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Nobody Does it Better: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of James Bond

Edward Gross · Forge Books
Pages: 720
Format: Hardcover

The ultimate oral history of the only gentleman secret agent with a license to kill ... and thrill ... telling the incredible, uncensored true stories of the James Bond franchise and spy mania. For over five decades, the cinematic adventures of James Bond have thrilled moviegoers. Now,...
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Different Strokes: Serena, Venus, and the Unfinished Black Tennis Revolution

Cecil Harris · University of Nebraska Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The days of tennis as a country club sport for the aristocracy have long passed, as have the pre-Open era days when black players faced long odds just to be invited to the four Grand Slam events. An entire generation of sports fans has grown up seeing Venus and Serena Williams as the gold...
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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who Defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to Compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Deborah Riley Draper · Atria Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Discover the astonishing, inspirational, and largely unknown true story of the eighteen African American athletes who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, defying the racism of both Nazi Germany and the Jim Crow South.Set against the turbulent backdrop of a segregated United States,...
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Conversations with Tom Petty

Zollo, Paul · OMNIBUS PR


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