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Last Stand: Ted Turner's Quest to Save a Troubled Planet
Todd Wilkinson · Lyons Press; First edition |
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View Last Stand's video trailer! A highly regarded environmental journalist turns his attention to one of the most compelling personalities in American business. Last Stand gives us a new, unexpected lens through which to view a previously unsung hero of conservation and offers... |
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Bleeder: A Memoir
Shelby Smoak · Michigan State University Press; 1 edition |
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I am Caucasian, five foot eleven, have sandy brown hair, blue eyes, and am a tender slip of bone. And I am at the hospital. A coming-of-age memoir for modern times, Bleeder is the incredibly compelling tale of author Shelby Smoak. A hemophiliac, Smoak discovered he had been infected with... |
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Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero
Chris Matthews · Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover |
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What was he like? Jack Kennedy said the reason people read biography is to answer that basic question. What was he like, this man whose own wife called him that elusive, unforgettable man? In this New York Times bestselling biography, Chris Matthews answers that question with the verve... |
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The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams
Ben Bradlee Jr. · Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover |
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At long last, the epic biography Ted Williams deserves--and that his fans have been waiting for. Williams was the best hitter in baseball history. His batting average of .406 in 1941 has not been topped since, and no player who has hit more than 500 home runs has a higher career batting... |
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The Unbreakable Child
Kim Michele Richardson · Kunati Inc.
Format: Hardcover |
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Grim yet ultimately inspiring, this harrowing biography catalogues years of institutional abuse that took place in the Saint ThomasSaint Vincent Orphan Asylum, a Catholic orphanage in Anchorage, Kentucky. After many years of neglect by their drug-addicted mother, Kim and her three older... |
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Movie Star Chronicles: A Visual History of the World's Greatest Movie Stars
Ian Smith · Firefly Books
Pages: 576
Format: Paperback |
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Movie Star Chronicles promises to satisfy the curiosity of moviegoers, cinephiles, and the Hollywood-hungry fans that fuel today's entertainment news industry. For film students, it is a practical reference to the most important actors in cinematic history. Entries illustrated with... |
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