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For more than 35 years, Oscar Goodman was the country’s pre-eminent defense attorney for alleged gangsters. His endless client list reads like a Who’s Who of mobsters: Meyer Lansky, Nick Civella, Anthony Spilotro, Frank Rosenthal, Jimmy Chagra, Natale Richichi, Nicky Scarfo, and Vinny Ferrara, to name a few. So, was Goodman only what he claims: an attorney who defended his clients based on the simple principle that they, too, have constitutional rights? And if so, how did he manage to mingle with the mob for decades without becoming part of it? After scores of unlikely courtroom ...

They are the most chronicled family on the face of the globe. Their every move attracts headlines. Scores of books have tried and failed to penetrate the royal facade. Now Kitty Kelley has gone behind palace walls to provide the first three-dimensional, comprehensive, and evenhanded portrait of the men and women who make up the British Royal family.

In the first full-scale biography of Mary Stuart in more than 30 years, John Guy creates an intimate and absorbing portrait of one of history's most famous women, depicting her world and her place in the sweep of history with stunning immediacy. Bringing together all surviving documents and uncovering a trove of new sources for the first time, Guy dispels the popular image of Mary Queen of Scots as a romantic leading lady - achieving her ends through feminine wiles - and establishes her as the intellectual and political equal of Elizabeth I.

Josephine's life story was as turbulent as the age, an era of revolution and social upheaval, of the guillotine and of frenzied hedonism. With telling psychological depth and compelling literary grace, Carolly Erickson brings the complex, charming, ever resilient Josephine to life in this memorable portrait, one that carries the reader from the sensual richness of her childhood in the tropics to her final lonely days at Malmaison.

Ronald Reagan today is a conservative icon, celebrated for transforming the American domestic agenda and playing a crucial part in ending communism in the Soviet Union. In his masterful new biography, H. W. Brands argues that Reagan, along with FDR, was the most consequential president of the 20th century. Reagan took office at a time when the public sector, after a half century of New Deal liberalism, was widely perceived as bloated and inefficient, an impediment to personal liberty.

In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a Black African father and a White American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a Black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father - a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man - has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey - first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother’s family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family.

November 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the tragedy that has haunted America ever since. For the first time, this concise and compelling book pierces the veil of secrecy to fully document the small, tightly-held conspiracy that killed President John F. Kennedy. It explains why he was murdered, and how it was done in a way that forced many records to remain secret for almost 50 years. The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination draws on exclusive interviews with more than two dozen associates of John and Robert Kennedy.

You are the first woman in history to be elected vice president of the United States. On July 21, 2024, your running mate, Joe Biden, announces that he will not be seeking reelection. The presidential election will occur on November 5, 2024. You have 107 days. Written with candor, a unique perspective, and the pace of a page-turning novel, 107 Days takes you inside the race for the presidency as no one has ever done before.

This is the story of two women struggling for supremacy in a man's world, when no one thought a woman could govern. They both had to negotiate with men - those who wanted their power and those who wanted their bodies - who were determined to best them. In their worlds, female friendship and alliances were unheard of, but for many years theirs was the only friendship that endured. They were as fascinated by each other as lovers; until they became enemies. Enemies so angry and broken that one of them had to die, and so Elizabeth ordered the execution of Mary.

The longest reigning British monarch and female sovereign in history, Queen Victoria was a figure of profound paradox who has mystified historians for over a century. Now in this magisterial biography, A.N. Wilson rebukes the conventional wisdom about her life - that she was merely a "funny little woman in a bonnet" who did next to nothing - to show she was in fact intensely involved in state affairs despite a public façade of inaction.

William McKinley is known today as the champion of high protective tariffs. That is most certainly true, and the McKinley Presidency was the zenith of the Era of Protection. But he was much more. Anti-imperial, anti-Wall street, the champion of trade unions and working-class Americans, the ally and last defender of voting and citizenship rights for black Americans and much more. His administration was the Apex of the American System of Economics, but as was the case with Abraham Lincoln, the essence of McKinley is not to be found in his policies alone. It is in examining his character and ...

December 11, 1936. The King of England, Edward VIII, has given up his crown, foregoing his duty for the love of Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee. Their courtship has been dogged by controversy and scandal, but with Edward's abdication, they can live happily ever after.

A story of courage in the face of evil. The tense drama of Suzanne Spaak who risked and gave her life to save hundreds of Jewish children from deportation from Nazi Paris to Auschwitz. This is one of the untold stories of the Holocaust. Suzanne Spaak was born into the Belgian Catholic elite and married into the country's leading political family. Her brother-in-law was the Foreign Minister and her husband Claude was a playwright and patron of the painter Renee Magritte.

In the 1960s, Roland Sheppard regularly attended Malcolm X’s meetings in Harlem. He is one of the few remaining people who personally witnessed the assassination of Malcolm X in the Audubon Ballroom.

Als Ahmed Aboutaleb op zijn vijftiende van Marokko naar Den Haag verhuist, weet hij één ding zeker: als je hier mee wilt doen, moet je de taal spreken en onderaan de ladder beginnen. Hij leert Nederlands, schrijft zich in bij de lts en werkt in de horeca. Per toeval komt hij in de journalistiek terecht. Als zijn contract niet wordt verlengd, besluit hij met zijn vrouw Khaddouj dat het tijd wordt voor meer vastigheid met hun jonge gezin. Hij gaat aan de slag als ambtenaar en maakt daarna een overstap naar adviesraden voor de regering.

Dianarama reveals how key players at the BBC then devised an elaborate cover-up to hide what happened, whilst leaving Diana to her fate. Andy Webb's unrivaled insider access to the key players in the drama ensures a thrilling first-hand narrative, putting the listener inside the room where each key decision was taken.

Elles vivent à une dizaine de kilomètres l'une de l'autre, séparées par un mur : Tala, une Palestinienne de Gaza City, et Michelle, une Israélienne de Sdérot. Pourtant, leurs mondes ne peuvent pas être plus éloignés. Élevées pour se détester, elles ont accepté de s'écrire. Tala était "curieuse" de voir si elles avaient "quelque chose en commun". Michelle, elle, pensait que cela pourrait l'aider à ne pas "se perdre dans le sentiment de colère et d'amertume" dans lequel beaucoup de personnes ont sombré.

The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People's Constitution by Jesse Wegman is a forthcoming title from Celadon Books...

This is an unofficial biography of the 47th President of the United States of America, Donald John Trump. It is easy to read and very interesting for all American citizens, Republicans, Independents, and Democrats. It is filled with the President's life story. His goals, both personal, business, and political, and his many accomplishments, It also includes several excellent photos of the President with his staff and family. The author, Professor Alan Dale Dickinson, has written and published over 137 novellas, biographies, short stories, and mysteries. He once had an office on the famous '...

Palace of Prejudice is a short, sharp read that slices through the velvet curtain of royal spectacle to expose the racial politics, colonial nostalgia, and institutional evasions at the heart of the British monarchy. Forget the balcony waves and commemorative tea towels. This is the monarchy as you haven’t seen it: honest, forensic, and emotionally intelligent. Whether you’re monarchy-critical or monarchy-curious, this punchy volume is an invaluable companion for anyone seeking a fuller picture of the Crown beyond its carefully curated image. Perfect for your commute… or your ...