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Robin Hood: A Mythic Biography...The only figure in the Dictionary of National Biography who is said never to h... The only figure in the Dictionary of National Biography who is said never to have existed Robin Hood has taken on an air of reality few historical figures achieve. His image in various guises has been put to use as a subject of ballads nationalist... more
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Winging It: Dispatches from an...A strikingly imaginative (O The Oprah Magazine) and heartfelt memoir for every... A strikingly imaginative (O The Oprah Magazine) and heartfelt memoir for every woman on the verge of becoming an empty nester. In her critically acclaimed debut memoir Still Life with Chickens Catherine Goldhammer shared her recovery from the chaos... more
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The White House Doctor (Paperb...A riveting look into the personal lives of our presidents through the eyes of ... A riveting look into the personal lives of our presidents through the eyes of their White House doctor An interesting behind-the-scenes glimpse of life at the White House. - Kirkus Reviews Dr. Connie Mariano served 9 years at the White House under... more
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Oxford Studies in Modern Europ...Model Nazi tells the story of Arthur Greiser the man who initiated the Final S... Model Nazi tells the story of Arthur Greiser the man who initiated the Final Solution in Nazi-occupied Poland. Between 1939 and 1945 Greiser was the territorial leader of the Warthegau an area of western Poland annexed to Nazi Germany. In an effort... more
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Frontier Feminist: Clarina How...Clarina Howard Nichols was one of America s pioneering social reformers. From ... Clarina Howard Nichols was one of America s pioneering social reformers. From Vermont to Kansas to California she forged a political role for women by using her stature as a lady and a mother to lobby vigorously for women s rights antislavery and... more
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Church of Lies (Paperback)From the Preface: \ My name is Flora Jessop. I ve been called apostate vigilan... From the Preface: \ My name is Flora Jessop. I ve been called apostate vigilante and crazy bitch and maybe I am. But some people call me a hero and I d like to think they re right too. If I am a hero maybe it s because every time I can play a part... more
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Shane Victorino : The Flyin Ha...Long before Shane Victorino gained fame as a Gold Glove center fielder All-Sta... Long before Shane Victorino gained fame as a Gold Glove center fielder All-Star and World Series champion with the Philadelphia Phillies he was a precocious child on the island of Maui frustrating teachers with his inability to sit still and tagging... more
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Speech-Less: Tales of a White ...New York Times Bestseller - From a former White House speechwriter comes a del... New York Times Bestseller - From a former White House speechwriter comes a deliciously candid memoir about official Washington--a laugh-out-loud cri de coeur that shows what can happen to idealism in a town driven by self-interest. [An] entertaining... more
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What I Know Now about Success:...From the popular What I Know Now series secrets to success from wise women inc... From the popular What I Know Now series secrets to success from wise women including Barbara Walters Suze Orman and Diane von Furstenberg more
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Growing Up Jung: Coming of Age...As the son of two Jungian therapists the young Micah Toub got a double dose of... As the son of two Jungian therapists the young Micah Toub got a double dose of insight ranging from the flaky to the profound. Dreamwork archetypes conflict resolution the mind-body connection--Toub s childhood was a virtual laboratory of... more
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Lillian Hellman : A Life with ...Few literary celebrities have lived with more abandon and under a brighter spo... Few literary celebrities have lived with more abandon and under a brighter spotlight than Lillian Hellman. Even fewer have been doubted as absolutely as Hellman famously denounced by rival Mary McCarthy. Attacked by critics and idealized by admirers... more
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Gridiron Gauntlet: The Story o...One year before Jackie Robinson broke the color line in major league baseball ... One year before Jackie Robinson broke the color line in major league baseball in 1947 four black players joined the Browns and Rams to become the first professional football players of African-American descent in the modern era. Here twelve players... more
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Social Studies: Informational ...Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony worked hard to fight for equal rig... Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony worked hard to fight for equal rights of women. This encouraging biography details the lives and accomplishments of two of the most well-known women of the Suffrage Movement. Featuring captivating images... more
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I Choose Everything: Embracing...Jozanne Moss and Michael Wenham have only met by email. Both are dying of Moto... Jozanne Moss and Michael Wenham have only met by email. Both are dying of Motor Neurone Disease. Both are married to remarkable people who support and care for them. Through Jozanne s story they address the myth that pain and suffering are sent by... more
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Intern: A Doctor s Initiation ...Intern is Dr. Sandeep Jauhar s story of his days and nights in residency at a ... Intern is Dr. Sandeep Jauhar s story of his days and nights in residency at a busy hospital in New York City a trial that led him to question his every assumption about medical care today. Residency--and especially its first year the internship--is... more
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Sea of Dangers: Captain Cook a...In 1769 two ships set out independently in search of a missing continent: a Fr... In 1769 two ships set out independently in search of a missing continent: a French merchant ship the St. Jean-Baptiste commanded by Jean de Surville and a small British naval vessel the Endeavour commanded by Captain James Cook. That Christmas in... more
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Lit: A Memoir (Paperback)Mary Karr s bestselling unforgettable sequel to her beloved memoirs The Liars ... Mary Karr s bestselling unforgettable sequel to her beloved memoirs The Liars Club and Cherry--and one of the most critically acclaimed books of the year--Lit is about getting drunk and getting sober; becoming a mother by letting go of a mother;... more
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Lincoln Legends: Myths Hoaxes ...In the more than 140 years since his death Abraham Lincoln has become America ... In the more than 140 years since his death Abraham Lincoln has become America s most revered president. The mythmaking about this self-made man began early some of it starting during his campaign for the presidency in 1860. As an American icon... more
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An Outsider in the White House...Jimmy Carter entered the White House with a desire for a collegial staff that ... Jimmy Carter entered the White House with a desire for a collegial staff that would aid his foreign-policy decision making. He wound up with a team of rivals who contended for influence and who fought over his every move regarding relations with the... more
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