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1) Mata Hari
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"This book explores the life of the controversial and historical figure, Mata Hari -- the exotic dancer, convicted double agent, and original femme fatale--told from her own perspective. It collects the five-issue series and includes additional historical material and an artist's sketchbook. Dancer. Courtesan. Spy. Executed by a French firing squad in 1917. One hundred years on from her death, questions are still raised about her conviction. Now,...
2) Mata Hari
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Mata Hari, the dancer-turned-German secret agent in a wartime Paris seething with secrets and betrayal. With the world at war, love was her weapon. The only men she couldn' t seduce were the 12 in the firing squad that ended her life.
Publisher
Chooseco
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The year is 1915, and YOU are young Margaretha Zelle, a world-famous dancer from the Netherlands. You have just arrived in Bali, Indonesia with your dance troupe when your best friend Althea goes missing. As a master of tongues and disguises, who better to save her? Your trek through the mysterious Balinese jungle might lead you to a top secret spy school, but if you leave now, you will miss your chance to audition for the performance of a lifetime."--Amazon....
Author
Publisher
Roca Editorial
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Español
Description
El pequeño Aleksei, huérfano en la estepa siberiana, emprende un viaje a Moscú junto al sacerdote Vasiliy Lebedev y, de allí, al París de finales del siglo XIX. En la Ciudad de la Luz disfrutará de una nueva vida junto a la tía Vania y el resto de su peculiar familia. Mata Hari triunfa en los cabarés de Berlín cuando los alemanes contactan con ella: quieren que espíe a los franceses antes de que estalle la guerra. Margot, la mujer que se...
Author
Series
Publisher
UXL
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Covers major topics related to the period, including the roots of the war; causes of U.S. involvement; the Espionage Act and Sedition Act; weapons of mass destruction; and more. Profiles the major players of the period, including Woodrow Wilson, Kaiser Wilhelm II, John Pershing, and Henri-Philippe Petain. Presents full or excerpted primary source materials, including diaries, speeches, letters, journals and memoirs.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Meet some of the last century's infamous spies and learn how they were eventually uncovered. Fascinating cases here include those of William Sebold, a German spy for America during World War II; Mata Hari, one of history's most notorious female spies; and the recent case of Robert Hanssen, an FBI mole working for the KGB.
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"A humorous look at how famous people got caught, including Joan of Arc, Blackbeard, Al Capone, and more! From the award-winning team that brought you How They Croaked and How They Choked. Outlaw, assassin, art thief, and spy, these fourteen troublemakers and crooks--including Blackbeard the pirate, Typhoid Mary, and gangster Al Capone--have given the good guys a run for their money throughout the ages. Some were crooked, some were deadly, and some...
11) La espía
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
En su nueva novela, Paulo Coelho da vida a una de las mujeres m̀s enigm̀ticas de la historia: Mata Hari, quien fuera acusada de espionaje durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. Aunque hubo poca evidencia para incriminarla, ella no pudo escapar de la persecuci̤n y el enjuiciamiento por la inteligencia militar francesa. Esta cautivadora e ̕ntima narraci̤n nos presenta a una mujer que se atrevi̤, en su tiempo, a hacer lo impensable: desnudarse en p͠blico,...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"From the kidnapping of Einstein's brain to the horrifying end of Louis XIV's heart, the mysteries surrounding some of history's most famous body parts range from medical to macabre. Carlyn Beccia explores the misadventures of noteworthy body parts through history and uses them as springboards for exploring topics such as forensics, DNA testing, brain science, organ donation, and cloning. The engaging, conversational tone of the text, the wonderfully...
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