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Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love and Karaoke
Rob Sheffield · It Books
Format: Hardcover
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Once upon a time I was falling apart. Now I'm always falling in love.Pick up the microphone.When Rob Sheffield moved to New York City in the summer of 2001, he was a young widower trying to start a new life in a new town. Behind, in the past, was his life as a happily married rock critic,... |
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Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace
Jim Newton · Penguin Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Leon Panetta's first career, beginning as an army intelligence officer and including 16 years in the House of Representatives, lasted thirty-five years and culminated in his role as Clinton's budget czar and White House chief of staff. He then "retired" to establish the Panetta... |
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The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend
Bob Drury · Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn astonishing untold story of the American West The great Sioux warrior-statesman Red Cloud was the only American Indian in history to defeat the United States Army in a war, forcing the government to sue for peace on his terms. At the peak of Red Cloud's powers... |
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Behind The Stage Door
Rich Engler · Music Workz LLC; 1ST edition
Format: Book
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Behind The Stage Door by Rich Engler is a ride through the years and a compilation of 80 tracks (chapters) and over 300 photos, posters, and admats from Rich Engler's personal collection. For anyone who loves rock n' roll, this book is a must. |
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Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File
John Edgar Wideman · Scribner
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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An award-winning writer traces the life of the father of iconic Civil Rights martyr Emmett Till - a man who was executed by the Army ten years before Emmett's murder. An evocative and personal exploration of individual and collective memory in America by one of the most formidable Black... |
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The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy
Jean Kennedy Smith · Harper
Pages: 262
Format: Print book
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In this evocative and affectionate memoir, Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving child of Joe and Rose Kennedy, offers an intimate and illuminating look at a time long ago when she and her siblings, guided by their parents, laughed and learned a great deal under one roof.Prompted... |
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Village of Secrets: Defying the Nazis in Vichy France
Caroline Moorehead · Random House Canada; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of the runaway bestseller A Train in Winter comes the extraordinary story of a French village that helped save thousands, including many Jewish children, who were pursued by the Gestapo during World War II. Le Chambon-sur-Lignon... |
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There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me
Brooke Shields · Dutton; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Actress and author of the New York Times bestseller Down Came the Rain, Brooke Shields, explores her relationship with her unforgettable mother, Teri, in her new memoir. Brooke Shields never had what anyone would consider an ordinary life. She was raised by her Newark-tough single mom,... |
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"Mr. President": George Washington and the Making of the Nation's Highest Office
Harlow Giles Unger · Da Capo Press; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Although the framers gave the president little authority, George Washington knew whatever he did would set precedents for generations of future leaders. To ensure their ability to defend the nation, he simply ignored the Constitution when he thought it necessary.In a revealing new look... |
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Machiavelli: A Portrait
Christopher Celenza · Harvard University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Machiavellianused to describe the ruthless cunning of the power-obsessed and the pitilessis never meant as a compliment. But the man whose name became shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more engaging and nuanced than his reputation suggests. Christopher S. Celenzas Machiavelli... |
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Entwined: Sisters and Secrets in the Silent World of Artist Judith Scott
Joyce Scott · Beacon Press
Pages: 232
Format: Print book
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The remarkable story of "outsider" artist Judith Scott, who was institutionalized for more than thirty years before being reunited with her sisterFrom birth, fraternal twins Judith and Joyce Scott lived as if they were one person in two bodies, understanding instinctively what... |
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Betwixt and Between
Jessica Stilling · Ig Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Peter Pan meets The Lovely Bones in this beautifully rendered and emotionally devastating debut novel about where children go when they die. Betwixt and Between follows three intertwining narratives: that of Preston Tumbler, a ten-year-old boy who is poisoned by a neighbor and wakes up in Neverland,... |
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Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed
John F Ross · St Martins Pr
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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The sensational true story of Eddie Rickenbacker, America's greatest flying aceAt the turn of the twentieth century two new technologies--the car and airplane--took the nation's imagination by storm as they burst, like comets, into American life. The brave souls that leaped into... |
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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story
Barbara Leaming · Thomas Dunne Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller!The untold story of how one woman's life was changed forever in a matter of seconds by a horrific trauma.Barbara Leaming's extraordinary and deeply sensitive biography is the first book to document Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis'... |
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Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste
Bea Johnson · Scribner
Pages: 292
Format: Paperback
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Part inspirational story of Bea Johnson (the "Priestess of Waste-Free Living") and how she transformed her family's life for the better by reducing their waste to an astonishing one liter per year; part practical, step-by-step guide that gives readers tools and tips to diminish... |
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