Michael korda (Mehr als 1.300 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The First World War comes to harrowing life through the intertwined lives of the soldier poets in Michael Kordas epicMuse of Fire.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. The First World War comes to harrowing life through the intertwined lives of the soldier poets in Michael Kordas epicMuse of Fire.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. "Bold and refreshing. Korda writes with great elegance and flair."  --Wall Street Journal Michael Korda's brilliant work of history takes the reader back to the summer of 1940, when fewer than three thousand young fighter pilots of the Royal Air Force--often no more than nine hundred on any given day--stood between Hitler and the victory that seemed almost within his grasp. Korda recreates the intensity of combat in the "long, delirious, burning blue" of the sky above southern England and, perhaps, for the first time, traces the entire complex web of political, diplomatic, scientific, industrial, and human decisions that led inexorably to the world's first, greatest, and most decisive air battle. Winston Churchill memorable said about the Battle of Britain, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." Here is the story of "the few," and how they prevailed against the odds, deprived Hitler of victory, and saved the world during three epic months in 1940. Korda's sweeping narrative account explores every facet of this pivotal moment in military history: Leadership and Command: Explore the clash of wills between Winston Churchill's resolve, Sir Hugh Dowding's quiet genius, and Hermann Göring's fatal arrogance. Revolutionary Technology: Uncover the secret history of radar and the race to design the legendary fighter planes that would rule the skies over Britain. Decisive Air Combat: Experience the day-by-day intensity of the dogfights as the Royal Air Force faces the full might of the Luftwaffe. The Human Story of "The Few": Meet the pilots who stood between Hitler and invasion, and understand the impossible odds they faced in the summer of 1940.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. "Bold and refreshing. Korda writes with great elegance and flair."  --Wall Street Journal Michael Korda's brilliant work of history takes the reader back to the summer of 1940, when fewer than three thousand young fighter pilots of the Royal Air Force--often no more than nine hundred on any given day--stood between Hitler and the victory that seemed almost within his grasp. Korda recreates the intensity of combat in the "long, delirious, burning blue" of the sky above southern England and, perhaps, for the first time, traces the entire complex web of political, diplomatic, scientific, industrial, and human decisions that led inexorably to the world's first, greatest, and most decisive air battle. Winston Churchill memorable said about the Battle of Britain, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." Here is the story of "the few," and how they prevailed against the odds, deprived Hitler of victory, and saved the world during three epic months in 1940. Korda's sweeping narrative account explores every facet of this pivotal moment in military history: Leadership and Command: Explore the clash of wills between Winston Churchill's resolve, Sir Hugh Dowding's quiet genius, and Hermann Göring's fatal arrogance. Revolutionary Technology: Uncover the secret history of radar and the race to design the legendary fighter planes that would rule the skies over Britain. Decisive Air Combat: Experience the day-by-day intensity of the dogfights as the Royal Air Force faces the full might of the Luftwaffe. The Human Story of "The Few": Meet the pilots who stood between Hitler and invasion, and understand the impossible odds they faced in the summer of 1940.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. In Cat People, Michael Korda, the New York Times bestselling author of Horse People, and his wife, Margaret, provide a wildly entertaining look at the world of cat lovers -- and their devotion to their pets. With characteristic wit, self-effacing charm, and sheer, exuberant love of a good cat story, they recount their lives as "cat people," beginning with Margaret's passion for cats (and Michael's reluctant midlife transformation into a cat person), and introduce readers to a hilarious assortment of people whose lives revolve -- often to an extraordinary degree -- around their cats, from Cleopatra, a transatlantic traveler who found happiness in Paris, to Wally, the epitome of feline dignity. Here are people who just can't say no to acquiring another cat, who travel the world with their cats, who build their social lives around their cats -- and, of course, here are the cats themselves. The Kordas celebrate the beguiling power of cats, including many of their own who have complemented, complicated, and changed their lives together over the years. Charming, often funny, and sometimes sad portraits populate the book -- such as Margaret's beloved cat Irving, whose favorite abode was the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, and Mumsie, who arrived unexpectedly at the door with her two kittens, and special cats like Jake and the gentle Chutney, as well as "difficult" cats like Chui and poor Mrs. Bumble, and Mr. McT., the bully who found love late in life. There are graceful cats and cats like Kit-Kat that never look before they jump; in short, countless cats the reader will never forget, even those with many cats of their own. The human characters include such unabashed cat people as one couple who keeps twenty-three cats and orders litter by the truckload; a glamorous New York agent who regularly shares lunch with her cat, Tulip, courtesy of New York's finest French restaurants; and many others, ranging from the eccentric to the bizarre. From city cats to country cats, Margaret and Michael celebrate the challenges, the joys, and the occasional heartbreak of living with -- and sometimes for -- one's cat. Here is the perfect gift for any cat lover to give or get, illustrated with whimsical line drawings by Michael Korda. …

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. "Bold and refreshing. Korda writes with great elegance and flair."  --Wall Street Journal Michael Korda's brilliant work of history takes the reader back to the summer of 1940, when fewer than three thousand young fighter pilots of the Royal Air Force--often no more than nine hundred on any given day--stood between Hitler and the victory that seemed almost within his grasp. Korda recreates the intensity of combat in the "long, delirious, burning blue" of the sky above southern England and, perhaps, for the first time, traces the entire complex web of political, diplomatic, scientific, industrial, and human decisions that led inexorably to the world's first, greatest, and most decisive air battle. Winston Churchill memorable said about the Battle of Britain, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." Here is the story of "the few," and how they prevailed against the odds, deprived Hitler of victory, and saved the world during three epic months in 1940. Korda's sweeping narrative account explores every facet of this pivotal moment in military history: Leadership and Command: Explore the clash of wills between Winston Churchill's resolve, Sir Hugh Dowding's quiet genius, and Hermann Göring's fatal arrogance. Revolutionary Technology: Uncover the secret history of radar and the race to design the legendary fighter planes that would rule the skies over Britain. Decisive Air Combat: Experience the day-by-day intensity of the dogfights as the Royal Air Force faces the full might of the Luftwaffe. The Human Story of "The Few": Meet the pilots who stood between Hitler and invasion, and understand the impossible odds they faced in the summer of 1940.…

Zustand: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair.

Zustand: good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Bestselling author Michael Korda's Horse People is the story -- sometimes hilariously funny, sometimes sad and moving, always shrewdly observed -- of a lifetime love affair with horses, and of the bonds that have linked humans with horses for more than ten thousand years. It is filled with intimate portraits of the kind of people, rich or poor, Eastern or Western, famous or humble, whose lives continue to revolve around the horse. Korda is a terrific storyteller, and his book is intensely personal and seductive, a joy for everyone who loves horses. Even those who have never ridden will be happy to saddle up and follow him through the world of horses, horse people, and the riding life.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Bestselling author Michael Korda's Horse People is the story -- sometimes hilariously funny, sometimes sad and moving, always shrewdly observed -- of a lifetime love affair with horses, and of the bonds that have linked humans with horses for more than ten thousand years. It is filled with intimate portraits of the kind of people, rich or poor, Eastern or Western, famous or humble, whose lives continue to revolve around the horse. Korda is a terrific storyteller, and his book is intensely personal and seductive, a joy for everyone who loves horses. Even those who have never ridden will be happy to saddle up and follow him through the world of horses, horse people, and the riding life. …

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Fictionalizing the affairs of John Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy with Marilyn Monroe, Michael Korda gives readers the satisfaction of a gripping and dramatic tale centered around the affairs that took the world by storm.Through the eyes of their close friends, this fictional story based on fact takes a look at Marilyn Monroe and her obsessive love for John and Bobby Kennedy and the damage their affairs caused for everyone involved. Seasoned author Michael Korda brings a story that has only been alive in imaginations to life in this stunningly passionate and tragic romance that is lived out against a background of deadly intrigue and threatening drama. Once again, Korda glibly but engagingly dramatizes historical events. -- Publishers Weekly.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Fictionalizing the affairs of John Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy with Marilyn Monroe, Michael Korda gives readers the satisfaction of a gripping and dramatic tale centered around the affairs that took the world by storm.Through the eyes of their close friends, this fictional story based on fact takes a look at Marilyn Monroe and her obsessive love for John and Bobby Kennedy and the damage their affairs caused for everyone involved. Seasoned author Michael Korda brings a story that has only been alive in imaginations to life in this stunningly passionate and tragic romance that is lived out against a background of deadly intrigue and threatening drama. Once again, Korda glibly but engagingly dramatizes historical events. -- Publishers Weekly.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. In the tradition of The Year of Magical Thinking comes a legendary editors unflinching love song about his radiant wife, Margaret, and her battle with cancer.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. "A brilliantly vibrant and compulsively readable one-volume life of one of the giants of the twentieth century." --Michael Beschloss  "A clear-eyed, grand-scale biography. . . . [Eisenhower] provides a vivid lesson in leadership at just the moment when leadership is of such paramount importance to the nation and the world."--David McCullough Ike is acclaimed author Michael Korda's sweeping and enthralling biography of Dwight David Eisenhower, arguably America's greatest general and one of her best presidents--a remarkable man in an extraordinary time, the hero who won the war and thereafter kept the peace. In this, the first single volume biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower to appear in decades, Michael Korda offers an honest and penetrating look at the general and president reverentially known as Ike. Full of fascinating details and anecdotes drawn from a rich treasure of letters, diaries, and historical documents, Ike shows how Eisenhower's genius as a commander and a leader, his generosity of spirit, and his devotion to duty were vital in achieving victory, and formed, in many ways large and small, the world in which we now live.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. "A brilliantly vibrant and compulsively readable one-volume life of one of the giants of the twentieth century." --Michael Beschloss  "A clear-eyed, grand-scale biography. . . . [Eisenhower] provides a vivid lesson in leadership at just the moment when leadership is of such paramount importance to the nation and the world."--David McCullough Ike is acclaimed author Michael Korda's sweeping and enthralling biography of Dwight David Eisenhower, arguably America's greatest general and one of her best presidents--a remarkable man in an extraordinary time, the hero who won the war and thereafter kept the peace. In this, the first single volume biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower to appear in decades, Michael Korda offers an honest and penetrating look at the general and president reverentially known as Ike. Full of fascinating details and anecdotes drawn from a rich treasure of letters, diaries, and historical documents, Ike shows how Eisenhower's genius as a commander and a leader, his generosity of spirit, and his devotion to duty were vital in achieving victory, and formed, in many ways large and small, the world in which we now live.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. Fictionalizing the affairs of John Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy with Marilyn Monroe, Michael Korda gives readers the satisfaction of a gripping and dramatic tale centered around the affairs that took the world by storm.Through the eyes of their close friends, this fictional story based on fact takes a look at Marilyn Monroe and her obsessive love for John and Bobby Kennedy and the damage their affairs caused for everyone involved. Seasoned author Michael Korda brings a story that has only been alive in imaginations to life in this stunningly passionate and tragic romance that is lived out against a background of deadly intrigue and threatening drama. Once again, Korda glibly but engagingly dramatizes historical events. -- Publishers Weekly.…

Zustand: very_good. Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Combining epic history with rich family stories, Michael Korda chronicles the outbreak of the Second World War and the great events that led to Dunkirk.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Combining epic history with rich family stories, Michael Korda chronicles the outbreak of the Second World War and the great events that led to Dunkirk.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. "[A] beguiling biography. . . . Korda is at his best describing, after the heroics in the desert, the touching antiheroics of Lawrence's later life." -- New York Times Book Review A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and a New York Times Editor's Choice--the definitive biography of the legendary British soldier, scholar and adventurer who became a myth even in his lifetime, T. E. Lawrence, "Lawrence of Arabia." From Michael Korda, author of the New York Times bestselling Eisenhower biography Ike and the captivating Battle of Britain book With Wings Like Eagles, comes the critically-acclaimed definitive biography of T. E. Lawrence--the legendary British soldier, strategist, scholar, and adventurer whose exploits as "Lawrence of Arabia" created a legacy of mythic proportions in his own lifetime. Many know T.E. Lawrence from David Lean's Oscar-winning 1962 biopic--based, itself, upon Lawrence's autobiographical Seven Pillars of Wisdom--but in the tradition of modern biographers like John Meacham, David McCullough, and Barbara Leaming, Michael Korda's penetrating new examination reveals new depth and character in the twentieth century's quintessential English hero. But who was the real man behind the myth of Lawrence of Arabia? Military Strategist: Discover the military genius who mastered guerrilla warfare and insurgency, leading a successful campaign against the vast Ottoman Empire with a handful of followers. The Man Behind the Myth: Based on previously secret documents, Korda reveals the complex, driven man behind the legend, from his heroics in the desert to the touching antiheroics of his later life. Creator of Nations: Explore Lawrence's crucial role as a diplomat at the Paris Peace Conference and his influence on the formation of the modern Middle East. Espionage and Intelligence: Delve into the shadowy world of the Arab Bureau and British intelligence as Lawrence navigates the high-stakes political landscape of World War I.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. "[A] beguiling biography. . . . Korda is at his best describing, after the heroics in the desert, the touching antiheroics of Lawrence's later life." -- New York Times Book Review A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and a New York Times Editor's Choice--the definitive biography of the legendary British soldier, scholar and adventurer who became a myth even in his lifetime, T. E. Lawrence, "Lawrence of Arabia." From Michael Korda, author of the New York Times bestselling Eisenhower biography Ike and the captivating Battle of Britain book With Wings Like Eagles, comes the critically-acclaimed definitive biography of T. E. Lawrence--the legendary British soldier, strategist, scholar, and adventurer whose exploits as "Lawrence of Arabia" created a legacy of mythic proportions in his own lifetime. Many know T.E. Lawrence from David Lean's Oscar-winning 1962 biopic--based, itself, upon Lawrence's autobiographical Seven Pillars of Wisdom--but in the tradition of modern biographers like John Meacham, David McCullough, and Barbara Leaming, Michael Korda's penetrating new examination reveals new depth and character in the twentieth century's quintessential English hero. But who was the real man behind the myth of Lawrence of Arabia? Military Strategist: Discover the military genius who mastered guerrilla warfare and insurgency, leading a successful campaign against the vast Ottoman Empire with a handful of followers. The Man Behind the Myth: Based on previously secret documents, Korda reveals the complex, driven man behind the legend, from his heroics in the desert to the touching antiheroics of his later life. Creator of Nations: Explore Lawrence's crucial role as a diplomat at the Paris Peace Conference and his influence on the formation of the modern Middle East. Espionage and Intelligence: Delve into the shadowy world of the Arab Bureau and British intelligence as Lawrence navigates the high-stakes political landscape of World War I.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Reprint. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Although prostate cancer is a disease that strikes nearly 200,000 men every year, it is a disease that has been shrouded in silence, in part because it strikes at the very core of masculine identity. But in Man to Man, bestselling author Michael Korda breaks that silence, turning the story of his illness and recovery into a candid and instructive book that speaks not only to every man and woman whose life has been touched by prostate cancer but to everyone who lives in fear of it. With unsparing frankness, Korda describes how he survived the ordeal of prostate surgery and its painful and humiliating aftereffects. He tells us how tumors are graded, evaluates different treatments, and makes sense of prostate cancer's mystifying numbers. Practical, immensely readable, filled with information, and, above all, hopeful, Man to Man is literally a life-saver. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. New title. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrated. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. "[With Wings Like Eagles is] bold and refreshing. Korda writes with great elegance and flair."--Wall Street Journal From the New York Times bestselling author of Ike and Horse People, Michael Korda, comes With Wings Like Eagles, the harrowing story of The Battle of Britain, one of the most important battles of World War II. In the words of the Washington Post Book World, "With Wings Like Eagles is a skillful, absorbing, often moving contribution to the popular understanding of one of the few episodes in history . to deserve the description 'heroic.'".…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. "[With Wings Like Eagles is] bold and refreshing. Korda writes with great elegance and flair."--Wall Street Journal From the New York Times bestselling author of Ike and Horse People, Michael Korda, comes With Wings Like Eagles, the harrowing story of The Battle of Britain, one of the most important battles of World War II. In the words of the Washington Post Book World, "With Wings Like Eagles is a skillful, absorbing, often moving contribution to the popular understanding of one of the few episodes in history . to deserve the description 'heroic.'". …

Hardback. Zustand: Good. "[With Wings Like Eagles is] bold and refreshing. Korda writes with great elegance and flair."--Wall Street Journal From the New York Times bestselling author of Ike and Horse People, Michael Korda, comes With Wings Like Eagles, the harrowing story of The Battle of Britain, one of the most important battles of World War II. In the words of the Washington Post Book World, "With Wings Like Eagles is a skillful, absorbing, often moving contribution to the popular understanding of one of the few episodes in history . to deserve the description 'heroic.'". …