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Would They Lie to You?

How to Spin Friends and Manipulate People

de Robert Hutton ...

A very funny and piercing dissection of the words, phrases, lies, and fibs we hear every dayHow do you apologize when you're not sorry? Where can you make a fortune out of pretending to know the future? What's the best way to steal credit and avoid blame? These are the vital life skills that people need if they're going to make their way in the world. And they all involve the art of not saying ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

A very funny and piercing dissection of the words, phrases, lies, and fibs we hear every dayHow do you apologize when you're not sorry? Where can you make a fortune out of pretending to know the future? What's the best way to steal credit and avoid blame? These are the vital life skills that people need if they're going to make their way in the world. And they all involve the art of not saying
... Leer más
The Illusionist

The True Story of the Man Who Fooled Hitler

de Robert Hutton ...

The astonishing story of how in 1942, in Egypt, Colonel Dudley Clarke's ingenious "A Force" thwarted the Nazis while inventing a whole new playbook of military deception.Cairo, 1942: If you had asked a British officer who Colonel Clarke was, they would have been able to point him out. Always ready with a drink and a story, Clarke was a well-known figure in Cairo social circles and nightlife. If ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

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The astonishing story of how in 1942, in Egypt, Colonel Dudley Clarke's ingenious "A Force" thwarted the Nazis while inventing a whole new playbook of military deception.Cairo, 1942: If you had asked a British officer who Colonel Clarke was, they would have been able to point him out. Always ready with a drink and a story, Clarke was a well-known figure in Cairo social circles and nightlife. If
... Leer más

Disponible también en: Audiolibro
Agent Jack

The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter

de Robert Hutton ...

The true story of Eric Roberts, who infiltrated a network of Nazi sympathizers in Great Britain in order to protect the country from the grips of fascism.June 1940: Europe has fallen to Adolf Hitler's army, and Britain is his next target. Winston Churchill exhorts the country to resist the Nazis, and the nation seems to rally behind him. But in secret, some British citizens are plotting to hasten ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

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The true story of Eric Roberts, who infiltrated a network of Nazi sympathizers in Great Britain in order to protect the country from the grips of fascism.June 1940: Europe has fallen to Adolf Hitler's army, and Britain is his next target. Winston Churchill exhorts the country to resist the Nazis, and the nation seems to rally behind him. But in secret, some British citizens are plotting to hasten
... Leer más

Disponible también en: Audiolibro
Romps, Tots and Boffins

The Strange Language of News

de Robert Hutton ...

A funny and irreverent annotated collection of "journalese"—words, phrases, clichés, and sacred cows beloved by newspapers but never used by anyone else. This "bumper crop" of examples is sure to "fuel controversy."Anyone who has picked up a paper has read journalese—words and phrases that are only found in newspapers. Without them, how would intrepid journalists be able to describe a world in ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

A funny and irreverent annotated collection of "journalese"—words, phrases, clichés, and sacred cows beloved by newspapers but never used by anyone else. This "bumper crop" of examples is sure to "fuel controversy."Anyone who has picked up a paper has read journalese—words and phrases that are only found in newspapers. Without them, how would intrepid journalists be able to describe a world in
... Leer más
The Other 1980s

Reframing Comics’ Crucial Decade

de Maaheen Ahmed, José Alaniz, Jonathan Alexandratos, Peter Cullen Bryan, Jeremy Carnes, Blair Davis, Andrew Hoberek, Robert Hutton, Aaron Kashtan, Meg King, Andrew J. Kunka, Shiamin Kwa, Isabelle Licari-Guillaume, Rachel Miller, Alex B. Smith, Paul Williams, Daniel F. Yezbick, James Zeigler ...

Fans and scholars have long regarded the 1980s as a significant turning point in the history of comics in the United States, but most critical discussions of the period still focus on books from prominent creators such as Frank Miller, Alan Moore, and Art Spiegelman, eclipsing the work of others who also played a key role in shaping comics as we know them today. The Other 1980s offers a more ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

Fans and scholars have long regarded the 1980s as a significant turning point in the history of comics in the United States, but most critical discussions of the period still focus on books from prominent creators such as Frank Miller, Alan Moore, and Art Spiegelman, eclipsing the work of others who also played a key role in shaping comics as we know them today. The Other 1980s offers a more
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Agent Jack

The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter

de Robert Hutton ...

Narrado por Roger Davis ...

Completo

11 hora 12 minutos

"An appealing mix of accessibility and research. [Hutton] has illuminated a fascinating and often appalling side of the war at home." — Wall Street JournalThe never-before-told story of Eric Roberts, who infiltrated a network of Nazi sympathizers in Great Britain in order to protect the country from the grips of fascism.June 1940: Europe has fallen to Adolf Hitler’s army, and Britain is his next ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

"An appealing mix of accessibility and research. [Hutton] has illuminated a fascinating and often appalling side of the war at home." — Wall Street JournalThe never-before-told story of Eric Roberts, who infiltrated a network of Nazi sympathizers in Great Britain in order to protect the country from the grips of fascism.June 1940: Europe has fallen to Adolf Hitler’s army, and Britain is his next
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
Audiolibro

The Illusionist

The True Story of the Man Who Fooled Hitler

de Robert Hutton ...

Narrado por Al Murray ...

Completo

9 hora 19 minutos

Cairo, 1942: If you had asked a British officer who Colonel Clarke was, they would have been able to point him out. Always ready with a drink and a story, Clarke was a well-known figure in Cairo social circles and nightlife. If you then asked what he did, you would have less success. Those who knew didn't tell—and almost no one really knew at all.Clarke thought of himself as developing a new kind ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

Cairo, 1942: If you had asked a British officer who Colonel Clarke was, they would have been able to point him out. Always ready with a drink and a story, Clarke was a well-known figure in Cairo social circles and nightlife. If you then asked what he did, you would have less success. Those who knew didn't tell—and almost no one really knew at all.Clarke thought of himself as developing a new kind
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook

Audiolibro

Prisoners of History

What Monuments to World War II Tell Us About Our History and Ourselves

de Keith Lowe ...

Narrado por Keith Lowe ...

Completo

10 hora 15 minutos

Keith Lowe, an award-winning author of books on World War II, saw monuments around the world taken down in political protest and began to wonder what monuments built to commemorate WWII say about us today. Focusing on these monuments, Prisoners of History looks at World War II and the way it still tangibly exists within our midst. He looks at all aspects of the war, from the victors to the fallen, ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

Keith Lowe, an award-winning author of books on World War II, saw monuments around the world taken down in political protest and began to wonder what monuments built to commemorate WWII say about us today. Focusing on these monuments, Prisoners of History looks at World War II and the way it still tangibly exists within our midst. He looks at all aspects of the war, from the victors to the fallen,
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
Audiolibro

Hiding Mengele

How a Nazi Network Harbored the Angel of Death

de Betina Anton ...

Narrado por Taylor Harvey ...

Completo

9 hora 12 minutos

Read the international sensation already translated into 9 languages!A Brazilian journalist’s investigation unearths the story of a network of people responsible for hiding The Angel of Death, the infamous Nazi doctor who fled to South America and escaped justice for over thirty years.Josef Mengele, known worldwide for unimaginably cruel human experiments and for sending thousands of people to the ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

Read the international sensation already translated into 9 languages!A Brazilian journalist’s investigation unearths the story of a network of people responsible for hiding The Angel of Death, the infamous Nazi doctor who fled to South America and escaped justice for over thirty years.Josef Mengele, known worldwide for unimaginably cruel human experiments and for sending thousands of people to the
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
Audiolibro

The Secret Rescue

An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines

de Cate Lineberry ...

Narrado por Erin Bennett ...

Completo

8 hora 13 minutos

The compelling untold story of a group of stranded U.S. Army nurses and medics fighting to escape Nazi-occupied Europe.When 26 Army nurses and medics-part of the 807th Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron-boarded a cargo plane for transport in November 1943, they never anticipated the crash landing in Nazi-occupied Albania that would lead to their months-long struggle for survival. A drama ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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The compelling untold story of a group of stranded U.S. Army nurses and medics fighting to escape Nazi-occupied Europe.When 26 Army nurses and medics-part of the 807th Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron-boarded a cargo plane for transport in November 1943, they never anticipated the crash landing in Nazi-occupied Albania that would lead to their months-long struggle for survival. A drama
... Leer más

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Audiolibro

When Asia Was the World

Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the “Riches of the East”

de Stewart Gordon ...

Narrado por Derek Perkins ...

Completo

5 hora 37 minutos

While European intellectual, cultural, and commercial life stagnated during the early medieval period, Asia flourished as the wellspring of science, philosophy, and religion.Linked together by a web of religious, commercial, and intellectual connections, the different regions of Asia's vast civilization, from Arabia to China, hummed with commerce, international diplomacy, and the brisk exchange of ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

While European intellectual, cultural, and commercial life stagnated during the early medieval period, Asia flourished as the wellspring of science, philosophy, and religion.Linked together by a web of religious, commercial, and intellectual connections, the different regions of Asia's vast civilization, from Arabia to China, hummed with commerce, international diplomacy, and the brisk exchange of
... Leer más

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Lusitania

Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age

de Greg King, Penny Wilson ...

Narrado por Johnny Heller ...

Completo

8 hora 48 minutos

Lusitania: She was a ship of dreams, a microcosm of the last years of the waning Edwardian Era and the coming influences of the twentieth century. When she left New York on her final voyage, she sailed from the New World to the Old. Yet an encounter with a primitive German U-Boat sent her and her gilded passengers to their tragic deaths.A hundred years after her sinking, Lusitania remains an ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

Lusitania: She was a ship of dreams, a microcosm of the last years of the waning Edwardian Era and the coming influences of the twentieth century. When she left New York on her final voyage, she sailed from the New World to the Old. Yet an encounter with a primitive German U-Boat sent her and her gilded passengers to their tragic deaths.A hundred years after her sinking, Lusitania remains an
... Leer más

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