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Sensational

The Hidden History of America's "Girl Stunt Reporters"

par Kim Todd ...

"A gripping, flawlessly researched, and overdue portrait of America's trailblazing female journalists." — New York Times –bestselling author Abbott KahlerIn the waning years of the nineteenth century, women journalists across the United States risked reputation and their own safety to expose the hazardous conditions under which people lived and worked. In various disguises, they stole into sewing ... En savoir plus

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"A gripping, flawlessly researched, and overdue portrait of America's trailblazing female journalists." — New York Times –bestselling author Abbott KahlerIn the waning years of the nineteenth century, women journalists across the United States risked reputation and their own safety to expose the hazardous conditions under which people lived and worked. In various disguises, they stole into sewing
... En savoir plus

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Chrysalis

Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis

par Kim Todd ...

Before Darwin, before Audubon, there was Maria Sibylla Merian.This work of narrative nonfiction introduces Maria Sibylla Merian, an artist turned naturalist known for her botanical illustrations and a true pioneer for women in science. Born just sixteen years after Galileo proclaimed that the earth orbited the sun, at the age of fifty she sailed from Europe to the New World on a solo scientific ... En savoir plus

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Before Darwin, before Audubon, there was Maria Sibylla Merian.This work of narrative nonfiction introduces Maria Sibylla Merian, an artist turned naturalist known for her botanical illustrations and a true pioneer for women in science. Born just sixteen years after Galileo proclaimed that the earth orbited the sun, at the age of fifty she sailed from Europe to the New World on a solo scientific
... En savoir plus

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Heaven's Postcards

A Mother's True Story

par Kim Todd ...

Heaven's Postcards is a true story of a family's devastating loss of a child and the amazing events that followed. Through a series of astonishing signs and miracles, God assured this family their son, Zach, was in heaven walking beside the Lord. This heartfelt story will influence the way you view your daily life and inspire you to embrace the comforting promise of life after death. ... En savoir plus

$8.99 CAD

Heaven's Postcards is a true story of a family's devastating loss of a child and the amazing events that followed. Through a series of astonishing signs and miracles, God assured this family their son, Zach, was in heaven walking beside the Lord. This heartfelt story will influence the way you view your daily life and inspire you to embrace the comforting promise of life after death.
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Sparrow

par Kim Todd ...

Collections Livre 44 - Animal
Innocent. Invader. Lover. Thief. Sparrows are everywhere, in many guises. They are cherished pets, subject of elegies by Catullus and John Skelton, listed as ‘pretty things’ in Sei Shonagon’s Pillow Book. They’re grimy, urban vermin with shocking manners, so reviled that during the 1950s Mao placed them on the list of 'Four Pests’ and ordered the Chinese people to kill them all. In many countries ... En savoir plus

$22.99 CAD

Innocent. Invader. Lover. Thief. Sparrows are everywhere, in many guises. They are cherished pets, subject of elegies by Catullus and John Skelton, listed as ‘pretty things’ in Sei Shonagon’s Pillow Book. They’re grimy, urban vermin with shocking manners, so reviled that during the 1950s Mao placed them on the list of 'Four Pests’ and ordered the Chinese people to kill them all. In many countries
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Chrysalis

Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis

par Kim Todd ...

Lu par Amélie Trufant Dawson ...

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9 heure 31 min

Before Darwin, before Audubon, there was Maria Sibylla Merian.An artist turned naturalist, Merian was born just 16 years after Galileo proclaimed that the Earth orbited the sun. But at the age of 50, she sailed from Europe to South America on a solo scientific expedition to study insect metamorphosis—an unheard-of journey for any naturalist at that time, much less a woman.When she returned, she ... En savoir plus

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Before Darwin, before Audubon, there was Maria Sibylla Merian.An artist turned naturalist, Merian was born just 16 years after Galileo proclaimed that the Earth orbited the sun. But at the age of 50, she sailed from Europe to South America on a solo scientific expedition to study insect metamorphosis—an unheard-of journey for any naturalist at that time, much less a woman.When she returned, she
... En savoir plus

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Sensational

The Hidden History of America’s “Girl Stunt Reporters”

par Kim Todd ...

Lu par Maggi-Meg Reed ...

Version Longue

11 heure 39 min

""A gripping, flawlessly researched, and overdue portrait of America’s trailblazing female journalists. Kim Todd has restored these long-forgotten mavericks to their rightful place in American history."" — Abbott Kahler, author (as Karen Abbott)of The Ghosts of Eden Park and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, SpyA vivid social history that brings to light the “girl stunt reporters” of the Gilded Age who ... En savoir plus

$36.99 CAD

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""A gripping, flawlessly researched, and overdue portrait of America’s trailblazing female journalists. Kim Todd has restored these long-forgotten mavericks to their rightful place in American history."" — Abbott Kahler, author (as Karen Abbott)of The Ghosts of Eden Park and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, SpyA vivid social history that brings to light the “girl stunt reporters” of the Gilded Age who
... En savoir plus

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Death in the Jungle

Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown

par Candace Fleming ...

Lu par Karen Murray ...

Version Longue

9 heure 47 min

How did Jim Jones, the leader of Peoples Temple, convince more than 900 of his followers to commit "revolutionary suicide" by drinking cyanide-laced punch? From a master of narrative nonfiction comes a chilling chronicle of one of the most notorious cults in American history.Using riveting first-person accounts, award-winning author Candace Fleming reveals the makings of a monster: from Jones’s ... En savoir plus

$31.99 CAD

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How did Jim Jones, the leader of Peoples Temple, convince more than 900 of his followers to commit "revolutionary suicide" by drinking cyanide-laced punch? From a master of narrative nonfiction comes a chilling chronicle of one of the most notorious cults in American history.Using riveting first-person accounts, award-winning author Candace Fleming reveals the makings of a monster: from Jones’s
... En savoir plus

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Truth Has a Power of Its Own

Conversations About A People’s History

par Howard Zinn ...

Lu par Jeff Zinn ...

Version Longue

4 heure 58 min

Truth Has a Power of Its Own is an engrossing collection of never-before-published conversations with Howard Zinn, conducted by the distinguished broadcast journalist Ray Suarez in 2007, that covers the course of American history from Columbus to the War on Terror from the perspective of ordinary people—including slaves, workers, immigrants, women, and Native Americans.Viewed through the lens of ... En savoir plus

$21.99 CAD

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Truth Has a Power of Its Own is an engrossing collection of never-before-published conversations with Howard Zinn, conducted by the distinguished broadcast journalist Ray Suarez in 2007, that covers the course of American history from Columbus to the War on Terror from the perspective of ordinary people—including slaves, workers, immigrants, women, and Native Americans.Viewed through the lens of
... En savoir plus

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Truth About Lies, The

The Illusion of Honesty and the Evolution of Deceit

par Aja Raden ...

Lu par Aja Raden ...

Version Longue

9 heure 50 min

2022 Audie Award Finalist for Best Narration by the Author(s)Why do you believe what you believe?You’ve been lied to. Probably a lot. We’re always stunned when we realize we’ve been deceived. We can’t believe we were fooled: What was I thinking? How could I have believed that?We always wonder why we believed the lie. But have you ever wondered why you believe the truth? People tell you the truth ... En savoir plus

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2022 Audie Award Finalist for Best Narration by the Author(s)Why do you believe what you believe?You’ve been lied to. Probably a lot. We’re always stunned when we realize we’ve been deceived. We can’t believe we were fooled: What was I thinking? How could I have believed that?We always wonder why we believed the lie. But have you ever wondered why you believe the truth? People tell you the truth
... En savoir plus

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Expect Great Things!

How the Katharine Gibbs School Revolutionized the American Workplace for Women

par Vanda Krefft ...

Lu par Eliza Foss ...

Version Longue

10 heure 47 min

A fun and fascinating social history of the famed Katharine Gibbs School, which from the 1910s to the 1960s, trained women for executive secretary positions but surreptitiously was instilling the self-confidence and strategic know-how necessary for them to claim equality, power, and authority in the wider world.It’s a safe bet that most of the secretaries on the TV series Mad Men would have ... En savoir plus

$35.99 CAD

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A fun and fascinating social history of the famed Katharine Gibbs School, which from the 1910s to the 1960s, trained women for executive secretary positions but surreptitiously was instilling the self-confidence and strategic know-how necessary for them to claim equality, power, and authority in the wider world.It’s a safe bet that most of the secretaries on the TV series Mad Men would have
... En savoir plus

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Redemption

The Last Battle of the Civil War

par Nicholas Lemann ...

Lu par Michael Prichard ...

Version Longue

8 heure 56 min

A century after Appomattox, the civil rights movement won full citizenship for black Americans in the South. It should not have been necessary: by 1870 those rights were set in the Constitution. This is the story of the terrorist campaign that took them away.Nicholas Lemann opens his extraordinary new book with a riveting account of the horrific events of Easter 1873 in Colfax, Louisiana, where a ... En savoir plus

$24.99 CAD

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A century after Appomattox, the civil rights movement won full citizenship for black Americans in the South. It should not have been necessary: by 1870 those rights were set in the Constitution. This is the story of the terrorist campaign that took them away.Nicholas Lemann opens his extraordinary new book with a riveting account of the horrific events of Easter 1873 in Colfax, Louisiana, where a
... En savoir plus

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The NRA

The Unauthorized History

par Frank Smyth ...

Lu par Frank Smyth ...

Version Longue

8 heure 20 min

For the first time, the definitive account of America’s most powerful, most secretive, and most controversial nonprofit, and how far it has strayed from its origins.The National Rifle Association is unique in American life. Few other civic organizations are as old or as large. None is as controversial. It is largely due to the NRA that the U.S. gun policy differs so extremely — some would say so ... En savoir plus

$32.99 CAD

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For the first time, the definitive account of America’s most powerful, most secretive, and most controversial nonprofit, and how far it has strayed from its origins.The National Rifle Association is unique in American life. Few other civic organizations are as old or as large. None is as controversial. It is largely due to the NRA that the U.S. gun policy differs so extremely — some would say so
... En savoir plus

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