Ergebnis für "Ein Duell" in Biografien & Erinnerungen

Ihre "Zwangsehe", wie Günter Grass sie einmal nannte, wurde offiziell am 1. Januar 1960 geschlossen: An diesem Tag besprach der Kritiker Marcel Reich- Ranicki "Die Blechtrommel" des gerade 32-jährigen Autors. Er verriss den Roman. Und so begann das wechselhafte Verhältnis von "MRR" und "GG". Ein halbes Jahrhundert der Auseinandersetzungen, zahlreiche Romane und Verrisse, Liebeserklärungen und Wut folgten.

David Talbort liefert mit seiner packend erzählten Biografie über den langjährigen CIA Direktor Allen Dulles nicht nur einen realen Spionage-Thriller. Sein internationaler Bestseller führt uns auf die dunkle Seite der Macht und durch ein halbes Jahrhundert amerikanischer Schattenpolitik.

Based on explosive new evidence, best-selling author David Talbot tells America's greatest untold story: the United States' rise to world dominance under the guile of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving director of the CIA. The book draws on revelatory new materials - including exclusive interviews with the children of prominent CIA officials, the personal correspondence and journals of Allen Dulles' wife and mistress, newly discovered US government documents, and US and European intelligence sources.

An explosive, headline-making portrait of Allen Dulles, the man who transformed the CIA into the most powerful - and secretive - colossus in Washington, from the founder of Salon.com and author of the New York Times best seller Brothers.

The grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II, King George V reigned over the British Empire from 1910 to 1936, a period of unprecedented international turbulence. Yet no one could deny that as a young man, George seemed uninspired. As his biographer Harold Nicolson famously put it, "he did nothing at all but kill animals and stick in stamps.” The contrast between him and his flamboyant, hedonistic, playboy father Edward VII could hardly have been greater.

The lasting reputation of George V is for dullness. He was a crack shot and an outstanding stamp collector, but that's about it. The flamboyance and hedonism of his father, Edward VII, defined an era whose influence and magnetism is still felt today. The contrast between the two could hardly be greater.

Laugh out loud as you hear about the author’s remarkable family and the legends of the rodeo world who illustrate life lessons.

The story of a young man, and his friend as they discover hidden gems of his family's history.

This a true story from the perspective of "a middle child" during the 1950s. Take a working-class family of 13 and put them in a three-bedroom house built in 1908, and you'll never have a "dull moment". Small slices of life that will make you angry, laugh, and maybe cry.