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Charlatan

America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam

de Pope Brock ...

The inspiration for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival documentary, NUTS!. “An extraordinary saga of the most dangerous quack of all time...entrancing” –USA TodayIn 1917, John R. Brinkley–America’s most brazen con man–introduced an outlandish surgical method for restoring fading male virility.It was all nonsense, but thousands of eager customers quickly made “Dr.” Brinkley one of America’s richest ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

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The inspiration for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival documentary, NUTS!. “An extraordinary saga of the most dangerous quack of all time...entrancing” –USA TodayIn 1917, John R. Brinkley–America’s most brazen con man–introduced an outlandish surgical method for restoring fading male virility.It was all nonsense, but thousands of eager customers quickly made “Dr.” Brinkley one of America’s richest
... Leer más

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Another Fine Mess

Life on Tomorrow's Moon: Essays

de Pope Brock ...

The author of Charlatan is "the perfect armchair cosmonaut" for "a very funny and provocative rumination on the big move to off-planet real estate" (Mark Haskell Smith, author of Blown).We've gotten into another fine mess, destroying the planet and all. So where will we go next? Is it time to colonize outer space? Acclaimed essayist Pope Brock takes us on a vivid satirical journal to learn just ... Leer más

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The author of Charlatan is "the perfect armchair cosmonaut" for "a very funny and provocative rumination on the big move to off-planet real estate" (Mark Haskell Smith, author of Blown).We've gotten into another fine mess, destroying the planet and all. So where will we go next? Is it time to colonize outer space? Acclaimed essayist Pope Brock takes us on a vivid satirical journal to learn just
... Leer más
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Charlatan

America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam

de Pope Brock ...

Narrado por Johnny Heller ...

Completo

8 hora 43 minutos

The rise and fall of the greatest medical con man of all time.This is the enormously entertaining story of how a fraudulent surgeon made a fortune by inserting goats' testes into impotent American men. "Doctor" John Brinkley became a world renowned authority on sexual rejuvenation in the 1920s, with famous politicians and even royalty asking for his services. His nemesis was Dr. Morris Fishbein, ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

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The rise and fall of the greatest medical con man of all time.This is the enormously entertaining story of how a fraudulent surgeon made a fortune by inserting goats' testes into impotent American men. "Doctor" John Brinkley became a world renowned authority on sexual rejuvenation in the 1920s, with famous politicians and even royalty asking for his services. His nemesis was Dr. Morris Fishbein,
... Leer más

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Unfair

The New Science of Criminal Injustice

de Adam Benforado ...

Narrado por Joe Barrett ...

Completo

10 hora 3 minutos

Our nation is founded on the notion that the law is impartial, that legal cases are won or lost on the basis of evidence, careful reasoning, and nuanced argument. But they may, in fact, turn on the camera angle of a defendant's taped confession, the number of photos in a mug shot book, or a simple word choice during a cross-examination.In Unfair, law professor Adam Benforado shines a light on this ... Leer más

$30.99 USD

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Our nation is founded on the notion that the law is impartial, that legal cases are won or lost on the basis of evidence, careful reasoning, and nuanced argument. But they may, in fact, turn on the camera angle of a defendant's taped confession, the number of photos in a mug shot book, or a simple word choice during a cross-examination.In Unfair, law professor Adam Benforado shines a light on this
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Law of the Land, The

The Evolution of Our Legal System

de Charles Rembar ...

Narrado por James Anderson Foster ...

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16 hora 47 minutos

National Book Award Finalist: "A learned, thoughtful, witty legal history for the layman" (The New Yorker).What do the thoughts of a ravenous tiger have to do with the evolution of America's legal system? How do the works of Jane Austen and Ludwig van Beethoven relate to corporal punishment? In The Law of the Land, Charles Rembar examines these and many other topics, illustrating the surprisingly ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

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National Book Award Finalist: "A learned, thoughtful, witty legal history for the layman" (The New Yorker).What do the thoughts of a ravenous tiger have to do with the evolution of America's legal system? How do the works of Jane Austen and Ludwig van Beethoven relate to corporal punishment? In The Law of the Land, Charles Rembar examines these and many other topics, illustrating the surprisingly
... Leer más

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The Echo from Dealey Plaza

The true story of the first African American on the White House Secret Service detail and his quest for justice after the assassination of JFK

de Abraham Bolden ...

Narrado por Bill Andrew Quinn ...

Completo

9 hora 14 minutos

A gripping and unforgettable true story of bravery and patriotism in the face of bitter hatred.Abraham Bolden was a young African American Secret Service agent in Chicago when he was asked by John F. Kennedy himself to join the White House Secret Service detail. For Bolden, it was a dream come true—and an encouraging sign of the charismatic president's vision for a new America.But the dream ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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A gripping and unforgettable true story of bravery and patriotism in the face of bitter hatred.Abraham Bolden was a young African American Secret Service agent in Chicago when he was asked by John F. Kennedy himself to join the White House Secret Service detail. For Bolden, it was a dream come true—and an encouraging sign of the charismatic president's vision for a new America.But the dream
... Leer más

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The Long Surrender

de Burke Davis ...

Narrado por J. Rodney Turner ...

Completo

11 hora 51 minutos

In April 1865, Richmond fell to the Union army and Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to his Northern counterpart, Ulysses S. Grant, at the Appomattox Court House. But the Civil War was far from over.Determined to keep Confederate dreams of secession alive, President Jefferson Davis and his cabinet fled the burning capital city. With Union troops in pursuit, the fugitives rallied loyalists across the ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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In April 1865, Richmond fell to the Union army and Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to his Northern counterpart, Ulysses S. Grant, at the Appomattox Court House. But the Civil War was far from over.Determined to keep Confederate dreams of secession alive, President Jefferson Davis and his cabinet fled the burning capital city. With Union troops in pursuit, the fugitives rallied loyalists across the
... Leer más

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Close to Shore

The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

de Michael Capuzzo ...

Narrado por Len Cariou ...

Abreviado

6 hora 7 minutos

Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue Great White shark attacked swimmers along the New Jersey shore, triggering mass hysteria and launching the most extensive shark hunt in history.In July 1916 a lone Great White left its usual deep-ocean habitat and headed in the direction of the New ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

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Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue Great White shark attacked swimmers along the New Jersey shore, triggering mass hysteria and launching the most extensive shark hunt in history.In July 1916 a lone Great White left its usual deep-ocean habitat and headed in the direction of the New
... Leer más

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The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers

de Thomas Fleming ...

Narrado por Arthur Morey ...

Completo

17 hora 44 minutos

With his usual storytelling flair and unparalleled research, Tom Fleming offers a compelling, intimate look at the founders—George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison—and the women who played essential roles in their lives.From hot-tempered Mary Ball Washington to promiscuous Rachel Lavien Hamilton, the founding fathers' mothers powerfully ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

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With his usual storytelling flair and unparalleled research, Tom Fleming offers a compelling, intimate look at the founders—George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison—and the women who played essential roles in their lives.From hot-tempered Mary Ball Washington to promiscuous Rachel Lavien Hamilton, the founding fathers' mothers powerfully
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Churchill, Hitler and "The Unnecessary War"

How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World

de Patrick J. Buchanan ...

Narrado por Don Leslie ...

Completo

15 hora 37 minutos

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Were World Wars I and II inevitable? Were they necessary wars? Or were they products of calamitous failures of judgment?In this monumental and provocative history, Patrick Buchanan makes the case that, if not for the blunders of British statesmen—Winston Churchill first among them—the horrors of two world wars and the Holocaust might have been avoided and the British ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Were World Wars I and II inevitable? Were they necessary wars? Or were they products of calamitous failures of judgment?In this monumental and provocative history, Patrick Buchanan makes the case that, if not for the blunders of British statesmen—Winston Churchill first among them—the horrors of two world wars and the Holocaust might have been avoided and the British
... Leer más

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The Billionaire's Vinegar

The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine

de Benjamin Wallace ...

Narrado por Graham Halstead ...

Completo

11 hora 15 minutos

The rivetingly strange story of the world's most expensive bottle of wine, and the even stranger characters whose lives have intersected with it.The New York Times bestseller, updated with a new epilogue, that tells the true story of a 1787 Château Lafite Bordeaux—supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson—that sold for $156,000 at auction and of the eccentrics whose lives intersected with it.Was it ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

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The rivetingly strange story of the world's most expensive bottle of wine, and the even stranger characters whose lives have intersected with it.The New York Times bestseller, updated with a new epilogue, that tells the true story of a 1787 Château Lafite Bordeaux—supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson—that sold for $156,000 at auction and of the eccentrics whose lives intersected with it.Was it
... Leer más

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Zigzag

The Incredible Wartime Exploits of Double Agent Eddie Chapman

de Nicholas Booth ...

Narrado por Roger Davis ...

Completo

15 hora 17 minutos

The most remarkable double agent of World War II, Eddie Chapman was witty, handsome, and charming. Too bad he was also a con man, womanizer, and safe-cracker. To the British, though, he was known as ZigZag, one of MI5's most valuable agents. To the Abwehr—German military intelligence—he was known as Fritzchen (Little Fritz), and was believed to be one of their most valued and trusted spies. For ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

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The most remarkable double agent of World War II, Eddie Chapman was witty, handsome, and charming. Too bad he was also a con man, womanizer, and safe-cracker. To the British, though, he was known as ZigZag, one of MI5's most valuable agents. To the Abwehr—German military intelligence—he was known as Fritzchen (Little Fritz), and was believed to be one of their most valued and trusted spies. For
... Leer más

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