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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
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Ishmael Beah
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Audio Download | Audio CD ($15.96)
This is how wars are fought now by children, hopped up on drugs, and wielding AK-47s. In the more than fifty violent conflicts going on worldwide, it is estimated that there are some 300,000 child soldiers.
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A Perfect Union
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Catherine Allgor
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Audio Download | Audio CD ($49.95)
Introducing a major new American historian, A Perfect Union is both an illuminating portrait of an unsung founder of our democracy, and a vivid account of a little-explored time in our history.
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A Perfect Union
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Catherine Allgor
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Introducing a major new American historian, A Perfect Union is both an illuminating portrait of an unsung founder of our democracy, and a vivid account of a little-explored time in our history.
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A Time to Lead
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Wesley Clark
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Reflecting on his past and his vision for Americas future, General Clarks newest book is rich with breathtaking battle scenes, poignant personal anecdotes, and eye-opening recommendations on the best way forward.
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A Wolf at the Table
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Augusten Burroughs
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Millions of listeners have been flat-out astonished, profoundly moved, and massively entertained by the writing of Augusten Burroughs.
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Abraham Lincoln: The 16th President, 1861-1865
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George McGovern
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Audio CD ($23.96)
McGovern's account reminds us why we hold Lincoln in such esteem and why he remains the standard by which all of his successors are measured.
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All Creatures Great and Small
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James Herriot
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These are the stories that catapulted James Herriot to literary fame. When this book was first published, it was merely a simple volume of memoirs by an unknown Scottish veterinarian...
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All Things Bright and Beautiful
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James Herriot
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James Herriot has now become firmly established and accepted as one of Darrowby's veterinarians. He's also married, and lives with his wife Helen on the top floor of Skeldale House...
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All Things Wise and Wonderful
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James Herriot
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In this third enchanting collection of stories, James Herriot, the world's most beloved veterinarian, picks up where All Things Bright and Beautiful left off...
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An Imperfect God
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Henry Wiencek
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Washington was born and raised among blacks and mixed-race people; he and his wife had blood ties to the slave community. Yet as a young man he bought and sold slaves without scruple, even raffled off children to collect debts (an incident ignored by earlier biographers).
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Are You Somebody?
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Nuala O' Faolain
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Born one of nine children into a penniless North Dublin family, Nuala O'Faolain was saved from a harrowing childhood by her love...
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Below Another Sky
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Rick Ridgeway
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It is 1980. In the wake of a churning, terrifying avalanche on a remote Tibetan mountain face, Rick Ridgeway cradles his dying friend, Jonathan, in his arms and pledges to keep watch over Jonathan's infant daughter...
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Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years
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Michael Palin
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From the success and cult status brought by Monty Python, Palin shares stories from their world tours, their stay at hotels recently trashed by Led Zeppelin, their battles over censorship, and how individually the Pythons went their separate ways.
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Dry
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Augusten Burroughs
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You may not know it, but you've met Augusten Burroughs. You've seen him on the street, in bars, on the subway, at restaurants...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Tom Wicker
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A bona-fide American hero at the close of World War II, General Dwight Eisenhower rode an enormous wave of popularity into the Oval Office seven years later.
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Every Living Thing
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James Herriot
Abridged Edition
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James Herriot is one of the most beloved storytellers of our time, a writer whose rich and unique literary gifts are matched by an exuberant gift for celebrating existence...
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Every Living Thing
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James Herriot
Unabridged Edition
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Audio CD ($39.95)
James Herriot is one of the most beloved storytellers of our time, a writer whose rich and unique literary gifts are matched by an exuberant gift for celebrating existence...
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Every Living Thing: Part II
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James Herriot
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Audio Cassette ($15.26)
Timothy, who starred in the BBC-TV series All Creatures Great and Small, reads additional chapters from Herriot's work. Filled with mirth and joyful humanity.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Roy Jenkins
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Roosevelt's presidency was one of the most eventful in U.S. history.
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Gasping for Airtime
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Jay Mohr
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When 21-year-old Jay Mohr moved from New Jersey to New York City to pursue his dream of stand-up stardom, he never thought the first real job he'd land would be on Saturday Night Live....
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George H. W. Bush: The American Presidents Series
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Timothy Naftali
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The judicious statesman who won victories abroad but suffered defeat at home, whose wisdom and demeanor served America well at a critical time…
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George Washington
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James MacGregor Burns
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Wealthy Virginia planter, revolutionary general, and founding president, George Washington was the most illustrious public man of his time....
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Grover Cleveland
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Henry F. Graff
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Though often overlooked, Grover Cleveland was a significant figure in American presidential history.
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Hidden Kitchens
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Davia Nelson
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The saga of the Chili Queens of San Antonio, NASCAR kitchens tucked away in the crew pits at race tracks, the story of an unexpected kitchen--the George Foreman Grill--these stories and more from Hidden Kitchens.
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Homicide Special
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Miles Corwin
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Los Angeles is a town of dreamers, and of those who prey on them....
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