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  • Turing
    Fergus Mason
    Hundreds of movies and thousands of books have been written about the heroes of World War II. For dozens of years, however, few people knew about one of the greatest heroes of the war—a mild-mannered, eccentric mathematician from the University of Cambridge. This man, an undeniable genius whose later life was plagued by controversy and tragedy, probably played a greater role in...
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    12,03 €

  • Brownie Wise, Tupperware Queen
    Fergus Mason
    In 1950 a saleswoman living in Florida decided to find a fun new way to market an unexciting product – reusable food containers. She already had plenty of experience selling household goods but now she wanted to try something different, and she was after a quirky, lively way to sell things. The solution she chose was being used to sell brushes in the USA by the late 1930s, but ...
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    8,04 €

  • Pompeii
    Fergus Mason
    Pompeii was one of most advanced cities of its time; it had a complex water system, gymnasium, and an amphitheater. Despite it's advancements, there was one thing it wasn't ready for: Mount Vesuvius—the volcano that led to its ultimate doom.  The 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius was one of the worst disasters in all of European history. In a near instant, over 15,000 p...
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    10,36 €

  • Justizirrtum
    Fergus Mason
    ★★★ Eine der seltsamsten wahren Kriminalgeschichten, die Sie lesen werden ★★★Der Mord war brutal - vergewaltigt und erdrosselt. Der Fall war klar und eindeutig - ein Mann hatte den Mord gestanden, und er wurde leicht verurteilt. Es gab jedoch ein Problem mit der Aussage des Mannes... er war ein pathologischer Lügner, der über 200 andere Verbrechen gestanden hatte - von denen vi...
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    20,58 €

  • Seltsamer Als Die Fiktion
    Fergus Mason
    Glauben Sie nicht alles, was Sie sehenHitchcock kannte das bekannte Sprichwort: Die Wahrheit ist seltsamer als die Fiktion. Er glaubte daran und stützte fast alle seine berühmtesten Werke auf wahre Begebenheiten aus dem Leben.In diesem Buch finden Sie die schaurigen wahren Geschichten hinter den folgenden Filmen: Rope, The Wrong Man, Topaz, Frenzy, Psycho und The Birds.Es hande...
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    27,78 €

  • Pompeji
    Fergus Mason
    Pompeji war eine der fortschrittlichsten Städte ihrer Zeit; sie verfügte über ein komplexes Wassersystem, eine Sporthalle und ein Amphitheater. Trotz ihrer Fortschritte war sie auf eine Sache nicht vorbereitet: Der Vesuv - der Vulkan, der zum endgültigen Untergang der Stadt führte.Der Ausbruch des Vesuvs 79 n. Chr. war eine der schlimmsten Katastrophen in der europäischen Gesch...
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    20,42 €

  • Die Königin Der Wüste
    Fergus Mason
    ★★★ Im Schatten eines jeden großen Mannes steht eine noch größere Frau ★★★T.E. Lawrence wird oft zugeschrieben, dass er die Diplomatie in den Nahen Osten gebracht hat; im Schatten eines jeden großen Mannes findet man oft eine noch größere Frau. In Lawrence’ Fall hieß diese Frau Gertrude Bell.In einer Zeit, in der Frauen nicht zur Schule gingen, tat es Bell; in einer Zeit, in de...
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    20,33 €

  • Seltsamer Als Die Fiktion
    Fergus Mason
    Glauben Sie nicht alles, was Sie sehenHitchcock kannte das bekannte Sprichwort: Die Wahrheit ist seltsamer als die Fiktion. Er glaubte daran und stützte fast alle seine berühmtesten Werke auf wahre Begebenheiten aus dem Leben.In diesem Buch finden Sie die schaurigen wahren Geschichten hinter den folgenden Filmen: Rope, The Wrong Man, Topaz, Frenzy, Psycho und The Birds.Es hande...
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    32,76 €

  • Die Königin Der Wüste
    Fergus Mason
    ★★★ Im Schatten eines jeden großen Mannes steht eine noch größere Frau ★★★T.E. Lawrence wird oft zugeschrieben, dass er die Diplomatie in den Nahen Osten gebracht hat; im Schatten eines jeden großen Mannes findet man oft eine noch größere Frau. In Lawrence’ Fall hieß diese Frau Gertrude Bell.In einer Zeit, in der Frauen nicht zur Schule gingen, tat es Bell; in einer Zeit, in de...
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    22,25 €

  • Justizirrtum
    Fergus Mason
    ★★★ Eine der seltsamsten wahren Kriminalgeschichten, die Sie lesen werden ★★★Der Mord war brutal - vergewaltigt und erdrosselt. Der Fall war klar und eindeutig - ein Mann hatte den Mord gestanden, und er wurde leicht verurteilt. Es gab jedoch ein Problem mit der Aussage des Mannes... er war ein pathologischer Lügner, der über 200 andere Verbrechen gestanden hatte - von denen vi...
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    22,50 €

  • Pompeji
    Fergus Mason
    Pompeji war eine der fortschrittlichsten Städte ihrer Zeit; sie verfügte über ein komplexes Wassersystem, eine Sporthalle und ein Amphitheater. Trotz ihrer Fortschritte war sie auf eine Sache nicht vorbereitet: Der Vesuv - der Vulkan, der zum endgültigen Untergang der Stadt führte.Der Ausbruch des Vesuvs 79 n. Chr. war eine der schlimmsten Katastrophen in der europäischen Gesch...
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    22,31 €

  • The Galapagos Murder
    Fergus Mason
    A tropic paradise...ideal for murder.The Galapagos Islands are a scientist’s haven. Home to rare creatures, it was made famous by Charles Darwin and is the ideal spot for study, relaxation...and murder?In September 1929 two settlers arrived on the desolate island of Floreana. They dreamed of escaping it all and were living the dream, until an arrogant Baroness and her lovers ar...
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    11,33 €

  • The True Story Behind Alfred Hitchcock’s The Wrong Man
    Fergus Mason
    Read the story that inspired the classic movie!It seemed that the entire justice system was deaf to his pleas and all too willing to ignore the evidence his defenders had worked so hard to unearth. In the end it was only a slip by the real perpetrator that proved his innocence.While the movie certainly had it’s share of truth, it was still a movie, and parts were fabricated. Th...
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    12,03 €

  • The Sapphire Affair
    Fergus Mason
    The truth is stranger than fiction!In October 1962 it looked to millions of people like the politicians of the United States and Russia were determined to push the other across the fatal line of launching a nuclear strike. The fate of the world hung on Cuba, a troubled island state in the Caribbean.Woven through the dramatic events in and around Cuba was a quieter but perhaps e...
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    12,15 €

  • The True Story Behind Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho
    Fergus Mason
    The truth is stranger than fiction!For movie buffs, Alfred Hitchcock will always be associated with a long list of Hollywood classics. Between 1921 and 1976 the English director known as the Master of Suspense released 52 feature films, many of which are still thrilling new audiences today. To most people, though, he’s best known for a film that was very different - Psycho.The ...
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    12,03 €

  • The True Story Behind Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds
    Fergus Mason
    The Birds was different from most of Hitchcock’s work. For admirers of Hitchcock, The Birds also raises disturbing questions about the director as a person. He was a complex and confusing character in many ways, and perhaps it’s not surprising that someone who built a career out of creating suspense and fear on-screen might also have had some darker sides to his personal life.B...
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    11,78 €

  • Exposing Jack the Stripper
    Fergus Mason
    Jack the Ripper may get all the fame, but his 1960s counterpart, Jack the Stripper, will really send shivers down your spine. At least six women, all prostitutes, were murdered at his hand--possibly more. Most intriguing of all...he was never caught.The crimes, though often forgotten today, inspired the crime novel 'Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square,' which Alfred H...
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    10,16 €

  • Dido Elizabeth Belle
    Fergus Mason
    Dido Elizabeth Belle was born in 1761. It would be nearly 100 years before slavery was abolished. The date would be of little importance if not for one important factor: Belle's father was white, but her mother was African. It was an unthinkable act for the time, and Belle's life was destined for only bad things. But remarkably bad things did not happen. Belle was sent ...
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    8,06 €

  • Queen of the Desert
    Fergus Mason
    T.E. Lawrence is often credited with bringing diplomacy to the Middle East; in the shadows of every great man you will often find an even greater woman. In Lawrence’s case, that woman’s name was Gertrude Bell. In a time when women didn't go to school, Bell did; in a time when women didn't join the army, Bell secured a job at the Army Intelligence Headquarters in Cairo; ...
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    9,44 €

  • Vuitton
    Fergus Mason
    In 1835, at the age of 13, a young boy walked nearly 300 miles to Paris; he worked odd jobs and did whatever it took to survive. He eventually learned a craft: box making. Before long, the young boy had earned enough to open his own box-making store. The tale may seem a bit unremarkable until you consider the boy’s name: Louis Vuitton. You know the brand, but not the man; take ...
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    9,96 €

  • Selfridge
    Fergus Mason
    Just for a moment try to put every shopping trip you’ve ever made out of your head. Imagine a different world. Imagine that all the goods for sale are locked away in cabinets and to handle them, or even to examine them closely, you need to ask a shop assistant to open it up for you. Imagine that within seconds of entering a store a floorwalker approaches you and asks if you’re ...
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    6,90 €

  • American Trapper
    Fergus Mason
    In 1823, Hugh Glass did the unthinkable: he wrestled a grizzly bear...and won. But that is only the beginning of the remarkable tale--Glass, badly mauled with a broken leg, was 200 miles from help. Determined, he set his own leg and made the long journey first by crawling, then by floating down a river.  Following the freak encounter with the bear, Glass became a legend. He...
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    7,39 €

  • Joy
    Fergus Mason
    You may not know the name Joy Mangano, but you probably know her mop--the Miracle Mop to be more exact. This book is the story of how Mangano built a QVC empire.  The book explores her early days as an inventor through her later success on HSN; along the way it touches on the business strategies and models that made her a multi-millionaire.  This book is not endorsed by Joy M...
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    7,22 €