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A Sixtysomething Schoolteacher Describes How, Tired Of Celibacy, She Placed An Ad In The Personals Section Of The New York Review Of Books And Embarked On A...

“Round-heeled” is an old-fashioned label for a woman who is promiscuous—someone who nowadays might be called “easy.” It’s a surprising way for a cultured ...

Wilt Chamberlain--a man who was as uncompromising on the basketball court as he was in his life. Here, in his own words, are the outspoken opinions that ma...

One day back in 2003, Ken Jennings and his college buddy Earl did what hundreds of thousands of people had done before: they auditioned for Jeopardy! Two ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This inspiring guide to healing and growth illuminates the richness and potential of every life, even in the face of loss and...

Bill Mason With Lee Gruenfeld.Categories: Biographies & MemoirsMemoirs

Recounts the precipitous change of fortune for the members of the 1978 Duke University basketball team, whose winning season was expected to carry them to N...

Robert Fulghum. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 266-273).Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Social SciencesCustoms & Traditions

for All His One-liners About Big-time Eating, George Foreman Is A Symbol Of Great Food Coupled With Great Nutrition. That His 45-year-old Body Has Been Ab...

Presents A Meditation On Coping With The Loss Of An Animal Who Has Enriched One's Life, Sharing Observations On The Ways In Which People Grieve For Their Pe...

The new edition of this bestseller in hardcover features never-before-published, all-new inside info on the money, personalities and politics of pro-tennis:...

Everyone’s favorite Idiot Girl, Laurie Notaro, is just trying to find the right fit, whether it’s in the adorable blouse that looks charming on the mann...

There’s no such thing as too much redneck. And it’s easy to understand why. A veritable gumbo of indigenous ingenuity, this deliciously distinct dialect r...

Alex Adams And William Stadiem.Categories: Politics & Social SciencesSocial Sciences

A grasshopper walked into a bar and ordered a drink.The bartender looked at him and said, “You know we have a drink named after you?”The grasshopper repli...

With anecdotes and observations, and a minumum of technical terms, Madden gives us an insider's view of the pains, pleasures, gossip, and people that make u...

A LAUGH-OUT-LOUD PARODY: AN lLLUSTRATED GUIDE FOR--AND BY--DOGS, UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES OF DOGHOOD AND TEACHING THEM HOW TO DO THE VERY ACTIVITIES THAT HUM...

The Fifties Is A Sweeping Social, Political, Economic, And Cultural History Of The Ten Years That David Halberstam Regards As Seminal In Determining What Ou...

Laurence Leamer. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [879]-898) And Index.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Community & CultureWomen

Before there was Gonzo, there was just plain Hunter -- a precocious, earnest, and occasionally troublesome honor student in Louisville, Kentucky.Before ther...