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Biography



Biography

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Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
by Jon Krakauer
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Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild knows he was born to write about quirky, iconoclastic characters who travel their own road, ultimately leading to a tragic demise. Where Men Win Glory is every bit as captivating and even more timely than... (read more)

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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
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In 1993 Greg Mortenson was the exhausted survivor of a failed attempt to ascend K2, an American climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya. After he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of an... (read more)

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Strength in What Remains
Strength in What Remains
by Tracy Kidder
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Tracy Kidder's incredibly moving and vivid new book follows and accompanies Deo, a survivor of the genocide in Burundi, through his remarkable journey to America and back home again. Kidder makes the abstract achingly personal and showcases a genuine... (read more)

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True Compass: A Memoir
True Compass: A Memoir
by Edward M. Kennedy
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Too long a late-night-comedy punch line, the late Senator Kennedy led an undeniably fascinating life. Filled with riveting stories and enlivened by Kennedy's refreshing candor, True Compass is a fitting tribute to a life that was almost too big for one... (read more)

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The Night Trilogy: Night/Dawn/Day
The Night Trilogy: Night/Dawn/Day
by Elie Wiesel
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Night is one of the masterpieces of Holocaust literature. First published in 1960, it is the autobiographical account of an adolescent boy and his father in Auschwitz. Elie Wiesel writes of their battle for survival, and of his battle with God for a way... (read more)

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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
by Tracy Kidder
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Beautifully told, and entirely inspiring, Mountains Beyond Mountains is an exceptional look at the heroic life of Dr. Paul Farmer. Providing health care for hundreds of thousands in a remote, impoverished region of Haiti, Farmer's incomparable dedication... (read more)

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A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life
by Donald Miller
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Miller's latest book is a meditation on the hard lessons he learned about himself while watching his bestselling memoir Blue Like Jazz turned into a narrative film. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years is inviting and engaging ... (read more)

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On Writing
On Writing
by Stephen King
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"Long live the King," hailed Entertainment Weekly upon the publication of Stephen King's On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer's craft,... (read more)

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Anthony Powell a Life
Anthony Powell a Life
by Michael Barber
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The first full-length biography of the publisher, journalist and author of the "Dance To The Music Of Time" sequence. From the author of "The Captain" which received much acclaim.... (read more)

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Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child
Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child
by Noel Riley Fitch
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Julia Child became a household name when she entered the lives of millions of Americans through our hearts and kitchens. Yet few know the richly varied private life that lies behind this icon, whose statuesque height and warmly enthused warble have... (read more)

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Bestsellers

Thursday, December 17, 2009
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
  1. Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
    by Jon Krakauer
  2. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
    by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
  3. Strength in What Remains
    by Tracy Kidder
  4. True Compass: A Memoir
    by Edward M. Kennedy
  5. Going Rogue: An American Life
    by Sarah Palin

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Interviews | December 1, 2009

Megan: IMG A Meaty Tale: The Powells.com Interview with Julie Powell



juliepowellJulie Powell charmed readers with Julie and Julia, in which she chronicled her quest to cook, in one year, every recipe out of Julia Child's... Continue »
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Interviews | November 3, 2009

Sheila A.: IMG On Storytelling: The Powells.com Interview with Donald Miller



stevenpressfieldDonald Miller is a Christian writer, but the question that Miller asks with his latest memoir, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, is applicable to... Continue »
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Guests | October 28, 2009

Elna Baker: IMG Top Five Worst Dates



Hi friends, I just got home from a bad date. And while it's always reassuring to consult books like The Big Book of Bad Dates, by Jo Renfro, or my... Continue »
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Guests | October 27, 2009

Elna Baker: IMG Sylvia Plath's Advice from Beyond the Grave



First off, thank you for the costume suggestions. They were all marvelous. I'm leaning towards the clever-yet-sexy Freudian slip. On the other hand,... Continue »
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    The Story of a Marriage

    Andrew Sean Greer
Guests | October 26, 2009

Elna Baker: IMG The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance



Hello readers, My name is Elna Baker and I will be your guest blogger for the next week. Whazzzup? For those of you unfamiliar with my work, or me... Continue »
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