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  • The Power Broker (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

    Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

    par Robert A. Caro ...
    PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • A modern American classic, this huge and galvanizing biography of Robert Moses reveals not only the saga of one man’s incredible accumulation of power but the story of his shaping (and mis-shaping) of twentieth-century New York.One of the Modern Library’s hundred greatest books of the twentieth century, Robert Caro's monumental book makes public what few outsiders knew: ... En savoir plus

    11,54 €

  • De verscheurde staten van Amerika

    De Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog, de rol van België en het gevaar voor een nieuwe burgeroorlog

    De bestorming van het Capitool in Washington op 6 januari 2021 is een wake-upcall. Een burgeroorlog in de Verenigde Staten leek te absurd om te overwegen, maar vandaag wordt hij gevreesd. Tijdens de Civil War (1861-1865) tussen de Noordelijke en Zuidelijke Staten vielen bijna een miljoen doden. Aanleiding voor het conflict was de slavernij. Inzet van de interne broedertwist was de democratie. En ... En savoir plus

    Avant 19,99 € Après 8,99 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Regime change

    Het tweede presidentschap van Donald Trump van binnenuit

    Donald Trump domineert het nieuws, meer nog dan in zijn eerste periode als president van de Verenigde Staten. In 'Regime change' doen New York Times-journalisten Maggie Haberman en Jonathan Swan nauwgezet verslag van wat er deze tweede termijn van Trump gedaan en gezegd wordt. Ze geven een realtime reportage vanuit de Situation Room, het Oval Office, benefietavonden en van achter gesloten deuren – ... En savoir plus

    14,99 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Necessary War, Volume 1

    par Tim Cook ...
    Collection Livre 3 - Canadians Fighting
    Co-winner of the 2014-2015 Charles P. Stacey AwardTim Cook, Canada’s leading war historian, ventures deep into World War Two in this epic two-volume story of heroism and horror, of loss and longing, sacrifice and endurance.Written in Cook’s compelling narrative style, this book shows in impressive detail how soldiers, airmen, and sailors fought—the evolving tactics, weapons of war, logistics, and ... En savoir plus

    17,69 €

  • LA DEMOCRACIA EN AMÉRICA

    Tocqueville

    Alexis de Tocqueville (1805 - 1859) fue un pensador político, historiador y escritor francés. Se hizo célebre por sus análisis de la Revolución Francesa, la Democracia Americana y la evolución de las democracias occidentales en general, siendo considerado uno de los grandes pensadores del liberalismo. La obra " La Democracia en América" es el resultado de un viaje de nueve meses por los Estados ... En savoir plus

    1,90 €

  • Thirteen Moons

    An epic tale of love, identity and survival from the author of Cold Mountain

    par Charles Frazier ...
    At the age of twelve, under the Wind Moon, Will is given a horse, a key, and a map, and sent alone into the Indian Nation to run a trading post as a bound boy. It is during this time that he grows into a man, learning, as he does, of the raw power it takes to create a life, to find a home. In a card game with a white Indian named Featherstone, Will wins - for a brief moment - a mysterious girl ... En savoir plus

    3,99 €

  • Angels With Dirty Faces

    The Footballing History of Argentina

    par Jonathan Wilson ...
    'ABSORBING' Guardian'ENTHRALLING' New Statesman'EPIC' Evening Standard'INESCAPABLE' The Sunday Times'MAGISTERIAL' Irish ExaminerFully revised and updated, the definitive history of Argentinian football from the award-winning author of Inverting the PyramidAlfredo Di Stefano, Diego Mar... ... En savoir plus

    2,99 €

  • Hillbilly Elegy

    A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

    par J. D. Vance ...
    Hillbilly Elegy recounts Vice President J.D. Vance's powerful origin story...From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate now serving as the Vice President of the United States, an incisive account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class.THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"You will not read a more importa... ... En savoir plus

    11,99 €

  • Het geheime netwerk dat Josef Mengele liet verdwijnen

    Het waargebeurde verhaal van de meestgezochte nazi-arts ter wereld, die bijna 30 jaar anoniem in Zuid-Amerika leefde

    par Betina Anton ...
    Traduit par Kitty Pouwels ...
    'Een ontluisterende inkijk in het leven van Mengele en zijn persoonlijkheid.' NRC'Het definitieve boek over de meest perverse massamoordenaar van de twintigste eeuw.' ***** Het NieuwsbladSão Paulo, 1985. Betina Anton is zes jaar als haar kleuterjuf van de ene op de andere dag ontslagen wordt en uit haar leven verdwijnt. Juf Liselotte bleek goed bevriend te zijn geweest met Josef Mengele. Met een ... En savoir plus

    9,99 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • De Japanse minnaar

    par Isabel Allende ...
    Traduit par Henk van den Heuvel ...
    ‘Een familiesaga in de beste Zuid-Amerikaanse traditie. ****’ ElsevierDe bejaarde Alma en de jonge Irina ontmoeten elkaar in het verzorgingstehuis waar Alma haar laatste dagen slijt. Beiden dragen een groot geheim met zich mee: Alma haar liefde voor Ishimei, een jongen die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog in een concentratiekamp in de Amerikaanse woestijn werd opgesloten vanwege zijn Japanse wortels ... En savoir plus

    7,99 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The History of the Conquest of Mexico

    William H. Prescott published his History of the Conquest of Mexico in 1843 and The New York Times stated that it “has remained surprisingly unsurpassed since its publication.” Prescott was one of the most eminent historians of the 19th century. The Aztec Empire was one of the most remarkable civilizations to have ever existed. The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was one of the most ... En savoir plus

    0,90 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • A New Time for Mexico

    par Carlos Fuentes ...
    In the essays in A New Time for Mexico, Carlos Fuentes discusses the history, origins and nature of Mexico's political system and the unforeseen, tumultuous events that began in 1994 with the rebellion in Chiapas and continued with a rash of assassinations, the break between presidents Salinas and Zedillo, and continual traumas for a society making the transition from authoritarian to democratic ... En savoir plus

    12,29 €

  • 1929

    Inside the Crash

    A #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2025NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2025 IN THE Financial Times, Economist, New Statesman, Bloomberg, TIME, Washington Post and The New York Times'Superb... brings the great drama to life' Martin Wolf, Financial TimesA spellbinding narrative of the most i... ... En savoir plus

    Avant 14,99 € Après 10,99 €

  • Against All Odds

    A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II

    par Alex Kershaw ...
    ***The instant New York Times bestseller*The untold story of four of the most decorated soldiers of World War II—all Medal of Honor recipients—from the beaches of French Morocco to Hitler’s own mountaintop fortress, by the national bestselling author of The First Wave**“Pitch-perfect.”—The Wall Street Journal • “Riveting.”—World War II magazine • “Alex Kershaw is the master of putting the reader ... En savoir plus

    8,68 €

  • A Little History of the United States

    Collection series Little Histories
    **A fast-paced, character-filled history that brings the unique American saga to life for readers of all ages“This is a little history with a big heart, meant to be savored more than studied, read out loud like poetry, or perhaps sung like a hymn.”—Joseph J. Ellis, author of Founding Brothers**“Davidson has written a work that should lead readers to reflect anew on America’s past and present. . . ... En savoir plus

    9,85 €

  • Pennsylvania

    Who would have guessed, three centuries ago, that William Penn's "greene" province and "countrie towne" on the Delaware would become the keystone of American industrialization and the source of some of the nation's most important business institutions?Penn's colony was a haven of toleration for people of many origins and beliefs; later, the state of Pennsylvania was a place where human talents and ... En savoir plus

    13,77 €

  • The American Senate

    An Insider's History

    Winner of the Society for History in the Federal Government's George Pendleton Prize for 2013 The United States Senate has fallen on hard times. Once known as the greatest deliberative body in the world, it now has a reputation as a partisan, dysfunctional chamber. What happened to the house that forged American history's great compromises? In this groundbreaking work, a distinguished journalist ... En savoir plus

    15,46 €

  • Deze waarheden

    Een geschiedenis van de Verenigde Staten

    Deze waarheden is de briljante weerslag van de bewogen geschiedenis van de Verenigde Staten. In fonkelend proza beschrijft Jill Lepore de worsteling van Amerika met haar eigen historie en met de fundamentele waarheden waarop zij als natie is gebouwd: gelijkheid van alle mensen, soevereiniteit, en het recht op leven, vrijheid en het streven naar geluk. Dit boek voorziet die worsteling van ... En savoir plus

    18,99 €

  • I Hotel

    Dazzling and ambitious, this multivoiced fusion of prose, playwriting, graphic art, and philosophy spins an epic tale of America’s struggle for civil rights as it played out in San Francisco near the end of the 1960s. As Karen Tei Yamashita’s motley cast of students, laborers, artists, revolutionaries, and provocateurs make their way through the history of the day, they become caught in a riptide ... En savoir plus

    14,41 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Battle of Fort Sumter

    The First Shots of the American Civil War

    par Wesley Moody ...
    Collection series Critical Moments in American History
    On April 12, 1861, the long-simmering tensions between the American North and South exploded as Southern troops in the seceding state of South Carolina fired on the Federal forces at Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. The battle of Fort Sumter marked the outbreak of Civil War in the United States. The attack provoked outrage in the North, consolidated support for the newly inaugurated President ... En savoir plus

    53,73 €

  • Taking on the Trust: The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller

    The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller

    par Steve Weinberg ...
    How a female investigative journalist brought down the world’s greatest tycoon and broke up the Standard Oil monopoly.Long before the rise of mega-corporations like Wal-Mart and Microsoft, Standard Oil controlled the oil industry with a monopolistic force unprecedented in American business history. Undaunted by the ruthless power of its owner, John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), a fearless and ... En savoir plus

    15,89 €

  • De familie Trump

    Een onthullend beeld van Amerika’s machtigste familie

    par Emily Jane Fox ...
    ‘Het is een First Family die perfect aansluit bij de huidige obsessie met roem, geld en 24/7 bereikbaar zijn. Een combinatie van Gossip girl en The West Wing, de Kardashianification van de Kennedy’s. Ze smachten naar aandacht en wij kijken allemaal gefascineerd toe, ook als zij de vuile was bewust of onbewust buitenhangen.’- Emily Jane FoxWie is Donald Trump? Leer Amerika’s vijfenveertigste ... En savoir plus

    12,99 €

  • A Pickpocket's Tale

    The Underworld of Nineteenth-Century New York

    "A true story more incredible than fiction." —Kevin Baker, author of Striver's RowIn George Appo's world, child pickpockets swarmed the crowded streets, addicts drifted in furtive opium dens, and expert swindlers worked the lucrative green-goods game. On a good night Appo made as much as a skilled laborer made in a year. Bad nights left him with more than a dozen scars and over a decade in prisons ... En savoir plus

    20,87 €

  • The Battle of Roanoke Island: Burnside and the Fight for North Carolina

    Collection series Civil War Series
    In the winter of 1861, Union armies had failed to win any significant victories over their Confederate counterparts. The Northern populace, overwhelmed by the bloodshed, questioned whether the costs of the war were too high. President Lincoln despondently wondered if he was going to lose the Union. As a result, tension was incredibly high when Union hero Ambrose Burnside embarked for coastal North ... En savoir plus

    11,16 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus