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Road to Surrender

Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II

par Evan Thomas ...

Lu par Robert Fass ...

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7 heure 51 min

A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan—a crucial turning point in World War II and geopolitical history—with you-are-there immediacy by the New York Times bestselling author of Ike’s Bluff and Sea of Thunder.“As Christopher Nolan’s movie Oppenheimer shows, the shockwaves reverberate still. The veteran biographer Evan Thomas now enters the ... En savoir plus

$27.99 CAD

A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan—a crucial turning point in World War II and geopolitical history—with you-are-there immediacy by the New York Times bestselling author of Ike’s Bluff and Sea of Thunder.“As Christopher Nolan’s movie Oppenheimer shows, the shockwaves reverberate still. The veteran biographer Evan Thomas now enters the
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Arsenals of Folly

The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race

par Richard Rhodes ...

Lu par Robertson Dean ...

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14 heure 12 min

From the Pulitzer Prize—winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb: the story of the entire postwar superpower arms race, climaxing during the Reagan-Gorbachev decade when the United States and the Soviet Union camewithin scant hours of nuclear war–and then nearly agreed to abolish nuclear weapons.In a narrative that moves like a thriller, Rhodes sheds light on the Reagan administration’s ... En savoir plus

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From the Pulitzer Prize—winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb: the story of the entire postwar superpower arms race, climaxing during the Reagan-Gorbachev decade when the United States and the Soviet Union camewithin scant hours of nuclear war–and then nearly agreed to abolish nuclear weapons.In a narrative that moves like a thriller, Rhodes sheds light on the Reagan administration’s
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Dark Sun

The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb

par Richard Rhodes ...

Lu par Richard Rhodes ...

Version Abrégée

6 heure

Here, for the first time, in a brilliant, panoramic portrait by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, is the definitive, often shocking story of the politics and the science behind the development of the hydrogen bomb and the birth of the Cold War.Based on secret files in the United States and the former Soviet Union, this monumental work of history discloses how and ... En savoir plus

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Here, for the first time, in a brilliant, panoramic portrait by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, is the definitive, often shocking story of the politics and the science behind the development of the hydrogen bomb and the birth of the Cold War.Based on secret files in the United States and the former Soviet Union, this monumental work of history discloses how and
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Dark Sun

The Making Of The Hydrogen Bomb

par Richard Rhodes ...

Lu par Jacques Roy ...

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29 heure

Here, for the first time, in a brilliant, panoramic portrait by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, is the definitive, often shocking story of the politics and the science behind the development of the hydrogen bomb and the birth of the Cold War.Based on secret files in the United States and the former Soviet Union, this monumental work of history discloses how and ... En savoir plus

$53.99 CAD

Here, for the first time, in a brilliant, panoramic portrait by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, is the definitive, often shocking story of the politics and the science behind the development of the hydrogen bomb and the birth of the Cold War.Based on secret files in the United States and the former Soviet Union, this monumental work of history discloses how and
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The Apocalypse Factory

Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age

par Steve Olson ...

Lu par Jonathan Yen ...

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11 heure 9 min

It began with plutonium, the first element ever manufactured in quantity by humans. Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the atom, the United States marshaled brilliant minds and seemingly inexhaustible bodies to find a way to create a nuclear chain reaction of inconceivable explosive power. In a matter of months, the Hanford nuclear facility was built to produce and weaponize ... En savoir plus

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It began with plutonium, the first element ever manufactured in quantity by humans. Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the atom, the United States marshaled brilliant minds and seemingly inexhaustible bodies to find a way to create a nuclear chain reaction of inconceivable explosive power. In a matter of months, the Hanford nuclear facility was built to produce and weaponize
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Nagasaki

The Last Witnesses

par M. G. Sheftall ...

Lu par Brian Nishii ...

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14 heure 48 min

The second volume in a prize-worthy two-book series based on years of irreplicable personal interviews with survivors about each of the atomic bomb drops, first in Hiroshima and then Nagasaki, that hastened the end of the Pacific War.On August 6, 1945, the United States unleashed a weapon unlike anything the world had ever seen. Then, just three days later, when Japan showed no sign of surrender, ... En savoir plus

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The second volume in a prize-worthy two-book series based on years of irreplicable personal interviews with survivors about each of the atomic bomb drops, first in Hiroshima and then Nagasaki, that hastened the end of the Pacific War.On August 6, 1945, the United States unleashed a weapon unlike anything the world had ever seen. Then, just three days later, when Japan showed no sign of surrender,
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The Hiroshima Men

The Quest to Build the Atomic Bomb, and the Fateful Decision to Use It

par Iain MacGregor ...

Lu par Stephen McGann ...

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15 heure 36 min

An epic, “painstakingly researched” (Los Angeles Times) work of historical nonfiction, based on new interviews and research, that elucidates the approval, construction, and fateful decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima—one of the most consequential moments in World War II history.At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck by the world’s first atomic bomb ... En savoir plus

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An epic, “painstakingly researched” (Los Angeles Times) work of historical nonfiction, based on new interviews and research, that elucidates the approval, construction, and fateful decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima—one of the most consequential moments in World War II history.At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck by the world’s first atomic bomb
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Atomic Bombs

The History and Abomination of Nuclear War

par Kelly Mass ...

Lu par Digital Voice Morgan G ...

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49 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The story of nuclear weapons begins not with military ambitions but with pure scientific curiosity and the revolutionary discoveries that transformed our understanding of matter and energy in the early twentieth century. The journey toward splitting the atom emerged from the work of physicists like Marie and Pierre Curie, who discovered radioactivity, ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The story of nuclear weapons begins not with military ambitions but with pure scientific curiosity and the revolutionary discoveries that transformed our understanding of matter and energy in the early twentieth century. The journey toward splitting the atom emerged from the work of physicists like Marie and Pierre Curie, who discovered radioactivity,
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The Taking of K-129

How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History

par Josh Dean ...

Lu par Neil Hellegers ...

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15 heure 47 min

**An incredible true tale of espionage and engineering set at the height of the Cold War—a mix between The Hunt for Red October and Argo—about how the CIA, the U.S. Navy, and America’s most eccentric mogul spent six years and nearly a billion dollars to steal the nuclear-armed Soviet submarine K-129 after it had sunk to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean; all while the Russians were watching.In the ... En savoir plus

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**An incredible true tale of espionage and engineering set at the height of the Cold War—a mix between The Hunt for Red October and Argo—about how the CIA, the U.S. Navy, and America’s most eccentric mogul spent six years and nearly a billion dollars to steal the nuclear-armed Soviet submarine K-129 after it had sunk to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean; all while the Russians were watching.In the
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Uma breve história da crise dos mísseis de Cuba: Os 13 dias em que o mundo prendeu a respiração

par Leopoldo Viana ...

Lu par Leopoldo Viana ...

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2 heure 17 min

Reviva o suspense político real da Guerra Fria quando uma ameaça nuclear colocou o destino da humanidade em jogo. Ideal para transformar seu trajeto diário em uma imersão histórica tensa, este relato reconstrói a escalada bélica de outubro de 1962. Sinta a urgência dos bastidores do poder enquanto líderes globais enfrentam o abismo da destruição mútua.Acompanhe as intrigas entre Washington, Moscou ... En savoir plus

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Reviva o suspense político real da Guerra Fria quando uma ameaça nuclear colocou o destino da humanidade em jogo. Ideal para transformar seu trajeto diário em uma imersão histórica tensa, este relato reconstrói a escalada bélica de outubro de 1962. Sinta a urgência dos bastidores do poder enquanto líderes globais enfrentam o abismo da destruição mútua.Acompanhe as intrigas entre Washington, Moscou
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Robert Oppenheimer: O cientista que construiu a bomba atômica e mudou o mundo

par Dionísio Batista ...

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2 heure 26 min

Explore o maior dilema ético da ciência nesta biografia tensa sobre a criação da arma que redefiniu a humanidade. Ideal para transformar seu trajeto diário em uma viagem imersiva no tempo, a narrativa acompanha a mente brilhante e assombrada por trás do Projeto Manhattan. Sinta a urgência da corrida contra o nazismo enquanto percorre os laboratórios secretos de Los Alamos.Combinando o rigor da ... En savoir plus

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Explore o maior dilema ético da ciência nesta biografia tensa sobre a criação da arma que redefiniu a humanidade. Ideal para transformar seu trajeto diário em uma viagem imersiva no tempo, a narrativa acompanha a mente brilhante e assombrada por trás do Projeto Manhattan. Sinta a urgência da corrida contra o nazismo enquanto percorre os laboratórios secretos de Los Alamos.Combinando o rigor da
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Robert Oppenheimer: Che cosa animava l'uomo chiave del progetto Manhattan e che cosa lo tormentò in seguito

par Romeo Cazzaniga ...

Lu par Romeo Cazzaniga ...

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2 heure 10 min

Un fisico teorico diviso tra ambizione accademica e un devastante dilemma etico forgia l'arma che riscriverà la storia. Questa rigorosa biografia esplora il peso schiacciante di guidare il Progetto Manhattan, immergendoti nelle stanze segrete di Los Alamos durante il clima teso del secondo conflitto mondiale. Un ascolto riflessivo e drammatico, ideale per chi cerca di comprendere il confine ... En savoir plus

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Un fisico teorico diviso tra ambizione accademica e un devastante dilemma etico forgia l'arma che riscriverà la storia. Questa rigorosa biografia esplora il peso schiacciante di guidare il Progetto Manhattan, immergendoti nelle stanze segrete di Los Alamos durante il clima teso del secondo conflitto mondiale. Un ascolto riflessivo e drammatico, ideale per chi cerca di comprendere il confine
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Storia della bomba atomica: Le scelte nascoste che hanno dato origine all'era nucleare

par Tino Costa ...

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2 heure 17 min

L'ossessione per il potere bellico e i dilemmi etici della scienza si scontrano nell'ombra del Progetto Manhattan. Mentre viaggi verso il lavoro o cerchi un momento di profonda concentrazione, immergiti in una narrazione storica carica di tensione, dove l'angoscia della Seconda Guerra Mondiale trasforma la teoria nucleare in una terrificante realtà geopolitica.Dietro le quinte del progresso ... En savoir plus

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L'ossessione per il potere bellico e i dilemmi etici della scienza si scontrano nell'ombra del Progetto Manhattan. Mentre viaggi verso il lavoro o cerchi un momento di profonda concentrazione, immergiti in una narrazione storica carica di tensione, dove l'angoscia della Seconda Guerra Mondiale trasforma la teoria nucleare in una terrificante realtà geopolitica.Dietro le quinte del progresso
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Robert Oppenheimer: Qué impulsó al hombre que estuvo detrás del Proyecto Manhattan y qué lo atormentó después

par Domingo Cepeda ...

Lu par Domingo Cepeda ...

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2 heure 12 min

Liderar el Proyecto Manhattan y crear la bomba atómica desató una crisis ética que atormentaría al genio para siempre. Esta biografía histórica explora el choque entre la ambición intelectual, la urgencia militar y la responsabilidad tecnológica. Sumérgete en un relato cautivador sobre el auge y la caída de una mente brillante atrapada en los dilemas del siglo veinte.Perfecto para acompañar tus ... En savoir plus

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Liderar el Proyecto Manhattan y crear la bomba atómica desató una crisis ética que atormentaría al genio para siempre. Esta biografía histórica explora el choque entre la ambición intelectual, la urgencia militar y la responsabilidad tecnológica. Sumérgete en un relato cautivador sobre el auge y la caída de una mente brillante atrapada en los dilemas del siglo veinte.Perfecto para acompañar tus
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Fallout

The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World

par Lesley M.M. Blume ...

Lu par Fred Sanders ...

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6 heure 52 min

ONE of THE NEW YORK TIMES'S 100 NOTABLE BOOKS of the YEAR * A VANITY FAIR and TOWN & COUNTRY BEST BOOK of the YEAR *New York Times bestselling author Lesley M.M. Blume reveals how one courageous American reporter uncovered one of the deadliest cover-ups of the 20th century—the true effects of the atom bomb—potentially saving millions of lives.Just days after the United States decimated Hiroshima ... En savoir plus

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ONE of THE NEW YORK TIMES'S 100 NOTABLE BOOKS of the YEAR * A VANITY FAIR and TOWN & COUNTRY BEST BOOK of the YEAR *New York Times bestselling author Lesley M.M. Blume reveals how one courageous American reporter uncovered one of the deadliest cover-ups of the 20th century—the true effects of the atom bomb—potentially saving millions of lives.Just days after the United States decimated Hiroshima
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Atlantis

par Karsten Studstrup ...

Lu par Thea Boel Gjerum ...

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2 heure 19 min

""Sig mig lige engang," spurgte Anna. "Hvad skal du egentlig med mig? Hvorfor er du ikke bare taget over til København og snakket med statsministeren og dronningen? Du kan jo alt muligt, du behøver da ikke mig?""Børn," sagde dragen, "er det vigtigste i verden.""Dette er historien om Anna fra Aarhus, der møder dragen Atlantis, som har brug for hendes hjælp til at gøre noget meget vigtigt. Sammen ... En savoir plus

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""Sig mig lige engang," spurgte Anna. "Hvad skal du egentlig med mig? Hvorfor er du ikke bare taget over til København og snakket med statsministeren og dronningen? Du kan jo alt muligt, du behøver da ikke mig?""Børn," sagde dragen, "er det vigtigste i verden.""Dette er historien om Anna fra Aarhus, der møder dragen Atlantis, som har brug for hendes hjælp til at gøre noget meget vigtigt. Sammen
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Blown To Hell

America's Deadly Betrayal of the Marshall Islanders

par Walter Pincus ...

Lu par Chris Abernathy ...

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12 heure 53 min

The most important place in American nuclear history are the Marshall Islands—an idyllic Pacific paradise that served as the staging ground for over sixty US nuclear tests. It was here, from 1946 to 1958, that America perfected the weapon that preserved the peace of the post-war years. It was here—with the 1954 Castle Bravo test over Bikini Atoll—that America executed its largest nuclear ... En savoir plus

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The most important place in American nuclear history are the Marshall Islands—an idyllic Pacific paradise that served as the staging ground for over sixty US nuclear tests. It was here, from 1946 to 1958, that America perfected the weapon that preserved the peace of the post-war years. It was here—with the 1954 Castle Bravo test over Bikini Atoll—that America executed its largest nuclear
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The Atomic Bazaar

The Rise of the Nuclear Poor

par William Langewiesche ...

Lu par Tom Weiner ...

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5 heure 8 min

In his shocking and revelatory work, celebrated journalist William Langewiesche investigates the burgeoning threat of nuclear-weapons production and the inexorable drift of nuclear-weapons technology from the hands of the rich into the hands of the poor.As more unstable and undeveloped nations acquire the ultimate arms, the stakes of state-sponsored nuclear activity have soared to frightening ... En savoir plus

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In his shocking and revelatory work, celebrated journalist William Langewiesche investigates the burgeoning threat of nuclear-weapons production and the inexorable drift of nuclear-weapons technology from the hands of the rich into the hands of the poor.As more unstable and undeveloped nations acquire the ultimate arms, the stakes of state-sponsored nuclear activity have soared to frightening
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On Nuclear Terrorism

par Michael Levi ...

Lu par Mike Chamberlain ...

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6 heure 50 min

Nuclear terrorism is such a disturbing prospect that we shy away from its details. Yet, as a consequence, we fail to understand how best to defeat it. Michael Levi takes us inside nuclear terrorism and behind the decisions a terrorist leader would be faced with in pursuing a nuclear plot. Along the way, Levi identifies the many obstacles, large and small, that such a terrorist scheme might ... En savoir plus

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Nuclear terrorism is such a disturbing prospect that we shy away from its details. Yet, as a consequence, we fail to understand how best to defeat it. Michael Levi takes us inside nuclear terrorism and behind the decisions a terrorist leader would be faced with in pursuing a nuclear plot. Along the way, Levi identifies the many obstacles, large and small, that such a terrorist scheme might
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Atomic Bill

A Journalist's Dangerous Ambition in the Shadow of the Bomb

par Vincent Kiernan ...

Lu par Jim Frangione ...

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9 heure 55 min

William L. Laurence was fascinated with atomic science and its militarization. When the Manhattan Project drew near to perfecting the atomic bomb, he was recruited to write much of the government's press materials that were distributed on the day that Hiroshima was obliterated. That instantly crowned Laurence as one of the leading journalistic experts on the atomic bomb. As the Cold War dawned, ... En savoir plus

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William L. Laurence was fascinated with atomic science and its militarization. When the Manhattan Project drew near to perfecting the atomic bomb, he was recruited to write much of the government's press materials that were distributed on the day that Hiroshima was obliterated. That instantly crowned Laurence as one of the leading journalistic experts on the atomic bomb. As the Cold War dawned,
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Hiroshima

par John Hersey ...

Lu par George Guidall ...

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5 heure 23 min

**Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author John Hersey's seminal work of narrative nonfiction which has defined the way we think about nuclear warfare. “One of the great classics of the war" (The New Republic) that tells what happened in Hiroshima during World War II through the memories of the survivors of the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city."The perspective [Hiroshima] ... En savoir plus

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**Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author John Hersey's seminal work of narrative nonfiction which has defined the way we think about nuclear warfare. “One of the great classics of the war" (The New Republic) that tells what happened in Hiroshima during World War II through the memories of the survivors of the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city."The perspective [Hiroshima]
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Den fjerde protokol

par Frederick Forsyth ...

Lu par Torben Sekov ...

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16 heure 50 min

Den professionelle tyv Jim Rawlings kender normalt ikke til skrupler eller samvittighedsnag. Men da han under et indbrud hos en højtstående embedsmand tilfældigvis opdager nogle stjålne dokumenter, beslutter han sig alligevel for at sende dem anonymt til den britiske efterretningstjeneste. Imens er en tophemmelig og dødsensfarlig plan ved at tage form i Sovjetunionen. En plan, der går ud på at ... En savoir plus

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Den professionelle tyv Jim Rawlings kender normalt ikke til skrupler eller samvittighedsnag. Men da han under et indbrud hos en højtstående embedsmand tilfældigvis opdager nogle stjålne dokumenter, beslutter han sig alligevel for at sende dem anonymt til den britiske efterretningstjeneste. Imens er en tophemmelig og dødsensfarlig plan ved at tage form i Sovjetunionen. En plan, der går ud på at
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Radiation Safety in Shelters

par FEMA ...

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3 heure 21 min

If you have a fallout shelter, you need radiation detection equipment! If you have radiation detection gear, you need a manual!This 1983 book, created by FEMA, is the Gold standard for learning how to monitor radiation in a fallout shelter. Essentially a 'Survey meters/dosimeters for Dummies', it presents a complex and technical subject in a very simple, easy to understand manner that anyone can ... En savoir plus

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If you have a fallout shelter, you need radiation detection equipment! If you have radiation detection gear, you need a manual!This 1983 book, created by FEMA, is the Gold standard for learning how to monitor radiation in a fallout shelter. Essentially a 'Survey meters/dosimeters for Dummies', it presents a complex and technical subject in a very simple, easy to understand manner that anyone can
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Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy

par Ray Acheson ...

Lu par Roxanne Black ...

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13 heure 21 min

With so much at stake, from climate change and reproductive rights to threats from weapons of mass destruction and police brutality, the last decade has seen ordinary people take to the streets to challenge and change the way our governments and institutions legislate our future. Movements like #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToo have had an incredible impact on public understandings and political ... En savoir plus

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With so much at stake, from climate change and reproductive rights to threats from weapons of mass destruction and police brutality, the last decade has seen ordinary people take to the streets to challenge and change the way our governments and institutions legislate our future. Movements like #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToo have had an incredible impact on public understandings and political
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