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Stephen Kinzer
Stephen Kinzer (born 1951)

journalist, historian

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Poisoner In Chief
Overthrow
All the Shah's Men
All the Shah's men
Crescent and Star
All the Shah's men
The brothers
Blood of Brothers
The true flag
A Thousand Hills
La Turquie
Todos los hombres del Sha / All the Sha's Men
Reset
Reset Middle East Old Friends And New Alliances Saudi Arabia Israel Turkey Iran
Fruta Amarga
The Brothers
Overthrow
Reset
Poisoner in Chief
The True Flag
The Brothers
Bananen-Krieg
Ezber Bozmak - Iran, Turkiye ve Amerika'nin Gelecegi
Dulles Kardesler
Thousand Hills
Reset
Bitter Fruit
Berlin 1945 : World War II
Darbe Hawaii'den Irak'a Amerikan'nin Rejim Degisiklikleri Yuzyili
Sah'in Butun Adamlari
Hilal Ve Yildiz
Hamah-ʼi mardān-i Shāh
Im Dienste Des Schah (German Edition)
The brothers
All the Shah's Men
Overthrow
Crescent and Star
Peter Maas
Peter Maas (1929-2001)

journalist

  • Duke University

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The seven sisters
Abandon ship!
The Terrible Hours
The terrible hours
Serpico
The Valachi Papers
King of the Gypsies
Made in America
Killer Spy:The Inside Story of the FBI's Pursuit and Capture of Aldrich Ames, America's Deadliest Spy
Manhunt
Marie, A True Story
Father and Son
China White
Made in America
Underboss
Serpico
In a child's name
Underboss
Father and Son
The Rescuer
In a child's name
Manhunt
Underboss
In a Child's Name
China white
Father & Son
The Valachi Papers
The canary that sang
King of the gypsies
Killer Spy
The Valachi papers
No Title Exists
Serpico
A la caza del hombre
Serpiḳo
Ṿalatsi neged ha-mafyah
Valachiho svědectvǐ
Serpico
Client Kadhafi
King of the gypsies
Le parrain de Hong Kong
Marie
Harvey Pekar
Harvey Pekar (1939-2010)

autobiographer, music critic, journalist

  • Case Western Reserve University

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Harvey Pekar's Cleveland
The new American splendor anthology
American splendor
Unsung Hero
Studs Terkel's Working
The beats
American splendor. More American splendor
Not the Israel my parents promised me
Huntington, West Virginia "on the fly"
American splendor presents Bob & Harv's comics
A Scanner Darkly. Graphic Novel
Students for a Democratic Society
Best of American splendor
Ego & Hubris
Yiddishkeit
Harvey Pekar
Our movie year
From off the streets of Cleveland comes...American splendor
The Quitter
Cleveland
The best American comics 2006
Macedonia
The Best Of Comix Book
More American splendor
Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me
American splendor, the life and times of Harvey Pekar
Antología American Splendor 3
STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY
Sun Ra
The Best Comics of the Decade
Antología American Splendor 3
Anthologie American Splendor T. 1
Art of Daniel Johnston
Tolstói era un charlatán
The quitter
PACK SELECCION LA CUPULA
AMERICAN SPLENDOR. LOS CÓMICS DE BOB Y HARV
PACK SELECCION LA CUPULA
Cleveland
Studs Terkel's Working
Harvey Pekar's Cleveland
AMERICAN SPLENDOR. LOS CÓMICS DE BOB Y HARV
Lenny Bruce
American Splendor 1
Grandes autores de Vertigo
Yiddishkeit
Letter
The best American comics 2006
Ego & Arrogancia
American Splendor Our Movie Year
Beat Kuşağı
Beats
Macedonia
American Splendor
Eric Linklater
Eric Linklater (1899-1974)

historian, journalist, autobiographer, politician

  • University of Aberdeen, University of California, Berkeley

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Fanfare for a tin hat
The wind on the moon
The voyage of the Challenger
Orkney and Shetland
Private Angelo
The survival of Scotland
The Prince in the heather
Juan in America
The Black Watch
Ripeness is all
The men of Ness
The pirates in the deep green sea
Ben Jonson and King James
White-maa's saga
The art of adventure
A year of space
Mr. Byculla
The Lion & the Unicorn
The faithful ally
World War, Second, 1939-45: A Short Military History
Magnus Merriman
The royal house
The raft and Socrates asks why
The sailor's holiday
The Wind on the Moon
Position at noon
The Sultan and the lady
Mary, queen of Scots
The man on my back
The corpse on Clapham, Common
Laxdale Hall
Sealskin Trousers
The Royal House of Scotland
Crisis in heaven
Magnus Merriman (Canongate Classics, No 35)
The Dark of Summer (Canongate Classics, 91) (Canongate Classics, 91)
The merry muse
Magnus Merriman
Our men in Korea
The devil's in the news
A sociable plover
Notes for a Scottish Pantheon
The Highland division
God likes them plain
Breakspear in Gascony
The cornerstones
The music of the north
Dark of Summer
Appointment in Zahrain
The great ship and Rabelais replies
Lion and the Unicorn
The northern garrisons
Two comedies
The goose girl and other stories
The royal house of Scotland
Husband of Delilah
Judas
My fathers and I.
The cornerstones
Orkney and Shetland
Kabloona
Robert the Bruce
A spell for old bones
The Wind on the Moon
The thistle and the pen
A man over forty
The prince in the heather
The Mortimer touch
Position at noon, a novel
The defence of Calais
Private Angelo (Echoes of War)
Poet's pub
Private Angelo
A dragon laughed
The secret larder or, How a salmon lives and why it dies
The House of Gair
El Viaje del Challenger 1872-1876
Husband of Delilah
A year of space
My fathers and I
Private Angelo
Juan in America;
Fanfare for a Tin Hat. A Third Essay in Autobiography
The impregnable women
La défense de Calais
Private Angelo
Juan in America
The Impregnable Women
Ripeness is All
Impregnable Women
A year of space, a chapter in autobiography
White Maa's Saga
A Man Over Forty
Goose Girl and Other Stories
Juan in China
Roll of honour
Edinburgh
Private Angelo. The Orlney edition
The survival of Scotland;
The Faithful Ally
Ripeness is all
Ripeness is all.
The great ship and Rabelais replies;
Pirates in the Deep Green Sea
Merry Muse, The
Poet's pub / by Eric Linklater
The lion & the unicorn, or, What England has meant to Scotland
Terrible Freedom
The sailor's holiday
The lion & the Unicorn
The Conquest of England From Viking incursion to Norman invasion
The Voyage of the Challenger
Mr Byculla
The Pirates in the Deep Green Sea
Orkney and Shetland
The raft and Socrates asks why
A sociable plover and other stories and conceits
The art of adventure
Two Comedies
A Year of Space
Sealskin trousers and other stories
Wind on the Moon
Mary, Queen of Scots (Twentieth Century Classics)
The Sultan and the lady : a story of His Highness Zafrullah bin Ismail bin Said, Sultan of Namua, Lord of the Island Sea who retained also his grandfather's title of honour
Position at Noon
Roll of Honour.
Northern Garrisons
Merry Muse
Roll Of Honour
Ben Jonson and King James;
A man over forty
The Great Ship & Rabelais Replies .
Juan in China by Eric Linklater (1937-12-05)
The stories of Eric Linklater
THE PRINCE IN THE HEATHER, THE STORY OF BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE\'S ESCAPE
Private Angelo
A dragon laughed
THE MAN ON MY BACK. An Autobiography.
A Year of Space. A Chapter of Autobiography.
Robert the Bruce
The ultimate Viking
Juan in China
Husband of Delilah
The stories of Eric Linklater
Goose Girl and Other Stories
A terrible freedom
The conquest of England
The Merry Muse
Man over Forty
Juan i Amerika
Ben Jonson and King James
Magnus Merriman
The lion & the unicorn, or, What England has meant to Scotland (The Voice of Scotland)
A Sociable Plover & Other Stories and Concieits
The Royal House
The crusader's key,
The campaign in Italy
A Sociable Plover
The cornerstones
Poet's Pub. Penguin Fiction No 3
Defence of Calais
Ben Jonson and King James
Juan in China
The Faithful Ally
Poet's pub
The faithful ally
Faithful Ally, The
Scotland
The dark of summer
Wind on the Moon Linklater E
Mary, Queen of Scots
Juan in China
The Dark of Summer
The revolution
Juan in Amerika
Karina with love
The Highland division
The Thistle and the Pen
The northern garrisons, (The army at war)
A terrible freedom
The crusader's key
A Year of Space - A Chapter in Autobiography
A Year In Space
Poobie
Breakspear in Gascony
Highland Division
POET\'S PUB
The Impregnable Woman
The great ship and Rabelais replies: new conversations
The royal house of Scotland
Raft / Socrates Asks Why
The Faithful Ally
Crisis in heaven, an Elysian comedy
The House of Gair
The Prince in the Heather
The pirates in the deep green sea;a story for children
Lion and the Unicorn
Edinburgh (Cities of enchantment)
Gullers Sweden
The Prince in the heather
'THE RAFT AND SOCRATES ASKS WHY : TWO CONVERSATIONS, THE CORNER STONES, CRISIS IN HEAVEN, THE GREAT SHIP AND RABELAIS REPLIES
Dark of Summer
The art of adventure
The Sultan and the lady : A story of His Highness Zafrullah bin Ismail bin Said, Sultan of Namua, Lord of the Island Sea who retained also his ... of honour
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS.
The Prince in the heather
Soldat Angelo
Spell for Old Bones
Laxdale Hall;
Poet's pub
The impregnable women
The raft, and Socrates asks why
The thistle and the pen
The royal House
White maa's saga
Sealskin trousers
Husband of Delilah
The northern garrisons
The men of Ness
Juan in America
Ruaḥ noshevet ʻal ha-yareaḥ
The devil's in the news
Juan in China. --
Private Angelo
The thistle and the pen
Laxdale Hall, a novel
The ultimate Viking
Orkeney and Shetland
Lois Duncan
Lois Duncan (1934-2016)

journalist

  • Duke University, University of New Mexico

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How to write and sell your personal experiences
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Locked in time
Stranger with my face
Summer of fear
I Walk at Night
Killing Mr. Griffin
A gift of magic
Down a Dark Hall
They Never Came Home
Don't look behind you
The third eye
Gallows Hill
Songs from Dreamland
Wonder Kid meets the evil lunch snatcher
Chapters
Magic of Spider Woman
Who killed my daughter?
The twisted window
The longest hair in the world
On the Edge
Daughters of Eve
Horses of dreamland
News for dogs
Daughters of Eve
Five Were Missing
Written in the stars
A gift of magic
The circus comes home
Night Terrors
Hotel for dogs
The Twisted Window
Night terrors
The magic of Spider Woman
Ransom
On the Edge
They Never Came Home (Laurel Leaf Suspense)
I Know DID Lst Sum
The terrible tales of Happy Days School
Trapped!
Song of the circus
When the bough breaks
Psychic connections
News for dogs
Stranger with my face
Five were missing.
Down a dark hall
Lost Treasures
From spring to spring
Hotel for dogs
The birthday moon
Movie for Dogs (Hotel for Dogs #3)
When the bough breaks
The twisted window
Killing Mr. Griffin
I know what you did last summer
Hotel For Dogs The Guest Book
Trapped!
Silly mother
Trapped!
Five Were Missing
Major André: brave enemy
Gallows Hill
Summer of fear
Project
Stranger with my face
The twisted window
Locked in time
Seasons of the Heart
Silly mother
Killing Mr Griffin
Trapped!
Eu sei o que vocês fizeram no verão passado
Daughters of Eve
Ne te retourne pas
Debutante Hill
Korytarzem w mrok
Killing Mr. Griffin
Peggy
Trapped!
Down a dark hall
Don't look behind you
Night Terrors: Stories Of Shadow And Substance
The third eye
Summer of Fear (Plus)
Daughters Of Eve
Game of danger
Hondenhotel
When the bough breaks
Hotel for dogs
Killing Mr. Griffin
In einem anderen Licht
Locked in Time (Plus)
Wonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher
SONGS FROM DREAMLD-PKG
A gift of magic
Don't look behind you
Debutante Hill
Palace pour chiens
The Eyes of Karen Connors (Pan Horizons)
Wo dich niemand kennt. ( XL)
Hotel for Dogs (Lost Treasures)
Point of violence
Locked in time (Junior high novel study)
The littlest one in the family
Season of the two-heart
The middle sister
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Giving away Suzanne
Václav Havel
Václav Havel (1936-2011)

playwright, politician, director, poet, film director, human rights activist, dissident, essayist, philosopher, opinion journalist

  • Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Theatre, Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

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Letters from prison
The art of the impossible
Dopisy Olze
Open letters
Dálkový výslech
Letní přemítání
Largo desolato
The garden party and other plays
To the Castle and back
The beggar's opera
Vyrozumení
Disturbing the peace
Living in truth
Prosím stručně
Disturbing the peace
Open letters
Living in Truth
Versuch In Der Warheit Zu Leben
Letní přemítání
The Power of the Powerless
Living in truth
The anatomy of a reticence
Dopisy Olze, červen 1979-září 1982
Summer meditations
The increased difficulty of concentration
Leaving
Letters to Olga
Summer Meditations On Politics Morality
The garden party
Dalkovy Vyslech
Responsibility, safety, stability
Redevelopment or slum clearance
Largo desolato
Summer meditations
Uzel pohádek
Selected plays, 1963-83
Largo Desolato (Havel, Vaclav)
Antikódy
L' amour et la vérité doivent triompher de la haine et du mensonge
Selected plays 1984-1987
Letters to Olga
Audience
The memorandum
Largo desolato
Dálkový výslech
Briefe an Olga
The View from Prague
Temptation
Tge mond pitang
Václav Havel '94
Le conformisme par la peur
Projevy, leden-červen 1990
Angst vor der Freiheit. Reden des Staatspräsidenten. ( rororo aktuell)
Deset dopisů Olze
Audience
Open letters
Hostina
Vyrozumení
Lettres à Olga
Temptation
The increased difficulty of concentration
Václav Havel, or, Living in truth
Sommermeditationen. ( sachbuch)
O lidskou identitu
Il est permis d'espérer
Do různých stran
Redevelopment, or, Slum clearance
Moral in Zeiten der Globalisierung
Dopisy Olze
Vaclav Havel, 1992 & 1993
Am Anfang war das Wort. Texte von 1969 bis 1990. ( rororo aktuell / Essay)
Václav Havel '95
To the Castle and Back
The memorandum
Das Gartenfest / Die Benachrichtigung. Zwei Dramen. Essays
Summermeditations on politics, morality and civility in a time of transition
Vážení občané
Sedm úvah
L'angoisse de la liberté
Garden Party - Ce 37
Die Gauneroper. Das Berghotel. Erschwerte Möglichkeit der Konzentration. Der Fehler. Theaterstücke
Three Vaněk plays
Do různých stran
Die Vanek- Trilogie
Largo Desolato. Schauspiel in sieben Bildern
Epizoda z 60. let
Temptation (Havel, Vaclav)
Quelques mots sur la parole
Drei Stücke
Tentation
Essais politiques
Briefe an Olga, Identität und Existenz
Hôtel des Cimes
Vernisáž
Výzva k transcendenci
Literature and tolerance
Vaclav Havel
Hry
Hry
Asanace
Versuch, in der Wahrheit zu leben
Acceptance speech written on the occasion of the award of the Erasmus prize 1986
Žebrácká opera
Sorry
Vaclav Havel
Protest
Václav Havel, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Prezident v Bratislave
Siła bezsilnych
Gewissen und Politik
Pokoušení
Private View
Hovory s Havly
The garden party
Three Vanek Plays
Václav Havel 97
Václav Havel--František Janouch
Moc bezmocných
Audience
Asanace
La politique et la conscience
Open Letters
Pižďuchové
L'Amour et la Verite Doivent Triompher de la Haine et du Mensonge
Zahradní slavnost
Bohumil Hrabal
Václav Havel '96
Pokoušení
Assises de la Confédération européenne
Politics and conscience
Address
O svobodě o moci
Protokoly
Largo desolato
Dopisy Olze
Audiencia/Vernissatge
Asanace
Audience. Vernissage. Pétition
A word about words
Selected plays, 1984-87
Ztížené možnosti
Spisy
Prase, aneb, Václav Havel's hunt for a pig
Sila bessilʹnykh
Largo desolato
Wacky Rule Bk
Hry
Essais politiques
Sebastian Junger
Sebastian Junger (born 1962)

film director, journalist, film producer, cinematographer, actor

  • Wesleyan University, Concord Academy

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War
The Perfect Storm
Fire
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Gold Level
A death in Belmont
Fire
War
Fire CD
Perfect Storm a True Story of Men Agains
A Death in Belmont, CD
A Death in Belmont (P.S.)
Feuer. Reportagen von den Brennpunkten der Welt
Der Sturm / The Perfect Storm
A Death in Belmont
The perfect storm
Tormenta Perfecta (Aventura)
En pleine tempête
Fuego
La tormenta perfecta
War
War
War
War
De volmaakte storm
La Tempete
MR Perfect Storm, The
Adam Zamoyski
Adam Zamoyski (born 1949)

historian of Eastern Europe, historian, journalist

  • University of Oxford, Downside School

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Napoleon
The Polish way
The forgotten few
Holy madness
Moscow 1812
Phantom terror
Warsaw 1920
Chopin
Poland
The Last King of Poland
Rites of peace
Paderewski
Chopin
Rites of Peace
1812
The Land of the Winged Horsemen
Poland
The Czartoryski Museum
The battle for the marchlands
Phantom Terror
Warsaw 1920
Poland's parliamentary tradition
Rites of Peace - the Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna
Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie i Kolekcja Ksiazat Czartoryskich
The Princes Czartoryski Museum
Holy Madness
Orły nad Europą
The noble house of Starzénski
1812
1812: NAPOLEON'S FATAL MARCH ON MOSCOW
RITES OF PEACE: THE FALL OF NAPOLEON AND THE CONGRES OF VIENNA
Holy madness
Warszawa 1920
Varsovia 1920
1815
Napoleao - O homem por tras do mito
Izabela
Napoleon Lib/E
Last King of Poland
Własna droga
Forgotten Few
Varsovia 1920