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PublisherCrown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-101400080665
ISBN-139781400080663
eBay Product ID (ePID)52330546
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Book TitleThunderstruck
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMurder / General, Modern / 20th Century, Telecommunications, Europe / Great Britain / General, Criminals & Outlaws, History, Science & Technology
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreTrue Crime, Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorErik Larson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight24.7 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.3 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-011908
ReviewsPraise forThe Devil in the White City "[Larson] relentlessly fuses history and entertainment to give this nonfiction book the dramatic effect of a novel. . . . A dynamic, enveloping book." -Janet Maslin,New York Times "Hugely engrossing . . . exceedingly well-documented, exhaustive without being excessive, and utterly fascinating . . . deserves to be popular everywhere." -Rosellen Brown,Chicago Tribune "An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep-defying fiction." -Time Out New York "A great story, recounted with authority, entertainment, and insight . . . Larson writes with marvelous confidence, enthusiasm, polish, and scholarship." -New York Daily News "Everything popular history should be." -Publishers Weekly(starred review) "Gripping drama, captured with a reporter's nose for a good story and a novelist's flair for telling it . . . Superb." -Kirkus Reviews(starred review) "So good, you find yourself asking how you could not know this already." -Esquire Praise forIsaac's Storm "A gripping account . . . fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true." -The New York Times Book Review "Superb . . . Larson has made [Isaac] Cline, turn-of-the-century Galveston, and the Great Hurricane live again." -Wall Street Journal "[Larson] vividly captures the devastation that an unnamed hurricane inflicted on Galveston." -New York Newsday "[A] powerful story . . . a classic tale of mankind versus nature." -Christian Science Monitor "[A] graphic, heart-shattering reconstruction of the most lethal natural disaster in U.S. history." -Miami Herald "Compelling . . . [a] brilliant exploration of the hurricane's deadly force . . . Larson has the storyteller's skill of keeping the reader spellbound." -Times-Picayune "Gripping. . . TheJawsof hurricane yarns." -Washington Post, "Larson's gift for rendering an historical era with vibrant tactility and filling it with surprising personalities makesThunderstruckan irresistible tale...He beautifully captures the awe that greeted early wireless transmissions on shipboard...he restores life to this fascinating, long-lost world." -Washington Post "Of all the non-fiction writers working today, Erik Larson seems to have the most delicious fun...for his newest, destined-to-delight book,Thunderstruck, Larson has turned his sights on Edwardian London, a place alive with new science and seances, anonymous crowds and some stunningly peculiar personalities" --Chicago Tribune "[Larson] interweaves gripping storylines about a cryptic murderer and the race for technology in the early 20th century. An edge-of-the-seat read." --People "Captivating...withThunderstruck, Larson has selected another enthralling tale--two of them, actually--...[he] peppers the narrative with an engaging array of secondary figures and fills the margins with rich tangential period details...Larson has once again crafted a popular history narrative that is stylistically closer to a smartly plotted novel." --Miami Herald "As he did withThe Devil in the White City, Larson has created an intense, intelligent page turner that shows how the march of progress and innovation affect both the world at large and the lives of everyday people." --Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Larson's gift for rendering an historical era with vibrant tactility and filling it with surprising personalities makesThunderstruckan irresistible tale." --The Washington Post Book World "An enthralling narrative and vivid descriptions...Larson has done a marvelous job of bringing the distinct stories together in his own unique way. Simply fantastic!" --Library Journal "Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes." --The New York Times Book Review "Splendid, beautifully written...Thunderstrucktriumphantly resurrects the spirit of another age, when one man's public genius linked the world, while another's private turmoil made him a symbol of the end of "the great hush" and the first victim of a new era when instant communication, now inescapable, conquered the world." --Publishers Weekly "[Larson] captures the human capacity for wonder at the turn of the century...[he] has perfected a narrative form of his own invention." --The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) THUNDERSTRUCK By Erik Larson Three Rivers Press ISBN 978-1-4000-8067-0 $14.95 By Erik Larson Three Rivers Press ISBN 978-1-4000-8067-0 $14.95 OSD 9/25/2007 THUNDERSTRUCK By Erik Larson Three Rivers Press ISBN 978-1-4000-8067-0 $14.95 OSD 9/25/2007, " Larson's gift for rendering an historical era with vibrant tactility and filling it with surprising personalities makes "Thunderstruck" an irresistible tale...He beautifully captures the awe that greeted early wireless transmissions on shipboard...he restores life to this fascinating, long-lost world." -" Washington Post" " Of all the non-fiction writers working today, Erik Larson seems to have the most delicious fun...for his newest, destined-to-delight book, "Thunderstruck," Larson has turned his sights on Edwardian London, a place alive with new science and seances, anonymous crowds and some stunningly peculiar personalities" -- "Chicago Tribune" " [Larson] interweaves gripping storylines about a cryptic murderer and the race for technology in the early 20th century. An edge-of-the-seat read." -- "People" " Captivating...with "Thunderstruck," Larson has selected another enthralling tale--two of them, actually--...[he] peppers the narrative with an engaging array of secondary figures and fills the margins with rich tangential period details...Larson has once again crafted a popular history narrative that is stylistically closer to a smartly plotted novel." --"Miami Herald" " As he did with "The Devil in the White City," Larson has created an intense, intelligent page turner that shows how the march of progress and innovation affect both the world at large and the lives of everyday people." --"Atlanta Journal-Constitution" " Larson's gift for rendering an historical era with vibrant tactility and filling it with surprising personalities makes "Thunderstruck" an irresistible tale." --"The Washington Post Book World" " An enthralling narrative and vivid descriptions...Larson has done a marvelous job of bringing the distinct stories together in his own unique way. Simply fantastic!" --"Library Journal" " Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes." --"The New York Times Book Review" " Splendid, beautifully written..."Thunderstruck" triumphantly resurrects the spirit of another age, when one man's public genius linked the world, while another's private turmoil made him a symbol of the end of " the great hush" and the first victim of a new era when instant communication, now inescapable, conquered the world." --"Publishers Weekly" " [Larson] captures the human capacity for wonder at the turn of the century...[he] has perfected a narrative form of his own invention." --"The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)" THUNDERSTRUCK - By Erik Larson - Three Rivers Press - ISBN 978-1-4000-8067-0 - $14.95 - - By Erik Larson - Three Rivers Press - ISBN 978-1-4000-8067-0 - $14.95 - OSD 9/25/2007 THUNDERSTRUCK - By Erik Larson - Three Rivers Press - ISBN 978-1-4000-8067-0 - $14.95 - OSD 9/25/2007, "Larson's gift for rendering an historical era with vibrant tactility and filling it with surprising personalities makes Thunderstruck an irresistible tale...He beautifully captures the awe that greeted early wireless transmissions on shipboard...he restores life to this fascinating, long-lost world."- Washington Post "Of all the non-fiction writers working today, Erik Larson seems to have the most delicious fun...for his newest, destined-to-delight book, Thunderstruck , Larson has turned his sights on Edwardian London, a place alive with new science and seances, anonymous crowds and some stunningly peculiar personalities"-- Chicago Tribune "[Larson] interweaves gripping storylines about a cryptic murderer and the race for technology in the early 20th century. An edge-of-the-seat read."-- People "Captivating...with Thunderstruck , Larson has selected another enthralling tale--two of them, actually--...[he] peppers the narrative with an engaging array of secondary figures and fills the margins with rich tangential period details...Larson has once again crafted a popular history narrative that is stylistically closer to a smartly plotted novel."-- Miami Herald "As he did with The Devil in the White City , Larson has created an intense, intelligent page turner that shows how the march of progress and innovation affect both the world at large and the lives of everyday people."-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Larson's gift for rendering an historical era with vibrant tactility and filling it with surprising personalities makes Thunderstruck an irresistible tale."-- The Washington Post Book World "An enthralling narrative and vivid descriptions...Larson has done a marvelous job of bringing the distinct stories together in his own unique way. Simply fantastic!"-- Library Journal "Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes."-- The New York Times Book Review "Splendid, beautifully written... Thunderstruck triumphantly resurrects the spirit of another age, when one man's public genius linked the world, while another's private turmoil made him a symbol of the end of "the great hush" and the first victim of a new era when instant communication, now inescapable, conquered the world."-- Publishers Weekly "[Larson] captures the human capacity for wonder at the turn of the century...[he] has perfected a narrative form of his own invention."-- The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) THUNDERSTRUCK By Erik Larson Three Rivers Press ISBN 978-1-4000-8067-0 $14.95 By Erik Larson Three Rivers Press ISBN 978-1-4000-8067-0 $14.95 OSD 9/25/2007THUNDERSTRUCK By Erik Larson Three Rivers Press ISBN 978-1-4000-8067-0 $14.95 OSD 9/25/2007 From the Hardcover edition., Praise for "The Devil in the White City" "[Larson] relentlessly fuses history and entertainment to give this nonfiction book the dramatic effect of a novel. . . . A dynamic, enveloping book." --Janet Maslin, "New York Times" "Hugely engrossing . . . exceedingly well-documented, exhaustive without being excessive, and utterly fascinating . . . deserves to be popular everywhere." --Rosellen Brown, "Chicago Tribune" "An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep-defying fiction." --"Time Out New York" "A great story, recounted with authority, entertainment, and insight . . . Larson writes with marvelous confidence, enthusiasm, polish, and scholarship." --"New York Daily News" "Everything popular history should be." --"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) "Gripping drama, captured with a reporter's nose for a good story and a novelist's flair for telling it . . . Superb." --"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review) "So good, you find yourself asking how you could not know this already." --"Esquire" Praise for "Isaac's Storm" "A gripping account . . . fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true." --"The New York Times Book Review" "Superb . . . Larson has made [Isaac] Cline, turn-of-the-century Galveston, and the Great Hurricane live again." --"Wall Street Journal" "[Larson] vividly captures the devastation that an unnamed hurricane inflicted on Galveston." --"New York Newsday" "[A] powerful story . . . a classic tale of mankind versus nature." --"Christian Science Monitor" "[A] graphic, heart-shattering reconstruction of the most lethal natural disaster in U.S. history." --"Miami Herald" "Compelling . . . [a] brilliant exploration of the hurricane's deadly force . . . Larson has the storyteller's skill of keeping the reader spellbound." --"Times-Picayune" "Gripping. . . The "Jaws" of hurricane yarns." --"Washington Post", "Larson's gift for rendering an historical era with vibrant tactility and filling it with surprising personalities makesThunderstruckan irresistible tale...He beautifully captures the awe that greeted early wireless transmissions on shipboard...he restores life to this fascinating, long-lost world." -Washington Post "Of all the non-fiction writers working today, Erik Larson seems to have the most delicious fun...for his newest, destined-to-delight book,Thunderstruck, Larson has turned his sights on Edwardian London, a place alive with new science and seances, anonymous crowds and some stunningly peculiar personalities" --Chicago Tribune "[Larson] interweaves gripping storylines about a cryptic murderer and the race for technology in the early 20th century. An edge-of-the-seat read." --People "Captivating...withThunderstruck, Larson has selected another enthralling tale--two of them, actually--...[he] peppers the narrative with an engaging array of secondary figures and fills the margins with rich tangential period details...Larson has once again crafted a popular history narrative that is stylistically closer to a smartly plotted novel." --Miami Herald "As he did withThe Devil in the White City, Larson has created an intense, intelligent page turner that shows how the march of progress and innovation affect both the world at large and the lives of everyday people." --Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Larson's gift for rendering an historical era with vibrant tactility and filling it with surprising personalities makesThunderstruckan irresistible tale." --The Washington Post Book World "An enthralling narrative and vivid descriptions...Larson has done a marvelous job of bringing the distinct stories together in his own unique way. Simply fantastic!" --Library Journal "Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes." --The New York Times Book Review "Splendid, beautifully written...Thunderstrucktriumphantly resurrects the spirit of another age, when one man's public genius linked the world, while another's private turmoil made him a symbol of the end of "the great hush" and the first victim of a new era when instant communication, now inescapable, conquered the world." --Publishers Weekly "[Larson] captures the human capacity for wonder at the turn of the century...[he] has perfected a narrative form of his own invention." --The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) THUNDERSTRUCK By Erik Larson Three Rivers Press ISBN 978-1-4000-8067-0 $14.95 By Erik Larson Three Rivers Press ISBN 978-1-4000-8067-0 $14.95 OSD 9/25/2007 THUNDERSTRUCK By Erik Larson Three Rivers Press ISBN 978-1-4000-8067-0 $14.95 OSD 9/25/2007 From the Hardcover edition., "Larson's gift for rendering an historical era with vibrant tactility and filling it with surprising personalities makes Thunderstruck an irresistible tale...He beautifully captures the awe that greeted early wireless transmissions on shipboard...he restores life to this fascinating, long-lost world."- Washington Post "Of all the non-fiction writers working today, Erik Larson seems to have the most delicious fun...for his newest, destined-to-delight book, Thunderstruck , Larson has turned his sights on Edwardian London, a place alive with new science and seances, anonymous crowds and some stunningly peculiar personalities"-- Chicago Tribune "[Larson] interweaves gripping storylines about a cryptic murderer and the race for technology in the early 20th century. An edge-of-the-seat read."-- People "Captivating...with Thunderstruck , Larson has selected another enthralling tale--two of them, actually--...[he] peppers the narrative with an engaging array of secondary figures and fills the margins with rich tangential period details...Larson has once again crafted a popular history narrative that is stylistically closer to a smartly plotted novel."-- Miami Herald "As he did with The Devil in the White City , Larson has created an intense, intelligent page turner that shows how the march of progress and innovation affect both the world at large and the lives of everyday people."-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Larson's gift for rendering an historical era with vibrant tactility and filling it with surprising personalities makes Thunderstruck an irresistible tale."-- The Washington Post Book World "An enthralling narrative and vivid descriptions...Larson has done a marvelous job of bringing the distinct stories together in his own unique way. Simply fantastic!"-- Library Journal "Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes."-- The New York Times Book Review "Splendid, beautifully written... Thunderstruck triumphantly resurrects the spirit of another age, when one man's public genius linked the world, while another's private turmoil made him a symbol of the end of "the great hush" and the first victim of a new era when instant communication, now inescapable, conquered the world."-- Publishers Weekly "[Larson] captures the human capacity for wonder at the turn of the century...[he] has perfected a narrative form of his own invention."-- The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) THUNDERSTRUCK By Erik Larson Three Rivers Press ISBN 978-1-4000-8067-0 $14.95 By Erik Larson Three Rivers Press ISBN 978-1-4000-8067-0 $14.95 OSD 9/25/2007THUNDERSTRUCK By Erik Larson Three Rivers Press ISBN 978-1-4000-8067-0 $14.95 OSD 9/25/2007
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal364.152/309421
SynopsisThe bestselling author of "The Devil in the White City" tells the amazing, interwoven stories of two men--Hawley Crippen, a doctor and an unlikely murderer, and Gugliemo Marconi, the obsessive genius who invented the wireless--whose stories converge during the greatest criminal chase of all time., A true story of love, murder, and the end of the world's "great hush." In Thunderstruck , Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men--Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication--whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time. Set in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, Thunderstruck evokes the dynamism of those years when great shipping companies competed to build the biggest, fastest ocean liners; scientific advances dazzled the public with visions of a world transformed; and the rich outdid one another with ostentatious displays of wealth. Against this background, Marconi races against incredible odds and relentless skepticism to perfect his invention: the wireless, a prime catalyst for the emergence of the world we know today. Meanwhile, Crippen, "the kindest of men," nearly commits the perfect murder. With his unparalleled narrative skills, Erik Larson guides us through a relentlessly suspenseful chase over the waters of the North Atlantic. Along the way, he tells of a sad and tragic love affair that was described on the front pages of newspapers around the world, a chief inspector who found himself strangely sympathetic to the killer and his lover, and a driven and compelling inventor who transformed the way we communicate., Personal form of criticism, focusing on the wide-ranging issues of identity and history raised by King Lear by exploring Australians' engagements with the play., A true story of love, murder, and the end of the world's " great hush" In "Thunderstruck," Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men-- Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication-- whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time. Set in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, "Thunderstruck" evokes the dynamism of those years when great shipping companies competed to build the biggest, fastest ocean liners, scientific advances dazzled the public with visions of a world transformed, and the rich outdid one another with ostentatious displays of wealth. Against this background, Marconi races against incredible odds and relentless skepticism to perfect his invention: the wireless, a prime catalyst for the emergence of the world we know today. Meanwhile, Crippen, " the kindest of men, " nearly commits the perfect crime. With his superb narrative skills, Erik Larson guides these parallel narratives toward a relentlessly suspenseful meeting on the waters of the North Atlantic. Along the way, he tells of a sad and tragic love affair that was described on the front pages of newspapers around the world, a chief inspector who found himself strangely sympathetic to the killer and his lover, and a driven and compelling inventor who transformed the way we communicate. "Thunderstruck" presents a vibrant portrait of an era of se ances, science, and fog, inhabited by inventors, magicians, and Scotland Yard detectives, all presided over by the amiable and fun-loving EdwardVII as the world slid inevitably toward the first great war of the twentieth century. Gripping from the first page, and rich with fascinating detail about the time, the people, and the new inventions that connect and divide us, "Thunderstruck" is splendid narrative history from a master of the form.
LC Classification NumberHV6248.C75L37 2006
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- 27. Jun. 2022
Love This Author
Found Erik Larson while looking for new books to read. Have already read Thunderstruck and highly recommend it. He keeps your attention from the start. Have ordered the rest of his books. Will read Isaac's Storm next. Being raised a short distance from Galveston, the history of this storm intrigues me. Hurricanes were a part of our lives growing and so frightening.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 19. Mär. 2025
Worthwhile, but not exceptional
An excellent and well-written book, but not up to the quality of his other works. A bit too much technical detail re: the work of G. Marconi and shortchanged the intrigue around the murder of one of the characters' wife.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 18. Mär. 2024
Interesting technical book. Some close parallels to Elon Musk etc.
Techies should read it for the development dynamics.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 18. Mai. 2021
Worth your time!
Although this work is not his best, still a very good read from a wonderful storyteller!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 29. Mai. 2025
Very clean book with no markings....
Very clean book with no markings.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 02. Nov. 2021
Couldn’t put it down
Great book. Ordered two more by same author.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 02. Mai. 2020
Fascinating historic account
I love the juxtaposition of a crime at the turn of the century and the invention of wireless communications and how the two were interwoven. The love Eric Larsons passion for detail and his great gift of storytelling.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 02. Mai. 2024
Good book and great price
Good book and great priceBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 03. Jan. 2023
Five star purchase
Nice book. Looks new. Thanks.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 29. Apr. 2020
Great story-line...
Very absorbing...Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
