| The Story of Martin Luther King Jr. |
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This title is suitable for toddlers and ages upwards. Even toddlers will immediately relate to King since the story begins ... |
| Pimp: The Story of My Life |
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This is the true story of the pimp. The story of the smells, the sounds, the fears and the petty ... |
| There Are No Shortcuts |
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Year after year, Rafe Esquith’s fifth-grade students excel. They read passionately, far above their grade level; tackle algebra; and stage ... |
| Peter Jennings: A Reporter's Life |
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Peter Jennings was the sole anchor of ABC's World News Tonight from 1983 until his death from cancer in 2005. ... |
| Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World |
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From Pulitzer Prize winner Samantha Power, an epic tale-part thriller, part tragedy-for our age, the political career and tragic death ... |
| Mark Twain: Four Complete Novels |
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Foreword by Anne Ficklen. Terrific of the best of Twain includes his masterpieces--The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, The ... |
| Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1968 |
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Heda Margolius Kovaly's steady gaze at the lives caught up in Czechoslovakia's tragic fate under the Nazis and then during ... |
| The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter's Worst Nightmare |
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A child caught in the horror of alcohol and drug addition. A mother helplessly standing by unable to save her. ... |
| Henry Knox: Visionary General of the American Revolution |
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Here is a compelling portrait of the Revolutionary War general whose skills as an engineer and artilleryman played a key role ... |
| Condi: The Life of a Steel Magnolia |
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An in-depth look at the life, faith, and achievements of one of America's most fascinating women. Condoleezza Rice rose from ... |
| The Cube: Keep the Secret |
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Spread the word...but keep the secret! The Cube is an imagination game--and more--that holds a secret you are dared not ... |
| House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, A Family Divided by War |
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For all the talk of the CivilWar's pitting brother against
brother, no book has told fully the story of one family
ravaged ... |
| Out of Africa and Shadows on the Grass |
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With classic simplicity and a painter's feeling for atmosphere and detail, Isak Dinesen tells of the years she spent from ... |
| Gonzo |
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Gonzo is a tour de force that will take you into the world of American writer and iconoclast Hunter S. ... |
| You Can Run But You Can't Hide |
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"Freeze!" Duane "Dog" Chapman entertains and inspires millions on Dog the Bounty Hunter, his #1-rated show on A&E -- but ... |
| Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob |
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In a riveting page-turner, NBA referee Bob Delaney reveals the ... |
| The Long Loneliness |
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A compelling autobiographical testament to the spiritual pilgrimage of a woman who, in her own words, dedicated herself "to bring[ing] ... |
| Won't Back Down |
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Kim Mulkey has been a gutsy trailblazer her entire life. Growing up in Hammond, Louisiana, she was the first girl ... |
| Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words |
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The sudden and tragic death of Princess Diana caused the world to reflect on how much this singular woman meant ... |
| Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989 |
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From the acclaimed bestselling author of The Conquerors Michael Beschloss has brought us a brilliantly readable and inspiring saga about crucial ... |
| Batista Unleashed |
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People around the world know Dave Batista as World Wrestling Entertainment's "the Animal," the rope-shaking, spine-busting World Heavyweight Champion, one ... |
| Out of Sync: A Memoir |
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At sixteen, Lance Bass received a phone call from Justin Timberlake that would change his life forever. Soon after, he ... |
| Assata: An Autobiography (Lawrence Hill & Co.) |
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This presents the life story of African American revolutionary Shakur, previously known as JoAnne Chesimard.
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| The Archive |
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An absorbing selection of Walter Benjamin's personal manuscripts, images, and documents from his own collection.
The works of the great literary ... |
| Thomas Jefferson: Author of America (Eminent Lives) |
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In this unique biography of Thomas Jefferson, leading journalist and social critic Christopher Hitchens offers a startlingly new and provocative ... |
| The Philosophy of Andy Warhol : (From A to B and Back Again) |
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The private Andy Warhol talks: about love, sex, food, beauty, fame, work, money, success; about New York and America; and about ... |
| Walden With Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essay on Thoreau (Everyman's Library) |
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In 1845 Thoreau leased some land owned by his friend and mentor, Ralph Waldo Emerson on Walden Pond near Concord, ... |
| PowerNomics : The National Plan to Empower Black America |
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PowerNomics: The National Plan to Empower Black America is a five-year plan to make Black America a prosperous and empowered ... |
| Coltrane: The Story of a Sound |
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A major work about the great saxophonist—and about the state of jazz.
What was the essence of John Coltrane’s achievement that ... |
| Paris to the Moon |
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Paris. The name alone conjures images of chestnut-lined boulevards, sidewalk cafés, breathtaking façades around every corner--in short, an exquisite romanticism ... |
| Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders |
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Aimee Liu, who wrote Solitaire, the first-ever memoir of anorexia, in 1979, returns to the subject nearly three decades later ... |
| Abe Lincoln's Hat (Step into Reading, Step 3) |
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Illus. in full color. Abraham Lincoln, one of our greatest presidents, started out in life as an absent-minded frontier lawyer. ... |
| Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali |
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A dynamic author-illustrator team follows the threetime heavyweight champ through twelve rounds of a remarkable life.
"Float like a butterfly, sting ... |
| Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music |
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Gram Parsons lived fast, died young, and left a beautiful corpse–a corpse his friends stole, took to Joshua Tree National ... |
| Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America |
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This new Readers Circle edition includes a reading group guide and a conversation between Firoozeh Dumas and Khaled Hosseini, author ... |
| Women of the Bible: A One-Year Devotional Study of Women in Scripture |
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This bestselling book has been updated and expanded to provide a unique year-long devotional experience for both individuals and groups. ... |
| Who Was Albert Einstein? |
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Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein-but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein ... |
| Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic Depressive Illness |
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In her revealing bestseller Call Me Anna, Patty Duke shared her long-kept secret: the talented, Oscar-winning actress who won our ... |
| Wiseguy |
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"At the age of twelve my ambition was to become a gangster. To be a wiseguy. Being a wiseguy was ... |
| All I Want To Do Is Kill (Pinnacle True Crime) |
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Teenage Lesbian Lovers... Holly Harvey was a Barbie doll beauty. Sandy Ketchum a dark, troubled soul. Fueled by sex, drugs, ... |
