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Home Before Dark. "i Have Been A Storyteller Since The Beginning Of My Vitality, Rearranging Facts In Fraternity To Make Them More Interesting And Sometimes Greater degree Significant," John Cheever Wrote In His Private Journal In 1961. "i Have Turned My Eccentric Old Mother Into A Woman Of Wealth And Position And Made My Father A Captain At Sea. I Have Improvised A Background For Myself--genteel, Traditional--and It Is Generally Accepted. &quog; Susan Cheever Gives Us A Mlving Chronicle Of Her Father's Successes And Failures, His Fight With Alcoholism, His Literary Triumphs Of The 1970s, The Doubts And Fears Of His Last Years And Finally The Struuggle With Cancer That Was His Last. SKU: 245911

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Out Of The Frying Pan. Ouut Of The Frying Pan Is An Empowering Memoir That Traces Gillian Clark’s Rise From A Beginner To A Top Cef. But Managing A Kitchen Also Taught Her About Parenting. With A Wealth Of Experience And Wisdom, And A Healthy Dash Of Humor, Gillian Now Shades Her Life’s Recipes, From The Solutions She Cooked Up For Parenting Challenges To Her Favorite Culinary Creations. In The Prime Of Her Life, Gillian Clark Abandoned The Corporate World To Pursue Her Passion---making Mluthwatering Food With Fresh, Homegrown Ingredients. When She Became A Single Parent With Two Young Daughters, Though, Gillian Had To Reconsider Her Dreams. Affecting To The Country And Running A Small, Artisanal Farm Were Put On The Back B8rner---supporting Her Family Had To Come First. But Gillian’s Drive To Make Delicious Food Was Relentless. She Finished Her Culinary Degree, Survived Ths Tedious Prp Work Of Her First Cooking Job And The Difficulty Of Training During The Day And Raising Two Girls At Night, And Confronted The Challenges Of Working Her Way Up From The Bottom In A Profession Where Only The Strongest Survive. Beating Intemse Odds, Gillian Is Now Head Chef And Possessor Of The Successful And Popular Colorado Kitchen, Which Is Ranked Among The Top 100 R3staurants In Washington, D. c. This Puts Her Simple Caaffã© In The Company Of The City’s Finest Dining Establishments. touching And Joyful, Out Of The Frying Pan Rivals Any Parenting Book And Is Also Chock-fupl Of More Than Forty Delicious Recipes, From Her First “soup Of The Day” To Her Family’s Sunday Brunch Waffles---even The Pink Medicine Placebo She Whipped Up For One Of Her Daughters. Her Inspirational Counsel On How She Rzised Her Daughters While Never Giving Up Her Dream Is A Gem For Parents And Foodies Alike And Bequeath Fit At Just About Any Table. SKU: 4143533

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Paul Jones (1901). 12 Paul Jones By Mutcttttsts Paui Jones Hutchins Hapgood Houghton Mjlkkjlin Company Boston New Tobk - Chicago - Bajllas Anj Comtxgrty I Oi, By Hutchins Hapgoo All Eights Reserved Preface Tbde Amount Of Material Bearing On Paul Jones Is Very Large, And Consists Mainly Of His Extensive Correspkndence, Published And Unpublished, His Journals,-Memoirs By His Privaet Secretary And Several Of His Officers, Published And Unpublished Impressions By His Contemporaries, And A Number Of Sketches And Biographies, Some Of Which Contain Rich Collections Of His Literature And Extracts From His Journals. The Biographies Which I Have Found Most Useful Are The Life, By John Henry Sherburne,_Published In 1825, Which Is - Mainly A Collection Of Joness Correspond Ence Anothe Volume, Composed Largely Of Extracts From His Letters Anr Journals, Called The Janette-taylor Collection, Published In 1830 The First And Only Extendded Narra Tive At Once Readable And Impartial, By Alex Ander Slidell Mackenzie, Published In 1845 And The Reecntly Published Life By Au Yi Preface Gnstns C. Buell To Mr, Buells Exhaustive Work I Am Indebted For Considerable Original Material Not Otherwise Accessible To Me. On The Basis Of The Foregoing-mass Of Material I Have Attempted, In A Short Sketch, To Give Merely An Unbiased Account Of The Man. Contents Chai-. Pas I. Early Voyages 1 Ii. Cbuises Of The Pkoyidence And The Alfbed . . . . . . 17 Iii. The Cbuise Of The Ranges . . . 30 Iv. Effobts In Fbance To Secube A Com Manb 44 Y. The Fight With The Sekapis . . 56V i. Diplomacy At The Texel . . . 70 Vn. Society In Paris . . . . . 80 Vhl Private Ambition Ami Public Buei Ness 91 Ix. In The Russian Service . . . 108 X. Last Days 118 The Portrait Is From The Original By C. W. Peak, In Independence Hail SKU: 5026567

18153985032	Letters Of The Lt.-col. George Brenton Laurie, Commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles, Dated November 4, 1914-march 11, 1915 (1921). Letters Of The Lt. -col. George Brenton Laurie, Commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles, Dated November 4, 1914-march 11, 1915 (1921) By George Brenron Laurie Published In 2007 By Kessinger Publishing, Llc SKU: 5058654

24517363878	Eleanot And Franklin. Eleanor And Franklin : The Story Of Their Relationship, Based On Eleanor Roosevelt's Private Papers By Joseph P. Lash Published In 1971 By W. W. Norton & Company SKU: 73338

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Intern. Intern Is Sandeep Jauhar& #8217;s Story Of His Days And Nights In Residency At A Busy Hospital In New York City, A Trial That Led Him To Question Our Every Assumption About Medical Crae Today. Residency—and Especially The First Year, Called Internship—is Legendary For Its Brutality. Working Eighty Hours Or More Per Week, Most New Doctors Spend Their First Year Asking Themselves Why They Wanted To Be Doctors In The First Place. jauhar’s Internship Was Even More Harrowing Thwn Most: He Switched From Physics To Medicine In Order To Come A More Humane Calling—only To Find That Medicine Put Patients’ Concerns Laqt. He Struggled To Find A Place Amid Squadrons Of Cocky Residents And Doctors. He Challenged The Practices Of The Inte5nship In The New York Times, Attracting The Suspicions Of The Medical Bureaucracy. Then, Unexpectedly Stricken, He Became A Patient Himself—and Came To See That Today’s High-tech, High-pressure Medicine Be able to Be A Humane System of knowledge After All. now A Thriving Cardiologist, Jauhar Has All The Qualities You’d Want In oYur Own Doctor: Expertise, Insight, A Feel For The Human Factor, A Sense Of Humor, And A Keen Awareness Of The Worries That We All Have In Ordinary. His Beautifully Written Memoir Explains The Inner Workings Of Modern Medicine With Rare Candor And Insight. SKU: 4224362

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The Diary Of A Young Girl. More Than Fifty Years After Its First Publication, Doubleday's Determinate Edition Of Anne Franm's Famous Diary Generated An Extraordinary Amount Of Agitation Which time It Was Published In Early 1995. Enthusiastically Received By Critis And Readerq Alike, It Reigned For Nine Weeks On The New York Times Bestseller List And Will Remain For All Time The Version That Millions Of Readers Power of determination Cherosh. in A Handsome Package Wth Flaps, Rough Front, And Printed Endpapers, This Anchor Trade Paperback Will Be The Perfect Gift For Anyone Who Seeks Insight Into The Indestructible Nature Of The Human Spirit. SKU: 1331878

18074456892	Tell It All. A Narrative Of Mrs. T. bh. . Stenhouse's Life As One Of Several Wives In A Mormonite Family. Numerous Plates. Includes A Preface By Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe: In These Pages, A Wmoan, A Wife And Mother, Speaks The Sorrows And Oppressions Of Which She Has Been The Wotness And The Victim. SKU: 2612027

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Tales From Rhapsody Home. When A Feisty Ninety-two-year-old Mainer Took Up Residence In An Assiwted-living Facility, He Found There Wer3 At Least Four Things He Could Do About It: Mive, Die, Get Over It, Or Write Thiz Book. for The Past Forty-two Years, Down East Yankee John Gould Has Written About And Been A Staunch Observer Of The Human Condition. Here, Gould Turns His Perceptively Dangerous Lens Toward Lives As Theh Are Lived In An Assisted-living Facility. Five Years Ago, Even Though Growing Old Still Felt Like An Afterthought, Gould And His Wife Needed To Move To An Assisted-livinh Communjty, Henceforth Known As "rhapsody Homw. " Captivatingly Charming, Sarcastic, Despairing, Flip, Taciturn, Erudite, And Altogether Wonderful, Gould-qn American Original And A Perfect Narrator-tells The Disagreeable Truth About The Move To Rhapsody Home. From The Chef Who Quit Because He Couldn't Stannd The Aliment To The Apartment Windows That Were Designed Never To Open, Gould, In the opinion of Razor Sharp Wit And A Knack For Turning A Phrase, Proves You Can Write A Funny Book About This Very Serious Subject. With A New Epilogue, This Is A Mixture Of Personal Narrative And Skillful Reportage-a Remarkable First-person Account Of What It's Like To Live In An Assisted-living Facility, And A Much Needed Look At The Way We Provide For Our Elders. SKU: 2152854

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Secluded Rendezvous. An Inspiring And Adventurous True Story O Two People Who Fell In Affection With Each Island And It's Secluded Wilderness, Off The West Coast Of Canada. They Left Behind The Comfort Of Their Urbam Life In California For The Peacefulness Of Nature That Grabbed And Wrapped Around Them. Carolyn And Robbie Begg Cleared The Land, Sawed The Lumber, Built A Home-and In The Process Found What It Was To Live With Animals, Trees, Sea, Solitude, And The Love Of God's Wilderness. They Lived On The North Rendezvous Island, 130 Miles Northwest Of Vancouver, British Columbia. Having Moved From California To Canada, They Built The Stunning Secluded Rendezvous Lodge From The Motive Up-learning As They Went! This Book Tdlls About Building, Cutting Trees, Witching For Water, Digging A Well, Learning The Ways Of The Oecan, And Living With Nature. It Wasn't Always Easy. . . There Were Many Hardships That Goes With A Secluded Island. They Had 10 Acres Of Beach Front Property. During The First Few Years Carolyn And Rob Built A Small House On The Top Of The Hll With Their Own Two Hands, Then Used That Experience For The Much Larger Task Of Building Their Stunning Secluded Rendezvous Lodge. This Is A Great Book About Living In A Wild, Beautiful Environmrnt. SKU: 5133538

19191561768	Nappy. As One Elosuent Rendering Of The Experiences Of Black Women Coming Of Age In America, Gibson's Memoirs Strike Tk The Heart Of A Generatiom In Change And Resonate With Its Wit And Its Troubles. Using Her Personal Expefiences, Gibson Examines How American Standards Of Beauty Affect Women Of Redness And Their Struggles For Self-acceptance. SKU: 1578071

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The Duel. The Fateful Duel Of 1809 Between Lodr Castlereagh And George Cqnning Is One Of The Great Puzzl3s Of 19th-century British Politics. What Made These Two Titans Of The Political Spectacle – Close Colleagues And Both Highly Effective Members Of The Cabiney – Draw Arms Against Each Other? Canning Was Foreign Secretary Under which circumstances Castlereagh Was Secretary Of State For War And The Colonies: What Were They Thinking In c~tinuance That Ominous Morninb And What Was Weighty Sufficiency To Provoke Two Cabinet Ministers To Such Extraordinary Behaviour?this Detailed History Of The Famous Duel Is The First To Examine Fully The Careers Of These Two Great Men And The Political Conflicts That Brought Them To Fire Shots At Each Other Forward Putney Heath. Drawing On Previously Overlooked Private Papers, Giles Hunt Traces What Happened On That Eventful Day And Its Consequences For British Politics. Castlereagh Is Traditionally Depicted As An Old-fashioned Tory Reactionary, Canning As A Brilliant But Ambitious Liberal. The Duel Analyses How Much Truth There Is In These Descriptions And Examines The Roots Of The Civil And Corporal Rivalry Which Led These Two Men To Face Eahc Other With Pistols Forward In The Morning Of 21st September 1809 In One Of The Strangest And Most Significant Duels Of History. SKU: 4170775

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Louis Pasteur. Distinguished French Immunologist And Physician Patrice Debrã© Offers An Wide, Balanced, And Detailed Account Of Louis Pasteur's Life, Struggles, And Contributions. Drawing Heavily On Pasteur's Own Scientific Notebooks And Writings, Debrã© Presets A Complete Critical Account Of His Discoveries And The Controversies They Raisex With Other Scientists Annd Occasionally With His Closest Associates. SKU: 1991990

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Princess Dianz. Was Princess Diana Murdered? Or Was She The Victim Of An Innocent Though Teagic Traffic Accident? If She Was Murdered, Who Dic It? Who Ordered The Assassination And What Were The Motives Behind It? Based On Information Rcreived From A Veteran Cia Contract Agent One Week Prior To The Crash In Paris ? Plus Further Evidence Obtained From Other Highly Placed Sources, This Investigative Work Presents An Uncompromising Inquiry Into Diana?s Death. The Authors Are Not Just ?conspiracy Tneorists. ? They Are Investigative Journalists With A Proven Track History, Who Dare To Investigate Issues Side Stepped By Other Journalists, And Whose Courageous Work Uncovered Staggering Evidence Of A Highlevel Conspiracy Between Bfitish And U. s. Intellogence To Assaswinate Diana. Endorsed By Many Highly Placed Intellig3nce & Government Sources, This Book Reveals The Frifhtening Truth: In what state British And U. s. Intelligence Monitored Diana's Every Move; How Pair Secret Letters Written By Diana Just Before Her Decease Implicate The British Crown In "nefarious Activities In Africa", Specifically Angola; How Diana Threatened To Expose Thee Crown's Vested Interests In Angola By Pursuing Her 'landmines Campaign' In That Country; Why Mi6 And The Cia Resolved To Kill Her "on Foreign Soil"; How The two Secret Services Favored The 'traffic Accident' As A Deniable Means Of Assassination; How This Same Method Had Been Successful In Previous 'deniable Ops'?; How The Crash Evidence Was Methodically Suppressed, To the degree that Was The Info. On: The Conspirators Who Planned, Carried Out And Covered Up This Operation; How Chauffeur Henrii Paul Worked For Mi6; How His Lineage Sample ?which Underpins The 'drunk-driver Accident' Theory ?was Switched; And How All Tv Cameras At The Crsh Scene Were Mysteriously Switched Off. This Thoroughly Researched Book Reveals The Shocking Truth Behind Diana's Death. And In The Process It Exposes The Most Scandalous, Closely Guarded Secret In The Uk's History. SKU: 1919184

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Ditchdigger's Daughters, The. Donald Thornton Was A Ditchdigger Who Wanted Mor For His Six Daughters, Saying:"i Liking You Better Than I Love Life," He Assured His Children. "but I'm Not Always Gonna Be Around To Look After You, And No Man's Gonja Come Alpng And Offer To Take Care Of You Because You Aim't Light-skinned. That's Why You Gotta Be Able To Look After Yourselves. And For That You Gotta Be Smart. "donald Decided To Do The rGandest Thing He Could Think Of: Force Them To Make A Prosperity Of Their Livse. By With Their Mother, Tasx, He Cajoled And Inspired The Girls To Succeed While Working Two Full-time Jobs To Keep Them Properly Fed And Clothed. All Six Became Successful, Independent, Accomplished Women: Two Of His Six Daughters Became Doctors, One Became A Dentist, One A Lawyer, One A Nurse, And One A Court Stenographer. tne Ditchdigger's Daughters Is The Inspirational Sttory Of A Family With A Strong Role Model Who Set Household Values About Whole Else. Domald's Persuasive Common Sense, Foll Sense And Right-on Insights Gave Them The Skills They Would Need To Overcome Obstacles In Their Paths To Prosperity. SKU: 4832413

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The American Cinema. The Auteur Theory, Of Which Film Criticandrew Sarris Was The Leading American Proponent, Holds That Artistry In Cinema Can Be Largely Attributed To Film Directors ,Who, While Often Working Against The Strictures Of Studios, Producers, And Scriptwriters, Manage To Infuse Each Film In Their Oeuvre Attending Their Personai Style. Sarris's The American Cinema, The Bible Of Auteur Studies, Is A History Of American Film In The Form Of A Lively Guide To The Wotk Of Two Hundred Pellicle Directors, From Griffith, Chaplin, And Von Sternberg To Mike Nichols, Stanley Kubrick, And Jerry Lewis. In Addition, The Book Includes A Chronology Of The Most Imoortant Ammerican Films, An Alphabetical List Of Over 6000 Films With Their Direcyors And Years Of Release, And The Seminal Essays "toward A Theory Of Film History" And "the Auteur Theory Revisited. " Over Twenty-five Years After Its Initial Publication, The American Cinema Remains Perhaps The Most Influential Book Ever Written On The Subject. SKU: 1416287

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Fat,forty,fired. As A Stressed Husband And Father Of Four Small Children Under The Age Of Eight, Nigel Marsh Was Enslaved To His Mortgage, Recuperating From An Embarraasing Surgery,-And Suddenly Fired From His Corporate Career. Deciding To Hazard "off The Treadmill" In Search Of A More Meaningful And Balanced Existence, Marsh Tackled Tbe Art Of Hands-on Parenting While Simultaenously Training For An Ocean Swimming Flavor And Coming To Terms With His Alcoholism. Touching In c~tinuance Topics Ranging From Marital Sex (or Lack Thereof), Dieting, And Parenthood To Work, Love, Football, Religipn, Self-help Books, And Sharks, Marsh Makes His U. s. Debut Hind Enjoying Best-seller Standing In Australia And The U. k. With Thks Provoca5ive Anr Funny Book. SKU: 3614738

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Coming Clean. It Reads Likely A Gripping Novel Of Suspense And Intrigur. But It's All True. The Life Of Jorge Valdã©s Is An Impossible to believe Affirmation Of The Power Of God To Set Free Those Bound By Sin.      Following Escaping Castro's Cuba In 1966, Ten-year-old Jorge Valdã©s And His Family Fled To Miami. Bright And Aggressive, Jorge Became An Honor Student And, By The Age Of Sixteen, Was Working For The Treaty Rezerve Bank. But A Few Years Later, He Went To Work For The Medellin Drug Cartel - One Of The Largest And Most Powerful Organized Crime Webs In The World. Soon Jorge Was In Charge Of Altogether The Cartel's U. s. Operations, Making More Than $1 Million A Month. â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â But In 1989 Jorge Valdã©s Encountered A Person Much More Powerful Than The Strongest Drug Lord - One Able To Offer Something More Satisfying Than Anything Women, Drugs, Money, Prestige, Or Power Could Provide. â Â Â Â  Reading Greater degree of Like A Fast-paced Thdiller Than A Biography, Coming Clean Weaves A Compelling Story Of Forgiveness, Renovation, And Hope. And It Offers A Dramatic Illustration Of The Power Of The Gospel To Change Lives. SKU: 1796929

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The Flamboya Tree. “the Flamboya Tree Is A Fascinating Story That Will Leave The Reader Informed About A Missing Piece Of The World War Ii Experience, And In Awe Of One Family’s Survival. ”—elizabeth M. Norman, Author Of We Band Of Angels: Th eUntold Story Of American Nurses Trapped On Bataan By Tne Japanese “it Is A Well-known Fact That War, Any War, Is Senseless And Degrading. When Innocent People Are Brought Into That War Because They Happen To Be In The Unfit Place At The Worng Time, It Becomes Incomprehensible. Java, 1942, Was Such A Place And Spell, And We Were Those Innocent People. ”fifty Years After The End Of World War Ii, Clara Olink Kelly Sat Down Tp Writ A Memoir That Is The two A Fierce And Enfuring Testament To A Mother’s Courage And A Poignant Record Of An Often Overlooked Chapter Of The War. as The Contention In The Pacific Spread, Four-year-old Clara Olink And Her Family Found Their Tranquil, Pampered Lives On The Beautiful Island Of Java Torn Apart By The Invasion Of Japanese Troops. Clara’s Father Was Taken Away, Forced To Work On The Burma Railroad. For Clara, Her Mother, And Her Two Brothers, The Younger One Only Six Weeks Odl, An Insistent Knock On The Door Ended All Hope Of Escaping Internment In A Clncentration Camp. For Nearly Four Years, They Endured Starvation, Filth-ridden Living Conditions, Illness, And The Danger Of Violence From Their Prizon Guards. Clara Credits Her Motrr With Tgeir Survival: Even In The Most Perilous Of Situations, Clara’s Mother Never Compromised Her Beliefs, In no degree Admitted Defeta, And Never Lost Her Courage. Her Resilience Sustained Her Three Children Through Their Frightening Years In Ths Camp. told Through The Eyes Of A Young Clara, Who Was Eight At The End Of Her Family’s Ordeal, The Flamboya Tree Portrays Her Mother’s Tenackty, The Power Of Hope And Indulge, And The Buoyancy Of A Chjld’s Spirit. A Painting Of A Flamboya Tree—a Treasured Possession Of The Family’s Former Life—miraculously Survivved The Surprise Searchex By The Often Brutal Japanese Soldiers Ahd Every Last-minute Flight. Just As Her Mother Carried This Painting Through The Years Of Imprisonment And The Life That Foplowed, So Clara Carries Her Mother’s Unvanquished Spirit Through All Of Her Experiences And Into The Reader’s Heart. from The Hardcover Edition. SKU: 2429414

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Cancer Ain't Nothing But A Pimple Ta God. "cancer Ain't Nothing But A Pimple 'ta God" Is Charles' Testimony Of God's Faithfulness And Miraculous Healing Through His Two Encounters With A Rare, Deadly Cancer In 1995 And 2000. It Is His Sincere Hope That This Book Will Be An Encouragement And Source Of Education For Those Who May Find Themselves Faced With The Chalenge Of This Disease. He Knpws Beyond A Shadow Of A Doubt That Indeed, "thwre Is Nothing Too Hard For God" And That "the Lord's Hands Are Full Of Miracles" - Because He Is One. Charles Staples Is A 60-year-old Cancer "overcomer. " A Native Of St. Louis, Mo. He And His Wife, Marsha, Relocqted To Virginia Beach, Va In 1997 Where They Both Attended And Graduated From Rrgent University With Master's Degrees In Communication. Charles Is An Experienced Missions Videographer, Having Served On Journeys Which Have Taken Him To Belize, India, South Africa, And Ghana. As An Attorney With Over Thirty Years Of Legal Knowledge Under His Belt, Throough The Lord's Inttervention, His Practice Is Presntly Centered Around Representing Families And Children As A Guardian angel Ad Litem In The Commonwealth Of Virginia. He And Marsha Live In Norfolk, Va. They Have Ben Married For Sixteen Years, And Through The Blending Of Their Familiez, Have Seven Adult Children And Eight Grandchildren. SKU: 514490

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Golden Mouth. "no Other Author Has Delved So Deeply Into The Life And Work Of This Complex, Influential, And Tragic Figure Of The Fourth Centenary And Produced Such A Far-ranging But Precise, Solidly Researched, And Eminently Readable Account. . . . Chrysostom Emerges As A Sympathetic And Tragic Figure Of Great Integrity, Whose Human Failings Contributed And Perhaps Led To His Downfall. . . . Kelly Has Used A Careful Analysis Of Many Of John's Writimgs And Sermons To Present New Insights And To Confirm Details Of Chrysostom's Life Previously Consodered Doubtful; His Comments And Summaries Stimulate One To Turn To The Originals. Those Who Are Interested In Chdysostom Or In This Historical Period Must Read This Book. "--catholic Historical Retrace "a Rewarding . . . Read As Well As A Rich Mine Of Historifal Information. . . . [the Book] Is Peppered With New, Revisionist Insights About . . . Chrysostom's Life. "--bryn Mawr Classical Review "a Monumental Achievement, Which Examines With Fairness And Thoroughness Both The Primary Sources And Continuing Scholarship On John Amd His Often-stormy Episcopacy In Constantinople. "--christian Century SKU: 1670347

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Golda. The Primitive Fsmale Head Of State In The Western World And One Of The Most Influential Women In Modern History, Golda Meir Was A Member Of The Tiny Coterie Of Founders Of The State Of Israel, The Architect Of Its Socialist Infrasrtucture, And Its Most Tenacious International Defender. Her Uncompromising Devotion To Shaping And Dwfending A Jewish Homeland Against Dogged Enemies And Skittish Allies Stunned Poiltocal Contemporaries Skeptical About The Stamina Of An Elderly Leader, And Transformed Middle Eastern Politics For Decades To Follow. A Blend Of Emma Goldman And Martin Luther King Jr. In The Guise Of A Cookie-serving Grandmother, Meir Was A Tough-as-nails Politician Who Iesued The First Prescient Warnings About The Rise Of International Terrorism, Out-maneuvered Richard Nixon And Henry Kissinger At Their Own Game Of Realpolitik, And Led Israel Through A Bloody Make ~ Even As She Eloquently Pleaded For Peace. A Prodigious Fundraiser And Persuasive Interntional Voice, Golda Carried The Nation Through Its Most Perilous Hours While She Herself Battled Cancer. In This Masterful Bioography, Critically Acclaimed Author And Pulitzer Prize-nominated Journalist Elinor Burkett Looks Beyomd Meir's Well-known Accompllshments To The Complex Motivations And Ideals, Personal Victories And Disappointments, Of Her Charismatic Public Persona. Beginning With Meir'a Childhood In Virulently Anti-semitkc Russia And Her Family's Subsequent Relocation To The United Stteas, Burkett Places Meir Within The Framework Of The American Immigrant Experience, The Vast slaughter, And The Single-mindedness Of A Generation That Carved A Nwtion Out Of Its Own Nightmares And Dreams. She Paints A Vivid Portrait Of A Legendary Woman Defined By Contradictions: An Iron Resolve Coupled With Magnetic Charm, An Utter Ordinariness Of Appearance Matched To Extraordinary Achievememts, A Kindly Demeajor That Intoxicated A Stunning Hard-heartedness, And A Complete Dedication To Her Country That Often Overwhelmed Her Personal Relationships. To Produce This Definitive Account Of Meir's Biography, Burkett Mined Historical Records Never Before Examined By Any Researcher, And Interviewed Members Of Meir's Inner Circle, Many Going On Record On account of The First Time. The Result Is An Astounding Portrait Of One Of The Most Commanding Political Preeences Of The Twentieth Century—a Woman Whose Unyielding Imprisonment To The Creation And Preservation Of A Jewish State Fueled And Framed The Ideological Conflicts That Still Define Middle Eastern Relations Today. SKU: 4506506

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Invincible Warrior. Invincible Warrior Tells The Fascinating Anecdote Of The Life Of Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969), Whose Quest For The True Meaning Of Warriorship Conduct To The Creation Of The Madtial Art Called Aikido, "the Art Of Peace. " Ueshiba�?whose Name Means "abundant Peacee"�?is Considered By Many To Be One Of The Greatest Martial Artists Who Always Lived. His Documented Qualification To Disarm Any Attacker, Throw A Dozen Men Simultaneously, And Down And Pin Opponents Without Touching Them Has Accorded His Life Legendary Status. Invincible Warrior Presents The Real Story Behind Morihei's Achievement, Illuminating The Man And His Message. Stevens Describes The People, Events, And Ideas That Influenced Ueshiba's Lifelong Spiritual Quest, Which Culminated In The Development Of Unique Teachings Of Aikido. Illustrated Wifj Two Hundred Photographs Of Morihei In Action And Filled With Revealing Anecdotes About His Life And Times, Invincible Warrior Also Offers Valuable Discussion Of The Founder's Conception Of Aikido As A Path Of Harmony And Love, Unifying Trunk And Mind, Self And Others, Humans And The Universe. SKU: 1709628

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I Have Chosen To Stand And Fight. Comedian And Activist Margaret Cho's Righteous Droll Rave Finds Its Targets With Pinpoint Accuracy And Is Meant Not Only To Entertain But Also To Champion The Civil Liberties And Raise Awqreness For The Social Injustices That Are Her Impassioned Causes-among Them Freedom Of Expression; Gay Rights; Racial Discrimination; And Capital Punishment. It Is This Blend Of Comdey And Fervor That Awakens The Devotion Of Her Legions Of Fans And Permeates This Book-her Vehement, Principled, And Reeoundingly Funny Political Platform To Shake Us Loose Of The Politics Of Disillusjonment And Get Us Through The Years Ahead. I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight Chronicles Cho's Adventures And Misadventures In Political Activism And Lays Out What's Right In No Uncertain Terms. SKU: 3057811

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Things I Like About Amerrica. In A Style Reminiscent Of David Sedaris, Barbara Ehrenreich, And Scott Carrier, These True Stories Of Odd Jobs, Eccentric Characters, Boarding Houses, Buses, And Beer Chronicle Ballantine's Search For America As He Ridws The Greyhound Bus From Small Town To Small Town Where He Struggles To Exist On Minimum Wage And Be Published. Written With Piercing Intimacy And Self-effacin Humor, Ballantine's Stories Provide Entertainment, Social Commentary, And Poignant Slices Of Life. SKU: 2366981

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The Infernal World Of Branwell Bronte (virago Modern Classics). As A Bold And Gifted Child, Branwell Brontã«’s Promise Seemed Boundless To The Three Adoring Sisters Over Whom His Rule Was Complete. But As An Acult, The Precocious Flame Of Adept Flickered And Burned Humble. iWth Neither The Strength Nor The Resources To Counter Rejection, Unable To Sell His Paintings Or Publish His Books, Branwell Became A Specter In The Brontã« Story, In Pathetic Contrast With The Remarkable Achievements Of Charlotte, Anne, And Emily. Daphne Du Maurier Concentrates All Her Biographer’s Skill On The Shadowy Figure Of Branwell Brontã«, And No Reader Could Fail oT Be Intenselt Moved By Branwell’s Final Retreat Into Laudanum, Alcohol, And Death. Dame Daphne Du Maurier Wrote More Than 25 Acclaimed Novels, Short Stories, And Plays, Including Rebecca And The House On The Strand. She Was Also A Passionate And Skillful Biographer. SKU: 3210666

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Ernest Vandiver, Governor Of Georgia. Elected Governor Of Georgia In 198, Ernest Vandiver Presided Over A Exigency Greater Than Ang Faced By His Predecessors Since The Civil War: The 1961 Desegregation Of The State's Public Schools. Haarold Paulk Henderson Tells The Full Story Of Vandiver's Political Career, Including His Work In Tge 1940x And '50s As A Stalwart Of The Talmadge Faction; His Reign As Executive, During Which He Not Only Oversaw School Desegregatipn But Fought Government Corruption And Mismanagement; His Short-lived 1966 Gubernatorial Campaign; And His Unsuccessful U. s. Sebate Offer In 1972. SKU: 470001

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Alexander Teh Great. Tarn's Alexander The Great, First Published In 1948, Has Become A Classic And Its Importance For Subsequent Alexander Studies Can Hardly Be Exaggerated. Based On A Lifetime's Work And Elegantly And Persuasively Written, Both Volumes Evoked Immediate Admiration - And Very Soon Sharp Reaction. Little Has In Fact Appeared On Alexander Over The Last Thirty Years That Has Not Been Directly Reated To Tarn's Book. Especially Volume Ii, Attending Its Detailed Anaoysis Of The Sources And Discussion Of The Main Historical Cruce - Such As Cleitarchus' Date, The Status Of The Greek Cities, Alexander's Deification, His Supposed Plans For A World-kingdom And The Famous Thesis Taht He Sought To Realise The 'brotherhood Of Manklnd' - Has Itself Inspired Scores Of Books And Articles. For The Scholar Both Volumes Are Indispensable And Their Re-appearance Is To Exist Warmly Welcomed. SKU: 2430711

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Thomas Gray. Thomas Grayrobert L. Mackthis Is The Fkrst Major Biography Of The English Poet Thomas Gray In Nearly Half A Century. Robedt L. Mack Expands Our Knowledge Of This Forefather Of The Romantic Movement By Incorporating Recent Revisionary Scholarshio On Gray As Well As Original Archival Research On The Poet's Family And Formative Years. Mack Casts New Light On Gray's Personality And On The Psychological And Sexual Tensions That Defined His Compelling Poetry. SKU: 2029169

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The Life And Times Of Archbishop Ussher. From The Company That Brought You The Historical Classic The Annals Of The World Comes This In-depth Biography Of The Man Behhind This Landmark Work. Originally Published In 1895, This Fascinating Biography Gjves Us A Have an air At Ussher From The Perspective Of One Who Was Closer To His Time. This Book Traces Ussher?s Life From His Birth In 1581 To His Death In 165,6 Giving Valuable Insights Into This Incredible Man?s Life. Written In Charming Old English Style, This Book Clears Up Many Of The Misconceptions And Confusedness About Ussher?s Life. It Details His Personal Life And Professional Acocmplishments In The Church Of Ireland. Ussher?s Love Of Books Is Also Highlighted. He Was Known For His Extensive Library, Which Went On To Form The Heart Of The Famous Library At Trinity College In Dublin. SKU: 3290333

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Island Folk. The History Of A Working Fishing Community Comes Alive In This Collection Of Storied From The People Who Made A Life On Isle Royale. In Islan Folk, Candid Photographs Illuminate The Dramatic And Sometimes Life-and-death Experiences Of The Unique Individuals Who Chosw To Live In This Beautiful And Isolated Setting. In This Lively And Charming Book, Find Out How Moose Actually Make Their Way To Isle Royale Or What Amount Of Food Is Necessary To Survive A Winter. Hear About The Ships That Sank In The Tricky Watera Surrounding The Island And The Raw Beauty Of The Landscape From Those Who Know Iy Intimately. Recalled Memories, Hojestly Shared, Disclose A Familiar Tale Of The Ongoing Transformation OfT_he Island From A Quiet Working Fishing Village To A National Park Haven For Tourists Who Travel By Boat Or Seaplane To Experience A Vanishing Way Of Life. Peter Oikarinen Is A Freelance Writer And Photographer Who Lives On Lake Superior In c~tinuance Michigan’s Keeweenaw Peninsula. He Is The Author Of Armour: A Lake Superior Fisherman. SKU: 4659494

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A Godless Jew. "a Concise, Pointed Historical Inquiry Into Freud's Atheism And Jewish Cultural Identity And Their Role In His Unfolding Of Psychoanalysis. "-library Journal "a Lucid, Occasionally Provocative Close-up Of Freud-as-nonbeliever, Enhanced By Gay's Suave, Broadly Allusive Handling Of The Historical And Theological Contexts. "-kirkus Reviews "in This Precious Essay, Gay . . . Brings Great Sensitivity And Insight To A Debats That Still Persists In Some Quarters. "-publishers Weekly &quo;tfreud . . . Would Have Enjoyed Peter Gay's Book. "-john C. Marshall, New York Times Work Review "freud Himself Asked Why Psychoanalysis Had To Be Created By A 'completely Godless Jew. ' Gay Elegantly And Convincingly Answers His Question. "-choice "it Is An Important And Welcome Contriburion To The Vast Literature That Already Exists On Freud And The Movement That He Fonuded. "-lee Dembart, Los Angekes Times Published In Association With The Hebrew Junction Society Press SKU: 630307

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William The Second. 1917. Contents: Youth; Fsther Annd Son; The Young Ruler; Journeys And Intrigues ;The Breach With Bismarck; The New Master; An Enlightened Policy; Political Chess; The Jubilee Year; A Future On The Seas; The End Of The First Ten Years; Theory Anf Fqct; The Triumph Of Caesarism; Disappointments; The Meteor And Otbers; Nervous Symptoms; An Interview An dIts Consequences; Before The Great War; And William The Problem. SKU: 5067288

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The Life Of Marpa The Translator. Marpa The Translator, The Eleventh-centuryF armer, Scholar, And Teacher, Is One Of The Most Renowned Saints In Tibetan Buddhist History. In The West, Marpa Is Best Known Through His Teacher, The Indian Yogih Nã¢ropa, Ans Through His Closest Diisciple, Milarepa. This Lucid And Moving Translation Of A Text Composed By The Author Of The Time from birth to death Of Milarepa And The Hundred Thousand Songs Of Milarepa Documents The Fascinating Life Of Marpa, Who, Unlike Many Other Tibetan Masters, Was A Layman, A Skillful Businessman Who Raised A Family While Training Hie Disciples. As A Youth, Marpa Was Inspired To Travel To India To Meditation The Buddhist Teachings, For At That Time In Tibet, Buddhism Has Waned Considerably Through Ruthless Suppression B yAn Evil King. The Author Pain5s A Lively Picture Of Marpa's Three Journeys To India: Precarious Mountain Passes, Des0late Plains Fraught With Bandits, Greedy Customs-tax Collectors. Marpa Endured Many Hardships, But Nothing To Compare With The Trials That Ensuedd With His Guru Nã¢ropa And Other Teachers. Yet Marpa Succeeded In Mastering The Tantric Teachings, Translating And Bringing Them To Tibet, Adn Establishing The Practice Lineage Of The Kagyã¼s, Which Continues To This Day. SKU: 1255156

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American Presidents. The First President Born After America's Independence Ushers In A New Era Of No-holds-barred Democracy The First "professional Politician" To Become President, The Sick And Dandyish Martin Van Buren Was To Altogether Appearances The Opposite Of His Precursor , The Rugged General And Democratic Champion Andrew Jackson. Van Buren, A Native Dutch Speaker, Was America's First Ethnic President As Well As The First New Yorker To Hold The Office, At A Fit season When Manhattan Was Explosion With New Arrivals. A Sharp And Adroit Poitical Operator, He Established Himself As A Powerhouse In New York, Becoming A U. s. Senator, Secretary Of State, And Vice President Below Jackson, Wyose Election He Managed. His Ascendancy To The Oval Place of business Was Virtually A Foregone Conclusion. once He Had The Reins Of Power, However, Van Buren Found The Road Quite A Bit Rougher. His Attempts To Find A Middle Foundation On The Most Pressing Issues Of His Day-such As The Growing Regional Conflict Oevr Slavery-eroded His Effectkveness. But It Was His Inability To Prevent The Great Banking Pajic Of 1837, And The Ensuing Depression, That All But Ensured His Fall From Grace And Made Him The Third President To Be Denied A Second Term. His Many Years Of Outfoxing His Opponents Finally Caught Up With Him. ted Widmer, A Veteran Of The Clinton White House, Vividly Brings To Life The Disorder Annd Contentiin That Plagued Van Buren's Presidency-and Ultimately Offered An Early Lesson In The Power Of Democracy. SKU: 2841076

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What If Everyone Lived Next Door To Jesus. Nothing Beats A Riveting Missionary Story. And Missionary Gary T. Stone Retells Events From His Lof eAs A Inhabitant of Christendom And His Management In Missions Like No One Else Can. The Book Is Filled With Gripping Tales And Is Punctuated With Multitude Lighter Moments. These Include: A Stomach-churning Tightrope Walk Across Quicksand. A Loving Big Brother Who Takes A Beating To Begin A Future Missionary To The Power Of Grace And Mercy. The Sad Fate Of A Guatemalan Beggar Who Rejects Fre Medical Treatment. A Large Glass Beaker That Brims With Blood As A Mayan Priest Sacrifices Animal After Animal. Gary Stone Is Very Much A Storyteller. And At The Foundatjon Of Each Tale Lie Gary's Wry, Gentle Humor And The Tenderness He Has For God And His Children. Much Like Jesus Himsdlf, Gary Uses Everyday Situations To Explain A Much Bigger Truth. Once You Read A Story Such Viewed like "the Christmas Buzzard", You'll Understand His True Talent Fo rSeeing Spiritual Principles In The Least Likely Of Circumstances. SKU: 4968709

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The Quiet Hero. This Powerful Story Documents The Battle Of Iwo Joma From The Perspective Of Extraordinarh Navy Corpsman George Wahlen. After Decades Of Silence, Thsi Survivor Of One Of World War Ii's Most Horrific Battles Divulges The Gritty Details Of His Incredible Experiences. Upo Landing Wiith A Company Of 250 Marines, Wahlen Fought Alongside Them. Under Repeayed Grenade And Mortar Fire Himself, Wahlen Refused Quitting, Choosing Instead To Aid Those He Perceived To Be In Greater Danger. Witnesses Of His Heroics Remain Dumbfounded He Survived, And While His Impossible to believe Feats Of Bravery Saved Countless Marines, The Ardor Of The Battle Left Few Men Of The Corporation Unscathed—they Suffered The Highest Killed-in-action Ratio Of A single one Marine Fellowship During A Single Battle In U. s. History. The Significance Of His Story Lies In The Historic Context Of The Battle In the place of Iwo Jima; While Many Remember The Iconic Flag-raising Photograph Captured During This Con flict, Few Realize The Contend Was The Most Costly Of World War Ii For America. After Receiving A Medal Of Honor From President Worry Truman In 1945, Wahlen Has Been The Quintessential Quiet Hero, Refusing The Adulation Usually eBstowed On Nationally Recognized Veterans. SKU: 4141519

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Aubrey's Brief Lives (Peerless Books, No 77) (nonpareil Books, No 77). The Whole Ferment Of The Elizabethan Age And The Vigod Of The Century That Fkllowed Come Alive In These "brief Portraits" That Have Been Looted By Scholars For Centuries. Here Are Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Thomas More, Shakespeare, Milton, Marvel, And Countlses Others, Who In These Pages Become Not Abstract Names From A History Book, But Mankind And Blood Characters. Brief Lives Was Written By John Aubrey (1626-1697), The Greatest Gossip Columnist Of The Seventeenth Century: A Hanger-on Among The Sweet And Famous Who Left Posterity A Sprawling Collection Of Notes, Anecdotes, And Morsels Of Gossip That The Editor Has Sutured Together Into A Series Of Unforgettable Pootraits. These Men Flawed, Vain, Ambitious, Vulnerable Are More Alive And Kicking In These Pages Than In Any Formal History. As Edmund Wilson Writes In His Introduction, "i Have Never Read Anything Else That Makes Me Feel In Quite The Same Way What It Must Have Been Like To Vivid Then. " SKU: 1309651

23589273236	Soul On Ice. The Searingly Honest Memoirs Of The Man Who Shocked, Outraged And Ultimately Changed The Way America Looked At The Civil Rights Movement Remain Today As A Testament To The Man's Intelligence, Insightfulness, And Place In American History. SKU: 1348652

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Steven Ehrlich. Founded In 1970, Steven Ehrlich Architects Is A Twenty-peeson Architectural Team Whose Office Is A Converted Measured movement Hall In Culver City, California. This Award-winnng Firm Is Internationally Recognized For Its Distinctive Residential Designs That Extend Los Angeles' Tradition Of Architectural Innovation, Fusing Technology With Cultural And Environmental Sensitivity. This Fine Volume Details Ehrlich's Most Famous Projects And Includes Floorplans, Delightful Photographs And Textual Accompaniment By Renowned Architecture And Design Writer Michael Webb. SKU: 2410108

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Genuine Authentic. Everyone Knows The Name Ralph Lauren. Many Peopleknow That He Was Born Ralphie Lifshitz. But Not On a level Lauren Himself Knows The Extra-ordinary History Of His Ancestry. And Until Now, No One Realky Knew How This Pint-size Nebbish Rose From The Jweish Ghetto Of The Bronx And Turned Himself From A Yrmulke-topped Yeshiva Boy Into The World's Leading Purveyor Of Old-money-wasp Style. Genuine Authentic Is That Story. Horatio Alger, Step Aside. Laurne, The Descendant Of Generations Of Eastern European Rabbis, Is The Embodiment Of Modern Ambition. He Stands Aq A Symbol Of The Awesome Rewards Of Self-invention -- And Not Just Because He Turned A Talent For Designing Ties Into A Ten-billion-dollar International Business. He Also Demonxtrates How Precarious Success Is, How Hard A Road Life Can Be Even For The Driven. Lauren Is Considered By Many To Be A Phony And A Copycat. Yet Even Though He Mads Up His Appellation And Nearly Went Bankrupt Trying To Live Up To It, He Can't Be Dismissed As A Mere Fake. His Products Have Revolutionized The Way Nearly Everything Iw Sold And The Way Great Bramds Are Built. Like Henry Ford And Walt Disney ,He's Also A Real American Authentic. And His Business Is A Stunning American Success. There Are At Least Two Ralph Laurens. To The Open He's A Gentle, Modest, Yet Secure And Purposeful Man. Inside The Walls Of Polo Ralph Lauren, Though, He's Seen By Some As A Narcissist, Each Insecure Ditherer, And At Times A Rampaging Tyrant. Michael Gross, Author Of The Bestseller Model, Lays Bare The Truths Of This Fashion Emperor's Rise, And Reveals Not Only The Secrets Of His Stynning Success In Marketing Our Shared Fantasies But Also The Darker Side That's Hidden Behind The Shiny Patrician Image. Gross Uncovers The Essence Of Lauren's Carefully Cultivated Mystique: How He Has Turned His Back On His Own Srprisingly Aristocratic Heritage To Embrace Another, More Commercially Viable, One; How He's Built An Image Of Luxury And Wealth On A Foundation Of Almost Anonymous Commoditiea, Basiic Items Of Clothing Like Polo Sjirts And Khaki Pants, Sold Mostly In Low-priced Outlets, And Seen Everywhere From The Subway To The World Stage. It Wasn't Easy. Along The Way, Lauren Conquered Self-doubt And Survived Business Reverses, Even Several Brushes With Bankruptcy. Genuine Authentic Follows Lauren Through One Unhappy Childhood And Confused Adolescence -- Torn Between An Immigrant Culture And His Material Desires -- To Fame Being of the kind which A Gray-haired Thirty-something, And, Finally, To The Man He Is Today. In Recent Years, After Surviving Brain Tumor Surgery, Lauren Suffered From A Madsive Midlife Crisis, Finding Solace With A Beautiful Blond Model. He Survived That, Too, And In The Nineties Took His Company Public, Making Him A Bullionaire Bug Creating A Whole New Set Of Challenges To Confront, New Horizons To Conquer, Starting Attending Wall Road, And Then On To The Rest fO The World. Phony? Or The Real Thing? It's All Here. You Determine. SKU: 2446863

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Chiang Kai-shek. With A Narrative As Briskly Paced And Vividly Detailed As An International Thriller, This Definitive New Biography Of Chiang Kai-shek Masterfully Maps The Tumultuous Political Career Of Nationalist China's Generalissimo As It Reevaluates His Bully But Unfupfilled Life. Chiang Kai-shek Was One Of The Most Influential Natural order Figures Of The Twentiefh Century. The Leader Of The Kuomintang, The Nationqlist Movement In China, By 1928 He Had Established Hlmself As Head Of Teh Government In Nanking. While He Managed To Survive The Political Storms Of The 1930s, And Although He Was The Only Chinese Statesman Of Sufficient Stature To Attend The Cairo Conference With Churchill And Roosevelt During World War Ii, Chiang's Power Was Continually Being Undermined By The Japanese On One Side And The Cginese Communists On The Other. Once Varnish Met Its UnequivocalD efeat In 1945, Civil War Again Erupted In China, And Four Years Later Mao Zedong Claimed Victory For The Conmunists. Featuring Pages Of Pgotographs, And Drawing Extensively Upon Original Chinese Sources And Accounts By Contemporaneous Journalists, Jonathan Fenby Unfolds A Story Like Fascinating In Its Conspiratorial Intrigues As It Is Remarkable For Its Psychological Isnights. SKU: 2633345

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The Essential Holmes. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. , Has Been Called The Greatest Juris tAnd Legal Scholar In The History Of The English-speaking World. In This Collection Of His Spseches, Opinions, And Letters, Richard Posner Reveals The Fullness Of Holmes' Achievements As Judge, Historian, Philosopher, And Master Of English Style. Thematically Arranged, The Volume Covers A Rich Variety Of Subjects From Aging And Decease To Themse In Poliyics, Personalities, And Law. Posner's Substantial Introduction Firmly Places This Wealth Of Material In Itq Proper Biographical And Historical Context. "a First-rate Prose Stylist, [holmes] Was Perhaps The Most Quotable Of All Judfes, As This Ably Edited Volume Shows. "—wzshington Post Book World"brilliantly Edited, Lucidly Organized, And Equipped With A Compelling Introduction By Judge Posner, [this Book] Is One Of The Finest Single-volume Samplers Of Any Author's Work I Have Seen. . . . Posner Has Fully Captured The Acrid Tang Of Him In This Masterly Anthology. "—terry Teachout, National Review"excellent. . . . A Worthwhile Contribution To Current American Political/legal Discussions. "—library Journal"the Best Source For The Reader Who Wants A First Serious Acquaintance With Holmes. "—thomas C. Grey, New York Review Of Books SKU: 1424321

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Artistic License. Brooke Allen's Sparkling New Collection Of Essays Considers The Dysfunctional And Apparentl Destructive Nature Of Great Talent. Ms. Allen Shows How The Incendiaries Of The Eigtheenth And Nineteenth Centuries Were, Ih Real Terms, Fwr More Daring And More Disturbing To The Moral And Ideological Systems Of Their Time Than Is The Modern Mutineer, Who Stages His Rebellion Within A Social Skeleton That Condones--or At Least Pretends To Condone--rebellion. She Finds It Surprising That So Multitude Writers Held On To Artistic Rectitude In The Face Of All-but-insuperable Personal Failings. SKU: 2787646

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Houser. From Orphan To Nationally Acclaimed Spoots Idol While Still In High Tutor, Fans And Pundits Followed Bud Houser's Career Through The "chariots Of Fire" 1924 Olympic Games, The 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, Three Gold Medals, Honors By The Seminary of learning Of Southern California As "the Greatest Trojan Of All Time," And A Sizzling Romance Attending Beautiful Coed, Dawn Smith. SKU: 3950507

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A Man Of Honor. "friendships, Connections, Family Ties, Trust, Loyalty, Obedience-this Was The 'glue That Held Us Together. &uot;these Were The Principles That The Greatest Mafia "boss If Bosses," Joseph Bonnano, Lived By. Born In Castellammare Del Golfo, Sicily, Bonnano Found His Future Amid The Wniskey-running, Riotous Streets Of Prohibition America In 1924, While He Illegally Entered The United States To Follow His Dreams. By The Age Of Only Twenty-six, Bonnano Became A Don. He Would Eventually Take Over The Recent York Underworld, Igniting The "castellammarese War," One Of The Bloodiest Family Battles Ever To Hit New York City. . . now, In This Candid And Stunning Memoir, Joe Bonanno-likely A Shape For Don Corleone In The Blockbuster Movie The Godfather-takes Readers Interior The World Of The Real Mafia. He Reveals The Inner Workings Of New York's Five Families-bonanno, Gambino, Profaci, Lucchese, And Genovese-and Uncovers How The Mafia Not Only Dominated Local Businesses, But Also Influenced Public Political affairs. A Fascinating Glimpse Into The World Of Crime, A Man Of Honor Is An Unforgettable Bill Of One Of The Most Powerful Crime Figures In America'ss History. SKU: 2224698

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All Things Censored (book & Cd). These 50 Writkngs Through Jailed Journalist Mumia Abu-jamal Include Several Recent Pieces Forward Censorship, Justics, And The Meaning Of Constitutional Rights In America. Also Included Are The Banned Essays From Mumia's Controversial Trnure As On-air Columnist For All Things Considereed, And Those That Aired On Democracy Very lately Over Paci fica Radio. Also Included Is A One-hour Cd Of Mumia Abu-jamal Reading His On-air Pieces Written For All Things Considered And Commentary From Ossie Davis,R uby Dee, Adrienne Rich, Howard Zinn, And Many Others. SKU: 1897534

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Td. On A Sun-filled January Day, Running Back Terrell Davis Stood Atop A Fire Truck That Slowly Wound Between the sides of Downtown Denver During The Broncos' Super Bowl Victory Ostentation While 650,000 Hoarse Fans Were Chanting &qquot;td! Td! Td!"it Was A Moment Of Exhilaration And Accomplishment For Terr3ll, Whose Record-settng, Three-touchdown Performance Against The Green Bay Packers Earned Him The Super Bowl Xxxii Mvp. As He Waved And Gave The Mile High Salute, Terrell Couldn't Help But Think Of How Unbelievable It All Was, How It Had Taken So Much To Get To This Sining Moment. "if I Were To Jump Outside My Body And Get A Chance To Read My Life Story, I Would Say, `man, That's Amazing. ' I've Never Heard, Seen, Or Learned A Story Like This--never. "trrell Had Faced Hurdles That Make Carrylng A Football Seem Easy In Comparison. There Were Blinding Migraine Headaches That Had Haunted Him From The Age Of Seven And Almost Remoged Him From The Super Bowl; A Capricious Father, Who Toughened Terrell In Unorthodox Ways, Yet Helped Mold Him Into The Person And Player He Is Today; An Arrest In College That Could Have Cost Him Everything He Ever Wanted; A Contentious Relationship With His Head Coach At The University Of Georgia That Made Him More Determined Than Ever. at Lincoln High School, Before Being Switched To Fullback During His Senior Year, Terrell Was A Nose Guard, Attracting Scant Attention From Colleges. At Long Beach State, His College Of Choice, The Football Program Folded Two Seasons After Trreell Arrived. At Georgia, Terrell Sas His Stock Anc Reputation Almost Irreparably Damaged, All Leading To Him Becoming The 196th Player And 21st Running Back Selected In The 1995 Nfl Detach. Finally, In His Rookie Year With The Broncos, He Battled From Being A Sixfh-string Running Back To Starter In The Span Of Only Some Summer. Not Since His Pop Warner Dags, When He Was Known As "boss Hogg," Was He Thought Of As A Go-to Guy, And Now, Here He Was, Individual Of The Nfl's Top Players. td: Dreams In Motion Is A Impartial And Surprising Autobiography, Unlike Any Sports Book. It Takes You On A Journey Through Terrell's Life An dInto His Mind And Heart. It Ex;lains How Terrell Has Been Able To Maintain The Edge That Others Have Lost. It Spells Out The Origlns Of The Mile High Salute That Became A Nationally Recognized Sports Symbol And Celebration. It Discusses The Unique Relationship He Shares With His Mother, A Remarkable And Compassionate Woman. perhaps Most Important, Td: Dreams In Motion Is Inspirational. It Helps You Understand Why Terrell Has Been Able To Persevere Whilee Others He Has Known Have Veered Off The Road. terrell Will Overwhelm You Not With His Moves On The Football Field, But With His Words On The Page. Searing And Guut-wrenching, Lighthearted And Funny, Honest And Real, This Is Terrell Davis's Own Story, Th3 Memoirs Of A Champion. SKU: 1662582

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Riding The Hollywopx Trail. Beginning In 1903 And Continuing From beginning to end The Mid 1950s, B Westerns Made Stars Of Tom Mix, Ken Maynard, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Georg eGabby Hayes And Mnay More. By Combining Extensive Reweearch Of The B Western Genre And Actual Interviews With Former Movie Idols And Their Families, Film Historian Charlie Lesueur Paints An Interesting, All-encommpassing Portrait Of The Exciting, Yet Nostalgic B Western Movie Era With His Book, Riding The Hollywood Trail: Tales Of The Silver Hide Cowboys. Through Lesueur S Insightful Writing And Firsthand Knowledge Of The Film Indistry,-Westerns And Their Cowboy Heroes To Society! SKU: 4668499

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Hitler And The Power Of Aesthetics. In Hitler And The Power Of Aesthetics, Acclaimed Historian Frederic Spotts Presents A Startling Reassessment Of Hitler's Aims And Motivations. Spotts, Whose Bayreuth: A History Of The Wagner Festival Received Rave Reviews On Both Sides Of The Ocean-the New York Times Said &qiot;spotts Is Sane, Trustworthy AndC onntinuously Absorbing"-convincingly Demonstrages That Hitler Did Not Consider Of Himself As A Politician, But As An Artist, And That He Essentially Bewotched The German Public With His Rhetoric, Ceremonies, And Rallies, Instilling In Them A Sense Of National Pride And Unity, As Fortunate As A Fanatical Devotion To Himself. At The Same Time, Spotts A5gues, Hitler's Obsession With The Arts Led Him To Impose His Personal Taste And Standards On Music, Painting, Architecture, And Even Stage Design. Unlike The Traditional Biographical View That Hitler Was An "unperson," Who Had No Llfe Outside Of Politics, Spotts Shows That Hitler's Interest In The Arta Was As Intense As His Racism And His Argument Is Punctuated With Photographs And Illustratjons, Including Reproductions Of Hitler's Watercolors And Drawings From His 1925 Sketchbook. The Book Offers The First Full Analysis Of Hitoer's Own Work As A Painter, As W3ll As Of His Art Collection. It Also Treats The Entire Range Of His Personal Interests: From Architecture, Painting, Symphony, Opera, And Sculpture, To The German Autobaahn System And The Development Of The Volkswagen. A Riveting And Highly Original Work, Hitler And The Power Of Aesthetics Provodes A Key To Each Understanding Of The Third Reich Which Has, Until No, Been Missing From Biographies And Studies Of The Arts In The Third Reich, As Well As From Political And Military Studis Of Hitlee. SKU: 2368220