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The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance by Edmund de Waal Publisher Comments An Economist Book of the Year Costa Book Award Winner for Biography Galaxy National Book Award Winner (New Writer of the Year Award) Edmund de Waal is a world-famous ceramicist. Having spent thirty... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper 
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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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Careless Love : the Unmaking of Elvis Presley (99 Edition) by Peter Guralnick Publisher Comments Unrivaled in its scope, detail, authority, and sheer readability, Guralnick's biography of Elvis Presley tells a quintessential American story of one of the most important entertainers of the century.... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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In the Water They Can't See You Cry: A Memoir by Amanda Beard Publisher Comments In this candid and ultimately uplifting memoir, Olympic medalist Amanda Beard reveals the truth about coming of age in the spotlight, the demons she battled along the way, and the newfound happiness that has proved to be her greatest victory. At the... (read more) Your price: $24.99 New - Hardcover
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Her Majesty: Queen Elizabeth II and Her Court by Robert Hardman Publisher Comments History has known no monarch like her. She has traveled farther than all her predecessors put together and lived longer than any of them. She has known more historic figures than anyone alive--from Churchill to Mandela, de Gaulle to Obama. Now, the... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover
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My Life at Grey Gardens: Thirteen Months and Beyond by L Wright Publisher Comments Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edie, known as Big Edie and Little Edie, were the aunt and cousin of former U.S. First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. They led an unconventional existence in Grey Gardens, a mansion in East Hampton. Their... (read more) Your price: $12.00 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach by Meryl Gordon Publisher Comments The fate of Brooke Astor, the endearing philanthropist with the storied name, has generated worldwide headlines since her grandson Philip sued his father, Anthony Marshall, in 2006, alleging mistreatment of Brooke. Shortly after her death in 2007... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Patty's Got a Gun: Patricia Hearst in 1970s America by William Graebner Publisher Comments It was a story so bizarre it defied belief: in April 1974, twenty-year-old newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst robbed a San Francisco bank in the company of members of the Symbionese Liberation Army — who had kidnapped her a mere nine weeks earlier... (read more) Your price: $20.00 New - Hardcover
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True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself by Janet Jackson Publisher Comments ONE OF THE GREATEST ENTERTAINERS OF OUR TIME CANDIDLY REVEALS HER VERY PERSONAL STRUGGLE WITH AN ISSUE SO MANY OF US FACE EVERY DAY: SELF-ESTEEM Janet Jackson emerged from the shadows of an already famous family to become one of the most beloved... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Remembering Marilyn (Life) by Robert Sullivan Synopsis From a hard childhood lived largely in foster homes, she ascended to the highest of Hollywood heights- a screen icon beyond compare. And then she died young under mysterious circumstances, tragically cementing her legend. The life story of Norma Jeane... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Hardcover
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Memorabealeeia: A Private Scrapbook about Edie Beale of Grey Gardens First Cousin to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis by Walter Newkirk Publisher Comments memoraBEALEia: A Private Scrapbook about Edie Beale of Grey Gardens by Walter Newkirk, celebrates and pays tribute to Edith Little Edie Bouvier Beale. Miss Beale was the first cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and is best known for her participation... (read more) Your price: $40.25 New - Trade Paper
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Living in the Shadow of Being the Best Friend of Marshall Faulk Hall of Fame Inductee: The true story of two childhood friends Mark Bruno and Marshall by Mark Bruno Publisher Comments This is a riveting story of how two childhood friends shared coming-of-age experiences in New Orleans' infamous Ninth Ward (Desire Housing Projects). The story details how the two boys overcame an environment riddled with crime, violence, and depravity... (read more) Your price: $3.99 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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All in by Jerry Yang Publisher Comments In this intimate profile of an unlikely poker champion, the life story of Jerry Yang is laid out—from his difficult Hmong childhood to his success as a professional poker player. Born in the mountains of northern Laos, Jerry spent four and a half... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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Stori Telling by Tori Spelling Publisher Comments She was television's most famous virgin -- and, as Aaron Spelling's daughter, arguably its most famous case of nepotism. Portraying Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210, Tori Spelling became one of the most recognizable young actresses of her generation,... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Truth and Consequences: Life Inside the Madoff Family by Laurie Sandell Publisher Comments In December 2008, the world watched as master financier Bernard L. Madoff was taken away from his posh Manhattan apartment in handcuffs, accused of swindling thousands of innocent victims-including friends and family-out of billions of dollars in the... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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The House of Rothschild: The World's Banker: 1849-1999 by Niall Ferguson Publisher Comments Niall Ferguson's House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets 1798-1848 was hailed as "definitive" by the New York Times, a "great biography" by Time magazine, and was named one of the Ten Best Books of 1998 by Business Week. Now, Ferguson concludes his myth... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Trade Paper
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Kate Moss: The Making of an Icon by Christian Salmon Publisher Comments Years after her discovery at age fourteen at New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport and her quick ascent to the top of the supermodeling world and choice luxury-brand figurehead, Kate Moss represents an unusual success story: that of a middle... (read more) Your price: $22.99 New - Hardcover
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The Surprising Life of Constance Spry by Sue Shephard Publisher Comments Dress by Schiaperelli, photographs by Cecil Beaton, flowers by Constance Spry - The decorator of the moment, the photographer of the moment, the florist of the moment - what more could you ask? Thus Vogue magazine described the wedding in 1937 of the... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Kennedy Curse by Edward Klein Publisher Comments In this probing expose, renowned Kennedy biographer Klein unravels one of the great mysteries of our time and explains why the Kennedys have been subjected to such a mind-boggling chain of calamities.... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Celebrities' Favourite Books by Jeff Thorburn Publisher Comments Dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, characterised by mental deterioration and degeneration of the brain, is distressing for both sufferers and those who care for them, and Celebrities' Favourite Books is dedicated to those affected.Containing around... (read more) List Price $9.49 Your price: $8.78 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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