June 8, 2011
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Enigma (DVD) $9.59 Set in England during World War II, Michael Apted's ENIGMA follows bookish code-breaker Tom Jericho (Dougray Scott) through a whirlwind love affair with Claire Romilly (Saffron Burrows), a seductive blonde clerk, and his subsequent recovery from a mental breakdown caused by the relationship. As Tom begins to pick up the pieces of his sanity, he is reinstated by his former employers at Bletchley Park, a secret agency that intercepts transmissions from German U-boats and decodes them for use in the Allied cause. When a suave government agent (Jeremy Northam) investigates Bletchley in search of a suspected spy and the now-missing Claire, Tom takes matters into his own hands and enlists the help of Claire's roommate, the seemingly prim Hester Wallace (Kate Winslet). Together Tom and Hester begin to unravel a mystery that goes extends across continents and allegiances.Apted's WWII thriller, based on the novel by Robert Harris and screenplay by Tom Stoppard, is a well-crafted period piece that successfully transports the audience to 1940s Britain. Scott and Winslet are compelling in their roles as intellectuals forced into action, and Northam exudes a rakish charm during his appearances. The film's secret weapon, however, is the plot, which gets more and more intriguing as the story progresses. In the end, even the most astute viewers will be surprised by ENIGMA's finale. |
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The Riddle (Hardcover) $21.43 While organizations claim to value creativity, they are often at a loss when attempting to conjure up novel ideas, particularly in a world where technology has made information readily available to everyone. As a result, leaders ask, "Where will the next big idea come from?" In response, they allocate significant resources for innovation; however the source of creative inspiration has remained a mystery. Science has shown that it`s possible to create conditions under which the mind is more prepared to have insights, or "a-ha! moments." In this fascinating book, Andrew Razeghi examines the precursors to creative insight and offers clear-cut methods for making "Eureka moments" routine practice rather than lucky accidents. Combining the latest scientific research, interviews with current innovators, and studies of history`s most creative minds, he dissects the creative process and presents a practical approach for inspiring innovation. |
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El Enigma Sagrado / Sacred Mystery $37.14 This book is in Used condition |
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Enigma – MCMXC A.D. (DVD) $14.84 Enigma have achieved a staggering popularity with their fusion of classical and ambient music. With lush, smooth sounds, the band have maintained an air of mystery, and instead preferred to represent themselves via the music video medium. This collection gathers together the visual representations of each track from their huge selling debut album, providing a haunting filmic element to their musical spookiness.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame – 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 – English/German DTS 5.1 – English/German PCM – English/GermanAdditional Release Material: Interview – 1. EnigmaTracks:1. The Voice of Enigma2. Priciples of Lust/Sadeness/Find Love/Sadeness3. Callas Went Away4. Mea Culpa5. The Voice& The Snake6. Knocking on Forbidden Doors7. Back To The Rivers of Belief/Way To Eternity/Hallelujah/The Rivers of Belief8. Sadeness9. Mea Culpa10. Principles of Lust11. The Rivers of Belief |
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The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Dead Man’s Riddle $9.99 This book is in Good Used condition |
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Enigma $43.89 Enigma by Alexandra De Markoff for Women – 1.7 oz Perfume Oil |
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Riddle at the Rodeo (Paperback) $8.84 When someone steals the prize buckle of a junior bull-riding champion, 13-year-old amateur sleuth Kirsten Camarata sets her mind to solving the mystery. She takes part in a rodeo in order to get behind the scenes, and even though someone goes to extreme measures to prevent her from doing so, her detective skills pay off as she pieces together the clues to solve the mystery. |
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March 7, 2011
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The Riddle of Mystery Inn $21.56 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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Enigma (Paperback) $11.18 ACCLAIM FOR ENIGMA “CRACKING STUFF…VIVID AND HITHERTO UNKNOWN DETAILS.” –Sunday Times (London) “IN A CROWD OF BOOKS DEALING WITH THE ALLIED BREAKING OF THE WORLD WAR II CIPHER MACHINE ENIGMA, HUGH SEBAG-MONTEFIORE HAS SCORED A SCOOP.” –Washington Post Winston Churchill called the cracking of the German Enigma Code “the secret weapon that won the war.” Now, for the first time, noted British journalist Hugh-Sebag-Montefiore reveals the complete story of the breaking of the code by the Allies—the breaking that played a crucial role in the outcome of World War II. This fascinating account relates the never-before-told, hair-raising stories of the heroic British and American sailors, spies, and secret agents who faced death in order to capture vital codebooks from sinking ships and snatch them from under the noses of Nazi officials. Sebag-Montefiore also relates new details about the genesis of the code, little-known facts about how the Poles first cracked the Luftwaffe’s version of the code (and then passed it along to the British), and the feverish activities at Bletchley Park, Based in part on documents recently unearthed from American and British archives—including previously confidential government files—and in part on unforgettable, firsthand accounts of surviving witnesses, Enigma unearths the stunning truth about the brilliant piece of decryption that changed history. |
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Churchill’s Man of Mystery $159.66 This book is in Used condition |
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Churchill (Paperback) $15.4 Winston Churchill (1874-1965) is often proclaimed as the greatest Briton in history and one of the world`s eminent leaders. Born into a dazzling political family, Churchill was awkward and eccentric as a young man but flourished in the army, where he served in the North West Frontier, Sudan and during the Second Boer War as a successful war correspondent. As a politician he was brash and petulant, but succeeded in holding most of the major offices of state, acting as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer as well as First Lord of the Admiralty and Secretary of State for War. On the resignation of Neville Chamberlain in 1940, Churchill became Prime Minister and led Britain through one of its darkest moments. Charismatic and adventurous, egotistical, visionary and unconventional, Churchill was an enigma. A child of his time, his paradoxical life spanned two world wars and the rise and fall of the Victorian British Empire. His death marked the end of a British era. In this, the definitive biography, Norman Rose brilliantly illuminates the man behind the myth, producing a fresh, balanced, and incisive portrait of an extraordinary life and the legacy that remains undimmed to this day. |
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Enigma (DVD) $9.59 Set in England during World War II, Michael Apted's ENIGMA follows bookish code-breaker Tom Jericho (Dougray Scott) through a whirlwind love affair with Claire Romilly (Saffron Burrows), a seductive blonde clerk, and his subsequent recovery from a mental breakdown caused by the relationship. As Tom begins to pick up the pieces of his sanity, he is reinstated by his former employers at Bletchley Park, a secret agency that intercepts transmissions from German U-boats and decodes them for use in the Allied cause. When a suave government agent (Jeremy Northam) investigates Bletchley in search of a suspected spy and the now-missing Claire, Tom takes matters into his own hands and enlists the help of Claire's roommate, the seemingly prim Hester Wallace (Kate Winslet). Together Tom and Hester begin to unravel a mystery that goes extends across continents and allegiances.Apted's WWII thriller, based on the novel by Robert Harris and screenplay by Tom Stoppard, is a well-crafted period piece that successfully transports the audience to 1940s Britain. Scott and Winslet are compelling in their roles as intellectuals forced into action, and Northam exudes a rakish charm during his appearances. The film's secret weapon, however, is the plot, which gets more and more intriguing as the story progresses. In the end, even the most astute viewers will be surprised by ENIGMA's finale. |
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The Riddle (Hardcover) $21.43 While organizations claim to value creativity, they are often at a loss when attempting to conjure up novel ideas, particularly in a world where technology has made information readily available to everyone. As a result, leaders ask, "Where will the next big idea come from?" In response, they allocate significant resources for innovation; however the source of creative inspiration has remained a mystery. Science has shown that it`s possible to create conditions under which the mind is more prepared to have insights, or "a-ha! moments." In this fascinating book, Andrew Razeghi examines the precursors to creative insight and offers clear-cut methods for making "Eureka moments" routine practice rather than lucky accidents. Combining the latest scientific research, interviews with current innovators, and studies of history`s most creative minds, he dissects the creative process and presents a practical approach for inspiring innovation. |
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El Enigma Sagrado / Sacred Mystery $37.14 This book is in Used condition |
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Enigma – MCMXC A.D. (DVD) $14.84 Enigma have achieved a staggering popularity with their fusion of classical and ambient music. With lush, smooth sounds, the band have maintained an air of mystery, and instead preferred to represent themselves via the music video medium. This collection gathers together the visual representations of each track from their huge selling debut album, providing a haunting filmic element to their musical spookiness.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame – 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 – English/German DTS 5.1 – English/German PCM – English/GermanAdditional Release Material: Interview – 1. EnigmaTracks:1. The Voice of Enigma2. Priciples of Lust/Sadeness/Find Love/Sadeness3. Callas Went Away4. Mea Culpa5. The Voice& The Snake6. Knocking on Forbidden Doors7. Back To The Rivers of Belief/Way To Eternity/Hallelujah/The Rivers of Belief8. Sadeness9. Mea Culpa10. Principles of Lust11. The Rivers of Belief |
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The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Dead Man’s Riddle $9.99 This book is in Good Used condition |
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Enigma $43.89 Enigma by Alexandra De Markoff for Women – 1.7 oz Perfume Oil |
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February 17, 2011
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The Riddle of Mystery Inn $21.56 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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Enigma (Paperback) $11.18 ACCLAIM FOR ENIGMA “CRACKING STUFF…VIVID AND HITHERTO UNKNOWN DETAILS.” –Sunday Times (London) “IN A CROWD OF BOOKS DEALING WITH THE ALLIED BREAKING OF THE WORLD WAR II CIPHER MACHINE ENIGMA, HUGH SEBAG-MONTEFIORE HAS SCORED A SCOOP.” –Washington Post Winston Churchill called the cracking of the German Enigma Code “the secret weapon that won the war.” Now, for the first time, noted British journalist Hugh-Sebag-Montefiore reveals the complete story of the breaking of the code by the Allies—the breaking that played a crucial role in the outcome of World War II. This fascinating account relates the never-before-told, hair-raising stories of the heroic British and American sailors, spies, and secret agents who faced death in order to capture vital codebooks from sinking ships and snatch them from under the noses of Nazi officials. Sebag-Montefiore also relates new details about the genesis of the code, little-known facts about how the Poles first cracked the Luftwaffe’s version of the code (and then passed it along to the British), and the feverish activities at Bletchley Park, Based in part on documents recently unearthed from American and British archives—including previously confidential government files—and in part on unforgettable, firsthand accounts of surviving witnesses, Enigma unearths the stunning truth about the brilliant piece of decryption that changed history. |
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Churchill’s Man of Mystery $159.66 This book is in Used condition |
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Churchill (Paperback) $15.4 Winston Churchill (1874-1965) is often proclaimed as the greatest Briton in history and one of the world`s eminent leaders. Born into a dazzling political family, Churchill was awkward and eccentric as a young man but flourished in the army, where he served in the North West Frontier, Sudan and during the Second Boer War as a successful war correspondent. As a politician he was brash and petulant, but succeeded in holding most of the major offices of state, acting as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer as well as First Lord of the Admiralty and Secretary of State for War. On the resignation of Neville Chamberlain in 1940, Churchill became Prime Minister and led Britain through one of its darkest moments. Charismatic and adventurous, egotistical, visionary and unconventional, Churchill was an enigma. A child of his time, his paradoxical life spanned two world wars and the rise and fall of the Victorian British Empire. His death marked the end of a British era. In this, the definitive biography, Norman Rose brilliantly illuminates the man behind the myth, producing a fresh, balanced, and incisive portrait of an extraordinary life and the legacy that remains undimmed to this day. |
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Enigma (DVD) $9.59 Set in England during World War II, Michael Apted's ENIGMA follows bookish code-breaker Tom Jericho (Dougray Scott) through a whirlwind love affair with Claire Romilly (Saffron Burrows), a seductive blonde clerk, and his subsequent recovery from a mental breakdown caused by the relationship. As Tom begins to pick up the pieces of his sanity, he is reinstated by his former employers at Bletchley Park, a secret agency that intercepts transmissions from German U-boats and decodes them for use in the Allied cause. When a suave government agent (Jeremy Northam) investigates Bletchley in search of a suspected spy and the now-missing Claire, Tom takes matters into his own hands and enlists the help of Claire's roommate, the seemingly prim Hester Wallace (Kate Winslet). Together Tom and Hester begin to unravel a mystery that goes extends across continents and allegiances.Apted's WWII thriller, based on the novel by Robert Harris and screenplay by Tom Stoppard, is a well-crafted period piece that successfully transports the audience to 1940s Britain. Scott and Winslet are compelling in their roles as intellectuals forced into action, and Northam exudes a rakish charm during his appearances. The film's secret weapon, however, is the plot, which gets more and more intriguing as the story progresses. In the end, even the most astute viewers will be surprised by ENIGMA's finale. |
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The Riddle (Hardcover) $21.43 While organizations claim to value creativity, they are often at a loss when attempting to conjure up novel ideas, particularly in a world where technology has made information readily available to everyone. As a result, leaders ask, "Where will the next big idea come from?" In response, they allocate significant resources for innovation; however the source of creative inspiration has remained a mystery. Science has shown that it`s possible to create conditions under which the mind is more prepared to have insights, or "a-ha! moments." In this fascinating book, Andrew Razeghi examines the precursors to creative insight and offers clear-cut methods for making "Eureka moments" routine practice rather than lucky accidents. Combining the latest scientific research, interviews with current innovators, and studies of history`s most creative minds, he dissects the creative process and presents a practical approach for inspiring innovation. |
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El Enigma Sagrado / Sacred Mystery $37.14 This book is in Used condition |
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Enigma – MCMXC A.D. (DVD) $14.84 Enigma have achieved a staggering popularity with their fusion of classical and ambient music. With lush, smooth sounds, the band have maintained an air of mystery, and instead preferred to represent themselves via the music video medium. This collection gathers together the visual representations of each track from their huge selling debut album, providing a haunting filmic element to their musical spookiness.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame – 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 – English/German DTS 5.1 – English/German PCM – English/GermanAdditional Release Material: Interview – 1. EnigmaTracks:1. The Voice of Enigma2. Priciples of Lust/Sadeness/Find Love/Sadeness3. Callas Went Away4. Mea Culpa5. The Voice& The Snake6. Knocking on Forbidden Doors7. Back To The Rivers of Belief/Way To Eternity/Hallelujah/The Rivers of Belief8. Sadeness9. Mea Culpa10. Principles of Lust11. The Rivers of Belief |
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The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Dead Man’s Riddle $9.99 This book is in Good Used condition |
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Enigma $43.89 Enigma by Alexandra De Markoff for Women – 1.7 oz Perfume Oil |
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February 16, 2011
How Playing Sudoku Can Be Addictive
The Sudoku enigma has hit wests media and newsprints with such a enormous impact, that it has to be the brainteaser game introduction of the century. But what is it that bring about writing numbers into tiny squares so exceedingly addictive?
One part of the mix has definitely to be outright simplicity of the riddle. The rules of Sudoku are so easy to understand that anybody can start solving almost almost instantly.Yet mastering the game demand enormous extent of playing and patience. A Sudoku puzzle can also be made so complex that even a sudoku master would have a hard time finishing it.
Contrary to what many will suppose when they first see a Sudoku mystery, this brain-teasing exercise doesn’t require outstandingly high understanding of math. It is more a matter of judgment and the numeral characters could, in fact, be changed with any other symbol.
The dart throwing link
Since Sudoku is a game of reasoning and dart throwing is a game of precision and hand-eye coordination, you’d maybe think they have absolutely nothing in common. However, I have a story that could argue differently.
I recall when I was a kid and we spent the summer at our cottage in the country. One day my sibling and I found an old darts game – not like the posh ones they use in indoors dart competitions, but more of a robust “outdoors” (or whatever the term is) type of dartboard with digits from one on the outside to ten in the bulls eye, and somewhat weighty and rugged darts.
Neither of us where very good at tossing darts, so it was a good plan we hung the dart target on the outside wall of an old shed. After a while though, I happened to get quite a good score – 42 with five darts.
Luck had much to do with it of course, but now something very interesting happened. My sister would probably not quit before she had gotten at least the same score as me!
I think she chopped away at that dart board for a pair of hours without stopping, and had she been a person in a comic she could without doubt have been portrayed with a dark cloud over her head, so to say. It was beginning to get dark before she finally had crushed my record and could allow herself to quit.
It is actually mind-blowing to witness such determination.
Although having very little to do with Sudoku puzzles per se, I think the same kind of driving influence is also one factor “at fault” for the addictiveness of the Sudoku enigma.
Most people love a competitive encounter, on condition that that there is in reality a fairly genuine opportunity to crop up “winning” in the end. When tackling a appropriately tricky Sudoku riddle a participant can sometimes pass into almost a meditative like state where he or she frankly can’t put down the pen before they have beaten the Sudoku demanding task. Much in the same way as it occurred in that dart game many years ago.
So as you see, the simple goal of breaking a record or solving a puzzle – although very basic things – can have a profound effect on a persons reactions.
This is all good, as Sudoku is a very cheap hobby that definitely grants a good work out for the brain.However, would something catch fire in the vincinity or if a person is drowning – by all means put that Sudoku brainteaser aside for just a few seconds.
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The Mysterious Benedict Society: Mr. Benedict’s Book of Perplexing Puzzles, Elusive Enigmas, and Curious Conundrums $5.98 Author Interview: Trenton Lee Stewart Interviews Mr. Benedict Trenton Lee Stewart, author of The Mysterious Benedict Society series, recently sat down with Mr. Nicholas Benedict, the esteemed scientist and intelligence expert, to discuss his new books. Trenton Lee Stewart: Welcome, Mr. Benedict! Mr. Benedict: Thank you indeed. Now, why don’t we begin with your interest in riddles? … |
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The Big Book of Riddles, Puzzles and Enigmas $262.63 From the Publisher: Hundreds of challenging puzzles, brain-teasers and enigmas are to be found between the covers of this beautiful book. It contains many different puzzle types, all of them superbly decorated with contemporary illustrations. The puzzles range in level of difficulty from very easy to almost impossible. Answers and explanations are included…. |
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Einstein’s Riddle: Riddles, Paradoxes, and Conundrums to Stretch Your Mind $74.29 Riddles, paradoxes, and conundrums have been confusing and confounding people since at least the time of the Ancient Greeks. The eponymous riddle, according to legend, was devised by Albert Einstein as a child. He claimed that only about 2% of the population would be able to work out the correct answer. There are no tricks and there is only one answer. It requires the cool application of logic to … |
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Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? (Hardcover) $12.36 You are shrunk to the height of a nickel and thrown in a blender. The blades start moving in 60 seconds. What do you do? If you want to work at Google, or any of America`s best companies, you need to have an answer to this and other puzzling questions…. |
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The Seattle Puzzle (Paperback) $4.94 The Aldens are on vacation in Seattle! They`re ready to explore the city, and one of Grandfather`s friends is going to give them a personal tour. On their first day of sightseeing, they start the day at the Hungry Heart Diner where a mystery falls right into their laps! Benny finds a riddle taped to the bottom of their table. What does the riddle mean, and where will it take them? When the first riddle leads the children to another riddle, the Boxcar Children begin to wonder how this Seattle puzzle came to them. As each riddle brings the children to a new part of Seattle, the children try to piece the clues together. Who is planting the riddles, and what will happen if they can`t crack the next one? Where will the final riddle lead them? |
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The Riddle $13.72 Hunted by both light and dark, Maerad and her mentor, Cadvan, must solve the Riddle of the Treesong to save their kingdom from destruction–a quest that traps them in the Winterking`s frozen realm where Maerad makes a startling discovery. By the author of The Naming: The First Book of Pellinor. |
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Tiger Eye Curse Of The Riddle Box PC Game Tri-Synergy $19.99 ESRB Rating: E – Everyone Genre: Puzzle System Requirements: Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7. Pentium III 800 MHz or Faster. 128MB RAM (256MB+ recommended). 3D Video Card. DirectX Compatible Sound Card. Features: Bestselling author Marjorie M. Liu wrote this game’s script based on her own novel, Tiger Eye. Two thousand years ago, a powerful warrior was imprisoned inside a riddle box by an evil magi. Now, the warrior’s fate rests in your hands. In TigerEye Part 1 – Curse of the Riddle Box by Tri Synergy, you will experience more than 20 beautiful cut scenes accompanied by a film-quality custom soundtrack that brings the story to thrilling life. Search for hidden clues in an exotic Beijing marketplace and meet the mysterious old woman who sells you the riddle box. Discover the shocking 2000-year-old secret contained within. |
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The Wit and Wisdom of Winston Churchill $10.07 One of the most charismatic and fascinating figures of the 20th century, Winston Churchill was a prolific writer, masterful orator, and consummate wit. In The Wit and Wisdom of Winston Churchill, James Humes captures the essence of this larger-than-life personality with more than 1,000 quotations and anecdotes by and about Churchill. |
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Enigma (Paperback) $11.18 ACCLAIM FOR ENIGMA “CRACKING STUFF…VIVID AND HITHERTO UNKNOWN DETAILS.” –Sunday Times (London) “IN A CROWD OF BOOKS DEALING WITH THE ALLIED BREAKING OF THE WORLD WAR II CIPHER MACHINE ENIGMA, HUGH SEBAG-MONTEFIORE HAS SCORED A SCOOP.” –Washington Post Winston Churchill called the cracking of the German Enigma Code “the secret weapon that won the war.” Now, for the first time, noted British journalist Hugh-Sebag-Montefiore reveals the complete story of the breaking of the code by the Allies—the breaking that played a crucial role in the outcome of World War II. This fascinating account relates the never-before-told, hair-raising stories of the heroic British and American sailors, spies, and secret agents who faced death in order to capture vital codebooks from sinking ships and snatch them from under the noses of Nazi officials. Sebag-Montefiore also relates new details about the genesis of the code, little-known facts about how the Poles first cracked the Luftwaffe’s version of the code (and then passed it along to the British), and the feverish activities at Bletchley Park, Based in part on documents recently unearthed from American and British archives—including previously confidential government files—and in part on unforgettable, firsthand accounts of surviving witnesses, Enigma unearths the stunning truth about the brilliant piece of decryption that changed history. |
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Winston Churchill $11.78 A stirring account of the life of Britain`s greatest twentieth-century prime minister focuses on Churchill`s political career during World War II, telling his story from a military history point of view while examining his role in leading Britain through the dark days of the war. Reprint. 35,000 first printing. |
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Churchill (Paperback) $15.4 Winston Churchill (1874-1965) is often proclaimed as the greatest Briton in history and one of the world`s eminent leaders. Born into a dazzling political family, Churchill was awkward and eccentric as a young man but flourished in the army, where he served in the North West Frontier, Sudan and during the Second Boer War as a successful war correspondent. As a politician he was brash and petulant, but succeeded in holding most of the major offices of state, acting as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer as well as First Lord of the Admiralty and Secretary of State for War. On the resignation of Neville Chamberlain in 1940, Churchill became Prime Minister and led Britain through one of its darkest moments. Charismatic and adventurous, egotistical, visionary and unconventional, Churchill was an enigma. A child of his time, his paradoxical life spanned two world wars and the rise and fall of the Victorian British Empire. His death marked the end of a British era. In this, the definitive biography, Norman Rose brilliantly illuminates the man behind the myth, producing a fresh, balanced, and incisive portrait of an extraordinary life and the legacy that remains undimmed to this day. |
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Winston Churchill DVD $36.98 He was an uninspired student who won the Nobel Prize for literature. He failed military school examinations twice – and then became Lord of the Admiralty. A disastrous decision during World War I threatened to ruin his political career, yet he was named Prime Minister of Britain in 1940. The three programs in this multi-faceted collection explore Winston Churchill’s extraordinary life and monumental legacy. Includes: The Complete Churchill/Churchill and the Cabinet War Rooms/FDR: The War Years (2 DVD), approx. 5 hrs. |
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Churchill $18.07 This political biography of Winston Churchill shows how he prepared himself over several decades for his role as leader and hope of the English people during World War II. |
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