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Almost Home
Almost Home
by Damien Echols
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Almost Home is a message to you from a faraway place. It is a message from a 12-foot by 9-foot cell in a cinderblock building surrounded by coils of razor wire in the middle of a dirt field in Arkansas. It was written by a young man named Damien Echols... (read more)

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Journal of a Street Preacher
Journal of a Street Preacher
by Michael T. K. Venyah
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"Journal of a Street Preacher" is the account of a street preacher for the Lord Jesus Christ, openly opposing wickedness, aggressively advancing righteousness, against the godless grain of 21st century culture. Narrated with Biblical candor and political-... (read more)

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Commencement, the Heartbreak, Hope and Hilarity of Being a Mom
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Commencement, the Heartbreak, Hope and Hilarity of Being a Mom
by Ann Van De Water
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Embark on the adventure of motherhood from births to marriages as author, musician, comedienne and mom, Ann Van De Water captures the essence of motherhood with purpose and prayer. Enjoy strolling through her world of precious memories that illustrate a... (read more)

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The Laws of the Ring
The Laws of the Ring
by Urijah Faber
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What's your passion? For Urijah The California Kid Faber, fighting is not just a thrill but an act of self-expression. From his first fight in the outlaw MMA days of 2003, Urijah recognized his passion for the sport--and since then the former WEC World... (read more)

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Just Send Me Word: A True Story of Love and Survival in the Gulag
Just Send Me Word: A True Story of Love and Survival in the Gulag
by Orlando Figes
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A heroic love story and an unprecedented inside view of one of Stalin's most notorious labor camps, based on a remarkable cache of letters smuggled in and out of the Gulag I went to get the letters for our friends, and couldn't help but feel a little... (read more)

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Tainted Blood?: Memoirs of a Part-Jewish Girl in the Third Reich 1933-1945
Tainted Blood?: Memoirs of a Part-Jewish Girl in the Third Reich 1933-1945
by Margaret Baacke
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This is no ordinary memoir. With amazing clarity, wit, and charm, retired Professor Baacke skillfully illustrates what life was like in Nazi Germany. From her own first hand experience, she shows the problems and hardships all German citizens experienced.... (read more)

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A Second Wind: The True Story That Inspired the Motion Picture the Intouchables
A Second Wind: The True Story That Inspired the Motion Picture the Intouchables
by Philippe Pozzo Di Borgo
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He was unbearable, vain, proud, brutal, inconsistent, human. Without him, I would have rotted to death. . . . He was my guardian devil. As the descendant of two prominent French families and director of one of the world's most celebrated champagne houses,... (read more)

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William's Book of Poems and Short Stories
William's Book of Poems and Short Stories
by William D. Reid
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A few years after I had been out of High School, I had started to learn how to write poetry. I was about 23 years old at the time. I was learning how to write and at the same time I was helping around the family farm.While growing up on the farm, we had... (read more)

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People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of tokyo--and the Evil That Swallowed
People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of tokyo--and the Evil That Swallowed
by Richard Lloyd Parry
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Lucie Blackman--tall, blond, twenty-one years old--stepped out into the vastness of Tokyo in the summer of 2000, and disappeared forever. The following winter, her dismembered remains were found buried in a seaside cave. Richard Lloyd Parry, an award... (read more)

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Exit Interview
Exit Interview
by David Westin
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When David Westin became president of ABC News in March 1997, the division was treading water. It looked like all the really important news was behind us, he writes. Hardly. For the next thirteen years, Westin would preside over ABC News during some of... (read more)

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Black Bag to Blackberry(r)
Black Bag to Blackberry(r)
by Md Moore, Conner M.
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Glance into the waiting room of Dr. Conner Moore as he shares a memorablejourney of a Maine Pediatrician in BLACK BAG to BLACKBERRY, A MAINE PEDIATRICIAN'S 40 YEAR JOURNEYWith nearly a quarter million office visits with children and theirfamilies, Dr... (read more)

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The Last Natural: Bryce Harper's Big Gamble in Sin City and the Greatest Amateur Season Ever
The Last Natural: Bryce Harper's Big Gamble in Sin City and the Greatest Amateur Season Ever
by Rob Miech
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Before Bryce Harper was the top pick in the Major League Baseball draft, before he signed the sport's biggest contract ever for a first-year pro, he gambled his future on one make-or-break season. The Las Vegas High School sophomore already had dominated... (read more)

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Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
by Michael Hingson
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"I Trust Roselle with my Life, Every Day. She Trust Me to Direct Her. And Today is no Different, Except the Stakes are Higher.... (read more)

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Omar Bradley
Omar Bradley
by Steven Zaloga
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General Omar Bradley was the premier US Army tactical commander in the European Theater of Operations in 1944-45. A West Point classmate of Dwight Eisenhower, Bradley was the quintessential US field commander of World War II, elevated to high command... (read more)

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J. Frank Norris: The Fascinating, Controversial Life of a Forgotten Figure of the Twentieth Century
J. Frank Norris: The Fascinating, Controversial Life of a Forgotten Figure of the Twentieth Century
by Michael E. Schepis
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As one of the most fascinating and sensational personalities, J. Frank Norris, has become a forgotten figure of the twentieth century, as many people today have never heard of him. This fascinating true story takes you from his poverty as a child to the... (read more)

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Tasteful Nudes: ...And Other Misguided Attempts at Personal Growth and Validation
Tasteful Nudes: ...And Other Misguided Attempts at Personal Growth and Validation
by Dave Hill
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From the Book Jacket: Dear ridiculously attractive person who just so happens to be holding Tasteful Nudes in his or her soft and supple yet commanding hands, Hi. My name is Dave, and this is my very first collection of essays. As you can probably... (read more)

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Emily Dickinson in Love
Emily Dickinson in Love
by John Evangelist Walsh
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The true identity of Emily Dickinson's great love has been eagerly sought for a century or more. In Emily Dickinson in Love, John Evangelist Walsh provides the first full-length work to solve this puzzle based wholly on documented facts and the poet's... (read more)

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A Life without Limits: A World Champion's Journey
A Life without Limits: A World Champion's Journey
by Chrissie Wellington
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In 2007, Chrissie Wellington shocked the triathlon world by winning the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. As a newcomer to the sport and a complete unknown to the press, Chrissie's win shook up the sport. A LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS is the story of her... (read more)

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Mr. Hornaday's War
Mr. Hornaday's War
by Stefan Bechtel
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He was complex, quirky, pugnacious, and difficult. He seemed to create enemies wherever he went, even among his friends. A fireplug of a man who stood only five feet eight inches in his stocking feet, he had an outsized ambition to make his mark on the... (read more)

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There's Mel, There's Woody, and There's You: My Life in the Slow Lane
There's Mel, There's Woody, and There's You: My Life in the Slow Lane
by Bruce Kimmel
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Bruce Kimmel has managed to eke out a career in one form of show business or another for over forty years. A successful Grammy-nominated record producer, Kimmel began his show business journey as an actor, in a time when being a young up-and-coming... (read more)

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