They were the original power couple--outlandishly rich, impossibly attractive, and endlessly fascinating. Now, in this rare behind-the-scenes portrait of the Kennedys in their final year together, Christopher Andersen shows us a side...
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
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Auteur:Andersen, Christopher P.Sommaire: - Auteur:Pitzer, AndreaSommaire:
Using information from newly-declassified intelligence files and recovered military history, journalist Andrea Pitzer argues that far from being a proponent of art for art's sake, Vladimir Nabokov managed to hide disturbing history...
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Auteur:Pasternak, AnnaSommaire:Wallis Simpson is known as the woman at the center of the most scandalous love affair of the 20th century, but in this surprising new biography, bestselling author Anna Pasternak redeems a women wronged by history with new information...
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Auteur:Torre, Lillian De La.Sommaire:A sensational account of the Lady Jane Douglas scandal: A penniless Frenchman claimed a title and turned eighteenth-century England upside down. In 1748, Scottish noblewoman Lady Jane Douglas gave birth to twin boys in Paris. Although...
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Auteur:Abbott, KarenSommaire:The epic true crime story of bootlegger George Remus and the murder that shocked the nation, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy In the early days of Prohibition, long...
- Auteur:Spoto, DonaldSommaire:
This Edgar Award-winning biography explores Hitchcock's obsessions and his incomparable genius.
- Auteur:Bryant, MarkSommaire:
The rise to power of Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635-1719), a queen in all but name, was nothing short of extraordinary. Born into poverty and ignominy, she used her intellect, charisma, and connections to join the...
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Auteur:Sellmair, Nikola, Teege, JenniferSommaire:When Jennifer Teege, a German-Nigerian woman, discovers to her horror that her grandfather was Amon Goeth, the vicious Nazi commandant depicted by Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List, she sets out on a quest to unearth and fully...
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Auteur:Rocca, Mo.Sommaire:From popular TV correspondent and writer Mo Rocca, a charmingly irreverent and rigorously researched book that celebrates the dead people who made life worth living. Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries - reading about the remarkable...
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Auteur:Sears, Stephen W.Sommaire:From the best-selling author of Gettysburg, a multilayered group biography of the commanders who led the Army of the Potomac The high command of the Army of the Potomac was a changeable, often dysfunctional band of brothers, going...
- Auteur:Teitel, Amy ShiraSommaire:
This is the mostly unknown tale of Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb--two accomplished aviatrixes, one generation apart, who each dreamed of being the first woman in space, but along the way battled their egos, their expectations, and...
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Auteur:Marshall, MeganSommaire:From a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, a brilliantly rendered life of one of our most admired American poets Since her death in 1979, Elizabeth Bishop, who published only one hundred poems in her lifetime, has become one of America'...
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Auteur:Reeder, LydiaSommaire:"A thrilling, cinematic story. I loved every minute I spent with these bold, daring women whose remarkable journey is the stuff of American legend." -Karen Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of Liar, Temptress, Soldier...
- Crucible of command : Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee--the war they fought, the peace they forgedAuteur:Davis, William C.Sommaire:
Each the subject of innumerable biographies, Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee have never before been paired as they are here. William C. Davis explores their personalities, their character, and their ethical, moral, political...
- Auteur:Bradbury, BettinaSommaire:
Caroline Kearney faced a heartbreaking dilemma. In 1865 she was newly widowed, thirty-one years old, and the mother of six children. She had hoped her husband would leave his sheep station in Victoria, Australia to her sons. Instead,...
- Auteur:Roberts, DavidSommaire:
On January 17, 1913, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was alone and near starvation--and one hundred miles from base camp. This thrilling account of his journey back establishes Mawson as one of history...
- Auteur:Carr Jr, Thomas M.Sommaire:
Marie-André Duplessis (1687-1760) guided the Augustinian sisters at the Hôtel-Dieu of Quebec - the oldest hospital north of Mexico - where she was elected mother superior six times. Although often overshadowed by colonial nuns who...
- Auteur:Obama, BarackSommaire:
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ; NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES...
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Auteur:Modiano, Patrick, Frenkel, FrancoiseSommaire:"A beautiful and important book" (The Independent) in the tradition of rediscovered works like Suite Française and The Nazi Officer's Wife, this is the remarkable and prize-winning memoir of a fearless Jewish woman whose beloved...
