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Kelly Tyler-Lewis
In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed south aboard the Endurance to be the first to cross Antarctica. Shackleton's endeavor is legend, but few know the astonishing story- of the Ross Sea party...$17.99

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García Márquez in 90 Minutes

Paul Strathern
In García Márquez in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of García Márquez 's life and ideas, and explains their influence on literature and on man's struggle to understand ...$8.99

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Mornings on Horseback

David McCullough
Winner of the 1982 National Book Award for Biography, Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore Roosevelt.$20.99

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Road to Wigan Pier

George Orwell
In his searing yet beautiful account of life on the bottom rung, Orwell asks himself why Socialism - which alone, he felt, could conserve human values - had so little appeal.$16.99

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A. Lincoln: A Biography Historical In this important new biography, Ronald C. White, Jr. offers a fresh and fascinating definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity. $29.99 » More Info
Adrift on an Ice Pan Adventurers & Explorers In 1908 Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, a medical missionary in northern Newfoundland, was traveling by dog team to treat a patient. Grenfell’s own account of his near-fatal misadventure. $11.99 » More Info
Against All Hope: The Prison Memoirs of Armando Valladares Politics “Mr. Valladares offers a record of dearly bought knowledge that no one can afford to overlook.”—Wall Street Journal $27.99 » More Info
Alan Bennett: Telling Tales Biographical Alan Bennett recalls his childhood in a sequence of talks that are funny, touching and told in his unique style... $17.25 » More Info
Alexander the Great: Lessons from History’s Undefeated General Historical The leadership, strategy, and legacy of the most celebrated military figure of classical antiquity $16.99 » More Info
Alexander the Great: Journey to the End of the Earth Historical Cantor's Alexander the Great is a psychological rendering of a man of his time. $11.99 » More Info
Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past Historical “May be the most accessible introduction in print....An amazingly solid, balanced, and evocative view of the man.”—Washington Post Book World $19.99 » More Info
American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson Royalty and Heads of State “Ellis does not have an agenda to promote; he has a story to tell, and he tells it well. In a book that reads like fiction, he combines exciting plot turns with information.”—School Library Journal $49.99 » More Info
America's Women American Courageous, silly, funny, and heartbreaking, these women shaped the nation and our vision of what it means to be female in America. $16.99 » More Info

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Call To Conscience, A: The Landmark Speeches of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr

Martin Luther King JR
Featuring Never-Before-Collected, Original Recordings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Edited by Clayborne Carson and Kris Shepard.$1.99

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Churchill: A Biography

Roy Jenkins
Roy Jenkins’s narrative account of Churchill’s astounding career is one of the finest political biographies of our time.$44.99

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Never Tell Our Business to Strangers: A Memoir

Jennifer Mascia
Never Tell Our Business to Strangers will captivate and enthrall, both with its unrelenting revelations and its honest, witty heart.$27.99

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Call To Conscience, A: The Address to the First MIA Mass Meeting

Dr Martin Luther King, Jr
From the "Call to Conscience" collection, "The Address to the First MIA Mass Meeting" took place in in December 1955 shortly after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus.$1.99

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