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A highly personal true story of memory and the power of friendship from journalist Bob Greene. Growing up in Bexley, Ohio, population 13,000, Bob and his four best friends--Allen, Chuck, Dan, and Jack--were inseparable. Of the four, Jack was Bob's very best friend, a bond forged from the moment they met on the first day of kindergarten. They grew up together, got in trouble together, learned about life together--and were ultimately separated by time...
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Aaron Finkelstein turned to his friend's cultic religious group for fellowship and a spiritual experience. That he found, but his pursuit of a personal relationship with God became a trek through a maze of legalism and confusion of doctrine. Extortion and money laundering were part and parcel of doing business with a homeless and penniless ministry. The mandate of a celibate ministry and the ban on homosexuality were obviously difficult to police,...
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Meet John Gullivan, age thirteen, obsessed with the moles that dot most of his body. Meet his brother Gully, who can't stop laughing at them. Now meet the brothers ten years later, in the middle of the most ferocious blizzard anyone can remember. Set in an Irish working-class suburb of Boston in the 1960s and 1970s, Puff centers on a quest as the soon-to-be-orphaned brothers, posing as rescue personnel, attempt to steer their dilapidated van through...
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In the brutal world of organized crime, a tale has emerged of a mysterious figure known only as Lancer. No federal agency, nor any state or local police force, has given this tale any official recognition, but the legendary account of the enigmatic figure has grown steadily with each passing year. Some mobsters, who by their very nature live in a constant state of frightened paranoia, experienced firsthand---Whispers in the Night---and learned too...
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Bob Dylan, cantautor de cantautores, recientemente galardonado con el Premio Nobel de Literatura, presenta la edición del primer volumen de sus memorias.
Las incomparables dotes de narrador y la exquisita expresividad que constituyen el sello distintivo de su música hacen de "Crónicas" una reflexión penetrante sobre la vida y sobre las personas y los lugares que moldearon al hombre y su arte.
En 1961 Bob Dylan llega a Nueva York y se instala...
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The adventures of Ben and Bob land the duo just steps away from Bob's residence in the Piazza Navona in Rome. While Bob enjoys a late evening drink in the Piazza, a bomb explodes in Bob's apartment and soon, he is being shot at. As someone is trying to kill him, Bob telephones his partner in New York City but Ben cannot arrive on a flight until the following morning. Bob must find a way to stay alive in the meantime. Ben is an entrepreneur, whose...
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In this novelette Ben and Bob are hired to find a valuable, long lost family coat of arms linked to an immense Napoleonic treasure, but they are unaware of what occurs when the sun goes down in one of the most mysterious cities on earth. Ben is an entrepreneur whose knowledge, success and insight are sought worldwide. Bob, published in many scientific journals, is a renowned inventor with numerous patents and winner of The Noble Prize in Physics....
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Chia Power can make you skinny, strong, and healthy
The Aztecs cultivated the world's most nutritious foods, which provided them with the strength to build one of civilization's greatest empires. The key to the astounding fitness and energy levels of the Aztec warriors? The miracle superfood: chia. Already fueling endurance athletes and distance runners like those featured in the bestselling book Born to Run, chia is quickly gaining popularity as...
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Scuba diver and author of Atlantic's Last Stop uses records and personal experience to examine the vessels in Halifax Harbour on the day of the 1917 Explosion to uncover what happened that day-and why. On the morning of December 6, 1917, ships and boats were in constant movement in Halifax Harbour. The First World War was in its fourth year and Halifax, the closest mainland North American naval port to Europe, was feeling its effect.
At 8:45 A.M.,...
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"Casemate has a long history of publishing high quality military history non-fiction. Lately, they have expanded their range of work to include well written novels using wartime settings." – WWII History MagazineIn Cold War Berlin US Army Major Harry Holbrook is caught in the midst of assassination attempts and has to put his trust in an unknown contact and the reliability of information that may allow him to foil another assassination.
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This unique collection of contemporary combat accounts provides a primary source insight into the reality of artillery operations on the Eastern Front. Mobile, rail and towed artillery are all considered in this fascinating compilation. This book is part of the 'Hitler's War Machine' series, a new military history range compiled and edited by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers. The series draws on primary sources and contemporary...
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Bob (Robert) Rae is Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.
Before his appointment by the Government of Canada, Mr. Rae served as Canada's special envoy on humanitarian and refugee issues, continuing the important work that he began in 2017 as Canada's special envoy to Myanmar while also addressing other pressing humanitarian and refugee issues around the world.
The former premier of Ontario and former interim...
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In this novelette the ancient gods convene for a meeting in Venice, Italy but evil lurks in the shadows of this charming city. Ben is an entrepreneur whose knowledge, success and insight are sought worldwide. Bob, published in many scientific journals, is a renowned inventor with numerous patents and winner of The Noble Prize in Physics. Together, Ben and Bob form SWAMP---Strategies with a Meaningful Purpose---and team their skills to combat a menacing...
15) The Game Begins
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A body is discovered in a vacant lot in Chicago and the city's top homicide detective is assigned to investigate. In this psychological thriller, a devious killer personally challenges Lt. Barton. The killer meticulously organizes his thoughts with analytical precision around his elaborate plans and reviews every minute detail a thousand times in the solitary darkness of his residence...The reddish-orange glow of a lighted cigarette emanated from...
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Widely celebrated upon its original publication in 1999, National Book Award winning writer Bob Shacochis's The Immaculate Invasion is a gritty, poetic, and revelatory look at the American intervention in Haiti in 1994. In 1994, the United States embarked on Operation Uphold Democracy, a response to the overthrow of the democratically elected Haitian government by a brutal military coup. Bob Shacochis traveled to Haiti for Harper's and was embedded...
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If the weathered landmarks and forgotten trails of the Lone Star State could talk, this is what they might say.
The TV show Expedition Texas brings to life stories of abandoned buildings, ghost towns and other lost Texas history locations. Hit the road with Bob Mauldin and his crew and hear the stories behind the stories. Venture deep beneath the surface to explore a missile launch site. Climb crumbling stairs high above the ground to the top of...
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An orphaned kitten, rescued from the jaws of a vicious dog by a young naval captain, Horatio Nelson, is taken on board the battleship HMS Agamemnon to control mice and rats in the hold. The year is 1793 and Britain's navy is about to go to war with France. Terrified of cannons, mice and rats the kitten has to learn about life at sea, but struggles to overcome his fears.
Follow the cat's adventures as he is befriended by a cabin boy and is helped...
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The Highlands of Scotland are rich in traditional stories. Even today, in the modern world of internet and supermarkets, old legends dating as far back as the times of the Gaels, Picts and Vikings are still told at night around the fireside. They are tales of the sidh – the fairy people – and their homes in the green hills; of great and gory battles, and of encounters with the last wolves in Britain; of solitary ghosts, and of supernatural creatures...
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The U-Boat war is a unique visual record of Hitler`s infamous submarine fleet and a grim account of those that lived, worked and risked their lives stalking the depths of the Atlantic and Mediterranean seas. The book analyses the development of the U-boat, the recruitment and training, and reveals how the crews tried to destroy essential Allied supplies across the Atlantic and bring Britain to its knees. Using some 250 rare and unpublished photographs...