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Thompson examines the lives of heiresses throughout history and discovers the often tragic truth beneath the gilded surface. Before the 20th century a wife's inheritance was the property of her husband, making her vulnerable to kidnap, forced marriages, even confinement in an asylum. And in modern times, heiresses fell victim to fortune-hunters who squandered their millions. In discussing their lives, Thompson also tells a bigger story about how all...
82) The best of me
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2020.
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"For more than twenty-five years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space, virtually creating his own genre. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is almost impossible to read without laughing. Now, for the first time collected in one volume, the author brings us his funniest and most memorable work....
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About a quarter century ago, a previously unknown writer named William Least Heat-Moon wrote a book called Blue Highways. Acclaimed as a classic, it was a travel book like no other. Quirky, discursive, endlessly curious, Heat-Moon had embarked on an American journey off the beaten path. Sticking to the small places via the small roads--those colored blue on maps--he uncovered a nation deep in character, story, and charm. Now, for the first time since...
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John Lerma's best-selling book, Into the Light, inspired thousands of readers to discover not only what awaits us as we prepare to make our journey from earth to heaven, but, more importantly, how to achieve heaven on earth.
In Learning from the Light, Dr. Lerma shares more angelic messages given to his patients and more stories from and about survivors who have experienced the loss of a loved one...and their visits with angels.
The mystical experiences...
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"Taste the World! It's truly a feast of wonder: Created by the ever-curious minds behind Atlas Obscura, this breathtaking guide transforms our sense of what people around the world eat and drink. Covering all seven continents, Gastro Obscura serves up a loaded plate of incredible ingredients, food adventures, and edible wonders. Ready for a beer made from fog in Chile? Sardinia's "Threads of God" pasta? Egypt's 2000-year-old egg ovens? But far more...
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The Pentagon's a strange place. Inside secure command centers, military officials make life and death decisions--but the Pentagon also offers food courts, banks, drugstores, florists, and chocolate shops. When Rosa Brooks gave her family a tour, her mother gaped at the glossy window displays: "So the heart of American military power is a shopping mall?" In a sense, yes: the U.S. military has become our one-stop-shopping solution to global problems....
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
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First edition.
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vi, 296 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"An inspiring and deeply personal coming of age memoir from one of Silicon Valley's youngest entrepreneurs--a second-generation Latino immigrant who taught himself how to code as a thirteen-year-old and went on to claim his share of the American dream." -- inside front jacket flap.
"A memoir from one of the most extraordinary entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, who taught himself how to code as a thirteen-year-old and claimed his share of the American...
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A collection of fly-fishing essays reflects the author's visits to regions ranging from the Smokies and eastern Tennessee to the Canadian Maritimes and Mexico, where he explored such topics as fishing etiquette, mosquitoes, and the charms of third-rate streams.
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The last surviving child of Joe and Rose Kennedy presents an intimate portrait of her family's shared life that describes how her parents would encourage their children to discuss current events, forge a strong work ethic and appreciate the sacrifices of their ancestors.
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Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2015]
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First United States edition.
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276 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"Alfred Hitchcock was a strange child. Fat, lonely, burning with fear and ambition, his childhood was an isolated one, scented with fish from his father's shop. Afraid to leave his bedroom, he would plan great voyages, using railway timetables to plot an exact imaginary route across Europe. So how did this fearful figure become the one of the most respected film directors of the twentieth century? As an adult, Hitch rigorously controlled the press's...
98) Fight on!
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Heritage Builders
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2016.
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First edition.
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v, 306 pages ; 23 cm.
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English
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COLLECTED BIOGRAPHIES. "Life is tough! We are tougher! But there are times when you need a little boost, a little help to get over life's apparently insurmountable hurdles." The stories in Fight On! are about people who met life's challenges head-on, whether voluntarily or out of situational necessity. Whatever the circumstances, they all refused to give up or give in. Some persevered and lived fruitful lives, others were not so fortunate. All of...
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