Download or read book Making Monte Carlo written by Mark Braude and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A rollicking narrative history of Jazz Age Monte Carlo, chronicling the city's rise from WWI's ashes to become one of the world's most storied, infamous playgrounds of the rich, only to be crushed under it's own weight ten years later"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Monaco written by Dafy Hagai and published by . This book was released on 2022-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monaco and Monte Carlo written by Adolphe Smith and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monaco and Monte Carlo written by Adolphe Smith and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monaco Monte Carlo Information Tourism written by Bobby Chapman and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monaco, Monte Carlo Information Tourism. Travel Guide, Early History, Economy, Culture and Tradition. From the multi-million pound yachts glinting in Monte Carlo harbour, to the endless flow of golden champagne, Monaco oozes privilege. Celebrities flock to this Mediterranean members-only club, with its opulent lifestyle, discreet banking facilities and heavily policed streets. There's more to this 200-hectare principality than meets the eye, though, with some terrific restaurants and an interesting history that continues to beguile to this day. In this, the second smallest country after the Vatican, natives still speak the Monégasque dialect, which sits somewhere between French and Italian. Meanwhile, Monaco's citizens famously don't have to pay taxes, which has partly made it an attractive place to live for some of the world's richest people. For visitors wishing to bask in some Monaco glitz, there are big annual events such as the Tennis Masters Series in April and the Formula 1 Grand Prix in May. Other festivals include the Monaco International Non Violent Film Festival, the Monte Carlo Opera and the annual Spring Arts Festival. In Monaco, you can expect plenty of luxury hotel towers, glamorous nightclubs and grand casinos. The latter attraction is tied up with the modern fate of Monaco. The tiny country's history of gambling dates back to the 1850s when the head of state commissioned the building of a casino to provide him with income, without having to increase taxes on his citizens. At first, the casino remained bizarrely empty, until a railroad connected Monaco with the rest of the world. It was soon doing so well that the principality was able to do away with taxes altogether. Overnight, Monaco became popular for Europe's most hedonistic elites, who came for the ever-flowing champagne and renowned opera productions. Away from the glamour, Monaco's balmy climate and seaside location make it a naturally beautiful place to visit. You can enjoy scenic walking routes along pretty costal bays, and stop for a drink at many al fresco cafés. For those with a couple of days to spare, Provence, the French Riviera and Italy are all within easy reach.
Download or read book Ten Days at Monte Carlo at the Bank s Expense written by V. B. and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life Monaco Grand Prix written by Stuart Codling and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go behind the scenes to explore the history, racing, celebrity fans, and after hours of racing's most glamorous and prestigious round in the F1 championship with The Life Monaco Grand Prix. Monaco sponsored its first race in 1929 and the circuit has been part of the Formula 1 series since 1950. Conducted with the patronage of Monaco’s royal family, its beautiful street-circuit has made Monaco the most glamorous setting of any F1 race. But the classic architecture and high-profile spectators belie a course notorious for its complexity and challenges. With no safety barriers until 1969, drivers have twice plunged into the harbor among the spectating yachts. Off the circuit, Monaco is a 24-hour spectacle of expensive boats, high-profile parties, celebrity F1 fans, penthouse spectating, and high-roller lifestyle. From the Monte Carlo casino (integral to numerous James Bond films) to top clubs like Amber Lounge, Jimmy’z, and The Black Lounge to F1 racers’ luxury homes to the takeoffs and landings of countless private jets, Monaco represents the epitome of the jet-setting lifestyle long associated with the F1 circus. From the first Grand Prix in 1929 to today's star-studded event, The Life Monaco Grand Prix takes the reader on a full lap of this prestigious race.
Download or read book Monte Carlo Sings a Kid s Guide to Monte Carlo Monaco written by Penelope Dyan and published by Bellissima Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As you turn the pages of this 'learn to read' book you can see some of what author, Penelope Dyan, and photographer, John D. Weigand, saw when they visited beautiful Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Download or read book From the Mill to Monte Carlo written by Anne Fletcher and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only Monte Carlo gambler to devise an infallible and completely legal system to break the bank.
Download or read book Making Monte Carlo written by Mark Braude and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A brisk historical tour of the marketing and selling of the small principality of Monaco and its famous city…A well-researched, dramatic rags-to-riches urban tale” (Kirkus Reviews) of Monte Carlo’s rise from small principality to prosperous resort town of the 1920s. Monte Carlo has long been known as a dazzling playground for the rich and famous. The “vivid, entertaining” (The Wall Street Journal) Making Monte Carlo traces a narrative history of the world’s first modern casino-resort, from the legalization of gambling in Monaco in 1855—passed as a desperate bid to stave off bankruptcy—through the resort’s improbable emergence as a glamorous gambling destination of to its decline in the wake of WWI and its subsequent reinvention in the 1920s until the inaugural Monaco Grand Prix in 1929, on the eve of the Wall Street crash that would largely spell the end of the freewheeling era. Along the way, we encounter a colorful cast of characters, including Francois Blanc (a professional gambler and cheat and eventual founder of Monte Carlo); Basil Zaharoff (notorious munitions dealer and probable secret owner of the casino for some years in the 1920s); Elsa Maxwell (hired as the casino’s publicist in the late 1920s); Réné Léon (a visionary Jewish businessman with murky origins); Serge Diaghilev, Jean Cocteau, Coco Chanel, Pablo Picasso, and other satellite members of the Ballet Russes dance company; as well as Gerald and Sara Murphy and other American expats, such as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. “An engrossing examination of how politics, personality, and publicity coalesced to transform a sleepy village into a luxurious playground populated with casinos and beautiful people” (Publishers Weekly), Making Monte Carlo is a classic rags-to-riches tale set in the most scenic of European settings.
Download or read book In the Spirit of Monte Carlo written by Pamela Fiori and published by Editions Assouline. This book was released on 2014-10-06 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Symbolizing luxury and old-fashioned glamour, Monte Carlo is a glorious Eden, perfectly manicured and architecturally grand. From its ancient Phoenician origins to its burgeoning power as a global financial center, this gorgeous volume chronicles the Grimaldi dynasty, the artists and socialists who first put the Principality on the map and how Hollywood darling Grace Kelly attracted the celebrity spotlight, the vibrant arts and culture scene, legendary Grand Prix race, and the controversial metamorphosis of the cityscape"--Jacket.
Download or read book The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo written by Robin Quinn and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF THE MAN WHO BROKE THE BANK AT MONTE CARLO. 'Brilliant – a terrific read' - Michael Aspel OBE 'The best book I've read all year' - Nigel Jones, editor, Devonshire Magazine Charles Deville Wells broke the bank at Monte Carlo – not once but ten times – winning the equivalent of millions in today's money. He followed up with a colossal bank fraud in Paris, and became Europe's most wanted criminal, hunted by British and French police and known in the press as 'Monte Carlo Wells – the man with 36 aliases'. Is he phenomenally lucky? Has he really invented an 'infallible' gambling system, as he claims? Or is he just an exceptionally clever fraudster?
Download or read book Monaco and Monte Carlo written by Adolphe Smith Headingley and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Not a Penny More Not a Penny Less written by Jeffrey Archer and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2004-05-16 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrilling novel that launched #1 New York Times bestseller Jeffrey Archer's career, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less. THE SWINDLE IS INGENIOUS The conned: an Oxford don, a revered society physician, a chic French art dealer, and a charming English lord. They have one thing in common. Overnight, each novice investor lost his life's fortune to one man. The con: Harvey Metcalfe. A brilliant, self-made guru of deceit. A very dangerous individual. And now, a hunted man. SO IS THE REVENGE With nothing left to lose, four strangers are about to come together—each expert in their own field. Their plan: find Harvey, shadow him, trap him, and penny-for-penny, destroy him. From the luxurious casinos of Monte Carlo to the high-stakes windows at Ascot to the bustling streets of Wall Street to fashionable London galleries, their own ingenious game has begun. It's called revenge—and they were taught by a master.
Download or read book Monaco and Monte Carlo Classic Reprint written by Adolphe Smith and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-26 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Monaco and Monte Carlo To describe the economic, social and political conditions of a country, the good will and assistance of the authorities responsible for its government must be secured. Fortunately, a lifelong acquaintance with the Principality of Monaco has placed me in a favourable position. So far back as 1882, I was well known to the officials as collaborating with the late Doctor Pickering, in writing and publishing a small book entitled "Monaco, the Beauty Spot of the Riviera." Subsequently I was deputed to investigate various epidemics on the Riviera, notably the cholera epidemics of 1884, 1885 and 1893. The energetic denunciations and scientific reports I then contributed to The Lancet, describing the insanitary conditions prevailing at the so-called health resorts, contributed in no small measure to bring about the notable improvements now realised along the whole Riviera, and especially at Monaco. More recently, during the Conference of the International Association of the Medical Press, which met at Monaco in 1902, I was appointed spokesman of the eight nationalities represented. In the name of the leading medical journals published by the principal nations of Europe, I had to address his Serene Highness, Prince Albert I and explained that we were doubly honoured. We were honoured by the regal reception and bounteous hospitality accorded to us by his Highness as Prince of Monaco. But there was a more intimate link. We attached still greater value to the privilege of being the guests of a man of science who had rendered the world service by his original research and discoveries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Gambling House at Monte Carlo Monaco Addressed to the English speaking Colonies Inhabiting the Riviera of Nice and Genoa by a British Chaplain written by Monaco MONTE CARLO and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Framed in Monte Carlo written by Ted Maher and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As featured on 60 Minutes, Dateline, Inside Edition, and 48 Hours, the shocking true story of banker Edmond Safra's death and the man wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for the crime. When billionaire banker Edmond Safra died in the ashes of Monaco’s La Belle Époque building on December 3, 1999, the event made international headlines—for many reasons. One, of course, was the sheer wealth of the Lebanese mogul and his formidable presence in the international banking world. But the more seductive reason for the worldwide attention was the strange and intriguing way Safra died—ensconced within the armored walls of his vigilantly secured residence in the “safest city in the world.” At 4:45 in the morning, a firestorm gutted Safra’s opulent Monte Carlo penthouse, trapping—and killing—Safra and one of his nurses, Vivian Torrente. When the fire was ruled arson, a fast finger was pointed at the only other nurse present: former Green Beret Ted Maher. The true, bizarre circumstances that led to Safra’s death and to the subsequent imprisonment of Ted Maher are contained within the pages of Framed in Monte Carlo: How I Was Wrongfully Convicted for a Billionaire’s Fiery Death. The story features a play-by-play of that deadly night, as well as Ted’s sham of a trial that put him behind bars for seven years and eight months. Brutal betrayals, harrowing kidnappings, prison breaks straight out of The Great Escape, and more pepper the pages of Framed in Monte Carlo. Ted was freed when the judge from his trial came forward with a stunning revelation. But his life was never the same. And since his return to American soil, he’s continued to unearth more and more disturbing details about his ordeal. Armed with fresh facts, a greater understanding of the players, and a wider lens of perspective, Ted now reveals all, including his never-before-released findings that seek to answer the lingering big question: Who did kill Edmond Safra? The powerful famous names legitimately put forth by the author will shock you.
