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The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA's Clandestine Service
Henry A. Crumpton · Penguin Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A legendary CIA spy and counterterrorism expert tells the spellbinding story of his high-risk, action-packed career while illustrating the growing importance of America's intelligence officers and their secret missionsFor a crucial period, Henry Crumpton led the CIA's global... |
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Hello Goodbye Hello: A Circle of 101 Remarkable Meetings
Craig Brown · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Hello Goodbye Hello is a daisy chain of 101 fascinating true encounters, a book that has been hailed by reviewers in London as “howlingly funny” (The Spectator), “original and a complete delight” (The Sunday Times), and “rich and hugely enjoyable” (The... |
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After Visiting Friends: A Son's Story
Michael Hainey · Scribner; Reprint edition
Format: Kindle Edition
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"Family? Secrets? Sometimes I think they are the same thing." So writes Michael Hainey in this unforgettable story of a son's search to discover the decades-old truth about his father's mysterious death. Hainey was a boy of six when his father, a bright and shining star in the glamorous,... |
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Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good
Kevin Smith · Gotham
Format: Hardcover
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That Kevin Smith? The guy who did "Clerks" a million years ago? Didn't they bounce his fat ass off a plane once? What could you possibly learn from the director of "Cop Out"? How about this: he changed filmmaking forever when he was twenty-three, and since then,... |
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Diary of a Mad Diva
Joan Rivers · Berkley Pub Group
Pages: 289
Format: Print book
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Following up the phenomenal success of her headline-making New York Times bestseller I Hate Everyone...Starting With Me, the unstoppable Joan Rivers is at it again. When her daughter Melissa gives her a diary for Christmas, at first Joan is horrified - who the hell does Melissa think she is? That... |
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America's Greatest Library: An Illustrated History of the Library of Congress
John Young Cole · GILES
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Packed with fascinating facts, compelling images, and little-known nuggets of information, this new go-to illustrated guide to the history of the Library of Congress will appeal to history buffs and general readers alike. It distils over two hundred years of history into an engaging read... |
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Darling: A Spiritual Autobiography
Richard Rodriguez · Penguin Books; Reprint edition
Format: Print book
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An award–winning writer delivers a major reckoning with religion, place, and sexuality in the aftermath of 9/11Hailed in The Washington Post as “one of the most eloquent and probing public intellectuals in America,” Richard Rodriguez now considers religious violence worldwide,... |
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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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The Smiths FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Most Important British Band of the 1980s
John D Luerssen · Backbeat Books, 2015. Â2015
Pages: 310
Format: Print book
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(FAQ) . Revered and massively influential, the Smiths have been called the most important band of the fertile U.K. 1980s music scene. While the group was only active for five years (1982 to 1987) , the cult of the Manchester-reared foursome has ballooned in the three decades since its dissolution.... |
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Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household
Kate Hubbard · Harper; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover
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During her sixty-three-year reign, Queen Victoria gathered around herself a household dedicated to her service. For some, royal employment was the defining experience of their lives; for others it came as an unwelcome duty or as a prelude to greater things. Serving Victoria follows the lives... |
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Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story
Arnold Schwarzenegger · Simon & Schuster
Format: Kindle Edition
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THE GREATEST IMMIGRANT SUCCESS STORY OF OUR TIME His story is unique, and uniquely entertaining, and he tells it brilliantly in these pages.He was born in a year of famine, in a small Austrian town, the son of an austere police chief. He dreamed of moving to America to become a bodybuilding... |
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