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Author:Flynn, Stephen E.Summary: -
Author:Kelly, JackSummary:At the pinnacle of the Gilded Age, a boycott of Pullman sleeping cars by hundreds of thousands of railroad employees brought commerce to a standstill across much of the country. With the country now in a New Gilded Age, this look back...
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Author:Hornik-Beer, Edith LynnSummary:What is it like today for the woman with a drinking problem' How does she know when she has crossed the fine line between social drinking and addiction' What can she do to help herself, and what can her family do to help her' Through an...
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Author:Zheutlin, PeterSummary:On the cusp of turning 65, a man and his beloved rescue dog of similar vintage take a poignant, often bemusing, and keenly observed journey across America and discover a big-hearted, welcoming country filled with memorable characters, a...
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Author:Nimura, Janice P.Summary:Elizabeth Blackwell believed from an early age that she was destined for a mission beyond the scope of "ordinary" womanhood. Though the world at first recoiled at the notion of a woman studying medicine, her intelligence and...
- Author:Calistoga PressSummary:
Answer all your pressing divorce questions with The Divorce Survival Guide. Facing a divorce can be overwhelming, as you confront complex questions about everything from finances to child custody to your emotional well-being. The...
- Author:Oke, Janette, Bunn, T. DavisSummary:
In 18th-century England, spiritual sisters Anne and Nicole find themselves facing different roads into the future. While Anne is settling into mannered British life, she prays for best friend Nicole, who is now planning a voyage to...
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Author:Grande, ReynaSummary:In this memoir, award-winning writer Reyna Grande vividly brings to life her tumultuous early years, capturing all the confusion and contradictions of childhood, especially one spent torn between two parents and two countries.
- Author:Sheridan, SamSummary:
Sam Sheridan has an impressive, diverse set of skills, but when he had his son, he was beset with nightmares about being unable to protect him. Sam decided to face his fears head-on, embarking on a quest to gain as many skills as...
- Author:Soukup, Stephen R.Summary:
For the better part of a century, the Left has been waging a slow, methodical battle for control of the institutions of Western Civilization. During most of that time, "business"-and American Big Business, in particular-remained the...
- Author:Tapper, JakeSummary:
Charlie and Margaret Marder, political stars in 1960s Washington, DC, long for a rest, but Attorney General Robert Kennedy asks them to look into a threat to the presidency, and the security of the nation.
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Author:Parvey, Malcolm, Alston, DeborahSummary:The Definitive Guide to Government Contracts begins at the beginning, and assumes no prior knowledge of the government marketplace. Written in a clear, easy-to-understand language by experienced sales and marketing professionals, it...
- Author:Wallace, Benjamin, Patterson, JamesSummary:
The astonishing true story of the most successful defense attorney ever-told with suspense that tops James Patterson's #1 nonfiction bestseller Filthy Rich . Everyone deserves the best defense. Known for his sharp mind, sharp suits, and...
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Author:Reynolds, R.D., Alvarez, BryanSummary:What went wrong with WCW? In 1997, World Championship Wrestling was on top. It was the number-one pro wrestling company in the world, and the highest-rated show on cable television. Each week, fans tuned in to Monday Nitro, flocked to...
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Author:Reynolds, R.D., Alvarez, BryanSummary:In 1997, World Championship Wrestling was on top. It was the number-one pro wrestling company in the world, and the highest-rated show on cable television. Each week, fans tuned in to Monday Nitro, flocked to sold-out arenas, and...
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Author:Kakutani, MichikoSummary:From the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic comes an impassioned critique of America's retreat from reason We live in a time when the very idea of objective truth is mocked and discounted by the occupants of the White House....
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Author:Schlesinger, Andrea BatistaSummary:The spirit of inquiry is the engine of democracy. The democratic process is nothing less than citizens regularly asking what kind of society they want to live in and whom they want to lead them. But more and more people are avoiding the...
- Author:Jacobs, JaneSummary:
A direct and fundamentally optimistic indictment of the short-sightedness and intellectual arrogance that has characterized much of urban planning in this century, The Death and Life of Great American Cities has, since its first...
- Author:Madsen, AxelSummary:
William C. Durant did big things the big way: he overreached, but, until his final failure, he picked up the pieces time after time to confound his competitors. From a turbulent childhood in the small town of Flint, Michigan, to his...
- Author:Lepore, JillSummary:
A book to be listened to and kept for posterity, The Deadline is the art of the essay at its best. Few, if any, historians have brought such insight, wisdom, and empathy to public discourse as Jill Lepore. Arriving at The New Yorker in...
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