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Mobituaries
Great Lives Worth Reliving
- by
- Mo Rocca
2019
EN
From beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and humorist Mo Rocca, a rigorously researched, “funny and smart” (Jon Stewart) book that celebrates the dead people who have long fascinated him.Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries—reading about the remarkable lives of global leaders, Hollywood heavyweights, and innovators who changed the world. But not every notable life has gotten the send-off it deserves. His quest to right that wrong inspired Mobituar...
17,18 €
Electoral Dysfunction
A Survival Manual for American Voters
2012
EN
The companion book to the PBS documentary starring Mo Rocca that takes an irreverent but nonpartisan look at voting in the United States."Crisply written, irreverent yet engaged. . . . A lively, witty survey of the numerous ailments that afflict the American electoral system." —Alexander Keyssar, Stirling Professor of History and Social Policy at Harvard and author of The Right to VoteImagine a country where the r...
13,66 €
or Free with Kobo PlusElectoral Dysfunction
A Survival Manual for American Voters
2012
EN
Imagine a country where the right to vote is not guaranteed by the Constitution, where the candidate with the most votes loses, and where paperwork requirements and bureaucratic bungling disenfranchise millions. You're living in it. If the consequences weren't so serious, it would be funny.An eye-opening, fact-filled companion to the forthcoming PBS documentary starring political satirist and commentator Mo Rocca, Electoral Dysfunction illuminates a broad array of issues, ...
11,54 €
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Late in Life Debuts, Comebacks, and Triumphs
2024
EN
From beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca, author of New York Times bestseller Mobituaries, comes an inspiring collection of stories that celebrates the triumphs of people who made their biggest marks late in life.Eighty has been the new sixty for about twenty years now. In fact, there have always been late-in-life achievers, those who declined to go into decline just because they were eligible for social security. Journalist...
17,18 €
All the Presidents' Pets
The Story of One Reporter Who Refused to Roll Over
- by
- Mo Rocca
2004
EN
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All the Presidents’ Men meets Charlotte’s Web in an explosive political exposé that blows the lid off a long-held secret in Washington: The Presidents’ pets are more than just furry photo ops.How much does the public really know about the role of the President?Does the White House Press Corps really understand it?Does the President himself have a clue?All the Presidents’ Pets is the long-awaited, spine-tingling, muckraking blockbus...
10,27 €
Mobituaries
Great Lives Worth Reliving
Unabridged
11 hours 45 min
2019
EN
From beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and humorist Mo Rocca, a rigorously researched, “funny and smart” (Jon Stewart) book that celebrates the dead people who have long fascinated him.Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries—reading about the remarkable lives of global leaders, Hollywood heavyweights, and innovators who changed the world. But not every notable life has gotten the send-off it deserves. His quest to right that wrong inspired Mobituar...
24,08 €
Roctogenarians
Late in Life Debuts, Comebacks, and Triumphs
- Narrated by
- Mo Rocca
Unabridged
11 hours 50 min
2024
EN
From beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca, author of New York Times bestseller Mobituaries, comes an inspiring collection of stories that celebrates the triumphs of people who made their biggest marks late in life.Eighty has been the new sixty for about twenty years now. In fact, there have always been late-in-life achievers, those who declined to go into decline just because they were eligible for social security. Journalist...
24,08 €
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Land
How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
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