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Howard Aiken: Portrait of a Computer Pioneer (History of Computing)Howard Aiken: Portrait of a Computer Pioneer (History of Computing)
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Howard Hathaway Aiken (1900-1973) was a major figure of the early digital era....
Holding the Center: Memoirs of a Life in Higher EducationHolding the Center: Memoirs of a Life in Higher Education
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Howard Wesley Johnson has been associated with MIT for more than forty years and been a major...
Don McNeill and His Breakfast Club with CD (Audio)Don McNeill and His Breakfast Club with CD (Audio)
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As an old radio fan who recently disovered the true magic of the "Breakfast...
Joseph Pulitzer II and the Post-Dispatch: A Newspaperman's LifeJoseph Pulitzer II and the Post-Dispatch: A Newspaperman's Life
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This biography brings the song of 'the' Joseph Pulitzer out from behind his colorful...
Caught in the Middle: Contradictions in the Lives of Sociologists from Working-Class BackgroundsCaught in the Middle: Contradictions in the Lives of Sociologists from Working-Class Backgrounds
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When individuals from working-class backgrounds seek entry into the upper-middle-class world of...


Beyond the Enlightenment: Lives and Thoughts of Social TheoristsBeyond the Enlightenment: Lives and Thoughts of Social Theorists
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Important ideas that helped shape 20th-century thought?ideas which continue to hold great...
Roughnecks, Drillers, and Tool Pushers: Thirty-Three Years the Oil Fields (Personal Narratives of the West)Roughnecks, Drillers, and Tool Pushers: Thirty-Three Years the Oil Fields (Personal Narratives of the West)
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Oil, the black gold of Texas, has given rise to many a myth. Oil could turn a man overnight into...
Antonio Caso, Philosopher of Mexico (Texas Pan American Series)Antonio Caso, Philosopher of Mexico (Texas Pan American Series)
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Few men have had as much cultural and educational influence on their own countries as the...
War and Politics by Other Means: A Journalist's MemoirWar and Politics by Other Means: A Journalist's Memoir
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Shelby Scates acts like a journalist, he talks like a journalist, he even looks like a...
The Kissinger Saga: Walter and Henry Kissinger: Two Brothers from Furth, GermanyThe Kissinger Saga: Walter and Henry Kissinger: Two Brothers from Furth, Germany
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The book is a total of 229 pages - but if you take out the index and the author's story of...


Joseph Babinski: A BiographyJoseph Babinski: A Biography
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Joseph Babinski's contributions to French medicine have been well-documented, but there has...
Rabindranath Tagore: A Biography (Hardcover)Rabindranath Tagore: A Biography (Hardcover)
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He loved the people of his country and strove for the rights of the rural poor to dignity and...
Transforming Vision: Imagination and Will in Kierkegaardian FaithTransforming Vision: Imagination and Will in Kierkegaardian Faith
The metaphor of a "leap of faith" is probably the element most widely recognized as a...
The Theory of the Growth of the FirmThe Theory of the Growth of the Firm
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The Theory of the Growth of the Firm is a classic book in management literature, and one that is...
Cicely Saunders - Founder of the Hospice Movement: Selected Letters 1959-1999Cicely Saunders - Founder of the Hospice Movement: Selected Letters 1959-1999
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In 1967 Dame Cicely Saunders opened St. Christopher's Hospice in London to promote clinical...

Thomas Paine (Very Interesting People Series)Thomas Paine (Very Interesting People Series)
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Definitive, concise, and very interesting...From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the...
A Life in School: What the Teacher LearnedA Life in School: What the Teacher Learned
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I enjoy reading books by women about women as they perceive their journey through academe. This...
Amos TuckAmos Tuck
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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing...
Camus: Portrait of a MoralistCamus: Portrait of a Moralist
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Decades after his death, Albert Camus (1913?1960) is still regarded as one of the most...
Myself Among Others: A Life In MusicMyself Among Others: A Life In Music
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Wein crams as much as he can into this memoir, and his writing about his early years (from...

Freud's Wizard: Ernest Jones and the Transformation of PsychoanalysisFreud's Wizard: Ernest Jones and the Transformation of Psychoanalysis
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The saturation of the English-speaking world with psychoanalytic concepts was due largely to one...
Switching Time: A Doctor's Harrowing Story of Treating a Woman with 17 PersonalitiesSwitching Time: A Doctor's Harrowing Story of Treating a Woman with 17 Personalities
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Whenever I read a book involving multiple personalities, The Minds of Billy Milligan, When...
The First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy FutureThe First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future
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The subtitle of the book is a good indication as to why this book reads like a disjointed two...
Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life (Vintage)Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life (Vintage)
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Some of the brightest minds in science have passed through the halls of the California Institute...
Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 4 (National Academy of Engineering of the United States of America, Vol. 4)Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 4 (National Academy of Engineering of the United States of America, Vol. 4)
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Biographical Memoirs, Volume 59Biographical Memoirs, Volume 59
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Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 6Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 6
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This series presents biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Engineering.
The Man Who Stopped Time: The Illuminating Story of Eadweard Muybridge - Pioneer Photographer, Father of the Motion Picture, MurdererThe Man Who Stopped Time: The Illuminating Story of Eadweard Muybridge - Pioneer Photographer, Father of the Motion Picture, Murderer
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The photographs of Eadweard Muybridge are immediately familiar to us. Less familiar is the...
Billy's Halo: Love, Science and My Father's DeathBilly's Halo: Love, Science and My Father's Death
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Ruth McKernan has written a moving book on the death of her father. She does this both as...
The Life of P. T. Barnum, Written by HimselfThe Life of P. T. Barnum, Written by Himself
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One of the most ambiguous figures in American history is P.T. Barnum. He was a legendary...

The Tenth Muse: My Life in FoodThe Tenth Muse: My Life in Food
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Her mother, "well into her nineties", had an urgent question: "Tell me, Judith,...
All Things Bright and BeautifulAll Things Bright and Beautiful
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If you like animals, like history, and enjoy a good story, get ALL the James Herriot books. ...
The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in SpaceThe Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space
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When I started to read The Last Man on the Moon I wondered: What did it feel like to walk in...
Grinding It Out: The Making Of McDonald'sGrinding It Out: The Making Of McDonald's
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Everyone knows McDonalds. Everyone is familiar with the golden arches. Even in the farthest...
Trump: Think Like a Billionaire: Everything You Need to Know About Success, Real Estate, and LifeTrump: Think Like a Billionaire: Everything You Need to Know About Success, Real Estate, and Life
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Think like a billionaire review. Every time after reading a book i always try to write a...

The Red Devil : A Memoir About Beating The OddsThe Red Devil : A Memoir About Beating The Odds
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I,too,am a breast cancer survivor. The Red Devil took me back through my journey, the highs and...
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (A Marketplace Book)Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (A Marketplace Book)
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There is a reason this book rates a mention on most lists of Wall Street Classics. Since it was...
Francis Crick - Discoverer Of The Genetic Code - Eminent Lives SeriesFrancis Crick - Discoverer Of The Genetic Code - Eminent Lives SeriesInwardness and Existence: Subjectivity in/and Hegel, Heidegger, Marx, and FreudInwardness and Existence: Subjectivity in/and Hegel, Heidegger, Marx, and Freud
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As a first year graduate student in mathematics at the Ohio State University in the summer of...
Education and Democracy: The Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn, 1872-1964Education and Democracy: The Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn, 1872-1964
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This definitive biography of the charismatic Alexander Meiklejohn tracks his turbulent career as...

The Wee Wild One: Stories of Belfast and Beyond (Irish Studies in Literature and Culture)The Wee Wild One: Stories of Belfast and Beyond (Irish Studies in Literature and Culture)
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Born in Ballycoan, Northern Ireland, Ruth Schwertfeger represents history and memory in an...
Caught in the Web of Words: James A. H. Murray and the Oxford English DictionaryCaught in the Web of Words: James A. H. Murray and the Oxford English Dictionary
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This biography of the first editor of the "Oxford English Dictionary" is based on...
Henry F. du Pont and Winterthur: A Daughter`s PortraitHenry F. du Pont and Winterthur: A Daughter`s Portrait
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Mrs Lord's memoir is more than mere biography of her father, Henry Francis du Pont, who...
Letters and Personal Writings (The Works of Jonathan Edwards Series, Volume 16)Letters and Personal Writings (The Works of Jonathan Edwards Series, Volume 16)
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This volume gathers together for the first time all known extant letters of Jonathan Edwards,...
My Life with Benjamin FranklinMy Life with Benjamin Franklin
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The group of men who wrote the constitution of the United States comprised the greatest...

Meselson, Stahl, and the Replication of DNA: A History of 'The Most Beautiful Experiment in Biology'Meselson, Stahl, and the Replication of DNA: A History of 'The Most Beautiful Experiment in Biology'
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This is a quite remarkable history. Holmes spent decades doing the research for this book. ...
Matthew Boulton: Selling What All the World DesiresMatthew Boulton: Selling What All the World Desires
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Matthew Boulton was an 18th-century designer, inventor, and industrialist, a consummate...
Einstein: His Life And TimesEinstein: His Life And Times
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Einstein: His Life and Times was written by Philipp Frank, Einstein's close friend and...
All in the Day's Work: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHYAll in the Day's Work: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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In this frank and informative autobiography, the veteran investigative journalist Ida M. Tarbell...
Restless Giant: The Life and Times of Jean Aberbach and Hill and Range Songs (Music in American Life)Restless Giant: The Life and Times of Jean Aberbach and Hill and Range Songs (Music in American Life)
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An inspirational story of the American Dream in a very misunderstood industry. Very well written...

Portraits of American Continental Philosophers (Studies in Continental Thought)Portraits of American Continental Philosophers (Studies in Continental Thought)
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Whatever the virtues of the American Continental Philosophy scene, the lords of SPEP and Perugia...
C. I. Lewis in Focus: The Pulse of Pragmatism (American Philosophy)C. I. Lewis in Focus: The Pulse of Pragmatism (American Philosophy)
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C. I. Lewis (1883?1964) was one of the most important thinkers of his generation. In this book,...
Aristotle: A Contemporary AppreciationAristotle: A Contemporary Appreciation
Under the guidance of Professor Veatch, Aristotle stands forth again as the philosopher who,...
Science and Russian Culture in an Age of Revolutions: V. I. Vernadsky and His Scientific School, 1863-1945 (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies)Science and Russian Culture in an Age of Revolutions: V. I. Vernadsky and His Scientific School, 1863-1945 (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies)
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"... scholarship of the highest order.... Kendall Bailes's book is destined to become a...
Memoir of the Life and Labours of the Late Charles Babbage Esq. F.R.S. (Charles Babbage Institute Reprint)Memoir of the Life and Labours of the Late Charles Babbage Esq. F.R.S. (Charles Babbage Institute Reprint)
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Written but never published during his lifetime, this memoir of the founding...

Holding the Center: Memoirs of a Life in Higher EducationHolding the Center: Memoirs of a Life in Higher Education
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Having worked at MIT for more than 35 years, I'm fascinated by how MIT became the most...
A Ghost's Memoir: The Making of Alfred P. Sloan's My Years with General MotorsA Ghost's Memoir: The Making of Alfred P. Sloan's My Years with General Motors
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Until reading this book, I was wholly unaware of efforts by General Motors' lawyers to...
Memoirs of a Computer Pioneer (History of Computing)Memoirs of a Computer Pioneer (History of Computing)
Wilkes' biography is interesting not just because he was one of the early computer pioneers....
Myself Among Others: A Life In MusicMyself Among Others: A Life In Music
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Wein crams as much as he can into this memoir, and his writing about his early years (from...
Freud's Wizard: Ernest Jones and the Transformation of PsychoanalysisFreud's Wizard: Ernest Jones and the Transformation of Psychoanalysis
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The saturation of the English-speaking world with psychoanalytic concepts was due largely to one...

Switching Time: A Doctor's Harrowing Story of Treating a Woman with 17 PersonalitiesSwitching Time: A Doctor's Harrowing Story of Treating a Woman with 17 Personalities
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Whenever I read a book involving multiple personalities, The Minds of Billy Milligan, When...
The First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy FutureThe First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future
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The subtitle of the book is a good indication as to why this book reads like a disjointed two...
Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life (Vintage)Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life (Vintage)
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Some of the brightest minds in science have passed through the halls of the California Institute...
Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 4 (National Academy of Engineering of the United States of America, Vol. 4)Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 4 (National Academy of Engineering of the United States of America, Vol. 4)
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Biographical Memoirs, Volume 59Biographical Memoirs, Volume 59
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Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 6Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 6
Best Price: $36.17
This series presents biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Engineering.
The Man Who Stopped Time: The Illuminating Story of Eadweard Muybridge - Pioneer Photographer, Father of the Motion Picture, MurdererThe Man Who Stopped Time: The Illuminating Story of Eadweard Muybridge - Pioneer Photographer, Father of the Motion Picture, Murderer
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The photographs of Eadweard Muybridge are immediately familiar to us. Less familiar is the...
Billy's Halo: Love, Science and My Father's DeathBilly's Halo: Love, Science and My Father's Death
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Ruth McKernan has written a moving book on the death of her father. She does this both as...
Borrowed Time: An AIDS MemoirBorrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir
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"I don't know if I will live to finish this," begins this memoir by Paul Monette,...
Plato: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)Plato: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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This is Prof. Annas' second contribution to this series, her first being A Short...

Symmetry and the Monster: The Story of One of the Greatest Quests of MathematicsSymmetry and the Monster: The Story of One of the Greatest Quests of Mathematics
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This book is a ripping yarn - I couldn't put it down. My wife asked when I came to bed at...
Russell (Past Masters)Russell (Past Masters)
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Bertrand Russell thought and wrote about many things from highly technical logic to popular...
Listen First: Focused Listening Tasks for Beginners Teacher's BookListen First: Focused Listening Tasks for Beginners Teacher's Book
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Listen First teaches practical, listening skills through focused listening tasks. It is ideal...
Religion and Sexuality: Three American Communal Experiments of the Nineteenth CenturyReligion and Sexuality: Three American Communal Experiments of the Nineteenth CenturyAlexander Graham Bell : Making Connections (Oxford Portraits in Science)Alexander Graham Bell : Making Connections (Oxford Portraits in Science)
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Alexander Graham Bell surely fits his own definition of an inventor: "A man who looks upon...

John Rawls: His Life and Theory of JusticeJohn Rawls: His Life and Theory of Justice
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John Rawls was one of the most important political philosophers of our time, and promises to be...
Great Physicists: The Life and Times of Leading Physicists from Galileo to HawkingGreat Physicists: The Life and Times of Leading Physicists from Galileo to Hawking
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I've picked up many books over the years telling the stories of great scientists, but this...
In Darwin's Shadow: The Life and Science of Alfred Russel Wallace: A Biographical Study on the Psychology of HistoryIn Darwin's Shadow: The Life and Science of Alfred Russel Wallace: A Biographical Study on the Psychology of History
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Restoring Albert Russell Wallace's reputation is an occasional occupation with historians. ...
Memoirs of a FruitcakeMemoirs of a Fruitcake
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Continuing the story of the hugely successful television and radio broadcaster, this sequel...
Meant to Be: The True Story of a Son Who Discovers He Is His Mother's Deepest SecretMeant to Be: The True Story of a Son Who Discovers He Is His Mother's Deepest Secret
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Walter Anderson's story of his experiences as an abused child, son without a loving father,...

Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett (Updated and Expanded Edition)Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett (Updated and Expanded Edition)
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First, I want to mention two constructive feedback about this book. One is that this book is...
Over Hill and DaleOver Hill and Dale
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I enjoyed this book from the first word. It moves along with a very upbeat approach to life,...
Conduct Under Fire: Four American Doctors and Their Fight for Life as Prisonersof the Japanese, 1941-1945Conduct Under Fire: Four American Doctors and Their Fight for Life as Prisonersof the Japanese, 1941-1945
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The title and synopsis of "Conduct Under Fire: Four American Doctors and Their Fight for...
Talking Back: . . . to Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted ScoundrelsTalking Back: . . . to Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted Scoundrels
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This book is thoroughly engrossing. I had always noticed Andrea Mitchell and admired her...
Broken: My Story of Addiction and RedemptionBroken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption
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This book/audio cd was extremely informative and touching to anyone struggling with addiction or...

Outside Looking In: Adventures of an ObserverOutside Looking In: Adventures of an Observer
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A captivating memoir from the incomparable Garry Wills, "one of the country's most...
Something Incredibly Wonderful Happens: Frank Oppenheimer and the world he made upSomething Incredibly Wonderful Happens: Frank Oppenheimer and the world he made up
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Into the Air: The Story of the Wright Brothers' First FlightInto the Air: The Story of the Wright Brothers' First Flight
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INTO THE AIR The Story of the Wright Brothers First Flight is a comic book style biography. We...
Edwin Hubble: Mariner of the NebulaeEdwin Hubble: Mariner of the Nebulae
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If you ever wondered why the Hubble Telescope is called the Hubble Telescope, I have a book that...
Attorney for the Damned: Clarence Darrow in the CourtroomAttorney for the Damned: Clarence Darrow in the Courtroom
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The 'Forward' by Justice William O. Douglas says this book contains addresses delivered...

Killing Time: The Autobiography of Paul FeyerabendKilling Time: The Autobiography of Paul Feyerabend
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This is a slim volume, barely 200 pages, but it charts an awesome spiritual odyssee. Paul...
Alchemical Laboratory Notebooks and CorrespondenceAlchemical Laboratory Notebooks and Correspondence
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George Starkey?chymistry tutor to Robert Boyle, author of immensely popular alchemical...
VigilVigil
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A wonderful journey into the emotions of an author and his family as they all start out exposing...
Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race, and Democracy (Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History)Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race, and Democracy (Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History)
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I'm guessing most readers of this review who are under 40 years old or who live outside the...
Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari: Intersecting Lives (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism)Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari: Intersecting Lives (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism)
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In May 1968, Gilles Deleuze was an established philosopher teaching at the innovative Vincennes...

Thin Places: A Pilgrimage HomeThin Places: A Pilgrimage Home
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Vermont-based anthropologist Ann Armbrecht's Thin Places: A Pilgrimage Home is one of the...
The Inventor of Stereo: The Life and Works of Alan Dower BlumleinThe Inventor of Stereo: The Life and Works of Alan Dower Blumlein
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This book is the definitive study of the life and works of one of Britain's most important...
Collaboration, Reputation, and Ethics in American Academic Life: HANS H. GERTH AND C. WRIGHT MILLSCollaboration, Reputation, and Ethics in American Academic Life: HANS H. GERTH AND C. WRIGHT MILLS
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Many of Max Weber's early English translations were created through the joint efforts of...
  
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