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The Typewriter and the Guillotine

An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII

by Mark Braude ...

**ONE OF KIRKUS'S 20 BEST BOOKS OF JANUARYONE OF BOOK PAGE'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE MONTHThe "endlessly compelling" (NYT Book Review) untold story of a trailblazing Paris correspondent for The New Yorker, who sounded the alarm about the rise of fascism in Europe while becoming enmeshed in the sensational case of a German serial killer stalking the streets of the French capital on the eve of WWII.**In ... Read more

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**ONE OF KIRKUS'S 20 BEST BOOKS OF JANUARYONE OF BOOK PAGE'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE MONTHThe "endlessly compelling" (NYT Book Review) untold story of a trailblazing Paris correspondent for The New Yorker, who sounded the alarm about the rise of fascism in Europe while becoming enmeshed in the sensational case of a German serial killer stalking the streets of the French capital on the eve of WWII.**In
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Kiki Man Ray

Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris

by Mark Braude ...

**One of The New Yorker’s Best Books of 2022One of The New York Time's 100 Notable Books of 2022One of Art News's Art Books They Couldn’t Put Down in 2022A dazzling portrait of Paris’s forgotten artist and cabaret star, whose incandescent life asks us to see the history of modern art in new ways.**In freewheeling 1920s Paris, Kiki de Montparnasse captivated as a nightclub performer, sold out ... Read more

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**One of The New Yorker’s Best Books of 2022One of The New York Time's 100 Notable Books of 2022One of Art News's Art Books They Couldn’t Put Down in 2022A dazzling portrait of Paris’s forgotten artist and cabaret star, whose incandescent life asks us to see the history of modern art in new ways.**In freewheeling 1920s Paris, Kiki de Montparnasse captivated as a nightclub performer, sold out
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The Invisible Emperor

Napoleon on Elba from Exile to Escape

by Mark Braude ...

**“A suspenseful, fast-paced account. . . . Braude’s prose glints with humor and humanity.” —Seattle TimesA gripping narrative history of Napoleon Bonaparte's ten-month exile on the Mediterranean island of Elba**In the spring of 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated. Having overseen an empire spanning half the European continent and governed the lives of some eighty million people, he suddenly ... Read more

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**“A suspenseful, fast-paced account. . . . Braude’s prose glints with humor and humanity.” —Seattle TimesA gripping narrative history of Napoleon Bonaparte's ten-month exile on the Mediterranean island of Elba**In the spring of 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated. Having overseen an empire spanning half the European continent and governed the lives of some eighty million people, he suddenly
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Making Monte Carlo

A History of Speculation and Spectacle

by Mark Braude ...

“A brisk historical tour of the marketing and selling of the small principality of Monaco and its famous city…A well-researched, dramatic rags-to-riches urban tale” (Kirkus Reviews) of Monte Carlo’s rise from small principality to prosperous resort town of the 1920s.Monte Carlo has long been known as a dazzling playground for the rich and famous. The “vivid, entertaining” (The Wall Street Journal) ... Read more

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“A brisk historical tour of the marketing and selling of the small principality of Monaco and its famous city…A well-researched, dramatic rags-to-riches urban tale” (Kirkus Reviews) of Monte Carlo’s rise from small principality to prosperous resort town of the 1920s.Monte Carlo has long been known as a dazzling playground for the rich and famous. The “vivid, entertaining” (The Wall Street Journal)
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The Typewriter and the Guillotine

An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII

by Mark Braude ...

Narrated by Karen Cass ...

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11 hours 20 min

The "endlessly compelling" (NYT Book Review) untold story of a trailblazing Paris correspondent for The New Yorker, who sounded the alarm about the rise of fascism in Europe while becoming enmeshed in the sensational case of a German serial killer stalking the streets of the French capital on the eve of WWII.In 1925, the Indianapolis-born Janet Flanner took an assignment to write a regular ‘Letter ... Read more

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The "endlessly compelling" (NYT Book Review) untold story of a trailblazing Paris correspondent for The New Yorker, who sounded the alarm about the rise of fascism in Europe while becoming enmeshed in the sensational case of a German serial killer stalking the streets of the French capital on the eve of WWII.In 1925, the Indianapolis-born Janet Flanner took an assignment to write a regular ‘Letter
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Kiki Man Ray

Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris

by Mark Braude ...

Narrated by Karen Cass ...

Unabridged

9 hours 43 min

In freewheeling 1920s Paris, Kiki de Montparnasse captivated as a nightclub performer, sold out gallery showings of her paintings, starred in Surrealist films, and shared drinks and ideas with the likes of Jean Cocteau and Marcel Duchamp. Her best-selling memoir—featuring an introduction by Ernest Hemingway—made front-page news in France and was immediately banned in America. All before she turned ... Read more

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In freewheeling 1920s Paris, Kiki de Montparnasse captivated as a nightclub performer, sold out gallery showings of her paintings, starred in Surrealist films, and shared drinks and ideas with the likes of Jean Cocteau and Marcel Duchamp. Her best-selling memoir—featuring an introduction by Ernest Hemingway—made front-page news in France and was immediately banned in America. All before she turned
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The Invisible Emperor

Napoleon on Elba from Exile to Escape

by Mark Braude ...

Narrated by Mark Braude ...

Unabridged

9 hours 7 min

**“A suspenseful, fast-paced account. . . . Braude’s prose glints with humor and humanity.” —Seattle TimesA gripping narrative history of Napoleon Bonaparte's ten-month exile on the Mediterranean island of Elba**In the spring of 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated. Having overseen an empire spanning half the European continent and governed the lives of some eighty million people, he suddenly ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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**“A suspenseful, fast-paced account. . . . Braude’s prose glints with humor and humanity.” —Seattle TimesA gripping narrative history of Napoleon Bonaparte's ten-month exile on the Mediterranean island of Elba**In the spring of 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated. Having overseen an empire spanning half the European continent and governed the lives of some eighty million people, he suddenly
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Neptune's Fortune

The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire

by Julian Sancton ...

Narrated by Vikas Adam ...

Unabridged

12 hours 34 min

The riveting true story of a legendary Spanish galleon that sunk off the coast of Colombia with over $1 billion in gold and silver—and one man’s obsessive quest to find it—from the New York Times bestselling author of Madhouse at the End of the Earth“Splendid . . . Sancton is an expert guide through eighteenth-century European geopolitics [and] modern marine archaeology.”—The Wall Street ... Read more

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The riveting true story of a legendary Spanish galleon that sunk off the coast of Colombia with over $1 billion in gold and silver—and one man’s obsessive quest to find it—from the New York Times bestselling author of Madhouse at the End of the Earth“Splendid . . . Sancton is an expert guide through eighteenth-century European geopolitics [and] modern marine archaeology.”—The Wall Street
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The Price of Mercy

Unfair Trials, a Violent System, and a Public Defender's Search for Justice in America

by Emily Galvin Almanza ...

Narrated by Emily Galvin Almanza ...

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11 hours 42 min

**A former public defender takes us behind the closed doors of America's criminal courts, revealing how the institutions that claim to protect us are doing the exact opposite—and offering a blueprint for finally fixing it.“A searing, compassionate, and utterly necessary book that pulls back the curtain with the clarity of a lawyer and the heart of someone who’s seen the criminal legal system’s ... Read more

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**A former public defender takes us behind the closed doors of America's criminal courts, revealing how the institutions that claim to protect us are doing the exact opposite—and offering a blueprint for finally fixing it.“A searing, compassionate, and utterly necessary book that pulls back the curtain with the clarity of a lawyer and the heart of someone who’s seen the criminal legal system’s
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Neptune's Fortune

The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire

by Julian Sancton ...

The riveting true story of a legendary Spanish galleon that sunk off the coast of Colombia with over $1 billion in gold and silver—and one man’s obsessive quest to find it—from the New York Times bestselling author of Madhouse at the End of the Earth“Splendid . . . Sancton is an expert guide through eighteenth-century European geopolitics [and] modern marine archaeology.”—The Wall Street ... Read more

$13.99 USD

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The riveting true story of a legendary Spanish galleon that sunk off the coast of Colombia with over $1 billion in gold and silver—and one man’s obsessive quest to find it—from the New York Times bestselling author of Madhouse at the End of the Earth“Splendid . . . Sancton is an expert guide through eighteenth-century European geopolitics [and] modern marine archaeology.”—The Wall Street
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Five Bullets

The Story of Bernie Goetz, New York's Explosive '80s, and the Subway Vigilante Trial That Divided the Nation

by Elliot Williams ...

Narrated by Elliot Williams ...

Unabridged

10 hours 7 min

**"Read this book to understand human nature." (Preet Bharara) • "An amazing story, well told.” (Anderson Cooper) • "A masterful telling." (Dahlia Lithwick)From CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams, a revelatory account of how one man, four teenagers, and a struggling city collided over race, vigilantism, and public safety . . . exposing the fault lines of a nation**On a dirty New York subway car on ... Read more

$23.00 USD

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**"Read this book to understand human nature." (Preet Bharara) • "An amazing story, well told.” (Anderson Cooper) • "A masterful telling." (Dahlia Lithwick)From CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams, a revelatory account of how one man, four teenagers, and a struggling city collided over race, vigilantism, and public safety . . . exposing the fault lines of a nation**On a dirty New York subway car on
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Injustice

How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department

by Carol Leonnig, Aaron C. Davis ...

Narrated by Carol Leonnig, Aaron C. Davis, January LaVoy ...

Unabridged

15 hours 35 min

**An Instant New York Times Bestseller“An amazing piece of work . . . This is not just a series of newly reported anecdotes and pieces of information. It is a remarkable thesis about how Trump effectively broke the Justice Department in his first term by bullying it.” —Rachel Maddow, The Rachel Maddow ShowFrom Pulitzer Prize–winning Washington Post reporters Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis, a ... Read more

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**An Instant New York Times Bestseller“An amazing piece of work . . . This is not just a series of newly reported anecdotes and pieces of information. It is a remarkable thesis about how Trump effectively broke the Justice Department in his first term by bullying it.” —Rachel Maddow, The Rachel Maddow ShowFrom Pulitzer Prize–winning Washington Post reporters Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis, a
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