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Soft Spots
A Marine's Memoir of Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2009
A powerful, haunting, provocative memoir of a Marine in Iraq—and his struggle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in a system trying to hide the damage done
Marine Sergeant Clint Van Winkle flew to war on Valentine's Day 2003. His battalion was among the first wave of troops that crossed...
Diving for Starfish
The Jeweler, the Actress, the Heiress, and One of the World's Most Alluring Pieces of Jewelry
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
Both a history of fine jewelry coming out of Paris in the Golden Age and a tour through the secretive world of high-end, privately-sold jewelry, Diving for Starfish is a stylish detective story with a glittering piece of jewelry at its heart.
In the mid 1930s, in the workroom of the famous...
by Les Dawson
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2012
The first-ever joke book from one of the UK's best-loved comedians, Les Dawson's Joke Book is a must for any fan of this perennially popular comedian. Collecting together the highlights of his 26-year career across radio and television, from his early days on Opportunity Knocks to Cissie and Ada. A lover...
Aerosmith
The Fall and the Rise of Rock's Greatest Band
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
In Aerosmith, Martin Huxley chronicles the fall and the rise of rock's greatest band. Read about the origins of mega rockstars Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford, and Joey Kramer--from the group's near break-up to their path of success that would eventually lead to them to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Vincente Minnelli
Hollywood's Dark Dreamer
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2009
Vincente Minnelli, Hollywood's Dark Dreamer is the first full-length biography of Vincente Minnelli, one of the most legendary and influential directors in the twentieth century, encompassing his life, his art, and his artistry. Minnelli started out as a set and costume designer in New York, where...
by Mike Straka
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2007
What makes you go Grrr?
Is it the celebrity who is under the delusion that you actually care about how he or she wants you to vote, when all you really care about from the Hollywood set is how they will entertain you? Is it that Paris Hilton is dressing your daughters, Tom Cruise is having...
Stalin's Englishman
Guy Burgess, the Cold War, and the Cambridge Spy Ring
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Guy Burgess was the most important, complex, and fascinating of "The Cambridge Spies"—Maclean, Philby, Blunt—brilliant young men recruited in the 1930s to betray their country to the Soviet Union. An engaging and charming companion to many, an unappealing, utterly ruthless manipulator...
The Dancer's Way
The New York City Ballet Guide to Mind, Body, and Nutrition
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
In the current dance scene, performers contend with choreography that involves extreme dance, multiple techniques, and acrobatic moves, exemplified in the popular reality television show, "So You Think You Can Dance." The dilemma for aspiring professionals is that dance class no longer provides...
The Syria Report
The West's Destruction of Syria to Gain Control Over Iran
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Written by the team of Special Operations veterans at SOFREP, THE SYRIA REPORT is a behind-the-scenes look at the roots of the drama and unrest that is unfolding in Syria. Based on information from sources within the intelligence community, using historical case studies and on-the-ground assets, author...
Renoir's Dancer
The Secret Life of Suzanne Valadon
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
Catherine Hewitt's richly told biography of Suzanne Valadon, the illegitimate daughter of a provincial linen maid who became famous as a model for the Impressionists and later as a painter in her own right.
In the 1880s, Suzanne Valadon was considered the Impressionists’ most beautiful model....
by Claude Dauphin
Language: French
Release Date: April 28, 2014
Language: French
Release Date: April 28, 2014
Histoire du style musical d’Haïti représente l’ouvrage le plus considérable qui ait jamais été écrit sur la musique haïtienne et sur la diversité de ses pratiques. L’auteur y aborde les traditions paysannes – le vaudou, les instruments coutumiers, le conte chanté rural –, la musique...
by Prof. A. Norman Jeffares, Muriel Bolger
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
An introduction to all the leading Irish writers and some of the lesser known playwrights, novelists, short story writers, poets, placing them in context and providing a list of their works. Commentaries give brief but telling insights into their work.
The story of Irish writing is followed,...
What's Holding You Back?
30 Days to Having the Courage and Confidence to Do What You Want, Meet Whom You Want, and Go Where You Want
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
You never again need feel powerless in the face of uncertainty, awkward with strangers, or helpless in new situations.With What's Holding You Back?, Sam Horn shows you the way to a solid sense of self-assurance that doesn't depend on where you are or who you're with. This is a practical, user-friendly...
A Woman's Place Is at the Top
A Biography of Annie Smith Peck, Queen of the Climbers
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Annie Smith Peck is one of the most accomplished women of the twentieth century that you have never heard of. Peck was a scholar, educator, writer, lecturer, mountain climber, suffragist, and political activist. She was a feminist and an independent thinker who refused to let gender stereotypes stand...