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Don't Shoot (12 Edition) by David M. Kennedy Publisher Comments "Part jeremiad, part gripping crime thriller,"* Don't Shoot is David M. Kennedy's chronicle of his decades-long crusade to solve one of America's most pressing and shameful social problems. Kennedy, who engineered the "Boston Miracle" in the 1990s... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Zheng He : China and Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty (07 Edition) by Edward Dreyer Publisher Comments This new biography, part of Longman's World Biography series, of the Chinese explorer Zheng He sheds new light on one of the most important “what if” questions of early modern history: why a technically advanced China did not follow the... (read more) List Price $25.80 Your price: $20.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades Revisited by Clinton Heylin Publisher Comments In 1991 Clinton Heylin published what was considered the most definitive biography of Bob Dylan available. In 2001 he completely revised and reworked this hugely acclaimed book, adding new sections, substantially reworking text, and bringing the story up-... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (P.S.) by Simon Winchester Publisher Comments The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary and literary... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Beethoven ((2ND)98 Edition) by Maynard Solomon Publisher Comments Hailed as a masterpiece for its original interpretations of Beethoven's life and music, this edition takes into account the latest information and literature. Includes a 30-page bibliographical essay, numerous illustrations, and a full-color pictorial... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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T. S. Eliot: An Imperfect Life by Lyndall Gordon Publisher Comments In this "nuanced, discerning account of a life famously flawed in its search for perfection" (The New Yorker), Gordon captures Eliot's "complex spiritual and artistic history . . . with tact, diligence, and subtlety" (Boston Globe). Drawing on recently... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Last Man Standing: The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and Jpmorgan Chase by Duff Mcdonald Publisher Comments In the midst of this disastrous economic climate, one executive has weathered the storm more deftly than any other: Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, considered the dominant fi gure on Wall Street. Dimon's eleventh-hour acquisition, in... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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German Boy : a Child in War (00 Edition) by Wolfgang W. Samuel Publisher Comments “I think German Boy has all the qualities of greatness. I love the book.” -- from the Foreword by Stephen Ambrose As the Third Reich crumbled in 1945, scores of Germans scrambled to flee the advancing Russian troops. Among them was a little... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Garcia: An American Life by Blair Jackson Publisher Comments He was there when Dylan went electric, when a generation danced naked at Woodstock, and when Ken Kesey started experimenting with acid. Jerry Garcia was one of the most gifted musicians of all time, and he was a member of one of the most worshiped rock... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Name Above the Title : an Autobiography (97 Edition) by Frank Capra Publisher Comments Although Frank Capra (18971991) is best known as the director of It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, You Can't Take It with You, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Arsenic and Old Lace, and It's a Wonderful Life, he was also an award-winning... (read more) List Price $21.00 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music by Steve Lopez Publisher Comments Now a major motion picture-"An intimate portrait of mental illness, of atrocious social neglect, and the struggle to resurrect a fallen prodigy." (Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down) This is the true story of journalist Steve Lopez's... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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I Am a Fugitive From a Georgia Chain Gang (97 Edition) by Robert E. Burns Publisher Comments I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang is the amazing true story of one man's search for meaning, fall from grace, and eventual victory over injustice. In 1921, Robert E. Burns was a shell-shocked and penniless veteran who found himself at the mercy... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life by Laurence Bergreen Publisher Comments From the author of the Magellan biography, Over the Edge of the World, a mesmerizing new account of the great explorer Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a trading route to China, and his unexpected landfall in the... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Beethoven by J W Sullivan Review From the Author's Preface: "I believe that in his greatest music Beethoven was primarily concerned to express his personal vision of life. This vision was, of course, the product of his character and his experience. Beethoven the man and Beethoven... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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Francis Trilogy : Life of Saint Francis, the Remembrance of the Desire of a Soul, the Treatise on the Miracles of Sanit Francis (04 Edition) by Thomas Of Celano Publisher Comments Within two years after the death of Francis of Assisi, Thomas of Celano composed The Life of Saint Francis of Assisi, a portrait of the newly canonized Umbrian: a saint who easily met all the criteria needed for canonization and walked in the footsteps... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Lewis Carroll in Wonderland : the Life and Times of Alice and Her Creator (97 Edition) by Stephanie Lovett Stoffel Synopsis Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier by Jeffry D Wert Publisher Comments General James Longstreet fought in nearly every campaign of the Civil War, from Manassas (the first battle of Bull Run) to Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chickamauga, Gettysburg, and was present at the surrender at Appomattox. Yet, he was largely held to... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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My Land and My People: The Original Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet by Dalai Lama Publisher Comments Schooled behind ancient palace walls to become the leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama has become a spiritual leader to the world and a leading civil rights advocate. My Land and My People tells the story of his life.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Winged Seed: A Remembrance by Li-Young Lee Publisher Comments Lee's poetic account begins in the early 1950s when his parents flee China's political turmoil for Indonesia. After anti-Chinese sentiment there lands his father in prison, the family escapes to Hong Kong, where his father rises to prominence as an... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Alexander the Great (96 Edition) by Robert Green Publisher Comments This book describes the life, battle, campaigns, influence on the ancient world, and mythological status of the champion of the Greeks who marched his armies as far as India.... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $5.00 Used - Trade Paper
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