Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
Doris Kearns Goodwin's classic life of Lyndon Johnson, who presided over the Great Society, the Vietnam War, and other defining moments the tumultuous 1960s, is a monument in political biography. From...
View ArticleLivres : Textes inédits de Marilyn Monroe
published 07/10/2010 at 17:31 PM Notes, poèmes, correspondances... voici un recueil de textes inédits de l'actrice Marilyn Monroe, publié par les éditions du Seuil, qui vont ravir votre curiosité....
View ArticleHoover’s Secret Files
published 02/08/2011 at 01:54 PM EDT The FBI director kept famous files on everything from Martin Luther King’s sex life to never-before-reported secret meetings between RFK and Marilyn Monroe, as a...
View Article8 Crazy Scenes From The Kennedys
published 13/01/2011 at 05:41 PM EST The Daily Beast obtained an exclusive, early copy of the script of the botched History Channel miniseries The Kennedys. Jace Lacob picks eight salacious bits from...
View ArticleThe Biggest Kennedy Myth
published 26/04/2010 at 06:36 PM EDT by Daniel Okrent In an exclusive excerpt from Last Call, his history of Prohibition, Daniel Okrent writes that long-held beliefs about Joe Kennedy’s bootlegging...
View ArticleNatasha: The Biography of Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood was always a star; her mother made sure this was true. A superstitious Russian immigrant who claimed to be royalty, Maria had been told by a gypsy, long before little Natasha Zakharenko's...
View ArticleThe Mob Did It (We Think)
published 05/01/2009 at 08:06 AM EST A new book on the JFK assassination adds credence to the theory that the mafia was at the center of the president's murder. The question won’t go away: Was...
View ArticlePatrick Albert T.
Albert T. Patrick immediately after his release in 1913 Albert T. Patrick was a lawyer who was convicted and sentenced to death at Sing Sing for the murder of his client William Marsh Rice. Patrick...
View ArticlePollack Jack
James H. "Jack" Pollack (21 October 1899 – 14 March 1977) was an American Democrat politician known for criminal pursuits and interference in court system. Pollack was born in Baltimore, Maryland and...
View ArticleLuciano's Luck
In the darkest days of World War II, an American Mafioso is the Allies’ only hope to tip the scales of victory. The classic Jack Higgins thriller : As the Allies struggle to gain a foothold in Italy...
View ArticleCapone: The Life And World Of Al Capone
The public called him Scarface; the FBI called him Public Enemy Number One; his associates called him Snorky. But Capone is the name most remember. And John Kobler’s Capone is the definitive biography...
View ArticleMr. Capone: The Real and Complete Story of Al Capone
All I ever did was to sell beer and whiskey to our best people. All I ever did was to supply a demand that was pretty popular. Why, the very guys that make my trade good are the ones that yell the...
View ArticleSt. Valentine's Day Massacre
St. Valentine's Day Massacre: The Untold Story of the Gangland Bloodbath That Brought Down Al Capone. The machine-gun murders of seven men on the morning of February 14, 1929, by killers dressed as...
View ArticleJensen Jan Krogh
Jan "Face" Krogh Jensen (August 23, 1958 – June 16, 1996) was a Danish mobster and member of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club. He emigrated to Helsingborg, Sweden and co-founded White Trash MC, Sweden's...
View ArticleYoung Al Capone: The Untold Story of Scarface in New York, 1899-1925
The first biography of Capone to focus on his youth in Brooklyn and the events that shaped him into one of history’s most notorious criminals. Many people are familiar with the story of Al Capone, the...
View ArticleMoore Colleen
Colleen Moore est une actrice américaine né le 19 août 1900 et décédée le 25 janvier 1988. Elle apparaît dans Intolérance en 1916 mais ne devient une vedette que dans les années vingt. Elle impose la...
View ArticleColleen Moore: A Biography of the Silent Film Star
Colleen Moore (1899-1988) was one of the most popular and beloved stars of the American silent screen. Remembered primarily as a comedienne in such films as Ella Cinders (1926) and Orchids and Ermine...
View ArticleMarlene: Marlene Dietrich, A Personal Biography
In Marlene, the legendary Hollywood icon is vividly brought to life, based on a series of conversations with the star herself and with others who knew her well. In the mid-1970s Charlotte Chandler...
View ArticleBogart
Bogart is not just a movie star biography. Perhaps no other book has ever provided a more graphic rendering of what life was like for a contract player when the big studios ruled Hollywood or has so...
View ArticleThe Marlene Dietrich Handbook
The Marlene Dietrich Handbook - Everything You Need To Know About Marlene Dietrich. Marlene Dietrich (27 December 1901 - 6 May 1992) was a German actress and singer. Dietrich remained popular...
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