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Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne
Douglas Mastriano · University Press of Kentucky
Format: Hardcover |
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Alvin C. York 18871964devout Christian, conscientious objector, and reluctant hero of World War Iis one of Americas most famous and celebrated soldiers. Known to generations through Gary Coopers Academy Award-winning portrayal in the 1941 film Sergeant York, York is credited with the capture... |
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Blue Blood
Edward Conlon · Riverhead Hardcover; First Edition edition
Pages: 576
Format: Hardcover |
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The life of a New York City police officer, with the NYPD running through his veins: a highly anticipated nonfiction epic- destined to be a classic. Blue Blood is an important book about what it means to protect, to serve, and to defend among the ranks of New York's finest. Conlon's... |
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The second-chance dog : a love story
Jon Katz · Ballantine Books
Format: eBook |
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From -- The Second-Chance Dog -- -- -- -- -- Praise for Jon Katz "With wisdom and grace, Katz unlocks the canine soul and the complicated wonders that lie within and offers powerful insights to anyone who has ever struggled with, and loved, a troubled animal. -- -- "--Maureen... |
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The Art of Neil Gaiman
Hayley Campbell · Harper Design
Format: Hardcover |
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With unprecedented access to Neil Gaiman's personal archives, author Hayley Campbell gives an insider's glimpse into the artistic inspirations and musings of one of the world's most visionary writers.Over the last twenty-five years, Neil Gaiman has mapped out a territory in the popular... |
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The Splendid Things We Planned: A Family Portrait
Blake Bailey · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 254
Format: Hardcover |
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A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist 'Autobiography' The renowned biographer's unforgettable portrait of a family in ruins - his own. Meet the Baileys: Burck, a prosperous lawyer once voted the American Legion's "Citizen of the Year" in his tiny hometown... |
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Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs
Yukari Iwatani Kane · HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
Pages: 371
Format: Print book |
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Former Wall Street Journal technology reporter Yukari Iwatani Kane delves deep inside Apple in the two years since Steve Jobs's death, revealing the tensions and challenges CEO Tim Cook and his team face as they try to sustain Jobs's vision and keep the company moving forward.Steve... |
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Lincoln in the World: The Making of a Statesman and the Dawn of American Power
Kevin Peraino · Crown; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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A captivating look at how Abraham Lincoln evolved into one of our seminal foreign-policy presidents—and helped point the way to America’s rise to world power. This is the story of one of the most breathtaking feats in the annals of American foreign policy—performed... |
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