Автор: Braude, Mark Название: Making Monte Carlo ISBN: 147670970X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476709703 Издательство: Simon & Schuster Цена: 13030.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: "A brisk historical tour of the marketing and selling of the small principality of Monaco and its famous city...A well-researched, dramatic rags-to-riches urban tale" (Kirkus Reviews) of Monte Carlo's rise from small principality to prosperous resort town of the 1920s. Monte Carlo has long been known as a dazzling playground for the rich and famous. The "vivid, entertaining" (The Wall Street Journal) Making Monte Carlo traces a narrative history of the world's first modern casino-resort, from the legalization of gambling in Monaco in 1855--passed as a desperate bid to stave off bankruptcy--through the resort's improbable emergence as a glamorous gambling destination of to its decline in the wake of WWI and its subsequent reinvention in the 1920s until the inaugural Monaco Grand Prix in 1929, on the eve of the Wall Street crash that would largely spell the end of the freewheeling era. Along the way, we encounter a colorful cast of characters, including Francois Blanc (a professional gambler and cheat and eventual founder of Monte Carlo); Basil Zaharoff (notorious munitions dealer and probable secret owner of the casino for some years in the 1920s); Elsa Maxwell (hired as the casino's publicist in the late 1920s); Rene Leon (a visionary Jewish businessman with murky origins); Serge Diaghilev, Jean Cocteau, Coco Chanel, Pablo Picasso, and other satellite members of the Ballet Russes dance company; as well as Gerald and Sara Murphy and other American expats, such as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. "An engrossing examination of how politics, personality, and publicity coalesced to transform a sleepy village into a luxurious playground populated with casinos and beautiful people" (Publishers Weekly), Making Monte Carlo is a classic rags-to-riches tale set in the most scenic of European settings.
Автор: Braude Mark Название: The Invisible Emperor: Napoleon on Elba from Exile to Escape ISBN: 0735222622 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780735222625 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 11030.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: A gripping narrative history of Napoleon Bonaparte's ten-month exile on the Mediterranean island of Elba In the spring of 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated. Having overseen an empire spanning half the European continent and governed the lives of some eighty million people, he suddenly found himself exiled to Elba, less than a hundred square miles of territory. This would have been the end of him, if Europe's rulers had had their way. But soon enough Napoleon imposed his preternatural charisma and historic ambition on both his captors and the very island itself, plotting his return to France and to power. After ten months of exile, he escaped Elba with just of over a thousand supporters in tow, marched to Paris, and retook the Tuileries Palace--all without firing a shot. Not long after, tens of thousands of people would die fighting for and against him at Waterloo. Braude dramatizes this strange exile and improbable escape in granular detail and with novelistic relish, offering sharp new insights into a largely overlooked moment. He details a terrific cast of secondary characters, including Napoleon's tragically-noble official British minder on Elba, Neil Campbell, forever disgraced for having let "Boney" slip away; and his young second wife, Marie Louise who was twenty-two to Napoleon's forty-four, at the time of his abdication. What emerges is a surprising new perspective on one of history's most consequential figures, which both subverts and celebrates his legendary persona.
Автор: Braude, Mark Название: Kiki Man Ray ISBN: 1529300487 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781529300482 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 20240.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The story of Alice Prin, aka Kiki -- who captivated 1920s Paris -- and her tumultuous relationship with photographer Man Ray
Автор: Braude, Mark Название: Kiki Man Ray ISBN: 1529300509 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781529300505 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 12400.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть Описание: The story of Alice Prin, aka Kiki -- who captivated 1920s Paris -- and her tumultuous relationship with photographer Man Ray
Автор: Braude Stephen E. Название: Dangerous Pursuits: Mediumship, Mind, and Music ISBN: 1949501159 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781949501155 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 26910.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Dangerous Pursuits is a wry allusion to philosopher Stephen Braude`s obstacle-strewncareer path over the past several decades. It focuses on the topic of mediumship, and in the process address major parapsychological themes, including the evidence for postmortem survival and theunsettling question of the limits of paranormal influence.
Автор: Braude, Michelle Название: The Food Effect Diet: Vegan ISBN: 0349424675 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780349424675 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 10110.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: A star Harvard Business School professor shows that success is about gaining an edge: that elusive quality that gives you an upper hand and attracts attention and support. Some people seem to naturally have it. Now, Huang teaches the rest of us how to create our own and keep it sharp. Description
Автор: Braude, Dr Michelle Название: Food effect diet: vegan ISBN: 0349424683 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780349424682 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 15170.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Eat more, weigh less, look better and feel better, all whilst following a vegan lifestyle with ease and enjoyment
Автор: Braude, Joseph Название: Broadcasting change ISBN: 1538101270 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781538101278 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 178810.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Following the Arab Spring, some Arab autocrats are seeking to promote reform. Looking at Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and Algeria, the chapters describe the political situation, the major players, the trends in media activity, the (limited) role of the US in the political and media landscape, and the opportunities for action.
Автор: Braude, Joseph Название: Broadcasting change ISBN: 1538101289 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781538101285 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 60550.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Following the Arab Spring, some Arab autocrats are seeking to promote reform. Looking at Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and Algeria, the chapters describe the political situation, the major players, the trends in media activity, the (limited) role of the US in the political and media landscape, and the opportunities for action.
Автор: Braude Stephen E. Название: Crimes of Reason: On Mind, Nature, and the Paranormal ISBN: 1442235756 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781442235755 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 167060.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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