Category: Biographies & Memoirs

Sangre sobre La Esmeralda: sacerdote Miguel Woodward, vida y martirio by Edward Crouzet
Requirements: ePUB,PDF reader; 3,9MB [Spanish/Español]
Overview: Este libro relata la vida del sacerdote Miguel Woodward, escrita por el benedictino inglés Edward Crouzet.
Miguel Woodward venía de lejos. Aunque nacido en Valparaíso, se crió en una familia más inglesa que chilena, estudió en Inglaterra adquiriendo indudablemente toda la idiosincrasia de ese pueblo. Desde esa distancia optó por Chile, por hacerse sacerdote del pueblo de Chile. Con una voluntad de hierro emprendió el proceso de adaptación e inserción. Con tenacidad e ingenio, logró atravesar más o menos las barreras físicas, psicológicas, sociales y eclesiales que lo separaban de ese pueblo que conoció en sus años de infancia y que idealizó en sus años de formación desde las brumas de las islas británicas.
Miguel, un graduado de Ingeniería Civil del King’s College de Londres, se convirtió en Chile en un sacerdote obrero, trabajando como tornero en el puerto de Valparaíso. En 1969 se incorporó al ejercicio religioso público: construyó una casita en la Población Progreso, en el Cerro Los Placeres de Valparaíso, donde encabezó una comunidad religiosa.
La serena objetividad del autor inglés queda en evidencia a través del libro. No es ésta, ni de lejos, una apología de Miguel Woodward. Aparece el hombre entero, con sus cualidades y defectos, con sus éxitos y fracasos. Es la verdad de una vida lo que resplandece y hace tan atrayente este relato. El autor es también cuidadoso en desentrañar el curso de los acontecimientos, en los días últimos que vivió Miguel y la fecha y circunstancias de su muerte. Miguel fue torturado en La Esmeralda, agonizó en su cubierta donde fue atendido por un médico del acorazado Latorre y murió o bien en La Esmeralda, o en el traslado del buque al Hospital Naval, el 19 de septiembre de 1973.
Genre: Non Fiction | Biography

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Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy: The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the Cross-Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her Own Army by Phyllis Birnbaum
Requirements: ePUB/MOBI Reader, 2.6MB
Overview: Aisin Gioro Xianyu (1907–1948) was the fourteenth daughter of a Manchu prince and a legendary figure in China’s bloody struggle with Japan. After the fall of the Manchu dynasty in 1912, Xianyu’s father gave his daughter to a Japanese friend who was sympathetic to his efforts to reclaim power. This man raised Xianyu, now known as Kawashima Yoshiko, to restore the Manchus to their former glory. Her fearsome dedication to this cause ultimately got her killed.

Yoshiko had a fiery personality and loved the limelight. She shocked Japanese society by dressing in men’s clothes and rose to prominence as Commander Jin, touted in Japan’s media as a new Joan of Arc. Boasting a short, handsome haircut and a genuine military uniform, Commander Jin was credited with various daring exploits, among them riding horseback as leader of her own army during the Japanese occupation of China.

While trying to promote the Manchus, Yoshiko supported the puppet Manchu state established by the Japanese in 1932, which became one of the reasons she was executed for treason after Japan’s 1945 defeat. The truth of Yoshiko’s life is still a source of contention between China and Japan — some believe she was exploited by powerful men, others claim she relished her role as political provocateur. China holds her responsible for unspeakable crimes, while Japan has forgiven her transgressions. This biography presents the most accurate and colorful portrait to date of the controversial princess spy, recognizing her truly novel role in conflicts that transformed East Asia.
Genre: Nonfiction | Biography

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Turner: The Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of J.M.W. Turner by Franny Moyle
Requirements: EPUB Reader, 70 MB
Overview: The life of one of Western art’s most admired and misunderstood painters J.M.W. Turner is one of the most important figures in Western art, and his visionary work paved the way for a revolution in landscape painting. Over the course of his lifetime, Turner strove to liberate painting from an antiquated system of patronage. Bringing a new level of expression and color to his canvases, he paved the way for the modern artist. Turner was very much a man of his changing era. In his lifetime, he saw Britain ravaged by Napoleonic wars, revived by the Industrial Revolution, and embarked upon a new moment of Imperial glory with the ascendancy of Queen Victoria. His own life embodied astonishing transformation. Born the son of a barber in Covent Garden, he was buried amid pomp and ceremony in St. Paul’s Cathedral. Turner was accepted into the prestigious Royal Academy at the height of the French Revolution when a climate of fear dominated Britain. Unable to travel abroad he explored at home, reimagining the landscape to create some of the most iconic scenes of his country. But his work always had a profound human element. When a moment of peace allowed travel into Europe, Turner was one of the first artists to capture the beauty of the Alps, to revive Venice as a subject, and to follow in Byron’s footsteps through the Rhine country. While he was commercially successful for most of his career, Turner’s personal life remained fraught. His mother suffered from mental illness and was committed to Bedlam. Turner never married but had several long-term mistresses and illegitimate daughters. His erotic drawings were numerous but were covered up by prurient Victorians after his death. Turner’s late, impressionistic work was held up by his Victorian detractors as example of a creeping madness. Affection for the artist’s work soured. John Ruskin, the greatest of all 19th century art critics, did what he could to rescue Turner’s reputation, but Turner’s very last works confounded even his greatest defender.
Genre: Non Fiction, Biography

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Soldier Boy by Anthony Hill
Requirements: EPUB Reader, 2.3 MB
Overview: The true story of Jim Martin, the youngest Anzac.
On 28th June 1915, young James Martin sailed from Melbourne on the troopship Berrima, bound ultimately for Gallipoli. He was just 14 years old. This is Jim’s extraordinary story of how an inexperienced & enthusiastic school boy became Australia’s youngest Anzac.
Genre: Non Fiction, Historical Biography

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Going On The Turn by Danny Baker
Requirements: ePUB Reader, 3 MB
Overview: Danny Baker is a national treasure with a well-documented – thanks to the recent eight-part BBC TV adaptation – and colourful life. For over a quarter of a century he has amused and entertained audiences on both radio and television. Beginning his career at the age of 15 in a small record shop in the London’s West End, Danny went on to become an acclaimed music journalist, and started his radio career on BBC GLR in 1989. With a unique take on life and a lot to say, Danny’s latest book is full of his trademark warmth, wit and insight.
Genre: Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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