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The Audacity of Inez Burns

Dreams, Desire, Treachery & Ruin in the City of Gold

par Stephen G. Bloom ...

THE VIVID, SCANDAL-FILLED STORY OF A SHREWD, RAGS-TO-RICHES MILLIONAIRESS AND THE RUTHLESS POLITICIAN WHO PURSUED HER, TOLD AGAINST THE EFFERVESCENT BACKDROP OF AMERICA’S GOLDEN CITY—SAN FRANCISCO.San Francisco, until the mid-1940s, was a city that lived by its own rules, fast and loose. Formed by the gold rush and destroyed by the 1906 earthquake, it served as a pleasure palace for the legions of ... En savoir plus

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THE VIVID, SCANDAL-FILLED STORY OF A SHREWD, RAGS-TO-RICHES MILLIONAIRESS AND THE RUTHLESS POLITICIAN WHO PURSUED HER, TOLD AGAINST THE EFFERVESCENT BACKDROP OF AMERICA’S GOLDEN CITY—SAN FRANCISCO.San Francisco, until the mid-1940s, was a city that lived by its own rules, fast and loose. Formed by the gold rush and destroyed by the 1906 earthquake, it served as a pleasure palace for the legions of
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The Brazil Chronicles

par Stephen G. Bloom ...

Winner of the 2025 AEJMC-Knudson Latin America PrizeAs a young journalist at the Brazil Herald from 1979-81, Stephen G. Bloom spent his early professional years working in Rio’s seedy Lapa district, surrounded by fugitives, drug runners, pornographers, and stealth CIA agents. Bloom shares the wild story of this English-language newspaper in The Brazil Chronicles. The expat newspaper was a breeding ... En savoir plus

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Winner of the 2025 AEJMC-Knudson Latin America PrizeAs a young journalist at the Brazil Herald from 1979-81, Stephen G. Bloom spent his early professional years working in Rio’s seedy Lapa district, surrounded by fugitives, drug runners, pornographers, and stealth CIA agents. Bloom shares the wild story of this English-language newspaper in The Brazil Chronicles. The expat newspaper was a breeding
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Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes

A Cautionary Tale of Race and Brutality

par Stephen G. Bloom ...

The never-before-told true story of Jane Elliott and the “Blue-Eyes, Brown-Eyes Experiment” she made world-famous, using eye color to simulate racism.The day after Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination in 1968, Jane Elliott, a schoolteacher in rural Iowa, introduced to her all-white third-grade class a shocking experiment to demonstrate the scorching impact of racism. Elliott separated students ... En savoir plus

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The never-before-told true story of Jane Elliott and the “Blue-Eyes, Brown-Eyes Experiment” she made world-famous, using eye color to simulate racism.The day after Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination in 1968, Jane Elliott, a schoolteacher in rural Iowa, introduced to her all-white third-grade class a shocking experiment to demonstrate the scorching impact of racism. Elliott separated students
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Tears of Mermaids

The Secret Story of Pearls

par Stephen G. Bloom ...

"[Bloom] has poured his passion into Tears of Mermaids . . . a tell-all book about pearls and the network that delivers them. . . . A fascinating book." — Minneapolis Star-Tribune"It will be difficult for you to put this book down." ―Dale Maharidge, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of And Their Children After ThemA round, lumines... ... En savoir plus

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"[Bloom] has poured his passion into Tears of Mermaids . . . a tell-all book about pearls and the network that delivers them. . . . A fascinating book." — Minneapolis Star-Tribune"It will be difficult for you to put this book down." ―Dale Maharidge, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of And Their Children After ThemA round, lumines...
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The Audacity of Inez Burns

Dreams, Desire, Treachery, and Ruin in the City of Gold

par Stephen G. Bloom ...

Lu par Peter Berkrot ...

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13 heure 9 min

San Francisco, until the mid-1940s, was a city that lived by its own rules, fast and loose. Formed by the gold rush and destroyed by the 1906 earthquake, it served as a pleasure palace for the legions of men who sought their fortunes in the California foothills. For the women who followed, their only choice was to support, serve, or submit.Inez Burns was different. She put everyone to shame with ... En savoir plus

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San Francisco, until the mid-1940s, was a city that lived by its own rules, fast and loose. Formed by the gold rush and destroyed by the 1906 earthquake, it served as a pleasure palace for the legions of men who sought their fortunes in the California foothills. For the women who followed, their only choice was to support, serve, or submit.Inez Burns was different. She put everyone to shame with
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Jefferson's Daughters

Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America

par Catherine Kerrison ...

Lu par Tavia Gilbert ...

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17 heure 3 min

FINALIST FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON PRIZE • The remarkable untold story of Thomas Jefferson’s three daughters—two white and free, one black and enslaved—and the divergent paths they forged in a newly independent country.“A valuable addition to the history of Revolutionary-era America.”—The Boston Globe“Beautifully written . . . To a nuanced study of Jefferson’s two white daughters, Martha and Maria ... En savoir plus

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FINALIST FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON PRIZE • The remarkable untold story of Thomas Jefferson’s three daughters—two white and free, one black and enslaved—and the divergent paths they forged in a newly independent country.“A valuable addition to the history of Revolutionary-era America.”—The Boston Globe“Beautifully written . . . To a nuanced study of Jefferson’s two white daughters, Martha and Maria
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When Women Win

EMILY’s List and the Rise of Women in American Politics

par Ellen R. Malcolm, Craig Unger ...

Lu par Cassandra Campbell ...

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11 heure 48 min

The dramatic inside story of the rise of women in elected office over the past quarter-century, from the pioneering founder of three-million-member EMILY's List—one of the most influential players in today’s political landscapeIn 1985, aware of the near-total absence of women in Congress, Ellen R. Malcolm launched EMILY’s List, a powerhouse political organization that seeks to ignite change by ... En savoir plus

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The dramatic inside story of the rise of women in elected office over the past quarter-century, from the pioneering founder of three-million-member EMILY's List—one of the most influential players in today’s political landscapeIn 1985, aware of the near-total absence of women in Congress, Ellen R. Malcolm launched EMILY’s List, a powerhouse political organization that seeks to ignite change by
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Jimmie Lee and James

Two Lives, Two Deaths, and the Movement That Changed America

par Adar Cohen, Steve Fiffer ...

Lu par Tom Perkins ...

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7 heure 44 min

"Bloody Sunday"—March 7, 1965—was a pivotal moment in the civil rights struggle. The national outrage generated by scenes of Alabama state troopers attacking peaceful demonstrators fueled the drive toward the passage of the Voting Rights Acts later that year. But why were hundreds of activists marching from Selma to Montgomery that afternoon?Days earlier, during the crackdown on another protest in ... En savoir plus

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"Bloody Sunday"—March 7, 1965—was a pivotal moment in the civil rights struggle. The national outrage generated by scenes of Alabama state troopers attacking peaceful demonstrators fueled the drive toward the passage of the Voting Rights Acts later that year. But why were hundreds of activists marching from Selma to Montgomery that afternoon?Days earlier, during the crackdown on another protest in
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The King and Queen of Malibu

The True Story of the Battle for Paradise

par David K. Randall ...

Lu par Eric Michael Summerer ...

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7 heure 54 min

Frederick and May Rindge, the unlikely couple whose love story propelled Malibu's transformation from an untamed ranch in the middle of nowhere to a paradise seeded with movie stars, are at the heart of this story of American grit and determinism. He was a Harvard-trained confidant of presidents; she was a poor Midwestern farmer's daughter raised to be suspicious of the seasons. Yet the bond ... En savoir plus

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Frederick and May Rindge, the unlikely couple whose love story propelled Malibu's transformation from an untamed ranch in the middle of nowhere to a paradise seeded with movie stars, are at the heart of this story of American grit and determinism. He was a Harvard-trained confidant of presidents; she was a poor Midwestern farmer's daughter raised to be suspicious of the seasons. Yet the bond
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Dragonfish

A Novel

par Vu Tran ...

Lu par Tom Taylorson, Nancy Wu ...

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9 heure 7 min

Robert, an Oakland cop, still can’t let go of Suzy, the enigmatic Vietnamese wife who left him two years ago. Now she’s disappeared from her new husband, Sonny, a violent Vietnamese smuggler and gambler who’s blackmailing Robert into finding her for him. As he pursues her through the sleek and seamy gambling dens of Las Vegas, shadowed by Sonny’s sadistic son, “Junior,” and assisted by unexpected ... En savoir plus

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Robert, an Oakland cop, still can’t let go of Suzy, the enigmatic Vietnamese wife who left him two years ago. Now she’s disappeared from her new husband, Sonny, a violent Vietnamese smuggler and gambler who’s blackmailing Robert into finding her for him. As he pursues her through the sleek and seamy gambling dens of Las Vegas, shadowed by Sonny’s sadistic son, “Junior,” and assisted by unexpected
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Joy

Poet, Seeker, and the Woman Who Captivated C. S. Lewis

par Abigail Santamaria ...

Lu par Bernadette Dunne ...

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14 heure 10 min

The first full biography of Joy Davidman brings her out from C. S. Lewis’ shadow, where she has long been hidden, to reveal a powerful writer and thinker.Joy Davidman is known, if she is known at all, as the wife of C. S. Lewis. Their marriage was immortalized in the film Shadowlands and Lewis’ memoir A Grief Observed. Now, through extraordinary new documents as well as years of research and ... En savoir plus

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The first full biography of Joy Davidman brings her out from C. S. Lewis’ shadow, where she has long been hidden, to reveal a powerful writer and thinker.Joy Davidman is known, if she is known at all, as the wife of C. S. Lewis. Their marriage was immortalized in the film Shadowlands and Lewis’ memoir A Grief Observed. Now, through extraordinary new documents as well as years of research and
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Ida: A Sword Among Lions

Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching

par Paula J. Giddings ...

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12 heure

Pulitzer Prize Board citation to Ida B. Wells, as an early pioneer of investigative journalism and civil rights iconFrom a thinker who Maya Angelou has praised for shining “a brilliant light on the lives of women left in the shadow of history,” comes the definitive biography of Ida B. Wells—crusading journalist and pioneer in the fight for women’s suffrage and against segregation and lynchingsIda ... En savoir plus

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