Speed: The Life of a Test Pilot and Birth of an American Icon, Hardcover - Bob Gilliland

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Publisher: Salem BooksAuthor(s): Greg LaurieNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 139 x 215 x 29Cover type: Paperback / softbackRed...

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Reducere. This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition combines the two most important African American slave narratives into one volume. Frederick Douglas...

Imagine a man fascinated with the history and cultures of the world, who spoke multiple languages, and who could express his passion in virtually a...

DescriptionJoin Greg Laurie as he takes a cross-country drive in his 1968 Highland Green Ford Mustang 390 GT through the canyons of Malibu, the all...

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Reducere. New Mexico Book AwardsHistory has portrayed Christopher "Kit" Carson in black and white. Best known as a nineteenth-century frontier hero, he has b...

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH IN BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRSA new biography of Bunny Mellon, the style icon and...

Reducere. Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah Commentary by Jean Fagan Yellin and Margaret Fuller This Modern Library edition combines two of the most impor...

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A true-crime account of one of the greatest - and first - forensic scientists, with an uncanny knack for finding clues, establishing evidence and d...

"Revelatory . . . With every chapter, you get a history lesson, a hunting lesson, a nature lesson and a cooking lesson. . . . Meat Eater offers an ...

In the tradition of Phil Knight's Shoe Dog and Ed Catmull's Creativity Inc. comes the incredible story of how Netflix went from concept to company ...

Reducere. The farmhouse is a classic American icon, combining comfort and simplicity, elegance and nostalgia, all without pretension. No matter the age or co...

DescriptionSalute everyone's favorite Queen in this alphabetic journey through a larger-than-life career in artistry. Celebrate Freddie Mercury in ...

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If you want to discover the captivating life of Walt Disney, then keep reading...A man truly lives on even after his death if he leaves a legacy th...

In this pioneering work of cultural history, historian Anthony Harkins argues that the hillbilly-in his various guises of "briar hopper, " "brush a...

A celebration of the unparalleled impact of cultural icon David Bowie. This decidedly not-for-kids illustrated A-Z, celebrates the many faces and f...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Revenge of Geography comes a sweeping yet intimate story of the most influential humanitarian you...

A helicopter pilot's memoirsIllustrations: 12 colour photos and 20 black and white cartoons

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Reducere. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is one of the most influential autobiographies ever written. This classic did as much as or more than a...

"This is an adoring photo history that wonderfully shows Ginsburg in her private life as well as public."--Publishers WeeklyOn the 25th anniversary...

DescriptionFrom the highly creative teams of Sideshow Collectibles and Insight Comics comes the next graphic novel installment of the Court of the ...

As a study of presidential image-fashioning, FDR in American Memory will be of immediate relevance to present-day readers.Publisher: Johns Hopkins ...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Professor Derek OffordNumber of pages: 144Collection: Russian ShortsPublication date: 2022Dimensions...