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The Way We Were: Remembering Diana

Paul Burrell · William Morrow
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Paul Burrell served Diana, Princess of Wales, as her faithful butler from 1987 until her death in 1997. He was much more than an employee: he was her right-hand man, confidant and friend. She described him as 'the only man she ever trusted.'As the world prepares for the official...
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Always for the Underdog: Leather Britches Smith and the Grabow War

Keagan LeJeune · University of North Texas Press
Pages: 220
Format: Hardcover

Louisiana's Neutral Strip, an area of pine forests, squats between the Calcasieu and Sabine Rivers on the border of East Texas. Early in its history, the region developed a reputation as a harsh frontier where grit and tenacity became indispensable tools of survival. During the Louisiana...
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

Vincent Bugliosi · W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

The #1 True Crime Bestseller of All Time—7 Million Copies Sold In the summer of 1969, in Los Angeles, a series of brutal, seemingly random murders captured headlines across America. A famous actress (and her unborn child), an heiress to a coffee fortune, a supermarket owner and his wife...
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Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Iron Curtain

Nina Willner · William Morrow
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

In this illuminating and deeply moving memoir, a former American military intelligence officer goes beyond traditional Cold War espionage tales to tell the true story of her family - of five women separated by the Iron Curtain for more than forty years, and their miraculous reunion after...

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MY USMC JOURNEY From Private to Colonel

Keith D Bushey · Graphic Pub.
Pages: 239
Format: Print book

The facinating journey of a high school dropout who entered the Marine Corps on his 17th birthday, served a four-year stint as an enlisted Marine, then got out of the Corps and became a cop, but remained in the reserves. Bushey ultimately received a direct commission, remained active in the reserves,...
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Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868

Cokie Roberts · Harper
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover

In this engrossing and informative companion to her New York Times bestsellers Founding Mothers and Ladies of Liberty, Cokie Roberts marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War by offering a riveting look at Washington, D.C. and the experiences, influence, and contributions of its women...
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Colorwork Knitting: 25 Spectacular Sweaters, Hats, and Accessories

Sarah E. White · Stackpole Books
Format: Print book

In fashion the right colors--and the right combinations--can make the difference between pretty and pretty spectacular! But what makes a winning color combination? Whether you know instinctively or need a little help, Colorwork Knitting gives you the tools you need to explore your love...
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Terminal City

Linda Fairstein · Thorndike Press; Lrg edition
Format: Hardcover

Grand Central Terminal, at the very center of New York City, is the sixth most visited tourist attraction in the world. From the world?s largest Tiffany clock to using electric trains since the early 1900s, it has been a symbol of beauty and innovation for more than one hundred years. But "the...
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Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River Killer--America's Deadliest Serial Murderer

Ann Rule · Free Press
Pages: 436
Format: Hardcover

In the most extraordinary book Ann Rule has ever undertaken, America's master of true crime has spent more than two decades researching the story of the Green River Killer, who murdered more than forty-nine young women. The quest to discover the most prolific serial killer in American...
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The Burn: Why Your Scale Is Stuck and What to Eat About It

Haylie Pomroy · Harmony; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In the #1 New York Times bestseller The Fast Metabolism Diet, powerhouse nutritionist Haylie Pomroy showed readers how to heal a broken metabolism with the strategic use of macronutrients. But even in the best running systems, inflammation, digestive dysfunction, and hormonal imbalances...
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Paw Prints in the Moonlight: The Heartwarming True Story of One Man and his Cat

Denis O'Connor · Thomas Dunne Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A snowy January night. A cat that beat the odds. A man whose life would be forever changed.  This is the remarkable story of Toby Jug, the extraordinary cat who thought he was human.Paw Prints in the Moonlight is the truly special tale of one kind man and the cat that changed his life....
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Mary Cassatt: Paintings and Prints

Frank Getlein · Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. 1980; First edition. edition
Format: Hardcover

Book of paintings and prints.
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The Nixon Tapes: 1971–1972

Douglas Brinkley · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Pages: 758
Format: Print book

The famous -- and infamous -- Nixon White House tapes that reveal forthe first time President Richard Nixon uncensored, unfiltered, and in hisown wordsPresident Nixon's voice-activated taping system captured every wordspoken in the Oval Office, Cabinet Room, and other key locations...
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