In the fall of 1971, when William Rehnquist was nominated to fill an Associate Justice seat on the Supreme Court, the Senate raised no major objections... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7435-2114-5
Author:  John W Dean

Read by the author, an essayist and stand-up comedian, this collection of hilarious essays is about a single guy attempting to live on the right side of hip.... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7861-2749-X
Author:  Peter Hyman

Shelley Stewart is president of one of Alabama`s largest advertising agencies, the co-owner of Birmingham`s WATV-AM, and a well-known radio personality.... ... Read More

ISBN:  1-4025-3679-8
Author:  Shelley Stewart with Nathan Hale Turner Jr

When the United States declared war against Spain in 1898, Theodore Roosevelt resigned his post... ... Read More

ISBN:  1-55690-914-4
Author:  Theodore Roosevelt

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ISBN:  N/A
Author:  Growing up in Brooklyn in the 1930s and 1940s] I never saw a dirt field Everything was cement And the only thing we could do - we had two choices [Joe Richman

In the fall of 1988, Sue Miller found herself caring for her father as he slipped into the grasp of Alzheimer`s disease... ... Read More

ISBN:  0736690115
Author:  Sue Miller

As a 2-year-old, Helen Keller was stricken with a mysterious illness which left her blind and deaf... ... Read More

ISBN:  1-55690-870-9
Author:  Helen Keller

William Somerset Maugham (1874?1965) was born at the height of British imperial power. When he died, the British Empire was all but a memory.... ... Read More

ISBN:  1-929718-06-3
Author:  William Somerset Maugham

This gripping story of courage and achievement is the account of Robert Falcon Scott`s last fateful expedition to the Antarctic, as told by surviving expedition member Apsley Cherry-Garrard.... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7861-2422-9
Author:  Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Whether the topic is the Nixon White House or Vietnam, the JFK assassination or the 1968 election, Schieffer has a story to tell that you simply have not heard before.... ... Read More

ISBN:  1-4025-3632-1
Author:  Bob Schieffer

In January 2003, Nick Sparks and his brother Micah set off on a three-week trip around the world.... ... Read More

ISBN:  1-58621-642-2
Author:  Nicholas Sparks ,  Micah Sparks

Frank Conroy first visited Nantucket with a gang of college friends in 1955.... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-73669-857-4
Author:  Frank Conroy

Frank Conroy first visited Nantucket with a gang of college friends in 1955.... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7393-0824-6
Author:  Frank Conroy

The Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, is thought of as a mysterious, almost mythical place for the cure of the rich and famous.... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7861-2622-1
Author:  Barnaby Conrad

Reflecting on his career, Stephen E. Ambrose - one of the country`s most influential historians - confronts America`s failures and struggles as he explores both its moral and pragmatic triumphs... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7435-2922-7
Author:  Stephen E Ambrose