Grant and Twain: The Story of an American Friendship, Paperback

Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): Salamishah TilletNumber of pages: 224Collection: Books About BooksPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 128 x 201 x 19Cover...

Reducere. From the author of Lincoln: A Photobiography, comes a clear-sighted, carefully researched account of two surprisingly parallel lives and how they i...

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Mixing cultural criticism, literary history, biography, and memoir, an exploration of Alice Walker's critically acclaimed and controversial novel, ...

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The life and experiences of Gulf War Ace Rick Tollini, in his own words.Illustrations: B/w and colour

Reducere. When Irving Berlin first conceived the song "White Christmas, " he envisioned it as a "throwaway" -- a satirical novelty number for a vaudeville-st...

An anthology of American short fiction written in the last half of the twentieth century with stories by writers such as Eudora Welty, John Cheever...

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Reducere. Luke and Tia's story exemplifies what's possible when we embrace a growth mindset; the willingness to love others because of their unique character...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Stephen (Professor Emeritus of History, Professor Emeritus of History, UCLA) AronIllustration(s): ...

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Reducere. The Hiltons is a sweeping saga of the success-and excess-of an iconic American family. Demanding and enigmatic, patriarch Conrad Hilton's visionary...

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Reducere. I'm not that kind of boy, " Jack angrily wrote to Lem after his friend made a sexual advance. But Jack didn't end the relationship. From the time J...

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Reducere. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is a novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the fictional town of St. P...

DescriptionFood brings people together, but can it help heal the racial divide? At The Grey in Savannah, Georgia, a star Black woman chef and a foo...

Wise, often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, Persepolis tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years ...

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers IncAuthor(s): Libbie GrantNumber of pages: 480Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 135 x 203 x 36Cover type: Paper...

Publisher: American Psychological AssociationAuthor(s): Marcella Bakur WeinerIllustration(s): Colour illustrationsNumber of pages: 32Publication da...

Reducere. During the last decades of the nineteenth century in the Old West, cowboys and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers shared the border ...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Simon GarfieldNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 246 x 218 x 25Cover type: PaperbackRedescope...

DescriptionDolphins? Who doesn't love dolphins?What about Amazon pink dolphins?This book is about educational values: friendship, animal freedom, m...

A heartfelt novel that charts the dreams and disappointments of a group of British Muslim women; Jenna, Kees and Malak.Publisher: Orion Publishing ...

Reducere. The uncensored, New York Times bestselling memoir by the polygamist stars of the hit show Sister Wives, Kody and his four wives openly discuss what...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Marissa MossAmerica Hannah's small European village buzzes with tales of life in a faraway land free from persecution. Cous...

beautiful, fun, intelligent and mysterious and soon Emily is neglecting her previous life - her work assisting vulnerable women, her old friend Luc...

Reducere. This 50-year saga of the "Weary Erie" goes far beyond describing in brilliant detail the turbulent last decades of a colorful, spunky, and innovati...

Reducere. Description"This is my story, the story of an Arab woman. It is the story of a lost world. It begins in 1917, in Lebanon, when I was seven years ol...

The story of a federal minister's remarkable reunion with his birth parents. Robert Tickner had always known he was adopted, but had rarely felt mu...

This memoir of a woman's unexpected friendship with a ninety-three-year-old widower offers a life-affirming perspective on the value of company in ...

DescriptionWhy have friends? Research shows that having great friendships means people are healthier, happier and live longer than those who are so...

Reducere. For six decades, North American Mennonites have walked alongside African Independent Churches (AICs) as they have navigated their faith journey bet...

"Friendship: A True Story of Adventure, Goodwill, and Endurance" shares the remarkable life journey of an African boy from the region made famous b...

Reducere. Hidden in the shadow cast by the great western expeditions of Lewis and Clark lies another journey every bit as poignant, every bit as dramatic, an...

From the author of beloved Australian Top Ten bestsellers The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club and The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming...

From the author of beloved Top Ten bestsellers The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club and The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle com...

Reducere. An acclaimed New York Times bestseller, selected by Salon as a best book of the year, the astonishing untold story of the life and times of Sioux w...

Reducere. DescriptionLouvre Abu Dhabi is a comprehensive exploration of Jean Nouvel's (born 1945) latest masterpiece, from the first sketches and through eac...

Reducere. In this young readers' adaptation of his adult memoir Dear America, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and undocumented immigrant Jose Antonio Varga...

Reducere. I Dreamed of You, the story of an egg donor, tells the story of how the parent and child came to be together. It allows the mother a way to open up...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Adam MakosNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 151 x 217 x 40Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

Maine-born Dr. Sumner "Jack" Jackson joined the British Army as a volunteer physician during World War I. After the Battle of the Somme, he married...

Reducere. The ballad "John Henry" is the most recorded folk song in American history and John Henry--the mighty railroad man who could blast through rock fas...

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-...

Reducere. For too long we've lacked a compact, inexpensive, authoritative, and compulsively readable book that offers American readers a clear, informative, ...