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Douglas Century's latest book Crash of the Heavens: The Remarkable Story of Hannah Senesh and the Only Military Mission to Rescue Europe's Jews During World War II was a Finalist for the 75th National Jewish Book Awards.

Century is the author or coauthor of such bestsellers as Under and Alone, Barney Ross, Street Kingdom, Brotherhood of Warriors, and Takedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire, a Finalist for the 2003 Edgar Award in the category of Best Fact Crime.

Century's World War II nonfiction narrative, No Surrender , coauthored with Chris Edmonds, was the recipient of a 2020 Christopher Award. A veteran investigative journalist, Century has written forThe New York Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, The Globe and Mail and The Guardian. ...more

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	Crash of the Heavens: The Remarkable Story of Hannah Senesh and the Only Military Mission to Rescue Europe's Jews During World War II 4.38 avg rating — 255 ratings — published 2025 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Boss of Brighton: Boris "Biba" Nayfeld and the Rise of the Russian Mob in America 4.04 avg rating — 253 ratings — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Barney Ross 4.10 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2006 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Street Kingdom: Five Years Inside the Franklin Avenue Posse 4.23 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toni Morrison 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Il coraggio di resistere: Un padre, un figlio e uno straordinario atto di eroismo by Douglas Century (Goodreads Author), Isabella Polli (Translator) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hip Hop Babylon: The Real Stories Behind Rap's Greatest Scandals 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Split Decision: Life Stories by Douglas Century (Goodreads Author), Spike, Douglas Century (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang by Douglas Century (Goodreads Author), William Queen 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Douglas Century liked Nina's review of Crash of the Heavens: The Remarkable Story of Hannah Senesh and the Only Military Mission to Rescue Europe's Jews During World War II: "Excellent book. I knew nothing about this and am so glad for this book. As in all Holocaust stories, much difficult reading, times I had to stop and meditate, yet the world needs to know"
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