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Encyclopedia of Classic Rock
Dorothea Salo · Greenwood
Pages: 478
Format: Hardcover
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Examining one of the most popular and enduring genres of American music, this encyclopedia of classic rock from 1965 to 1975 provides an indispensable resource for cultural historians and music fans.* Provides readers with summaries of the careers of all significant rock artists during... |
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I Invented the Modern Age: The Rise of Henry Ford
Richard Snow · Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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From the acclaimed popular historian Richard Snow, who writes with verve and a keen eye The New York Times Book Review, comes a fresh and entertaining account of Henry Ford and his invention of the Model T—the ugly, cranky, invincible machine that defined twentieth-century America. Every... |
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Dinner with Edward: A Story of an Unexpected Friendship
Isabel Vincent · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pages: 213
Format: Print book
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"I loved every moment of this book . . . Everyone deserves their own Edward--and everyone deserves to read this book." - Susannah Cahalan, bestselling author of Brain on Fire When Isabel meets Edward, both are at a crossroads: he wants to follow his late wife to the grave,... |
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The Power of a Plant: A Teacher's Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools
STEPHEN RITZ · Rodale Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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In The Power of a Plant, globally acclaimed teacher and self-proclaimed CEO (Chief Eternal Optimist) Stephen Ritz shows you how, in one of the nation's poorest communities, his students thrive in school and in life by growing, cooking, eating, and sharing the bounty of their green classroom.What... |
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The Warren Buffett Way, Website
Robert G Hagstrom · Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited, John
Pages: 281
Format: Print book
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Warren Buffett is the most famous investor of all time and one of today s most admired business leaders. He became a billionaire and investment sage by looking at companies as businesses rather than prices on a stock screen. The first two editions of The Warren Buffett Way gave investors... |
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In Praise of Difficult Women: Life Lessons From 29 Heroines Who Dared to Break the Rules
KAREN KARBO · National Geographic Society
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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From Frida Kahlo and Elizabeth Taylor to Nora Ephron, Carrie Fisher, and Lena Dunham, this witty narrative explores what we can learn from the imperfect and extraordinary legacies of 29 iconic women who forged their own unique paths in the world. Smart, sassy, and unapologetically feminine,... |
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I Remember Nothing: and Other Reflections
Nora Ephron · Knopf; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Nora Ephron returns with her first book since the astounding success of I Feel Bad About My Neck, taking a cool, hard, hilarious look at the past, the present, and the future, bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life, and recalling with her signature clarity and wisdom everything she hasn't... |
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Stephen Fry in America
Stephen Fry · BFS Entertainment
Format: DVD
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Stephen Fry travels through each of America's states in his black London taxi to discover, in his own charismatic style, what makes the country unique and to get under the skin of American life. His journey across the vast country takes him to a whiskey distillery in Kentucky, a brothel... |
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Blood Bath
Susan D Mustafa · Pinnacle Books
Pages: 346
Format: Paperback
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They Knew He Was Out ThereHe took his time. He watched his victims and chose carefully. Then he struck--each attack more brutal than the last. By the time detectives arrived, all they found were gruesome crime scenes of bloodied, brutalized bodies. . .They Knew He Would Strike AgainFor... |
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Practice to Deceive
Ann Rule · Pocket Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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From “America’s best true-crime writer” (Kirkus Reviews) Ann Rule comes the New York Times bestselling mystery novel of drama, greed, sex, scandal, and murder on an eerie island in the Pacific Northwest. Nestled in Puget Sound and accessible only by ferry, Whidbey Island... |
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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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Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny
Brian Kilmeade · Sentinel
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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Another pop history pageturner from the New York Times bestselling authors of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates. When the British fought the young United States during the War of 1812, they knew that taking the mouth of the Mississippi River was the key to crippling... |
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The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters
Gregory Zuckerman · Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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Everyone knew it was crazy to try to extract oil and natural gas buried in shale rock deep below the ground. Everyone, that is, except a few reckless wildcatters - who risked their careers to prove the world wrong. Things looked grim for American energy in 2006. Oil production was in steep... |
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