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How Polly Adler, the Jewish Jezebel of the Jazz Age, Became a Topsy-Turvy American Success Story

Debby Applegate

November 22, 2021

Cover of Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture

Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture

Justine Picardie

Cover of Man Ray: The Artist and His Shadows

Man Ray: The Artist and His Shadows

Cover of Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference

Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference

Bonnie Lindauer

Cover of Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius

Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius

Cover of Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Life of Radical Amazement

Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Life of Radical Amazement

Julian E. Zelizer

Cover of Speak, Silence: In Search of W. G. Sebald

Speak, Silence: In Search of W. G. Sebald

Cover of Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero

Bartali’s Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy’s Secret Hero

Megan Hoyt, Iacopo Bruno (Illustrator)

Cover of A Rebel in Auschwitz: The True Story of the Resistance Hero who Fought the Nazis from Inside the Camp

A Rebel in Auschwitz: The True Story of the Resistance Hero who Fought the Nazis from Inside the Camp

Jack Fairweather

Cover of Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age

Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age

Debby Applegate

Cover of Listen, World!: How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became America's Most-Read Woman

Listen, World!: How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became America’s Most-Read Woman

Allison Gilbert

Cover of Shmuel's Bridge: Following the Tracks to Auschwitz with My Survivor Father

Shmuel’s Bridge: Following the Tracks to Auschwitz with My Survivor Father

Cover of Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy

Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy

Cover of Mapping The Darkness: The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep

Mapping The Darkness: The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep

Cover of From Mistakes to Miracles: A Jewish Birthmother’s Story of Redemption, Hope, & Healing

From Mistakes to Miracles: A Jewish Birthmother’s Story of Redemption, Hope, & Healing

Lori Prashker-Thomas

Cover of The Adventures of Herbie Cohen: World's Greatest Negotiator

The Adventures of Herbie Cohen: World’s Greatest Negotiator