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Here, Richard Florida Traces The Fundamental Theme That Runs Through A Host Of Seemingly Unrelated Changes In American Society: The Growing Role Of Creativi...

Drawing Upon History, Economics, Complexity Theory, Human Immunology, Psychology, And His Own Extraordinary Experiences, Ramo Delivers A Brilliant New Parad...

The Former Lead Guitarist For The Alternative Metal Band Korn Recounts How He Overcame His Drug Addiction Through His Christian Faith, Explaining His Decisi...

"Intensely well researched and an un-put-down-able read, Tina Brown's extraordinary book parts the brocaded velvet and allows us an unprecedented look at th...

John Dominic Crossan, widely regarded as the leading authority on the words and life of Jesus, cuts through the minutiae and arcane research of much biblica...

Perhaps the most vitriolic attack ever launched on the American way of living—from politicians to professors to businessmen to Mom to sexual mores to relig...

Chronicles the life of the man whose accomplishments included his appointment as one of the three Supreme Allied Commanders of World War II, terms as last V...

DK Eyewitness travel guides: award-winning guidebooksDiscover Ireland with this essential travel guide to this great island, designed to help you create you...

Ted Barris. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: History MilitaryAfghan War

Using New Technology, Recently Discovered Documents And Sophisticated Investigative Techniques, An International Team--led By An Obsessed Retired Fbi Agent-...

A Book About The Remarkable Life Of Elsie Macgill Who Achieved Many Firsts In Science And Engineering At A Time When Women Were Considered To Be Inferior In...

A Bustle Most Anticipated Debut of the Year"Freshly fascinating. [Lawton] is a particularly astute observer of the psychological dislocation caused by growi...

An Unabridged Edition Of Anne Frank's Diary Provides Insight Into Anne's Relationship With Her MotherCategories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics &am...

In An American Story Of Enduring Importance, Jimmy Carter Re-creates His Depression-era Boyhood On A Georgia Farm, Before The Civil Rights Movement That Ch...

Amelia Earhart was a woman of many "firsts." In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1935, she also became the first...

The Pioneer Years, 1830-1855 -- The Railroads Come Of Age, 1855-1875 -- The Explosive Years, 1875-1897 -- The Golden Years, 1897-1920 -- The Roaring Twentie...

This generously illustrated narrative follows the evolution of dozens of separate railroads in the Meridian, Mississippi, area from the destruction of the t...

Best known for his academy award-winning role as Dith Pran in The Killing Fields, for Haing Ngor his greatest performance was not in Hollywood but in war-to...

A basic introduction and must-read for aspiring nurses, written by one of the founders of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale.Categories: Medical BooksHist...

New York Times Bestseller In Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: The Funky Finds in Flavortown, Guy Fieri, one of Food Network’s biggest stars, keeps his motto ...

The Account Of An Unprecedented Feat Of Engineering, Vision, And Courage. It Is The Story Of The Men Who Built The Transcontinental Railroad-the Investors W...

The Greatest Canadian -- Practical Christian, 1904-24 -- Boy Preacher, 1924-31 -- Reluctant Candidate, 1931-35 -- Member Of Parliament, 1935-45 -- A New Pre...

Jenna Jameson With Neil Strauss.Categories: Medical Books PsychologySexuality

winner Of The 2011 Pulitzer Prize For General Nonfictionthe Emperor Of All Maladies Is A Magnificent, Profoundly Humane “biography” Of Cancer—from It...

From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950sBi...

gala Opera Evenings. Sudden Wealth And Fame. Dangerous Undercover Missions Into The Heart Of Nazi Germany. Standing Up To The Perils Of The Blitz. No One ...

Product Description #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story ...

In A Moving Example Of Unconditional Love In Difficult Times, The Jesuit Priest And Bestselling Author Of Tattoos On The Heart, Gregory Boyle, Shares What T...

The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. Now with photos and new...

This Book, A Chronicle Of The Early Sixteenth Century Creation Of The Waldseemuller Map Offers Insight Into How Monks, Classicists, Merchants, And Other Con...

The Author Of The Number-one New York Times Bestseller The Russia Hoax Picks Up Where That Book Ended With This Hard-hitting, Well-reasoned Examination Of T...

Conceived in the mid-Thirties for the RAF as an Army co-operation and liaison aircraft, Westland Aircraft designed and built the rugged high-wing monoplane ...

King Charles's Pirate Prince To his fellow Royalists, fighting for King Charles I, Prince Rupert of the Rhine was the archetypal 'cavalier'. Young, handsom...

In an age when so many people only look forward, THE WESTERN EXPERIENCE combines new and traditional approaches to the past that, combined with an interpret...

This reader, edited by well-known author Mark Kishlansky, includes a diversity of historical documents from world and western history designed to supplement...

The astonishing untold story of the WWII airmen who risked it all in the deadly race to become the greatest American fighter pilot.\In 1942, America's deadl...

In The Bad Guys Won, award-winning former Sports Illustrated baseball writer Jeff Pearlman returns to an innocent time when a city worshipped a man named ...

Professor Allan J. Lichtman, Who Has Correctly Forecasted Thirty Years Of Presidential Outcomes, Makes The Case For Impeaching The 45th President Of The Uni...

It was December 3, 1984. In the ancient city of Bhopal, a cloud of toxic gas escaped from an American pesticide plant, killing and injuring thousands of peo...

A fully illustrated edition of the international best-seller Longitude. The Illustrated Longitude recounts in words and images the epic quest to solve the ...

in The Spring Of 1851, Nine Members Of The Oatman Family Set Out For California On The Old Santa Fe Trail. Seventy Miles From The California Border They W...

A comprehensive review of the events, personalities, and mistakes behind the Stock Market Crash of 1929, featuring photographs, newspaper articles, and car...

For African American Women, The Fight For The Right To Vote Was Only One Battle. An Eye-opening Book That Tells The Important, Overlooked Story Of Black Wom...

Recounts The 2004 Hatchet Killing Of Bob Seaman, An Auto Industry Engineer And Softball Coach, Describing The Arrest Of His Wife Of More Than Thirty Years, ...

A New Biography Of Bunny Mellon, The Style Icon And American Aristocrat Who Designed The White House Rose Garden For Her Friend Jfk And Served As A Living W...

For Readers Of The Historical Works Of Robert K. Massie, David Mccullough, And Alison Weir Comes The First Biography On The Life Of Abigail Adams And Her Si...

Offers a moving dramatic portrait of the soldiers and officers of the K Company and their experiences on the Siegfried Line, at the Battle of the BulgeCateg...

Starr Smith ; Foreword By Walter Cronkite. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 278-283) And Index.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Leaders & No...