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(0)Bryan Burrough
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2021.
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English
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"Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a head. Every nation needs its creation myth, and since Texas was a nation before it was a state, it's no surprise that its myths bite deep. There's no piece of history more important to Texans than the Battle of the Alamo, when Davy Crockett...
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A #1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at the Gate is the classic account of the fall of RJR Nabisco. An enduring masterpiece of investigative journalism by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, it includes a new afterword by the authors that brings this remarkable story of greed and double-dealings up to date twenty years after the famed deal. And in an era of spectacular business crashes and federal...
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Bestselling author Bryan Burrough's spellbinding chronicle of Texas oil
Weaving together the multigenerational sagas of the industry's four wealthiest families, Burrough brings to life the men known in their day as the Big Four: Roy Cullen, H. L. Hunt, Clint Murchison, and Sid Richardson, all swaggering Texas oil tycoons who owned sprawling ranches and mingled with presidents and Hollywood stars. Seamlessly charting their collective rise and fall,...
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A riveting account of the largest corporate takeover in American history -- the $25 billion battle for control of RJR Nabisco--featuring an updated introduction. From brazen displays of ego to power struggles in bedrooms and boardrooms, this real-life drama exposes the feeding frenzy of business sharks on Wall Street.
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The astonishing true story of America's first and greatest "War on Crime." In Public Enemies, Bryan Burrough strips away a thick layer of myths put out by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI to tell the full story of the most spectacular crime wave in American history, the two-year battle between the young Hoover and an assortment of criminals who became national icons: John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and...
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Power Trip The Story of Energy volume 1
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English
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Journey back in time and across the world to learn the history of energy and water.
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Power Trip The Story of Energy volume 3
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English
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See just how cities consume 40% of U.S. energy.
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Power Trip The Story of Energy volume 6
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English
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Discover how energy, depending on how it's used, can lead to either peace or conflict.
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Power Trip The Story of Energy volume 2
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English
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Discover how much energy it takes to bring us our food.
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Power Trip The Story of Energy volume 4
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English
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Travel across the centuries to discover the energy that brings us modern transportation.
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Power Trip The Story of Energy volume 5
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English
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Learn how energy changes the way wealth is concentrated in the modern world.
12) Public Enemies
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
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No one could stop Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone, from his girlfriend Billie Frechette to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression. But while the adventures of Dillinger's gang thrilled many, Hoover made Dillinger America's first Public Enemy Number One.