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16 produkter
People's Tycoon
Henry Ford and the American Century
Av Steven Watts
E-bok, 2009
224 kr
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How a Michigan farm boy became the richest man in America is a classic, almost mythic tale, but never before has Henry Ford’s outsized genius been brought to life so vividly as it is in this engaging and superbly researched biography. The real Henry Ford was a tangle of contradictions. He set off …
Mr Playboy
Hugh Hefner and the American Dream
Av Steven Watts
E-bok, 2009
160 kr
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The real Hugh Hefner-the extraordinary inside story of an American icon "Riveting... Watts packs in plenty of gasp-inducing passages."- Newark Star Ledger "Like it or not, Hugh Hefner has affected all of us, so I treasured learning about how and why in the sober biography."- Chicago Sun Times "This …
Republic Reborn
War and the Making of Liberal America, 1790-1820
Av Steven Watts
Häftad, 1989
360 kr
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Winner of the Book Prize for New Authors from the National Historical Society The War of 1812 played a critical role in the emergence of an American "culture of capitalism." In The Republic Reborn Steven Watts offers a brilliant new interpretation of the war and the foundation of liberal America. …
Magic Kingdom
Walt Disney and the American Way of Life
Av Steven Watts
Häftad, 2001
297 kr
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Part biography and part cultural analysis, Steven Watts's The Magic Kingdom sheds new light on the cultural icon of ""Uncle Walt."" Watts also digs deeply into Disney's private life, investigating his roles as husband, father, and brother and providing fresh insight into his peculiar psyche - his …
Citizen Cowboy
Will Rogers and the American People
Av Steven Watts
Inbunden, 2024
415 kr
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Citizen Cowboy is a probing biography of one of America's most influential cultural figures. Will Rogers was a youth from the Cherokee Indian Territory of Oklahoma who rose to conquer nearly every form of media and entertainment in the early twentieth century's rapidly expanding consumer society. …
Citizen Cowboy
Will Rogers and the American People
Av Steven Watts
Häftad, 2026
379 kr
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Citizen Cowboy is a probing biography of one of America's most influential cultural figures. Will Rogers was a youth from the Cherokee Indian Territory of Oklahoma who rose to conquer nearly every form of media and entertainment in the early twentieth century's rapidly expanding consumer society. …
Romance of Real Life
Charles Brockden Brown and the Origins of American Culture
Av Steven Watts
Häftad, 2020
583 kr
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Originally published in 1994. The Romance of Real Life aims to reconstruct historically the life and writings of Charles Brockden Brown in terms of their cultural connection. Watts examines in detail Brown's early and later writings. By looking at these often-neglected works more closely, he offers …
Self-Help Messiah
Dale Carnegie and Success in Modern America
Av Steven Watts
Ljudbok, 2013
372 kr
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An illuminating biography of the man who taught Americans "how to win friends and influence people" Before Stephen Covey, Oprah Winfrey, and Malcolm Gladwell there was Dale Carnegie. His book, How to Win Friends and Influence People , became a bestseller worldwide, and Life magazine named him one …
Mr. Playboy
Hugh Hefner and the American Dream
Av Steven Watts
Ljudbok, 2008
408 kr
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Gorgeous young women in revealing poses; extravagant mansion parties packed with celebrities; a hot-tub grotto, elegant smoking jackets, and round rotating beds; the hedonistic pursuit of uninhibited sex—put these images together and a single name springs to mind: Hugh Hefner. From his spectacular …
Self-help Messiah
Dale Carnegie and Success in Modern America
Av Steven Watts
E-bok, 2013
269 kr
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An illuminating biography of the man who taught Americans “how to win friends and influence people” Before Stephen Covey, Oprah Winfrey, and Malcolm Gladwell there was Dale Carnegie. His book, How to Win Friends and Influence People , became a best seller worldwide, and Life magazine named him one …
