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Winner of the UK’s 2022 Costa Prize for Biography “A portrait of one of the most enigmatic figures in the annals of white-collar crime. . . . A well-researched, compelling book that uncovers many mysteries about a media tycoon.”—Kirkus Reviews From the acclaimed author of A Very English...

A lively and insightful biographical celebration of the imaginative genius of Charles Dickens, published in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of his death. Charles Dickens was a superb public performer, a great orator and one of the most famous of the Eminent Victorians. Slight of build...

Edward Van Halen was a rock guitar legend who left an indelible mark on the music world with his innovative playing style and iconic riffs. This book, written by rock journalist veteran Steve Rosen, offers a personal and heartfelt account of their 26-year journey together, from Edward's early days as a struggling musician to his meteoric rise to fame with Van Halen. Steve shares intimate details about their relationship, Edward's creative process, and what it was like hanging out with the greatest guitarist on the planet.

La autobiografía de Isabel Preysler. Como nunca lo había hecho, Isabel Preysler escribe sus memorias para romper de una vez por todas con los falsos mitos que desde hace años circulan sobre ella. En Mi verdadera historia , Isabel nos descubre no solo su mundo, también una época sorprendente...

"Les personnes que je croise me regardent comme une vieille connaissance à laquelle elles associent deux images contradictoires : la présentatrice d'une émission qui fut célèbre il y a plus de vingt ans et qui demeure dans la mémoire collective ; la femme qui fit, à son corps défendant, des milliers de "unes" de journaux à l'occasion d'un scandale planétaire impliquant son mari. N'étant pas seulement l'une et ne me reconnaissant pas dans l'autre, je me suis finalement résolue à écrire mes Mémoires, après y avoir été longtemps réticente."

This is the story of how John Madden and Pat Summerall got to CBS and, although very different, how they became the greatest broadcast team of all time. It is told by Rich Podolsky, who worked alongside them both at CBS. Separately, they were great. Together, they were the greatest ever. Madden & Summerall is about two stalwarts of the game, but their story is not without controversy.

On the eve of WWII, the foreign-controlled port of Shanghai was the rendezvous for the 20th century's most outlandish adventurers, all under the watchful eye of the fabulously wealthy Sir Victor Sassoon. Emily Hahn was a legendary New Yorker writer who would cover China for nearly 50 years, and play an integral part in opening Asia up to the West. But at the height of the Depression, "Mickey" Hahn, had just arrived in Shanghai nursing a broken heart after a disappointing affair.

La matanza de los abogados de Atocha, el intento de golpe de Estado, las vísperas del éxodo en Riaño, la gira del papa por España, la de Miguel Ríos con su exitosísimo Rock and Ríos, el juicio por la desaparición del Nani, los estragos de la droga, los del terrorismo... En la década de los ochenta, España vivió una época apasionante: la Transición. Como muestra este libro, los años del mayor intento colectivo de democratización y modernización del país fueron turbulentos, caleidoscópicos, llenos de violencia y de esperanza al mismo tiempo.

Dean Yates was the ideal warzone correspondent: courageous, compassionate, dedicated. After years of facing the worst, though, including the Bali bombings and the Boxing Day tsunami, one final incident undid him. In July 2007, two of his staff members were brutally gunned down by an American...

Pioneering journalist Nellie Bly is best remembered for two "stunts": her undercover expose of the Blackwell's Island insane asylum, and her race around the world to beat the record set in Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days. Yet those events do not begin to grasp the scope of her career as a reporter.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In Look for Me There, Luke Russert traverses terrain both physical and deeply personal. On his journey to some of the world’s most stunning destinations, he visits the internal places of grief, family, faith, ambition, and purpose—with intense...

In this entertaining and intimate memoir, the woman known by fans as "The Notorious P. A. B." reveals why she walked away from her TV news career after three decades. Patti Ann Browne also shares funny and poignant stories of her life off camera—from how she met her husband four years after turning down a blind date with him, to her son's near-death shortly after his premature birth and how it changed her perspective on life. Patti Ann's uplifting story is one of following your heart, owning your mistakes, living with integrity, and leaving the rest to God.

As World War II approached, the six most powerful media moguls in America and Britain tried to pressure their countries to ignore the fascist threat. The media empires of Robert McCormick, Joseph and Eleanor Patterson, and William Randolph Hearst spanned the United States, reaching tens of millions of Americans in print and over the airwaves with their isolationist views.

When Ginger Zee opened her life to listeners in Natural Disaster, the response was enormous. She put a very relatable if surprising face on depression and has helped lessen the stigma surrounding mental health issues. But Ginger tells us, Natural Disaster was "Ginger Lite" and only scratched the surface. In this moving follow-up, Ginger shares her truest self.

Marvin Kalb, the award-winning journalist who has written extensively about the world he reported on during his long career, now turns his eye on the young man who became that journalist. Chosen by legendary broadcaster Edward R. Murrow to become one of what came to be known as the Murrow Boys, Kalb in this newest volume of his memoirs takes listeners back to his first days as a journalist, and what also were the first days of broadcast news.

C'est l'histoire d'un homme qui vient d'avoir 82 ans. Déjà ? Jadis, il était toujours pressé, il régnait sur le monde de la culture et il se sentait invincible. Aujourd'hui, à la retraite, c'est plus calme : les défaillances du corps, les anxiétés de l'âme, la peur de perdre ses vieux amis qui forment une bande de joyeux octogénaires. Une autre vie commence. Avec le plaisir de pouvoir enfin prendre son temps et le perdre.

Four works in one collection: The Call of Cthulhu, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft. Also The Life of Lovecraft: An Original Biography by CSA Publishing. Howard Lovecraft, well-known for his style of weird fiction and horror stories, is attributed as the creator of the Cthulhu Mythos and one of the most significant authors of supernatural horror fiction of the 20th-century.

‘This is a funny and beautiful book. What a little bastard.’ RUSSELL BRAND ‘A millennial's answer to David Sedaris. No writer is funnier than Joel Golby.’ DOLLY ALDERTON A collection of full-throated appreciations, withering assessments, and hard-won lessons by the popular journalist...

A family story of blood and memory and the haunting power of the past. 2018 WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER EWART-BIGGS MEMORIAL PRIZE 2017 WINNER OF THE NON-FICTION IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER After nearly three decades reporting conflict from all over the world for the BBC...

La edición del audio libro plenamente definitiva de una época en La Habana. Una sátira enmascarada con una memoria erótica. Ésta audio novela es un museo de mujeres, con el narrador de guía completando cada boceto, detallando cada dibujo, y exhibiendo cada cuadro carnal.