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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
by Walter Isaacson  Publisher Comments Rescuing Franklin from the cliche of the genial codger, the bestselling author of 'Kissinger' celebrates the most advanced and earthy of the founding fathers in a riveting biography that brings Benjamin Franklin to life....
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Pioneer Women: Voices from the Kansas Frontier
by Joanna Stratton Publisher Comments From a rediscovered collection of priceless autobiographical accounts written by hundreds of pioneer women, Joanna Stratton has made a remarkable and widely celebrated book. Never before has there been such a detailed record of women's courage, such a...
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Many Faces: An Anthology of Oregon Autobiography (Oregon Literature)
by Stephen Dow Beckham Publisher Comments This volume tells, in their own words, the stories of over forty Oregonians from the prominent to the plain. Here are glimpses into lives as different as those of Amanda Johnson, who came to Oregon in 1853 as a slave; William Kittredge confronting his...
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A Man without a Country
by Kurt Vonnegut Publisher Comments NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “[This] may be as close as Vonnegut ever comes to a memoir.” –Los Angeles Times “Like [that of] his literary ancestor Mark Twain, [Kurt Vonnegut’s] crankiness is good-humored and sharp-witted. . . ....
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A World of Ideas: A Dictionary of Important Theories, Beliefs, Concepts, and Thinkers
by Chris Rohmann Publisher Comments THE THINKERS, THE THOUGHTS, AND THE THEORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.<P>With The Dictionary of Important Ideas and Thinkers, you can get to the bottom of the big bang theory; find out where Freud's ideas were coming from,...
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Let Me Hear Your Voice : a Family's Triumph Over Autism (94 Edition)
by Catherine Maurice Publisher Comments She was a beautiful doelike child, with an intense, graceful fragility. In her first year, she picked up words, smiled and laughed, and learned to walk. But then Anne-Marie began to turn inward. And when her little girl lost some of the words she had...
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Genghis Khan
by Paul Ratchnevsky Publisher Comments In this definitive biography of Genghis Khan, Paul Ratchnevsky draws upon Mongol, Chinese, Persian, and European sources in order to establish highly readable account of the life of one of the greatest conquerors in world history....
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Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America
by Brigitte Gabriel Publisher Comments “Brigitte Gabriel eloquently reminds America what is truly at stake in this struggle against terrorism: our families, our way of life, and our hopes. Ms. Gabriel's personal account of her own experience is riveting, compelling and spellbinding...
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Women Writers at Work: The Paris Review Interviews
by Paris Review Special Offer Two-time National Magazine Awards Nominee, The Paris Review, offers Powell's readers an exclusive subscription offer — the best deal around. Click here for details. The Paris Review has introduced the important writers of the day...
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Muhammad (Rev 07 Edition)
by Martin Lings Publisher Comments A revised edition of the internationally acclaimed biography of the prophet < br /> < br /> & #8226; Includes important additions about the prophet& #8217; s spread of Islam into Syria and its neighboring states < br /> < br /...
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Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods
by Julia Butterfl Hill 
Publisher Comments A young woman named Julia Butterfly Hill climbed a 200-foot 1,000 year-old redwood in December 1997. She didn't come down for 738 days. The tree, dubbed Luna, was ready to be cut by a corporation and Hill's action was part of an Earth First! devised tree...
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The End of Time
by David Horowitz Publisher Comments An unflinching and lyrical meditation on subjects ranging from what parents inadvertently teach us in their deaths, and the way in which figures like Mohanned Atta use death to become gods of their own mad creation....
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The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women: From the Earliest Times to 2004
by Elizabeth (edt) Ewan Publisher Comments Containing entries on 830 women, The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women will be a revelation to all with an interest in Scottish life from earliest times to the near present. Written by a team of 280 scholars, the entries tell the stories of women...
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Accardo: The Genuine Godfather
by William F. Foemer Publisher Comments "A STORY THAT NO OTHER AUTHOR COULD HAVE PUT <BR>TOGETHER . . . Roemer [is] America's most decorated FBI agent."<BR>--Chicago Tribune<BR>For forty years Tony Accardo was America's most dangerous criminal. He cut his teeth on the Chicago...
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Brunel: The Man Who Built the World
by Steven Brindle Publisher Comments An illustrated celebration of the life and engineering achievements of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It features essays from a selection of expert contributors, and is edited by the well-known TV presenter and author....
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Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia
by Carmen Bin Ladin Publisher Comments On September 11, 2001, Carmen Bin Ladin heard the news that the Twin Towers had been struck. She instinctively knew that her brother-in-law was involved in these horrifying acts of terrorism, and her heart went out to America. She also knew that her life...
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Political Memoir: Essays on the Politics of Memory
by George Egerton Publisher Comments The essays in this volume represent the collaborative findings of a team of British, American and Canadian scholars. They are a pioneering critical study of the genre of political memoir. This genre, problematic as history and literature, is shown to be...
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Memories of New Ulm: My Experiences During the Indian Uprising in Minnesota
by Rudolf Leonhart Publisher Comments In 1861 Rudolf Leonhart accepted a teaching position in the German-American community of New Ulm, Minnesota. Unknowingly, it placed him in the midst of one of the most significant events in American history?the U.S.?Dakota Conflict of 1862. Filled with...
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Guide Book for Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great
by Elbert Hubbard Publisher Comments Guides you to and through the 14 volumes of Little Journeys and the 25 centuries of human thought that contributed to the set. It is also a shortcut to intimacy with the world's outstanding geniuses mentioned in the set....
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Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century
by Wojciech Roszkowski And Jan Kofman Book News Annotation First published in Polish in 2006, the entries of this impressive volume provide biographies of writers, artists, politicians, philosophers, historians, social activists, priests, bishops, and government officials and leaders, among other significant...
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