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  • Washington, D.C. - U Street Corridor
    James G. II Edwards
    'A masterful exploration of how a community created cultural magic within the constraints of segregation, and how that legacy continues to shape one of America’s most important neighborhoods.'From the jazz clubs that launched Duke Ellington’s career to the contemporary debates over gentrification, U Street has been at the center of African American cultural life in the nation’s...
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    26,98 €

  • Tulsa, Oklahoma - Greenwood
    James G. II Edwards
    They called it 'Black Wall Street' for a reason.In 1921, Tulsa’s Greenwood District was the most prosperous Black community in America. Over 600 businesses. Millionaire entrepreneurs. A thriving middle class that owned luxury cars, grand homes, and generational wealth.Then a white mob destroyed it all in 18 hours.Using military tactics and aircraft, thousands of attackers syste...
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    44,26 €

  • Big Brother’s Algorithm
    James G. II Edwards
    Have you ever felt watched-even when alone?In Big Brother’s Algorithm: From Telescreens to Smartphones, James G. Edwards II confronts the haunting transformation of surveillance-from Orwell’s telescreens to the algorithms now embedded in every device we own. Through vivid storytelling and incisive analysis, Edwards reveals how governments and corporations quietly collect, analy...
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    21,91 €

  • The Thought Police Are Hiring
    James G. II Edwards
    What if Orwell’s worst nightmare became our daily reality-and we chose it willingly?In 1984, George Orwell painted a terrifying picture of a world where the Thought Police monitored every citizen’s inner life. But he never imagined we’d build that world ourselves, one tweet, one post, one viral moment at a time.The Thought Police Are Hiring exposes how social media platforms, c...
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    18,80 €

  • The Ministry of Truth
    James G. II Edwards
    Your phone is listening. Your data is being sold. Your thoughts are being shaped. Welcome to 1984.In 1949, George Orwell warned us about Big Brother. He never could have imagined Big Tech.Today’s digital surveillance makes Orwell’s telescreens look primitive. Social media algorithms don’t just watch they predict and control your behavior. Search engines don’t just find informat...
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    22,02 €

  • Thomas Midgley Jr.
    James G. II Edwards / Rick Stupart
    He was hailed as a genius, a visionary who solved some of the most pressing industrial challenges of the early 20th century. But today, Thomas Midgley Jr. is remembered as the man whose inventions did more harm to the Earth’s atmosphere than any single human before him.In this riveting biography, Thomas Midgley Jr.: The Man Who Accidentally Destroyed the Atmosphere, James G. Ed...
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    27,16 €

  • At Last! The Etta James Chronicles
    James G. II Edwards
    What does it cost to become a legend?She possessed the most powerful voice in American music. She conquered addiction, poverty, and an industry that tried to break her. But the real Etta James-the woman behind 'At Last'-remained a mystery even to those who loved her most.At Last! The Etta James Chronicles reveals the untold story of a five-year-old gospel prodigy who became a t...
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    20,58 €

  • Love Letters Lost
    James G. II Edwards
    Love Letters Lost: True Romances Recovered from the Pages of History is a captivating journey through the intimate correspondences of some of history’s most passionate, complex, and enduring couples. From the war-torn devotion of Winston and Clementine Churchill to the forbidden love of Abelard and Héloïse, this collection brings to life the raw, handwritten emotions that shape...
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    25,43 €

  • Passions Of Power
    James G. II Edwards
    Power shaped the world. Passion shaped the powerful.From the opulent palaces of imperial Russia to the burning sands of ancient Egypt, Passions of Power reveals the secret love lives that changed the course of history.Dive into the seductive and volatile romances of iconic rulers-Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, whose union threatened the stability of Rome; Napoleon and Joséphine, ...
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    23,73 €

  • 1919 Red Summer
    James G. II Edwards
    'A nation’s soul was set ablaze in the summer of 1919 and most Americans have never heard the screams.'In 1919 Red Summer: The Hidden History of American Terror, James G. Edwards II uncovers one of the bloodiest, most erased chapters in U.S. history. Over the course of just a few months, white mobs attacked Black communities in more than two dozen cities leaving hundreds dead, ...
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    18,77 €

  • The Prince Reforged
    James G. II Edwards
    Power is not given; it is taken and maintained through skillful strategy. The Prince Reforged: Surviving and Thriving in a Cutthroat World distills Niccolò Machiavelli’s legendary insights into a practical, modern manual for success.James G. Edwards II breaks down the core principles of The Prince and translates them into actionable frameworks you can use every day. From managi...
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    21,26 €

  • The Influencer’s Handbook
    James G. II Edwards
    Social media is the new political arena - and influencers are its modern-day princes. But behind every viral post and every skyrocketing follower count lies a complex game of strategy, manipulation, and image management.The Influencer’s Handbook: Machiavelli and the Age of Social Media explores how centuries-old principles of power apply to today’s online world. James G. Edward...
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    23,09 €

  • The Influencer’s Handbook
    James G. II Edwards
    Social media is the new political arena - and influencers are its modern-day princes. But behind every viral post and every skyrocketing follower count lies a complex game of strategy, manipulation, and image management.The Influencer’s Handbook: Machiavelli and the Age of Social Media explores how centuries-old principles of power apply to today’s online world. James G. Edward...
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    21,12 €

  • Love, Lies, and Power
    James G. II Edwards
    Relationships can feel like a puzzle of emotions, desires, and power plays and that’s no accident. Love, Lies, and Power: Machiavelli on Modern Relationships reveals how the principles of strategy and influence from Machiavelli’s The Prince apply to dating and interpersonal connections today.James G. Edwards II breaks down the often unspoken rules of attraction, emotional contr...
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    23,43 €

  • The Modern Prince
    James G. II Edwards
    What if the most honest guide to today’s politics was written over 500 years ago?In The Modern Prince, James G. Edwards II uncovers the eerie relevance of Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince in the age of strongmen, populists, and power brokers. From Trump’s spectacle-driven strategy to Putin’s cold precision, from Modi’s media mastery to Bolsonaro’s anti-establishment fury today’...
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    24,14 €

  • Machiavelli In The Boardroom
    James G. II Edwards
    In the world of billion-dollar empires, kindness is optional. Power is not.Machiavelli in the Boardroom pulls back the curtain on corporate leadership to reveal a timeless truth: the most successful executives often play by the rules of The Prince. With sharp insights and gripping real-world stories, James G. Edwards II explores how CEOs like Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuc...
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    21,10 €

  • Twenty-Five Years in the Black Belt (Cram Edition)
    William James Edwards
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Twenty-Five Years in the Black Belt pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.'Twenty-Five Years in the Black Belt' recounts the remarkable story of the Snow Hill Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama. Founded by William James Edwards, this book offers a first-h...
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    20,97 €

  • The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist
    James G. II Edwards
    On March 18, 1990, in the early hours after St. Patrick’s Day, two men dressed as police officers walked into Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and walked out with over $500 million in stolen art. Vermeer’s The Concert, Rembrandt’s The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, and works by Degas and Manet disappeared without a trace. It remains the most expensive and baffling art the...
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    20,88 €

  • The Lufthansa Heist
    James G. II Edwards
    The greatest heist in American history wasn’t fiction-it was mafia business.On a cold December morning in 1978, a well-organized crew linked to the Lucchese crime family executed a $5.8 million cash and jewel robbery at JFK Airport’s Lufthansa cargo terminal. It was fast, brutal, and silent-until the murders started.In The Lufthansa Heist: The Mob’s Big Score, author James G. E...
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    17,80 €

  • The Great Train Robbery
    James G. II Edwards
    A daring heist. A trusted insider. A betrayal that shook an empire.In the heart of Victorian England, as gold bound for the Crimean War sped through the countryside aboard a secure train, a cunning band of thieves pulled off one of the boldest robberies in history. The Great Train Robbery: The Crime of the Century (1855) unravels the astonishing true story of how £12,000 in gol...
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    20,83 €

  • The Hatton Garden Heist
    James G. II Edwards
    It was the heist no one saw coming-from the criminals no one expected.In April 2015, as London slowed down for the Easter holiday, a team of aging ex-gangsters crept into the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company and pulled off a meticulously planned vault raid. Using old-school tools and street-hardened experience, they drilled through two feet of concrete and walked away with ov...
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    17,77 €

  • The Antwerp Diamond Heist
    James G. II Edwards
    The vault was deemed impenetrable-until it wasn’t.On a quiet weekend in February 2003, a crew of highly skilled thieves pulled off the largest diamond heist in history. Located in Antwerp, Belgium-the epicenter of the world’s diamond trade-the target was a vault protected by motion detectors, seismic sensors, infrared heat detectors, and over a dozen layers of physical security...
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    19,91 €

  • The Brink’s Job v2
    James G. II Edwards
    On a frigid January night in 1950, eleven men wearing Halloween masks walked into the Brink’s Building in Boston’s North End and executed what would become known as 'the crime of the century.' In seventeen minutes, they vanished with $2.7 million-the largest cash heist in American history at the time-leaving behind bewildered guards, a baffled police force, and a mystery that w...
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    22,02 €

  • The Banco Central Heist
    James G. II Edwards
    It wasn’t just a robbery it was an engineering marvel disguised as a crime.In August 2005, a crew of thieves in Fortaleza, Brazil, pulled off one of the largest bank heists in history. By digging a tunnel stretching nearly 80 meters beneath the city, they reached the Banco Central’s vault and made off with almost $70 million in unmarked bills. No alarms. No violence. Just silen...
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    17,75 €

  • The Nice Bank Heist
    James G. II Edwards
    They broke into a bank by crawling through sewage-and emerged as legends.In 1976, under the glamorous streets of Nice, France, a group of thieves pulled off a bank robbery that defied logic and stunned the world. Led by the enigmatic Albert Spaggiari, the gang spent months tunneling through sewers and solid rock to breach the Société Générale vault during a long holiday weekend...
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    17,78 €

  • The Knight Templar Heist
    James G. II Edwards
    They didn’t just steal a painting. They hijacked a national symbol.On the day the world turned its eyes to Norway for the opening of the 1994 Winter Olympics, two masked men broke into Oslo’s National Gallery and stole The Scream Edvard Munch’s iconic masterpiece. Behind the theft was a group invoking the name of the Knights Templar, blending political extremism, historical fan...
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    17,78 €

  • Hunting In The Dark
    James G. II Edwards
    How does a criminology student become the very monster he studies?On November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were brutally murdered in their sleep, sending shockwaves through a peaceful college town and the entire nation. For weeks, the killer remained a phantom-until investigators discovered the unthinkable truth: the prime suspect was a PhD criminology student wh...
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    20,86 €

  • Stage Lights And Shadow Games
    James G. II Edwards
    They performed for millions while secretly serving their nations. The audience never suspected the deadliest act was happening offstage.What if the most celebrated entertainers of the 20th century were also its most effective spies? While the world applauded their performances, Josephine Baker smuggled intelligence through Nazi checkpoints, Moe Berg assessed whether to assassin...
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    23,63 €

  • Caught on Camera
    James G. II Edwards
    What happens when the cameras meant to capture your dreams instead expose your darkest intentions?On August 5, 2009, Dalia Dippolito’s carefully constructed world collapsed in a suburban Florida driveway. Police body cameras captured her anguished reaction to news that would devastate any spouse: her husband had been murdered in their home. Her tears seemed genuine. Her grief a...
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    27,09 €

  • The Gilgo Beach Murders
    James G. II Edwards
    For over a decade, a killer hid in plain sight.On a cold December morning in 2010, police searching for a missing woman stumbled upon four bodies wrapped in burlap along a desolate stretch of Ocean Parkway. What began as a missing persons case exploded into one of the most chilling serial killer investigations in American history-the hunt for the Long Island Serial Killer.Eleve...
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    27,07 €


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