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Frank Abagnale wrote US$2.5 million in bad cheques, practised law without a licence, practised medicine with no medical training, co- piloted a Pan-Am jet with a fake licence and managed to outwit the police of 26 foreign countries and every US state before he turned 21. This is his story.

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This work uses parallel narratives to tell Catherine's story. Five chapters interweave quotes with comment and explanation. Between these chapters runs a twentieth century voice, offering reflections on themes such as 'madness' and 'landscape'.

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Power, sex, and politics: the fascinating rule of one of Russia's most significant monarchs

Catherine the Great ruled Russia from 1762 until 1796.

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"A thoroughly researched re-examination of the life of Cecily duchess of York, from 1415 to 1495."--Provided by publisher.

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When Gillian Tindall discovered a cache of tightly folded letters in a deserted house in central France, recently emptied of 150 years of a family's possessions, she uncovered the obscure and moving life of one woman, Celestine Chaumette. This is Tindall's brilliantly original recreation of the vanished world of a French village.

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"There's a mark on every stage around the world that signifies the center of its depth and width, called center center. James Whiteside has dreamed of standing on that very mark as a principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre ever since he was a twelve-year-old blown away by watching the company's spring gala. The GLAMOUR. The VIRTUOSITY. The RIPPED MEN IN TIGHTS!"--

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This book offers an illuminating story of how social and political change can sometimes result from the vision, leadership, and commitment of a few dedicated individuals determined not to fail.

Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers Movement chronicles the drive for a union of one of American society's most exploited groups.

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Cesar Chavez, the labor organizer and founder of the United Farm Workers of America, was, perhaps, an unlikely hero. In the context of the times, with the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, and race riots raging, Chavez is shown to slowly build the farm workers labor movement, along with colleagues such as Dolores Huerta.

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This ode to the spirit of place consists of an exchange of letters in which one author recalls and the other responds to the elements considered essential to the art of successful place-making. Each of the book's chapters forms a chamber, and each chamber is inscribed with the authors' personal observations.

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Warm, insightful and never preachy, "Champions Are Raised, Not Born" is a thought-provoking, important book for any parent interested in raising a happy, healthy, and successful child. Olympic medalist Summer Sanders draws on her own experience and that of other athletes to pinpoint what propels champions to the top.

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With a First from Cambridge and the possibility of working for the Foreign Office, the author decided instead to apply to be an apprentice diesel-fitter with London Transport. He was rejected and so turned to a life in politics. This title offers an account of a young life already well lived.

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A beautifully written memoir that evokes the power and compassion of the phenomenal bestseller ANGELA'S ASHES.

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The quality of the American character, the structure of American society, and the meaning of America's historical experience all had important implications for John Adams' political thought. Professor Howe explores the relationships that developed between the satisfactions of Adam's life and Adams' outlook on American society. He concludes that as

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A biography of the English social investigator and pioneer in the development of the social survey method who, with Beatrice Potter Webb, made an exhaustive statistical study of poverty in London. He was instrumental in the passage of the Old Age Pensions Act.