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My brief history
Stephen Hawking · Random House Publishing Group Format: Book |
Hawking recounts his improbable journey from postwar London boyhood to his years of international acclaim and celebrity. A witty, and candid account which introduces readers to a Hawking rarely glimpsed in previous books: the inquisitive schoolboy whose classmates nicknamed him Einstein;... |
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Twelve years a slave
Solomon Northup · Open Road Integrated Media Format: eBook : Document : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats |
A harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods in American historyBorn a free man in New York, Solomon Northup was abducted in Washington, D.C., in 1841 and spent the next twelve years of his life in captivity as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. After his rescue, he published... |
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Obsessed: America's Food Addiction--and My Own
Mika Brzezinski · Weinstein Books; First Trade Paper Edition edition Format: Book |
Mika Brzezinski is at war against obesity. On Morning Joe, she is often so adamant about improving America’s eating habits that some people have dubbed her “the food Nazi.” What they don’t know is that Mika wages a personal fight against unhealthy eating habits every... |
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Gaining Ground: A Story Of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, And Saving The Family Farm
Forrest Pritchard · Lyons Press Format: Paperback |
One fateful day in 1996, after discovering that five freight cars worth of glittering corn have reaped a tiny profit of 18.16, young Forrest Pritchard vows to save his familys farm. What ensues--through hilarious encounters with all manner of livestock and colorful local characters--is... |
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The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers
Nicholas Irving · St Martin'S Press Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover |
Groundbreaking, thrilling and revealing, The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper with 33 confirmed kills, though his remarkable career total, including probables, is unknown.Irving shares... |
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Settle for More
Megyn Kelly · Harper Pages: 340 Format: Print book |
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Anchor of the number one news show on cable, The Kelly File, Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly writes her much anticipated book, a revealing and surprising memoir detailing her rise as one of the most respected journalists working today. From the values... |
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Favorite wife : escape from polygamy
Susan Ray Schmidt · Lyons Pr. Format: eBook : Document : Biography : English : 1st Lyons Press edView all editions and formats |
She had no choice in the matter--none of the girls did. Her mission was to give birth to and raise many children in devoted service to a shared husband. Susan was fifteen years old when she became the sixth wife of Verlan LeBaron--one of the leaders of a rogue Mormon cult engaged in a blood... |
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Memoirs of A Karate Fighter
Ralph Robb · HopeRoad Format: Book |
Memoirs of a Karate Fighter is a hard-hitting account of karate training during the 1980s in one of Europe's toughest dojos. In this gripping story, Ralph Robb gives an insight into the training methods and philosophy of the Wolverhampton YMCA karate club - which was once the top club... |
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Lying in Wait: Ann Rule's Crime Files: Vol.17
Ann Rule · Pocket Books Format: Book |
Ann Rule presents another collection of fascinating and disturbing true-crime stories - drawn from her real-life personal files - in this seventeenth volume in the #1 New York Times bestselling Crime Files series.MOVING IN FOR THE KILL In this all-new collection of investigative accounts... |
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