Literature & Fiction
"Far, Far From Home": The Wartime Letters of Dick ...
$14.32
In April 1861, Dick and Tally Simpson, sons of South Carolina Congressman Richard F. Simpson, enlisted in Company A of the Third South Carolina Volunteers of the Confederate army. Their letters home--published here for the first time--read like a historical novel, complete with plot, romance, charac..
"This business has legs": How I Used Infomercial M...
$23.64
"Only in America could a would-be monk convince a faded televisionstar to pitch a rehabilitation device designed for Scandinavianskiers and create a nationwide sensation. The marketing strategyalone is worth the price of admission."--Paul B. Brown Special Correspondent for the Business News Network(..
"Worthy Partner": The Papers of Martha Washington ...
$91.04
Although Martha Washington has been the subject of several popular biographies, her writings, scattered into private hands, archives, and repositories, have never before been collected and published. This book attempts to publish all the known Martha Washington papers from every possible source. Mos..
7 Summits: A Nurse's Quest to Conquer Mountaineeri...
$21.95
7 Summits: A Nurse's Quest to Conquer Mountaineering and Life tells the story of how hard work, persistence, a belief in oneself, and the support of family and friends can get one to the top of the world. This book is the story of Patrick Hickey’s journey as an insecure youth dealing with the challe..
A Childhood: The Biography of a Place
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Born the son of a Georgia sharecropper and raised during the Depression, Crews recreates the world of his youth with tales of his friends and relatives, some amusing, some violent and tragic Author: Crews, Harry Publisher: Quill Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0688023983 ISBN-13: 97806..
A Coach's Life (Random House Large Print)
$27.39
Legendary University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith tells the full story of his fabled career, and shares the life lessons taught and learned over forty years of unparalleled success as a coach and mentor.For almost forty years, Dean Smith coached the University of North Carolina men'..
A Critical Companion To Walt Whitman: A Literary R...
$19.10
An encyclopedic guide to the American poet includes entries on his works and characters, biographical information, influential people in his life, important places, and literary terms relevant to his writings. Author: Oliver, Charles M. Publisher: Facts on File Binding: Hardcover Language: English I..
A Day in the Life of a Veterinarian (Kids' Career ...
$8.72
It's never too early to give kids resources that will help them turn aspirations into occupations. These exciting glimpses into the offices, classrooms, kitchens, and parks of the gifted professionals of today will inform and inspire the working professionals of tomorrow. A great supplement for a sc..
A Dreadful Man - The Story of Hollywood's Most Ori...
$119.78
A Dreadful Man - The Story of Hollywood's Most Original Cad, George Sanders Author: Aherne, Brian Publisher: Berkley Binding: mass_market Language: English ISBN-10: 0425047156 ISBN-13: 9780425047156..
A Free Man: A True Story of Life and Death in Delh...
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A 2012 New York Times Book Review Editor's ChoiceAn intimate portrait of an invisible man a powerful story of one man’s life that contains multitudes. Like Dave Eggers’s Zeitoun and Alexander Masters’s Stuart, this is a tour de force of narrative reportage.Mohammed Ashraf studied biology, became a b..
A Golfer's Life
$11.19
There has never been a golfer to rival Arnold Palmer. He's the most aggressive, most exciting player the game has ever known, a dynamo famous for coming from behind to make bold last-minute charges to victory. To the legions of golf fans known around the world as Arnie's Army, Palmer is a charismati..
A Good Man in Evil Times: The Story of Aristides d...
$34.03
A long-unknown story of individual courage in the face of an authoritarian fascist bureaucracy unfolds in this inspiring biographical tribute to Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese consul to France in the early years of the Second World War. After the Nazi invasion of Poland on September 1, 19..
A House on the Ocean, a House on the Bay: A Memoir
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A House on the Ocean, A House on the Bay spans the heyday of Picano's life in the Pines and Manhattan during the 1960s and 1970s. He chronicles his love affairs and the tortuous intricacies of a longtime love triangle, his hilarious misadventures as a bookstore employee (arranging a book party hoste..
A Jockey's Life: The Biography of Lester Piggott
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Chronicles the life and times of a sports legend, whose racing career spanned almost four decades of valor and victory, controversy, pain, disgrace, and vindication Author: Dick Francis Publisher: Putnam Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0399131795 ISBN-13: 9780399131790..
A King's Legacy: The Clyde King Story
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A memoir of Clyde King's fifty-six years in major league baseball Author: Rocks, Burton Publisher: Masters Pr Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0809226618 ISBN-13: 9780809226610..
A Little Revenge: Benjamin Franklin and His Son
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Reveals the stormy and vengeful relationship between Ben Franklin and his illegitimate only son, William, who served as royal governor of New Jersey, and presents a new dimension to this great American figure Author: Randall, Willard Sterne Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Binding: Hardcover Lan..
A Lot to Ask: A Life of Barbara Pym
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This official biography of Barbara Pym, the writer, describes her upbringing in Oswestry and her life in Oxford. The author talks about the successes as well as the dark years in the writer's life when she was unpublished. Author: Holt, Hazel Publisher: Plume Binding: Paperback Language: English ISB..
University of California Press
A Man Without Words
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For more than a quarter of a century, Ildefonso, a Mexican Indian, lived in total isolation, set apart from the rest of the world. He wasn't a political prisoner or a social recluse, he was simply born deaf and had never been taught even the most basic language. Susan Schaller, then a twenty-four-ye..
A Many Splendored Thing
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A young doctor, having fled from mainland China during the Communist takeover, falls in love with a foreign correspondent stationed in Hong Kong Author: Suyin, Han Publisher: Bantam Books Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 055322736X ISBN-13: 9780553227369..
A Naturalist in Florida: A Celebration of Eden
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Archie Carr (1909-1987), the eminent naturalist, writer, and conservationist, was particularly entranced by the wildlife and ecosystems of Florida, where he lived for more than fifty years. This captivating book-which includes some of his most enchanting essays-is full of memorable details and anecd..
A Naturalist's Cabin: Constructing a Dream
$10.48
During a dusty Midwestern drought, Cathy Johnson stumbled upon a cool, limpid pond in northwestern Missouri and fell in love. Scraping together their savings, she and her late husband bought the pond and the surrounding 18 acres of land-a “naturalist’s playground,” as she describes it.In this richly..
A Price Too High
$13.46
Autobiography of Rawlinson Author: Rawlinson, Peter Publisher: Grove Pr Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0297794310 ISBN-13: 9780297794318..
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 Russian Childhood
$104.20
In the year 1889 Sofya Vasilievna Kovalevskaya, Profes sor of Mathematics at the University of Stockholm, pub lished her recollections of growing up in mid-nineteenth century Russia. Professor Kovalevskaya was already an international celebrity, and partly for the wrong reasons: less as the distingu..
A Season in Hell (Penguin 60's Classic)
$21.98
One of 60 low-priced classic texts published to celebrate Penguin's 60th anniversary. All the titles are extracts from "Penguin Classics" titles. Author: Rimbaud, Arthur Publisher: Penguin Books Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0146001656 ISBN-13: 9780146001659..