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A memoir of the haunting and redemptive events of the acclaimed writer's life-the betrayal of a con-man father; a murder-suicide in his family's house; the presence of an oystercatcher-each one, as the saying goes, stranger than fiction As with many of us, the life of novelist Howard Norman has had its share of incidents of "arresting strangeness." Yet few of us connect these moments, as Norman has done in this spellbinding memoir, to show how life...
62) Conquering the Seven Summits of Sales: From Everest to Every Business, Achieving Peak Performance
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Two experts who have summited the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents-and scaled the highest peaks in corporate sales-examine what it takes to achieve sales success, drawing on the techniques and determination it takes to climb the world's highest peaks. When Susan Ershler and John Waechter each made the grueling journey to the top of Mount Everest, they were motivated by the desire to join the elite group of climbers that had conquered...
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At the height of WWII, five idealistic young Americans receive a mysterious letter from the OSS, asking them if they are willing to fight for their country. The men and women from very different backgrounds--a Texan athlete with German roots, an upper-crust son of a French mother and a wealthy businessman, a dirt-poor Midwestern fly fisherman, an orphaned fashion designer, and a ravishingly beautiful female fencer -- all answer the call of duty, but...
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The unbelievable true story of artist Thomas Kinkade, self-described "Painter of Light," and the dramatic rise-and fall-of his billion-dollar gallery and licensing businessHe was just one man, but Thomas Kinkade ultimately made more money from his art than every other artist in the history of the world combined. His sentimental paintings of babbling brooks, rural churches surrounded by brilliant fall foliage, and idyllic countryside cottages were...
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A treacherous journey… Joel McAllister is a lieutenant in the Confederate Army-or at least he was, until Lee surrendered. Now he's determined to get as far away from war as possible, somewhere beyond North and South … and maybe somewhere with some gold: Idaho Territory. Accompanied by his steadfast sergeant, Riley, the two former soldiers travel westward from Texas. But the trail to Silver City is littered with peril-including a band of notoriously...
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A quest, a war, a ring that would be grounds for calling any wedding off, a king without a kingdom, and a furry little "hero" named Frito, ready-or maybe just forced by the wizard Goodgulf-to undertake the one mission that can save Lower Middle Earth from enslavement by the evil Sorhed. Luscious Elf-maidens, a roller-skating dragon, ugly plants that can soul kiss the unwary to death-these are just some of the ingredients in the wildest, wackiest,...
67) Defenders of the Faith: Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520-1536
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A bestselling historian recounts sixteen years that shook the world-the epic clash between Europe and the Ottoman Turks that ended the Renaissance and brought Islam to the gates of Vienna. In the bestselling Warriors of God and Dogs of God, James Reston Jr. limned two epochal conflicts between Islam and Christendom. Here he examines the ultimate battle in that centuries-long war, which found Europe at its most vulnerable and Islam on the attack. This...
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A new understanding of the man who changed the face of American politicsWilliam F. Buckley Jr. is widely regarded as the most influential American conservative writer, activist, and organizer in the postwar era. In this nuanced biography, Alvin Felzenberg sheds light on little-known aspects of Buckley's career, including his role as back-channel adviser to policy makers, his intimate friendship with both Ronald and Nancy Reagan, his changing views...
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The 1964 murder of a nationally known cancer researcher sets the stage for this gripping exposé of medical professionals enmeshed in covert government operations over the course of three decades. Following a trail of police records, FBI files, cancer statistics, and medical journals, this revealing book presents evidence of a web of medical secret-keeping that began with the handling of evidence in...
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When Mark McDonough was a teen, a catastrophic fire claimed the lives of his mother and younger brother. It also left Mark with burns on over sixty-five percent of his body. During a long and painful recovery, his faltering faith in God was strengthened by a remarkable near-death experience. Inspired to pursue a career as a plastic surgeon to help those who suffer as he has, McDonough has overcome numerous other adversities on his journey, including...
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Lt. Col. Robert Patterson-former Senior Military Aide to President Clinton-exposes how President Barack Obama's national security policies are weakening our military and endangering America's safety. From underfunding and misusing the military to his "Apology Tour" across Europe and the Middle East, President Obama has made America more vulnerable with both our allies and our enemies.
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"A debut thriller for fans of Lucy Foley and Liz Moore, Dark Things I Adore is a stunning Gone Girl-esque tale of atonement that proves that in the grasp of manipulative men, women may momentarily fall. But in the hands of fierce women, men will be brought to their knees. Three campfire secrets. Two witnesses. One dead in the trees. And the woman, thirty years later, bent on making the guilty finally pay. 1988. A group of outcasts gather at a small,...
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A lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common misperceptions of the European Middle Ages, showing the beauty and communion that flourished alongside the dark brutality-a brilliant reflection of humanity itself.
The word "medieval" conjures images of the "Dark Ages"-centuries of ignorance, superstition, stasis, savagery, and poor hygiene. But the myth of darkness obscures the truth; this was a remarkable period in human history. The...
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What's a congressman from Virginia doing in places where bullets fly and babies starve? Thirty years ago, Frank Wolf was elected to the U.S. Congress to address local transportation issues. Fueled by a faith that made him believe he could do something about it, the congressman grew to champion human and religious rights around the world - from cracking down on gang-related crimes in the U.S. to relieving suffering from war, AIDS, and famine in places...
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"Before he was the Incredible Hulk, Dr. Bruce Banner was a renowned scientist. Now in hiding from the US military, he's on the hunt for a cure to the gamma radiation that poisoned his body and releases his unbridled rage. When a new, stronger foe named the Abomination rears his head back home, Dr. Banner must decide whether he can embrace the creature he becomes"--Back cover.
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For fifteen years, the Wilcoxes have been a family in name only. Though never the picture of happiness, they once seemed like a typical white Jewish clan from the Upper West Side. But in the early 2000s, two events ruptured the relationships between them. First, Naomi revealed to her children that her biological father was actually Black. In the aftermath, college-age daughter Bering left home to become a radical peace activist in Palestine's West...
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An ongoing, episodic 'prose comic' from which the pictures are summoned by the magic of words, Goon Squad is set in a version of modern-day Manchester. Its biggest divergence from the real city is that it (along with most other large urban centers) has a team of superheroes to protect it against unusual threats with which the conventional forces of law and order would have problems. Goon Squad, Vol. 3: Old Enemies is composed of: 'Life during Wartime,'...
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Professor Vlad Smith is on a terrifying quest, one that will take him from the halls of our most hallowed institutions to the most run-down of old houses in blighted neighborhoods. A mysterious committee, shredded yellowed newspapers, a daguerreotype of a Confederate soldier, a headless corpse, and a corpse less head...These are the clues that Smith must piece together to save his sanity and his daughter, and uncover the terrible secret of the Boss...