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A Boy Named Shel: The Life and Times of Shel Silve...
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Few authors are as beloved as Shel Silverstein. His inimitable drawings and comic poems have become the bedtime staples of millions of children and their parents, but few readers know much about the man behind that wild-eyed, bearded face peering out from the backs of dust jackets.In A Boy Named She..
A Natural History of the Unnatural World: Discover...
$14.72
Drawing on historical records and firsthand observations from the annals of exploration, the authors index a wide range of fantastical creatures, humanoid races, and terrifying monsters, sharing whatever illustrations and photographs they could unearth. 20,000 first printing. Author: Levy, Joel Publ..
Aldous Huxley: A Biography
$25.85
When Aldous Huxley died on November 22, 1963, on the same day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated, he was widely considered to be one of the most intelligent and wide-ranging English writers of the twentieth century. Associated in the public mind with his dystopian satire, Brave New World, and exp..
Beetle Mania, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying an...
$13.03
Volkswagen. The name means "people's car" in German, which would certainly be just another bit of trivia, barely capable of arousing even a passing interest, except for its absolute accuracy, remarkable in the modern marketing lexicon of dazzling product names and slogans for its simple, irrefutable..
Beyond the Wild Blue: A History of the U.S. Air Fo...
$8.22
The second edition of Beyond the Wild Blue, an update of the popular history originally released in 1997, is a fascinating look at sixty turbulent years of Air Force history. From the prop-driven armada of World War II to the most advanced Stealth weaponry, from pioneers like General Henry "Hap" Arn..
Bill W.: A Biography of Alcoholics Anonymous Cofou...
$27.87
When Bill Wilson, with his friend Dr. Bob Smith, founded Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935, his hope was that AA would become a safe haven for those who suffered from this disease. Thirty years after his death, AA continues to help millions of alcoholics recover from what had been commonly regarded as a ..
Blood and Champagne: The Life and Times of Robert ...
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Product DescriptionRobert Capa was arguably the finest photojournalist of the twentieth century and without doubt its greatest combat photographer-he covered every major conflict from the Spanish Civil War to the beginnings of Vietnam. An inveterate gambler who coined the dictum "if your pictures ar..
Bogie: A Celebration of the Life and Films of Hump...
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In the fifty years since his death in 1957 Humphrey Bogart has firmly established his position as one of the iconic figures in the history of cinema, a star of the same magnitude as Monroe, Gable or Chaplin, and the personaification of one of Hollywood's most enduring genres, film noir. In this lavi..
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Bologna Mia: Memories from the Kitchen of Italy
$30.16
Loretta Paganini had the good fortune to be raised in Bologna, the kitchen of Italy, by two generations of Italian chefs. In Bologna Mia, she has gathered together over ninety of her family's treasured recipes, each one evoking vivid memories of the kitchens she spent time in during her childhood. E..
Bronx Boy: A Memoir
$22.38
Jerome Charyn's three-part memoir of his boyhood in the Bronx has all the imagery and color of an enchanting and entertaining novel -- someone has said that it captures the author's world so accurately that it can't possibly be true. Bronx Boy, like The Dark Lady of Belorusse and The Black Swan, bot..
Cannabis: A History
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To some it's the classic "gateway drug", to others it is a harmless way to relax, or provide relief from crippling pain. Some fear it is a dangerous drug with addictive properties; to others still it is a legal anomaly and should be decriminalized. Whatever the viewpoint, and by whatever name it is ..
Chasing America: Notes from a Rock 'n' Soul Integr...
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Product Description"And I thought I knew this crazy-brave black boy who bolted out of a Harlem ghetto into a white prep school and bobbed and weaved his way across the treacherous divide between black and white America. But Dennis Watlington's life story is even more astonishing than I knew. He emer..
Combat Techniques: An Elite Forces Guide to Modern...
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Combat Techniques is an up-to-date reference work on tactical procedures for today's infantry. Illustrated with action photographs and detailed artworks, it provides a thorough insight into how the soldiers of today's armies would fight in any combat scenario they encounter. The book covers all the ..
Consider the Oyster: A Shucker's Field Guide
$10.55
OYSTERS ARE SEXY. LET’S AGREE ON THAT RIGHT AWAY.But there’s much more to the oyster than simply its legendary power as an aphrodisiac. And that’s what you’ll find inside this charming field guide to oysters by oyster purveyor and champion shucker Patrick McMurray.Rich in history and lore, CONSIDER ..
Counting Sheep: The Science and Pleasures of Sleep...
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Does the early bird really catch the worm, or end up healthy, wealthy, and wise Can some people really exist on just a few hours' sleep a night Does everybody dream Do fish dream How did people cope before alarm clocks and caffeine And is anybody getting enough sleep Even though we will devote ..
Courage Beyond the Game: The Freddie Steinmark Sto...
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A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction of 2011 titleJim Dent, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Junction Boys, returns with a powerful Texas story which transcends college football, displaying the courage and determination of one of the game’s most valiant players.Freddie Steinma..
Dangerous Men: Pre-Code Hollywood and the Birth of...
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Using the same mix of accessibility and insider knowledge he used so successfully in Complicated Women, author and film critic Mick LaSalle now turns his attention to the men of the pre-Code Hollywood era.The five years between 1929 and mid-1934 was a period of loosened censorship that finally ended..
Daughters of the Stone: A Novel
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Finalist for the PEN/Robert Bingham Fellowship for WritersIt is the mid-1800s. Fela, taken from Africa, is working at her second sugar plantation in colonial Puerto Rico, where her mistress is only too happy to benefit from her impressive embroidery skills. But Fela has a secret. Before she and her ..
Desperate Engagement: How a Little-Known Civil War...
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The Battle of Monocacy, which took place on the blisteringly hot day of July 9, 1864, is one of the Civil War's most significant yet little-known battles. What played out that day in the corn and wheat fields four miles south of Frederick, Maryland., was a full-field engagement between some 12,000 b..
Event: A Novel
$12.32
In the summer of 1947, an unidentified object crashed in Roswell, New Mexico. There were no survivors. Now it's happened again. But this time, two creatures have emerged from the wreckage alive . . .One is a small being that is kind and benevolent, brimming with intense emotion and intelligence. The..
Faith, Madness, and Spontaneous Human Combustion: ...
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Personal, poetic, and anchored by research, Faith, Madness, and Spontaneous Human Combustion is a provocative look at the startling ways in which modern science shapes our identities.At the heart of modern medical science lies the soul of self-perception. In this book, scientist and poet Gerald Call..
Faust's Gold: Inside The East German Doping Machin...
$14.17
For nearly twenty-five years, East Germany's corrupt sports organization dominated international athletics. While the German Democratic Republic's secret "State Plan" was in effect, more than ten thousand unsuspecting young athletes-- some as young as twelve years old-- were given massive doses of p..
Fighting Techniques of the Early Modern World: Equ...
$21.98
Fighting Techniques of the Early Modern World describes the combat techniques of soldiers in Europe and North America from 1500 to 1763. The book explores the unique tactics required to win battles in an era where the musket increasingly came to dominate the battlefield, and demonstrates how little ..
Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World: Equipme...
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Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World describes the fighting techniques of soldiers in Europe and the Near East in an age before the widepsread use of gunpowder. The book explores the unique tactics required to win battles with the technology available, and demonstrates how little has changed in..
First Blue: The Story of World War II Ace Butch Vo...
$14.14
Product DescriptionThe Remarkable Story of a True Hero of American AviationThe U.S. Navy's Blue Angels are the most famous flight demonstration team in the world. While millions of aviation enthusiasts see their shows every year, the story of the man who formed the squadron has never been told. He i..