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The life of Franz Liszt was as daring and spectacular as his music. Famed throughout Europe as the greatest pianist of the nineteenth century, he was one of the most original and prophetic composers who ever lived.
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This short biography of William Shakespeare by world famous writer Bill Bryson brims with the author's inimitable wit and intelligence. Includes an exclusive Q&A session with the author.
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Abridged on 5 CDs Read by Danny Glover
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In a cloak-and-dagger story of spies, saboteurs, and secret agents, Stephen Kinzer reveals the involvement of Eisenhower, Churchill, Kermit Roosevelt, and the CIA in Operation Ajax, which restored Mohammad Reza Shah to power in Iran.
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Gervase Phinn, school inspector, begins his third year with a spring in his step for in April he will marry Christine Bentley, headteacher of Winnery Nook School. But before then he has to suffer the wicked repartee of his fellow inspectors on the subjects of love and marriage.
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Includes the senator's speech from the 2004 Democratic National Convention! In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father-- a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man-- has been killed in a car a...
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From one of the bravest and most experienced correspondents in the Middle East, this is the first biography of the formidable Shiite resistance leader destined to shape the future of post-occupation Iraq. Unabridged. 1 MP3 CD.
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"Bitter Lemons of Cyprus" "is not a political book but simply a somewhat impressionistic study of the moods and atmospheres of Cyprus during the troubled years 1953-56." So wrote Lawrence Durrell in the preface to this longtime bestseller. Durrell brilliantly captures the romance, beauty, excitement, and sadness of the island, as well as the lives of the people of Bellapaix. Writing with great aff
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A stunning historical account of the battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West--in the tradition of "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee."
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Historian Paul Lockhart writes the dramatic story of a forgotten founding father-Baron de Steuben-who whipped the Continental Army into shape to make victory against the British possible.
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The riveting story of one of the greatest scientific accomplishments of the twentieth century, from the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller Apollo 13. With rivalries, reversals, and a race against time, the struggle to eradicate polio is one of the great tales of modern history. It begins with the birth of Jonas Salk, shortly before one of the worst polio epidemics in United States histor
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Cory Friedman was an ordinary fun-loving little boy. That fateful March morning in 1989 started just like any other but later that day, he started to feel very different and the course of his life was set to change.
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In April 1982, Argentina surprised the world by invading the Falkland Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The tiny islands had long been the subject of a fierce territorial dispute between Argentina and the UK, and the occupation escalated into a full-blown conflict between the two countries. This audio book chronicles the conflict from all sides.
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They were "the last great band of the sixties; the first great band of the seventies"; they rose, somewhat unpromisingly, from the ashes of the Yardbirds to become one of the biggest-selling rock bands of all time and eventually paid the price for it, with disaster, drug addiction and death.
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The year 2010 marks the one hundredth anniversary of Twain's death. In celebration of this important milestone, here, finally, is Mark Twain's uncensored autobiography, only now free to be published in its entirety. After dozens of false starts, at last Twain embarked on his final plan for telling the story of his life. His innovative notion -- to "talk only about the thing which interests you for...
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These audio biographies chart the lives and work of some of rock's most memorable acts, from their early days to their rise to fame. Each CD includes comments and interview material by the artist and is accompanied by an eight-page illustrated booklet and foldout poster.
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John Matthews has been captivated by Dietrich Bonhoeffer for thirty years, long before the film brought this modern Christian martyr back into the public eye. This book will take you into Bonhoeffer's struggle of terror and faith in his Letters and Papers from Prison. Guided by Matthews's keen mind and pastoral courage, you will be led past the crumbling pillars of worn religiosity to the hidden d...
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Irene Spencer did as she felt God commanded in marrying her brother-in-law Verlan LeBaron, becoming his second wife. Her dramatic story reveals how far religion can be stretched and abused and how one woman and her children found their way out, into truth and redemption.
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In an extension of his "New York Times" bestseller "Blindsided," Cohen depicts one year in the lives of five individuals who are living with serious chronic illness and their families. Unabridged. 9 CDs.
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From ABC White House correspondent Raddatz comes the story of a brutal 48-hour firefight that conveys in harrowing detail the effects of war not just on the soldiers but also on the families waiting back home. Unabridged. 1 MP3 CD.
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From singing karaoke in local pubs to live performance with an eighty-piece orchestra in Japan's legendary Budokan Arena and a record-breaking debut album, Susan Boyle has become an international superstar. This book tells the story of her life and the challenges she has struggled to overcome with faith, fortitude and an unfailing sense of humour.
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FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF JOHN ADAMS On May 15th, 2003 David McCullough presented "The Course of Human Events" as The 2003 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities in Washington, DC. The Jefferson Lecture is a tribute to McCullough's lifetime investigation of history. In this short speech, this master historian tracks his fascination with all things historical to his early days ...
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Describes the life of the author from his Glaswegian childhood and American adolescence to his incarnation as Captain Jack Harkness in the ever-popular "Torchwood and Doctor Who".
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With evidence from a wide variety of sources, Nicholl creates a compelling, detailed account of the circumstances in which Shakespeare lived and worked during the time in which he wrote such plays as "Othello, Measure for Measure," and "King Lear." Unabridged. 8 CDs.
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Told with grace and masterly detail, Alan Pell Crawford's unprecedented and engrossing personal look at the intimate Thomas Jefferson in his final years will change the way audiences think about this true American icon.
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L. Patrick Gray III became the target of one of Watergate's most shocking acts---Nixon's "smoking gun" attempt to have the CIA stop the FBI investigation. Gray's firsthand account of what really happened during his crucial year as acting director of the FBI is based on previously secret documents. Unabridged. 10 CDs.
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Edward Holmes, a schoolfellow of Keats, provides the first complete account of Mozart, based upon Mozart's own letters and memoirs. In this biography, written long before the significance of Mozart's work was fully realized, Holmes captures his struggles, his influence on art and the brilliant reputations that surrounded him.
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The inside story of Bernie Madoff and his $65 billion Ponzi scheme, with surprising and shocking new details from Madoff himself.
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In a masterly narrative, historian and novelist Charles Bracelen Flood brings to life the drama of Abraham Lincoln's final year, in which he oversaw the final campaigns of the Civil War, was re-elected president, and laid out his vision for the nation's future in a reunified South and in the expanding West.
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These selected writings illuminate the shy, quiet son of the famous author, A. A. Milne, offering an intriguing portrait of a gifted man who chose to live simply, a choice that brought him satisfactionmore than could ever come from the empty fame of being the real Christopher Robin.
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The extraordinary story of the little South African boy whose bravery and fierce determination to make a difference despite being born with AIDS has made him the human symbol of the world's fight against the disease, told by the veteran American journalist whose life he changed.
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This movie tie-in edition follows the haunting story of 22-year-old Chris McCandless, who walked into the Alaskan wilderness in the spring of 1992 and whose body was found six months later by a hunter. Unabridged. 6 CDs.
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The abridged audio edition of the fascinating story of a famous Victorian murder case, read by Harriet Walter
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Tenderly, joyously, sometimes in sadness, sometimes in pain, Maya Angelou writes from the heart and celebrates life as only she has discovered it. In this moving volume of poetry, we hear the multi-faceted voice of one of the most powerful and vibrant writers of our time. "The wisdom, rue and humor of her storytelling are borne on a lilting rhythm completely her own, the product of a born writer's...
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Using newly discovered documents, bestselling author Jonathan Eig tells the real story of the high-stakes criminal investigation that brought Al Capone to justice.
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A combination of short stories and poetry from Peake's Progress, including the epic Rhyme of the Flying Bomb, a selection of his nonsense verse, and some of the poems that resulted from his visit to Belsen, a German concentration camp. The short stories were all written after the war and reveal his mastery of this difficult genre.
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Award-winning historian Holton reveals that the perennially popular "Founding Mother" has been woefully underestimated and that, although staunchly traditional in some areas, she was surprisingly modern, particularly when it came to questions of women's rights.
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis has captivated the American public for more than five decades. From her introduction to the world as "debutante of the year" in 1947 to her untimely death in 1994, she has truly remained America's answer to royalty. In America's Queen, the acclaimed biographer of Queen Elizabeth and Princess Grace reveals the real Jackie in a sympathetic but frank portrait of an amazing ...
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Here is the life and times of Martin Luther King Jr. - the pre-eminent leader of a movement that continues to inspire the world many years after his untimely death
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The abridged audio of the international bestseller, read by the author
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Historian and legal scholar Annette Gordon-Reed presents this epic work that tells the story of the Hemingses, an American slave family, and their close blood ties to Thomas Jefferson.
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