Canonero II: The Rags to Riches Story of the Kentucky Derby's Most Improbable Winner, Hardcover - Milton C. Toby

Reducere. In the months leading up to the 1971 Kentucky Derby, Canonero II was an unknown horse with a Venezuelan trainer who spoke only Spanish. The Derby e...

Reducere. On May 4, 1968, Dancer's Image crossed the finish line at Churchill Downs to win the 94th Kentucky Derby. Yet the jubilation ended three days later...

Reducere. It was a cold and foggy February night in 1983 when a group of armed thieves crept onto Ballymany Stud, near The Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland...

Reducere. On October 1, 2000, Pope John Paul II proclaimed Katharine Drexel (1858-1955) to be a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Only the second American-...

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Piecing together the story of more than one hundred of his ancestors across the British Isles and beyond from the 1650s to the 1950s, Mark Lowcock ...

Piecing together the story of more than one hundred of his ancestors across the British Isles and beyond from the 1650s to the 1950s, Mark Lowcock ...

The astonishing but forgotten story of an immigrant sweatshop worker who became one of the most charismatic radical leaders of her time Rose Pastor...

Reducere. How do you use your local library? Does it arrive at your door on the back of an elephant? Can it float down the river to you? Or does it occupy a ...

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A privileged woman is disowned by parents and fiancďż˝, and so turns to her one-time maid, moving in with the maid's family in Stepney and plotting...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Patti Callahan"Patti Callahan seems to have found the story she was born to tell in this tale of unlikely friendship turned...

This book is a "big history" of the evidence regarding how we came to be. It explores philosophical thought and how our past might affect our futur...

Reducere. The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering systemGetting the facts beh...

Never fall for your rival!Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Michelle SmartNumber of pages: 560Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 107 x 1...

Reducere. Vivid character-driven narrative, fused with important new economic and political reporting and research, that busts the myths about middle class d...

Reducere. "Gripping...a terrific action narrative." -Max Hastings, The Sunday Times An award winning journalist reveals the dramatic true story of the CIA's ...

The American theater was not ignorant of the developments brought on by World War II, and actively addressed and debated timely, controversial topi...

Hedy Lamarr's life was punctuated by salacious rumors and public scandal, but it was her stunning looks and classic Hollywood glamour that continuo...

Reducere. On a beautiful September day, God spoke to me. Not only did he speak directly to me but also within a few minutes, he put it in writing. I can prov...

Reducere. Now a USA TODAY and Publishers Weekly bestseller "Patti Callahan seems to have found the story she was born to tell in this tale of unlikely friend...

Reducere. During his forty-five-year career, William Wyler (1902-1981) pushed the boundaries of filmmaking with his gripping storylines and innovative depth-...

Hidden secretsPublisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Marguerite KayeNumber of pages: 560Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 107 x 169 x 36Cove...

Reducere. When Katherine Pettit and May Stone arrived in the rural Appalachian mountains of eastern Kentucky to engage in social settlement work in the late ...

In the early 1970s, two young filmmaking brothers unloaded their camera and recording equipment on the collapsing front porch of a dilapidated mano...

Reducere. During World War I, while stationed overseas in France with the United States Army, Private James Donovan literally stumbles upon a small dog cower...

Anna Lavinia's father wanted her to have another point of view, so what did he do? He made a peephole in the garden wall. But he couldn't have know...

DescriptionTo celebrate its 90th anniversary, here is the untold story behind one of one of the world's most iconic publishing houses.Faber and Fab...

Reducere. Readers who can quote word for word from C.S. Lewis's theological classic, Mere Christianity, or his science fiction novel, Perelandra, have often ...

Reducere. A vivid character-driven narrative, fused with important new economic and political reporting and research, that busts the myths about middle class...

Description"No soldier could ask for a sweeter resting place than on the field of glory where he fell. The land he died to save vies with the one w...

Publisher: Rare Bird BooksAuthor(s): Larry JaffeeNumber of pages: 216Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 214 x 140 x 17Cover type: Paperback / softba...

Reducere. Like a scene from Where Eagles Dare, a small team of American spies parachutes into Italy behind enemy lines. Their orders: link up with local part...

Publisher: Penguin Random House AustraliaAuthor(s): Toby PriceNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 154 x 233 x 26Cover type: Paper...

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Reducere. Mere months before the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent a volunteer group of American airmen to the Far East, convinced...

Reducere. The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told is an inspiring personal narrative about a filly who broke through the male-dominated world of horseracing an...

Reducere. Description'Philosopher, politician, novelist, television interviewer, MP, and music and drama critic, Magee is a man of many parts. But his star r...

The remarkable story of the 2019 World Series champion Washington Nationals told by the Washington Post writer who followed the team most closely. ...

Reducere. Hedy Lamarr's life was punctuated by salacious rumors and public scandal, but it was her stunning looks and classic Hollywood glamour that continuo...

Reducere. In 1943 a young official from the German foreign ministry contacted Allen Dulles, an OSS officer in Switzerland who would later head the Central In...

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