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No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality
Michael J. Fox - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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A moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our lives, by actor and advocate Michael J. Fox. The entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, the teenage sidekick of Doc Brown in Back to the Future; as Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties; as Mike... |
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The Life of Mark Twain: The Early Years, 1835-1871
Gary Scharnhorst - University of Missouri
Format: Hardcover
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This book begins the first multi-volume biography of Samuel Clemens to appear in over a century. In the succeeding years, Clemens biographers have either tailored their narratives to fit the parameters of a single volume or focused on a particular period or aspect of Clemens's life, because... |
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Our Man In Tokyo: An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor
Steve Kemper - ?Mariner Books
Format: Hardcover
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A gripping, behind-the-scenes account of the personalities and contending forces in Tokyo during the volatile decade that led to World War II, as seen through the eyes of the American ambassador who attempted to stop the slide to war.In 1932, Japan was in crisis. Naval officers had assassinated... |
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The Little Book of Bob: Life Lessons from a Streetwise Cat
James Bowen - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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"An international phenomenon" -Library JournalFrom the New York Times bestselling author of A Street Cat Named Bob comes an uplifting book of wisdom and advice from the most street-savvy cat of them all.In spring of 2007, street busker James Bowen found an injured... |
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My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy
CLINT HILL - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Mrs. Kennedy and Me reveal never-before-told stories of Secret Service Agent Clint Hill's travels with Jacqueline Kennedy through Europe, Asia, and South America. Featuring more than two hundred rare and never-before-published photographs.While... |
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Dressed to Swill: Runway-Ready Cocktails Inspired by Fashion Icons
Jennifer Croll - Prestel
Format: Hardcover
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Go fashion forward with this brand new collection of easy-to-make cocktails that offers a dollop of sartorial history with every drink. Dressed to Swill contains sixty original cocktail recipes inspired by style icons from the 20th century to today, including fashion designers, models,... |
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Tom Stoppard: A Life
Hermione Lee
Format: Hardcover
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Tom Stoppard is a towering and beloved literary figure. Known for his dizzying narrative inventiveness and intense attention to language, he deftly deploys art, science, history, politics, and philosophy in works that span a remarkable spectrum of literary genres: theater, radio, film,... |
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