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INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER One of Canada’s foremost authors and journalists, offers a gripping account of the contest between John Diefenbaker and Lester Pearson, two prime ministers who fought each other relentlessly, but who between them created today’s Canada. John Diefenbaker...

In this gripping tale, Laevsky finds himself in a small seaside town in the Caucasus after abandoning his old life for Nadyezhda Fyodorovna, another man’s wife. However, the dreams of a fresh start quickly fade as Laevsky succumbs to a life of idleness, filled with drinking and card games, while Nadyezhda seeks solace in other affairs. As Laevsky devises a plan to escape once more—this time without his mistress—he crosses paths with the rationalist Von Koren, who is a staunch believer in Darwinian principles of natural selection. When tensions rise and Laevskys frustrations boil over, ...

Combining impeccable scholarship and literary elegance, David Wetzel depicts the drama of machinations and passions that exploded in a war that forever changed the face of European history.

One is poised on the edge of victory, the other threatened by invasion and defeat yet holding on, his own life in the balance and also that of the free world. In his reconstruction of the 80 days from May 10 to July 31, 1940, the author shows just how close England came to losing the war. He...

Duels è il podcast che ti porta dentro le grandi rivalità del passato.Irene Isopi ti guiderà attraverso le storie di artisti, scrittori, pittori, sportivi e molte altre figure iconiche che hanno fatto la storia, e racconterà per te le loro rivalità epiche.Chi non vorrebbe assistere a un confronto tra due grandi rivali come Leonardo da Vinci e Michelangelo? O tra Muhammad Ali e Joe Frazier? O ancora, tra Jane Austen e Emily Brontë? In ogni episodio di Duels, scopriremo cosa ha portato alla rivalità tra queste figure leggendarie, e come si sono scontrati nei momenti più importanti della ...

A chronicle of the divergent journeys of a father, who fled post-war Vietnam on a small boat to find refuge in the United States, and his American-born daughter, who ventures to Vietnam as an adult, capturing the stark contrast between their perspectives on their shared homeland, as they search for common ground and a path toward mutual healing.

A comedy, this was Centlivre's second play, first presented in 1702, and in her prologue she has made a big deal of the fact that this play has been written by a woman. The title tells you what we have here: We have Dueling Suitors for the affections of a young Lady and her heiress cousin, and we have Soldiers "from Conquest back return'd with Laurels Crown'd,where from the Fair, their just Rewards they found". Add in the Lady's Father, a former Mistress, a Fop, and a Fortune-Hunter, and it's time for a rollicking farce. - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Colonel Manly, in love with Clarinda: ...

Renowned for his brilliant plays and short stories, Anton Chekhov also crafted a series of novellas that delve deeply into the complexities of the human psyche and relationships. In The Duel, the reckless Laevsky escapes to the Caucasus with another mans wife, Nadyezhda Fyodorovna. There, he encounters a vibrant cast of characters, including Von Koren the zoologist, Samoylenko the doctor, and Pobyedov the whimsical deacon. However, Laevsky and his mistress quickly find themselves at odds with local society due to their extravagant lifestyles, leading to a dramatic insult, challenge, and ...

In the closing days of 1799, the United States was still a young republic, its uncertain future contested by the two major political parties of the day: the well-moneyed Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, and the populist Republicans, led by Aaron Burr. The two finest lawyers in New York, Burr and Hamilton were bitter rivals both in and out of the courtroom, and as the next election approached - with Manhattan likely to be the swing district on which the presidency would hinge - their animosity reached a fever pitch.

Le duel des idées, qui oppose Luc Ferry à Daniel Cohn-Bendit.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Un gioco, dove due amici attori spinti dalla voglia di filosofeggiare parlando a ruota libera e dalla loro fissa per la competizione, giocano a chi ne sa di più.Come in una partita a tennis colpiscono l'avversario col gossip più eclatante riguardo ai grandi drammaturghi del teatro occidentale, aiutati da artisti ed esperti del teatro contemporaneo.Da Shakespeare a Goldoni, passando per Ibsen e Strindberg, le vite dei drammaturghi verranno raccontate come quelle delle rockstar e le loro opere prenderanno vita e saranno recitate da grandi interpreti del teatro italiano.

The Blonde Lady pits master thief Arsène Lupin against the brilliant detective Herlock Sholmes in a battle of wits. As the gentleman-burglar executes a series of daring heists, Sholmes is determined to bring him to justice. A thrilling duel between two legendary minds.

Unstoppable true stories of the most hardcore showdowns, last stands, and military engagements of all time! When only one can live, it's an Ultimate Deathmatch! This ain't no table tennis. You're not here to skip rope with your niece. You're here to witness the catastrophically awesome exploits...

Based on his early achievements, Aaron Burr, Jr., should have become an obscure but respected figure in American history. An officer in the Continental Army, a high-flying lawyer, and an influential politician, his career peak was becoming the third vice president in US history. But after all these achievements, Burr's name is now associated with corruption and cruelty. He killed a man in an illegal duel while in office, and interest in that man, Alexander Hamilton, has revived Burr's reputation as one of history's villains. Who was Aaron Burr?

Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton had a famously contentious political relationship. In June of 1804, then-Vice President Burr was made aware that Hamilton had made disparaging remarks about him. Dr. Charles Cooper had overheard these remarks and published a letter indicating such. Burr soon after read Dr. Cooper's remarks and took offense. The following are pieces of correspondence between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, followed by letters from Alexander Hamilton to his friend Nathaniel Pendleton, as well as his wife Elizabeth.