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  • The Great Hurricane, 1938

    de Cherie Burns ...
    "Before there was the Perfect Storm, there was the Great Hurricane of 1938. A riveting and wonderfully written account." —Nathaniel PhilbrickOn the night of September 21, 1938, news on the radio was full of the invasion of Czechoslovakia. There was no mention of any severe weather. By the time oceanfront residents noticed an ominous color in the sky, it was too late to escape. In an age before ... Leer más

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  • Stepmotherhood

    How to Survive Without Feeling Frustrated, Left Out, or Wicked, Revised Edition

    de Cherie Burns ...
    If you’re one of the more than 15 million stepmothers in the country, you know the particular trials—and joys—of stepfamily dynamics today. You wonder if you’re doing the right thing and, as a stepmother, many of your specific questions are unique. In this second edition of Stepmotherhood: How to Survive Without Feeling Frustrated, Left Out, or Wicked, journalist and stepmother Cherie Burns brings ... Leer más

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  • Diving for Starfish

    The Jeweler, The Actress, The Heiress and One of the World's Most Alluring Pieces of Jewelry

    de Cherie Burns ...
    Part history, part mystery, this chronicle shares the author's quest to uncover the true story of a rare trio of elegant jewelry pieces fashioned in 1930s Paris.In the mid 1930s, in the workroom of the famous Parisian jeweler Boivin, a young jewelry designer named Juliette Moutard created one of the most coveted pieces of jewelry in the world—the famous starfish pin—still sought after today by ... Leer más

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  • Searching for Beauty

    The Life of Millicent Rogers, the American Heiress Who Taught the World About Style

    de Cherie Burns ...
    A fascinating portrait of the Standard Oil heiress and legendary American trendsetter Millicent Rogers."A page-turning tale of a society rebel." —Meryl Gordon, author of Mrs. Astor RegretsNobody knew how to live the high life like Standard Oil heiress Millicent Rogers. Born into luxury, she lived in a whirl of beautiful homes, European vacations, exquisite clothing, and handsome men.In Searching ... Leer más

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  • Audiolibro

    The Great Hurricane

    1938

    Narrado por Anna Fields ...

    Completo

    5 hora 50 minutos

    On the night of September 20, 1938, the news on the radio was full of Hitler’s pending invasion of Czechoslovakia. In a matter of hours, however, a hurricane of unprecedented force would tear through one of the wealthiest and most populated stretches of coastline in America, obliterating communities from Long Island to Providence, destroying entire fishing fleets from Montauk to Narragansett Bay, ... Leer más

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  • Operation Underworld

    How the Mafia and U.S. Government Teamed Up to Win World War II

    de Matthew Black ...
    For the first time ever the full story of how Charles “Lucky” Luciano—the U.S. Mafia boss who put the “organized” into organized crime—was recruited by U.S. Naval Intelligence in 1944 to aid the Allied war effort in the U.S. invasion of Sicily that was a turning point in WWII.In 1942, fears were growing that New York Harbor was vulnerable to sabotage. If the waterfront was infested with German and ... Leer más

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  • Pirates

    A New History, from Vikings to Somali Raiders

    de Peter Lehr ...
    "In his lively, vivid history of pirates, Lehr finds some striking continuities from ancient to modern times." — Foreign AffairsA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearIn the twenty-first century, pirates have regained a central place in Western culture, thanks to an odd combination of a blockbuster film franchise and a dramatic rise in piracy around the Horn of Africa. In this global ... Leer más

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  • The Last Libertines

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    This “rich . . . highly enjoyable portrait of an extraordinary moment in French history” introduces us to 7 dazzling aristocrats who rose and fell during the French Revolution (Guardian).Benedetta Craveri reveals the history of the Libertine generation “whose youth coincided with the French monarchy’s final moment of grace—a moment when . . . a style of life based on privilege and the spirit of ... Leer más

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  • The Amritsar Massacre

    The British Empire's Worst Atrocity

    The history and impact of one of the most heinous acts of colonial repression suffered in British India—a massacre that continues to divide opinion today.The shocking massacre of 379 unarmed Indians in the enclosed Jallianwala Bagh park on the command of a British army officer on April 13th, 1919 is considered a brutal example of colonial abuse. Immediately afterwards martial law was established ... Leer más

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  • Epstein

    Dead Men Tell No Tales

    Series series Front Page Detectives
    This is—for the first time—the full and unedited story behind the sick life and mysterious death of Jeffrey Epstein that is being called one of the most significant scandals in American historyHe was the billionaire financier and close confidant of presidents, prime ministers, movie stars and British royalty, the mysterious self-made man who rose from blue-collar Brooklyn to the heights of luxury. ... Leer más

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  • Spain in Arms

    A Military History of the Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939

    de E. R. Hooton ...
    This detailed military history of the Spanish Civil War dispels long-held misconceptions and sheds significant new light on the conflict.Spain in Arms chronicles the development of the Spanish Civil War on the battlefield, examining eight campaigns waged between 1937 and 1939. Through detailed analysis, it demonstrates how many accounts of military operations during this conflict are based upon ... Leer más

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  • The Promise and the Dream

    The Untold Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy

    "A fascinating, elegiac account" of the bond between two of the Civil Rights Era's most important leaders—from the journalist and author of Strange Fruit ( Chicago Tribune).With vision and political savvy, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy set the United States on a path toward fulfilling its promise of liberty and justice for all. In The Promise and the Dream, Margolick examines their ... Leer más

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