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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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Evelyn waugh : a life revisited
Philip Eade · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 432
Format: Print book |
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Decades after Evelyn Waugh's death, here is a completely fresh view of one of the most gifted -- and fascinating -- writers of our timeGraham Greene hailed Evelyn Waugh as "the greatest novelist of my generation," and in recent years Waugh's reputation has only grown. Now, half... |
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Blood Aces: The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster Who Created Vegas Poker
Doug J Swanson · Viking
Pages: 355
Format: Book |
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The astonishing story of Benny Binion - a rip-roaring saga of murder, money, and the making of Las Vegas Benny Binion was many things: a cowboy, a pioneering casino owner, a gangster, a killer, and founder of the hugely successful World Series of Poker. Blood Aces tells the story of Binion's... |
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My Life, My Love, My Legacy
Coretta Scott King · Holt, Henry & Company, Inc.
Pages: 368
Format: Print book |
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The Washington Post's Books to Read in 2017The New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceUSA Today, "New and Noteworthy""This book is distinctly Coretta's story . . . particularly absorbing. . . generous, in a manner that is unfashionable in our culture." -- New York... |
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Rush of Heaven: One Woman's Miraculous Encounter with Jesus
Ema McKinley · Zondervan
Format: Hardcover |
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Ema, give me your hand. These were the words Jesus spoke to Ema on Christmas Eve--the night He straightened her crooked foot, hand, neck, and spine, and restored her mobility. Easter weekend, eighteen years earlier, an ordinary workday turned into a nightmare when Ema McKinley passed out and was left... |
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Living with No Excuses: The Remarkable Rebirth of an American Soldier
Noah Galloway · Center Street
Pages: 288
Format: Print book |
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Military hero and beloved "Dancing with the Stars" alum Noah Galloway shares his life story, and how losing his arm and leg in combat forced him to relearn how to live--and live to the fullest. Inspirational, humorous, and thought provoking, Noah Galloway's LIVING WITH NO EXCUSES... |
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Hillary the Other Woman
Dolly Kyle · Wnd Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book |
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You think you know Hillary and Bill Clinton pretty well. After all, they have been in the public eye from Arkansas to the White House and beyond for over forty years. Dolly Kyle met former president Clinton (Billy as she calls him) on a Hot Springs golf course when she was eleven and he was almost... |
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Not My Father's Son: A Memoir
Alan Cumming · Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover |
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In his unique and engaging voice, the acclaimed actor of stage and screen shares the emotional story of his complicated relationship with his father and the deeply buried family secrets that shaped his life and career.A beloved star of stage, television, and film - "one of the most... |
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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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Winston's War: Churchill, 1940-1945
Max Hastings · Knopf; 1st US Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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A vivid and incisive portrait of Winston Churchill during wartime from acclaimed historian Max Hastings, Winston's War captures the full range of Churchill's endlessly fascinating character. At once brilliant and infuriating, self-important and courageous, Hastings's Churchill... |
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Dinner with Edward: A Story of an Unexpected Friendship
Isabel Vincent · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pages: 213
Format: Print book |
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"I loved every moment of this book . . . Everyone deserves their own Edward--and everyone deserves to read this book." - Susannah Cahalan, bestselling author of Brain on Fire When Isabel meets Edward, both are at a crossroads: he wants to follow his late wife to the grave,... |
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The Making of the President 2016: How Donald Trump Orchestrated a Revolution
ROGER STONE · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 352
Format: Print book |
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In the tradition of Theodore White's landmark books, the definitive look at how Donald J. Trump shocked the world to become president From Roger Stone, a New York Times bestselling author, longtime political adviser and friend to Donald Trump, and consummate Republican strategist, comes... |
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Genius At Play: The Curious Mind of John Horton Conway
Siobhan Roberts · Bloomsbury
Pages: 480
Format: Print book |
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John Horton Conway is a singular mathematician with a lovely loopy brain. He is Archimedes, Mick Jagger, Salvador Dali, and Richard Feynman all rolled into one--he boasts a rock star's charisma, a slyly bent sense of humor, a polymath's promiscuous curiosity, and an insatiable compulsion... |
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Gray Work: Confessions of an American Paramilitary Spy
Jamie Smith · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover |
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The first ever, first-person story of Americas private, paramilitary contractors at work around the world-from a man who performed these missions himself and has decades of stories to tell. This is a fascinating tale-and potentially the first-to describe the work of American contractors,... |
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The Underdogs: Children, Dogs, and the Power of Unconditional Love
Melissa Fay Greene · Ecco Press
Pages: 352
Format: Print book |
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From two-time National Book Award nominee Melissa Fay Greene comes a profound and surprising account of dogs on the front lines of rescuing both children and adults from the trenches of grief, emotional, physical, and cognitive disability, and post-traumatic stress disorder.The Underdogs... |
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