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The Feather Thief

Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century

de Kirk Wallace Johnson ...

**As heard on NPR's This American Life“Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air“One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science MonitorA rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an underground world of fanatical fly-tiers and plume ... Leer más

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**As heard on NPR's This American Life“Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air“One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science MonitorA rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an underground world of fanatical fly-tiers and plume
... Leer más

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The Fishermen and the Dragon

Fear, Greed, and a Fight for Justice on the Gulf Coast

de Kirk Wallace Johnson ...

**New York Public Library Best of 2022A gripping, twisting account of a small town set on fire by hatred, xenophobia, and ecological disaster—a story that weaves together corporate malfeasance, a battle over shrinking natural resources, a turning point in the modern white supremacist movement, and one woman’s relentless battle for environmental justice.“Riveting…it has a little of everything that ... Leer más

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**New York Public Library Best of 2022A gripping, twisting account of a small town set on fire by hatred, xenophobia, and ecological disaster—a story that weaves together corporate malfeasance, a battle over shrinking natural resources, a turning point in the modern white supremacist movement, and one woman’s relentless battle for environmental justice.“Riveting…it has a little of everything that
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羽毛賊：一樁由執念、貪婪、欲望所引發，博物史上最不尋常的竊案（2025年改版回歸）

The Feather Thief：Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century

de 柯克．華萊士．強森, Kirk Wallace Johnson, 吳建龍 ...

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比推理小說還精采的重大犯罪！英國自然史博物館創館以來最離奇的竊案！華萊士可能作夢都想不到，他費盡心力在南美洲紀錄鳥類、於馬來群島帶回世界第一隻天堂鳥標本，會有個狂人在一百六十年後，為了偷羽毛，只是要重現與華萊士同時代的古典運動：毛鉤綁製。什麼叫毛鉤綁製？十八世紀，隨著歐洲的殖民事業大刀闊斧地開展，博物學也深入地球最隱蔽的角落，新生的炫富休閒活動因應而生了：「鮭魚毛鉤釣」。怎樣釣鮭魚？鮭魚並不愛吃餌，牠們喜歡被挑釁，並主動追擊在水面上飛舞的生物。此時，羽毛派上用場了。為了讓釣鉤可以呈現水上飛舞的形象，鉤子上面必須綁上羽毛。而享受釣魚的貴族們，也開始拿最稀奇、最昂貴、最叫人瞠目結舌的鳥羽，綁製一個又一個綺麗的毛鉤。科學與保育如何終結羽毛產業？隨著二十世紀來臨，除了博物學家，就連一般民眾都意識到許多鳥類因人類活動而迅速滅絕。珍奇的鳥羽更是鳥類滅絕的一大原因。透過鳥類協會與科學家多年疾呼，動物保. ... Leer más

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比推理小說還精采的重大犯罪！英國自然史博物館創館以來最離奇的竊案！華萊士可能作夢都想不到，他費盡心力在南美洲紀錄鳥類、於馬來群島帶回世界第一隻天堂鳥標本，會有個狂人在一百六十年後，為了偷羽毛，只是要重現與華萊士同時代的古典運動：毛鉤綁製。什麼叫毛鉤綁製？十八世紀，隨著歐洲的殖民事業大刀闊斧地開展，博物學也深入地球最隱蔽的角落，新生的炫富休閒活動因應而生了：「鮭魚毛鉤釣」。怎樣釣鮭魚？鮭魚並不愛吃餌，牠們喜歡被挑釁，並主動追擊在水面上飛舞的生物。此時，羽毛派上用場了。為了讓釣鉤可以呈現水上飛舞的形象，鉤子上面必須綁上羽毛。而享受釣魚的貴族們，也開始拿最稀奇、最昂貴、最叫人瞠目結舌的鳥羽，綁製一個又一個綺麗的毛鉤。科學與保育如何終結羽毛產業？隨著二十世紀來臨，除了博物學家，就連一般民眾都意識到許多鳥類因人類活動而迅速滅絕。珍奇的鳥羽更是鳥類滅絕的一大原因。透過鳥類協會與科學家多年疾呼，動物保.
... Leer más
Der Federndieb

Ein passionierter Fliegenfischer kommt dem größten Museumsraub der Naturgeschichte auf die Spur | Das Kultbuch | »Ein fesselnder Kriminalfall« Peter Wohlleben

de Kirk Wallace Johnson ...

Traducido por Jochen Schwarzer ...

"Ein aufwühlender Bericht über die katastrophalen Folgen menschlicher Gier für bedrohte Vogelarten, ein starkes Argument für den Umweltschutz – und vor allem: ein fesselnder Kriminalfall."Peter WohllebenDer Fall lässt ihn nicht mehr los. Als der für sein Erzähltalent gefeierte Autor Kirk Wallace Johnson erstmals davon hört, steht er bis zur Hüfte in einem Fluss, die Leine mit der schillernden ... Leer más

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"Ein aufwühlender Bericht über die katastrophalen Folgen menschlicher Gier für bedrohte Vogelarten, ein starkes Argument für den Umweltschutz – und vor allem: ein fesselnder Kriminalfall."Peter WohllebenDer Fall lässt ihn nicht mehr los. Als der für sein Erzähltalent gefeierte Autor Kirk Wallace Johnson erstmals davon hört, steht er bis zur Hüfte in einem Fluss, die Leine mit der schillernden
... Leer más
Le Voleur de plumes

de Kirk Wallace Johnson ...

Traducido por Doug Headline ...

Seriez-vous prêt à risquer votre carrière pour quelques plumes ? Un soir de juin 2009, le jeune musicien virtuose Edwin Rist, destiné à une brillante carrière, commet un casse pour le moins incongru : après s'être produit à un concert de la Royal Academy of Music à Londres, il s'infiltre discrètement dans le musée d'Histoire naturelle pour voler des centaines d'oiseaux entreposés là depuis ... Leer más

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Seriez-vous prêt à risquer votre carrière pour quelques plumes ? Un soir de juin 2009, le jeune musicien virtuose Edwin Rist, destiné à une brillante carrière, commet un casse pour le moins incongru : après s'être produit à un concert de la Royal Academy of Music à Londres, il s'infiltre discrètement dans le musée d'Histoire naturelle pour voler des centaines d'oiseaux entreposés là depuis
... Leer más
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The Feather Thief

Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century

de Kirk Wallace Johnson ...

Narrado por MacLeod Andrews ...

Completo

8 hora 4 minutos

**As heard on NPR's This American Life“Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air“One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science MonitorA rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an underground world of fanatical fly-tiers and plume ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

**As heard on NPR's This American Life“Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air“One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science MonitorA rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an underground world of fanatical fly-tiers and plume
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
Il ladro di piume

de Kirk Wallace Johnson ...

Traducido por Sandro Ristori ...

In una fresca sera di giugno del 2009, dopo aver tenuto un concerto alla Royal Academy of Music di Londra, il ventenne flautista americano Edwin Rist salì su un treno diretto all’avamposto suburbano del British Museum of Natural History. Il museo Tring, sede di una delle più grandi collezioni ornitologiche del mondo, era pieno di rari esemplari di uccelli le cui splendide piume valevano ... Leer más

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In una fresca sera di giugno del 2009, dopo aver tenuto un concerto alla Royal Academy of Music di Londra, il ventenne flautista americano Edwin Rist salì su un treno diretto all’avamposto suburbano del British Museum of Natural History. Il museo Tring, sede di una delle più grandi collezioni ornitologiche del mondo, era pieno di rari esemplari di uccelli le cui splendide piume valevano
... Leer más
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The Fishermen and the Dragon

Fear, Greed, and a Fight for Justice on the Gulf Coast

de Kirk Wallace Johnson ...

Narrado por David Lee Huynh ...

Completo

9 hora 14 minutos

**New York Public Library Best of 2022A gripping, twisting account of a small town set on fire by hatred, xenophobia, and ecological disaster—a story that weaves together corporate malfeasance, a battle over shrinking natural resources, a turning point in the modern white supremacist movement, and one woman’s relentless battle for environmental justice.“Riveting…it has a little of everything that ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

**New York Public Library Best of 2022A gripping, twisting account of a small town set on fire by hatred, xenophobia, and ecological disaster—a story that weaves together corporate malfeasance, a battle over shrinking natural resources, a turning point in the modern white supremacist movement, and one woman’s relentless battle for environmental justice.“Riveting…it has a little of everything that
... Leer más

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American Exceptionalism and American Innocence

A People's History of Fake News--From The Revolutionary War to The War on Terror

de Roberto Sirvent, Danny Haiphong ...

Narrado por Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Completo

12 hora 38 minutos

Did the U.S. really “save the world” in World War II? Should black athletes stop protesting and show more gratitude for what America has done for them? Are wars fought to spread freedom and democracy? Or is this all fake news?American Exceptionalism and American Innocence examines the stories we’re told that lead us to think that the U.S. is a force for good in the world, regardless of slavery, ... Leer más

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Did the U.S. really “save the world” in World War II? Should black athletes stop protesting and show more gratitude for what America has done for them? Are wars fought to spread freedom and democracy? Or is this all fake news?American Exceptionalism and American Innocence examines the stories we’re told that lead us to think that the U.S. is a force for good in the world, regardless of slavery,
... Leer más

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Audiolibro

Hubris

The Tragedy of War in the Twentieth Century

de Alistair Horne ...

Narrado por James Adams ...

Completo

12 hora 30 minutos

“EMINENTLY PROVOCATIVE AND READABLE.”—THE WALL STREET JOURNALSir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years and in this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles of the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation, and geopolitical goals of aggressors and defenders to reveal the one trait that links them all: hubris.In Greek ... Leer más

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“EMINENTLY PROVOCATIVE AND READABLE.”—THE WALL STREET JOURNALSir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years and in this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles of the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation, and geopolitical goals of aggressors and defenders to reveal the one trait that links them all: hubris.In Greek
... Leer más

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維京魂：忠誠、紀律、無畏，征服世界的北歐傳奇

The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World

de 亞瑟．赫曼（Arthur Herman） ...

Traducido por 馮奕達 ...

Series series 歷史大講堂
▎「這些海盜就跟其他海盜一樣行徑卑劣。但是，當我們回想起他們的殘酷犯行，或是因為他們駭人聽聞的破壞與其他殘忍之舉而倒抽一口寒氣時，倒也不能忘記他們的紀律、堅忍、同袍情誼與武德，讓他們成為當時世界上最所向披靡、最大膽無畏的族群，無人能夠比肩。」──溫斯頓．邱吉爾▎「『難』不過舉手之勞，『不可能』頂多就把手舉久一點。」──千年流轉，維京魂未變其志。每當世界呼喚，他們便毅然回應。航向西方、航向南方、航向世界的各地，去掠奪、去探險、去建立我們的新家園吧！當海平線浮現維京長船的身影，腥風血雨便接踵而至。他們沿著河路、海路，東征俄羅斯，南擊羅馬帝國，西越大西洋抵達美洲。征服世界的傳奇，自此開展而永不止息。懷抱對自身與家族認同的深刻追尋，赫曼書寫下這部充滿情懷、如史詩般壯麗的維京傳奇。╳從海盜到匠人，刻苦、無畏、勤奮的精神與世界征服之路。╳在貧瘠嚴酷的斯堪地那維亞大地上，向外遷徙、尋找資源是維京... ... Leer más

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▎「這些海盜就跟其他海盜一樣行徑卑劣。但是，當我們回想起他們的殘酷犯行，或是因為他們駭人聽聞的破壞與其他殘忍之舉而倒抽一口寒氣時，倒也不能忘記他們的紀律、堅忍、同袍情誼與武德，讓他們成為當時世界上最所向披靡、最大膽無畏的族群，無人能夠比肩。」──溫斯頓．邱吉爾▎「『難』不過舉手之勞，『不可能』頂多就把手舉久一點。」──千年流轉，維京魂未變其志。每當世界呼喚，他們便毅然回應。航向西方、航向南方、航向世界的各地，去掠奪、去探險、去建立我們的新家園吧！當海平線浮現維京長船的身影，腥風血雨便接踵而至。他們沿著河路、海路，東征俄羅斯，南擊羅馬帝國，西越大西洋抵達美洲。征服世界的傳奇，自此開展而永不止息。懷抱對自身與家族認同的深刻追尋，赫曼書寫下這部充滿情懷、如史詩般壯麗的維京傳奇。╳從海盜到匠人，刻苦、無畏、勤奮的精神與世界征服之路。╳在貧瘠嚴酷的斯堪地那維亞大地上，向外遷徙、尋找資源是維京...
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Audiolibro

Legacy of Ash

de Matthew Ward ...

Narrado por Suzannah Hampton ...

Series Audiolibro 1 - The Legacy Trilogy
Completo

28 hora 35 minutos

Legacy of Ash is an unmissable fantasy debut--an epic tale of intrigue and revolution, soldiers and assassins, ancient magic and the eternal clash of empires.A shadow has fallen over the Tressian Republic.Ruling families -- once protectors of justice and democracy -- now plot against one another with sharp words and sharper knives. Blinded by ambition, they remain heedless of the threat posed by ... Leer más

$44.99 USD

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Legacy of Ash is an unmissable fantasy debut--an epic tale of intrigue and revolution, soldiers and assassins, ancient magic and the eternal clash of empires.A shadow has fallen over the Tressian Republic.Ruling families -- once protectors of justice and democracy -- now plot against one another with sharp words and sharper knives. Blinded by ambition, they remain heedless of the threat posed by
... Leer más

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