CLIFFORD THURLOW

<;p name=undefined:GT;lt;em:gt;Sexe, surrealisme, Dal:amp;#237;lt;/em:gt; i jo :amp;#233;s un dels llibres m:amp;#233;s curiosos i divertits que shagi escrit mai sobre Salvador Dal:amp;#237; i la seva :amp;#232;poca, i ha estat rebut a Anglaterra i Espanya com un dels esdeveniments editorials m:amp;#233;s importants de l:amp;#250;ltim any. Carlos Lozano, amic :amp;#237;ntim de Dal:amp;#237;, des de 1969 fins a la seva mort, va ser una de les poques persones que va accedir al cercle tancat i impenetrable de lenginy:amp;#243;s pintor catal:amp;#224;.

Carlos Lozano, artista polifacético y galerista, fue íntimo de Dalí y una de las pocas personas que accedió a su círculo, casi impenetrable. Desde esa privilegiada cercanía cuenta lo que vio y sintió: las frases y extraordinarias reflexiones del pintor, las fiestas mas locas, el lujo desenfrenado y la capacidad de Dali de convertirlo todo en oro.Mucho mas que una simple biografia, estas memorias redactadas habilmente por el prestigioso escritor Clifford Thurlow se leen con el placer y la emocion de las mejores novelas.Las memorias de Carlos Lozano escritas por el gran Clifford Thurlow

1936. Spain erupts in civil war. The Republic forms an International Brigade and calls for volunteers to combat a Nationalist uprising led by General Franco. After his best friend Jimmy is killed by a police baton on a hunger march to London, Glaswegian Robbie Gillan has a fist fight with the mortician. The police are called and sympathetic nurse Alice Sheridan gives Robbie 5 when he tells her he wants to join the battle in Spain. Alices twin brother Simon argues with his father over Spain and leaves on the night ferry for Paris where the volunteers are gathering. In a knife fight with Franco loyalists, Robbie Gillan saves Simons life and the two men, opposites in class and temperament, cross France and climb the Pyrenees to Spain. Alice, drawn by emotions that are not entirely clear to her, soon follows with the Red Cross. The battle cry of the Spanish Republic was No pasaran. Pasaremos. They shall not pass. We Shall Pass the defining spirit of this gripping novel that takes us into the heart of war and reveals the enduring power of love, hope and defiance as Robbie and Alice must overcome every obstacle to be together.

Carlos Lozano fue uno de los pocos amigos íntimos de Salvador Dalí, una de las contadas personas que tuvo ocasión de acceder a su círculo cerrado desde 1969. Sus memorias, escritas por el prestigioso autor britanico Clifford Thurlow, nos acercan al mundo polemico, magico e irrepetible del genio del surrealismo. Mucho mas que una biografia, este libro se lee como las mejores novelas: acontecimientos imprevisibles, personajes irrepetibles, años llenos de libertad alrededor de uno de los grandes genios del siglo XX retratado desde la mas absoluta intimidad.

On a sunny May morning in 1990, a bank courier strode out of the Bank of England and, minutes later, was robbed at knifepoint of 301 bearer bonds valued at 292 million. It was the biggest theft in British history. The thing is... when Keith Cheeseman received a call from a disbarred lawyer connected to Londons underworld and attended a meeting on the night of the robbery, he counted 427 million in bonds - 135 million more than the Bank of England had reported. As Keith set out to launder the bonds, Scotland Yard and the FBI were always one step ahead in tracking them down. Over the next eighteen months, two gangland figures were shot dead and more than eighty people were arrested. Keith was the only man ever jailed for the crime. Keith Cheeseman is the last of the old-time gangsters, a con man who detests violence, wears Savile Row suits and gold watches, and loves classic cars and good dining. He bought non-league Dunstable football club and signed Manchester United star George Best to play for the team. He knew the legendary Kray twins and killer Frankie Fraser once threatened to snuff him out him over a game of chess. So what happened to the missing 135 million? In this breathtaking adventure, featuring colourful characters from showbusiness alongside royalty, the IRA and even Pablo Escobar, Clifford Thurlow reveals Keith Cheesemans incredible true story for the first time.

Soldier Magazines Book of the MonthFascinating... Incredibly dangerous. The TimesGripping. Adrenalin fuelled true-life account with all the makings of a military thriller. The action unfolds like a Le Carre novel. Soldier MagazineIf there are young women with children trapped in that hell and we can get them out, dont we have a duty to do so?Hearing terrifying stories first-hand from naive young girls whod been tricked, abused and enslaved by ISIS, ex-British Army soldier John Carney set up a high-risk operation to rescue as many as he could.This is the breath-taking true story of how he repeatedly led his men behind enemy lines into the Syrian lead storm to liberate women and children, delivering them to de-radicalization programmes and fair trials.Believing that every person we can bring back is living proof that ISIS is a failure, Carney tackles the complex issue of Jihadi Brides head on, as he and his men endanger their lives, not always returning safely home.