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Diary of a Psychic

Sonia Choquette

Sonia Choquette discovered her psychic abilities as a young child. Gifted from birth, she was able to see beyond the veil of the inner workings of her family members', friends', and neighbors' lives. While still a teenager, she began ...

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Published: Jul 2003

Hopes and Dreams: The Story of Barack...

Steve Dougherty

The First Biographical Portrait Ever of This Key Political Figure Written by a leading journalist and filled with more than 100 color photographs, this authoritative and up-to-the-moment new biography provides much-needed perspective ...

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Published: Feb 2007

The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Naz...

Robert Edsel

At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well...

Abridged CD
Published: Sep 2009

Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of L...

Jonathan Eig

A baseball icon, as never before portrayed....Yes, Gehrig is depicted as a man who faced death without complaint, but he’s also outstandingly portrayed as a fallible man with faults and peccadilloes. Eig’s highly readable ...

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Published: Jan 2005

Concierge Confidential: The Secrets o...

Michael Fazio

New York City's top concierge gives up a keyhole view into the luxe hotel rooms, private dining and dressing rooms of the ridiculous, rich and demanding Michael Fazio is the ultimate behind-the-scenes support man. Want two orchestra t...

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Published: Feb 2012

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl...

Anne Frank

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 man...

Unabridged CD
Published: Mar 2010

The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, ...

Martin Gayford

From October to December of 1888, Paul Gauguin shared a yellow house in the south of France with Vincent van Gogh. They were the odd couple of the art worldone calm, the other volatileand the denouement of their living arrangement was...

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Published: May 2008

Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey

Jane Goodall

The distinguished scientist draws on her experiences and spiritual beliefs to explore the higher purpose to life, explaining how this can be best served by demonstrating a deep respect for life in all its forms and a commitment to und...

Abridged CD
Published: Nov 2005

Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betray...

Meryl Gordon

The fate of Brooke Astor, the endearing philanthropist with the storied name, has generated worldwide headlines since her grandson Philip sued his father, Anthony Marshall, in 2006, alleging mistreatment of Brooke. Shortly after her d...

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Published: Oct 2009

Stick Figure

Lori Gottlieb

In this riveting diary, an 11-year-old girl reveals her downward spiral into anorexia nervosa. Prior to her disease, she reports her uncomfortable sensation of being a misfit, her inability to please her parents, and others' negative ...

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Published: Apr 2001

Howards End Is on the Landing: A Year...

Susan Hill

"Hill provides us with a reading list the equal of any degree course."—The Times (London)In pursuit of a book on her shelves, Susan Hill encountered dozens of others that she had never read, forgotten she owned, or wanted ...

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Published: Oct 2010

Paul and Me: Fifty-three Years of Adv...

A. E. Hotchner

Bestselling author A. E. Hotchner's intimate account of his 52-year friendship with his pal Paul Newman.A. E. Hotchner first met Paul Newman in 1956 when the then relatively unknown actor assumed the lead role in Hotchner's first tele...

Unabridged CD
Published: Mar 2010

Fantastic: The Life of Arnold Schwarz...

Laurence Leamer

Laurence Leamer, author of three Kennedy bestsellers, presents the definitive biography of Arnold Schwarzenegger, his rise to fame and power, and his marriage to Maria Shriver. The life of Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most extr...

Abridged CD
Published: Jun 2005

Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Ear...

C. S. Lewis

In this book Lewis tells of his search for joy, a spiritual journey that led him from the Christianity of his early youth into atheism and then back to Christianity.

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Published: Mar 1966

Real Estate and Collectibles (Secrets...

Austing Lynas

Investments in tangible assets offer a unique set of opportunities and problems, often related to limited supply (so that price becomes especially sensitive to changes in demand). Learn about the techniques of investors who have succe...

Unabridged CD
Published: Aug 2006

Attila: The Barbarian King Who Challe...

John Man

A stunning biography of history's most infamous warlord, Attila the Hun For a crucial twenty years in the early fifth century, Attila held the fate of the Roman Empire and the future of all Europe in his hands. He created the greatest...

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Published: Feb 2009

Assholes Finish First

Tucker Max

What do you do after you write a #1 bestselling book about your drunken, sexual misadventures that makes you rich and famous? Celebrate by getting more drunk and having insane amounts of sex, obviously. And pretty soon you've got anot...

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Published: Oct 2011

You'll Never Blue Ball in This Town A...

Heather McDonald

Heather McDonald, a story editor and performer on Chelsea Lately, chronices her 27 years of virginity in hilarious detail.

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Published: Jun 2010

Beneath the Underdog: His World as Co...

Charles Mingus

A wild, lyrical, and anguished autobiography, in which Charles Mingus pays short shrift to the facts but plunges to the very bottom of his psyche, coming up for air only when it pleases him. He takes the reader through his childhood i...

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Published: Sep 1991

Japanland: A Year in Search of Wa

Karin Muller

During a year spent in Japan on a personal quest to deepen her appreciation for such Eastern ideals as commitment and devotion, documentary filmmaker Karin Muller discovered just how maddeningly complicated it is being Japanese. In th...

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Published: Oct 2006

Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgivene...

Liz Murray

"Breaking Night reads more like an adventure story than an addiction-morality tale. It's a white-knuckle account of survival. . . . By age 6, Murray knew how to mainline drugs (though she never took them) and how to care for her ...

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Published: May 2011

Happy Endings: The Tales of a Meaty-B...

Jim Norton

Jim Norton is a pervertin the truest sense of the word. The physical equivalent of a tall slug, he pays top dollar for massages with happy endings and is fascinated by shitty sitcoms and fat girls. He is also, at times, racially offen...

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Published: Jun 2008

Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's...

Jean Sasson

A member of one of the most distinguished and honored families in Iraq, Mayada grew up surrounded by wealth and royalty. But when Saddam Hussein's regime took power, she was thrown into cell 52 in the infamous Baladiyat prison with se...

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Published: Sep 2004

The Forger: An Extraordinary Story of...

Cioma Schonhaus

In Nazi Germany, twenty-year– old graphic artist Cioma Schönhaus found a unique outlet for his talent: he forged documents for people fleeing the Reich, ultimately helping to save hundreds of lives. Even as the Gestapo posted his p...

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Published: Jan 2009

Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its ...

Howard Schultz

In 2008, Howard Schultz, the president and chairman of Starbucks, made the unprecedented decision to return as CEO eight years after he stepped down from daily oversight of the company to become chairman. Concerned that Starbucks had ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2011

No Dogs in Heaven? Scenes from the Li...

Robert Sharp

For the millions of animal enthusiasts in America, here's a heartwarming collection of tales by veterinarian Robert Sharp that relate the joys and misadventures of being an animal doctor in small-town U.S.A. With humor and compassion,...

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Published: Apr 2005

Dirty Secret: A Daughter Comes Clean ...

Jessie Sholl

To be the child of a compulsive hoarder is to live in a permanent state of unease. Because if my mother is one of those crazy junk-house people, then what does that make me?When her divorced mother was diagnosed with cancer, New York ...

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Published: Dec 2010

Kickin' Doors and Slappin' Whores: Ta...

Tony Smith

I wrote this book to inform and entertain people about a most misunderstood profession. I wanted to convey the fact that I am not some superhuman or a supercool character out of a movie but just some guy trying to make a living in a h...

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Published: Oct 2017

Shattered Dreams: My Life as a Polyga...

Irene Spencer

Irene Spencer did as she felt God commanded in becoming the second wife to her brother-in-law Verlan LeBaron. When the government raided their community-the Mormon village of Short Creek, Arizona-seeking to enforce the penalties for p...

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Published: Sep 2008

His Bright Light: The Story of Nick T...

Danielle Steel

This is the story of an extraordinary boy with a brilliant mind, a heart of gold, and a tortured soul. It is the story of an illness, a fight to live, and a race against death.I want to share the story, and the pain, the courage, the ...

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Published: Feb 2000
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