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Star Crossed: The Story of Astronaut Lisa Nowak

Kimberly C. Moore - University Press of Florida
Format: Hardcover

Star Crossed transports readers to the moment the news broke that one of America's heroes, an astronaut who had flown aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery just months before, had been arrested for a very bizarre crime. Lisa Nowak had driven 900 miles from Houston to Orlando to intercept...
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IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans: Strategies for Taking Your Money Out

Twila Slesnick - NOLO
Format: Other Sellers from

Take cash out of your retirement plan while avoiding taxes and penalties If you have a retirement plan, IRAs, 401(k) s & Other Retirement Plans is your comprehensive guide on taking money out of it. Make sense of the complex tax rules governing when you can take money out of your plan and how much...
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The Defender

James Patterson - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover


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The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense

Edward White
Format: Hardcover

In The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock, Edward White explores the Hitchcock phenomenon - what defines it, how it was invented, what it reveals about the man at its core, and how its legacy continues to shape our cultural world. The book's twelve chapters illuminate different aspects...
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Beat Your Ticket: Go to Court & Win

David W. Brown - Nolo; Seventh Edition edition
Format: Paperback

Fight an unfair ticket in any state! We've all received one -- a traffic ticket that seems completely unfair, the result of an officer's evening quota rather than a serious moving violation. But do you have to pay the penalty and watch your driving record crash and burn? Not if you choose...
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The Good Hand: A Memoir of Work, Brotherhood, and Transformation in an American Boomtown

Michael Patrick F. Smith - Viking
Format: Hardcover

Like thousands of restless men left unmoored in the wake of the 2008 economic crash, Michael Patrick Smith arrived in the fracking boomtown of Williston, North Dakota five years later homeless, unemployed, and desperate for a job. Renting a mattress on a dirty flophouse floor, he slept...
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Gossip Men: J. Edgar Hoover, Joe McCarthy, Roy Cohn, and the Politics of Insinuation

Christopher M. Elias - University of Chicago Press; First edition
Format: Hardcover

J. Edgar Hoover, Joseph McCarthy, and Roy Cohn were titanic figures in midcentury America, wielding national power in government and the legal system through intimidation and insinuation. Hoover's FBI thrived on secrecy, threats, and illegal surveillance, while McCarthy and Cohn will...
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Brat: An '80s Story

Andrew McCarthy - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Most people know Andrew McCarthy from his movie roles in Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, Weekend at Bernie's, and Less than Zero, and as a charter member of Hollywood's Brat Pack. That iconic group of ingenues and heartthrobs included Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez,...
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The Job Closer: Time-Saving Techniques for Acing Resumes, Interviews, Negotiations, and More

Steve Dalton - Ten Speed Press
Format: Paperback

Steve Dalton's 2-Hour Job Search method has proven to be successful among job-seekers of all stripes, covering the different ways to use technology to efficiently filter through job listings, make key connections, and secure informational meetings with potential advocates. In The Job Closer,...
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