The true story of the valiant attempt to rescue those inside two oil tankers that split in half during the brutal nor'easter in New England in the winter of 1952.
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Auteur: Wright, James EdwardSommaire:This book recounts the experiences of the young Americans who fought in Vietnam and of families who grieved those who did not return. By 1969 nearly half of the junior enlisted men who died in...
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Auteur: Kaplan, Fred M.Sommaire:As cyber attacks dominate front-page news, Fred Kaplan probes the most secretive government agencies to tell the never-before-told story of the policymakers, scientists, and spies who devised a...
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Auteur: Galchen, RivkaSommaire:When Dr. Leo Liebenstein's wife disappears, she leaves behind a single clue: a woman who looks, talks, and behaves almost exactly like her. While everyone else is fooled by this imposter, Leo...
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Auteur:Sommaire:With this anthology, bestselling author Brad Meltzer introduces twenty-one original stories from today's most prominent mystery writers. These sometimes terrifying, sometimes funny, and always...
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Auteur:Sommaire:The Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle have enthralled generations of readers--and writers. Now Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger have assembled a stellar group of contemporary...
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Auteur: Erickson, SteveSommaire:When the Twin Towers suddenly reappear in the badlands of South Dakota, nobody can explain their return. To the tens of thousands drawn to the "American Stonehenge," the Towers seem to sing, even...
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Auteur: Bellow, SaulSommaire:This National Book Award winning novel traces five days in the life of a man whose wife has recently left him for his best friend. Through letter writing, Herzog movingly portrays both his own...
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Auteur: Coll, SteveSommaire:This 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning work details the secret history of the CIA's role in Afghanistan, the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of bin Laden, and America's efforts to find and...
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Auteur: Cockburn, AndrewSommaire:Assassination by drone is a subject of enduring fascination, yet few understand why it has become our principal way of waging war. Kill Chain takes the listener inside the world of national...
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Auteur: Stark, PeterSommaire:A vivid and groundbreaking portrait of a young, struggling George Washington that casts a new light on his character and the history of American independence, from the bestselling author of...
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Auteur: Thompson, Hunter S.Sommaire:This cult classic of gonzo journalism is the best chronicle of drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking good times ever committed to the printed page. It is also the tale of a long weekend road trip...
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Auteur: Bellow, SaulSommaire:In this collection of more than thirty essays originally published in the New York Times, Esquire, and the New Republic, Saul Bellow ranges fluidly across topics as various as the talents of...
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Auteur: Hughes, Patrick HenrySommaire:Patrick Henry Hughes was born blind and physically disabled. But he was also blessed with exceptional musical talent. Here, he shares his courageous lessons for living with faith and defying the...
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Auteur: Hoy, BenjaminSommaire:Often described as the longest undefended border in the world, the Canada-US border was born in blood, conflict, and uncertainty. At the end of the American Revolution, Britain and the United...