Автор: Boyne Daniel J. Название: The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Revenge, and Redemption ISBN: 1493059513 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781493059515 Издательство: Sage Publications Рейтинг: Цена: 2752.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The National Historic Landmarks series provides readers with a carefully researched, thoughtfully curated guide to each state or region`s most significant historic sites. Organized by historic period, with full-color photos, this guide will appeal to historical enthusiasts, armchair travelers, and both local visitors and tourists alike.
Автор: Boyne Daniel J. Название: The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Revenge, and Redemption ISBN: 1493043544 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781493043545 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 3791.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Oliver Mary, Benedetta Mary Название: Marriage Bureau: The true story that revolutionised dating ISBN: 1906577706 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781906577704 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2067.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
At a time when internet dating is booming across all ages and classes and women are setting the agenda as never before, some things have not changed: You can't always leave love to chance. And whether the search begins with an app in the 21st century or a visit to two young but savvy matchmakers in the 1940s, the desire for lifelong happiness with a perfectly suited partner remains the same.
This is the remarkable true story of the Marriage Bureau; its successes, its rare failures and its many clients, told with wit and honesty in Mary and Heather's own words.
Автор: Phipps Oliver Название: The House on Cooper Lane: Based on a True Story ISBN: 0989601234 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780989601238 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1723.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: It's 1984 and all Bud Fisher wants to do is find a place to live in Madison Louisiana. With his dog Badger, they come across a beautiful old mansion that was converted into apartments.
Something should have felt odd when he found out nobody lived in any of the apartments. To make matters worse, the owner is reluctant to let him rent one. Eventually he negotiates an apartment in the historic old house, but soon finds out that he's not quite as alone as he thought. What ghostly secret has the owner failed to share?
It's up to Bud to unravel the mysteries of the upstairs apartments, but is he really ready to find out the truth?
Описание: Lucian (c. 120-190 CE), apprentice sculptor then travelling rhetorician, settled in Athens and developed an original brand of satire. Notable for the Attic purity and elegance of his Greek and for literary versatility, he is famous chiefly for the lively, cynical wit of the dialogues in which he satirizes human folly, superstition, and hypocrisy.
Автор: Hubbard S. W. Название: Blood Knot: A Small Town Murder Mystery ISBN: 0988405571 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780988405578 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1895.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Tough love...or torture?When a tough-love school for troubled teens opens its doors in Trout Run, the locals are thrilled. The North Country Academy promises more jobs and more money flowing into town. But Police Chief Frank Bennett is concerned about the arrival of so many juvenile delinquents on his turf. When an Academy teacher is mauled to death by a bear while leading wilderness expedition, Frank's worst fears are confirmed. Evidence points to sabotage. As Frank investigates, he learns more about the school's controversial techniques: isolation, restraints, and mind control. He meets students who might be terrified...or might be brilliant liars. And he uncovers disturbing information about the Academy's headmaster. What is more impressive? His track record of putting teens back on the right path? Or his skill in covering up past scandals? When an Academy student turns up dead, Frank must unravel a knot of deceit and revenge whose threads lead right into the heart of the Trout Run community. Frank's pursuit of the truth brings him up against a hard choice every good cop dreads.
Описание: During World War II, Academy Award-winning director Frank Capra made propaganda films for the U.S. Government, such as Prelude to War, The Nazis Strike, The Battle of Britain, War Comes to America and The Negro Soldier. This analyses the cinematic and thematic techniques Capra employed in these films, linking them to the techniques and ideology of the director`s popular mainstream narrative films.
During Prohibition, while Al Capone was rising to worldwide prominence as Public Enemy Number One, the townspeople of rural Templeton, Iowa--population just 428--were busy with a bootlegging empire of their own. Led by Joe Irlbeck, the whip-smart and gregarious son of a Bavarian immigrant, the outfit of farmers, small merchants, and even the church monsignor worked together to create a whiskey so excellent it was ordered by name: "Templeton rye."
Just as Al Capone had Eliot Ness, Templeton's bootleggers had as their own enemy a respected Prohibition agent from the adjacent county named Benjamin Franklin Wilson. Wilson was ardent in his fight against alcohol, and he chased Irlbeck for over a decade. But Irlbeck was not Capone, and Templeton would not be ruled by violence like Chicago.
Gentlemen Bootleggers tells a never-before-told tale of ingenuity, bootstrapping, and perseverance in one small town, showcasing a group of immigrants and first-generation Americans who embraced the ideals of self-reliance, dynamism, and democratic justice. It relies on previously classified Prohibition Bureau investigation files, federal court case files, extensive newspaper archive research, and a recently disclosed interview with kingpin Joe Irlbeck. Unlike other Prohibition-era tales of big-city gangsters, it provides an important reminder that bootlegging wasn't only about glory and riches, but could be in the service of a higher goal: producing the best whiskey money could buy.
