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The Fortress: A Love Story
Danielle Trussoni · Dey Street Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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The critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Falling Through the Earth and Angelology returns with this much-anticipated memoir of love and transformation in France. The Fortress is Peter Mayle meets Eat, Pray, Love, a gorgeously written account of one woman's journey to the other side... |
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His Bright Light: The Story of Nick Traina
Danielle Steel · Wheeler Publishing
Format: Large Print]
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"This is the story of an extraordinary boy with a brilliant mind, a heart of gold, and a tortured soul. It is the story of an illness, a fight to live, and a race against death."From the day he was born, Nick Traina was his mother's joy. By nineteen, he was dead. This is Danielle... |
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The Professor and the Madman
Simon Winchester
Format: Print book
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Mysterious (mistîe · ries) , a. [f. L. mystérium Mysteryi ous. Cf. F. mystérieux.] 1. Full of or fraught with mystery; wrapt in mystery; hidden from human knowledge or understanding; impossible or difficult to explain, solve, or discover; of obscure origin, nature, or purpose. It is known... |
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The Riviera Set: Glitz, Glamour, and the Hidden World of High Society
MARY S LOVELL · Pegasus Books
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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The author of the bestselling The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family brings her trademark brio and relish to the charming and fascinating world of the Chteau de l'Horizon on the French RivieraThe Riviera Set reveals the story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped and politicked... |
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The Red Bandanna
Tom Rinaldi · Penguin Press
Pages: 216
Format: Print book
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A New York Times bestsellerWhat would you do in the last hour of your life? The story of Welles Crowther, whose actions on 9/11 offer a lasting lesson on character, calling and courage One Sunday morning before church, when Welles Crowther was a young boy, his father gave him a red handkerchief... |
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Lions of the West
Robert Morgan · A Shannon Ravenel Book; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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From Thomas Jefferson's birth in 1743 to the California Gold Rush in 1849, America's westward expansion comes to life in the hands of a writer fascinated by the way individual lives link up, illuminate one another, and collectively impact history. Jefferson, a naturalist and visionary,... |
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Hello Charlie: Letters from a Serial Killer
Charlie Hess · Atria Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The 1991 abduction and murder of thirteen-year-old Heather Dawn Church baffled police for three agonizing years, and became one of the most infamous murders the quiet and scenic city of Colorado Springs had ever seen. It was legendary homicide detective Lou Smit who finally broke the case,... |
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The President and the Apprentice: Eisenhower and Nixon, 1952-1961
Irwin F Gellman · Yale Univ Press
Pages: 816
Format: Print book
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Based on twenty years of research, a book that rewrites the history of the Eisenhower presidency "Irwin Gellman has emerged from years in the archives to tell the fascinating story of President Dwight Eisenhower and his relationship with his vice president, Richard Nixon. Gellman dispels... |
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London Rising: The Men Who Made Modern London
Leo Hollis · Walker & Company; First Edition edition
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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Like a phoenix from the ashes of the Great Fire of 1666, London was reborn to become the greatest metropolis of the age. London Rising tells the story of five extraordinary men and the city they transformed. By the middle of the seventeenth century, London was on the verge of collapse.... |
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A History of American Sports in 100 Objects
Cait Murphy · Basic Books
Pages: 371
Format: Print book
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What artifact best captures the spirit of American sports? The bat Babe Ruth used to hit his allegedly called shot, or the ball on which Pete Rose wrote, "I'm sorry I bet on baseball"? Could it be Lance Armstrong's red-white-and-blue bike, now tarnished by doping and hubris? Or perhaps... |
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