02030cam a2200337 i 4500 182832584 TxAuBib 20141104120000.0 140827s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014032810 9781476783895 hardback 1476783896 hardback 9781476783901 paperback 147678390X paperback (OCoLC)893834521 TxAuBib rda Beck, Glenn. Dreamers and deceivers : true stories of the heroes and villains who made America / Glenn Beck. New York : Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts, 2014. 306 p. ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Grover Cleveland : the mysterious case of the disappearing president -- I did not kill Armstrong : the chaotic early days of radio -- Woodrow Wilson : the Great Deceiver -- Streets of gold : Charles Ponzi and the American scheme -- I Love Lucy : the tragic genius of Desi Arnaz -- The muckracker : how a lost letter revealed Upton Sinclair's deception -- Alan Turing : how the father of the computer saved the world for democracy -- The Chameleon : Alger Hiss and the suspension of disbelief -- The City of Tomorrow : Walt Disney's last and lost dream -- Make it great, John : how Steve Jobs and John Lasseter changed history at Pixar. The people who made America were not always what they seemed. There were entrepreneurs and visionaries whose selflessness propelled us forward, but there were also charlatans and fraudsters whose selfishness nearly derailed us. Dreamers and Deceivers brings both of these groups to life with stories written to put you right in the middle of the action. 20141104. Heroes United States. Villains in popular culture United States. United States Biography. TXMOO