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“As intricate and absorbing as a Van Gogh painting…MRS VAN GOGH will stay with me for a long time.” New York Times bestseller Hazel Gaynor
“All the characters jump off the page…what we have here is a very fine novel.” Historical Novel Society
She’s been painted out of history…until now
Who tells her story?
In 1890, Vincent Van Gogh dies penniless, unknown, a man tortured by his own mind.
Eleven years later his work is exhibited in Paris and his unparalleled talent finally recognised. The tireless efforts of one woman gave the world one of its greatest creative minds.
But twenty-eight year old Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger, Vincent’s sister-in-law and the keeper of his immense collection of paintings, sketches and letters, has, until now, been written out of history. This beautiful, moving novel finally gives this extraordinary woman a voice…
Praise for Mrs Van Gogh:
“[A] brilliantly fictionalized account of the life of a woman who the world needs to know better” Lit Hub
“What an exquisitely written book, I loved every moment! How lucky readers are going to be to read this utterly absorbing and deeply moving book for the first time. Such a treat!” USA Today bestseller Deborah Carr
“A truly impressive book and a great talent.” Sunday Times bestseller Caroline Corcoran
“Brings to vivid life an extraordinary woman… will appeal to all lovers of historical fiction. A story that deserves to be told and widely known.” Essie Fox
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- The Long Winter of 1933 and the Origins of the Second World War
- De: Paul Jankowski
- Narrado por: Dean Gallagher
- Duración: 16 h y 6 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 5
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 5
All Against All is the story of the season our world changed from postwar to prewar again. It is about the power of bad ideas - exploring why, during a single winter, between November 1932 and April 1933, so much went so wrong. Historian Paul Jankowski reveals that it was collective mentalities and popular beliefs that drove this crucial period that sent nations on the path to war, as much as any rational calculus called "national interest".
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4 out of 5 stars
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Comprehensive history
- De John Cashman en 06-24-20
De: Paul Jankowski
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A Great Place to Have a War
- America in Laos and the Birth of a Military CIA
- De: Joshua Kurlantzick
- Narrado por: Tim Campbell
- Duración: 9 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 154
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 135
In 1960 President Eisenhower was focused on Laos, a tiny Southeast Asian nation few Americans had ever heard of. Washington feared the country would fall to Communism, triggering a domino effect in the rest of Southeast Asia. So in January 1961, Eisenhower approved the CIA's Operation Momentum, a plan to create a proxy army of ethnic Hmong to fight Communist forces in Laos. While remaining hidden from the American public and most of Congress, Momentum became the largest CIA paramilitary operation in the history of the United States.
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5 out of 5 stars
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illuminating read of Laos' relationship with USA
- De Daniel en 12-28-18
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The Queens of Animation
- The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History
- De: Nathalia Holt
- Narrado por: Saskia Maarleveld
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 185
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 183
From Snow White to Moana, from Pinocchio to Frozen, the animated films of Walt Disney Studios have moved and entertained millions. But few fans know that behind these groundbreaking features was an incredibly influential group of women who fought for respect in an often ruthless male-dominated industry and who have slipped under the radar for decades.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Buy this book!! Truly Inspiring and fascinating!
- De Ellen en 02-05-20
De: Nathalia Holt
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Violet and Daisy
- The Story of Vaudeville's Famous Conjoined Twins
- De: Sarah Miller
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 9 h y 4 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 6
On February 5, 1908, Kate Skinner, a 21-year-old unmarried barmaid in Brighton, England, gave birth to twin girls. Mary Hilton, Kate's employer and midwife, adopted Violet and Daisy and promptly began displaying the babies as "Brighton's United Twins". Exhibitions at street fairs, carnivals, and wax museums across England and Scotland followed. At eight years old, the girls came to the United States, eventually becoming the stars of sideshow, vaudeville, and burlesque circuits in the 1920s and 1930s.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible story
- De Kellee en 05-19-23
De: Sarah Miller
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The Masterpiece
- A Novel
- De: Fiona Davis
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 11 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,613
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,435
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,428
In this latest captivating novel, New York Times best-selling author Fiona Davis takes listeners into the glamorous lost art school within Grand Central Terminal, where two very different women, 50 years apart, strive to make their mark on a world set against them. For most New Yorkers, Grand Central Terminal is a crown jewel, a masterpiece of design. But for Clara Darden and Virginia Clay, it represents something quite different. For Clara, the terminal is the stepping stone to her future. It is 1928, and Clara is teaching at the lauded Grand Central School of Art.
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5 out of 5 stars
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If you want a novel that has everything...
- De Debra Jo en 09-10-18
De: Fiona Davis
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Sitting Bull
- The Life and Times of an American Patriot
- De: Robert M. Utley
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 15 h y 10 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 8
Reviled by the United States government as a troublemaker and a coward, revered by his people as a great warrior chief, Sitting Bull has long been one of the most fascinating and misunderstood figures in American history. Distinguished historian Robert M. Utley has forged a compelling portrait of Sitting Bull, presenting the Lakota perspective for the first time and rendering the most unbiased, historically accurate, and vivid portrait of the man to date.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lakota perspective?
- De JoAnne en 02-01-24
De: Robert M. Utley
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Standard Deviations
- Flawed Assumptions, Tortured Data, and Other Ways to Lie with Statistics
- De: Gary Smith
- Narrado por: Tim Andres Pabon
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 357
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 301
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 300
As Nobel Prize-winning economist Ronald Coase once cynically observed, "If you torture data long enough, it will confess." Lying with statistics is a time-honored con. In Standard Deviations, economics professor Gary Smith walks us through the various tricks and traps that people use to back up their own crackpot theories. Sometimes, the unscrupulous deliberately try to mislead us. Other times, the well-intentioned are blissfully unaware of the mischief they are committing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Now, I can't talk to people.....
- De Andrew Dunbar en 09-28-21
De: Gary Smith
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Mark Twain: Man in White
- The Grand Adventure of His Final Years
- De: Michael Shelden
- Narrado por: Andrew Garman
- Duración: 17 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 67
Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Shelden illuminates Mark Twain’s twilight years in this brilliant account of the legendary author’s life. Drawing heavily on Twain’s own letters and journals, Mark Twain: Man in White recounts both Twain’s private family experiences and his larger-than-life public image.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic book
- De Tad Davis en 08-23-10
De: Michael Shelden
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Hank and Jim
- The Fifty-Year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart
- De: Scott Eyman
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 12 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 169
Henry Fonda and James Stewart were two of the biggest stars in Hollywood for 40 years. They became friends and then roommates as stage actors in New York, and when they began making films in Hollywood, they roomed together again. Between them they made such memorable films as The Grapes of Wrath, Mister Roberts, Twelve Angry Men, and On Golden Pond; and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Destry Rides Again, The Philadelphia Story, It's a Wonderful Life, Vertigo, and Rear Window.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating look into these two actors' lives
- De MPAMIN en 06-25-18
De: Scott Eyman
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Vincent & Theo
- The Van Gogh Brothers
- De: Deborah Heiligman
- Narrado por: Phil Fox
- Duración: 9 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 493
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 434
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 434
The deep and enduring friendship between Vincent and Theo Van Gogh defined both brothers' lives. As a confidant, champion, sympathizer, and friend, Theo financially and emotionally supported his older brother as the artistic but troubled Vincent struggled to find his path in life as both a painter and a man. Throughout that struggle, the brothers shared everything - swapping stories of lovers and friends, successes and disappointments, dreams and ambitions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I could hardly hit the pause button.
- De Zachary en 08-12-17
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Zenith Man
- Death, Love & Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom
- De: McCracken Poston Jr.
- Narrado por: Lee Goettl
- Duración: 9 h y 35 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 60
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 60
In October 1997, the town of Ringgold, Georgia, was shaken by reports of a murder in its midst. A dead woman was found in Alvin Ridley's house—and even more shockingly, she was the wife no one knew he had.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Such a Touching Story of a Misunderstood Man
- De Kelly W. en 08-22-24
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Jackdaws
- De: Ken Follett
- Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat, Colin Stinton
- Duración: 13 h y 31 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 897
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 701
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 702
D-Day is approaching. They don’t know where or when, but the Germans know it’ll be soon, and for Felicity "Flick" Clariet, the stakes have never been higher. A senior agent in the ranks of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) responsible for sabotage, Flick has survived to become one of Britain’s most effective operatives in Northern France. She knows that the Germans’ ability to thwart the Allied attack depends upon their lines of communications, and in the days before the invasion, no target is of greater strategic importance than the largest telephone exchange in Europe.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- De vxdvxn en 10-25-10
De: Ken Follett
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Her Hidden Genius
- A Novel
- De: Marie Benedict
- Narrado por: Nicola Barber
- Duración: 8 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 916
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 829
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 826
Rosalind Franklin has always been an outsider - brilliant, but different. Whether working at the laboratory she adored in Paris or toiling at a university in London, she feels closest to the science, those unchanging laws of physics and chemistry that guide her experiments. When she is assigned to work on DNA, she believes she can unearth its secrets. Rosalind knows if she just takes one more X-ray picture - one more after thousands - she can unlock the building blocks of life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved this!
- De coffee shop owner en 02-03-22
De: Marie Benedict
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A Distant Mirror
- The Calamitous 14th Century
- De: Barbara Tuchman
- Narrado por: Aviva Skell
- Duración: 25 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 153
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 154
The Bubonic Plague of the 14th century killed one third of all human beings in Europe and Western Asia; many who survived the plague killed each other in the Hundred Years War that followed. What was it like to live in this calamitous century, when knighthood (and much more) died a violent death? Find out.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A classic history
- De Joshua en 01-19-14
De: Barbara Tuchman
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The Story of World War II
- De: Donald L. Miller, Henry Steele Commager
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer
- Duración: 24 h y 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,835
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,461
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 3,446
Drawing on previously unpublished eyewitness accounts, prizewinning historian Donald L. Miller has written what critics are calling one of the most powerful accounts of warfare ever published. Here are the horror and heroism of World War II in the words of the men who fought it, the journalists who covered it, and the civilians who were caught in its fury. Miller gives us an up-close, deeply personal view of a war that was more savagely fought - and whose outcome was in greater doubt - than one might imagine. This is the war that Americans on the home front would have read about had they had access to previously censored testimony.
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5 out of 5 stars
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INCREDIBLE! WELL-RESEARCHED, COMPLETE & UNBIASED!
- De The Louligan en 07-15-14
De: Donald L. Miller, y otros
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The Secret Life of Sunflowers
- De: Marta Molnar, Dana Marton
- Narrado por: Kendra Murray
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,133
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,059
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,059
When Hollywood auctioneer Emsley Wilson finds her famous grandmother's diary while cleaning out her New York brownstone, the pages are full of surprises. The first surprise is, the diary isn't her grandmother's. It belongs to Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh's sister-in-law.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Nothing like a expected…
- De LOVETOQUILT en 05-06-23
De: Marta Molnar, y otros
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The Secret Book of Flora Lea
- A Novel
- De: Patti Callahan Henry
- Narrado por: Cynthia Erivo, Patti Callahan Henry
- Duración: 12 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 596
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 519
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 517
In the war-torn London of 1939, fourteen-year-old Hazel and five-year-old Flora are evacuated to a rural village to escape the horrors of the Second World War. Living with the kind Bridie Aberdeen and her teenage son, Harry, in a charming stone cottage along the River Thames, Hazel fills their days with walks and games to distract her young sister, including one that she creates for her sister and her sister alone—a fairy tale about a magical land, a secret place they can escape to that is all their own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My mum was an evacuee…
- De Bettie en 06-09-23