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Paper Bullets

Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis

de Jeffrey H. Jackson ...

“A Nazi resistance story like none you’ve ever heard or read.” —Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers and On Desperate Ground**"Every page is gripping, and the amount of new research is nothing short of mind-boggling. A brilliant book for the ages!” —Douglas Brinkley, author of American MoonshotA Stonewall Honor Book in NonfictionLonglisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction* ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

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“A Nazi resistance story like none you’ve ever heard or read.” —Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers and On Desperate Ground**"Every page is gripping, and the amount of new research is nothing short of mind-boggling. A brilliant book for the ages!” —Douglas Brinkley, author of American MoonshotA Stonewall Honor Book in NonfictionLonglisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction*
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Paris Under Water

How the City of Light Survived the Great Flood of 1910

de Jeffrey H. Jackson ...

In the winter of 1910, the river that brought life to Paris quickly became a force of destruction. Torrential rainfall saturated the soil, and faulty engineering created a perfect storm of conditions that soon drowned Parisian streets, homes, businesses, and museums. The city seemed to have lost its battle with the elements. Given the Parisians' history of deep-seated social, religious, and ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

In the winter of 1910, the river that brought life to Paris quickly became a force of destruction. Torrential rainfall saturated the soil, and faulty engineering created a perfect storm of conditions that soon drowned Parisian streets, homes, businesses, and museums. The city seemed to have lost its battle with the elements. Given the Parisians' history of deep-seated social, religious, and
... Leer más
Making Jazz French

Music and Modern Life in Interwar Paris

de Jeffrey H. Jackson, Gilbert M. Joseph, Emily S. Rosenberg ...

Series series American Encounters/Global Interactions
Between the world wars, Paris welcomed not only a number of glamorous American expatriates, including Josephine Baker and F. Scott Fitzgerald, but also a dynamic musical style emerging in the United States: jazz. Roaring through cabarets, music halls, and dance clubs, the upbeat, syncopated rhythms of jazz soon added to the allure of Paris as a center of international nightlife and cutting-edge ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

Between the world wars, Paris welcomed not only a number of glamorous American expatriates, including Josephine Baker and F. Scott Fitzgerald, but also a dynamic musical style emerging in the United States: jazz. Roaring through cabarets, music halls, and dance clubs, the upbeat, syncopated rhythms of jazz soon added to the allure of Paris as a center of international nightlife and cutting-edge
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Music and History

Bridging the Disciplines

Edición de Jeffrey H. Jackson, Stanley C. Pelkey ...

This book begins with a simple question: Why haven't historians and musicologists been talking to one another?Historians frequently look to all aspects of human activity, including music, in order to better understand the past. Musicologists inquire into the social, cultural, and historical contexts of musical works and musical practices to develop theories about the meanings of compositions and ... Leer más

$35.99 USD

This book begins with a simple question: Why haven't historians and musicologists been talking to one another?Historians frequently look to all aspects of human activity, including music, in order to better understand the past. Musicologists inquire into the social, cultural, and historical contexts of musical works and musical practices to develop theories about the meanings of compositions and
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Paper Bullets

Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis

de Jeffrey H. Jackson ...

Narrado por Susan Bennett ...

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10 hora 56 minutos

“A Nazi resistance story like none you’ve ever heard or read.” —Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers and On Desperate Ground**"Every page is gripping, and the amount of new research is nothing short of mind-boggling. A brilliant book for the ages!” —Douglas Brinkley, author of American MoonshotA Stonewall Honor Book in NonfictionLonglisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction* ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

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“A Nazi resistance story like none you’ve ever heard or read.” —Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers and On Desperate Ground**"Every page is gripping, and the amount of new research is nothing short of mind-boggling. A brilliant book for the ages!” —Douglas Brinkley, author of American MoonshotA Stonewall Honor Book in NonfictionLonglisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction*
... Leer más

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Crooked

The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal

de Nathan Masters ...

Narrado por David H Lawrence XVII ...

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12 hora 34 minutos

The riveting, forgotten narrative of the most corrupt attorney general in American history and the maverick senator who stopped at nothing to take him downMany tales from the Jazz Age reek of crime and corruption. But perhaps the era’s greatest political fiasco—one that resulted in a nationwide scandal, a public reckoning at the Department of Justice, the rise of J. Edgar Hoover, and an Oscar ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

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The riveting, forgotten narrative of the most corrupt attorney general in American history and the maverick senator who stopped at nothing to take him downMany tales from the Jazz Age reek of crime and corruption. But perhaps the era’s greatest political fiasco—one that resulted in a nationwide scandal, a public reckoning at the Department of Justice, the rise of J. Edgar Hoover, and an Oscar
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The Age of Grievance

de Frank Bruni ...

Narrado por Frank Bruni ...

Completo

9 hora 46 minutos

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Brilliant...Bruni writes with humor, insight, and precision.” —The Wall Street Journal • “The best prescription for our redemption.” —The New York Times • “A wise and humane book for our foolish and cruel era.” —Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious GenerationFrom bestselling author and longtime New York Times columnist Frank Bruni comes a lucid, powerful examination ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Brilliant...Bruni writes with humor, insight, and precision.” —The Wall Street Journal • “The best prescription for our redemption.” —The New York Times • “A wise and humane book for our foolish and cruel era.” —Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious GenerationFrom bestselling author and longtime New York Times columnist Frank Bruni comes a lucid, powerful examination
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The Incorruptibles

A True Story of Kingpins, Crime Busters, and the Birth of the American Underworld

de Dan Slater ...

Narrado por Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Completo

11 hora 13 minutos

This harrowing tale of early twentieth century New York reveals the true stories of an immigrant underworld, a secret vice squad, and the rise of organized crime.In the early 1900s, prior to World War I, New York City was a vortex of vice and corruption. On the Lower East Side, then the most crowded ghetto on earth, Eastern European Jews formed a dense web of crime syndicates. Gangs of horse ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

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This harrowing tale of early twentieth century New York reveals the true stories of an immigrant underworld, a secret vice squad, and the rise of organized crime.In the early 1900s, prior to World War I, New York City was a vortex of vice and corruption. On the Lower East Side, then the most crowded ghetto on earth, Eastern European Jews formed a dense web of crime syndicates. Gangs of horse
... Leer más

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Murder the Truth

Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful

de David Enrich ...

Narrado por Michael David Axtell ...

Completo

10 hora 43 minutos

New York Times Bestseller""Authoritarian governments abroad have long used legal threats and lawsuits against journalists to cover up their disinformation, corruption, and violence. Now, as master investigative journalist David Enrich reveals, those tactics have arrived in America.” — Ruth Ben-Ghiat, author of StrongmenDavid Enrich, the New York Times Business Investigations Editor and the... ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

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New York Times Bestseller""Authoritarian governments abroad have long used legal threats and lawsuits against journalists to cover up their disinformation, corruption, and violence. Now, as master investigative journalist David Enrich reveals, those tactics have arrived in America.” — Ruth Ben-Ghiat, author of StrongmenDavid Enrich, the New York Times Business Investigations Editor and the...
... Leer más

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Building a Bridge

How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity

de James Martin ...

Narrado por James Martin ...

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2 hora 8 minutos

“A treasure...awise and entertaining book that should appeal to the spiritual pilgrim in allof us, no matter what the faith and no matter whether believer or nonbeliever.”– ChicagoTribuneThe New YorkTimes bestselling author of TheJesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and Jesus: A... ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

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“A treasure...awise and entertaining book that should appeal to the spiritual pilgrim in allof us, no matter what the faith and no matter whether believer or nonbeliever.”– ChicagoTribuneThe New YorkTimes bestselling author of TheJesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and Jesus: A...
... Leer más

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With Her Fist Raised

Dorothy Pitman Hughes and the Transformative Power of Black Community Activism

de Laura L. Lovett ...

Narrado por Sandra Sims ...

Completo

4 hora 47 minutos

The first biography of Dorothy Pitman Hughes, a trailblazing Black feminist activist whose work made children, race, and welfare rights central to the women’s movement.Dorothy Pitman Hughes was a transformative community organizer in New York City in the 1970s who shared the stage with Gloria Steinem for 5 years, captivating audiences around the country. After leaving rural Georgia in the 1950s, ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

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The first biography of Dorothy Pitman Hughes, a trailblazing Black feminist activist whose work made children, race, and welfare rights central to the women’s movement.Dorothy Pitman Hughes was a transformative community organizer in New York City in the 1970s who shared the stage with Gloria Steinem for 5 years, captivating audiences around the country. After leaving rural Georgia in the 1950s,
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The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto

The True Story of Five Courageous Young Women Who Sparked an Uprising

de Elizabeth R. Hyman ...

Narrado por Gilli Messer ...

Completo

9 hora

A Holocaust historian, archivist, and history blogger adds a new dimension to the story of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising during World War II, shining a long overdue spotlight on five young, Polish Jewish women—champions who helped lead the resistance, sabotage the Nazis, and aid Jews in hiding across occupied Poland and Eastern Europe.The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is one of the most storied events of ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

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A Holocaust historian, archivist, and history blogger adds a new dimension to the story of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising during World War II, shining a long overdue spotlight on five young, Polish Jewish women—champions who helped lead the resistance, sabotage the Nazis, and aid Jews in hiding across occupied Poland and Eastern Europe.The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is one of the most storied events of
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