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  • The Scandal of Syrie Maugham

    de Gerald McKnight ...
    In the autumn of 1962 one of the world's greatest storytellers scandalised the world by attacking his dead wife, Syrie, in his memoirs, Looking Back. Somerset Maugham did so without a hint of his own gross misconduct - he had carried on a passionate affair with Gerald Haxton, for whom he deserted his wife almost as soon as they had married. To the astonishment of Syrie's many friends, no reason ... Leer más

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  • The Fortunemakers

    de Gerald McKnight ...
    A fascinating look at some of the biggest capitalists and financiers in England. ... Leer más

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  • Computer Crime

    de Gerald McKnight ...
    The computer looms large over every aspect of modern life. Not surprisingly many regard it as a serious threat to our privacy, freedom and sanity. But more than this, the computer has already proved to be a sitting target for more advanced criminals as well as for cranks and fanatics. It presents for the first time the possibility that society could be robbed blind without even knowing it. This is ... Leer más

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  • English at Love

    de Gerald McKnight ...
    Is it true what they say about the English? That they're strong in adversity, good at games—but hopeless in bed? Gerald McKnight, the noted journalist and social investigator, thinks not. And THE ENGLISH AT LOVE is his provocative and patriotic answer to all sceptics, whether French, Swedish, Italian—or English. In the twenty-four hours of the English lover's day, he ranges from the clients of ... Leer más

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  • Speak in Public

    de Gerald McKnight ...
    For all those apprehensive people, young and old, who regard making a speech as a problem, an anxiety, something which detracts from the enjoyment of the dinner and spoils the wedding-feast . .. this book has been written. Several brilliant speakers reveal the secrets of their art: An art which every man and woman must come to grips with sometime in life, usually many times: An art which can bring ... Leer más

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  • The Compleat After-Dinner Speaker

    de Gerald McKnight ...
    "What can I possibly talk about?" Nearly everyone who has been asked to make an after-dinner speech has felt the clutch of panic which this question brings. How many know the answer? Either we bite on the bullet, go in head down and do the best we can . . . or we back out, mumbling our excuses and shamefully conscious of having put up a social "black". Gerald McKnight, by no means an experienced ... Leer más

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  • Bitter Legacy

    Picasso's Disputed Millions

    de Gerald McKnight ...
    Picasso's death in April 1973 left in its wake a tangle of doubt and greed amongst those who hoped to retain the works of art 'lent' by the master in his lifetime. Though reduced for probate to some $240 million, the actual legacy was probably twice that sum, but Picasso had left no will, and such was his dismissive attitude to his children, both legitimate and illegitimate, once they were grown ... Leer más

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  • The Mind of a Terrorist

    de Gerald McKnight ...
    The purpose of this book is to try and explain how a man can sit down to a meal with his family after placing a bomb in a crowded shopping street. Are the terrorists who threaten our daily lives, whether by accident or design, merely savage killers lost to human feeling? How can any cause, however noble, demand such retribution in suffering? The answers are in this book, in the words of both the ... Leer más

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  • Verdict on Schweitzer

    de Gerald McKnight ...
    The world has a right to ask questions of its greatest men, and to judge them. But the record of Albert Schweitzer's extraordinary mission in the jungles of Africa and the legend which surrounds him has never been seriously questioned. What are the questions which history will ask about this distinguished theologian, philosopher, musicologist, scholar and medical missionary? They are many and ... Leer más

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  • Andrew Lloyd Webber

    de Gerald McKnight ...
    When Andrew Lloyd Webber had three hit musicals on Broadway and in the West End of London simultaneously he was the first composer ever to do so. At the age of only 36 he has proved himself a master of melody and theatrical effect, and there is a thrilling quality to his sound which has captivated audiences across the world. The son of a music teacher, he went to Westminster School in London and ... Leer más

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  • The Murder Squad

    de Gerald McKnight ...
    In this dramatic and perceptive account of the men who operate the finely geared machine that is Scotland Yard's famed Murder Squad, the author has written a story more gripping than a dozen hand-tailored thrillers. Here is the real key to what makes a great Yard detective, demonstrated in action both in Britain and thousands of miles away. For the Murder Squad is in being to help any police force ... Leer más

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  • The Skin Game

    de Gerald McKnight ...
    Beauty is big international business, with more money changing hands than the entire economies of many South American countries. Almost every woman in the westernized world (and an increasing number of men), is affected by the business of beauty, yet the whole edifice is controlled by a handful of supremely powerful people in Japan, France, Britain and the USA. The Skin Game is the first book to ... Leer más

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