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- The guns of August ; The proud tower / by Tuchman, Barbara Wertheim; MacMillan, Margaret.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 487-507 and p. 1101-1162) and index.- Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918; History, Modern;
- © 2012., Library of America ,
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- The Last Kilo Willy Falcon and the Cocaine Empire That Seduced America [electronic resource] : by English, T. J..aut; cloudLibrary;
From true-crime legend T. J. English, the epic, behind-the-scenes saga of “Los Muchachos,” one of the most successful cocaine trafficking organizations in American history—a story of glitz, glamour, and organized crime set against 1980’s Miami. Despite what Scarface might lead one to believe, violence was not the dominant characteristic of the cocaine business. It was corruption: the dirty cops, agents, lawyers, judges, and politicians who made the drug world go round. And no one managed that carousel of dangerous players better than Willy Falcon. A Cuban exile whose family escaped Fidel Castro’s Cuba when he was eleven years old, Falcon, as a teenager, became active in the anti-Castro movement. He began smuggling cocaine into the U.S. as a way to raise money to buy arms for the Contras in Central America. This counter-revolutionary activity led directly to Willy’s genesis as a narco. He and his partners built an extraordinary international organization from the ground up. Los Muchachos, the syndicate founded by Falcon, thrived as a major cocaine distribution network in the U.S. from the late 1970’s into the early 1990’s. At their height, Los Muchachos made more than a hundred million dollars a year. At the same time, Willy, his brother Tavy Falcon, and partner Sal Magluta became famous as championship powerboat racers. Cocaine, used by everyone from A-list celebrities to lawyers and people in law enforcement, came to define an era, and for a time, Willy Falcon and those like him—major suppliers, of whom there were only a few—became stars in their own right. They were the deliverers of good times, at least until the downside of persistent cocaine use became apparent: delusions of grandeur, psychological addiction, financial ruin. Thus, the War on Drugs was born, and federal authorities came after Falcon and his crew with a vengeance. Willy found himself on the run, his marriage and family life in shambles, the halcyon days of boat races and lavish trips to Vegas and parties at the Mutiny night club seemingly a distant memory. T. J. English has been granted unprecedented access to the inner workings of Los Muchachos, sitting down with Willy Falcon and his associates for many lengthy interviews, and revealing never-before-understood details about drug trafficking. A classic of true-crime writing from a master of the genre, The Last Kilo traces the rise and fall of a true cocaine empire—and the lives left in its wake.- Subjects: Electronic books.; 20th Century; Criminals & Outlaws; Organized Crime; Latin America;
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- Jules Verne and the Invention of the Future. by Bergreen, Laurence.;
'Jules Verne and the Invention of the Future' is a unique exploration of the life and influence of Jules Verne, the novelist whose mind spun the greatest adventures ever told and whose daring and prescient imagination sparked a lasting transformation of modern society and technology, inspiring everyone from J.R.R. Tolkien to Kurt Vonnegut to Jeff Bezos.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology; HISTORY / Europe / France; HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century; HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General;
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- The Art Spy : The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland. by Young, Michelle.;
In the spirit of 'Hidden Figures', 'The Art Spy' is a riveting saga set in Paris during WWII that uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the cultural legacy of the West.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: ART / Art & Politics; ART / European; ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945); BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women; HISTORY / Europe / France; HISTORY / Military / Intelligence & Espionage; HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust; HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General;
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- Cooler Than Cool : The Life and Work of Elmore Leonard. by Kushins, C. M.;
Elmore Leonard was the screenwriter for Clint Eastwood's 'Joe Kidd' and Charles Bronson's 'Mr. Majestyk', and his work was the source material for '3:10 to Yuma', 'Hombre', Quentin Tarantino's 'Jackie Brown', Barry Sonnenfeld's 'Get Shorty', Steven Soderbergh's 'Out of Sight', and 'Justified' on FX. His contributions to the media landscape of the 20th century are huge, and 'Cooler Than Cool' goes behind the scenes of Leonard's performances in and adapted by Hollywood.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures; HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / Fiction Writing; LITERARY CRITICISM: Modern / 20th Century; LITERARY CRITICISM: Mystery & Detective; PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Crime; PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Westerns;
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- Pandemic 1918 : eyewitness accounts from the greatest medical holocaust in modern history / by Arnold, Catharine,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919.; Influenza; Influenza; Epidemics;
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- Modern art, 1851-1929 : capitalism and representation / by Brettell, Richard R.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Art, Modern; Art, Modern;
- © c1999., University,
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- The new spymasters : inside the modern world of espionage from the Cold War to global terror / by Grey, Stephen,1968-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Espionage; Espionage; Intelligence service; Intelligence service; World politics; World politics;
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- No room for small dreams : courage, imagination, and the making of modern Israel / by Peres, Shimon,1923-2016,author.;
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- The myth of the strong leader : political leadership in modern politics / by Brown, Archie,1938-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-438) and index.LSC- Subjects: Political leadership; Political leadership;
- © c2014., Basic Books,
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