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Flesh and Blood

A History of My Family in Seven Maladies

par Stephen McGann ...

**His family survived famine-ravaged Ireland in the 1850s.His ancestors settled in poverty-rife Victorian Liverpool, working to survive and thrive.Some of them became soldiers serving in Gallipoli and on the Western Front.One would be the last man to step off the SS Titanic as it sank beneath the icy waves. He would testify at the inquest.This is their story.**Stephen McGann is Doctor Turner in ... En savoir plus

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**His family survived famine-ravaged Ireland in the 1850s.His ancestors settled in poverty-rife Victorian Liverpool, working to survive and thrive.Some of them became soldiers serving in Gallipoli and on the Western Front.One would be the last man to step off the SS Titanic as it sank beneath the icy waves. He would testify at the inquest.This is their story.**Stephen McGann is Doctor Turner in
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Call the Midwife: A Labour of Love

Ten Years of Life, Love and Laughter

par Stephen McGann ...

Learn the up-close and personal story of Call the Midwife as told by the cast and crew. A Labour of Love is a moving journey through beloved series and features personal reflections, stills of fan-favorite moments, and anecdotes and insights from co-stars, producers, technical crew, and guests. Each chapter, spanning each of the ten years of Call the Midwife—set from 1957–1966 and filmed from 2011 ... En savoir plus

$22.99 CAD

Learn the up-close and personal story of Call the Midwife as told by the cast and crew. A Labour of Love is a moving journey through beloved series and features personal reflections, stills of fan-favorite moments, and anecdotes and insights from co-stars, producers, technical crew, and guests. Each chapter, spanning each of the ten years of Call the Midwife—set from 1957–1966 and filmed from 2011
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This Sporting Life

par David Storey ...

Lu par Stephen McGann ...

Version Abrégée

2 heure 53 min

In post war Britiain a new writing style emerged from the bleak times. It was commonly known as "kitchen sink drama". That sounds a little disrespectful now, perhaps, but these stories brought realism and raw emotion to their readers. David Storey's This Sporting Life, set in the industrial north, brilliantly conveys 21-year-old steelworker Arthur Machin's love of his rugby league, his success on ... En savoir plus

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In post war Britiain a new writing style emerged from the bleak times. It was commonly known as "kitchen sink drama". That sounds a little disrespectful now, perhaps, but these stories brought realism and raw emotion to their readers. David Storey's This Sporting Life, set in the industrial north, brilliantly conveys 21-year-old steelworker Arthur Machin's love of his rugby league, his success on
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Flesh and Blood

A History of My Family in Seven Maladies

par Stephen McGann ...

Lu par Stephen McGann ...

Version Longue

10 heure 53 min

Stephen McGann is Doctor Turner in the BBC hit-drama series Call the Midwife. His family survived famine-ravaged Ireland in the 1850s. His ancestors settled in poverty-rife Victorian Liverpool, working to survive and thrive. Some of them became soldiers serving on the Western Front. One would be the last man to step off the SS Titanic as it sank beneath the icy waves. He would testify at the ... En savoir plus

$34.99 CAD

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Stephen McGann is Doctor Turner in the BBC hit-drama series Call the Midwife. His family survived famine-ravaged Ireland in the 1850s. His ancestors settled in poverty-rife Victorian Liverpool, working to survive and thrive. Some of them became soldiers serving on the Western Front. One would be the last man to step off the SS Titanic as it sank beneath the icy waves. He would testify at the
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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 ...

Version Longue

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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Liberty is Sweet

The Hidden History of the American Revolution

par Woody Holton ...

Lu par Shaun Taylor-Corbett ...

Version Longue

22 heure 29 min

A “deeply researched and bracing retelling” (Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian) of the American Revolution, showing how the Founders were influenced by overlooked Americans—women, Native Americans, African Americans, and religious dissenters.Using more than a thousand eyewitness records, Liberty Is Sweet is a “spirited account” (Gordon S. Wood, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of ... En savoir plus

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A “deeply researched and bracing retelling” (Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian) of the American Revolution, showing how the Founders were influenced by overlooked Americans—women, Native Americans, African Americans, and religious dissenters.Using more than a thousand eyewitness records, Liberty Is Sweet is a “spirited account” (Gordon S. Wood, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of
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The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

par Richard Bell ...

Lu par Richard Bell ...

Version Longue

13 heure 36 min

**“American history as if from a barstool, not a lecture podium. Giddy, rollicking, and bold.” —Ilyon Woo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Master Slave Husband Wife"Accessible and impassioned entry to anyone interested in understanding the nation's founding from a dazzling, kaleidoscopic perspective. " —Ned Blackhawk, National Book Award-winning author of The Rediscovery of AmericaA prize-winning ... En savoir plus

$36.00 CAD

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**“American history as if from a barstool, not a lecture podium. Giddy, rollicking, and bold.” —Ilyon Woo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Master Slave Husband Wife"Accessible and impassioned entry to anyone interested in understanding the nation's founding from a dazzling, kaleidoscopic perspective. " —Ned Blackhawk, National Book Award-winning author of The Rediscovery of AmericaA prize-winning
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Countdown bin Laden

The Untold Story of the 247-Day Hunt to Bring the Mastermind of 9/11 to Justice

par Chris Wallace ...

Lu par Chris Wallace ...

Version Longue

10 heure 1 min

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFollowing Chris Wallace’s “riveting” (The New York Times) and “propulsive” (Time) first book Countdown 1945 comes a deeply reported, revelatory, and thrillingly told account of the final months of the CIA hunt for Osama bin Laden.On August 27, 2010, three CIA officers ask for a private meeting with CIA Director Leon Panetta. During that se. ... En savoir plus

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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFollowing Chris Wallace’s “riveting” (The New York Times) and “propulsive” (Time) first book Countdown 1945 comes a deeply reported, revelatory, and thrillingly told account of the final months of the CIA hunt for Osama bin Laden.On August 27, 2010, three CIA officers ask for a private meeting with CIA Director Leon Panetta. During that se.
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The Canal Builders

Making America's Empire at the Panama Canal

par Julie Greene ...

Lu par Karen White ...

Version Longue

17 heure 3 min

The Panama Canal has long been celebrated as a triumph of American engineering and technology. In The Canal Builders, Julie Greene reveals that this emphasis obscures a far more remarkable element of the canal's construction—the tens of thousands of workingmen and -women who traveled from around the world to build it. Drawing on research from around the globe, Greene explores the human dimensions ... En savoir plus

$31.99 CAD

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The Panama Canal has long been celebrated as a triumph of American engineering and technology. In The Canal Builders, Julie Greene reveals that this emphasis obscures a far more remarkable element of the canal's construction—the tens of thousands of workingmen and -women who traveled from around the world to build it. Drawing on research from around the globe, Greene explores the human dimensions
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The Apocalypse Factory

Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age

par Steve Olson ...

Lu par Jonathan Yen ...

Version Longue

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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American Revolutions

A Continental History, 1750-1804

par Alan Taylor ...

Lu par Mark Bramhall ...

Version Longue

18 heure 54 min

From the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, a fresh, authoritative history that recasts our thinking about America’s founding period.The American Revolution is often portrayed as a high-minded, orderly event whose capstone, the Constitution, provided the ideal framework for a democratic, prosperous nation. Alan Taylor, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, gives us a different creation story in this ... En savoir plus

$36.50 CAD

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From the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, a fresh, authoritative history that recasts our thinking about America’s founding period.The American Revolution is often portrayed as a high-minded, orderly event whose capstone, the Constitution, provided the ideal framework for a democratic, prosperous nation. Alan Taylor, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, gives us a different creation story in this
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A Bookshop in Berlin

The Rediscovered Memoir of One Woman's Harrowing Escape from the Nazis

par Françoise Frenkel, Patrick Modiano ...

Lu par Jilly Bond ...

Version Longue

6 heure 26 min

A PEOPLE BOOK OF THE WEEKWINNER OF THE JQ–WINGATE LITERARY PRIZE“A haunting tribute to survivors and those lost forever—and a reminder, in our own troubled era, never to forget.” —PeopleAn “exceptional” (The Wall Street Journal) and “poignant” (The New York Times) book in the tradition of rediscovered works like Suite Française and Th... ... En savoir plus

$26.99 CAD

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A PEOPLE BOOK OF THE WEEKWINNER OF THE JQ–WINGATE LITERARY PRIZE“A haunting tribute to survivors and those lost forever—and a reminder, in our own troubled era, never to forget.” —PeopleAn “exceptional” (The Wall Street Journal) and “poignant” (The New York Times) book in the tradition of rediscovered works like Suite Française and Th...
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