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Call Me Debbie: True Confessions of a Down-to-Earth Diva
Deborah Voigt · Harper
Format: Hardcover |
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Internationally beloved opera star Deborah Voigt recounts her harrowing and ultimately successful private battles to overcome the addictions and self-destructive tendencies that nearly destroyed her life.Call Me Debbie is one of the most electrifying performances of Deborah Voigt's... |
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Game of Crowns: Elizabeth, Camilla, Kate, and the Throne
Christopher Andersen · Gallery Books
Pages: 341
Format: Print book |
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The #1 New York Times bestselling author of William and Kate and The Day Diana Died takes a compulsively readable look into the relationships and rivalries of Queen Elizabeth, Camilla Parker Bowles, and Kate Middleton.One has been famous longer than anyone on the planet... |
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Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-2012
Matthew A Wasniewski · Congress
Pages: 764
Format: Paperback |
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Updated through 2012, Hispanic Americans in Congress 1822-2012 is written for a general audience and researched using primary and secondary sources, this book contains a profile of every Hispanic American who has served in Congress. Former Member profiles are introduced by contextual essays... |
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Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Marc N Peyser · Nan A. Talese / Doubleday
Pages: 332
Format: Print book |
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A lively and provocative double biography of first cousins Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, two extraordinary women whose tangled lives provide a sweeping look at the twentieth century. When Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901, his beautiful and flamboyant daughter... |
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Just Kids from the Bronx: Telling It the Way It Was: An Oral History
Arlene Alda · Henry Holt and Co.; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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"A down-to-earth, inspiring book about the American promise fulfilled." -President Bill Clinton"Fascinating . . . . Made me wish I had been born in the Bronx." -Barbara WaltersA touching and provocative collection of memories that evoke the history of one of America's... |
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The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered
Laura Auricchio · Knopf; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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A major biography of the Marquis de Lafayette, French hero of the American Revolution, who, at age nineteen, volunteered to fight under George Washington; a biography that looks past the storybook hero and selfless champion of righteous causes who cast aside family and fortune to advance... |
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Sailor and Fiddler: Reflections of a 100-Year-Old Author
Herman Wouk · Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Pages: 137
Format: Print book |
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In an unprecedented literary accomplishment, Herman Wouk, one of America's most beloved and enduring authors, reflects on his life and times from the remarkable vantage point of 100 years old.Many years ago, the great British philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin urged Herman Wouk to write his autobiography.... |
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Marc Forgione: Recipes and Stories from the Acclaimed Chef and Restaurant
Marc Forgione · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
Pages: 432
Format: Print book |
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The eagerly awaited first cookbook from one of Food Network's favorite competitors on the wildly popular Iron Chef America Chef Marc Forgione opened his eponymous New York City restaurant in 2008 to widespread acclaim, becoming the youngest American-born chef and owner to receive a Michelin... |
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Old Age: A Beginner's Guide
Michael E Kinsley · Tim Duggan Books
Pages: 160
Format: Print book |
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Vanity Fair columnist Michael Kinsley escorts his fellow Boomers through the door marked "Exit."The notorious baby boomers - the largest age cohort in history - are approaching the end and starting to plan their final moves in the game of life. Now they are asking: What was that... |
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