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Solzhenitsyn : A Soul in Exile...Based on exclusive personal interviews with Alexander Solzhenitsyn Joseph Pear... Based on exclusive personal interviews with Alexander Solzhenitsyn Joseph Pearce s book provides profound insight into a towering literary and political figure. From his pro-Communist youth to his imprisonment in the Gulags his exile in America to his... more
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Simon Girty : Wilderness Warri...Was the frontiersman Simon Girty a monster as painted by his U.S. enemies in t... Was the frontiersman Simon Girty a monster as painted by his U.S. enemies in the American Revolution or was he a hero and benefactor of First Nations people as celebrated by Canadian and American Natives and the British? more
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The Lives of Margaret Fuller (...A brilliant writer and a fiery social critic Margaret Fuller (1810-1850) was p... A brilliant writer and a fiery social critic Margaret Fuller (1810-1850) was perhaps the most famous American woman of her generation. Outspoken and quick-witted idealistic and adventurous she became the leading female figure in the transcendentalist... more
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The Education of a Very Young ...Full of juicy details about what really goes on behind the bedroom door The Ed... Full of juicy details about what really goes on behind the bedroom door The Education of a Very Young Madam is a provocative exposé of the newest developments in the world s oldest profession. A stripper at age fifteen involved with majorleague gang... more
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Giggsy : The Biography of Ryan...By the time Giggs made his Manchester United first team debut aged just 17 man... By the time Giggs made his Manchester United first team debut aged just 17 many considered him to be the greatest talent in English football since George Best. He made United s left wing his own until late in his career when Sir Alex Ferguson switched... more
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Before the Dawn : Autobiograph...9781586172879. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 225. ... 9781586172879. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 225. Trade paperback (US). Sewn binding. 225 p. This is the remarkable and inspiring story of how the famous and revered Chief Rabbi of Rome Israel Zolli became a Christian and... more
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The Florida Life of Thomas Edi...Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) was America s most famous and arguably most pro... Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) was America s most famous and arguably most prolific inventor. But few realize the extent to which he called Florida not New Jersey home. From 1885 until his death in 1931 Edison wintered in the sleepy Gulf Coast town of... more
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John Oliver Killens: A Life of...John Oliver Killens s politically charged novels And Then We Heard the Thunder... John Oliver Killens s politically charged novels And Then We Heard the Thunder and The Cotillion; or One Good Bull Is Half the Herd were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. His works of fiction and nonfiction the most famous of which is his novel... more
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Abraham Lincoln: The 16th Pres...Abraham Lincoln: The 16th President 1861-1865 (The American President Series) ... Abraham Lincoln: The 16th President 1861-1865 (The American President Series) Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president - the icon of greatness the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation’s wounds. His... more
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Secret Lives of the U.S. Presi...Murder Adultery Gambling UFOs - And the White House?!? Your high school histor... Murder Adultery Gambling UFOs - And the White House?!? Your high school history teachers never gave you a book like this one! Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents features outrageous and uncensored profiles of the men in the White House--complete with... more
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Last Lion : The Fall and Rise ...The comprehensive New York Times bestselling biography of Senator Ted Kennedy ... The comprehensive New York Times bestselling biography of Senator Ted Kennedy dives deeply into his political career his shocking downfall and his redemption from disappointing member of a grand dynasty to respected sage in the Senate. No figure in... more
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Finding Amelia: The True Story...In the seventy years since the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and her navigat... In the seventy years since the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan during a flight over the Central Pacific their fate has remained one of history s most debated mysteries despite dozens of books offering solutions. This book... more
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Under the Table : Saucy Tales ...A deliciously entertaining memoir about one woman s adventures in the student ... A deliciously entertaining memoir about one woman s adventures in the student kitchens of the legendary French Culinary Institute--flavored with celebrity chefs eccentric characters and mouthwatering recipes To anyone who has ever dreamed of life in a... more
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Fear and Loathing in America :...From the king of Gonzo journalism and bestselling author who brought you Fear ... From the king of Gonzo journalism and bestselling author who brought you Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas comes another astonishing volume of letters by Hunter S. Thompson. Brazen incisive and outrageous as ever this second volume of Thompson s private... more
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Stretch: The Unlikely Making o...From Neal Pollack acclaimed author of Alternadad and The Neal Pollack Antholog... From Neal Pollack acclaimed author of Alternadad and The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature comes Stretch: The Unlikely Making of a Yoga Dude. Here is the hilarious but true account of an overweight balding skeptical guy who undergoes a... more
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Library of African American Bi...The day Walter White was buried in 1955 the New York Times called him the near... The day Walter White was buried in 1955 the New York Times called him the nearest approach to a national leader of American Negroes since Booker T. Washington. For more than two decades White as secretary of the NAACP was perhaps the nation s most... more
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High Society : The Life of Gra...Drawing on his unprecedented access to Grace Kelly bestselling biographer Dona... Drawing on his unprecedented access to Grace Kelly bestselling biographer Donald Spoto at last offers an intimate honest and authoritative portrait of one of Hollywood s legendary actresses. In just seven years-from 1950 through 1956-Grace Kelly... more
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Family Secrets : The Case That...Even in Chicago a city steeped in mob history and legend the Family Secrets ca... Even in Chicago a city steeped in mob history and legend the Family Secrets case was a true spectacle when it made it to court in 2007. A top mob boss a reputed consigliere and other high-profile members of the Chicago Outfit were accused in a total of... more
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Bad Girls Go Everywhere : The ...The biography of the revolutionary magazine editor who created the Cosmo Girl ... The biography of the revolutionary magazine editor who created the Cosmo Girl before Sex and the City s Carrie Bradshaw was even born As the author of the iconic Sex and the Single Girl (1962) and the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for over... more
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The 14th Dalai Lama : A Manga ...A new way of getting to know one of the world s most beloved spiritual leaders... A new way of getting to know one of the world s most beloved spiritual leaders. Featuring a charmingly illustrated format that will appeal to readers of all ages this unique biography is an ideal introduction to the leader of the Tibetan... more
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