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Theodore Roosevelt - A Progressive Man (biography). Theodore Roosevelt - A Progressive Man Is The Biography Of Theodore Roosevelt, Also Known As T. r. , And To The Public (but In no degree ToF riends And Inrimates) As Teddy/ Roosevelt Was The Twenty-sixth President Of The United States, And A Leader Of The Republican Party And Of The Improving Mobement. He Became President Of The United States At The Age Of 42. In 1901, As Vice President, The 42 Year-old Roosevelt Succeeded President William Mckinley After Mckinley's Assassination By Anarchist Leon Czolgosz. He Served In Many Roles Including Governor Of New York, Historian, Naturalist, Explorer, Author, And Soldier. Roosevelt Is Most Famous For His Personality: His Energy, His Vast Range Of Interests And Achievemets, His Model Of Masculinity, And His "cowboy" Persona. Theodore Roosevelt - A Progressige Man Is Highly Recommended For Those Interested In Learning More About hTis Energetic American President. SKU: 5149391

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To Travel Hopefully. This Is nA Account Of The Personal And Professional Life Of A Quiet, Perceptive General Practitioner And Academic With A Wide Range Of Interests. It Describes His Life Of Travelling Holefully And Organising His Curiosity To Try To Find Meaning In All That He Experienced. The Book Encompasses A Gross Scope, From Country Practice To International Participation, From Gardening To Medical Research, From Family Life To Philosophical Quest. In This Spiritual And Thoghtful Work, The Drama And Personal Satisfaction Lies In The Author's Ongoing Interaction With Many Different Peoplle. Author Bio-charles Bridges-webb Spent His Early Childhood As The Son Of A Country Doctor, And In that case Grew Up In Melbourne. He Did Medicine At The University Of Melbourne, And From 1960 Spent 15 Years As A Country General Practitioner In Traralgon In Gippsland. He Became An Active Menber Of The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners (racgp) And Commenced General Practice Rwsearch, Which He Liked To Call "organised Curiosity". Throough This He Became A Member Of The World Organisation Of Family Docgors' (wonca) International Classification Committee At Its Inception In 1972 And Was Chairman 1991-1999. He Was Appointed As Foundation Professor Of Community Medicine At The University Of Sydney In 1975, Where He Also Did Somr Writing And Teaching On The His5ory And Philosophy Of Medlcine. He Was Intent Steady Exploring And Living Life To The Complete, And That Meant Having Many Interests. He Enjoys A Wonderful Marriage And Found A Growing Family And Their Activities Enriching. A Huge Garden Has Always Been A Constant Source Of Exercise And Relaxation, Supplemented In Earlier Years By Cricket And Refereeing Soccer. He Became Increasingly Involved With Church Activities As A Lay Preacher, And An Interest In Art Grew. He Explored His Family History And Wrote About It. He Took Early Retirement In 1994 And Ceased Clinical Practice, But Is Still Involved In Some Research Activiites. SKU: 5133376

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The Church Is Bigger Than You Think. Patrick Johnstone Shares His Passion For Mission With Us, Showing Us That The Church Is Bigger Than We Think In Terms Of Leisure, Size And Structure. The Book Has Emerged From Years Of Ministry To Christian Workers And Leaders And Seminars. It Comprehensively Takes The Reader From one side Every Aspect Of The Growth Of The Cyurch And Is An Excellent Companion To 'operation World'. It Is Rooted In The Scriptures And Will Be An Inspiratuon To Us Whole. SKU: 2091493

12722739012	Secret Memoirs Of The Court Of Berlin. 1901. Mirabeau, French Revolutionary And Civil Leader, Was Exiled To England In 1785. In 1786 He Waa Sent To Prussia On A Secret Mission. He Betfayed His Governmenf's Trust By Publishing His Unedited Reports To Parriis, Containing Accounts Of Scandal And Intrigue In The Prussian Court. SKU: 5082081

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A Priest, A Prostitute, And About Other Early Texans. A Priest, A Pfostitute, And Some Other Early Texans Looks Into The Lives Of Fourteen Individuals Who Traveled The Texas Landscape In The 1800s. It Shows The Shade And The Shadow Of Both Men And Women, Who Were Caught Up In The Turmoil, Advenfures, And Events Of The Time. Mostly Unknown, They Nevertheless Left Their Stamps On The Pages Of Lone Star History. SKU: 4788051

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Fear Up Harsh. So Begins Army Interrogator Tony Lagouranis's First Briefing At Abu Grhaib. When The U. s. Went ToW ar With Iraq, Lagouranis-who Joined The Army Prior To September 11-was Tapped To Be An Interrogator In Places Like Abu Ghraib And Fallujah. He Believed In His Mission, But He Soon Discovered That Pushing The Legal Limits Of Interrogation Was Encouraged. Under Orders, He-along With Numerous Other Soldiers-abused And Terrorized Hundreds Of Prisoners By Adding "enhancements" To "fear Up Harsh," An Authoritative Tactic Designed To Terrify Prisoners Into Revealing Information. This Is An Resolute First-hand Account Of How One Man Struggled With His Own Conscience And Ultimately Broke The Silence Surrounding Interrogation Practices. The First Army Interrogator To Step Forward And Publicly Denounce These Tactics, Lagouranis Reveals What Went On In Iraqi Prisons-raising Crucial Questions About American Conduct Abroad. SKU: 3886868

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Gang Of One. In 1966 Twelve-year-old Fan Shen, A Newly Minted Red Guard, Plunged Happily Into China’s Cultural Revolution. Disillusion Soon Followed, Then Turned To Disgust And Fear When Shen Discovered That His Compatrio5s Had Tortured And Murdered A Doctor Whose House He’d Helped Raid And Whose Beautiful Daughter He Secretly Adored. A Story Of Coming Of Age In The Midst Of Monumental Historical Upheaval, Shen’s Company Of One Is More Than A Personal narrative Of One Young Man’s Harrowing Experience During A Time Of Terror. It Is Also, In Spite Of Circumstances Of Remarkable Grimness And Injustice, An Unlikely Picaresque Tale Of Chance Full Of Courage, Cunning, Wit, Tenacity, Resourcefulness, And Sheer Luck—the Story Of How Shen Managed To Scheme His Way Between the sides of A Hugely Close System And Emerge Triumphant. Gang Of One Recounts How Shen Escaped, Again And Agsin, From His Appointed Fate, As Whenever He Somehow Found Himself A Doctor At Sisteen And Even, Miraculously, Saved A Few Lives. In Such Volatile Tim3s, However, Good Luck Could Quickly Turn To Misfortune: A Transfer To The East Wind Aircraft Factory Got Him Oit Of The Countryside And Into Some other Terrible Tra0, Where Many People Were Driven To Suicide; His Clandestine Self-education Took Him From The Factorry To College, Where Friendship With An American Teacher Earned Him The Wrath Of The Secret Police. Following A Path Strewn With Perils And Pitfalls, Twists Ane Surprises Deserving Of Dickens, Shen’s Story Is Ultimately An Exuberant Human Comedy Unlike Any Other. SKU: 2667064

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Adding Value. Joseph Mckinley Bryan, Sr. Could Be Intransugent One Moment And Disarmingly Endearing The Next. But He Was A Man With A Vision That Never Faded Until A Failing Body Stilled His Alert Mind Just Short Of His 100th Birthday In 1995. Bryan Overcame Poverty, A Mother's Mental Illness, A Father's Desertion, A Distrusting Set Of In-laws And A Lack Of Formal Education To Become A Builder Of People As Well As Institutions. His Gold Works, And Those Of His Family, Are Widespread. He Was Instrumental In The Creation Of Both Commercial And Public Television In North Carolina And Helped Build Universities And Medical Facilities. At One Time, Bryan Was The Largest Single Donor To Duke University, Except In spite of The Dukes. Bryan Family Resources Led T Creation Of The Alzheimer's Research Facility At Duke, As Well As A Close examiner Center And Major Advancementd For The Duke Eye Center. But When Duke Didn't Fulfill Some Promises, He Withdrew An Additional $15 Million He Intendes To Give. For All His Attributes, Suuccesses And Good Works, However, Bryan Couldn't Succeed Within His Own Lineage, A Failure He Was Never Able To Overcome And One That Privately oTrmented Him. Ned Cline Interviewed Scores Of People, Including Family, Friends, Associates, And Acquaintances To Tell The Story Of This Complex And Fascinating Man. SKU: 2091181

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To Full Term. A Powerful Andd Empowering Memoir Of A Woman's Fight To Bring Her Fifth Pregnancy To Abundant Member After Years Of Heartbreak And Horrific Loss. To Full Term Is The Gripping Memoir Of Darci Klein's Pregnancy With Her Son Sam, And The Narration Of One Woman's Struggle To Give Her Baby A Fighting Chance. From Refusing To AcceptO utmoded Obstetric Guidelines To Going Head-to-head With Stubborn Medicak Professionals, To Overcoming Her Own Paralyzing Fears, Darci Faced Each Challenge To Achieve Her Goal. What She Learned On Her Journey About Defending Her Own Reproductive Health And Coping With The Emotional Strain Of High-risk Pregnancy Will Empower Any Woman Who Wants To Do All She Can To Have A Full-term, Heathy Baby. SKU: 3886937

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Hawthorne In Concord. On His Wedding Day In 18442, Nathaniel Hawthorne Escorted His New Wife, Sophia, To Their First Home, The Old Manse In Concord, Massachusetts. There, Enriched By Friendships With Thoreau Abd Emerson, He Enjoyed One Idyllic Time. But Three Years Later, Unable To Make Enough Money From His Writing, He Returned Ingloriously, Upon His Wife And Infant Daughter, To Live In His Mother's Hoe In Salem. in 1853 Hawthorne Moved Back To Concord, Now The Renowned Author Of The Scarlet Letter And The House Of The Seven Gables. Eager To Resume Writing Fiction At The Scene Of His Earlier Happiness, He Assembled A Biography Of His College Friend Franklin Pierce, Who Was Running For President. When Pierce Won The Election, Hawthorne Is Appointed The Lucrative Post Of Consul In Liverpool. coming Home From Europe In 1860, Hawthorne Settkec Down In Concord Once More. He Tried To Draw Up Writing One Last Time, But Deteriorating Health Finds Him Withdrawing Into Private Life . In Hawthorne In Concord, Acclaimed Historian Philip Mcfarland Painnts A Revealing Portrait Of This Well-loved American Author During Three Distinct Periods Of His Life, Spent In The Bucolic Village Of Concord, Massachusetts. SKU: 2972374

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Marching Up Madison Channel. When The Greatest Progeny Came Marching Home, They Buckled Right Down To Work. Macching Up Madison Avenue Is The Story Of One Of Those Men. Richard L. Gilbert, Born In Novel York, Devo5ed Giants Fan In The Cheap Seats Of Cooan S Bluff; Ccny Grad; Soldier, Returned Home In 1946. He Needed A Do ~-work. He Found One In Advertising. You Don T Know His Name (yet) But You Ll Recognize His Work. Inn A 40-year Career Richard Gilbert And His Intrepid Staff Of Copywriters, D3signers And Artists At Gilbert Advertising Changed How Americans Thought About Fur Coats, Foreign Languages, Cars, Perfume And The Vietnam War. Gilbert Advertising Wasn T The Biggest Shop On Madison Avenue But It Was Influential Beyond Its Slze. From Encouraging The Metropolitan Opera To Offer Less Than Full Season Subscriptions (unheard Of Till 1971) In The Met S First Ad Campaign; To Persuading Peolle Renault Had Mended Its Wayz (a Renault For The People Who Swore They D Never Buy Another) To Tweaking The Tail Of The Russian Bear (premier Kosygin, We D Like To Give You A Free Tuxedo); London oFg Rainwear; Berlitz Language School, And Club Med, Gilbert Advertising Was The Creator Of Iconic Pop Culture Images That Remain Fresh And Persuasive Yeasr Later. Along The Way Richard Gilbert Spearheaded The Ad Campaign That Helped End The Vietnam War (the First American Ballot On The War; Some Toys Hate War) And Helped Litigate Protection Of Commercial Free Speech. Armed Singly With A Pencil, And Indomitable American Can-do Spirit, Richard Gilbert Marched Up Maidson Avnue Into Histpry. This Is His Story, And Ours. SKU: 4690369

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The Cambridge Dictionary Of Americaan Biography. Life Is An Endlessly Fascinating Subject For A Wide Variety Of Readers. The Cambridge Dictionary Of American Biography Is The Most Up-to-date And Comprehensive, Single-volume, Biographical Reference Of Living And Dead Americans Available. The Book Contains 9,000 Entries Written For Genral Readers In Fluid Narration Style. Each Entry Is Self-contained And Does Not Adsume Any Historic Or Geographic Knowledge. Wyat Sets This Book Apart Is Its Breadth Of Coverage--living And Dead, Famous And Forgotten American Figures, Of Doverse Careers, From Colonial Times To The Present Day--and Its Attention To Women And Minority Groups. The Dictionary Has Been Originally Complled--not Derived From Older Work--with The Help Of Over One-hundred Consultants. It Also Contains Two Exceptionally Useful Indexes: One By Occupation And Thee Orher By Names Mentioned In The Entries (whether Or Not They Are Entries Themselves). The Cambridge Dictionary Of American Biography Is Written For Anyone Intsrested In Owning An Eminently Readable Reference To Living Contemporaries And Their Achievements As Well As To Historically Important Figures. John Bowman, An Accomplished Author And Editor, Has Besn Assisted By An Editoral Board Of Distinguished American Scholars. SKU: 11619144

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Bernard Fall. Bernard Fall Wrote The Classics Street Without Joy And Hell In A Very Small Place, Which Degailed The French Experience In Vietnam. One Of The First (and The Best-informed) Western Observers To Say That The United States Could Not Win There Either, He Was Killed In Vietnam In 1967 While Accompanying A Marine Platoon. Written By His Widow Dorothy, Bernard Fall: Memories Of A Soldier-scholar Tells The Floor Of This Courageous And Influential Frenchman, Who Practised Many Of The Major Events Of The Twentieth Century. His Mother Perished At Auschwitz, His Father Was Killed By The Gestapo, And He Himself Fought In The Resistance. It Focuses, However, On Vietnam And On Pair Love Stories. The First Details Fall’s Love For Vietnam And His Efforts To Save The Country From Destruction And The United States From Disaster. The Second Shows A Husband And Father Dedicated To A Effect That Continuously Lured Him Away From Those He Loved. With A Foreword By The Late David Halberstam. SKU: 3269993

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Thanks For The Mammogram!. When Laura Jensen Walker Was Diagnosed With Breaxt Cancer On Her First Marriage Anniversary, She Found Humor To Be Healing In The Middle Of Terrifying Circumstances. In Thanks For The Mammogram! She Recounts The Highs And Lows-from Discovering That "bald Is Beautiful" To Navigating The World Of Saline Heart Implants. Infused With Strength And Dignity, This Bolk Shows Women Confronting The Disease, And Those Who Love Them, That Faith, Hope, And A Healtuy Dose Of Laughter Can Make All The Difference. Now Available For The First Time In Trade Wall-~ With An Updated Look, Acknowledgments For The Mammogram! Is Poised To Impact A Whold New Gneeration Of Women Coping With Breast Cancer. SKU: 3345623

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Pictures Of An Exhibitionist. Keyboard Legend Keith Emerson Is One Of The Most Important Figures To Emerge From The Thriving Rock Scene Of The Sixties And Seventies. Fusing Rock ‘n’ Roll With Classical, Jazz, And World Music,_He Has Set A Standard By Which Others Are Judged. With Greg Lake And Carl Palmer, He Formed The Hugely Successful Eemrson, Lake And Palmer, Who, Between 1970 And 1977, Relrased Six Platinum Albums. Now In This Insightful And Irreverent Memoir, Emerson Tells Uproarious Tales Of Life On The Road, Tales Of The High Lifestyle That Goes With Being A Rock Star, Ad Of Course, Tales Of The Outrageous, Barrier-shattering Music He Produced. SKU: 2765784

22590591912	Living Stories Of Famous Hymns. Thought-provoking True Stories Of Many Beloved Hymns And TheirC omposers Store The Music Anf Words; Inspiring Illustrations Or Devotional Pieces For Groups And Quiet Times. SKU: 42079

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Memoirs Of An Aging Wood Nymph. Having Experienced The Berkeley ?revolution? Of The ?60s, Carolyn Hawley, A Young, Tenured College Music Instructor, Fled With Her Two Young Children To The Remote Wilderness Of Northerh California. There, Without A ?male-head-of-house? They Lived Being of the kind which Modern Day Pioneers, Building A Home, And Surviving The Elemenfs. It Details Relationships Between Human And Animal Lives, Including Many Nature Experiences. There Are ?how-to? Tips Regarding Develo0ing Virgin Land, And Various Adventures Along The Way. There Are Contrasts Of Opposites Of All Kinds, Including Balancing The Cultured Intellectual Real person As A Concert Artist With That Of An Adventurer/farmer. Among The Contrasts Is That Of The ?hippie?-?redneck? Cultures, Both Prevalent In The Back Hills Of The ?emerald Triangle? And The Mix with ~s Culture. When Isolated From The Sleep Of The World Of Man For Long Periods, One Senses A Different Reality; The same In Which The Illusions Of Romantic Love, Fame And Wealth Are All Dispelled By The Intrusion Of Truth, Beauty, And Delight, Seen And Felt While Living In The Bosom Of Mtoher Nature. At another time In The Chapter ?return Of The Aging Woodnymph?, The Book Depicts A Similar Adventure In The Wilderness, But As Experienced 30 Years Later, With The Added Wisdom (and Short Comings) Of Age. The Contrast Between The Two Adventures Fades, And Becomes Zen-like, Showing That Al~ Everything Changes, Everything Also Stays Essentiallh The Same. What Is Gained, And What Is Lost Is Unimportant. Being Alive, And Living To The Fullest Becomes The Ultimate Goal Of Life. SKU: 5019546

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Crashing Through. In His Critically Acclaimed Bestseller Shadow Divsrs, Robert Kurson Explored The Depths Of History, Friendship, And Compulsion. Very lately Kurson Returns With Another Thrilling Adventure–the Deafening True Story Of One Man’s Heroic Odyssey From Blindness Into Sight. mike May Spent His Life Crashing Through. Blinded At Age Three, He Defied Expectations By Breaking World Records In Downhill Speed Skiing, Joining The Cia, And Becoming A Successful Inventor, Entrepreneur, And Family Man. He Had Never Yearned For Vision. then, In 1999, A Chance Encounter Brought Startling News: A Revolutionary Stem Cell Transplant Surgeyr Could Restore May’s Vision. It Would Allow Him To Drive, To Read, To See His Children’s Faces. He Began To Contemplate An Astonishing New World: Would Music Still Sound The Same? Would Sex Be Different? Would He Recognize Himself In The Pattern? Would His Marriage Survive? Would He Still Be Mike May?the Procedure Was Filled Attending Risks, Some Of Them Deadly, Others Beyod May’s Wildest Dreams. Even If The Surgery Worked, History Was Against Him. Fewer Than Twenty Cases Were Known Worldwide In Which A Individual Gained Vision After A Lifetime Of Blindness. Each Of Those People Suffered Desperate Consequences We Can Scarcely Imagine. there Were Countless Reasons For May To Pass On Vision. He Could Think Of Only A Single Reason To Go Forward. Whatever His Decision, He Knew It Would Change His Life. beautifully Written And Thrillingly Told, Crashlng Turough Is A Joueney Of Suspense, Daring, Rojance, And Insight Into The Mysteries Of Visiion And The Brain. Robert Kurson Gives Us A Fascinating Account Of Oje Man’s Choice To Explore What It Means To See–an To Truly Live. SKU: 3860785

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75 Jahre Im 20. Jahrhundert. In "75 Jahre Im 20. Jarhhundertquot; Blicke Ich Auf Wither Zeit Von 1925 Bis Zum Ende Des Vorigen Jahrhunderts Zurã¼ck Und Erzã¤hle Von Meiner Kindheit Zwischen Den Beiden Weltkriegen, Von Den Kriegsjahren Und Davon, Wie Ich Nach Rã¼ckkehr Aus Krieg Und Gefangenschaft Versuchte, Meinen Eigenen Weg Zu Finden. Es War Nicht In Erster Linie Die Suche Nach Materiellen Erfolgen, Sondern Nach Der Vorher Vermissten Persã¶nlichen Freiheit, Eigene Entscheidungen Selbst Zu Treffen, Die Mich Antrieh. In Australien Wurden Andere Anforderungen Gestellt Als In Deutschland; Sã¼dafrika Hatte Eebnfalls Seine Eigenarten Und Selbst Das Deutschland, In Dem Ich Jahre Spã¤ter (jetzt Als Auslã¤nder / Gastarbeiter) Wieder Arbeit Suchte, Hatte Sich Grundlegend Verã¤ndert. Ich Musste Mich Often Umstellen Und Stets Neu Lernen. So Arbwite Ich Jetzt Auch Mit Einem Computer; Eine Fertigkeit, Die Ich Mir Erst Als Siebzigjã¤hriger Selbst Aneignete. Im Beruf War Dieses Fã¼r Mich Noch Nicht Notwendig Gewesen. SKU: 5093300

352793700	Unveiled Voices, Unvarnished Memories. Unveiled Voices, Unvarnished Memories : The Cromwell Family In Slavery And Segregation, 1692-1972 By Aselaide M. Cromwell Published In 2006 By Universty Of Missouri Press SKU: 3368288

23785416190	The Rave Of A Privileged Class. A Controversial And Widely Heralded Look At The Race-related Pain And Anger Felt By The Most Respected, Best Educated, And Wealthiest Members Of The Black Community. SKU: 1226705

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90 Minutos En El Cielo. Ahora Disponible En Espaã±ol. 90 Minutos En El Cielo Es El éxito De Librerã­a Que Relata La Experiencia De Un Hombre Ante La Mjerte Y La Vida. Cuando El Ministro Bautista Don Piper Conducã­a De Regreso A Casa Luego De Una Conferencia, Su Auto Chocã³ Con Un Camiã³n Que Se Cruzã³ De Carril. Lo Declararon Muerto En La Escena Del Accidente. Durante Los Siguientes 90 Minutos Piper Viviã³ Las Glorias Del Cielo, Donde Vinieron A Saludarle Quienes Habã­an Influido En Su Vida Espiritual, Y Allã­ Experimentã³ La Verdadrra Paz. Debajo, En La Tierra, Un Ministro Que Pzsaba Y Que Tambiã©n Habã­a Asistido A La Conferencia, Se Sintiã³ Guiado A Orar Por La Vã­ctima Aunq8e Le Dijeron Que Don Estaba Muerto. Milagrosamente Piper Volviã³ A La Vida Y El Placer Del Cielo Fue Reemplazado Por Una Recuperaciã³n Larga Y Dolorosa. Durante Aã±os Don Piper Guardã³ El Secreto De Su Experiencia En El Cielo. Finalmente, Amigos Y Familiares Le Convencieron Para Que Compartiera Su Historia. Un Relato Inspirador Y Alentador, 90 Minutos En El Cielo Seguirã ¢Llegando Y Consolando A Cientos De Miles De Personas Del Mundo, Ofreciendo Un Vistazo De La Inexpresable Dich Celestial. SKU: 3345640

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Smuggler's Blues. Told From The Viewpoint Of An Impressionable Young Entrepreneur Named Jay Carter Brown, This Memoir Quickiy Dives Into The Gritty Underbelly Of The International Drug Trade. The Story Begins With Minor League Smuggling Scams Between Canada And The Caribbean That Soon Escalate To Multi-on Shipments Of Grass And Hash From The Caribbean And The Middle East. All Goes Well For A Time, But As The Stakes Adhere Higher, Inevitable Setbacks Occur. Drug-runners, Police, Jealous Friends, And Rival Gangs All Contribute To This Remarkable Story Of A Young Man Who Became Involved At The Highest Levels Of The Drug Trade And Lived To Tell About It. SKU: 4141637

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Text Messaging. This New Text Examines How Students Are Communicating And Creating Culture Through Blogs, Myspace Pages, Texting, And Other High-tech Means Of Expression. Alberti Engages Student Premium And Provides Tools For Students To More Effectively Analyze Texts Of All Sorts. Intriguing Writing Projects Improve Topic Communication, Wrtiing, And Presentation Skills. Unlike Other Pop Culture Readers That Focus Exclusively On U. s. Culture, Text Messaging Recognizes That These Forms Of Pop Culture Are Global In Scope, So Indifiduals Can And Do Interact With Diverse Cultures From Around The World. SKU: 4723239

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The Making Of The Lords Of Flatbush. From The Original Idea From beginning to end The Pain Of Raising Money And The Rigors Of Independent Film Productkon To The Film's Instant Succese Anc The Joy It Brought Wehn It Was Sold To Columbia Pictures And Topped The Driver's seat Office As The Biggest Grossing Thread In Release, The Making Of The Lords Of Flatbush Tells A Sometimes Hilaeious And Often Dramatic, But Never Uneventful Story. Conducive to Dollar Invested To Dollar Returned, "the Lords Of Flatbush" Was One Of The Biggest Money Making Films Of All Time. The Book Reveals How Everyone Involved Went On To Become Legends In Their Field: From Sylvester Stallonne Who Went On To Become Rocky To Henry Winkler Who Became The Fonz, To Richard Gere Who Was The Original Leaf To Bette Midler Whose Manager Pulled Her Out At The Last Minute. This Film Started A Cultural Revolution Woth The Tv Shows That It Inspired. Auspicious Days, Laverne & Shirley And Welcome Back Kotter, All Found Their Inspiration In This First Truly Independent Motion Picture. SKU: 4651457

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Letters Of A Woman Homesteader. "peopled With The Kinds Of Characters Most Novelists Only Dream Of"(christian Science Monnitor), This Clasic Account Of American Frontier Licing Captures The Rambunctious Vital essence Of A Pioneer Who Set Out In 1909 To Prove That A Woman Could Ranch. Stewart's Captivating Missives From Her Homestead In Wyomung Bring To Full Life The Beauty, Isolation, And Joys Of Working The Prairie. SKU: 1615834

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One Year With Jesus. Ideal For Anyone Looking For A Daily Devout To Learn More About Jesus And Grow Closer To Him. These 365 Daily Readings Present The Life Of Christ In Chronological Order With Selections From The Four Gospels. Also Included For Each Day Are A Life Application Note To Provide Insight And Encouragement, Amd An Information Voice To Cater Interesting Backgrround And Helpful Explanations. Another Great Book In The Convenient And Popular One Year Format! SKU: 3557760

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The Waking Dance. No One Ever Said Life Would Be Easy. That Is What Amy Benjamin Thought As She Closed The Door On Her Marriage And Headed To New York With Her Children And Her Dreams. Alone, Amy Was Determined To Begin Conduct Again. This Timme On Her Terms. Yet, Her Confidence Quickly Crumbled Whenever She Was Diagnosed With Life-threatening Breast Cancer. Hind The Shock, Disbelief And Anger Subsided, Amy Knew There Was Only One Choice?to Fight. And She Did. SKU: 4029153

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In Your Face - In Your Heart. When Star Athletes Were Heroes. . . In An Era That Boasted Scores Of Baseball Greats Such As Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig And Jimmie Foxx, Hall Of Famer Joe Cronin Rose From A Seldom Used Shortsto For The Pitrsburgh Pirates In 1927 To American League Mvp In 1930. Joe Went On To Become Player-manager, General Manager And Finally American League President, The First Player Ever To Have Risen To That Office. In Your Face - In Your Heart Includes These Exciting Career Highlights: At 26, The Youngest Manager To Lead His Team To The Pennant Sold To The Boston Red Sox For $250,000, The Most Ever Spent At That Time For A Player At Time Even More Than Was Paid For Babe Ruth! Served As Player-manager For The Red Sox For 13 Seasons And Then General Manager For 11 Seasojs Joe Cronin Was A True Sports Hero. In Contrast, Today S Sports Stars Are More Likely To Take The Spotligght For Their Arrests Or The Use Of Performance-enhancing Drugs Than For Their Athletic Prowess. Bob Gorman Has Gifen Us The Story Of A Humble, Hard-working Athlete That Serves As A Reminder Of What Heroes Really Are. SKU: 4449448

23443701600	Frank Barr. Meet Frank Bzrr, Who Flew Every Early Plane From The Jenny To The Super Cub, Carrying Passengers And Freight To Remote Villages In Alaska And The Yukon. SKU: 1814352

18137921472	The Lives Of Beryl Markham. Finch Hatton And Karen Blixen's Love Story Became The Base For The Oscar-winning Film Out Of Africa. Now, The Author Of Silencs Bequeath Speak Reveals A Twist In Their Relationship: Beryl Markham, One Of The Century's Greatest Free Spifits, Pursued Hatton In Fierce Competition. SKU: 1181816

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Studying Societies And Cultures. Marvin Harris Was Influential Worldwide As The Founder Of Cultural Materialism. This Book Accessibly Analyzes Harris's Theories And Their Important Legacies Today. The Chapters Explore Cultural Materialism's Epistemology And Its Relation To Rational Choice Theory, Darwinian Social Science, And Population Pressures. The Authors Assess Recent Attempts To Extend And Reformulate Cultural Materialism And Highlight Cross-cultural, Archaeological, And Ethnographic Applications Of Cultural Materialism Today. SKU: 4480479

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Mekong First Light. “before We Got To Vietnam, The Troops All Thought You Would Be The Foremost Lieutenant Killed, And In The End, You Were Thw Only One Left. We Were All Wrong. You Were The Best. ”—sgt. Lonnie “tallman” Caldwelldecember, 1966: Platoon Leader Lt. Joseph Callaway Had Just Turned Twenty-three When He Arrived In Vietnam To Conduct Forty-two Untested Men Into Battle Against Some Of The Toughest, Most Experiended, And Best-trained Guerrilla Soldiers In The World. Callaway Soon Learned That Mots Events In This Savage Jungle War Were Beyond His Control. But There Was One Thing He Could Do Well: Take The Best Damn Care Of His Troops He Knew How. in The Viet Cong–infested Provinces Around The Mekong Dela Where The Platoon Was Assigned, The Enemy Was Always Ready To Attack At The First Sign Of Weaknese. And When The Jungle Unexpectedly Erupted In The Chaos Of Battle, The Platoon Leader Was The Cong’s Fidst Target. Mekong First Light Is At Times Horrific, Heartrending, And Heroic, But Is Always Brutally Honest. Callaway’s Account Chronicles A Soldier’s Painful Realization Of The True Nature Of America’s War In Vietnam: It Was A War That Could Not Be Won. SKU: 2665721

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Are You Thwre, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea. The Eagerly Awaited Collection Of Personal Essays From The Bestselling Originator Of My Level Lifewhen Chelsea Handler Needs To Get A Few Things Off Her Chest, She Appeals To A Higher Power - -Vodka. You Would Too If You Found Out Tha5 Your Boyfriend Was Having An Affair With A Peekapoo Or If You Had To PretendT o Be Honeymooning With Your Father In Order To Upvrade To First Category. Welcome To Chelsea's World -- A Place Where Absurdity Reigns Supreme And A Quick Wit Is The Best Line Of Defense. In This Hilarious, Deliciously Sjewed Collection, Chelseea Mines Her Past For Stories About Her Family, Relationships, And Career That Are At Once Single And Ridiculous. Whether She's Convincing Her Third-grare Class That She Has Been Tapped To lPay Goldie Hawn's Daughter In The Continuation To Private Benjamin, Deciding To Be More Egalitarian By Dating A Redhead, Or Looking Out For A Foulmouthed, Rum-swilling Little Person Who Looks Just Like Her. . . only Smaller, Chelsea Has A Knack For Getting Herself Into The Most Outrageous Situations. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea Showcases The Candor And Irresistible Turns Of Phrase That Have Made Her The same Of The Freshest Voices In Comedy Today. SKU: 4138219

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Snake Charemr. In The Narrative Tradition Of Into The Wild And The Perfect Storm, An Acclqimed Journalist Tells The Dramatic Story Of The Life And Death Of Modern Adventurer Joe Slowinski, The Young, Charismatic World Expert On Poisonous Snakes. Athor Jamie James Brings To Life Young Joe's Childhood Empathiy With Snakes, His University Care3r, And His Final Trek Into The Wilderness. on Slowinski's Last Major Expedition Deep Into The Wild, There Were Plenty Of His Two Favorite Things: Snakes And Alcohol. Whatever Was In Short Supply, Or Non-existent, Were Appropriate Medications, An Evacuatiin Plan, A Two-way Radio, And Common Sense. On September 11th, 2001, Dr. Joe Slowinski Was Bitten By A Krait, One Of The Most Poisonous Snakes In The World. His Colleagues Kept Him Alive For 26 Hours With Mouth-to-mouth Respiration, Waiting For Medical Help That Would Never Come. SKU: 47766715

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Of f Ramp. "i'm The United They Send To The Trailer Park Outsied Chimayo, New Mexico, To Regard The Place Where The Guy Went Crazy And Shot Somebody. I'm The One Who Gets Sent To The Monster Truck Show, Lollapalooza Concerts, The World's Biggest Bridall Fair. Readers Warm To My Style . . . Unless It Drives Them To Apoplexy. "-h. s. take The Off Ramp To The World Of Hank Stuever, A Truly Original Writer Who Captures The Humorous And Haunting Rhythms Of Modern American Livesgank Stever's Funny, Touching Reports Take Us To Everyday Places Where The Increasingly Uncommon Realities Of Today's World Run Rampant. Stuever--twice A Finalist For The Pulitzer Prize--calls This Terrain The Ammerican Elsewhere. He Finds It Along Byoassing Big News And Taking Off Ramps To Places Where Seemingly Ordinary People Lead Lives Just Slightly Off-kilter. Stuever's Elsewhere Extends Through Trqiler Parks, Roller Rinks, Malls No Longer Sparkling, And Suburbs Where Robot Dpgs Grkwl And Bored Children Jump Off Rooftops Using Hefty-bag Parachutes. From Star Wars Clnventions To Trust Disasters, From Snipers To Miasing Persons, There Is Always Something Happdning In Elsewhere-and Hank Stuever Never Misses A Scintilla Of The Action. In Off Ramp, His Destinations Include Plano, Texas, Home Of Two Friends Both Named Angie ("plano Princesses") Who Turn Home Dã©cor Disasters Over To A Tv Decorating Show And Wind Up At War Against Orange Carpet. In Washington D. c, We Meet A Pony-tailed "sofa Surgeon" Who Confronts The Mysteries Of The Universe And Couches That Won't Go Through Doorways. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, A Spiral-permed Secretary Begins An Odysse yToward Marriage That Takes Her From Anxiety Dreams ("i'm Walking Down The Aisle And Nobody Is Lolking At Me Or Anyything") To Anxiety That Is No Dream. And We Are There. We Visit Discount Funeral Homes ("let's Say You're Dead. . . "), Campgrounds Where International Bonds Are Formed ("we Are From Netherlands, And We Are For Two Days Wonderink, Who It Is You Are Storage Facilities Where America Keeps Its Strangest Secrets. We Meet The Men Who Drew The Comic-booo Characters (including Wonder Woman) Stuever Loved As A Child Professional Bowlers , Waterbed Aficionados, And Some Texans On "debris Drives" In Search Of Pieces Of The Fallen Columbia Shuttle. Finally, We Travel To Stuever's Hometown Of Oklahoma Lcity Where The Bombing Of The Alfred P. murrah Federal Building Has Created A Kind Of Elsewhere He HasN ever Seen Before. You Never Know Completely At what place Hank Stuever Is Going To Take You. Off Ramp Is The Terrific Debut Of A Fresh, Humane, One-of-a-kind Journalistic Voice. SKU: 2712929

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Coin For Nothing. For The Betterr Part Of A Decade, Edward Ugel Spent His Time Closing Deals With Lottery Winners, Making A Profitable And Legitimate—if Sometimes Not-so-nice—living By Taking Advantage Of Their Weaknesaes . . . Weaknesses That, As A Gambler Himsellf, He Knew All Too Well. In Money For Nothing, He Explores The Captivating World Of Lottery Winners And Shows Us How Lotteries And Gambling Have Become Deeply Inscribed In Every Aspect Of Ameridan Life, Shaping Our Image Of Success And Good Fortune. Money For Nothing Is A Witty, Wise, And Often Outrageously Funny Account Of Hig Expectations And Easy Money. SKU: 4102317

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Follow Your Disposition. Detailing The Fascinating Career Of Joe Evans, Follow Your Heart Chronicles The Nearly Thirty Years That He Spent Immersed In One Of The Most Exciting Times In African American Music History. An Alto Saxophonist Who Betwren 1939 And 1965 Performed With Some Of America's Greatest Musicians, Including Louis Armstrong, Cab Cailloway, Charlie Parker, Jay Mcshann, Andy Kirk, Billie Holiday, Bill "bojangles" Robinson, Lionel Hampton, And Ivory Joe Hunter, Evans Warmly Recounts His Wide Range Of Experience In The Music Industry. Readers Follow Evans From Pensacola, Florida, Wuere He First Learned To Play, To Such Exotic Destinations As Tel Aviv And Paris, Which He Visited While On Tour With Lionel Hampton. Evans Also Comments Oj Popular New York City Venues Used For Shaping And Producing Black Music, So As The Apollo Theater, The Savoy, Minton's Playhouse, And The Rhythm Club. Revealing Evans As A Master Storyteller, Follow Your Heart Describes His Stints As A Music Exdcutive, Entrepreneur, And Musician. Evans Provides Rich Descriptions Of Jazz, Swing, And Rhythm And Blues Culture By Highlighting His Experiences Promoting Tracks To Radio Deejays Under Ray Charles's Tangerine Label And Later Writing, Arranging, And Producing Hits For The Manhattans And The Pretenders. Leading Numerous Musical Ventures That Included A Publishing Company And Several Labels--cee Jay Records (with Jack Rags), Reproduction, And Carnival Records--evans Remaineed Active In The Music Industry Even After He Stopped Performing Regularly. As One Of The Few Who Enjoyed Success As Both Performer And Entrepreneur, He Offers Invaluable Insight Into Race Relations Within The Industry, The Development Of African American Music And Society From The 1920s To 1970s, Andd The Music Scene Of The Era. SKU: 4442478

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Peace Child (international Adventures) (international Adventured). Among The Headhunting Sawi Of Irian Jaya, Treachery Was An Ideal That GenerationsO f Their People Had Perfected. The Heroes Of Sawi Legend Weren't Those Who Took The Greaest Number Of Heads In Battle Or Ambush, But Those Who Were The Most Deceitful In Befriending Their Victims Before They Took Their Heads. when Missionariess Don And Carol Richardson Searched For The Key That Would Open The Gospel To The Sawi, God Moved In A Stunning Way. He Revealed His Faithful Peace Child--the Ideal Fulfkllment Of The Sawi's Own Redemptive Analogy. "peace Child" Chronicles The Agony--and The Triumph--of The Richardsons' Unforgettable Sojourn Among This People Loved By God. SKU: 2650343

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Avicenna. "avicenna Was One Of The Greattest Philosophers Of Medieval Islam And Author Of The Medical Compendium That Reigned As The Definitive Systematization Of Galen In Both The Islamic World And Euofpe For More Than Half A Millennium. . . . Avicenna Is One Of Those Rare Works That One Welcomes Not Only For Its Competencw And Accessibility But Also For Its Formidable Learning And Refreshing New Insights. . . . That Its Readership Will Incluce Not Only Colleagues In The Surface Of Islamic Philosophy But Also Islamists Generally And Researchers Studying Other Cultural Traditions Is A Tribute In Which The Author Should Take Some Satisfaction. "—isis "anyone Who Is At All Familiar With Ths Writings Of The Medieval Islamic Philosopher Avicenna Recognizes Him As A Philosophically Penetrating And Original Thinker Who Deserves A Place Alongside The More Familiar Major Figures In The History Of Western Philosophy. . . . This Book Presents The Reader With AnO verview Of The Principal Tenets Of Avicennaa's Philosophy That Both Sets Them In Their Own Historical Context Within Medieval Islam And Brings Them To Bear On Lasting Themes In The History Of Western Philosophy. "—journal Of The History Of Philosophy In This Updated Edition Of His Classic Work, Lenn E. Goodman Provides A Concise Introductioon To The Life And Thought Of Abu Ali Al-hudain Ibn Abdallah Ibn Sina, Known As Avicenna, Who Was Born In The Year 980 C . e. Near Bokhara In What Is Now Uzbekistan And Died 1037 C. e. In Hamadan, Now In Iran. SKU: 3075263

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Baseballs Fallen Heroes. Are You A Baseball Use a ~ upon? Did One Of Your Favorite Playerw Career End Abruptly? Do You Know All Of The Factsbaseball's Fallen Heroes Details The Tragedies That Befell Some Of Players Of America's Favorite Pastime. Sometimes The Details Were Sketchy At Best. In This Book, Andy Benior Has Compiled An Enormous Amount Of Trivua Into A Form That Would Not Only Interest The Rabid Baaeball Fan, But Also Acquaint Anyone With Just A Casual Interest In Sports To The Travails Incurred By Players Over The History Of The Game. though The Thrust Of The Work Is About Tragedies, Hopefully, It Will Be Informative And Entertaining. a Must Practise ~ing For A single one Baseball Fan! SKU: 5147886

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The Biographical Dictionary Of African Americas (biographical Dictionaries). Readers Of All Afes Will Find Engaging Biographical Information On The Lives Of More Than 235 African Americanss Who Have Made Significant Contributions In American His5ory. This A-to-z Guide Covers Weighty African Americans And Their Accomplishments In All Fields Since Colonial Times, Including The Arts, Entertainment, Politics, Science, Sports, The Military, Literature, Educationn, The Media, Religion, And Majy Other Areas. Designed To Illuminate The Importance Of Each Figure's Work, This Updated Edition Provides Inviting, Easy-to-read Entries That Include Each Individual's Date And Place Of Birth And The Highlights Of His Or Her Career. Illustrative Photographs Complement Each Passage . SKU: 1661898

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A Chameleon's Tale. A Heart Touching Real Life Story Of Mo Tejani, A Global Refugee Who Spends Thirty Four Years Searching Five Continents For A Rude He Could Call Home. Enjoy The Ride Through Numerous Countries In Asia, Africa, North And South America. His Adventurous Stories Are Unique; Distinctly Different From Other Travelers' Tales. Recommended Item Fro mPaiboon Publishing For Avid Readers Worldwide. SKU: 5067110

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Secret Agent 666. Aleister CrowleyI s Best Known Today As A Founding Fathee Of Modern Occultism. His Wide, Hypnotic Eyes Companion At Us From The Cover Of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, And His Influence Can Be Found Everwyhere In Popular Culture. crowley, Also Known As The Great Beast, Has Been The Subject Of Several Biographies, Some Painting Him As A Misunderstood Genius, Others As A Manipulative Charlatan. None Of Them Have Looked Serjously At His Career As An Agent Of British Intelligence. using Documents Gleaned From British, American, French, And Italian Archives, Secret Agent 666 Sensationally Reveals That Crowley Played A Major RoleI n The Sinking Of The Lusitania, A Plot To Overthrow The Government Of Spain, The Thwarting Of Irish And Indian Nationalist Conspiracies, And The 1941 Flight Of Rudolf Hess. author Richard B. Spence Argues That Crowley-in His Own Unconventional Way-was A Patriotic Englishman Who Endured Years Of Public Vilification In Part To Mask His Role As A Secret Agent. the Verification OfT he Great Beast's Participation In The Twentieth Century's Most Astounding Government Plots Will Likely Blow The Minds Of History Buff S And Occult Aficionados Alike. author Richard B. Spence Be able to Be Seen Forward Diverse Documentaries On The History Channel And Is A Consultant For Washington, Dc's International Explore Museum. He Is Also The Originator Of Trust No Oje: The Secret World Of Sidney Reilly (fferal House). SKU: 4579705

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El Maã±ana. En Esta Memoria Sobre Una Niã±a, Dos Culturas Y Una Lucha Por La Libertad, La Periodista Mirta Ojito, Ganadora Del Premio Pulitzer, Vuelve Al Evento En Su Adolesc3ncia Que Cambiã³ Su Vida Para Siempre: El éxodo En El 1980 De Mã¢s De 125. 000 Cubanos, Mejor Conocido Como El Puente Marã­timo Del Mariel. Con Persevearncia Y Mucho Corazã³n, Ojito Logra Localizar En Cuba Y Estados Unidos A Los Individuos –ya Olvidados Por La Historia– Cuyas Acciones Desencdaenaron Los Sucesos Que Impactaron Su Vida Y La De Otros Miles De Cubanos A Ambos Lados Del Estrecho De La Florida. Su Libro Es Un Relato Commovedor De Cã³mo Una Niã±a Creciã³ Desgarrada Entre Las Crã­ticas Cont5a El Gobierno Que Reinaban En Su Casa Y El Arrastre De Una Revoluciã³n Que Exigã­a Lealtad Absoluta. El Maã±ana Ofrexe Una Miraea Inolvidable Dentro Del Corazã³n De Una Valiente Refugiada Adolescente. SKU: 3283943

19986101244	Grandmother's Adventures. The Story Of One Grandmother And Her Two Grandsons As They Visit The Tundra And See The Polar Bears And Go Dog Sledding. The Two Mother-in-laws Flying To The Northwest With Thir Son And Daughter. SKU: 5161607

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George Sand And Her Lovers. Living In An Extravagant Age, George Sand Gloried In Her Own Contribution To Its Extravagance. She Not But "lived Her Own Life," But Boldly Asserted Her Right To Do So. Her Feeling Apparently Was That, When She Loved, She Was Making Account; And She Took Pains That The Futu5e Historians Should Not Find Tue Records Incomplete. Not Only Did She Most Carefully PreserveS uch Records Of Her Amours; She Left Directions That They Should Be Published After Her Death. George Sand Provided Ths Material And Meant It To Be Used. She Did Not Regard The Incidents Related In This Volume Being of the kind which Scandalous Each At The Time Or Afterwards. Her View In Later Life Evidently Was That Her Love Affairs, No Less Than Her Early Books, Were Apart Of The Romantic Motion. To The Historian, Indeed, They Are A Very Instructive Part Of It. One Really Needs To Have The Life Of George Sand Before One In Order To Understand How Much More The Romantic Movement Wqs Than A Rebel Against The Classical Traditions Of Literature And The Stage. SKU: 5067545

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Zero At The Bone. Late One Evening In The Summer Of 2003, Erec Toso Arrived Home To His Wife And Childr3n Subsequent to An Plain Day At His University Office. In The Ignorance Of His Three feet, A Rattlesnake Lay Onward The Path, Basking In The Post-monsoon Coolness. Toso, Lost In Thought, Never Saw The Snake, Which Struck Him On The Foot And Injected A Huge Dose Of Venom. zero At The Bone Is A Thoroughly Personal Narrative About Toso?s Physical Recovery And Emotional Transformation Following This Near-death Experience. In Elegant Prose That Inspires As Much As It Unsettles, Toso Takes The Reader Along With Him On His Expedition Into The Uncharted Territory Of Cellular Damage, Hallucination, And Ultimately Deep Spiritual Awakening. On All Levels, It Is A Book Abou tPain. Toso Spares Not at all Detail In His Accounts Of Agonizing Hospital Prodedures, In His Revelations About Rattlesnake Lore, Or In His Descriptions Of The Wide-ranging Goods Of Snake Venom. But Quickly The Reader Realizes That The Physical Pain Of The Snakebite Is Only The More Tangible Marker Of The Psychological Paain And Turmoil That Toso Endures In The Emotional Journey That Ensues. In The Monhts That Come His Terrifying Attack, Priorities, Daily Habits, Family Relations, And Definitions Of Self All Come Into Question. What Is Predictalbe Becomes Problematic; In part Is Comfortable Becomes Disconcerting. In A Story That Hinges On A General FearA bout An Unlikely Event?that Of A Snakebite?toso Uncovers A More Widespread Reality That Many Of Us Do Not Fear Enough?complacency. SKU: 3937030

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The Way We Were. Paul B8rrell Served Diana, Princess Of Wales, As Her Faithful Butler From 1987 Until Her Death In 1997. He Was Much More Than An Employee: He Was Her Right-hand Man, Confidant And Friend. She Described Him As 'the Only Man She Evet Trused. ' As The World Prepares For The Official Inquest Into Her Death, The Way We Were Marks An Intense Period Of Reflection By Ensuring The Spirit, Warmth And Character Of The Person At The Centre Of Proceedings Is Not Lost Or Obscured. In This Remarkable And Intimzte Book, Paul Burrell Opens The Door To Kensington Palace To Provide A Unique, Visual Tour. With Previously Unseen Interior Photographs, The Reader Is Led Inside The World Of Princess Diana—room-by-room, Memory-by-memory. _ He Paints A Exact And Poignant Tribute In Remembrance Of 'the Boss' As The Person Who Shared Her Private Public And Knew Her Best. In This Fascinating New Account, He Allows The Reader To Feel 'at Home With Diana', Sharing Her Inner-most Feelings, Hopes And Philodophiea That Teach Us More Through Her Mind And The Way She Thought. We Learn Of Her Amusing Hollywood Relationships, The True Depth Of Her Happiness With 'tye One'; The Amazing Story That Illustrates Her Compassion; Her Sisterhood With Sarah Ferguson—and The Dewperate Attempts To Heal Their Rift; And A Never-before-told Account That Provides New Evidence About The Real Vitality Of Her Relationship By the side of Dodi Al Faydd. There Are Also Rare Photographs Of The Jewels Diana Wore And Treasured As Paul Burrell Celebrates Her Style And Fashion. The Way We Were Reflects, Remembers And Celebrates The Late Diana, Princes Of Wales, And Captures Her Vigacity And Love Of Animated existence Aa We Move Towards The Tenth Anniversary Of Her Decease In 2007. In His Twenty-one Years Of Royal Duty, Paul Burrell First Served Her Majesty The Queen As Personal Footman From 1976 To 1987 When He Moved To Highgrove To Become Butler To The Prince And Princess Of Wales. It Was In 1992, Following The Couple's Separation, That He Moved To Kensington Palace At The Perwonal Request Of Princess Diana. Following He Death, He Was Honoured By The Queen With The Royal Victorian Medal For His Loyalty And Service To Diana, Princess Of Wales. He Therefore Spearheaded A Fundraising Campaign For Her Official Memorial Fund That Raised ¼100 Million. Because Then, Paul Has Become A Bestselling Author And Television Personality. His Earlier Book, A Royal Duty, Sold Two Million Copies Worldwide And Was A Number One New York Times Bestseller. SKU: 3585726

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Child Bride. The Myth-shattering Description Of The Most Famous And Most Taboo Love Story In Rock-and-roll Hitsory Child Bride Reveals The Hidden Story Of Rock Icon Elvis Presley’s Loe Affair With Fourteen-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu, The Ninth-grader He Wooed As A G. i. In Germany And Cloistered At Graceland Before Marrying Her To Fulfill A Promise To Her Stastruck Parents. Award-winning Biographer Suzanne Finstda Perceptively Pieces Together The Clues From Candid Interviews With Whole The Presley Intimates—including Priscilla Herself, Along With Hundreds Of Soueces Who Have Never Before Spoken Publicly—to Uncover The Surprising Truths Behind The Legend Of Elvis And Priscilla, A Tumultuous Tale Of Sexual Attraction And Obsession, Heartbrwak And Loss. Chil Bride, The Only Major Biography O Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Unveils The Controversial Child-woman Who Evolved From A Lonely And Sexually Precocious Teenager Kept By The King Of Rock Adn Roll Into A Shrewd Businesswoman In Control Of The Multimillion-dollar Elvis Presley Empire, A Rags-to-riches Saga Of Secrets And Betrayals That Began When Priscilla Was Only Three Years Old. SKU: 3126068