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  • De Roosevelts

    Vormgevers van de American Century

    door Frans Verhagen ...
    Series series American Giants
    'De Roosevelts' is een biografie van Theodore, Franklin en Eleanor Roosevelt, waarin Frans Verhagen laat zien hoe deze giganten hun stempel drukten op de twintigste eeuw. Frans Verhagen schrijft over een Amerikaanse familie die geschiedenis maakte: de Roosevelts. De Roosevelts hadden hun wortels in Zeeland, vanwaaruit een verre voorvader rond 1645 naar Amerika emigreerde. De familie zou uitgroeien ... Meer lezen

    11,99 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • Reagan

    De biografie

    door H.W. Brands ...
    De B-acteur die president werd en de Koude Oorlog beëindigdeReagan is de eerste Nederlandse biografie over de 40e Amerikaanse president.Ruim 10 jaar na zijn overlijden vertelt meesterverteller H.W. Brands het verhaal van Ronald Reagan (1911-2004). De jonge ‘Dutch’ groeide op in een arm gezin tijdens de crisis van de jaren ’20, joeg zijn dromen als radioverslaggever en acteur na en werd ... Meer lezen

    19,99 €

  • The Making of the Atomic Bomb

    door Richard Rhodes ...
    **Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award****The definitive history of nuclear weapons—**from the turn-of-the-century discovery of nuclear energy to J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project—this epic work details the science, the people, and the sociopolitical realities that led to the development of the atomic bomb.This sweeping ... Meer lezen

    16,76 €

  • On Wings of Eagles

    The Inspiring True Story of One Man's Patriotic Spirit--and His Heroic Mission to Save His Countrymen

    door Ken Follett ...
    #1 bestselling author Ken Follett tells the inspiring true story of the Middle East hostage crisis that began in 1978, and of the unconventional means one American used to save his countrymen. . . .When two of his employees were held hostage in a heavily guarded prison fortress in Iran, one man took matters into his own hands: businessman H. Ross Perot. His team consisted of a group of volunteers ... Meer lezen

    10,17 €

  • The Innovators

    How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

    door Walter Isaacson ...
    Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson’s New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed The Innovators is a “riveting, propulsive, and at times deeply moving” (The Atlantic) story of the people who created the computer and the internet.What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities? ... Meer lezen

    17,88 €

  • Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race

    The Top 10 Sunday Times BestsellerNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREOscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted ScreenplaySet amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA’s African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America’s space program.Before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as ‘Human Computers’, calculating ... Meer lezen

    6,99 €

  • De Kennedy's

    Amerika's First Family

    door Frans Verhagen ...
    Series series American Giants
    'De Kennedy's' van Amerikadeskundige Frans Verhagen is een biografie van de complete familie Kennedy, voor liefhebbers van politieke en dynastieke geschiedenis. Amerikakenner Frans Verhagen geeft in ‘De Kennedy’s’ een indringend beeld van Amerika’s ‘first family’. In 2018 is het vijftig jaar geleden dat Robert F. Kennedy werd vermoord. Hij was de derde achtereenvolgende zoon van patriarch Joseph ... Meer lezen

    9,99 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • Comprendre le pouvoir

    door Noam Chomsky ...
    Vertaald door Thierry Vanès, Hélène Hiessler ...
    Les discussions et conférences rassemblées dans ce livre offrent une perspective profonde et généreuse pour comprendre l’état du monde, et notamment les enjeux liés au pouvoir. Y sont abordés le fonctionnement des médias, les systèmes d’éducation, la crise environnementale, le complexe militaro-industriel, la mondialisation, les stratégies militantes, et plus encore. Comprendre le pouvoir couvre ... Meer lezen

    16,99 €

  • The Great Influenza

    The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

    door John M. Barry ...
    **#1 New York Times bestseller“Barry will teach you almost everything you need to know about one of the deadliest outbreaks in human history.”—Bill Gates"Monumental... an authoritative and disturbing morality tale."—Chicago Tribune**The strongest weapon against pandemic is the truth. Read why in the definitive account of the 1918 Flu Epidemic.Magisterial in its breadth of perspective and depth of ... Meer lezen

    11,01 €

  • Beyond Band of Brothers

    The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters

    **“Tells the tales left untold by Stephen Ambrose, whose Band of Brothers was the inspiration for the HBO miniseries...laced with Winters’s soldierly exaltations of pride in his comrades’ bravery.”—Publishers WeeklyLook for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now available to stream on Netflix!**They were called Easy Company—but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band of Brothers, they ... Meer lezen

    8,36 €

  • Het besef van een moeder

    leven in de nasleep van het Columbine-drama

    door Sue Klebold ...
    Vertaald door Bonella van Beusekom ...
    ‘**** Sue Klebold schreef een erg moedig boek. […] eerlijk, […] aangrijpend. IJzingwekkend relaas van de moeder van een van de jongens die 13 mensen doodden op Columbine High School. -NRC Handelsblad‘Ontroerend en aangrijpend.’ -Trouw‘Sue Klebold durft in Het besef van een moeder ambigu te zijn, en dat is wat haar boek zo boeiend maakt.’ -Vrij Nederland ... Meer lezen

    9,99 €

  • Slouching Towards Bethlehem

    Essays

    door Joan Didion ...
    The “dazzling” and essential portrayal of 1960s America from the author of South and West and The Year of Magical Thinking (The New York Times).Capturing the tumultuous landscape of the United States, and in particular California, during a pivotal era of social change, the first work of nonfiction from one of American literature’s most distinctive prose stylists is a modern classic.In twenty razor ... Meer lezen

    13,03 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

    door John Berendt ...
    THE LANDMARK NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city: “Elegant and wicked.... [This] might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime." —The New York Times Book Review • 30th Anniversary Edition with a New Afterword by the Author.Shots rang out in ... Meer lezen

    3,24 €

  • Het Amerikaanse presidentschap

    Het machtigste ambt ter wereld

    In 'Het Amerikaanse presidentschap' vertellen Frans en Paul Verhagen beknopt alles over het machtigste ambt ter wereld.Frans en Paul Verhagen vertellen in Het Amerikaanse presidentschap alles over het machtigste ambt ter wereld. Amerikaanse presidenten lijken machtig als geen ander en toch kunnen ze maar zelden hun wensen verwerkelijken. Hoe kan dat? Hoe zit dat presidentschap in elkaar? Hoe ... Meer lezen

    9,99 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • "On a tiré sur le Président" (Kennedy)

    door Philippe Labro ...
    ""On a tiré sur le Président", c'est la phrase que toute l'Amérique a prononcée le 22 novembre 1963, jour de la mort de JF Kennedy. Je l'ai entendue sur la côte Est des États-Unis où je me trouvais. J'ai filé à New York pour prendre le premier avion pour Dallas. Sur place, j'ai vécu l'événement dans les couloirs du quartier général de la police. J'ai vu Oswald, j'ai rencontré Jack Ruby, la veille ... Meer lezen

    8,49 €

  • The Right Stuff

    door Tom Wolfe ...
    Tom Wolfe at his very best" (The New York Times Book Review), The Right Stuff is t****he basis for the 1983 Oscar Award-winning film of the same name and the 8-part Disney+ TV mini-series.From "America's nerviest journalist" (Newsweek)--a breath-taking epic, a magnificent adventure story, and an investigation into the true heroism and courage of the first Americans to conquer space. "Millions of ... Meer lezen

    10,38 €

  • The Unwinding

    An Inner History of the New America

    door George Packer ...
    NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKAN NPR BEST BOOKSelected by New York Times' critic Dwight Garner as a Favorite BookA Washington Post Best Political BookA New Republic Best BookA riveting examination of a nation in crisis, from one of the ... ... Meer lezen

    8,26 €

  • Diplomacy

    door Henry Kissinger ...
    A brilliant, sweeping history of diplomacy that includes personal stories from the noted former Secretary of State, including his stunning reopening of relations with China.The seminal work on foreign policy and the art of diplomacy.Moving from a sweeping overview of history to blow-by-blow accounts of his negotiations with world leaders, Henry Kissinger describes how the art of diplomacy has ... Meer lezen

    15,65 €

  • The Feminine Mystique (50th Anniversary Edition)

    A 50th-anniversary edition of the trailblazing book that changed women’s lives, with a new introduction by Gail Collins.Landmark, groundbreaking, classic—these adjectives barely do justice to the pioneering vision and lasting impact of The Feminine Mystique. Published in 1963, it gave a pitch-perfect description of “the problem that has no name”: the insidious beliefs and institutions that ... Meer lezen

    12,29 €

  • Une histoire populaire des États-Unis

    De 1492 à nos jours

    door Howard Zinn ...
    Vertaald door Frédéric Cotton ...
    Series series Mémoires sociales
    Cette histoire des États-Unis présente le point de vue de ceux dont les manuels d’histoire parlent habituellement peu. L’auteur confronte avec minutie la version officielle et héroïque (de Christophe Colomb à George Walker Bush) aux témoignages des acteurs les plus modestes. Les Indiens, les esclaves en fuite, les soldats déserteurs, les jeunes ouvrières du textile, les syndicalistes, les GI du ... Meer lezen

    21,99 €

  • The Boys in the Boat

    Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

    **Now a Major Motion Picture Directed by George ClooneyThe #1 New York Times–bestselling story about the American Olympic rowing triumph in Nazi Germany—from the author of Facing the Mountain.**For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimate account of how nine ... Meer lezen

    10,27 €

  • Command and Control

    door Eric Schlosser ...
    From famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, comes Command and Control a ground-breaking account of the management of nuclear weaponsA groundbreaking account of accidents, near-misses, extraordinary heroism and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: how do you deploy weapons of ... Meer lezen

    10,99 €

  • Failure Is Not an Option

    Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond

    door Gene Kranz ...
    This New York Times bestselling memoir of a veteran NASA flight director tells riveting stories from the early days of the Mercury program through Apollo 11 (the moon landing) and Apollo 13, for both of which Kranz was flight director.Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America’s manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA’s Mission Control ... Meer lezen

    17,88 €

  • FDR

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER - "A model presidential biography... Now, at last, we have a biography that is right for the man" - Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book WorldOne of today’s premier biographers has written a modern, comprehensive, indeed ultimate book on the epic life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In this superlative volume, Jean Edward Smith combines contemporary scholarship and a broad ... Meer lezen

    11,01 €