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A new edition of this classic of rock journalism that first asked the question: What one album would you bring to a desert island, and why

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From a covert 1945 OSS mission to enlist the aid of Ho Minh against the Japanese to the frenzied evacuation of Saigon in 1975, this book gathers the narratives of over sixty U.S. citizens who lived, worked, and fought in Southeast Asia during America's thirty-year involvement in Vietnam.

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"The personality of Vincent van Gogh (1853--1890)--a 19th-century combination of dropout, rebel, and genius--and the source of his enormous achievement continue to fascinate people as deeply as his vivid,"

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In time for the HBO miniseries The Pacific, a classic account of the U.S. Marines' relentless drive from Guadalcanal to Okinawa during World War II

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Many people have heard of the Hunley, the Confederate submarine that sank the USS Housatonic. Less well known, however, is that the Hunley was not alone under the waters of America during the Civil War. In this text, Mark Ragan brings this little-known history to the surface.

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The gripping true-life exploits of Navy combat pilots during the Korean War-heroes who inspired James Michener's classic book The Bridges at Toko-Ri

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"Sugar Ray Robinson (1921--1989) was hailed as the finest boxer to ever enter a ring. Muhammad Ali once called him "the king, my master, my idol"--and indeed, he was the idol of everyone who had anything"

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The one-stop resource for teenagers looking for summer work

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A fun, easy, efficient method to get in shape during pregnancy and lose the weight afterward, from an award-winning fitness DVD star

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Abandon the networking-for-networking's-sake mentality in favor of a more powerful and effective approach to creating and enhancing connections.

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An uncompromising look at the rise of violent crimes by America's children and the steps parents, teachers and mentors can take to save our children.

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This book is the moving story of nine American soldiers and pilots who were captured and held prisoner for five years. It could only be told in their own words; so author Zalin Grant interviewed each

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An inside look at our first line of defense against terrorists and hostage takers.

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The first published writing of the jazz giant, covering his life from his days in New Orleans through his success in Chicago and New York.

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Personal intrigue, treachery, and occasional moral virtue vie in ancient Rome-undisputed ruler of the world, but fatally unable to control its own citizens or army

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"General Maxwell D. Taylor was one of the great military heroes of recent American history. During World War II, Taylor fought in Sicily and Italy before parachuting into France as head of the 101st Ai"

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By the best-selling author of Talking Back to Prozac, a revised and updated edition of the first and most-compelling book to challenge the use of Ritalin to treat ADHD.

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"Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Jon Hendricks, Max Roach, Betty Carter, Jackie McLean, Don Cherry, Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner, Archie Shepp, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Keith Jarrett, Wynt"

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This work illuminates the emotional and psychological issues in raising young children.

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A fascinating and enlightening explanation of the dilemma Switzerland found itself in during the 1930's and 1940's. - Publishers Weekly

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"In this stunning history, soldiers and civilians, both American and Vietnamese, tell what it was like in the spring of 1975 as Hanoi carried out its final, successful offensive against the Republic of"

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A fully updated and revised edition of the classic album-by-album, song-by-song study of the Beatles

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The first-ever popular account of a tide-turning Civil War battle that saved the Union capital-but at a horrific price

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In this compelling and crisply written biography, historian Joseph Wheelan examines the life and wars of the indomitable General Phil Sheridan, whose leadership and aggressive tactics helped win the Civil War, crush the marauding Plains Indians-and save Yellowstone.