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Isaac's Storm
by Erik Larson
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The riveting true story of the Galveston hurricane of 1900, still the deadliest natural disaster in American history—from the acclaimed …
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Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
by Gary Kinder
Chronicles the final voyage of the SS Central America, as it sank off the Carolina coast in 1857, and explains the recent technology used to …
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Easy Riders Raging Bulls
by Peter Biskind
Examines the impact upon Hollywood of the generation of filmmakers from the 1960s to the 1980s.
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My Dark Places
by James Ellroy
The internationally acclaimed author of the L.A. Quartet and The Underworld USA Trilogy presents another literary masterpiece, this time a true crime murder mystery about …
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Till Death Us Do Part
by Vincent Bugliosi
In the Palliko-Stockton trial, prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi offered a brilliant summation that synthesized for the jury the many inferences and shades of meaning in the …
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I'm the One that I Want
by Margaret Cho
In a humorous look at her own life, based on her one-woman Off-Broadway show, the popular comedian describes her childhood education, her teenage years on …
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The Bluegrass Conspiracy
by Sally Denton
When Kentucky Blueblood Drew Thornton parachuted to his death in September 1985—carrying thousands in cash and 150 pounds of cocaine—the gruesome end of his startling …
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Bitter Blood
by Jerry Bledsoe
In this powerful and riveting tale of three families connected by marriage and murder, of obsessive love and bitter custody battles, Jerry Bledsoe recounts the …
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Not Fade Away
by Ben Fong-Torres
Presents a collection of the Rolling Stone writer's interviews and profiles, with descriptions of how stories were assigned, and the fallout that ensued
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The Lost History of the Canine Race
by Mary E. Thurston
From the mysterious healing dogs of ancient Rome to the canine conquistadors who helped claim the New World to the American doggie paratroopers of WWII, …
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An Underground Education
by Richard Zacks
The best kind of knowledge is uncommon knowledge. Okay, so maybe you know all the stuff you're supposed to know--that there are teenier things than …
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Hidden from History
by Martin Bauml Duberman
Winner of two Lambda Rising Awards This richly revealing anthology brings together for the first time the vital new scholarly studies now lifting the veil …
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Hit and Run
by Nancy Griffin
Tells the story of Sony Corporation's failed attempt to enter the Hollywood scene by hiring Jon Peters and Peter Gruber, whose involvement with successful films …
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The Executioner's Song
by Norman Mailer
Re-creates the crime, trial and events leading to the execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, who requested the death sentence.
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Under the Banner of Heaven
by Jon Krakauer
Traces the 1984 murder of a woman and her child by fundamentalist Mormons, exploring the belief systems and traditions that mark the faith's most extreme …
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Lindbergh
by A. Scott Berg
Even after twenty years, A. Scott Berg’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Charles Lindberg remains “the definitive account” of one of the 20th century’s most extraordinary …
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The Architect of Desire
by Suzannah Lessard
The story of Stanford White--his scandalous affair with the 16-year-old actress Evelyn Nesbit, his murder in 1906 by her husband, the millionaire Harry K. Thaw, …
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The Seventy Wonders of the Modern World
by Neil Parkyn
Describes the history, usage, and architectural uniqueness of seventy structures from around the world, including places of worship, castles, skyscrapers, bridges, dams, and statues.
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Movie Awards
by Thomas O'Neil
Every year all of the best pictures jump into a derby where they jockey for a dozen gold trophies before reaching the finish line at …
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I Am the Central Park Jogger
by Trisha Meili
The center of the 1989 case recounts the discovery of her badly injured body, her treatment and rehabilitation, the trials of the suspects, and her …
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Kate Remembered
by Andrew Scott Berg
Recounts the remarkable life of leading lady Katharine Hepburn, presenting a portrait of the four-time Academy Award winner through her intimate conversations and private reflections …