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Title
Purchase Date
Bookseller
B&N Net Rank
The Book
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U.S. Military
Iraq War (2003-)
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American Heroes
In the Fight Against
Radical Islam
Oliver North
edited by
Chuck Holton
ISBN: 0805447113
ISBN-13: 9780805447118
Copyright © 2008
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May 2008
barnesandnoble.com
97
Hardcover: 288pp
Cover: $22.99
New: $12.30
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From the Publisher:
"In American Heroes, New York Times bestselling author Oliver North addresses issues of defense against global terrorism, Jihad, and radical Islam from his firsthand perspective as a decorated military officer and national security advisor and current Middle East war correspondent. This patriotic book also pulls in news reports from War Stories, the award-winning FOX News Channel series hosted by North."
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Computer Programming
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Learning PHP & MySQL
Michele E. Davis
& Jon A. Phillips
ISBN: 0596514018
ISBN-13: 9780596514013
Copyright © 2007
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March 2008
barnesandnoble.com
USED FROM OUR AUTHORIZED SELLERS
37,721
Trade: 411pp
Cover: $29.99
New: $8.96
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From the Publisher:
"PHP and MySQL are quickly becoming the de facto standard for rapid development of dynamic, database-driven web sites. This book is perfect for newcomers to programming as well as hobbyists who are intimidated by harder-to-follow books. With concepts explained in plain English, the new edition starts with the basics of the PHP language, and explains how to work with MySQL, the popular open source database. You then learn how to put the two together to generate dynamic content. If you come from a web design or graphics design background and know your way around HTML, Learning PHP & MySQL is the book you've been looking for."
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World History
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Paul Johnson Heroes
From Alexander the Great
and Julius Caesar to
Churchill and De Gaulle
Paul Johnson
ISBN: 0061143162
ISBN-13: 9780061143168
Copyright © 2007
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March 2008
History Book Club
15,297
Hardcover: 299pp
Book Club Edition
Cover: $25.95
New: $1.00
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From the Publisher:
"A galaxy of legendary figures from the annals of Western history comes to life in this stirring sequel to Intellectuals and Creators.
In this enlightening, entertaining work, Paul Johnson continues his engaging history series, approaching the subject of heroism with stirring examples of men and women from every age, walk of life and corner of the world who have inspired and transformed not only their own cultures but the whole world as well..."
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Presidential
History
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The Greatest Presidential
Stories Never Told
100 tales from history to
astonish, bewilder, and stupefy
Rick Beyer
ISBN: 0060760184
ISBN-13: 9780060760182
Copyright © 2007
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March 2008
History Book Club
2,595
Hardcover: 214pp
Book Club Edition
Cover: $18.95
New: $1.00
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From the Publisher:
"What most of us don't know about our presidents could fill a book—and this just happens to be that book! From the archives of The History Channel® comes a treasure trove of quirky presidential history that will truly astonish, bewilder, and stupefy. Like Abraham Lincoln's duel or Jimmy Carter's UFO sighting . . . and let's not forget about the president who went skinny-dipping in the Potomac every day!
That's the kind of presidential history you'll find in The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told: One hundred little-known stories to make you shake your head in wonder..."
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Current Events
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Pick a Better Country
An Unassuming Colored Guy
Speaks His Mind About America
Ken Hamblin
ISBN: 0684843188
ISBN-13: 9780684843186
Copyright © 1996
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March 2008
BORDERS®
(amazon.com)
1,518,656
Trade: 252pp
Cover: $12.00
New: $1.00
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From the Publisher:
"Calling himself "The Black Avenger," Ken Hamblin insists that America works for anyone who is willing to seize this country's opportunities, remain diligent, and commit to our traditional values of right and wrong. From Hamblin's perspective, all black Americans today share this opportunity. They are no longer victims, and white people should stop feeling guilty about the past. Raised on welfare in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, Hamblin knows what it's like to grow up poor. And he faced segregation firsthand, as an Army soldier stationed in the South in the days before the civil rights movement. But he refused to settle for poverty, never making it an excuse for failure or assuming it was his lot in life as a black American. And after joining the millions of other Americans who took down "colored" and "white only" signs in the 1960s, today he is demanding to take his place as a fully vested American..."
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Science
Fiction
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Second Genesis
Jeffrey Anderson, M.D.
ISBN: 0515141984
ISBN-13: 9780515141986
Copyright © 2001
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February 2008
Half-Price Books
461,992
Paperback: 371pp
Cover: $7.99
Used: $1.00
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From the Cover:
"In a private compound deep in the jungles of the Amazon rain forest, a team of scientists, expert in stem cell engineering, is playing God. With unnerving success. Among them, young biologist Jamie Kendrick is grappling with the implications of the lab's creation--a genetically altered chimpanzee, as intelligent, as soulful, and as sentient as man. It reads. It writes. It reasons. And like man, it hunts."
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Cookbook
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100 Best 4 Ingredient Recipes
Favorite Brand NameTM
ISBN: 1412724988
ISBN-13: 9781412724982
Copyright © 2003
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February 2008
barnesandnoble.com
(amazon.com)
1,731,234
Hardback: 160pp
Cover: $9.98
New: $8.98
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From the Back Cover:
"One, two, three, FOUR--that's right, just FOUR ingredients is all it takes to make a wonderfully delicious meal. It's so easy no one will believe that only four ingredients are needed. No more messy cleanups or difficult recipes to follow. Favorite Brand NameTM 100 Best 4 Ingredient Recipes includes a great collection of appetizers, side dishes, main dishes, and desserts that will get you in and out of the kitchen in a flash."
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Fiction
(Short Stories)
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Sermons & Soda-Water
John O'Hara
ISBN: 0881842710
ISBN-13: 9780881842715
Copyright © 1960
Sermons & Soda-Water
(1960 Cover)
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January 2008
barnesandnoble.com
USED FROM OUR AUTHORIZED SELLERS
(amazon.com)
1,819,977
Hardback: 328pp
Cover: NA
'60 Cover: $3.95
Used: $1.99
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From the Publisher:
"Sermons and Soda Water consists of 3 novellas which involve the same person -- James Mallory. Mallory is thought to be the alter ego of O'Hara. The first story "The Girl on the Baggage Truck" is a story of the younger Mallory barely avoiding being pulled down by involvement with an aspiring actress. The second, my favorite, "Imagine Kissing Pete" is the story of a bad marriage which goes good. I'm surprised no one ever made a movie of this one. The final one is a story of Mallory's senior years. He meets up with an old friend he has gradually moved away from, mainly due to the friend's marriage to a woman no one likes. Mallory is surprised to discover that his friend genuinely loved his wife. These stories remain popular because, like Appointment in Samarra, they highlight O'Hara's ability with dialogue and the description."
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