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The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty
J Randy Taraborrelli · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover
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THE HILTONS is a sweeping saga of the success-and excess-of an iconic American family. Demanding and enigmatic, patriarch Conrad Hilton's visionary ideas and unyielding will established the model for the modern luxury hotel industry. But outside the boardroom, Conrad struggled with... |
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Promise me, Dad : a year of hope, hardship, and purpose
Joseph R Biden · Thorndike Press
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""Promise me, Dad," Beau had told his father. "Give me your word that no matter what happens, you're going to be all right." Joe Biden gave him his word. Promise Me, Dad chronicles the year that followed, which would be the most momentous and challenging in Joe Biden's... |
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Nature's Allies: Eight Conservationists Who Changed Our World
LARRY NIELSEN · ISLAND Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book
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It's easy to feel powerless in the face of big environmental challenges - but we need inspiration more than ever. With political leaders who deny climate change, species that are fighting for their very survival, and the planet's last places of wilderness growing smaller and smaller, what... |
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A Plague on All Our Houses: Medical Intrigue, Hollywood, and the Discovery of AIDS
Bruce J Hillman · ForeEdge
Pages: 248
Format: Print book
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A frightening new plague. A medical mystery. A pioneering immunologist. In A Plague on All Our Houses, Dr. Bruce J. Hillman dissects the war of egos, money, academic power, and Hollywood clout that advanced AIDS research even as it compromised the career of the scientist who discovered... |
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Where the Peacocks Sing: A Palace, a Prince, and the Search for Home
Alison Singh Gee · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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How far would you travel for love? In her sparkling memoir, journalist Alison Singh Gee learns that love, riches, and a place to call home can be found in the most unexpected places. Alison Singh Gee was a glamorous magazine writer with a serious Jimmy Choo habit, a weakness for five-star... |
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Fat Girl Walking: Sex, Food, Love, and Being Comfortable in Your Skin...Every Inch of It
Brittany Gibbons · Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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Told through a series of larger-than-life snapshots, a hilarious memoir in essays about love, sex, marriage, motherhood, bikinis, and loving your body, no matter what size you are from the acclaimed blogger and body image advocate.Brittany Gibbons has been a plus size her whole life. But instead... |
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Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight
Jay Barbree · Thomas Dunne Books; First Edition ~1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover
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Much has been written about Neil Armstrong, Americas modern hero, historys most famous space traveler, and the first man to walk on the moon. Yet shy of fame and never one to steal the spotlight Armstrong was always reluctant to discuss his personal side of events. Here for the first time... |
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Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs
Yukari Iwatani Kane · HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
Pages: 371
Format: Print book
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Former Wall Street Journal technology reporter Yukari Iwatani Kane delves deep inside Apple in the two years since Steve Jobs's death, revealing the tensions and challenges CEO Tim Cook and his team face as they try to sustain Jobs's vision and keep the company moving forward.Steve... |
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Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon
Larry Tye · Random House
Pages: 608
Format: Print book
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel comes an in-depth, vibrant, and measured biography about the most complex and controversial member of the Kennedy family. History remembers Robert F. Kennedy as a racial healer, a tribune for the poor, and the last progressive knight... |
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Charlie Chaplin: A Brief Life
Peter Ackroyd · Nan A. Talese
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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A brief yet definitive new biography of one of film's greatest legends: perfect for readers who want to know more about the iconic star but who don't want to commit to a lengthy work.He was the very first icon of the silver screen and is one of the most recognizable of Hollywood faces,... |
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The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography
Miriam Pawel · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 548
Format: Book
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Cesar Chavez founded a labor union, launched a movement, and inspired a generation. He rose from migrant worker to national icon, becoming one of the great charismatic leaders of the 20th century. Two decades after his death, Chavez remains the most significant Latino leader in US history.... |
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Behind Every Great Man: The Forgotten Women Behind the World's Famous and Infamous
Marlene Wagman-Geller · Sourcebooks Inc
Format: Paperback
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Who Said Men Get to Monopolize the Glory? Discover the Little Known Women Who Have Put the World's Alpha Males on the Map.From ancient times to the present, men have gotten most of the good ink. Yet standing just outside the spotlight are the extraordinary, and overlooked, wives and companions... |
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