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Fortune's Children
by Arthur T., Ii Vanderbilt  Publisher Comments Chapter One: The Commodore (1794 - 1877) That Wednesday morning, May 10, 1876, reporters from every New York City newspaper gathered in front of the townhouse at 10 Washington Place, waiting for some sign that eightytwo-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt...
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The King of California: J.G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire
by Mark Arax Publisher Comments J.G. Boswell is the biggest farmer in America. Over the past fifty years he has built a secret empire while thumbing his nose at nature, politicians, labor unions and every journalist who ever tried to lift the veil on the ultimate "factory in the fields....
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Stori Telling
by Tori Spelling and Hilary Liftin 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...
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The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini (Penguin Classics)
by Benvenuto Cellini Publisher Comments Benvenuto Cellini was a celebrated goldsmith and distinguished sculptor, yet it is on his autobiography that much of his fame rests. Begun in Florence when he was fifty-eight, it was primarily intended to be the story of his life and art, his tragedies...
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Money for Nothing: One Man's Journey Through the Dark Side of Lottery Millions
by Edward Ugel Publisher Comments In his wry and funny memoir, Edward Ugel tells the story of America's addiction to the lottery from an astonishing angle. At age twenty-six, Ed found himself broke, knee-deep in gambling debt, and moving back into his parents' basement. It all...
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Mouse Tales
by David Koenig Publisher Comments An unauthorized look backstage at the world's first and most famous theme park, fully updated and greatly expanded to commemorate Disneyland's fiftieth anniversary, also includes a 60-minute audio CD, "A Walk in the Park: A Guided Tour of Disneyland in...
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The Titled Americans: Three American Sisters and the British Aristocratic World Into Which They Married
by Elisabeth Kehoe Publisher Comments <div>Elisabeth Kehoe brings to life a sweeping, three-generational saga of the remarkable Jerome sisters -- among the most glamorous women of their time -- whose well-chosen marriages to British aristocracy represented the first of such...
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Hetty : Genius and Madness of America's First Female Tycoon (04 Edition)
by Charles Slack Publisher Comments When J. P. Morgan called a meeting of New York's financial leaders after the stock market crash of 1907, Hetty Green was the only woman in the room. The Guinness Book of World Records memorialized her as the World's Greatest Miser, and, indeed, this...
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Nemesis: The True Story of Aristotle Onassis, Jackie O, and the Love Triangle That Brought Down the Kennedys
by Peter Evans Publisher Comments Peter Evans's biography of Aristotle Onassis, Ari, metwith great acclaim when it was published in 1986. Ariprovided the world with an unprecedented glimpse of theGreek shipping magnate's orbit of dizzying wealth, twistedintrigues, and questionable mores....
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Why Sinatra Matters (98 Edition)
by Pete Hamill Synopsis Shaped by Prohibition, the Depression and World War II, Sinatra became the spokesman of urban loneliness. In this tribute, the author draws upon intimate conversations over the course of many years, examining his art and his legend....
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I, Toto: The Autobiography of Terry, the Dog Who Was Toto
by Willard Carroll Publisher Comments Carroll pens a gently humorous "first-person" account of the Hollywood dog who starred in one of the most popular movies of all time. 100 photos....
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The Kennedys: An American Drama
by Peter Collier Publisher Comments An immediate classic, "The Kennedys" combines intimate knowledge with a perspective free of obligations to family loyalties and myths, bringing the story of four generations of "America's family" fully into view....
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The Kennedy Men: 1901-1963
by Laurence Leamer Publisher Comments < p> The renowned biographer and < i> New York Times< /i> bestselling author of < i> The Kennedy Women< /i> returns with this first volume in a multigenerational history that will forever change the way America views its...
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Purgatory: A Prison Diary Volume 2
by Jeffrey Archer Publisher Comments On August 9, 2001, 22 days after Archer--now known as Prisoner FF8282--was sentenced to four years in prison for perjury, he was transferred from a maximum security prison in London to HMP Wayland, a medium security prison in Norfolk. For the next 67...
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Oh the Glory of It All
by Sean Wilsey 
Powells.com Staff Pick Strangely compelling, Sean Wilsey's bare-all memoir about his terribly eccentric family is as disturbing as it is entertaining. You know those moments in life when you think "this can't be happening"? Wilsey's life seems composed entirely of those...
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Being Armani: A Biography
by Renata Molho Publisher Comments Recounting the 30 years that turned Giorgio Armani into an international fashion icon, this investigation of the man and the myth he built around himself explores how he maintained a distinct identity in an industry built upon rapid changes. Written...
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A Twist of Lemmon: A Tribute to My Father
by Chris Lemmon Publisher Comments Jack Lemmon's son Christopher reveals the relationship with his father, one of America's most beloved actors. Photo insert. 50,000 1st printing, 20-city radio satellite tour, Father's Day promos....
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Christine Jorgensen : a Personal Autobiography (00 Edition)
by Christine Jorgensen Publisher Comments In 1951 George Jorgensen, an American man of 26, left for Denmark and returned a year later as the first world-renowned transsexual, Christine Jorgensen. In her own personable style, Jorgensen offers a firsthand account of her ground-breaking life...
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The Clarks of Cooperstown
by Nicholas Fox Weber Publisher Comments Nicholas Fox Weber, author of the acclaimed Patron Saints (“Exhilarating avant-garde entertainment”—Sam Hunter, The New York Times Book Review) and Balthus (“The authoritative account of his life and work”—Michael...
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Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People: The Memoir of the Greatest Gambler Who Ever Lived
by Amarillo Sl Preston Publisher Comments He has won $300,000 from Willie Nelson playing dominoes and $2 million from Larry King playing poker. He has shuffled, dealt, and bluffed Presidents Richard Nixon and Lyndon. He beat Minnesota Fats at pool with a broom, Bobby Riggs at table tennis with a...
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