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Joy unconfined: Robert Joy in Houston, a portrait of fifty years

Ann Holmes · San Jacinto Museum of History Association
Pages: 239
Format: Hardcover

Published by the San Jacinto Museum of History Association. Portraits by Robert Joy.
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Unruly: The Highs and Lows of Becoming a Man

Ja Rule · Amistad
Format: Hardcover

Ja Rule, actor, singer, songwriter, and one of the most multi-dimensional rap artists of his time, tells his compelling story—from his youth to his rise to international fame to his transformative two years in Federal prison—and reveals the man beneath the legend.Unruly is two stories...
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Don't Fence Me In: An Anecdotal Biography of Lewis Grizzard, By Those Who Knew Him Best

Chuck Perry · Longstreet Press
Pages: 289
Format: Book

Family members, friends, and associates offer their affectionate reminiscences of the late Southern humorist, sharing memories of his youth, his career as a journalist, his personal life, and the health problems that ultimately resulted in his untimely death
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Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect

Mark Greaney · G.P. Putnam's Sons; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A North Korean ICBM crashes into the Sea of Japan. A veteran CIA officer is murdered in Ho Chi Minh City, and a package of forged documents goes missing. The pieces are there, but assembling the puzzle will cost Jack Ryan, Jr. and his fellow Campus agents precious time. Time they don't...
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The Bootlegger

Clive Cussler · Wheeler Pub Inc
Pages: 539
Format: Large Print Hardcover

A New York Times Bestselling Author It?s 1920, and Prohibition and bootlegging are in full swing. When Isaac Bell?s boss and lifelong friend Joseph Van Dorn is shot and nearly killed leading the high-speed chase of a rum-running vessel, Bell swears to hunt down the lawbreakers. But he doesn?t...
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Field Of Prey

John Sandford · Thorndike Press; Lrg edition
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Bestselling Author A Pulitzer Prize?winning Author Layton Carlson Jr. of Red Wing, Minnesota, had picked the perfect spot to lose his virginity to his girlfriend an abandoned farmyard in the middle of cornfields. The only problem was something smelled bad ? like, really...
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Jim Peters: Texas Ranger

Lee Paul · JONA Books
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback

very good condition, it has no marks, no highlighted, cover looks great it has no tear no wear out
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John Singer Sargent

Carter Ratcliff · Abbeville Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The name of John Singer Sargent evokes paintings of marvelously gowned Edwardian belles, of brooding aristocrats and princes of industry-insightful portraits executed with dazzling virtuosity. Sargent's enduring popularity has prompted a thoughtful reappraisal by prominent art critic...
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Ruby on Rails Tutorial: Learn Web Development with Rails

Michael Hartl · Addison-Wesley Professional
Pages: 744
Format: Paperback

"Ruby on Rails™ Tutorial by Michael Hartl has become a must-read for developers learning how to build Rails apps." - Peter Cooper, Editor of Ruby Inside Used by sites as diverse as Twitter, GitHub, Disney, and the Yellow Pages, Ruby on Rails is one of the most popular...
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Getting Real

Gretchen Carlson · Viking
Format: Hardcover

A candid, funny memoir from the charismatic FOX News channel anchor and Miss America Pageant winner Celebrity news anchorwoman Gretchen Carlson shares her inspiring story and offers important takeaways for women (and men) about what it means to strive for and find success in the real...
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Dying To Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing

Anita Moorjani · Hay House; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

In this truly inspirational memoir, Anita Moorjani relates how, after fighting cancer for almost four years, her body—overwhelmed by the malignant cells spreading throughout her system—began shutting down. As her organs failed, she entered into an extraordinary near-death experience...
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