Erik Larson Libri

Il 13 luglio 1910 Walter Dew, ispettore capo di Scotland Yard, detto Blue Serge per i suoi abiti inappuntabili ed eleganti, rinviene nella cantina della casa londinese del dottor Hawley Harvey Crippen i resti, orribilmente ben conservati, di Cora Crippen, consorte del dottore scomparsa tempo addietro. Più giovane di una quindicina d’anni di Crippen, avvenente e sensuale bellezza, Cora era nota col nome d’arte di Belle Elmore quando cantava «a pagamento agli smoking concerts » e si esibiva alla Società delle Signore del Music Hall, di cui era illustre membro. Il ritrovamento dei suoi resti nella sua casa di Hilldrop Crescent ha un’eco enorme allorché Scotland Yard rende pubblico che il marito della vittima, il dottor Hawley Harvey Crippen si è dato alla fuga insieme con la sua giovane assistente Ethel Clara Le Neve, un’affascinante ragazza con labbra carnose e grandi occhi grigi. Il Times ribattezza il misterioso delitto «l’omicidio della cantina». Il Daily Mirror pubblica le foto della casa e della coppia di fuggiaschi. Il caso cattura l’attenzione dei giornali esteri e in breve la notizia dei resti trovati al numero 39 di Hilldrop Crescent diviene oggetto di conversazione a colazione per i lettori di New York come per quelli di Istanbul. In tutto il paese si scatena una gigantesca caccia all’uomo alla ricerca di Crippen e di Miss Le Neve. Nell’estate del 1910 Gugliemo Marconi è in mezzo all’Oceano, viaggia ininterrottamente per mare. In primavera, Beatrice, sua moglie, ha dato alla luce un maschio, ma Marconi non le è accanto. I fasti del Premio Nobel per la fisica vinto l’anno prima per la telegrafia sono già un ricordo del passato nella mente dello scienziato, occupata da un solo ossessivo pensiero: mostrare che la radiotelegrafia può davvero mettere fine all’isolamento delle navi in mare aperto. Il 22 luglio 1910 dalla nave Montrose, salpata da Anversa e diretta a Québec, in Canada, arriva una inattesa, incredibile conferma di questa possibilità, una dimostrazione che elettrizza il mondo e fa per sempre piazza pulita dei dubbi residui. Llewellyn Jones, uomo della compagnia di Marconi a bordo, radiotelegrafa il seguente messaggio alla Canadian Pacific di Liverpool, proprietaria della nave: «Abbiamo seri motivi di ritenere che Crippen… e suo complice siano tra passeggeri imbarcati. Ha tagliato baffi. Complice vestito da ragazzo voce modi e costituzione indubbiamente femminili». Nuova edizione di uno dei libri di maggior successo di Erik Larson (il libro apparve col titolo La fabbrica dei lampi ), Guglielmo Marconi e l’omicidio di Cora Crippen è una «grande storia di delitti e invenzioni» ("Los Angeles Times") che conduce il lettore nel cuore della turbolenta, effervescente Londra edoardiana.

"On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Over the next twelve months, the Nazis would wage a relentless bombing campaign - and it was up to Churchill to shore the country and teach the British what Erik Larson calls 'the art of being fearless.' Drawing on diaries, archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports, Larson provides a new lens on London's darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family, and his closest advisers. The Splendid and the Vile takes readers back to a time of true leadership, when, in the face of unrelenting horror, Churchill's eloquence, courage, and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together."-- Back cover

On May 1, 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone, and for months, its U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era's great transatlantic "Greyhounds" and her captain, William Thomas Turner, placed tremendous faith in the gentlemanly strictures of warfare that for a century had kept civilian ships safe from attack. He knew, moreover, that his ship -- the fastest then in service -- could outrun any threat. Germany, however, was determined to change the rules of the game, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. Meanwhile, an ultra-secret British intelligence unit tracked Schwieger's U-boat, but told no one. As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way toward Liverpool, an array of forces both grand and achingly small -- hubris, a chance fog, a closely guarded secret, and more -- all converged to produce one of the great disasters of history

On May 1, 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone, and for months, its U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era's great transatlantic "Greyhounds" and her captain, William Thomas Turner, placed tremendous faith in the gentlemanly strictures of warfare that for a century had kept civilian ships safe from attack. He knew, moreover, that his ship -- the fastest then in service -- could outrun any threat. Germany, however, was determined to change the rules of the game, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. Meanwhile, an ultra-secret British intelligence unit tracked Schwieger's U-boat, but told no one. As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way toward Liverpool, an array of forces both grand and achingly small -- hubris, a chance fog, a closely guarded secret, and more -- all converged to produce one of the great disasters of history

The internationally bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War-a slow-burning crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two.

The narrative delves into the harrowing events surrounding the deadliest hurricane in history, blending gripping storytelling with historical detail. It explores the impact of the storm on communities, the human experiences during the disaster, and the aftermath that shaped future responses to such calamities. The author, known for meticulous research and engaging prose, brings to life the tragedy and resilience of those affected, making it a compelling read for history enthusiasts and those interested in natural disasters.

The architect was Daniel H Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the massive, visionary landscape of white buildings set in a wonderland of canals and gardens. The killer was H H Holmes, a handsome doctor with blue eyes. He used the attraction of the great fair and his own devilish charms to lure scores of young women to their deaths.

"Futurists are certain that humanlike AI is on the horizon, but in fact engineers have no idea how to program human reasoning. AI reasons from statistical correlations across data sets, while common sense is based heavily on conjecture. Erik Larson argues that hyping existing methods will only hold us back from developing truly humanlike AI"-- Provided by publisher

It's Berlin, 1933. William E Dodd, a mild-mannered academic from Chicago become America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany. Dodd and his family, notably his vivacious daughter, Martha, observe at first-hand the many changes - some subtle, some disturbing, and some horrifically violent - that signal Hitler's consolidation of power.

This textbook presents a balanced treatment of both the technical and behavioural issues in project management as well as covering a broad range of industries to which project management principles can be applied