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April 15, 1947, marked the most important opening day in baseball history. When Jackie Robinson stepped onto the diamond that afternoon at Ebbets Field, he became the first black man to break into major-league baseball in the twentieth century. In Opening Day, Jonathan Eig tells the true story behind the national pastime's most sacred myth. Drawing on interviews with surviving players, sportswrite
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From earliest experimentation to habitual excess to full-blown abuse, twenty-four-year-old Koren Zailckas leads us through her experience of a terrifying trend among young girls, exploring how binge drinking becomes routine, how it becomes "the usual."
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In this stirring book, Martin Gilbert tells the intensely human story of Winston Churchill's profound connection to America, a relationship that resulted in an Anglo-American alliance that has stood at the center of international relations for more than a century."This is a fascinating story, straightforward and well told, of one of the 20th century's most important leaders and the critical connec
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"The World has yet to see what God can do with a man fully consecrated to Him." These words, spoken to D. L. Moody by a fellow evangelist, fired his imagination and gave him a vision for living all out to the glory of God. ""By God's help, I aim to be that man,"" Moody said. // Moody preached the gospel to more than 100 million people in the pre-television era. Lyle Dorsett's lucid, thoughtful pro...
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The beloved morning-show host Mark McEwen recalls his harrowing journey of rehabilitation and recovery from a massive stroke.
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A CEO offers an honest and inspirational look at his struggle against illness to understand the significance of his work and to close the relationships of his life. 4 CDs.
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Bertie Ahern, three times Irish Taoiseach, is often described as an enigma. The Old IRA man's son who delivered peace in Northern Ireland. This autobiography presents an account of a remarkable political life and the personal story.
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Alternately side-splitting and heart-warming, but always opinionated and provocative, this audiobook brings together 100 of bestselling author Reillys favorite Life of Reilly columns, the most popular feature of "Sports Illustrated." Unabridged. 1 MP3 CD.
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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, minister, and a leader of his people, this masterpiece is one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded.
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In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second president of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; who was learned beyond all but...
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A fascinating slice of social history, London's east end in the 1950s, from the author of Call the Midwife
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The extraordinary, riveting story of a Palestinian doctor who, rather than seek revenge after witnessing his three daughters' deaths by Israeli tank shells, continues his humanitarian call for the people of the region to come together in understanding, respect, and peace.
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In this second compilation of the most exciting moments from his daily audio diary, Tony Benn reveals what he discovered behind the scenes in the nuclear industry and recalls what really happened during Cabinet reshuffles.
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These are Tony Benn's diaries from 1990 - 2000. They encompass the Gulf War, the rise of New Labour, and the global consequences of the attack on the World Trade Center in September 2001. These political observations are entwined with a moving personal account of family life.
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Part of the "Untold Stories", a collection of prose by Allen Bennett. This work is a sideways look at Bennett's schooldays at Leeds Modern School, and a recollection of the growing pains of puberty.
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In this concise introduction to Calvin's life and thought, Elwood offers an insightful and accessible overview of Calvin's key teachings within his historical context. The trials and travails Calvin encountered as he ministered and taught in Geneva are given with special attention to theological controversies associated with the Trinity and predestination. Elwood indicates the ways that Calvinism ...
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Nicholas Parsons has enjoyed a long and varied career encompassing theatre, television, film and radio, as the straight man to Arthur Haynes in the '60s, presenter of Sale of the Century in the '70s and today as the chairman of Radio 4 panel game Just a Minute, along with many other performances and his Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedy chat show.
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Tammy Wynette is an intimate portrait of a music icon, the Queen of Heartbreak, whose powerful voice evoked universal pain and longing even as it belied her own.
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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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First introduced in "Freakonomics," here is the full story of Sudhir Venkatesh, the sociology graduate student who infiltrated one of Chicago's most notorious gangs. Unabridged. 9 CDs.
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In this gut-wrenching memoir, Howard Dully recounts what life was like after he was needlessly lobotomized by an unlicensed physician at the age of twelve at the behest of his abusive stepmother.
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?The most disturbing and moving look at murder in rural America since In Cold Blood.? ? Gregg Olsen On a December night in 2004, a 911 operator in Nodaway County, Missouri, received a frantic call from a woman who?d found her pregnant 23-year-old daughter in a pool of blood on the living room floor. Most shocking of all, the dying woman's unborn baby had been viciously ripped from her womb. Get re...
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Bestselling historian John Ferling draws on his unsurpassed knowledge of the Founding Fathers to provide a fresh and provocative new portrait of the greatest of them all, George Washington.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Wallace Stegner's fascinating look at the old American West and the man who prophetically warned against the dangers of settling it
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Winston Churchill is perhaps the most important political figure of the twentieth century. Studying his life is a fascinating way to imbibe the history of his era and gain insight into key events that have shaped our time. Last of three volumes.
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2008 Retailer's Choice Award winner!Tony Dungy's words and example have intrigued millions of people, particularly following his victory in Super Bowl XLI, the first for an African American coach. How is it possible for a coach--especially a football coach--to win the respect of his players and lead them to the Super Bowl without the screaming histrionics, the profanities, the demand that the spor...
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The first complete narrative thriller about Margo Bennett, a married FBI agent, who had a love affair with bestselling author Patricia Cornwell and whose jealous husband, Gene Bennett, a superstar FBI undercover agent, kidnapped and attempted to murder her. Unabridged. 8 CDs.
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The plot to assassinate President John F. Kennedy has been shrouded in secrecy and deceit, leading most Americans to doubt the veracity of the Warren Commission's findings.
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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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The remarkable life story of Johnson Beharry, from Grenadian poverty to being awarded the Victoria Cross and becoming a national hero.
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In The Bond, the Three Doctors plumb their own tough childhoods to explore the national epidemic of fatherlessness. Honest, brave, and poignant, The Bond is a book for every family, every father, and every man.
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Drawing from interviews conducted before Marvin Gaye's death, friend and music writer David Ritz has created a full-scale portrait of the brilliant but tormented artist who embodied the very essence of the word soul.
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Nowhere are Kathryn Tucker Windam's transcendant themes of community, fidelity, and family more evident than in these stories. The author calls them recollections of a happy Southern childhood, but her avid admirers would tell you they are much more than that. Combing her vivid characterization, her affection for the South and its people, her well-seasoned humor, and her distinctive diction, these...
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In this memoir, the star of "The Sound of Music" and "Mary Poppins" takes readers through her early years with an aspiring Vaudeville mom and a loving dad to her role in "Camelot" with Richard Burton at age 20. Unabridged. 10 CDs.
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The remarkable story of Sir William Temple and Dorothy Osborne's life together offers a rare glimpse into the heart and spirit of one of the most turbulent and intriguing eras in British history.
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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. Unabridged. 1 MP3 CD.
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The true wartime story of Eddie Chapman, lover, betrayer, hero and spy.
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This question obsessed Renaissance writers, none more than Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, perhaps the first recognizably modern individual. A nobleman, public official, and winegrower, he wrote free-roaming explorations of his thought and experience, unlike anything written before. He called them essays, meaning ?attempts? or ?tries.? He put whatever was in his head into them: his tastes in wine and ...
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The chilling story of the BTK killer, Dennis Rader, a man considered a "spiritual leader" by his pastor and congregation, who turned out to be the devil next door. More than just true crime, Unholy Messenger is a powerful, thoroughly engrossing examination of the intersection between good and evil, and of the psychology and spirituality of a killer in whom faith and bloodshed converged.
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Historian Mark Lee Gardner presents the first dual biography of the Wild West's most iconic outlaw, Billy the Kid, and the lawman who hunted him down, Sheriff Pat Garrett.
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The bestselling author of the definitive biography of former Beach Boy Brian Wilson offers new insight into the life and music of Paul McCartney, one of the world's most popular and influential musicians.
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Draws on new research to trace the life of Malcolm X from his troubled youth through his involvement in the Nation of Islam, his activism in the world of Black Nationalism, and his assassination.
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