David P. Abbott's Book of Mysteries

David P. Abbott's Book of Mysteries
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Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : LCCN:77154879
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Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis David P. Abbott's Book of Mysteries by : David Phelps Abbott

Subject Catalog

Subject Catalog
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Total Pages : 1038
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ISBN-10 : WISC:89126008291
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Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Subject Catalog by : Library of Congress

Books in Print

Books in Print
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Total Pages : 1756
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105015915882
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Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

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Library of Congress Catalogs

Library of Congress Catalogs
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Total Pages : 1040
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015082933345
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Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Library of Congress Catalogs by : Library of Congress

Practical Mental Magic

Practical Mental Magic
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 331
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ISBN-10 : 9780486156613
ISBN-13 : 0486156613
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Practical Mental Magic by : Theodore Annemann

Outstanding collection of nearly 200 crowd-pleasing mental magic feats requiring no special equipment. Author offers insider's tips and expert advice on techniques, presentation, diversions, patter, staging, more.

The Ghosts of Eden Park

The Ghosts of Eden Park
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Publisher : Crown
Total Pages : 450
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ISBN-10 : 9780451498632
ISBN-13 : 0451498631
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ghosts of Eden Park by : Karen Abbott

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The epic true crime story of the most successful bootlegger in American history and the murder that shocked the nation, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy “Gatsby-era noir at its best.”—Erik Larson An ID Book Club Selection • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SMITHSONIAN In the early days of Prohibition, long before Al Capone became a household name, a German immigrant named George Remus quits practicing law and starts trafficking whiskey. Within two years he's a multi-millionaire. The press calls him "King of the Bootleggers," writing breathless stories about the Gatsby-esque events he and his glamorous second wife, Imogene, host at their Cincinnati mansion, with party favors ranging from diamond jewelry for the men to brand-new cars for the women. By the summer of 1921, Remus owns 35 percent of all the liquor in the United States. Pioneering prosecutor Mabel Walker Willebrandt is determined to bring him down. Willebrandt's bosses at the Justice Department hired her right out of law school, assuming she'd pose no real threat to the cozy relationship they maintain with Remus. Eager to prove them wrong, she dispatches her best investigator, Franklin Dodge, to look into his empire. It's a decision with deadly consequences. With the fledgling FBI on the case, Remus is quickly imprisoned for violating the Volstead Act. Her husband behind bars, Imogene begins an affair with Dodge. Together, they plot to ruin Remus, sparking a bitter feud that soon reaches the highest levels of government--and that can only end in murder. Combining deep historical research with novelistic flair, The Ghosts of Eden Park is the unforgettable, stranger-than-fiction story of a rags-to-riches entrepreneur and a long-forgotten heroine, of the excesses and absurdities of the Jazz Age, and of the infinite human capacity to deceive. Praise for The Ghosts of Eden Park “An exhaustively researched, hugely entertaining work of popular history that . . . exhumes a colorful crew of once-celebrated characters and restores them to full-blooded life. . . . [Abbott’s] métier is narrative nonfiction and—as this vibrant, enormously readable book makes clear—she is one of the masters of the art.”—The Wall Street Journal “Satisfyingly sensational and thoroughly researched.”—The Columbus Dispatch “Absorbing . . . a Prohibition-era page-turner.”—Chicago Tribune

Dimanche and Other Stories

Dimanche and Other Stories
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9780307739315
ISBN-13 : 0307739317
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Dimanche and Other Stories by : Irene Nemirovsky

A never-before-translated collection by the bestselling author of Suite Française Written between 1934 and 1942, these ten gem-like stories mine the same terrain of Némirovsky's bestselling novel Suite Française: a keen eye for the details of social class; the tensions between mothers and daughters, husbands and wives; the manners and mannerisms of the French bourgeoisie; questions of religion and personal identity. Moving from the drawing rooms of pre-war Paris to the lives of men and women in wartime France, here we find the beautiful work of a writer at the height of her tragically short career.

The Sack of Bath

The Sack of Bath
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Publisher : Salisbury : Compton Russell Limited
Total Pages : 84
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015007222568
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Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis The Sack of Bath by : Adam Fergusson

The Exiles Return

The Exiles Return
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9781250045782
ISBN-13 : 1250045789
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis The Exiles Return by : Elisabeth de Waal

"Originally published in Great Britain by Persephone Books"--Title page verso.