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Company confessions : the cia, secrecy and memoir writing
Christopher R Moran · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 368
Format: Print book |
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"A fascinating, readable work. -Robert Wallace, coauthor of" Spycraft "and" The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception"Spies are supposed to keep quiet, never betraying their agents or discussing their operations. Somehow, this doesn t apply to the CIA, whose... |
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In Trump We Trust: How He Outsmarted the Politicians, the "Elites," and the Media
Ann Coulter · Sentinel
Pages: 192
Format: Print book |
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Donald Trump isn't a politician -- he's a one man wrecking ball against our dysfunctional and corrupt establishment. Now Ann Coulter, with her unique insight, candor, and sense of humor, makes the definitive case for why we should all join his revolution. The three biggest news stories... |
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Where the Light Gets In: Losing My Mother Only to Find Her Again
Kimberly Williams-Paisley · Crown Archetype
Pages: 272
Format: Print book |
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Many know Kimberly Williams-Paisley as the bride in the popular Steve Martin remakes of the Father of the Bride movies, the calculating Peggy Kenter on Nashville, or the wife of country music artist, Brad Paisley. But behind the scenes, Kim was dealing with a tragic secret: her mother,... |
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Echoes of Tattered Tongues: Memory Unfolded
John Z. Guzlowski · Aquila Polonica
Pages: 200
Format: Print book |
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"A searing memoir." -- Shelf Awareness"Powerful...Deserves attention and high regard." -- Kevin Stein, Poet Laureate of Illinois"Devastating, one-of-a-kind collection" -- Foreword ReviewsIn this major tour de force, John Guzlowski traces the arc of one of the millions... |
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The Jew Who Defeated Hitler: Henry Morgenthau Jr., FDR, and How We Won the War
Peter Moreira · Prometheus Books
Format: Hardcover |
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt coined the slogan “The Arsenal of Democracy” to describe American might during the grim years of World War II. The man who financed that arsenal was his Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau Jr. This is the first book to focus on the wartime... |
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The Blue Cascade: A Memoir of Life after War
Mike Scotti · Grand Central Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Print book |
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Sometimes the hardest battle is the one after the war. As one of the soldiers on the front line of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Lieutenant Scotti was taught that weakness is what gets you killed: no hesitation, focus your energies on your objective, and complete the mission. Upon returning... |
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Fearless: Stories of the American Saints
Alice Camille · Franciscan Media
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The lives of the saints who helped build the Catholic Church in the United States - Frances Cabrini, Isaac Jogues, John Neumann, Elizabeth Ann Seton, and Damien de Veuster, among others - are marked by strength, courage, determination, and sanctity. But as this thoughtful and engaging book... |
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Cathedral: An Illness and a Healing
Bill Henderson · Pushcart Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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This is the story about an aging man who builds a holy place in his backyard. It involves bugs, lousy weather, cancer and spiritual waverings. Thus begins Bill Hendersons Cathedral An Illness and a Healing, a memoir about cancer and construction. On the face of it Cathedral is most akin... |
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Mein Kampf - The Official 1939 Edition
Adolf Hitler · Archive Media Publishing Ltd
Format: Hardcover |
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"The great masses of the people will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one." Adolf Hitler The officially sanctioned English language edition of 'Mein Kampf' was translated and introduced by James Murphy. The edition using his translation was first... |
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New Life, No Instructions: A Memoir
Gail Caldwell · Random House of Canada, Limited
Pages: 176
Format: Book |
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The Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author of Let's Take the Long Way Home now gives us a stunning, exquisitely written memoir about a dramatic turning point in her life, which unexpectedly opened up a world of understanding, possibility, and connection. New Life,... |
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Meant to Be: The Lives and Loves of a Jersey Girl
Lauren Pizza · Skyhorse Publishing
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When Lauren Pizza was thirteen, she died. Caught under a small sailboat, she struggled to reach the surface, only to find that what she thought was up was actually down . . . and that’s all she remembers. Ever since being resuscitated by two strangers, Pizza has felt a presence in her life... |
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Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison
Shaka Senghor · Convergent, 2016.
Pages: 336
Format: Print book |
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In 1991, Shaka Senghor was sent to prison for second-degree murder. Today, he is a lecturer at the University of Michigan, a leading voice on criminal justice reform, and an inspiration to thousands.In life, it's not how you start that matters. It's how you finish. Shaka Senghor... |
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