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Title
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The Book That
Changed My LIfe
71 Remarkable Writers
Celebrate the
Books That Matter
Most to Them
edited by
Roxanne J. Coady
Joy Johannessen
ISBN: 1592402100
ISBN-13: 9781592402106
Copyright © 2006
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May 2007
Half-Price Books
21,564
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From the Publisher:
"With the goal of promoting literacy (and with proceeds going to the Read to Grow Foundation), here are 65 spirited testaments to the transformative power of reading from 65 distinguished contributors, as compiled by bookseller Roxanne Coady and editor Joy Johannessen. Books change lives, and if you have any doubts on that score, you need only dip into this joyous celebration of reading by 65 people who have distinguished themselves in various fields, from sports, to cooking, to journalism and the arts. In brief and lively essays, the contributors— wrestlers, actors, singers, monks, Nobel Prize winners, chefs, politicians, writers—tell about the single book that changed the way they see themselves and the world around them. . . . "
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World War
1939-1945
Caricatures and cartoons
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Dr.Seuss Goes to War
The World War II
Editorial Cartoons of
Theodore Seuss Geisel
Richard H. Minear
ISBN: 1565847040
ISBN-13: 9781565847040
Copyright © 1999
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May 2007
BORDERS®
67,784
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From the Publisher:
"For decades, readers throughout the world have enjoyed the marvelous stories and illustrations of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. But few know Geisel's work as a political cartoonist during World War II for the New York daily newspaper PM. In these marvelously trenchant cartoons, Geisel captured the Zeitgeist - especially the attitudes of the New Deal liberals who read PM - with a wonderful Seussian flair, Dr. Seuss Goes to War features handsome, large-format reproductions of more than two hundred of Geisel's cartoons from this time.. "The cartoons savage Hitler, Japan, Mussolini, and "isolationist" leaders such as Charles Lindbergh; exhort readers to give full support to the war effort, put up with shortages, buy U. S. savings bonds, and help control inflation . . ."
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Ark of the Covenant
Miscellanea
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The Sign & the Seal
The Quest for the Lost
Ark of the Covenant
Graham Hancock
ISBN: 0671865412
ISBN-13: 9780671865412
Copyright © 1992
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May 2007
HamiltonBook.com
29,553
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From the Publisher:
"The fact of the Lost Ark of the Covenant is one of the grant historical mysteries of all time. To believers, the Ark is the legendary vesel holding the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. The Bible contains hundreds of references to the Ark's power to level mountains, destroy armies, and lay waste to cities. The Ark itself, however, mysteriously disappears from recorded history sometime after the building of the Temple of Solomon. After ten years of searching through the dusty archives of Europe and the Middle East, as well as braving the real-life dangers of a bloody civil war in Ethiopia, Graham Hancock has succeeded where scores of others have failed. This intrepid journalist has tracked down the true story behind the myths and legends -- revealing where the Ark is today, how it got there, and why it remains hidden . . ."
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General &
Miscellaneous
Religion
Prayer
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In Silence
Why We Pray
Donald Spoto
ISBN: 014219638X
ISBN-13: 9780142196380
Copyright © 2004
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May 2007
HamiltonBook.com
277,014
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From the Publisher:
"The literature of prayer has an old and rich tradition, but Donald Spoto's extraordinary new work of scholarship and devotion may be the first book to explore not only what prayer says about God but what it reveals about us and the universal experiences that have moved us to call on God throughout the ages. Drawing on the words of religious thinkers of both East and West, from the author of Psalms to Rumi and from Teresa of Ávila to Chögyam Trungpa, In Silence explores the nature, quality, history, and effects of prayer: as petition, as forgiveness, as cry of suffering, as abandonment, as serenity, as loving, as silence. . ."
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Sports &
Adventure
Biography
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Luckiest Man
The Life and Death
of Lou Gehrig
Jonathan Eig
ISBN: 0743268938
ISBN-13: 9780743268936
Copyright © 2005
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May 2007
HamiltonBook.com
(amazon.com)
506,606
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From the Publisher:
"Lou Gehrig was the Iron Horse, baseball's strongest and most determined superstar — struck down in his prime by a disease that now bears his name. But who was Lou Gehrig, really? What fueled his ferocious competitive drive? How did he cope with the illness that abruptly ended his career and drained him of his legendary power? Drawing on dozens of new interviews and hundreds of pages of Gehrig's personal and previously unpublished letters, this definitive biography gives us a deeper, more intimate understanding of the life of an American hero. Lou Gehrig is regarded as the greatest first baseman in baseball history. A muscular but clumsy athlete, he grew up in New York City, the sole survivor among four siblings. . ."
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Arab-Israel War
1967
(Six Day War)
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Operation Cyanide
Why the Bombing of the
U.S.S. Liberty Nearly
Caused World War III
Peter Hounam
Forward by:
Richard S. Thompson
ISBN: 1904132197
ISBN-13: 9781904132196
Copyright © 2003
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May 2007
HamiltonBook.com
(amazon.com)
506,606
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From the Publisher:
"This hard-hitting investigation into the 1967 attack on the USS Liberty raises disturbing questions about an attack by unmarked planes and torpedo boats in international waters during the Six-Day War between Israel and the Arab states. It tells the story of a 75-minute attack on this surveillance ship that killed 34 men and injured 172. The attack was initially thought to be the responsibility of either Egypt or the Soviet Union, but astonishingly Israel, the United States' closest ally, said that the planes and boats belonged to them and that they mistook the ship for an Egyptian vessel despite the prominently displayed Stars and Stripes. This investigative account reveals that the attack was part of a clandestine plan between the United States and Israel known as 'Operation Cyanide,' which was developed well before the Six-Day War, and was designed to ensure victory for Israel in the Middle East . . ."
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Celebrities
Relationships
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How They Met
Fateful Encounters of
Famous Lovers, Rivals,
Partners, and Other
Strange Bedfellows
Joey Green
ISBN: 1579123279
ISBN-13: 9781579123277
Copyright © 2003
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May 2007
HamiltonBook.com
604,053
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From the Publisher:
"Everyone lvoes popular biography, especially when served up in concentrated, fact-filled listings, each one enhanced by an eye-catching photograph. How They Met tells the entertaining and often enlightening stories of all those twosomes for whom the total was much more than the sum of their parts. It's an irresistibly insightful celebration of the icons of entertainment, business, and more - from Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to Ben and Jerry."
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Relationships
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How to Satisfy a Woman
Every Time ...
Naura Hayden
ISBN: 094210417X
ISBN-13: 9780942104172
Copyright © 1982
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May 2007
HamiltonBook.com
22,514
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From the Book:
"I believe in marriage. I also believe in faithfulness in marriage . . . I believe God gave us our sex organs to bond us together in pleasure within our marriage. And through this incredible pleasure, to keep us faithful to each other as long as we both shall live."
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Knots
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The Directory of Knots
John Shaw
ISBN: 0641804598
ISBN-13: 9780641804595
Copyright © 2003
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May 2007
HamiltonBook.com
420,492
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From the Publisher:
"Anyone can tie a knot or two … (and more) contained in this book. If you cannot, it is merely because you have not yet learned to do so. For knotting is one of those basic skills, like the ability to swim or read a map, that is accessible to all who choose to acquire them and separates self-sufficient and confident folk from the rest. Tying knots is as satisfying as any other aspect of mental and manual dexterity, but has practical applications. In a new millennium that is likely to prove at least as hostile to humankind as the last one, knot tyers are among those helping to conserve the planet's dwindling and finite resources; for knots are reusable and, unlike factory-made and store-bought clips, clamps, and other gadgets, come virtually free in terms of cash and energy consumption. And knot tying can be fun.
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Clouds
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The Cloudspotter's Guide
The Science, History and
Culture of Clouds
Gavin Pretor-Pinney
ISBN: 0553383809
ISBN-13: 9780553383805
Copyright © 2006
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April 2007
BORDERS®
14,054
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From Kirkus Reviews:
"A handbook with pizzazz from the Oxford-educated founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society. British journalist Pretor-Pinney brings enthusiasm and knowledge to the subject of clouds. All the basics of a field guide are here, with chapters on each of the ten fundamental types of clouds-the low-lying cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus and stratocumulus; the mid-level altocumulus, altostratus and nimbostratus; and the high cirrus, cirrocumulus and cirrostratus-plus contrails and assorted others not recognized as true types. The author's "How-to-Spot" page on each cloud describes its characteristics, and tells how to distinguish among its subtypes and variations. The author spells out clearly, with words and diagrams, just how clouds form and the weather associated with each kind. Such facts, however, are but a small part of his armamentarium ... "
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Science
Humor
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The Man Who Tried
to Clone Himself
Marc Abrahams
ISBN: 0553383809
ISBN-13: 9780553383805
Copyright © 2005
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April 2007
BORDERS®
585,333
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From the Publisher:
"A hilarious collection of the world’s most improbable research in the sciences, arts, and humanities.
The Nobel Prize brings well-deserved recognition to the world’s greatest accomplishments. But for some who are not lucky enough to become Nobel laureates comes the Ig Nobel Prize, which honors the most eccentrically innovative minds and their unique endeavors. Born from the annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony at Harvard University, The Man Who Tried to Clone Himself is a fresh collection of the unbelievable-but-true achievements that are awarded this prestigious honor, including:
* The scientists who discovered that chickens prefer beautiful humans
* The entire nation of Liechtenstein, which rents itself out for weddings, bar mitzvahs, or other gatherings
* The Norwegian research team that documented the impact of wearing wet underwear in the cold"
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Fiction
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The Usual Rules
Joyce Maynard
ISBN: 0312283695
ISBN-13: 9780312283698
Copyright © 2003
The Usual Rules
Joyce Maynard
Advance Reader's Copy
Not for Sale
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April 2007
Half-Price Books
152,449
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From the Publisher:
"It's a Tuesday morning in Brooklyn--a perfect September day. Wendy is heading to school, eager to make plans with her best friend, worried about how she looks, mad at her mother for not letting her visit her father in California, impatient with her little brother and with the almost too-loving concern of her jazz musician stepfather. She's out the door to catch the bus. An hour later comes the news: A plane has crashed into the World Trade Center--her mother's office building. Through the eyes of thirteen-year-old Wendy, we gain entrance to the world rarely shown by those who documented the events of that one terrible day: a family's slow and terrible realization that Wendy's mother has died, and their struggle to go on with their lives in the face of such a crushing loss. Absent for years, Wendy's real father shows up without warning. He takes her back with him to California, where she re-invents her life: Wendy now lives more or less on her own in a one-room apartment with a TV set and not much else. Wendy's new circle now includes her father's cactus-grower girlfriend, newly reconnected with the son she gave up for adoption twenty years before; a sad and tender bookstore owner who introduces her to the voice of Anne Frank and to his autistic son; and a homeless skateboarder, on a mission to find his long-lost brother. ... "
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