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Margaret Thatcher: At Her Zenith: In London, Washington and Moscow
Charles Moore · Knopf Publishing Group Pages: 880 Format: Hardcover |
In June 1983 Margaret Thatcher won the biggest increase in a government's parliamentary majority in British electoral history. Over the next four years, as Charles Moore relates in this central volume of his uniquely authoritative biography, Britain's first woman prime minister changed... |
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Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary
Geoffrey Cowan · W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Pages: 404 Format: Print book |
"Cowan has brought to life a fascinating part of TR's story usually left out of the history books. He tells it with verve and suspense, warts and all, his insights deepened by his own impressive background as a democracy activist." -- Adam Hochschild, author of To End All Wars Let... |
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Alive, Alive Oh!: And Other Things That Matter
Diana Athill · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 176 Format: Print book |
A luminous, wise, and joyful insight into what really matters at the end of a long life, from the beloved author of the award-winning Somewhere Towards the End. What will you remember if you live to be 100? Diana Athill charmed readers with her prize-winning memoir Somewhere... |
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Been There, Done That: Family Wisdom For Modern Times
Al Roker · New American Library Pages: 271 Format: Print book |
Life lessons from New York Times bestselling author and Today show personality Al Roker and his wife, globetrotting ABC news journalist Deborah Roberts. Al Roker and Deborah Roberts have sixteen Emmy Awards between them. They have covered everything from the Olympics... |
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A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back
Kevin Hazzard · Scribner, 2016. Pages: 288 Format: Print book |
A former paramedic's visceral, poignant, and mordantly funny account of a decade spent on Atlanta's mean streets saving lives and connecting with the drama and occasional beauty that lies inside catastrophe.
In the aftermath of 9/11 Kevin Hazzard felt that something was missing from... |
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NYPD Green: A Memoir
Luke Waters · Touchstone, 2016. Pages: 288 Format: Print book |
In this gritty, sometimes hilarious, but always brutally honest memoir, Irish immigrant and retired NYPD homicide detective Luke Waters shares the darker and harder side of the police force that "will make you sit up, stay up, and keep reading" (Edward Conlon, author of Blue Blood)... |
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The Only Pirate at the Party
Lindsey Stirling · Gallery Books Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover |
Dancing electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling shares her unconventional journey in an inspiring memoir filled with the energy, persistence, and humor that have helped her successfully pursue a passion outside the box.
A classically trained musician gone rogue, Lindsey Stirling is the epitome... |
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Eisenhower's Armies: The American-British Alliance during World War II
Niall Barr · Pegasus Books, 2015. Pages: 544 Format: Print book |
An authoritative and dramatic behind-the-scenes history of 'the Atlantic Alliance' during World War II. The Anglo-American relationship from 1941-1945 proved to be the most effective military alliance in history. Yet there were also constant tensions and disagreements that threatened... |
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