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1939: Lost World of Fair
$9.57
In 1939, exhausted by a decade-long depression, Americans faced a brewing European conflict that would prove to be the most destructive war in history. At this dark juncture, a World's Fair was held in New York City that evoked such acute hope in its promise of a glorious future that a whole generat..
3-Minute Abs: Achieving the Look You've Always Wan...
$9.04
The final word on abs...Forget the gadgets and videos:3-Minute Abs is a revolutionary program based on key training principles used by bodybuilders and professional atheletes. it is designed for people who don't have a lot of time to achieve the firm, sexy abs they want.How is it done Alternatively ..
A Guide for the Perplexed
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The author of the world wide best-seller, Small Is Beautiful, now tackles the subject of Man, the World, and the Meaning of Living. Schumacher writes about man's relation to the world. man has obligations -- to other men, to the earth, to progress and technology, but most importantly himself. If man..
A History of the Wife
$7.72
How did marriage, considered a religious duty in medieval Europe, become a venue for personal fulfillment in contemporary America How did the notion of romantic love, a novelty in the Middle Ages, become a prerequisite for marriage today And, if the original purpose of marriage was procreation, wh..
A Loss for Words: The Story of Deafness in a Famil...
$8.51
"A deeply moving, often humorous, and beautiful account of what it means to be the hearing child of profoundly deaf parents . . . I have rarely read anything on the subject more powerful or poignant than this extraordinary personal account by Lou Ann Walker." - Oliver SacksFrom the time she was a to..
A Marble Woman: Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Al...
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A collection of short thrillers that were originally published under a pseudonym offers insight into Alcott's diversity as a writer and includes the title story about an orphan's coming of age in a sinister house. Reprint. Author: Louisa May Alcott Publisher: Harper Perennial Binding: paperback Lang..
A Novel in a Year: From First Page to Last in 52 W...
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An essential guide for every aspiring novelist!The thought of writing a full-length novel can be daunting. But in A Novel in a Year, Louise Doughty makes a seemingly vast and unconquerable task manageable by walking aspiring authors through the different aspects of writing technique in eminently acc..
A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the ...
$9.73
“Unlike Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, Tori Murden McClure’s true story of a woman and the sea and a boat named American Pearl is one of victory. . . . If you want to be inspired, read this book. You won’t stop till you’ve finished.” - Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab's WifeIn this thrilling..
A People's History of the American Revolution: How...
$7.63
A sweeping narrative of the wartime experience, A People's History of the American Revolution is the first book to view the revolution through the eyes of common folk. Their stories have long been overlooked in the mythic telling of America's founding, but are crucial to a comprehensive understandin..
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A People's History of the United States
$10.38
“It’s a wonderful, splendid book-a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future.” -Howard Fast, author of Spartacus and The Immigrants“[It] should be required reading.” -Eric Foner, New York Times..
A People's History of the United States: 1492-Pres...
$10.80
Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United States is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words of -- America's women, factory workers, African Americans, Native Americans, working poor, and immigra..
A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genoci...
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Discusses America's political stance during the holocausts of the past fifty years, presenting moral arguments for why the United States should change its non-engagement policies to become involved in conflicts involving genocide. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize & the National Book Critics Circle Award..
A Prophet with Honor : The Billy Graham Story
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For more than 40 years, Billy Graham has been the dominant figure in the burgeoning worldwide movement of Evangelical Christianity. In this fascinating biography, Martin chronicles Graham's ascent from futile preaching in front of saloons to addressing huge throngs in the world's largest arenas, and..
A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became Histo...
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He was known simply as the Blind Traveler. A solitary, sightless adventurer, James Holman (1786-1857) fought the slave trade in Africa, survived a frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants in Ceylon, helped chart the Australian outback-and, astonishingly, circumnavigated the globe, becomin..
A Short History of Reconstruction, 1863-1877
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An abridged version of Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, the definitive study of the aftermath of the Civil War, winner of the Bancroft Prize, Avery O. Craven Prize, Los Angeles Times Book Award, Francis Parkman Prize, and Lionel Trilling Prize. Author: Foner, Eric Publisher: Perennia..
A Splintered History of Wood: Belt-Sander Races, B...
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A Splintered History of Wood is a passionate and personal exploration of nature’s greatest gift: wood. In the successful tradition of books such as Salt and Cod, writer and carpenter Spike Carlsen explores the history, versatility, and special appeal of something we use everyday-but take for granted..
A Tale of the Dispossessed (English and Spanish Ed...
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The story of a passionate love triangle is set against the turbulent backdrop of a way station for refugees seeking an escape from violence and terror, in a bilingual English/Spanish edition of a new novella by the author of Dark Bride. Original. Author: Restrepo, Laura Publisher: Perennial Binding:..
A Tortoise for the Queen of Tonga: Stories
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Bringing a unique perspective and a singular voice to contemporary fiction, A TORTOISE FOR THE QUEEN OF TONGA features lush, poignant stories about the natural world. Here are mammals, historical figures, everyday people who discover the liberating properties of memory and knowledge in the face of c..
A Woman Like That : Lesbian and Bisexual Writers T...
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The act of "coming out" has the power to transform every aspect of a woman's life: family, friendships, career, sexuality, spirituality. An essential element of self-realization, it is the unabashed acceptance of one's "outlaw" standing in a predominantly heterosexual world.These accounts -- sometim..
Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths
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“There is no better introduction to current thinking about Lincoln and his place in history.” -Newsday“Oates re-creates the life and world of Abraham Lincoln with the skill of a master painter. He succeeds in portraying both the facts and myths of history as essential to our understanding it.” -Chri..
Alien Base:: The Evidence For Extraterrestrial Col...
$42.14
In his popular books Above Top Secret, Alien Contact, and Beyond Top Secret, Timothy Good has focused on the worldwide involvement of the intelligence community in UFO research, sightings by witnesses such as military and civilian pilots, and the recovery of alien vehicles. Now this bestselling writ..
Almost Dead: A Novel
$12.78
"[An] original and powerful writer…. His clear and honest writing blasts right through the clichés and the politically correct surface to touch the chaotic and ambiguous core of the Israeli identity.” -Etgar Keret“In a dazzling display of empathy, Gavron creates two equally compelling narrators, the..
American Sign Language Dictionary, Third Edition
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"An abridged edition of 'the most comprehensive and clearly written dictionary of sign language ever published.'" - Los Angeles TimesDeaf since the age of seven, Martin L. A. Sternberg, Ed.D., spent most of his career working with deaf people. Inspired by his sign language teacher at Gallaudet Unive..
American Woman: A Novel
$7.86
“Susan Choi…proves herself a natural-a writer whose intelligence and historical awareness effortlessly serve a breathtaking narrative ability. I couldn’t put American Woman down, and wanted when I finished it to do nothing but read it again.” -Joan DidionA novel of impressive scope and complexity, “..
An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American ...
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Throughout time, from ancient Rome to modern Britain, the great empires built and maintained their domination through force of arms and political power. But not the United States. America has dominated the world in a new, peaceful, and pervasive way -- through the continued creation of staggering we..