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New York Cafe Society - The Elite Meet to See and Be Seen, 1920s-1940s - Anthony Young

New York Cafe Society - The Elite Meet to See and Be Seen, 1920s-1940s - Anthony Young

In the midst of the Great Depression, an elite group of New Yorkers lived seemingly unaffected by the economic calamity. They were writers, playwrights, journalists, artists, composers, singers, actors, adventurers and socialites. Newspaperman Maury Paul dubbed them the Cafe Society. This book describes the emergence of Cafe Society from New York's old society families, and the rise of the new creative class.

DKK 409.95
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Erotica, Love and Humor in Arabia - Spicy Stories from The Book of Songs by al-Isfahani - Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani

Erotica, Love and Humor in Arabia - Spicy Stories from The Book of Songs by al-Isfahani - Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani

The Book of Songs of Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani is the most extensive collection of anecdotes from pre-Islam Mecca, Medina, Damascus and Baghdad. Entertaining and informative, these gems have remained largely inaccessible to the Western readers. This new translation presents the complete collection of love stories and poems, biting satires, daring erotic encounters, and bathroom humour.

DKK 272.95
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Mapping Christopher Columbus - Al M. Rocca

Mapping Christopher Columbus - Al M. Rocca

The impact of Christopher Columbus's first transatlantic voyage launched an unprecedented explosion of European exploration. Throughout the last 500 years, scholars have recognized this transforming event, and they have written extensively on the subject. To date, no American author has dedicated a book to Columbus's life before 1492. This biography does so, with a focus on geographical experiences that affected his formulation of a transatlantic concept. Incorporating extensive research from American..

DKK 685.95
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Deadly Baggage - What Cortes Brought to Mexico and How It Destroyed the Aztec Civilization - Al Sandine

Deadly Baggage - What Cortes Brought to Mexico and How It Destroyed the Aztec Civilization - Al Sandine

This analysis of the conquest of Mexico stands in contrast to previous narratives that either reduce the conquest to a contest between Cortes and Moctezuma, or describe a near miraculous victory of European ingenuity and Western values over Indian superstition and savagery. The author frames the clash of civilizations in New World prehistory that left inhabitants at a disadvantage.

DKK 409.95
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Larbi Batma, Nass el-Ghiwane and Postcolonial Music in Morocco - Lhoussain Simour

Larbi Batma, Nass el-Ghiwane and Postcolonial Music in Morocco - Lhoussain Simour

Established in 1971, Nass el-Ghiwane is a legendary musical group that transformed the Moroccan music scene in the last decades of the 20th century. The charismatic founding member Larbi Batma (1948-1997) through his lyrics brought to light Moroccan folklore and obscure poetry. His autobiography Al-rä¿l, blurs the boundaries between fact and fiction and deals with social issues plaguing post-independence Morocco. Providing a reading of Al-rä¿l, this book is the first in English to examine the..

DKK 547.95
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The Lineup - Paul Aron

The Lineup - Paul Aron

Focusing on the ten most influential baseball books of all time, this volume explores how these landmark works changed the game itself and made waves in American society at large. Satchel Paige's Pitchin' Man informed the dialog surrounding integration. Ring Lardner's You Know Me Al changed the way Americans viewed their baseball heroes and influenced the work of Hemingway and Fitzgerald. Bill James's Baseball Abstract transformed the way managers--including those in fields other than baseball--analyzed..

DKK 409.95
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Jewish Major Leaguers in Their Own Words - Oral Histories of 23 Players - Peter Ephross

Jewish Major Leaguers in Their Own Words - Oral Histories of 23 Players - Peter Ephross

Between 1870 and 2010, 165 Jewish Americans played Major League Baseball. This work presents oral histories featuring 23 of them. From Bob Berman, a catcher for the Washington Senators in 1918, to Adam Greenberg, an outfielder for the Chicago Cubs in 2005, the players discuss their careers and consider how their Jewish heritage affected them. Legends like Hank Greenberg and Al Rosen as well as lesser-known players reflect on the issue of whether to play on high holidays, responses to anti-Semitism..

DKK 453.95
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The American League in Transition, 1965-1975 - How Competition Thrived When the Yankees Didn't - Paul Hensler

The American League in Transition, 1965-1975 - How Competition Thrived When the Yankees Didn't - Paul Hensler

In the years following the decline of the New York Yankees dynasty that ended in 1964, three American League teams endeavored to stake their claim to the Junior Circuit's crown. From 1965 to 1975, the Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, and Oakland Athletics emerged as the most significant AL clubs, but this trio achieved varying degrees of success. Through the prism of these three teams, this book examines facets of their dynastic aspirations: the way in which key personnel were assembled into a..

DKK 333.95
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Eliot Ness and the Untouchables - The Historical Reality and the Film and Television Depictions - Kenneth Tucker

Eliot Ness and the Untouchables - The Historical Reality and the Film and Television Depictions - Kenneth Tucker

Lawman Eliot Ness has been transformed into a legend by the films and television programs that depicted the war he and his \Untouchables\ waged against Al Capone and the mobsters of Prohibition-era Chicago. Published by McFarland in 2000, the first edition of this volume analyzed both Ness the person and Ness the myth. This updated and expanded second edition is enhanced by information gathered through interviews with members of the original casts of the TV and film versions of The Untouchables...

DKK 409.95
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A Glimpse of Fame - Brilliant but Fleeting Major League Careers - Dennis Snelling

A Glimpse of Fame - Brilliant but Fleeting Major League Careers - Dennis Snelling

Ron Necciai once struck out 27 hitters in a nine-inning minor league game. Floyd Giebell beat Bob Feller to clinch the 1940 American League pennant for the Detroit Tigers. John Paciorek had three hits in three at bats in his big league debut--and never played another game in the majors. These three players and twelve other talented men (Bill Koski, Ed Sanicki, Joe Stanka, Bill Rohr, Al Autry, Joe Brovia, John Leovich, Bert Shepard, Doug Clarey, Marshall Mauldin, Bernie Williams, and Frank Leja) reached..

DKK 272.95
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