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In the Midnight Hour: The Life & Soul of Wilson Pickett
Tony Fletcher · Oxford University Press
Pages: 328
Format: Print book
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Wilson Pickett was arguably the greatest male soul screamer of the 1960s and '70s. With a career spanning half a century, he sold millions of albums and tens of millions of singles, leaving a legacy of unforgettable hits, including "In the Midnight Hour," "Land of 1000 Dances,"... |
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Angelic Music: The Story of Benjamin Franklin's Glass Armonica
Corey Mead · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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A jewel of musical history - the story of Ben Franklin's favorite invention, the glass armonica - including the composers who wrote for it (Mozart, Beethoven, Handel, among others) ; Dr. Mesmer who used it to hypnotize; Marie Antoinette and the women who popularized it; its decline... |
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Conquering Chaos
Catelynn Lowell · Post Hill Press
Pages: 150
Format: Hardcover
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Since Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra shared their story of teen pregnancy and adoption on the MTV's 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom, they've been known for their inspiring commitment to growing up right. Between their experience placing their first daughter for adoption, and their... |
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Packing Up: Further Adventures of a Trailing Spouse
Brigid Keenan · Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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Brigid Keenan was a successful young London fashion journalist when she fell in love with a diplomat and left behind the gilt chairs of the Paris salons for a large chicken shed in Nepal. Her bestselling account of life as a "trailing spouse," Diplomatic Baggage, won the hearts... |
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Leonardo da Vinci
Walter Isaacson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 624
Format: Hardcover
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"Majestic...Isaacson takes on another complex, giant figure and transforms him into someone we can recognize...Enthralling, masterful, and passionate." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A monumental tribute to a titanic figure." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)... |
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The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose from Defeat to Create the New Majority
Patrick J. Buchanan · Crown Forum
Format: Hardcover
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Patrick J. Buchanan, bestselling author and senior advisor to Richard Nixon, tells the definitive story of Nixon's resurrection from the political graveyard and his rise to the presidency. After suffering stinging defeats in the 1960 presidential election against John F. Kennedy, and in the 1962... |
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The Hue and Cry at Our House: A Year Remembered
Benjamin Taylor · Penguin Books
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
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A memoir of one tumultuous year of boyhood in Fort Worth, Texas, opening with a handshake with JFK, and recalling the changes and revelations of the months that followed. "Taylor's Hue and Cry is a vast offer of thanks and glowing triumph, his masterpiece to date." - Richard... |
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Trump and Me
Mark Singer · Tim Duggan Books
Pages: 112
Format: Print book
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Ever since Donald Trump entered the presidential race - in a press conference attended by paid actors, in which he slandered Mexican immigrants - he has dominated headlines, becoming the unrestrained id at the center of one of the most bizarre and alarming elections in American history.It... |
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A Dog Called Hope: A Wounded Warrior and the Service Dog Who Saved Him
Jason Morgan · Atria Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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Lone Survivor meets Marley & Me in this inspiring buddy memoir of an extraordinary service dog whose enduring love brought a wounded soldier back to life.A decade ago, Special Forces warrior Jason Morgan parachuted into the Central American jungle on an anti-narcotics raid. He'd served... |
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Lessons of Hope: How to Fix Our Schools
Joel Klein · Harper
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times Bestseller (Education) The Economist Best Books of the Year SelectionIn this revealing and provocative memoir, the former chancellor of the New York City schools offers the behind-the-scenes story of the city's dramatic campaign to improve public education and an inspiring... |
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Take This Man: A Memoir
Brando Skyhorse · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Named one of Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of 2014 One of NBC Newss 10 Best Latino Books of 2014 From PENHemingway award winner Brando Skyhorse comes this stunning, heartfelt memoir in the vein of The Glass Castle or The Tender Bar, the true story of a boys turbulent childhood growing... |
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