PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A gripping, groundbreaking biography of the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism.In this groundbreaking biography, T.J. Stiles tells the dramatic story of Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt, the combative man and American icon who, through his genius and force of will, did more than perhaps any other in...

Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for HistoryFrom the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes and a National Book Award, a brilliant biography of Gen. George Armstrong Custer that radically changes our view of the man and his turbulent times.In this magisterial biography, T. J. Stiles paints a portrait of Custer both deeply personal and sweeping in scope, proving how much of Custer’s legacy has been ignored. He demolishes Custer’s historical caricature, revealing a v...

In this brilliant biography T. J. Stiles offers a new understanding of the legendary outlaw Jesse James. Although he has often been portrayed as a Robin Hood of the old west, in this ground-breaking work Stiles places James within the context of the bloody conflicts of the Civil War to reveal a much more complicated and significant figure."Carries the reader scrupulously through James’s violent, violent life.... When [Stiles]… calls Jesse James the ‘last re...

Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for HistoryFrom the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes and a National Book Award, a brilliant biography of Gen. George Armstrong Custer that radically changes our view of the man and his turbulent times.In this magisterial biography, T. J. Stiles paints a portrait of Custer both deeply personal and sweeping in scope, proving how much of Custer’s legacy has been ignored. He demolishes Custer’s historical caricature, revealing a v...

In this brilliant biography T. J. Stiles offers a new understanding of the legendary outlaw Jesse James. Although he has often been portrayed as a Robin Hood of the old west, in this ground-breaking work Stiles places James within the context of the bloody conflicts of the Civil War to reveal a much more complicated and significant figure.Raised in a fiercely pro-slavery household in bitterly divided Misssouri, at age sixteen James became a bushwhacker, one of the savage Confederat...

A gripping, groundbreaking biography of the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism.Founder of a dynasty, builder of the original Grand Central, creator of an impossibly vast fortune, Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt is an American icon. Humbly born on Staten Island during George Washington’s presidency, he rose from boatman to builder of the nation’s largest fleet of steamships to lord of a railroad empire. Lincoln consulted him on steamship strategy...

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It is the year 2051 and the International Space Institute has just sent two rival astrobiologists to search for extraterrestrial life on Europa, the mysterious ice moon of Jupiter. What they encounter could not only revolutionize science, it might make one of them the most famous person on Earth. Or does the Universe have other plans?

This succinct, evidence-based book delivers everything you need to provide safe, effective care to pregnant women in subacute and emergency situationsA quick-reference guide designed for on-the-spot clinical guidance, Obstetric Anesthesia: Quick References & Practical Guides fills a gap in the current literature by distilling the information of a comprehensive textbook into a quick review and provides standard instructions that can be integrated into every...

Le livre propose 50 objectifs bien-être liés à 160 postures pour tous niveaux afin de se soigner tout en douceur.Cet ouvrage regroupe toutes les postures qui font du bien, pour guérir une multitude de maux (allergies, bouffées de chaleur, cernes et poches sous les yeux, Cœur brisé, diabète, fibromyalgie, grippe, entre autres).Exemples d’affections traitées :Acné – Allergies – Bouffées de chaleur – Cernes et poches sous les yeux – Cœur brisé – Diabète – Fibromyalgie ...

When a 17-year-old disappearance resurfaces as a skeleton beneath Crescent Bridge, Detective Mara Vance is forced to confront the darkest summer of her childhood. The bones belong to Lily Hart — her former best friend, the girl who vanished without a trace.As Mara digs deeper, she unravels a web of lies, hidden abuse, political interference, and friendships fractured by guilt. But the most dangerous secrets belong to Rowan Calder — Lily's charming, respected ex-boyfriend whose infl...

✓ Desideri una relazione duratura ed appagante?✓ Vuoi smettere di sabotare potenziali relazioni?✓ Ti senti bloccato e incerto sui passi da intraprendere?Scopri di più in questo libro, scritto appositamente per individui con uno stile di attaccamento evitante. Il recercatore sugli stili di attaccamento Alex Kingsman fornisce un elenco completo di esercizi che aiutano i lettori a superare le sfide che...