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Witness the rise and fall of the greatest medical con man of all time in this enormously entertaining story of how a fraudulent surgeon made a fortune by inserting goats' testes into impotent American men.
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In the tradition of Paul Johnsons s,, and comes a new book of biographical portraits of the greatest humorists and wits in modern history.
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Winner of Britain's prestigious Whitbread Prize, Foreman's bestselling "The Duchess" is a penetrating, marvelously written account of Lady Georgiana Spencer.
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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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Cdr. Richard Jadick's story is one of the most extraordinary to come out of the war in Iraq. This riveting memoir from the Navy doctor earned him praise as "Hero, M.D." on the cover of "Newsweek." Unabridged. 7 CDs.
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No Ordinary Joes tells the harrowing true story of four young sailors from the USS Grenadier who were captured and tortured by the Japanese during World War II, the bond that sustained them, and their struggles to resume their lives.
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From the early 1800s to the end of his life in 1917, Buffalo Bill Cody was as famous as anyone could be. Annie Oakley was his most celebrated protegee, the "slip of a girl" from Ohio who could (and did) outshoot anybody to become the most celebrated star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. To each other, they were always "Missie" and "Colonel" To the rest of the world, they were cultural icons, sett
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John Brown is a lightning rod of history. Yet he is poorly understood and most commonly described in stereotypes--as a madman, martyr, or enigma. This illuminating biography brings him to life in scintillating prose and moving detail, making his life and legacy fascinatingly relevant to today's issues of social justice and to defining the line between activism and terrorism. Unabridged. 2 MP3 CDs.
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The underside of modern American politics-raw ambition, manipulation, and deception-are revealed in detail by Andrew Young's riveting account of a presidential hopeful's meteoric rise and scandalous fall.
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Known by his troops in World War II as "The Soldier's General" because of his care of and compassion for the soldiers under his command, Omar Bradley commanded the U. S. 12th Army Group in Europe. By the spring of 1945, this group contained 4 field armies, 12 corps, 48 divisions, and more than 1,300,000 menthe largest exclusively American field command in U.S. history.
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In this epic joint biography, a distinguished historian chronicles the lives and times of two unlikely leaders whose partnership dominated the world stage and changed the course of history. Unabridged. 9 CDs.
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The definitive account of the little-known 1920s Palestinian leader who allied himself with Hitler and forms the hidden link between the fascism of the twentieth century and the new fascism of the twenty-first.
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Captain Kidd has gone down in history as America's most ruthless buccaneer. However, Captain William Kidd was no career cut-throat; he was a tough, successful New York sea captain who was hired to chase pirates. Across the oceans of the world, the pirate hunter, Kidd, pursued the pirate, Culliford. One man would hang in the harbor; the other would walk away with the treasure. The Pirate Hunter is
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Historian Donald masterfully chronicles the life of Theodore Roosevelt, the first modern chief executive, in this concise biography that recounts the courageous life of one of the greatest leaders this nation has ever known. Unabridged. 6 CDs.
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William Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Hobbes were three great Englishmen. This work includes the biographies of these and other great Englishmen.
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Eyewitness accounts, memoirs, and reports of military officers form this riveting narrative of William Clarke Quantrill, a quiet Ohio schoolteacher who became the most notorious guerrilla of the Civil War.
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A remarkable new biography from one of Britain's leading young historians that recovers the cofounder of communism from the shadows of history.
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One man, more than any other, has helped define the most important issues of our time. His name is Ronald Reagon -- one of our nation's most powerful and popular Presidents. This extraordinary audio collection includes historical excerpts from selected addresses that span his political career, laying out his vision for America and the world. From his cornerstone 1964 speech on behalf of Barry Gold...
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Anne Frank's extraordinary diary, written in the Amsterdam attic where she and her family hid from the Nazis for two years, has become a world classic and a timeless testament to the human spirit. Now, in a new edition enriched by many passages originally withheld by her father, we meet an Anne more real, more human, and more vital than ever. Here she is first and foremost a teenage girl--stubborn...
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Much of Peter Ackroyd's work has been concerned with the life and past of London but here, as a culmination, is his account of the city. For him it is an organism with its own laws of growth and change, so this is a "biography" rather than a history. This part covers trade and enterprise.
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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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The edited, annotated diary of President Carter--filled with his relationships with friends and foes, and his lasting impact on issues that still preoccupy America and the world--presents an astonishingly intimate view of his presidency.
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The nation's most revered president gets an informative, entertaining, and uniquely engaging biography fashioned from the answers to the most frequent--and most unusual and surprising--questions asked about Abraham Lincoln. Unabridged. 1 MP3 CD.
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The life of Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most extraordinary success stories of our time. "Fantastic" shows how and why this man of willful ambition and limitless drive achieved his unprecedented accomplishments, from becoming a world-class bodybuilder to crafting a successful life in politics.Abridged. 7 CDs.
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Offering a gripping insider's look at the first post-9/11 CIA training class--the most elite and secretive espionage training program in the country--this work provides a fascinating portrait of an extraordinary group of Americans with the courage and resolve to make a difference in the war on terror. Unabridged. 10 CDs.
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This devastating and inspiring account follows a group of committed doctors who staff a combat hospital in Iraq and achieve an astounding survival rate as they forge deep and lasting bonds based on friendship, good humor, and fidelity to the well-being of the American soldier.
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Nancy Goldstone portrays the riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial, and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages.
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This is the exceptional story of the sharpshooting markswoman whom Will Rogers once called "the finest and truest of American women."
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Nonna's story is one of suffering, torture, and death--but also of incredible acts of kindness that show the ultimate triumph of faith and love over despair and evil.
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Cheney, the former Vice President of the United States, delivers his much-anticipated memoir.
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"New York Times"-bestselling author Dean and the son of conservative icon Barry Goldwater come together to show why Goldwater matters. Unabridged. 13 CDs.
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The Jordanian monarch traces his life while revealing negotiations designed to address key issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, documenting his Western education, military service, and efforts as an intermediary between America and the Middle East.
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In 1957, when 14-year-old Homer Hickam, a.k.a. Sonny, watches Sputnik fly over his hometown of Coalwood, West Virginia, his life is changed forever. Knowing he wants to be part of the space race, Sonny and his friends, set out to learn as much as they can about launching rockets. Soon, these Rocket Boys wind up enlisting the help of everyone in town. Set against a backdrop of miners' strikes, the
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Bestselling biographer Spoto uses newly translated transcripts of Joan's trial to deliver an intimate portrait of this extraordinary woman. Neither wife nor nun, neither queen nor noblewoman, neither philosopher nor stateswoman, Joan of Arc showed the world that anyone who follows their heart has the power to change history. Unabridged. 6 CDs.
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This is the true story of how Corrie ten Boom and her family became leaders in the Dutch underground when the Nazis invaded Holland, hiding Jewish people in their home in a specially built room.
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John Paul Jones, at sea and in the heat of battle, was the great American hero of the Age of Sail. He was to history what Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey and C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower are to fiction. Ruthless, indomitable, clever; he vowed to sail, as he put it, "in harm's way."
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Written more than a century ago by Frederick Douglass, a former slave who went on to become a famous orator, writer, journalist, U.S. minister, and a leader of his people, this masterpiece is one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded.
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Award-winning historian Michael Wallis has spent several years re-creating the rich, anecdotal saga of Billy the Kid (1859-1881), a deeply mythologized young man who became a legend in his own time and yet remains an enigma to this day. This new biography separates myth from reality and presents an unforgettable portrait of this brief and violent life.
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The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Professor and the Madman" and "Krakatoa" returns with the remarkable story of the growth of a great nation and the eccentric and adventurous scientist who defined its essence for the world. Unabridged. 10 CDs.
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Since 1940, almost every president has found some use for recording conversations, covertly or otherwise. William Doyle unearths these tapes from oblivion to present a flesh and blood drama of the presidency in action.
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The bestselling author of "Family of Spies" and "The Hot House" delivers the remarkable true story of the man who ran Russias post-Cold War spy program in America: Comrade J. Unabridged. 9 CDs.
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The bestselling author of Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart offers a new look at Ronald Reagan's neglected and misunderstood career in Hollywood, shining a spotlight on how it took him from leading man to world leader.
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Combining the behind-enemy-lines suspense of Black Hawk Down with the first-person intensity of Jarhead, this is the heart-pounding story of a young American who became one of the most elite counterterrorism commandos in the world.
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Alison Weir, the best-selling author of The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Eleanor of Aquitaine, turns her expert eye to the dark reign of another notorious and charismatic medieval monar
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In this dramatic and authoritative account, Alter explains how FDR used his famous "fear itself" speech and the first hundred days in office to lift the country from despair and paralysis and transform the American presidency. Unabridged. 10 CDs.
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Filled with drama and anecdote, this explosive portrait offers a unique look at Americas longest lasting and most powerful dynasty, at what brought them together and what drove them apart.
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