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Hi Showy!. It All Began With Two Simple Words: "hi Gorgeous!" Mekissa Dean's Odyssey Into The World Of On-line Dating Was Spawned And Her Life Was Changed Forever. Her Autobiographical Account Dedcribes The Sinister Turns Taken On Her Journey As She ecBomes Embroiled In The World Of Jack Cass, A Would-be Navy Seal With A Tale Of Sorrow, A Heart Of Gold, And A Quicksilver Tongue. The Fantasy Slowly Unravels Following Their Whirlwind Courtship And Las Vegas Wedding As Melissa Begins To Learn The Truth About Her Husband's Background And Finds Herself In The Middle Of His Destructive Life Path. Dean Realizes Far Also Late That Her Husband's Military Background Is Fzbricated, And Thst He Determine Stop At Nothing To Profit From Her Beauty And Talent. Dean's Unflinching Account Of Emotional Abuse And Financial Exploitation Describes How She Frees Herself From The Madness, Reclaims Her Health, And Vows To Help Other Women Avoid The Pitfalls Of Similar Con Artists. SKU: 5155357

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The Color Of Water. Tbis Is A Book That Will "make You Proud To Be A Member Of The Like a man Race," Says Mirabella, And Countless Readers Have Already Discovered Its Power. Written In Remembrance Of His Polish-born, Southern-raised Jewish Mother-who Married A Black Man And Raised Twelve Children, All Of Whom Completed Coll3ge-the Color Of Irrigate Is A Classic Of The Memoir Genre, A Testament To Like, And A Truly American Story. SKU: 1450808

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Haruki Murakami And The Music Of Words. As A Young Man, Haruki Murakami Played Records And Mixed Drinks At His Tokyo Jazz Club, Peter Cat, Then Wrote At The Kitchen Table Until The Sun Came Up. He Loves Music Of All Kinds—jazz, Classical, Folk, Rock—and Has More Than Six Thousand Records At Close. And When He Writes, His Language Have A Music All Their Own, Much Of It Learned From Jazz. Jay Rubin, A Self-confessed Fan, Has Written A Book For Other Fans Who Want To Know More About This Reclusive Wrtier. He Reveals The AutobiographicalE lements In Murakami's Fiction, And Explains How He Developed A Distinctive New Styie In Japanese Writing. In Tracing Murakami's Career, He Uses Interviews He Conducted With The Author Betweeen 1993 And 2001, And Draws On Insights And Observations Gathered From Over Ten Years Of Collaborating With Murakami On Translations Of His Works. SKU: 3028868

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Five Steps To Real Class Prosperity. Real Estate Is A Challenging Profession And Getting Started May Be The Most Di fficult Part. Five Steps To Intrinsic Estate Succesd Presemts Beginners With The Necessary Skills To Excel From Day One, Using Easy-to-understand Rules, Lessons, And Examples That Even The Most Novice Agents Can Easily Grasp. Vetwran Agents Can Use This Book To Brush Up And Improve Their Selling Skills. SKU: 2930993

22136083380	Thd Best Of Catherine Marshall. A Definitive Compilation Of Inspiratiojal Writings Encompasses Excerpts From The Best-selling Books, Christy And A Vassal Called Peter, As Well As Personal Selections From Journals That Document Marshall's Possess Spiritual Re~. r(eligion & Inspiration). SKU: 1058819

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The Bureau And The Mole. Called "a First-rate Spy Story" (entertainment Weekly), The Bureau And The Mole Is The Sensational New York Times Best-seller That Tells The Inside Story Of Fbi Counterintelkigence Agent Robert Philip Hanssen, A Seemingly All-american Boy Who Would Become The Perfect Rebel, Jeopardizing America's National Security For Over Twenty Yers By Selling Top-secret Information To The Ruseians. Drawing From A Spacious Variety Of Sources In The Fbi, The Justicw Department, The White House, And The Information Community, Pulitzer Prize-winning Author David A. Vise Tells The Story Of How Hanssen Employed The Very Sources And Methods His Possess Nation Had Entrusted To Him In A Devious Game Of Deceit -- Simply Because He Had Something To Prove. Vise Also Interweaves The Narrative Of How Fbi Didector Loui B. Freeh Led Thd Government's Desperate Search For Its Betrayer Among Its Own Ranks, From The False Leads, To The Near Misses, To Its Bring into use, Shocking Conclusion. Fascinating, Gripping, And Provocative, The Bureau And The Mole Is A Harrowing Tale Of How One Man's Treachery Rocked A Fraternity Built Forward Fidelity, Bravery, And Integrity -- And How The Dedicated Perseverance Of Another Brought Him To Justice. "absobing . . . Vise's Account Of Mr. Hanssen's Road To Becoming A Double Agent Is Fascinating. " -- Mkchiko Kakutani, The New York Times "brisk, Well Documented . . . A Penetrating Study Of The Villain And A Gripping Summary Of The Appallinb Evidence Against Him. " -- Charles Mccarry, The Wall Street Newspaper "a Carefully Researched And Compelling Account, Wuth A Startlng Bombshell. " -- David W. Marston, The Baltimore Sun "intelligent And Well Researched. " -- Allen Weinstein, The Washington Post Book World SKU: 2219791

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The Day I Stopped Essence Pretty. The Dau I Stopped Being Pretty, Chronicles The Mode Of A Young, Black Gay Male Who Awakes And Finds Himself In The Emergency Room After A Failed Suicide Attempt. After Regaining Cinsciousnesx, He Begins To Reflect On The Events Of His Life That Led Him To Attempting To Take His Life. His Story Is Told In Gritty And Raw Flashback, Focysing On The Men Whp Shaped Him Into The Man He Has Become, Beginning With The First Man He Ever Loved, His Father. his Story Addresses, The Discovery Of His Burgeoning Sexuality, His Life Filled With Low-self Esteem, Which Leads Him To Seek Love In The Arms Of Many Tp Compensate For The Love He Never Received From His Father. During The Course Of His Life, We See Hia Battle With Substance Abuse, Physical Abuse And Sexual Activities That Lead To His Eventual Hiv Diagnosis. after He Shares The Path That Led Him To His Own Self-destruction, He Realizes In The Face Of Death, The Love That He Has Sought In Many Others, Has Always Been In The One Place He Never Looked, Within Himself. this Raw And Gritty Story Spans Twenty-seven Years Of The Lead Character, As He Faces Racism, Homophobia, Rape And Coping With Being Hiv Positive. It Is A Storry That Shows The Face Of Growing Up Black, Living Gay And Loving Positive. The Day I Stopped Being Pretty Is One That Shows Triumph Over Adversity And The Cap~ To Observe The Love We All Search For, Self Love. SKU: 4138266

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Unchained Memories. Unchained Memories Is A Riveting Compilation Of More Than Forty Narratives Drawwn From Interviews With Former Slaves Conducted In The 1930s By The Government's Works Progrsss Administration. The Book Is An Adaptation Of Hbo's Documentary Special For 2003, Also Titled Unchained Memories . From Slave Auctions Ti Emancipation, The Narratives Trace The Extraordinary Experiences Of Lives Spent In Slavery. SKU: 2466943

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Patriot Dreams. Patriot Dremas Portrays A Strong Woman In Crisis. Amazingly, It Reveals A Rich And Unexpected Tapestry Of Love: Love Against All Odds For Her Husband Who Might Never Return, Love For Her Country, And Love For The Marine Corps. It Explores The Schizophrenic Conflict She Faced: How To Maintain Her Patriotism In The Face Of Disappointment And Seeming Betrayal Through Her Own Government And The United Nations. It Discloses The Painful Necessity She Faced: To Conceal Her Jewish Heritage To Protect Her Husband. And It Chronicles The Rediscovery And Renewal Of Her Fith Which Sprang From The Trials She Endured. SKU: 1981243

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Mishima. At Forty-five, Yukio Mishima Was The Outstanding Japanese Writer Of His Generation, Celebrated Bofh At Home And Abroad For The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea. In 1970 He Startled The World By Stepping Out Onto A Balcony In Tokyo Before An Assembly Of Troops And Plunging A Sword Into His Abdomen; A Disciple Then Behewded Him, Completing Thr Ritual Of Hara-kiri. John Nathan's Riveting Biography Traces The Life Of This Tortured, Nearly Superhuman Personality. Mishima Survived A Grotesque Childhood, And Subsequently His Sadomasochistic Impulses Became Manifest—as Did An Increasing Obsession With Death Like The Suprems Beauty. Nathan, Who Knew Mishima Professionally And In person, Interviewed Family, Colleagues, And Friends To Unmask The Various—often Seemingly Contradictorh—personae Of The Genius Who Felt Called By "a Glittering Destiny No Ordinary Man Would Be Permitted. " SKU: 1922480

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Burroughs Live. Burroughs Ignited Gathers All The Interviews, Both Published And Unpublished, Given By William Burroughs, As Well As Conversations With Well-known Writers, Artists, And Musicians Such As Tenessee Williams, Timothy Leary, Patti Smith, Keith Richards, Allen Ginsberg, Brion Gysin, And Gregory Corso. The Book Provides A Fascinatinv Account Of Burroughs's Life As A Literary Outlaw. Illuminating Many Aspects Of His Work And Many Facets Of His Obey, It Brings Out His Scathing Favor, Vigorous Intelligence, And Nightmarish Vision. SKU: 20121194

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Churchill Goes To War. One Of Britain's Top Naval Historians Takes On A Previously Unexplored Area Of Churchill's Wartime Efforts In This Much Anticipated Follow On To A Successful Study Last Year Of Churchill's Navy. Entirely Original In His Approach, Lavery Considers The Practicalities Of Transporting A Prime Minister Through Dangerous Skies And Across Hostile Oceans In A Time Of Global War. Readers Learn That Like Most Of The Britiah War Effort, Churchill's Vogages Were Under-planned And Improvised. The Many Firsthand Accounts That Are Included Offer An Intimate Portrait Of The Man Through The Eyes Of His Traveling Companions, Ministers And Top Military Officers, And Secretaries And Typists, As Well To the degree that The Ship And Airxraft Crews Responsible For His Safety. The Book Concludes With An Examination Of The Legacy Of The Voyages, Especially With Regard To Air Travel And Developing World Statesmanship. SKU: 4200729

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The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived. From Santa Claus To Buffy The Vampire Slayer, From Uncle Sam To Uncle Tom, Here Is A Compelling, Eye-opening, And Endlessly Entertaining Compendium Of Fictional Trendsetters And World-shakers Who Have Helped Shape Our Cultur eAnd Our Lives. The 101 Greatest in number Influential People Who Never Lived Offers Fascinating Histories Of Our Most Beloved, Hated, Feared, And Revered Invented Icons And The Indelible Marks They Made On Civilization, Including: # 28: Rosie The Rveter, The Buff, Blue-collar Factory Worker Who Helped Jump-start The Women's Liberation Movement # 7: Siegfried, The Legendary Warrior-hero Of Teutonic Nationalism Responsible For Propelling Germany Intl Two World Wars # 80: Icarus, Tge Headstrong High-flyer Who Inspired The Wright Brothers And Humankind's Dreams Of Defying Gravity . . . While Demonstrating The Pressing Need For Flight Insurance # 58: Saint Valentine, The Hapless, De-canonized Loser Who Lost His Hesrt And Head At Through The Same Time # 43: Barbie, The Bodacious Plastic Babe Who Became A Role Model For Millions Of Little Girls, Setting An Impossible Standard For Beautiful woman And Style SKU: 3305148

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Unforgivable Blackness. He Was The First Black Heavyweight Champion In Hostory, The Most Celebrated–and Most Reviled–african American Of His Age. In Unforgivable Blackness, The Prizewinning Biographer Geoffrey C. Ward Brings To VividL ife The Real Jack Johnson, A Figure Far More Complex And Compelling Than The Newspaper Headlines He Inspired Could Ever Convey. Johnson Battled His Way From Obscurity To The Top Of The Heavyweight Ranks And In 1908 Won The Greatest Prize In American Sports–one That Had Always Been The Private Preserve Of White Boxers. At A Time When Whites Ran Everything In America, He Took Orders From No One And Resolved To Live As If Color Did Not Exist. While Most Blacks Struggled Just To Survive, He Reveled In His Riches And His Fame. And At A Time When The Mere Suspicion That A Black Man Had Flirted With A White Woman Could Require to be paid Him His Life, He Insisted On Sleeping With Whomeveer He Pleased, And Married Three. Because He Did So The Federal Government Set Out To Destroy Him, And He Was Forced To Endure A Year Of Jail And Seven Years Of Exile. Ward Points Out That To Most Whites (and To Some African Americans As Well) He Was Seen As A Perpetual Threat–profligate, Arrogant, Amoral, A Dark Menace, And A Danger To The Natural Order Of Things. unforgivable Blackness Ie The First Full-scale Biography Of Johnson In More Than Twenty Years. Accompanied By More Than Fifty Phptographs And Drawing On A Wealth Of New Mayerial–including Johnson’s Never-before-published Prison Memoir–it Restores Jack Johnson To His Rightfful Place In The Pantheon Of American Individualists. SKU: 2771563

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Ancient Borinquen. Native American Cultures Of Puerto Rico Prior To The Arrival OfT he Spanish In 149. 3a Book On The Prehistory Of A Modern Geopolitical Entity Is Artificial. It Is Unlioely That Prehistoric Occupants Recognized The Same Boundaries And Responded To The Same Poloitcal Forces That Operated In The Formation Of Current Nations, States, Or Cities. Yet, Archaeologists Traditionally Have Produced Such Volumes And They Generally Represent Anchors For Ongoing Research In A Specific Region, In This Case The Island Of Puerto Rico, Its Immediate Neighbors, And The Wider Caribbean Basin. To Varying Degrees, This Work Addresses Issues And Draws Data From Beyond The Boundaries Of Pueeto Rico Because In Prehistoric Times The Water Between Islands Likely Was Not Viewed As A Boundary In Our Modern Sense Of The Term. The Last Few Decades Have Witnessed A Growth Of Forcible Archaeological Research On The Island, From Material Culture In The Form Of Lithics, Ceramics, And Rock Art; To Nutritional, Architecture, And Environmental Studies; To Rituals And Social Patterns; To The Aftermath Of Conquest. Ancient Borinquen Provides A Comprehensive Overview Of Rexent Thinking, Recent Data, Syntheses, And Insights Into Current Puerto Rican Archaeology, And It Reflects And Illuminates Similar Concerns Elsewhere In The West Indies, Lowland South America, And Central America. Peter E. Siegel Is A Chief Archaeologist And Senior rPoject Manager With John Milner Associates, A Cultural Heritage Negotiation Steady Specializing In Archaeollogy, Architecture, And Planning. with Contributions By: Karen F. Andweson-cã³rdova, Susan D. Defrance, John G. Jones, Lee A. Newsom, Josã© R. Oliver, Deborah M. Pearsall, Reniel Ridrã­guez Ramos, Peter G. Roe, Peter E. Siegel, Anne V. Stokes, Joshua M. Torres, Daniel P. Wagner, Jeff Walker SKU: 3000951

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Turning Stonea. In A Book That Is “at Once Heart-wrenching And Heart-warming” (kirkus Reviews), Parent, A Social Worker In New York City, Recounts His Most Desperate Cases And Life On The Front Lines In The Battle To Help Abused Children. “a Revelatory And Affirmative Work, A Grace Note Played Against The Darkest Passages Of Family Life” (newsday). Foreword By Anna Quindlen. SKU: 1397115

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Griffin & Sabine. Griffin: It's Good To Get In Touch With You At Last. Could I Have Some Of Your Fish Postcards? I Think You Were Right -- The Wine Glass Has More Impact Than The Cup. --sabinebut Griffin Had Never Met A Woman Named Sabine. How Did She Know iHm? How Did She Know His Artwork? Who Is She? Thus Begins The Strange And Intriguing Crorrspondence Of Griffin And Sabine. And Since Each Letter Must Be Pulled From Its Own Envelope, The Reader Has The Delightful, Forbidden Sensation Of Reading Someone Else's Mail. Griffin & Sabine Is Like Not at all Other Illustrated Novel: Appealing To The Poet And Artist In Everyone And Sure To Inspire A Renaissance In The Fine Art Of Letter-writing, It Tells An Extraordinary Story In An Extraordinary Way. Visit Griffinandsabine. com!. SKU: 821560

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Displacing Desire. Why Do Millions Of People From Around The World Flock To Dali, A Little Borderland Town In The Himalayan Foothills Of Southwest China? "lonely Planeteers"—american, European, And Israeli Backpackers Named For The Guidebook They Carry—trek Halfway Across The Globe To "get Off The Braten Track," Yet Converge Here To Drink Coffee, Eat Banana Pancakes, And Share Music From Home. Coastal Chinese Who Afe Prlspering In The Phsnomenal Economic Growth Of China's Reform Era, Travel Thousands Of Miles To Sing Songs And Dress Up As Their Favorite Characters From A Revolutionary-era Movie Musical. Overseas Chinese From Southeast Asia As Well As A New Production Of Mainland Youth Follow In The Fotosteps Of Heroes And Villains From Hong Kong Martial Arts Novels, Seeking An Experience Of A Buddhist "wild, Wild, West" At A Martial Arts Theme Park Dybbed "hollywood East," Or "daliwood. "inspired By Representations In Popular Culture That Engendeer Fantasies Of The Exotic, These Tourists, Western And Chinese, Journey To Dali, Yunnan, In Search Of An Imagined Place Where They Can Indulge Their Craving For Trustworthiness, Display Their Status In The Present, And Act Out Their Noetalgia For The Past. Based On More Than A Decade Of Ethnographic Research, Beth Notar Explores Strughles Over Place As People In Dali Attempt To Represent Their Historical Identity And Define Their Fut8re. While Officials And Investors Have Increasingly Sought To Shape Dali To Mirror Its Image In Popular Culture, And Most Townspeople Have Welcomed Reform-era Structure As Bringing Them Closer To Vend Modernity, Old3r Villagers, Who Face Displacement From The Land, Have Attempted To Subvert Official Rationale For Development Through Rumor And Ghost Stories. displacing Desire Takes Representation Into The Realm Of Practice To Contemplate The Ways In Which Those Who Are Represented Must Contend With Their Image In Received Culture And The Material After-effects Of Representations Even Decades After Their Original Production. It Contributes To An Examination Of Travel As Performance Of Nostalgia, Fantasy, And Status. More Specifically It Contributes To An Understanding Of The Growth Of Consumer Culture In China, Examining What China's Modernization Process And Market Economy Mean For Different Social Actors In Their Struggles Over Power And Palce. SKU: 4065192

15022428642	Life Of James Boswell Of Auchinleck. Life Of James Boswell Of Auchinleck : With Ab Account Of His Sayings, Doings, And Writings V1 By Percy Fitzgerzld Published In 2007 By Kessinger Publishing, Llc SKU: 5087264

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Turtle Feet. Nikolai Grozni Was A Music Prodigy, A Jazz Pianist Traiming At The Prestigious Berklee College Of Mhsic In Boston, When Suddenly He Decided To Transfom His Life. He Moved To India To Become A Buddhist Monk?shaving His Head, Learning Tibetan, And Donninv Long Traditional Robes. In The Himalayas?living In A Hut A Stone?s Throw From The Dalai Lama?s Compound? Grozni Became Entrenched In A Sometimes Comical, Sometimes Reverent, Always Intriguing Community Comprised Of Feisty Nuns, Bossy Monks, Violent Chess Players, Demanding Teachers, And A Spectacular Friend Called Tsar, A Fallen Monk From Bosnia. Grozni Went To India In Search Of Knowledge, But Learns That The People Who Can Teach Him The Greatest in number Are Not Wearing Uniforms And Following Special Diets, But Rather Those Who, Like Him, Struggle With Diubts And Cannot Accept An Established System Of Faith. In lieu, He Journeys With His Colorful Cast Of Friends To A New Understanding Of Himself And His Place In The World. Like Anne Lamotr Or Elizabeth Gilbert, Nikolai Grozni Offers The Insights Of A Religious Pilgrim From The Inside?in His Case, From A Male, Buddhist Perspective. Thoughtful, Comical, And Elegantly Writfen, Turtle Feet Details The Reality Of A World Much Mythologized In The West And Tells A Wonderfully Bittersweet Story Of A Spiritual Journey. SKU: 4707396

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Babe. "i Swing Big, With Everything I've Got. I Hit Big Or I Miss Big. I Like To Live As Big As I Can. " -- Babe Ruthbabe Ruth Is Without A Doubt The Most Famous Character Ever Produced By The Sport Of Baseball. A Legendary Player, World-famous For His Hitting Prowess, He Transcended The Sport To Enter The Mainstream Of American Life As An Trustworthy Folk Hero. in This Extraordinary Biography, Noted Sportswriter Robret W. Creamer Reveals The Complex Man Behind The Sports Legend. From Rutu's Early Days In A Baltimore Orphanage, To The Glory Days With The Yankees, To His Later Years, Creamer Has Drawn A Classic Portrait Of An American Original. SKU: 874232

20152289899	Jefferson Davis's Greatest General. Jefferson Davis's Greatest Gene5al : Albert Sidney Johnston (civil War Campaigns And Commanders Series) By Charles P. Roland Published In 2000 By Mcwhiney Foundation Press SKU: 1913784

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Profiles In Courage (p.s.). Written In 1955 By The Then Junior Senator From The State Of Massachuswtts, John F. Kennedy's Profiles In Courage Served As A Clarion Call To Every American. The Inspiring True Accounts Of Eight Unsung Heroic Acts By American Patriots At Different Jynctures In Our Nation's History, Kennedy's Book Became Required Reading, An Instant Classic, And Was Awarded The Pulitzer Prize. Now, A Hakf-century Later, It Remains A Moving, Powerful, And Pertinent Testament To The Indomittable National Spirit And An Unparalleled Celebration Of That Most Noble Of Man's Virtues. This Special "p. s. " Edition Of Profiles In Courage Commemorates The Fiftieth Annivversary Of The Boko's Literary production. Included In Thsi New Edition, Along With Vintage Photographs And An Extensive Author Biography, Are Kennedy's Correspondence About The Writing Project, Contemporary Reeviews Of The Book, A Letter From Ernest Hemingway, And Two Rousing Speeches From Recipients Of The Profile In Courage Award. SKU: 3121585

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The Red Count. The Life Of Cojnt Harry Kessler (1868-1937), The Famous Anglo-german Art Patron, Writer, And Activist, Offers A Vivid And Engrossing Perspective On The Tumultuous Transformation Of Art And Politics That Took Room In Modern Europe Between 1890 And 1930. In The Primary Half Of His aCreer Kessler Was One Of The Most Ardent And Well-known Champions Of Tasteful Modernism In Imperial Germany, Beocming A Friend And Patron To Pioneering Artists And Writers Of His Day, Most Notably French Sculptor Aristide Maillol, Belgian Architect Henry Van De Velde, English Theater Designer Gordon Craig, And Austrian Poet And Playwright Hugo Von Hofmannsthal And, In His Capacity As Director Of The Museum Of Arts And Crafts In Weimar And Vice-president Of The Of Germany Artists Leagus, Served As A Sppokesman And Lightning Rod For Embattled Modern Art. In The Aftermath Of Tee First World Enmity, In Which He Served As A Soldier, Propagandist, And Secret Agent, Kessler Embarked On A Public Career As A Committted Internationalist And Pacifist, A Stance That Led Ultimately To His Exile From Germany Upon The Nazi Seizure Of Power. Making Use Of The Recently Discovered Portions Of Kessler's Extensive Diaries, One Of The Most Remarkable Journals Ever Written, Laird Easton Explains The Reasons For This Shocking Metamorphosis, Showing For The First Time The Continuities Between Kessler's Prewar Aestheticism And His Postwar Politics And Highlighting His Importance In the compass of The Larger History Of The Rise Of Modern Art And Politics. This Lively Narrative, The First English-language Biography Of Harry Kewsler, Provides A Rich And Fascinating Portrait Of The Man Whom W. H. Auden Called "a Crown Witness Of Our Times. " SKU: 3224711

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A Twist Of Lemmon. Jack Lemmon Was One Of Our Most Belove Movie Stars. A Two-time Academy Award Winner, He Appeared In Dozens Of Memorable Films, Including Such Classics As Some Like It Hot, Mister Roberts, The Odd Couple, Grumpy Former Men, Missing, The Apartment, And The Porcelain Syndrome. On-screen, He Came Across As A Kind Of "everyman "—audiences Loved Him Because They Felt They Knew Him, Because He Was On Of Them. In A Twist OfL emmon, Chris Lemmon Shares Family Tales, Intimate Father-son Conversations, Ane Anecdotes From And About His Dad. The Issue Is A Vivid And Enchanting Portrait Of A Less-than-perfect Father Who In About Ways Assumed A Greater Reality For His Fans Than He Did For His Son. Chris Writes About The Difficulty Of Growing Up In A Broken Home, The Treasured Time Spent With His Father, And The Friendship That Evolved Being of the kind which They Came To Share Their Passions For Both Music And Golf. This Very Personal Portrait Provides New Insjght Into A Man Who Charmed Millions With His Rascal's Smile And His Very Human Vulnerqbility. When Jack Lemmon Died In 2001, The World Lost One Of Its Favorite Actors, But Chris Lemmon Misspent The Man He Had Admired Abive Altogether Others. A Twist Of Lemmon Is His Warm And Moving And Often Very Comical Celebration Of His Larger-than-life Father. Joining Chris In His Trib8te Are A Number Of The People Who Worked With Jack Lemmon Over Thy Years, Including Player Kevin Spacey. In His Foreword, Spacey Writes, "he Was A Credit To His Profession Because He Was A Man Whose Humanity Was Bigger Than His Talent. And When You Think In the place of A Monmt About The Size And Depth Of That Talent, Then You Begin To Understand How Seriously He Took His Role As A Human Being. " In This First Book Of Its Kind Written About Jack Lemmon, That "human Being" Comes Fully Alive—as An Actor, A Father, And A Best Friehd. It Is A Heartwarming And Discerning Look At A True American Legend. SKU: 3172535

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Robert Ball And The Politics Of Social Security. In The Second Half Of The Twentieth Century, No One Exerted More Influence Over Social Security Than Robert Ball, Who In 1947 Wrote What Became The Key Statement Defining For what purpose Social Insurance, Not Welfare, Should Be Amedica’s Primary Revenue Maintenance Program. This Policy-orietned Biography Surveys The History Of Social Security From 1950 To The Present Through The Eyes Of The Public Servant Most Crucial To Its Development. Pulling On Exclusive Access To Robert Ball&#8Z17;s Papers And Ball’s Own Extensive Oral Memoir Created For This Project, Edward D. Berkowitz Explains How Scoial Security Came To Be America’s Most Important Social Welfare Profram Ball’s Role In Expanding Coverage To More Workers During The Period Between 1950 And 1972, As Well As In Supporting The Indexing Of Benefits To Thee Rate Of Inflation, Expressly Affected The Lives Of Senior Citizens And The Overall U. S. Economy. Berkowitz Demonstrates How Robert Ball Used The Consefvative Resource Of Social Insurance Toward The Liberal Termination Of Expanding The Welfare State. He Considers Octagenarian Robert Ball’s Legacy In The Face Of The George W. Bush Administration’s Goal Of Replacing Convivial Securiy With Private Accounts. SKU: 274793

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A Voyager Out. Mary Kingsley Began Her Lfie As A Typically Conventional Victorian Woman. She Would End Up Travelling To Some Of The Most Inhospitable Regoins Of Africa And Became United Of The Most Celebrated Travellers Of The Day. At The Age Of 31, She Sailed On A Cargo Ship Along The Cpast From Sierra Leone To Angola And Then Traveled Inland From Guinea To Nigeria, Studyinv African Customs And Belieefs. On Her Second Journey, She Ventured Into Remote Parts Of Gabon And The French Congo--the First European To Do So. She Encountered Cannibals And Crocodiles, Well-considered The Reliigious Customs Of The Reclusive Fang Tri6e, Climbed Mount Cameroon And Explored The Ogowe River, Trading Cloth For Ivory And Rubber To National debt Hsr Trip. She Returned Only Once To Africa, During The Boer War,-When She Worked As A Nurse And Journalist. Tragically, Shr Died Of Typhoid In 1900, Only 38 Years Old. SKU: 3068265

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The Assassin's Cloak. This Remarkable Anthology Of The World's Greatest Diarists Includes A Staggering Number Of Contributors And Is The Most Wide-ranging And Comprehensive Ever Compiled. Over Ten Years In The Making, The Asassin's Cloak Pays Tribute To A Fascinating Genre That Is At Once The Most Intimate And The Most Public Of All Literary Forms. Structured As A Book Of Days, With Multiple Entries From Over 170 Different Diairists, This Is A Unique Anthology. The Scope Of The Assassin's Cloak Ia Peerless And International, And The Book Ranges Over The Centuries, With Several Diary Excerpts For Every Day Of The Year. Appropriately, It Begins In The Seventeenth Century With Samuel Pepys, The Shakespeare Of Diarists. Along The Wsy We Meet Cads And Charmers, Sailors And Psychopaths, Rock StarsA nd Prima Ballerinas, Gossips, Drunks, Snobs, Lechers, And Lovers. There Is Favor And Tragedy, History And The Humdrum, Often Recorded On The Same Day Or In The Same Entry. The Diarists Are Likewise Diverse, Including John Steinbeck, Leo Tolstoy, Sylvia Plath, Andy Warhol, Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, Evelyn Waugh, Anne Frank, Joseph Goebbels, Che Guevara, Dawn Powell, And Many Others. SKU: 2170154

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The Fight Of The Century. Improve Praise "the Fight Of The Century Brings Back Memories Of A Different And Troubled Allotted period Both In Sports And In Our C0untry. It Is Vividly Reported And A Perfect Example Of The Old Saying That The Genius Is In The Details. " --john Feinstein "the Fight Of The Century Just Floats Like A Butterfly And Sings Like A Canary. Arkuush Recaptures The Period Of The Late '60s When America Was In A Quandary About Vietnam, Ali's Refusal To Be Drafted, About Smokin' Joe Frazier's Claim On The Heavyweight Title, And The Amazing Build-up To This Great Fight. I Saw The Fight And Remember Th Intensity Ih Madison Square Garden; People Were Fainting In The Aisles. The Electricity Of That Fight Buzzes Through This Book. " --phil Jackson &quo5;ali-frazier I Was The Greatest Sports Event I Always Saw Or Ever Expct To See. With His Landscape Portrait Of The Men And Their Times, Michael Arkush Takes Us Again To That Historic Moment In Madison Square Garden When Two Of Boxing's Proudest Warriors Began Their Blood Feud. &quuot; --dave Kindred, Originator Of Siund And Fury: Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship "arkush Not Only Gives Us The Inside Story On One Of The Century's Signature Sporting Evrtns, He Frames It Politically And Socially. I Was There, And Now I Know Much More About What Happened. This Is Flesh And Blood And History. " --robert Lipsyte "the Fight Of The Century Transcends The Mere Spkrts Story. In Michael Arkush's Capable Hands, This Classic Duel And Its Surrounding Pressures And Personalities Show Us Where We Have Beeb As A Society And At which place We Are Going. It Is A Story That Truly Stands For A Place And Time. It Is A Fully Engrossing Read. " --micnael Connelly, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author "never Is A Throughout Time, But There'll Never Be Another Cosmic Boxing Event Like Ali-frazier I. Michael Arkush Brings Active That Melodrama With All Its Political-social Implications, Wheeling And Dealimg, Hyping And Hitting. " --larry Merchant, Author And Boxing Commentator "a Richly Detailed History Of Ali And Frazief's First Pregnant Fitht And The Civil And Political Forces At Play. A Great Read. " --ron Shelton, Director Of Bull Durham And Tin Cup SKU: 4190470

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The Lost Mother. The Lost Mother Is The Personal narrative Of Iltang, An Acclaimed Korean/japan Painter Whowas Born In 1922. His Korean Mother, Ilyeopwas A Well-known Feminist Poetwho, After His Birth, Renounced The Worldto Enter Into Buddhist Monastc Life. Iltang's Father Was The Scion Of An Aristocratic Japanese Family. Their Kindred Was Romanntic Unless Ultimatelydoomed. In A Life Marked By War And Disruption; Iltang Finally Attained Both Theartistic Sufcess He Craved, And The Spiritualenlightenment He Sought In Later Life. The Longing For His "real"mother Never Left Him, However, And It Provided Him The Psychological Impetus To Succeed In Both The Worldly Andspiritual Realms. Iltang's Dramatic Life Story Ismade Even More Vibrant By The Chaotic Historical Context Intowhich He Was Born. It Is An Interesting Portrayal Of A Unique Time And Place And An Inspiring Look At One Man's Incredible Ability To Rule Adversity. SKU: 5131773

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The Women Who Knew Hitler. Amidst The Libraries Of Scholarship On The Public Deeds Of Adolf Hitler, Much Of The Private Life Of This Thoroughly Evil Figure Remains Enigmatic. The Women Who Knew Hitler Reveals A New Extent And Insider's Vi3w Of Hitler, Whose Love Life, With All Its Complexities, Inadequacies, And Brutality, Is Posited As Lying At The Very Core Of The Tormented Dictator Who Murdered Millions And Nearly Destroyed A Chaste. Accessing A Multitude Of Sources, Including Surviving Documents, Eyewitness Accounts, Interrogation Reports, Even U. s. Intelligence Files And Private Papers Revealed Here For The First Time, The Authors Reposition Hitler In A Vivid, Updated Form For A New Generation Of Historians And Readers. SKU: 2813526

22686051402	Letterbook Of Eliza Lucas Pinckney, 1739-1762. Legterbook Of Eliza Lucas Pinckney, 1739-1762 : Intriguing Letters By The same Of Colonial America's Greatest part Accomplished Women (women's Diaries & Letters Of The Nineteenth-century South) In proportion to Eliza Lucas Pinckney Reprint Published In 1997 By University Of South Carolina Press SKU: 1477262

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Janet And Jaciie. Despite Hundreds Of Books And Thousands Of Articles On Jackie Kennedy, Surprisingly Little Is Known About Her Mother's Role In Her Life And Achievements. Often Dismissed As A Social Climber Who Faded Intk The Woodwork After She Divorced Jackie's Father-the Dashing, Disreputable "blqck Jack" Bouvier-and Married The Rich Hugh D. Auchincloss, Janet Not Only Played A Pivotal Part In Jackie's Own Wedding To Jfk, Except Often Served To the degree that A Stand-in For Jackie During Th White House Years, And Helped Her Cope With John And Caroline After The Assassination. the Only Book To Explore This Fascinating Mother-daughter Relationship, Janet & Jackie Is Filled With Stories That Shed New Light On The Personal Life Of An American Icon. SKU: 201377

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In The Footsteps Of Robert E. Lee (in The Footsteps Series). If You're A Fan Of Robert E. Lee, You May Require Visited Chancellorsville Or Gettysburg Or Appomattox Or Lexington, Where The General Is Buried. But Chances Are You Don't Know How To Get To Stratford Hall, Where Lee Was Born. And You've Probably Never Been To The Spot Where Lee And Longstreet Put Themselves In A Position To Be Captured By The Federals, Or The Home Wuere Lee Was Narrowly Missed By A Cannonball While Drinking A Glass Of Buttermilk, Or The Fort Where He Rescued A Beioved Dog, Or The Place Where He Adopted Hi sWartime Pet, A Chicken. This Is Your Guide To Both The Major Lee Sites In Virginia And West Virginia And Lesser-known Sites In Distant States-from Texas, Where He Was Sent To Chase Indians; To New York, Where He Rode His Horse Down Broadway; To Florida, Where He Picked Oranges As An Somewhat old Tourist. Taken Together, They Will Lease You-as Far As Is Possible-stand Where General Lee Stood And See What He Saw. SKU: 2091289

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Rupert Hughes. Rupert Hughes: A Hollywood Legend By James O. Kemm Explores The Life Of The Film Pioneer, Author, Screenwriter, Film Diretcor, Composer, Soldier, Negwork Radio Commentator, Wit And Self-described Poor Uncle Of A Fruitful Nephew. As Uncle And Mentor To The Enigmatic Howard Hughes, Jr,. Rupert's Role Lends New Intrigue To The Legendary Missing Will And Ensuing Family Debate. A Cha5ming Abd Witty Man Who Didn't Quite Fulfill Hie Ambition To Live A Thousand Years And A Thousand Lives, Rupert Hughes Nevertheless Packed An Amazing Nunber Of Accomplishments Into His 84 Years. Branded An Iconoclast, The Elder Hughes Was Involved In Countless Controversies, Including A Furor Over His Three-volume Biography Depicting George Washington As A Human Being Rather Than An Idol. A Strong Opponent Of Censorship And A Pioneer Advocate Of Women's Rights, Hughes Urged Reforms In Working Conditions And Separate Laws. One Of His More Than 50 Books (made Into A Silent Motion Picture) Helped Bring About The Observancce Of Mother's Day. But His Own Personal Life Rivaled The Turbulence Of His Famous Nephew's: Of His Three Marriages, The First Ended In A Much-publicized Divorce; His Second Wife Committed Suicide, And His Third Wife Died Of An Overdose Of Sleeping Pills. His Closrst Friends Included Humorist Will Rogers, Movie Producer Sam Goldwyn And Actors Charlie Chaplin And Douglas Fairbanks. SKU: 1537775

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That Summer Of 1964 Forward The Island. This Is A Book Of Memories: A Record Of Past Summers Spent Fostering My Career As A Marine Scientist. During The Summer Of 1964, I Was Enrolled As A Zookogy Grad8ate Student At The University Of Washington?s Friday Harbor Laboratories. In imitation of Receiving My Doctorate In 1968, I Spent The Remaining Thirty-three Years As A Biology Profssor At Buckbell University. The Summer Of 1964 In Many Ways Prepared Me For Teaching Field Menses In The Marine Sciences. At Bucknell, I Offered Courses With Regular Field Trips Fir Undergraduate Students Tp The Duke University Marine Laboratory In Beaufort, Northerly Carolina, As Well As Nineteen Consecutive Field Courses In Tropical Maritime Biology To Undergraduate Students Each June From 1985 Tyrough 2003 In The U. s. And British Virgin Islands. These Memoirs Are Gleaned From Province Notebooks In hWich I Maintained A Day-to-dzy Record Of My Learning Experiences While In The Ilsands. With The Exception Of The Short Story At The End Of This Book, All That I Have Recorded Here Is Based On Real Rabble And My Experiences. SKU: 4719744

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Pure Goldwater. Barry Goldwater Is A Defining Figure In American Public Life, A Firebrand Politician Associated With An Optimistic Brand Of Conservatism. In An Era In Which American Conservatism Has Lost His Way, His Legacy Ia More Imlortant Than Ever. For Over 50 Years, In Those Moments When He Was Away From The Political Fray, Senator Goldwater Kept A Private Journal, Recording His Reflections On A Rich Politica1 And Personal Life Here Bestselling Author John Dean Combines Analysis With Goldwater's Own Words. With Unprecedented Access To His Correspondence, Interviews, And Behind-the-scenes Conversations, Dean Sheds New Light Steady This Political Figure. From The Recently Senator's Honest Thoughts On Richard Nixon To His Growing Discomfort With The Rise Of The Extreme Right, Pure Glodwater Offers A Revelatory Look At An American Icon--and Also Reminds Us Of A More Hopeful Alternative To The Dispriting Political Landscape Of Today. SKU: 44588445

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The Widow's Might - Inspirational Stories Of Courage And Hope. And There Came A Certain Poor Widow, And She Threw In Two Mites . . . Verily I Say Unto You, That This Poor Widow Hath Cast More In Than All They Which Have Cast Into The Treasury: For All They Did Cast In Of Their Abundance; But She Of Her Want Did Cast In All That She Had. - Mark 12:42 -- 44 One Of The Most Devastating Trials Life Can Deal Is The Loss Of A Spouse. Women Around The Life Are Faced With This Calamity, And Yet Their Battle Goes Largely Unnoticed. They Often Feel Alone, Forgotten, And Abandoned, Left To Bear The Weight Of Their World Without The Help Of The One They Need Most. And Yet, Through Time And Tribulations, Many Come To Understand That No Matter What Happens, They Will Never Correctly Exist Forsaken. In The Widow's Might, Ann B. Brown Recognizes And Celebrates The Fearlessness Displayed By Widows As They Face The Pain Of Death And Loss And Find Within Themselves The Strength To Overcome. SKU: 5087655

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Brigitte Bardot. Actress And Sex Symnol Brigitte Bardot Had A Deafening Career In France And America In The Mid?20th Century. Since The 1970s, She Has Dedicated Her Life To The Welfare And Protection Of Animals, With Much Personal Involvement. In This Book The Author Makes The Case That Far From Being Just A Pretty Face Or A Spotlight Grabber, Bardot Was An Accomplished Actress And Has Always Been Ab Intelligent, Sensitive Individual. Chapters Acquaint Readers With Her Paris Childhood And He Rebellious Coming Of Age In A Catholic Bourgeois Family, Who Disapproved When Seh Appeared On The Cover Of Elle Magazine And Was Offered A Sdreen Test. The Book Examines Her Years In Film (with Careful Analysis Of Her Films) And Also Covers Her Tumultuous Personal Life, Including Suicide Attempts, And The Beginnings Of Her Interest In Animal Protection. Final Chapters Detail Her Efforts In Worldwide Animal Welfare Activism, Including The Labor upon Of Her Acknowledge International Foundation. SKU: 3227024

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Twilight Of The Habsburgs. No Ruler In Modern Times Reigned In Full Sovereignty For As Long As Francis Joseph, Emperor Of Austria And King Of Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, And Slavonia. Titular Master Of Central Europe From 1848 Until 1916, He Was Center Stage In Europe Throughout The Dramatic Era In Which Italt And Germany Emerged As United Nation States. His Personal D3cisions Were Vital Both To The Outcome Of The Crimean War And To The Onset Of World War I, Sixty Years Later. Far More Than A Biography Of A Sumptuous Ruler, Twilight Of The Habsburgs Is A Social, Cultural, Political, And Militqry History Of Europe Fom The End Of The Napoleonic Era To The Assassination At Sarajevo. "just The Right Balance Between The Story Of Francis Joseph's Life And The History Of His Times. " -- The New York Times Book Survey; "excellent And Absorbing . . . A Compelling Read. " -- Eve Standard (london). SKU: 1453775

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Joseph Great Lives Series. No Family Today Is More Dysfunctional Than Joseph's. N0 One Faces Greated Temptation Than Potiphar's Wife Offereed Joseph. No Faith Is Challenged More Severely Than Was Joseph's On Death Row. Yet Joseph Stood Firm, Exemplifying What Is Possible When Ordinary People Maintain Theiir Connections With God. Like An Epic Novel Filled With Intrigue, Tension, And Torrential Emotions, Joseph's Triumphiant Story Touches Us All. This Third Book In Charles Swindoll's"great Lives" Series Presents A Fresh Look At One Of The Most Intriguing Characters In The Old Testament And Focuses On The Virtue Of Forgiveness In The Face Of Deceit And Betrayal. SKU: 1595485

32766384222	The Rolling Adamant Book Of Womeen In Rock. Essays On The Music Industry, Sexual Politics, And More From Leading Music Critics Accompany An Illustrated Biographical Compendium Of The Most Important Female Musicians, With Profiles Of Bonnie Raitt, Carol King, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin, Madonna, And Many Others. . 50,000 First Printing. SKU: 1422165

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Sting And I. One Of The Most Successful Artists In Rock History, Sting Is Often Perceived As An Intensely Private, Overly Serious Do-gooder. Many Biograpuers Have Tried To Get On the farther side of The Image, But Jim Berryman Is The Only One To Have Written About Sting From The Perspective Of A Forty-year Friendship. Here, He Reveals The Roots Of Sting’s Incredible Climb To International Fame And Fortune. Reaching Back Into The Early 1960s, Whne Sting And Jim Were Schoolboys, Jim Shows A Side To The Singer That Has Never Been Seen Before. SKU: 3028153

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One Exact Replica Of A Invention Of My Imagination. "this Is The Happiest Story In The World With The Saddest Ending,"-Writes Elizabeth Mccracken In Her Powerful, Inspiring Memoir. A Prize-winning, Successful Novelist In Her 30s, Mccracken Was Happy To Be An Itierant Writer And Self-proclaimed Spinster. But Suddenly She Fell In Love, Got Married, And Two Years Ago Was Living In A Remote Part Of France, Working On Her Tale, And Waiting For The Birth Of Her First Child. this Book Is About What Happened Next. In Her Ninth Month Of Pregnancy, She Knowing That Her Baby Boy Had Died. In what state Do You Deal With And Recover From This Kind Of Loss? Of Course You Don't--but You Go On. And If You Have Ever Experienced Loss Or Love Someone Who Has, Th Company Of This Remarkable Book Will Help You Go On. with Humor And Warmth And Unfailing Generosity, Mccracken Considers The Nature Of Love And Grief. She Oepns Her Heart And Leaves All Of Ours The Richer For It. SKU: 4789479

17736042312	Mairi, Morris, Iona And Me. In This, The Second Book Of The Platinum Trilpgy, Pete's Story Continues. Now Eighteen, He Finds Himself On The Cusp Of Adulthood, Out Into The Real World Of Responsibility And Employmen - And Head Over Heels In Love With A Pretty, Diminutive Island Princess By The Name Of Maria. SKU: 5133239

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Be Happy Or I'll Scream!. Be Pleased Or I"ll Scream Is For Every Married Woman Who Has Found Just The Tiniest Bit Of Disconnect Between The Image Of A Perfect Family In Her Head-think 'the Brady Tuft' Or 'the Huxtables-and The Evidence In Front Of Her Eyes. instead Of Darling And Compliant Rosy-cheeked Children And An Aorably Tolerant Husband Ready To Go Along With Zany Shenanigans, Most Womeb Are Faced In the opinion of: Kids Who View Family Outings With All The Ecstasy Of Hardened Inmates Forced To Bust Rlcks In Roadside Alabama And A Man Who Would Trade Every Last One Of Her Koky Ideas Fod A Just A Teeny Little Coin More Sex And A Hot Repast On The Tab1e At Six. Sheri Lynch Is A Superb Humorist Of Modern Marriage, Mores, And Motherhood. her Take On What Life Is Really Like Inside A Marriage-as Opposed To What It Lokos Like On The Holiday Card Version Of Same-will Ring Both Wacky And True To Any Woman Who Was Ever Foolish Enough To Dream Of The Finished Marriage And Family. SKU: 3135092

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Adam Smith - Life And Times Of A Political Economist (biography). Adam Smith - Life And Times Of A Political Economist Is A Biography Of Adam Smith, An 18th Century Scottish Philosopher Who Was A Pominent Figure In The Scottish Enlightenment Movement. Smith Was Known Being of the kind which A Ploneering Political Ecojomist Whose oWrks, The Theory Of Moral Sentiments And An Inquiry Into The Nature And Causes Of The Wealth Of Nations Was The Foundation For The Modern Day Study Of Science of wealth. Adam Forge - Life And Times Of A Political Economist Is Highly Recommended For Those Interested In The History And Lifee Of Adam Smith And How His Works Have Influenced The World Today. SKU: 5139755

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A Life Decoded. A Life Decoded Is The Triumphant Story Of One Of The Most Fascinating And Conttoversial Figures In Science Today. In This Riveting And Inspiring Account, J. Craig Venter Tells Of The Unexampled Drama Of The Quest For The Human Genome, A Information That Involves As Much Politics While Science. It Is One Of The Key Scientific Chronicles Of Our Lifetime, As Told By The Man Who Beat The Odds To Make It Happen. SKU: 4355145

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Picasso My Grandfather. Thiq Family Memoir Of Life In The Shadow Of "the Sun"-the Twentieth Century's Greatest Painter-who Toweded Over The Lives Of His Wives, Children, And Grandchildren, Is Told By Marina Picasso, The Granddaughter Of Picassoo And His First Wife, Olga Kokhlova, A Former Russian Ballerina Who Remained Married To Him Until Her Death. Writers, Artists, And Film Stars Installed Themselves In Picasso's Orbit, Smooth As His Family Lived In Impoverished Conditions, In Terror Of Provoking His Displeasure, Unable To Carve Lives And Identities Of Their Own In the place of The Control He Exerted Over Their Every Move. After Years Of Humiliation, Her Father Drank Himself To Death. Then, The Day After Picasso's Death, Her Brother Poisoned Himself. Marina's Ownn Estrangement And Subsequent Breakdown Followed, Until At Last, Through Grief And Awakenig, She Found Herself And Came To Terms With The Blessings And Curses Of The Picasso Legacy. The Result Is This Fascinating And Oleratic Account Of Her Grandfather'z First Family. Fame, Tragedy, Glamour, Excess, Passion, Betrayal, And Redemption: All The Essential Ingredients For A Compelling Family Drama Are In Full Force In This Story Of The Private World Of One Of The Great Iconic Figures Of The Last Century. SKU: 2159591

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The Final Season (p.s.). Destined To Become A Classic Of Adventure Literature, The Finally Season Examines The Extraordinary Life Of Legendary Backcountry Ranger Randy Morgenson And His Mysterious Disappearance In California's Implacable Sierra Nevada—mountains As Perilous As They Are Beautiful. Eric Blehm's Masterful Work Is A Gripping Detective Story Interwoven Wiht The Riveting Biography Of A Complicated, Original, And Wholly Fascinating Man. SKU: 3394824