false 40067 19 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 séances, science, and fog, inhabited by inventors, magicians, and Scotland Yard detectives, all presided over by the amiable and fun-loving Edward VII 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. About the Author Erik Larson is the bestselling author of the National Book Award finalist and Edgar Award–winning The Devil in the White City. He lives in Seattle with his wife, three daughters, and a dog named Molly. 1757108 2006 Thunderstruck total:3322|5:369|4:1273|3:1258|2:352|1:70| 3322 11485 4949 778 40067 1400080665 9781400080663 3024 698 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386787m/40067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40067.Thunderstruck 4 5 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 15:49:45 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 10 12:40:53 -0800 2007 more...]]> 40067 1400080665 9781400080663 3024 698 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386787m/40067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40067.Thunderstruck 4 2 false Mon Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 07:53:17 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 14 06:21:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 40067 1400080665 9781400080663 3024 698 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386787m/40067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40067.Thunderstruck 4 2 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 31 13:03:35 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 31 13:15:57 -0700 2007
This book is a compelling journey of one man into the annals of scientific histo...more...]]> 40067 1400080665 9781400080663 3024 698 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386787m/40067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40067.Thunderstruck 3 2 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 08:49:20 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 08:53:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 40067 1400080665 9781400080663 3024 698 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386787m/40067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40067.Thunderstruck 3 1 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 23 13:46:15 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 13:47:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 40067 1400080665 9781400080663 3024 698 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386787m/40067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40067.Thunderstruck 3 1 false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Oct 03 12:15:43 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 12:17:33 -0700 2007
Larson retells the infamous and oft-tol...more...]]> 40067 1400080665 9781400080663 3024 698 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386787m/40067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40067.Thunderstruck 4 1 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 08 08:08:53 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 08 08:14:33 -0700 2007 more...]]> 40067 1400080665 9781400080663 3024 698 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386787m/40067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40067.Thunderstruck 5 2 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 17 07:39:24 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 07:51:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 826342 1400080673 9781400080670 249 58 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178726301m/826342.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/826342.Thunderstruck 4 1 false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jan 26 15:30:45 -0800 2009 Thu Sep 24 18:06:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 40067 1400080665 9781400080663 3024 698 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386787m/40067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40067.Thunderstruck 3 0 false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 10:37:09 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 11:02:25 -0800 2009 1 In Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men--Hawley Cripen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creater of a seemingly supernatural means of communication--whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time.
"Th...more...]]> 826342 1400080673 9781400080670 249 58 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178726301m/826342.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/826342.Thunderstruck 5 0 false Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 23 12:02:04 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 12:34:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 40067 1400080665 9781400080663 3024 698 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386787m/40067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40067.Thunderstruck 0 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jan 14 18:00:03 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 18:01:22 -0800 2009 This is the second book by the author who made such a hit with his first book: “Devil In the White City.” This book is fascinating but not as enthralling as the first one. Peterson’s weakness is that, for every character he introduces, he tries t...more...]]> 40067 1400080665 9781400080663 3024 698 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386787m/40067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40067.Thunderstruck 4 0 false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 14:52:19 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 15:50:30 -0800 2009 The Devil in the White City Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America. This used a similar format, which is an alternating duo biography. The inventor of the wireless telegraphy, Guglielmo Marconi is half the focus of the book. The othe...more...]]> 40067 1400080665 9781400080663 3024 698 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386787m/40067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40067.Thunderstruck 4 0 false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 11:05:29 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 11:20:21 -0700 2009
Larson achieves much of the same in this...more...]]> 40067 1400080665 9781400080663 3024 698 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386787m/40067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40067.Thunderstruck 4 0 false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 12:49:44 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 18:18:13 -0700 2009
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"... tells the interwoven stories of two men -- Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of seemingly supernatural means of communication -- whose lives intersect during one of the grea...more...]]> 40067 1400080665 9781400080663 3024 698 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386787m/40067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40067.Thunderstruck 3 0 false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 21:50:28 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 23:11:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 826342 1400080673 9781400080670 249 58 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178726301m/826342.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/826342.Thunderstruck 4 0 false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 18:50:49 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 18:06:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 40067 1400080665 9781400080663 3024 698 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386787m/40067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40067.Thunderstruck 5 0 false Fri Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 00:41:37 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 21:45:52 -0700 2009 Thunderstruck reads like a gripping detective thriller while imparting fabulous historical information. Larson’s ability to illustrate the place in time in which the events take place is extraordinary. My biggest problem in history class was realizing the simultaneity of e...more...]]> 40067 1400080665 9781400080663 3024 698 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386787m/40067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40067.Thunderstruck 3 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 15:04:32 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 20:05:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 40067 1400080665 9781400080663 3024 698 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169386787m/40067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40067.Thunderstruck 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 20:06:43 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 03:37:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2244834