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Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln
Richard Brookhiser · Tantor Audio; Unabridged CD edition Format: Hardcover
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Argues that the sixteenth president of the United States was inspired by the Founding Fathers of the nation and struggled to carry on their work throughout his career. |
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The Radical King
Cornel West · Beacon Press Format: Hardcover
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A revealing collection that restores Dr. King as being every bit as radical as Malcolm XThe radical King was a democratic socialist who sided with poor and working people in the class struggle taking place in capitalist societies. . . . The response of the radical King to our catastrophic... |
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Cosby: His Life and Times
Mark Whitaker · Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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The first major biography of an American icon, comedian Bill Cosby. Based on extensive research and in-depth interviews with Cosby and more than sixty of his closest friends and associates, it is a frank, fun and fascinating account of his life and historic legacy. Far from the gentle worlds... |
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Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process
JOHN MCPHEE · Farrar, Straus and Giroux Pages: 208 Format: Hardcover
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The long-awaited guide to writing long-form nonfiction by the legendary author and teacherDraft No. 4 is an elucidation of the writer's craft by a master practitioner. In a series of playful but expertly wrought essays, John McPhee shares insights he's gathered over his career and refined... |
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Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space
Lynn Sherr · Simon & Schuster Pages: 374 Format: Hardcover
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The definitive biography of Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, with exclusive insights from Ride's family and partner, by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys' club to a more inclusive elite.Sally Ride made history as the first American... |
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Matthew McConaughey: The Biography
Neil Daniels · John Blake Format: Hardcover
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The authoritative biography of one of Hollywoods leading hunksGrowing up in Texas, the youngest of three boys, Matthew McConaughey was known for his good looks and charm. His acting career began with TV commercials, B movies, and low-budget independent films, which included the much respected... |
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Seams Unlikely: The Inspiring True Life Story of Nancy Zieman
Nancy Zieman · Glass Road Media Format: Paperback
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Millions of women learned to sew while watching the inimitable Nancy Zieman on public television's, Sewing with Nancy. Many of them have Googled phrases like "stroke Nancy Zieman" in an effort to discover the reasons behind the partial paralysis of Nancy's beautiful... |
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Every Little Step: My Story
Bobby Brown · Dey St. Pages: 326 Format: Print book
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn Every Little Step, Brown will for the first time tell the full story of his life and set the record straight, particularly about his relationship with Whitney Houston.Bobby Brown has been one of the most compelling American artists of the past thirty years, a magnetic... |
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Above the Line: My Wild Oats Adventure
Shirley Maclaine · Atria Books Pages: 216 Format: Hardcover
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From the beloved and bestselling actress, a book about her experiences filming Wild Oats in the Canary Islands - which brings forth memories of a past life on the lost continent of Atlantis. This is a terrific companion to the movie, telling the behind-the-scenes, over-the-top story of how the film... |
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Jackie's Girl: My Life with the Kennedy Family
Kathy Mckeon · Gallery Books Pages: 309 Format: Hardcover
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An endearing coming-of-age memoir by a young woman who spent thirteen years as Jackie Kennedy's personal assistant and occasional nanny - and the lessons about life and love she learned from the glamorous first lady.In 1964, Kathy McKeon was just nineteen years old and newly arrived from... |
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Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution
Fred Vogelstein · Sarah Crichton Books Format: Hardcover
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Behind the bitter rivalry between Apple and Google—and how it’s reshaping the way we think about technologyThe rise of smartphones and tablets has altered the industry of making computers. At the center of this change are Apple and Google, two companies whose philosophies,... |
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A Fighting Chance
Elizabeth Warren · Metropolitan Books Pages: 365 Format: Hardcover
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An unlikely political star tells the inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how Washington really works -- and really doesn't -- in A Fighting ChanceAs a child in small-town Oklahoma, Elizabeth Warren yearned to go to college and then become... |
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The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power
Robert A. Caro · Alfred A. Knopf; 1st ed edition Format: Hardcover
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This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country. The Path to Power reveals in extraordinary detail the genesis of the almost superhuman drive, energy, and ambition that set LBJ apart. It follows him from the Hill Country to New Deal... |
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