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Saboteurs

The Nazi Raid on America

By: Michael Dobbs

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Saboteurs

The Nazi Raid on America

By: Michael Dobbs

In 1942, Hitler's Nazi regime trained eight operatives for a mission to infiltrate America and do devastating damage to its infrastructure. It was a plot that proved historically remarkable for two reasons: the surprising extent of its success and the astounding nature of its failure. Soon after two U-Boats packed with explosives arrived on America's shores–one on Long Island, one in Florida–it became clear that the incompetence of the eight saboteurs was matched only by that of American authorities. In fact, had one of the saboteurs not tipped them off, the FBI might never have caught the plot's perpetrators–though a dozen witnesses saw a submarine moored on Long Island. As told by Michael Dobbs, the story of the botched mission and a subsequent trial by military tribunal, resulting in the swift execution of six saboteurs, offers great insight into the tenor of the country--and the state of American intelligence--during World War II and becomes what is perhaps a cautionary tale for our times.

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Vintage

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0307427552

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9780307427557

War on the Middle Class

How the Government, Big Business, and Special Interest Groups are Waging War on the American Dream and how to Fight Back

By: Lou Dobbs

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War on the Middle Class

How the Government, Big Business, and Special Interest Groups are Waging War on the American Dream and how to Fight Back

By: Lou Dobbs

A prominent CNN host and commentator identifies the ways in which middle-class Americans are being rendered vulnerable by political groups, large corporations, and sensational media practices that are compromising middle-income health care, educational resources, and employment opportunities. 75,000 first printing.

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Penguin

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0670037923

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9780670037926

Down with Big Brother

The Fall of the Soviet Empire

By: Michael Dobbs

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Down with Big Brother

The Fall of the Soviet Empire

By: Michael Dobbs

The author of this volume was present during the final decade of the Soviet empire, first for Reuters, then for the "Washington Post". While Dobbs watched, playwrights and elctricians were transformed into presidents, while Communist Party leaders became jailbirds or newly-minted tycoons. He identifies the seeds of destruction, and shows how Mikhail Gorbachev, in particular, was the unwitting inspiration for the upheaval of the empire, while he thought he could save the Communist Party by reforming it.;Dobbs' conclusion is that though Big Brother may be dead, his dark legacy is still alive in the turbulence in Russia, Romania, Bosnia and other countries that once made up the most brutal empire of the 20th century.

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A&C Black

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1408851024

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9781408851029

The Janus Faces of Genius

The Role of Alchemy in Newton's Thought

By: Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs

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The Janus Faces of Genius

The Role of Alchemy in Newton's Thought

By: Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs

In this major re-evaluation of Isaac Newton's intellectual life, Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs shows how his pioneering work in mathematics, physics, and cosmology was intertwined with his study of alchemy. Directing attention to the religious ambience of the alchemical enterprise of early modern Europe, Dobbs argues that Newton understood alchemy - and the divine activity in micromatter to which it spoke - to be a much needed corrective to the overly mechanized system of Descartes. The same religious basis underlay the rest of his work. To Newton it seemed possible to obtain partial truths from many different approaches to knowledge, be it textual work aimed at the interpretation of prophecy, the study of ancient theology and philosophy, creative mathematics, or experiments with prisms, pendulums, vegetating minerals, light, or electricity. Newton's work was a constant attempt to bring these partial truths together, with the larger goal of restoring true natural philosophy and true religion.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521524873

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9780521524872

Dobbs Law of Remedies

Damages, Equity, Restitution

By: Dan B. Dobbs

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Dobbs Law of Remedies

Damages, Equity, Restitution

By: Dan B. Dobbs

More than a rulebook, this text discusses the remedies that are available in a particular fact setting. Illustrates possible applications of difficult rules, explains proof requirements, assesses arguments and offers options in uncertain situations. Coverage includes the particulars of damages, restitution and equitable relief, and remedial schemes for harms to tangible property. Also covers economic interests, intangible personal property, and compensatory and non-compensatory damages. Discusses remedies for economic torts, personal injury, breach of contract, and more.

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West Academic

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0314009132

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9780314009135

Upheaval

Winning Back the Country with Knowledge that Empowers, Ideas that Matter, and Solutions That Work

By: Lou Dobbs

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Upheaval

Winning Back the Country with Knowledge that Empowers, Ideas that Matter, and Solutions That Work

By: Lou Dobbs

Lou Dobbs offers his illuminating views on some of our nation's most intractable problems"--

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Simon and Schuster

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1476728860

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9781476728865

One Minute to Midnight

Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War

By: Michael Dobbs

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One Minute to Midnight

Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War

By: Michael Dobbs

In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union came to the brink of nuclear conflict over the placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba. In this hour-by-hour chronicle of those tense days, veteran Washington Post reporter Michael Dobbs reveals just how close we came to Armageddon. Here, for the first time, are gripping accounts of Khrushchev's plan to destroy the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo; the handling of Soviet nuclear warheads on Cuba; and the extraordinary story of a U-2 spy plane that got lost over Russia at the peak of the crisis. Written like a thriller, One Minute to Midnight is an exhaustively researched account of what Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. called “the most dangerous moment in human history,” and the definitive book on the Cuban missile crisis.

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Vintage

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1400078911

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9781400078912

Independents Day

Awakening the American Spirit

By: Lou Dobbs

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Independents Day

Awakening the American Spirit

By: Lou Dobbs

Examines how public policy choices during the past three decades have compromised personal liberty and worker rights while promoting social and political divisions, in a critical assessment of existing domestic and foreign policies.

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Penguin

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0670018368

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9780670018369

House of Cards

By: Michael Dobbs

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House of Cards

By: Michael Dobbs

The USA Today Bestseller from the Executive Producer of the hit Netflix series House of Cards. A dark tale of greed, corruption, and unquenchable ambition, House of Cards reveals that no matter the country, politics, intrigue and passion reign in the corridors of power. Francis Urquhart has his hand on every secret in politics—and is willing to betray them all to become prime minister. Mattie Storin is a tenacious young reporter who has a knack for finding the real stories hidden behind the spin. When she stumbles upon a scandalous web of intrigue and financial corruption at the very highest levels, she vows to reveal the truth. But to do so she must battle her own demons and risk everything, even her life. An explosive political thriller reinvented for a new generation. Fans of Vince Flynn, David Baldacci and Robert Ludlum will revel in getting to know Francis Urquhart, the man we love to hate. As a former advisor to Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Party Chief of Staff, and now peer of the realm and Conservative member of the House of Lords, Baron Dobbs provides an insider look at the twists and turns of British politics. Other books in the House of Cards series: House of Cards, Book 1 – The dark, twisting schemes of a politician determined to succeed To Play The King, Book 2 – Newly elected Prime Minister plots to take on the Monarchy to grab even more power The Final Cut, Book 3 – The perfect finale to this twisted trilogy, Urquhart refuses to close his career quietly What readers are saying about House of Cards: "the best of modern political fiction. The reader can't help but be riveted by the lead character, even hoping for his sinister plots to succeed." "fast-paced and interesting. I couldn't put the book down" "wonderful and extremely...one of the most memorable and unashamedly wicked characters in political fiction." What reviewers are saying about House of Cards: "This blood and thunder tale, lifelike and thoroughly cynical, certainly carries the ring of authenticity....a great triumph." — The Independent 'The exciting thriller that has Westminster buzzing. Here is a political thriller writer with a marvellous inside track knowledge of government.' - Daily Express 'It has pace, a beguiling authenticity and a cast of Achilles heels.' - Daily Telegraph What everyone is saying about the House of Cards books: "This blood and thunder tale, lifelike and thoroughly cynical, certainly carries the ring of authenticity....a great triumph." — The Independent "...a political thriller writer with a marvellous inside track knowledge of government." - Daily Express "If you are a fan of the modern TV series than you should definitely pick up these books." "Michael Dobbs has an uncanny knack of forecasting the future. A fascinating read and a conclusion that would send a chill through Buckingham Palace." - Sunday Express

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1492606626

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9781492606628

The Foundations of Newton's Alchemy

By: B. J. T. Dobbs

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The Foundations of Newton's Alchemy

By: B. J. T. Dobbs

This book sets the foundations of Newton's alchemy in their historical context in Restoration England. It is shown that alchemical modes of thought were quite strong in many of those who provided the dynamism for the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century and that these modes of thought had important relationships with general movements for reform in the same period.

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CUP Archive

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0521273811

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9780521273817

Churchill's Triumph

A Novel of Betrayal

By: Michael Dobbs

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Churchill's Triumph

A Novel of Betrayal

By: Michael Dobbs

From Michael Dobbs, author of the book that inspired the smash hit Netflix series House of Cards, Churchill's Triumph transports us to the end of WWII as the three most powerful men on earth—Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin—gather in what will later become known as the Yalta Conference to discuss the possibility of worldwide peace. Despite their shared goals, these supposed allies will lie, cheat, and deceive each other in order to secure their respective places in history. Dobbs takes you behind the scenes and brings you into the minds and hearts of the big three leaders: the dominating and seemingly all-powerful Joseph Stalin, with the largest army, and the mission of expanding the Soviet Empire; an ailing and fragile Roosevelt, willing to make whatever compromises he felt he had to in order to bring Stalin and Russia into the final campaign against Japan; and Churchill, the least powerful of the three, but the most far-sighted, who could not count on Roosevelt as his ally, and could not tame the avaricious Russian bear, determined to gobble up the nations around and beyond it. Like a fly on the wall of history, the reader becomes a hidden witness to these monumental negotiations, witnessing negotiations that would betray the heroic struggle of millions who died and fought in the Great War. Acclaimed author Michael Dobbs allows the reader to eavesdrop on the world's most powerful men at a crucial point in modern history. Praise for Churchill's Triumph by Michael Dobbs, bestselling author of House of Cards, the book that inspired the Netflix series: "His portrait of Churchill is as masterly as ever: a wonderful compound of bluster, sentimentality, grumpiness and indefatigable physical energy. There are the usual elegant metaphors... In the tragedy of Poland burning while statesmen fiddled, Dobbs has found a theme worthy of his powers."—Sunday Telegraph "How do you delight the profit-maximising big retailers while at the same time writing something dark and moving? Michael Dobbs knows how...Dobbs knows his sources, but the dialogue is his own: good, clean, moving briskly and underpinned by the record, it conveys historical truth. As for Poland, it suffered all the horrors. Dobbs writes about the country with tight passion, transferring to his fictional village, Piorun, the rape, murder and savage enforcement by Germans and Russians which, so far away and so little regarded, actually happened. The old women weeping, the houses burned down, the bodies left promiscuously on the street are history set out for the attention of novel-readers, memorable instruction in human grief... Furiously told and compelling, Churchill's Triumph is a thinking man's bestseller."—The Guardian "Dobbs astutely and dramatically portrays the real story of Yalta, the mighty tussle between the three men upon whose political skills and strength of character the rest of the world would depend... The novel is a triumph because of the author's fine appreciation of history and his meticulous eye for detail."—The Times "Michael Dobbs brings the Second World War to a resounding close... Dobbs portrays Churchill as being all too human - oversensitive and easily hurt by friendship betrayed, and conjures up Roosevelt's stricken response beautifully... Dobbs is a fine writer and neatly sums up the appeal of historical novels. Not only can they fill in the gaps left by an inaccurate, incomplete or contradictory factual record, but they can capture the spirit of the thing. Dobbs has certainly done that here."—Daily Telegraph "It's all too easy to forget that you're not reading an insider's account of ht real events that shaped the modern world. Dobbs clearly has an instinctive feel for what makes powerful men tick."—The Mail on Sunday

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1402225806

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The Unwanted

America, Auschwitz, and a Village Caught in Between

By: Michael Dobbs

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The Unwanted

America, Auschwitz, and a Village Caught in Between

By: Michael Dobbs

Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, a riveting story of Jewish families seeking to escape Nazi Germany. In 1938, on the eve of World War II, the American journalist Dorothy Thompson wrote that "a piece of paper with a stamp on it" was "the difference between life and death." The Unwanted is the intimate account of a small village on the edge of the Black Forest whose Jewish families desperately pursued American visas to flee the Nazis. Battling formidable bureaucratic obstacles, some make it to the United States while others are unable to obtain the necessary documents. Some are murdered in Auschwitz, their applications for American visas still "pending." Drawing on previously unpublished letters, diaries, interviews, and visa records, Michael Dobbs provides an illuminating account of America's response to the refugee crisis of the 1930s and 1940s. He describes the deportation of German Jews to France in October 1940, along with their continuing quest for American visas. And he re-creates the heated debates among U.S. officials over whether or not to admit refugees amid growing concerns about "fifth columnists," at a time when the American public was deeply isolationist, xenophobic, and antisemitic. A Holocaust story that is both German and American, The Unwanted vividly captures the experiences of a small community struggling to survive amid tumultuous world events.

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Vintage

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0525434836

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9780525434832

Divine Style

Walt Whitman and the King James Bible

By: F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp

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Divine Style

Walt Whitman and the King James Bible

By: F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp

In exploring the seminal works of Walt Whitman, the great American poet, many commentators have acknowledged the underlying influence of The King James Bible. However, a study has yet to elucidate the precise manner in which the Bible has shaped Whitman’s poetic style. This is the deficit that F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp seeks to address in his new piece of literary scholarship: 'Divine Style: Walt Whitman and the King James Bible'. Dobbs-Allsopp, Professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary, explicitly approaches Whitman from the perspective of a biblical scholar. Utilising his wealth of expertise in this field, he constructs a compelling, erudite and methodical argument for the King James Bible’s importance in the evolution of Whitman’s style – from his signature long lines to the prevalence of parallelism and tendency towards parataxis in his works. 'Divine Style' focuses on Whitman’s output in the years preceding the release of his 1855 opus 'Leaves of Grass' through the general period of the book’s first three editions. In this, Dobbs-Allsopp’s exploration of the period is exhaustive – covering not just Leaves of Grass but recently recovered notebooks, newly digitised manuscripts and additions to the corpus, such as the novel 'Life and Adventures of Jack Engle'. This is a work of careful, detailed scholarship, offering an authoritative commentary that will be a valuable resource for students of Whitman, biblical scholars and scholars of literature more generally.

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Open Book Publishers

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1805111043

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9781805111047

Clinical Neurotoxicology

Syndromes, Substances, Environments

By: Michael R. Dobbs

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Clinical Neurotoxicology

Syndromes, Substances, Environments

By: Michael R. Dobbs

Clinical Neurotoxicology offers accurate, relevant, and comprehensive coverage of a field that has grown tremendously in the last 20 years. You'll get a current symptomatic approach to treating disorders caused by neurotoxic agents, environmental factors-such as heavy metals and pesticides-and more. Apply discussions of cellular and molecular processes and pathology to clinical neurology. Leading authorities and up-and-coming clinical neurotoxicologists present their expertise on wide-ranging, global subjects and debate controversies in the specialty, including Gulf War Syndrome. And, Expert Consult functionality allows you to access the full text of the book online, from any Internet connection. Provides a complete listing of neurotoxic agents-from manufactured to environmental-so you get comprehensive, clinical coverage. Covers how toxins manifest themselves according to age and co-morbidity so that you can address the needs of all your patients. Offers broad and in-depth coverage of toxins from all over the world through contributions by leading authorities and up-and-coming clinical neurotoxicologists. Features discussion of controversial and unusual topics such as Gulf War Syndrome, Parkinson's Disease, motor neuron disease, as well as other issues that are still in question. Includes access to www.expertconsult.com, a companion website where you can quickly search the complete contents of the book. Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should online access to the web site be discontinued.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323052606

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9780323052603

Final Cut

By: Michael Dobbs

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Final Cut

By: Michael Dobbs

The finale in the trilogy that inspired the hit Netflix series House of Cards He schemed his way to power in House of Cards and had a memorable battle of wills with the new king in To Play the King. Now Francis Urquhart is about to take his place in the record books as the longest-serving Prime Minister this century. Yet it seems the public is tiring of him at last, and the movement to force him from power is growing. But Urquhart is not yet ready to be driven from office. If the public demands new blood, that is precisely what he will give them... This is a different Francis Urquhart more vulnerable, more loving, and more ruthless than ever. He will risk everything, but one thing is certain: whatever the outcome of this, his greatest gamble, the name of Francis Urquhart will never be forgotten. Finishing the dark tale of greed, corruption, and unquenchable ambition, The Final Cut reveals that no matter the country, politics, intrigue and passion reign in the corridors of power. "A triumphant return...the best book of the three. The action is unflagging, the characterization razor-sharp, the satirical barbs at politics and politicians unfailingly accurate. What a brilliant creation F.U. is." —Sunday Telegraph

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1492606693

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9781492606697

Maimonides and St. Thomas on the Limits of Reason

By: Idit Dobbs-Weinstein

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Maimonides and St. Thomas on the Limits of Reason

By: Idit Dobbs-Weinstein

This book shows that Maimonides and St. Thomas reached strikingly similar conclusions regarding the limits of reason and that these limits, in turn, show the dimensions of philosophical understanding.

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SUNY Press

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0791424162

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9780791424162

King Richard

Nixon and Watergate--An American Tragedy

By: Michael Dobbs

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King Richard

Nixon and Watergate--An American Tragedy

By: Michael Dobbs

ONE OF USA TODAY'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • A riveting account of the crucial days, hours, and moments when the Watergate conspiracy consumed, and ultimately toppled, a president—from the best-selling author of One Minute to Midnight. In January 1973, Richard Nixon had just been inaugurated after winning re-election in a historic landslide. He enjoyed an almost 70 percent approval rating. But by April 1973, his presidency had fallen apart as the Watergate scandal metastasized into what White House counsel John Dean called “a full-blown cancer.” King Richard is the intimate, utterly absorbing narrative of the tension-packed hundred days when the Watergate conspiracy unraveled as the burglars and their handlers turned on one another, exposing the crimes of a vengeful president. Drawing on thousands of hours of newly-released taped recordings, Michael Dobbs takes us into the heart of the conspiracy, recreating these traumatic events in cinematic detail. He captures the growing paranoia of the principal players and their desperate attempts to deflect blame as the noose tightens around them. We eavesdrop on Nixon plotting with his aides, raging at his enemies, while also finding time for affectionate moments with his family. The result is an unprecedentedly vivid, close-up portrait of a president facing his greatest crisis. Central to the spellbinding drama is the tortured personality of Nixon himself, a man whose strengths, particularly his determination to win at all costs, become his fatal flaws. Rising from poverty to become the most powerful man in the world, he commits terrible errors of judgment that lead to his public disgrace. He makes himself—and then destroys himself. Structured like a classical tragedy with a uniquely American twist, King Richard is an epic, deeply human story of ambition, power, and betrayal.

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0385350104

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9780385350105

To Play the King

By: Michael Dobbs

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To Play the King

By: Michael Dobbs

The second book in the trilogy that inspired the hit Netflix series House of Cards After scheming his way to power in House of Cards, newly elected Prime Minister Francis Urquhart takes on the new King, The role of the monarchy in modern Britain comes under scrutiny as Prime Minister Francis Urquhart threatens to expose Royal secrets when his plans are blocked by the idealistic new King. Their differences of opinion quickly degenerate into open hostility. The battlefield ranges from architecture to the underprivileged; the battle is fought with rigged opinion polls, manipulated newspaper headlines, sexual scandal and economic brinkmanship as Urquhart sets out to destroy not only the King's family and friends but even the King himself. Continuing the dark tale of greed, corruption, and unquenchable ambition, To Play the King reveals that no matter the country, politics, intrigue and passion reign in the corridors of power. This blood and thunder tale, lifelike and thoroughly cynical, certainly carries the ring of authenticity ... a great triumph. The Independent.

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1492606669

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9781492606666

The Reluctant Hero

By: Michael Dobbs

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The Reluctant Hero

By: Michael Dobbs

When Harry Jones discovers that former friend Zac Kravitz's life is in danger, a debt of honour sends him on a perilous rescue mission to Ta'argistan, a mountainous and landlocked former Soviet republic bordering Russia, China and Afghanistan. Muscling his way onto a delegation of MPs who happen to be paying the state a visit, Harry finds an unlikely ally in the stubbornly independent Martha and together they devise a plan to break Zac out of the ancient high-walled prison in the capital, Ashkek. But when, in the depths of winter, the attempt backfires and Harry finds himself taking Zac's place, he realises that he has been lured, unawares, into a terrifying web of international conspiracy.

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Simon and Schuster

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0857200224

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9780857200228

The Edge of Madness

By: Michael Dobbs

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The Edge of Madness

By: Michael Dobbs

Cyber-warfare: the kind that brings nations to their knees, switching off energy lifelines, crippling the financial markets, starving leaders of authority. An old Russian nuclear reactor goes into Chernobyl-style meltdown while, on the other side of the world, the US Eastern Seaboard is plunged into darkness. No one knows - yet - who is responsible for the chaos. Hidden from view of the rest of the world, an extraordinary meeting of the US President, the Russian President and the British Prime Minister is about to take place. They have the weekend to save the world - and they must do it alone. Something serious is going on in Beijing. Military manoeuvres. Troops on the streets. It's as though the Chinese are preparing for the final thrust against their old enemies, bringing them to their knees in a war that will see not a single shot being fired.

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184737560X

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Six Months in 1945

FDR, Stalin, Churchill, and Truman--from World War to Cold War

By: Michael Dobbs

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Six Months in 1945

FDR, Stalin, Churchill, and Truman--from World War to Cold War

By: Michael Dobbs

When Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin met in Yalta in February 1945, Hitler’s armies were on the run, and victory was imminent. The Big Three wanted to draft a blueprint for a lasting peace—but instead they set the stage for a forty-four year division of Europe into Soviet and Western spheres of influence. After fighting side by side for nearly four years, their political alliance was beginning to fracture. Although the most dramatic Cold War confrontations such as the Berlin airlift were still to come, a new struggle for global hegemony had got underway by August 1945 when Truman used the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Six Months in 1945 brilliantly captures this momentous historical turning point while illuminating the aims and personalities of larger-than-life political giants.

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Vintage

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0307960897

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9780307960894

Border War

By: Lou Dobbs,James O. Born

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Border War

By: Lou Dobbs,James O. Born

Reassigned to a dead-end office after a shooting incident on the Mexican border, FBI agent Tom Eriksen, assisted by a beautiful NSA agent, tackles bureau corruption in the aftermath of his partner's murder.

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Macmillan

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0765327716

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9780765327710

Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna

By: Alda P. Dobbs

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Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna

By: Alda P. Dobbs

2022 Pura Belpré Honor Book NYPL Best Book of 2021 Texas Bluebonnet Master List Selection NPR Best Book of 2021 Based on a true story, the tale of one girl's perilous journey to cross the U.S. border and lead her family to safety during the Mexican Revolution. "Wrenching debut about family, loss, and finding the strength to carry on."—Booklist, starred review "Blazes bright, gripping readers until the novel's last page."—Publishers Weekly, starred review "Vital and perilous and hopeful."—Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee It is 1913, and twelve-year-old Petra Luna's mama has died while the Revolution rages in Mexico. Before her papa is dragged away by soldiers, Petra vows to him that she will care for the family she has left—her abuelita, little sister Amelia, and baby brother Luisito—until they can be reunited. They flee north through the unforgiving desert as their town burns, searching for safe harbor in a world that offers none. Each night when Petra closes her eyes, she holds her dreams close, especially her long-held desire to learn to read. Abuelita calls these barefoot dreams: "They're like us barefoot peasants and indios—they're not meant to go far." But Petra refuses to listen. Through battlefields and deserts, hunger and fear, Petra will stop at nothing to keep her family safe and lead them to a better life across the U.S. border—a life where her barefoot dreams could finally become reality. "Dobbs' wrenching debut, about family, loss, and finding the strength to carry on, illuminates the harsh realities of war, the heartbreaking disparities between the poor and the rich, and the racism faced by Petra and her family. Readers will love Petra, who is as strong as the black-coal rock she carries with her and as beautiful as the diamond hidden within it."—Booklist, starred review

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1728234662

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Weep, O Daughter of Zion

A Study of the City-lament Genre in the Hebrew Bible

By: F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp

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Weep, O Daughter of Zion

A Study of the City-lament Genre in the Hebrew Bible

By: F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp

The present study seeks to call attention to a literary genre whose existence in the Hebrew Bible, has gone largely unnoticed or at least not fully appreciated. The city lament is a genre well-known fron ancient Mesopotomia. The laments that make up this genre vividly depict and mournfully lament the destruction of some of the most important cities in Mesopotamia and their chief shrines.

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St. Martin's Press

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887653346X

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Old Enemies

By: Michael Dobbs

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Old Enemies

By: Michael Dobbs

In the Swiss Alps a teenage girl is thrown from a helicopter and her boyfriend is brutally abducted to Trieste, a city filled with undercurrents of past hatreds. Ruari, son of Irish media owner J J Breslin, is in desperate danger, at the mercy of ruthless kidnappers making impossible demands. His terrified mother contacts the only person she knows can help her son: Harry Jones, her former lover, who she walked out on many years ago. Now memories of their passionate affair, the guilt, hurt, anger and humiliation, come flooding back. Time is running out for Ruari and Harry, torn between his loyalties, is quickly drawn into a political game played for high stakes. Far higher than he realizes...

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Simon and Schuster

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0857200879

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9780857200877

Reef Madness

Charles Darwin, Alexander Agassiz, and the Meaning of Coral

By: David Dobbs

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Reef Madness

Charles Darwin, Alexander Agassiz, and the Meaning of Coral

By: David Dobbs

Explores the century-long controversy over the orgins of coral reefs, a debate that split the world of nineteenth-century science, looking at the diverse roles of Louis Agassiz, his son Alexander, and Charles Darwin and reflecting on how the search for the truth shed new light on the formation of Earth and its natural wonders.

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Pantheon

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0307490076

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9780307490070

The Lords' Day

By: Michael Dobbs

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The Lords' Day

By: Michael Dobbs

The State Opening of Parliament. The most magnificent royal occasion of the year. The Queen, her Cabinet and all the most powerful people in the land are gathering in one room, the House of Lords. And none of them know they are about to endure the most terrifying day of their lives. Not all of them will survive. Sitting amongst the hostages are two young men, the sons of the British Prime Minister and the US President. It creates the cruellest challenge any leader could face. As the world watches on live television and holds its breath, President and Prime Minister are torn in two between their duty as statesmen, and their love as parents. Yet others have their agendas, too, not least of them Harry Jones, a man who is already undergoing the worst day of his life when he becomes swept up in the maelstrom. What can he do about this act of terrorism when the most powerful people are rendered helpless? He can ask one simple question - why?

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Simon and Schuster

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1849839085

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9781849839082

On Biblical Poetry

By: F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp

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On Biblical Poetry

By: F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp

On Biblical Poetry considers the characteristics of biblical Hebrew Poetry beyond its currently best-known feature, parallelism. F.W. Dobbs-Allsopp demonstrates the many interesting and valuable interpretations that yield from a series of programmatic essays on major facets of biblical verse, careful attention to prosody, and close reading.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199766908

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9780199766901

Madeleine Albright

A Twentieth-Century Odyssey

By: Michael Dobbs

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Madeleine Albright

A Twentieth-Century Odyssey

By: Michael Dobbs

She was born Maria Jana Korbelova in Prague just before the outbreak of World War II, the first child of Czech Jewish parents. Almost sixty years later Madeleine Korbel Albright was sworn in as the United States secretary of state, the first woman to hold the position. Her dramatic life and rise to power are the focus of this meticulously documented biography, which expands on the ground-breaking research by Michael Dobbs, the Washington Post reporter who, in 1997, first disclosed the incredible and, until then, lost history of Madeleine Albright's early life.

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Macmillan

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0805056602

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9780805056600

Jesse James

By: Dobbs,Chris Regnault,Farid Ameur

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Jesse James

By: Dobbs,Chris Regnault,Farid Ameur

Le bandit bien-aimé. Missouri, 1863. En pleine guerre de Sécession, la ferme des James est saccagée par une patrouille nordiste. Leur brutalité marque au fer rouge le jeune Jesse, qui n’aspire plus qu’à se venger ! Fervent partisan de la cause du Sud, il rejoint les Bushwackers de « Bloody Bill » Anderson dans leur guérilla meurtrière, apprenant à piller, voler et tuer sous couvert d’une morale viciée par le traumatisme de la guerre civile. Au rétablissement de la paix, la rancœur, le sentiment d’injustice et l’humiliation de la défaite le précipitent dans une carrière criminelle. Dans une surenchère de la violence, les quinze années qui suivent voient s’enchaîner les braquages de banques, les attaques de trains et de diligences, les règlements de comptes et les chevauchées sauvages... Jesse, son frère Frank et leur gang sont devenus les ennemis publics numéro un d’un pays qui peine à panser ses blessures, une partie de l’opinion sudiste voyant en lui un héros populaire, une sorte de justicier au grand cœur s’en prenant aux nantis pour venger l’honneur des vaincus. Chris Regnault et Dobbs reprennent habilement les codes classiques du genre pour nous offrir un western dense et violent servi par une mise en scène puissante à l’atmosphère crépusculaire. Accompagné par l’historien Farid Ameur, spécialiste de la conquête de l’Ouest américain, ils nous entraînent, dans un fracas de sabots, sur les pas d’une figure légendaire qui n’a pas fini de fasciner les esprits.

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2331068283

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9782331068287

Triangles, Symbols, and Constraints

The United States, the Soviet Union, and the People's Republic of China, 1963-1969

By: Charles M. Dobbs

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Triangles, Symbols, and Constraints

The United States, the Soviet Union, and the People's Republic of China, 1963-1969

By: Charles M. Dobbs

This book discusses dramatic power struggles within and between the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, and the United States of America during Lyndon Johnson's presidency. This book explains Johnson's goals for easing Cold War tensions and how his best intentions fell prey to triangles, symbols, and constraints.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0761849998

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9780761849995

Wild Bill Hickok

By: Dobbs,Ennio Bufi,Farid Ameur

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Wild Bill Hickok

By: Dobbs,Ennio Bufi,Farid Ameur

Le gunfighter On l’appelait Wild Bill. De son vrai nom James Butler Hickok, il était considéré comme le meilleur tireur de l’Ouest. Sans plan ni fortune, ce dandy au style flamboyant suscitait une admiration mêlée d’effroi, semblant ne s’intéresser qu’aux femmes, au poker et au whisky. Un caractère bien trempé et une habileté à manier les armes à feu qui lui vaut de représenter la loi dans les territoires sauvages du Kansas. Un soir d’octobre 1871, sa vie bascule. Lors d’une intervention, il tue par erreur son adjoint et ami. Le vague à l’âme, Hickok rend son étoile de marshal et erre dans les Plaines. Sans conviction, il accepte de paraître lors de spectacles populaires à la gloire de l’Ouest. Aux côtés de Buffalo Bill et de Texas Jack, il rejoue ses propres aventures, réelles ou fantasmées, devant un public avide de sensationnalisme. Mais le cœur n’y est pas. Lassé par ces mascarades, en quête d’authenticité, il reprend la route des Grandes Plaines et se rend à Deadwood, dans le territoire du Dakota. Il y a rendez-vous avec le destin. Dobbs revisite le mythe du shérif hanté par ses vieux démons, confrontant les mises en scène théâtrales aux réalités de l’Ouest, sous le regard expert de l’historien Farid Ameur, spécialiste de la période. Il s’appuie sur le dessin réaliste et flamboyant d’Ennio Bufi pour donner corps à un western sombre, nostalgique et crépusculaire.

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