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Dreaming in French: The Paris Years of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis by Alice Yaeger Kaplan Publisher Comments A year in Paris . . . since World War II, countless American students have been lured by that vision—and been transformed by their sojourn in the City of Light. Dreaming in French tells three stories of that experience, and how it changed the... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover 
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Man of War: My Adventures in the World of Historical Reenactment by Charlie Schroeder Publisher Comments Confederates in the Attic meets The Year of Living Biblically in a funny and original memoir In Arkansas, there is a full-scale Roman fort with catapults and ramparts. In Colorado, nearly a hundred men don Nazi uniforms to fight the battle of Stalingrad.... (read more) Your price: $25.95 New - Hardcover
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J. Frank Norris: The Fascinating, Controversial Life of a Forgotten Figure of the Twentieth Century by Michael E. Schepis Publisher Comments 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) List Price $6.99 Your price: $6.20 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Bloom: A Memoir by Kelle Hampton Publisher Comments Love me. Love me. I'm not what you expected, but oh, please love me. That was the most defining moment of my life. That was the beginning of my story. From the outside looking in, Kelle Hampton had the perfect life: a beautiful two-year-old daughter, a... (read more) Your price: $24.99 New - Hardcover
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Omar Bradley by Steven Zaloga Publisher Comments 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) List Price $9.95 Your price: $8.83 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Dream New Dreams: Reimagining My Life After Loss by Jai Pausch Publisher Comments A remarkably frank, deeply moving, and inspiring memoir by Jai Pausch, whose husband, Randy, wrote the bestseller The Last Lecture while battling pancreatic cancer. "Jai is such a giver that she often forgets to take care of herself," Randy Pausch... (read more) Your price: $24.00 New - Hardcover
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Tainted Blood?: Memoirs of a Part-Jewish Girl in the Third Reich 1933-1945 by Margaret Baacke Publisher Comments 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) List Price $3.99 Your price: $3.54 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Thin Is the New Happy by Valerie Frankel Publisher Comments “Val Frankel is a woman of amazing insight. . . . Read this, weep, and heal.” —Stacy London, cohost of What Not to Wear Youve heard the phrase “the mirror is not your friend.” For Valerie Frankel, the mirror was so much... (read more) Your price: $9.99 New - Trade Paper
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Just Send Me Word: A True Story of Love and Survival in the Gulag by Orlando Figes Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $14.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Shah by Abbas Milani Publisher Comments Though his monarchy was toppled in 1979 and he died in 1980, Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlevi, the last Shah of Iran, remains relevant today. He was a social reformer, a romantic egomaniac, and a deeply conflicted man and leader. Here, internationally... (read more) Your price: $18.00 New - Trade Paper
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Making Babies: Stumbling Into Motherhood by Anne Enright Publisher Comments Anne Enright is one of the most acclaimed novelists of her generation. The Gathering won the 2007 Man Booker Prize, and her follow-up novel, The Forgotten Waltz, garnered universal praise for her luminous language and deep insight into relationships. Now,... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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Winston Churchill (Shire Library) by Kevin Theakston Publisher Comments Winston Churchill was one of Britain's greatest leaders and an iconic figure. Prime minister twice (1940-45 and 1951-55), his political career - with its many ups and downs, controversies and achievements - spanned over sixty years from the reign of... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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Chogyam Trungpa: His Life and Vision by Fabrice Midal Publisher Comments Chögyam Trungpa is virtually synonymous with the transmission of Tibetan Buddhism to the West. Over the course of his seventeen-year teaching career in North America, Trungpa ushered in a radically new approach to spirituality—both rooted in... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Godfather of Poker by Doyle Brunson Publisher Comments The story of Doyle Brunson, an American treasure and the greatest poker player of all time, is one for the ages. It’s a story of guts and glory, of good luck and bad, of triumph and unspeakable tragedy, of courage and grace. He has survived... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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A Second Wind: The True Story That Inspired the Motion Picture the Intouchables by Philippe Pozzo Di Borgo Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $9.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Tasteful Nudes: ...And Other Misguided Attempts at Personal Growth and Validation by Dave Hill Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $11.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Last Natural: Bryce Harper's Big Gamble in Sin City and the Greatest Amateur Season Ever by Rob Miech Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $12.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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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 Her Up by Richard Lloyd Parry Publisher Comments 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... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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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 by Richard Lloyd Parry Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $9.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Along the Way: The Journey of a Father and Son by Martin Sheen Publisher Comments In this remarkable dual memoir, film legend Martin Sheen and accomplished actor/filmmaker Emilio Estevez recount their lives as father and son. In alternating chapters—and in voices that are as eloquent as they are different—they tell... (read more) Your price: $27.00 New - Hardcover
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