhood as a Jew in occupied Eastern Europe through his failed political ambitions in the 1960s which ended in accusations of financial double-dealing, and his resurrection as a media mogul--and on to the family legacy he left behind, including his daughter Ghislaine Maxwell. In February...

"A behind-the-scenes look at the desperate, scandalous private life of a British member of Parliament and champion manipulator, and the history-making trial that exposed his dirty secrets to the world. As a member of Parliament and leader of the Liberal Party in the 1960s and 70s, Jeremy Thorpe's bad behavior snuck under the radar for years. Police and politicians alike colluded to protect one of their own. At the start of the 1970s, Thorpe was the...

"Esta guia de autoayuda altamente recomendada por profesionales de la salud mental ha ayudado a decenas de miles de lectores; completamente revisada y actualizada, ahora tambien incluye un nuevo analisis detallado del trastorno bipolar y su tratamiento. Aprende en ella los diferentes tipos de depresion, asi como a utilizar procedimientos de autoayuda totalmente probados, a reconocer cuando puedes ±superarlo tu solo y cuando no, a entender el funcionamiento...

"Offers fifty strategies for being productive while suffering from depression, such as avoiding isolation, eliminating distractions, and regulating sleep."--Publisher's description.