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A call to reform our antiquated political institutions before it’s too late—from the New York Times bestselling authors of How Democracies Die America is undergoing a massive experiment: It is moving, in fits and starts, toward a multi...

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Drawing on his unprecedented access to Grace Kelly, bestselling biographer Spoto at last offers an intimate, honest, and authoritative portrait of one of Hollywood's legendary actresses.

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"Originally published in Great Britain by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London"--Title page verso

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In 1943, from a windowless basement office in London, two brilliant intelligence officers conceived a plan that was both simple and complicated--Operation Mincemeat--to deceive the Nazis into thinking that Allied forces were planning to attack sou...

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In this book, bestsellling author Bill Bryson confronts his greatest challenge: to understand--and, if possible, answer--the oldest, biggest questions posed about the universe, everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization. High school ...

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Exploring the actor's troubled childhood, ambiguous sexuality, and lifelong insecurities as well as the magical amalgam of characteristics that allowed him to remain Hollywood's favorite romantic lead for more than 35 years, this is a complete por...

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The final thrilling chapter in the Tristan and Isolde trilogy . . . Isolde, heir to the throne of the queens, is now a sovereign in her own right. With the glories of the throne comes the responsibility of a queen, and Isolde knows she must return...

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Does the sensation of Tingrith(1) make you yelp? Do you bend sympathetically when you see someone Ahenny(2)? Can you deal with a Naugatuck(3) without causing a Toronto(4)? Will you suffer from Kettering(5) this summer? Probably. You are almost cer...

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The story of a man who transcended the handicaps of race to become America's first African American mega sports celebrity At the turn of the 20th century, hundreds of lightning-fast racers won the hearts and minds of a bicycling-crazed public. Sci...

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Awash with bloody battles, political intrigue, and an incredible epoch-ending natural disaster, this is the real-life story of Henry Morgan, the legendary pirate of the Caribbean, who in the 17th century challenged the greatest military power on e...

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It was 1733 when the poet and philosopher Voltaire met Emilie du Châtelet, a beguiling—and married—aristocrat who would one day popularize Newton's arcane ideas and pave the way for Einstein's theories. In an era when women were rarely...

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If you can't stand the heat...Get the hell out of New Orleans! Liquor has become one of the hottest restaurants in town, thanks in part to chefs Rickey and G-man's wildly creative, booze-laced food. At the tail end of a busy Mardi Gras, Milford Go...

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One of America's funniest--and most successful--stand-up comedians, appearing solo and as part of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, pens his first book of wisecracking humor.

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Beautiful, twice-married Margaret was fated to be beaten and betrayed, taught rare arts of healing and love, and tried as a witch. But with courage and an open heart, she traversed a world overflowing with bitter sorrow and bawdy laughter to find ...

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On the edge of the Adirondack wilderness, survival is a way of life for the Hazen family. On the first day of hunting season Gary Hazen and his two sons enter the woods, unaware that the trip they are embarking on will force them to come to terms ...

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In this unprecedented collection, such writers as Judith Thurman, Kathryn Harrison, John Hodgman, and Peter Ho Davies reflect on the single, transforming episode that defined each of them as an only child.

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An accessible book about the extraordinary partnership of two men whose lives would intersect during the century's most harrowing days. Readers will discover the similar events that shaped Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill, and how an initia...

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"Supernova" author Bodanis embarks on a mesmerizing journey of discovery about the awe-inspiring force known as electricity--taking readers from Hamburg cellars during a World War II firestorm to the interior of the human body.

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The myth-shattering account of the most famous and most taboo love story in rock-and-roll history "Child Bride reveals the hidden story of rock icon Elvis Presley's love affair with fourteen-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu, the ninth-grader he wo...

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Sexy, edgy, and startlingly revealing, this novel follows three young women and the exact moments when they fall in and out of love.

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From the author of the bestselling "Shakey" comes the first candid, fully researched account of the extraordinary life and career of the late Russ Meyer, the father of modern cinematic sexploitation. 8-page photo insert.

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The late John Lennon's first wife Cynthia recalls her romance and marriage and the rise of the Beatles with the loving honesty of an insider, offering new and fascinating insights.

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Karen Blumenthal, like most people, is mystified by the stock market. Just why is it, she wonders, that seemingly good news can send a stock plummeting and bad news can send it skyrocketing again? In Grande Expectations, she shows how money is mad...

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A dramatic look at Iran's journey through the 20th century. After earning an advanced degree in social work in the U.S., Farmaian returned to Iran, founded the Tehran School of Social Work, and waged a war on poverty and disease for 20 years. But ...

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Master the Numbers Game That's Taking the World by Storm Whether you're one of the millions of people already obsessed with the number puzzles called Sudoku (a Japanese logic game that's like a combination of a crossword puzzle and a Rubik's Cube)...

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In 1917, America's most brazen young con man arrived in the tiny town of Milford, Kansas. Quackbuster Morris Fishbein vowed to put the country's "most daring and dangerous" charlatan out of business. This work offers a marvelous portrait...

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THE BIGGEST SUDOKU COLLECTION YET Carol Vorderman, international Sudoku expert, has done it again! In "Master Sudoku," she introduced America to the popular new number logic game, taking players from novice to expert in 200 puzzles. Now,...

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George Weller was a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who covered World War II across Europe and boldly set out to explore the devastation inflicted on Nagasaki. His never-before-published reports provide a moving, unparalleled look at the bomb that...

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Remember those "Why Do Men Have Nipples?" guys who ruled the airwaves last summer, talking about all sorts of unmentionable body parts, functions, and oddities? Well, they're back with another easy-to-swallow, candy-coated blend of satir...

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In 1470, a reluctant Lady Anne Neville is betrothed by her father, the politically ambitious Earl of Warwick, to Edward, Prince of Wales. A gentle yet fiercely intelligent woman, Anne has already given her heart to the prince's younger brother, Ri...

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