101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived

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21 Dog Years: Doing Time @ Amazon.com

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Boy meets dot-com, boy falls for dot-com, boy flees dot-com in horror. So goes one of the most perversely hilarious love stories you will ever read, one that blends tech cu... [Read more]

33-Year-Old Rookie

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Chris Coste dreamed of playing major-league baseball from the age of seven. But after eleven grueling years in the minors, a spot on a major-league roster still seemed just... [Read more]

Abraham Lincoln Graphic Biography

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Fast-paced and easy-to-read, these softcover 32-page graphic biographies teach students about historical figures: those who lead us into new territory, pursued scientific d... [Read more]

Al Pacino

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For more than a quarter century, Al Pacino has spoken freely and deeply with acclaimed journalist and bestselling author Lawrence Grobel on subjects as diverse as childhood... [Read more]

Albert Einstein

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Few people have had as great an impact on our understanding of the natural world than Albert Einstein. His brilliant insights into the nature of the universe transformed li... [Read more]

Alfred Hitchcock

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Who was Hitchcock? A fat man who played practical jokes on people? A control freak who humiliated others to make himself look better? A little boy afraid of the dark? One o... [Read more]

Amelia Earhart Graphic Biography

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Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved

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When Amelia Earhart disappeared on July 2, 1937, she was flying the longest leg of her around-the-world flight and was only days away from completing her journey. Her plane... [Read more]

American Evita

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""I don't quit. I keep going."" Hillary Rodham Clinton She is, quite simply, the most famous, most complex, most loved/hated/admired/reviled woman -- pe... [Read more]

Andrei Tarkovsky

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In this book, Sean Martin considers the whole of Tarkovskys oeuvre, from the classic student film The Steamroller and the Violin, across the full-length films, to the later... [Read more]

Andrew Carnegie

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In this magnificent biography, celebrated historian David Nasaw brings to life the fascinating rags- to-riches story of one of our most iconic business legendsAndrew Carneg... [Read more]

Anne Frank

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Born in Germany in 1929, Anne Frank was a teenager during World War II. Because Anne was from a Jewish family, she and her family were forced to escape the terror of the Ho... [Read more]

Audrey Hepburn

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Audrey Hepburn: an enduring screen legend and one of the most beautiful women in the world. Her photograph graced the covers of magazines across the world for half a centur... [Read more]

Augustine

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Saint Augustine -- the celebrated theologian who served as Bishop of Hippo from 396 C.E. until his death in 430 C.E. -- is widely regarded as one of the most influential th... [Read more]

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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""The first book to belong permanently to literature. It created a man."" -- From the Introduction Few men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually... [Read more]

Babe Ruth Graphic Biography

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Beethoven

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a genius so universal that his popularity, extraordinary even during his lifetime, has never ceased to grow. It now encircles the globe... [Read more]

Ben Hogan

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Authorized, intimate, and definitive, Ben Hogan: A Life is the long-awaited biography of one of golfs greatest, most enigmatic legends, narrated with the unique eloquence t... [Read more]

Benjamin Franklin - His Autobiography

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Autobiography of an Early-American Genius. This fascinating book about Franklin by Franklin details his extraordinary life from his childhood until the year 1757. This chro... [Read more]

Billy Graham

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Marshall Frady's epic biography of the most prominent and popular religious leader in America. With unparalleled access to Billy Graham and his family and associates, Frady... [Read more]

Black Wave

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I told God that if he would let us survive this night, I would make it mean something worthwhile. And then, somehow, I felt calmer than I have ever felt. Unreasonably so. I... [Read more]

Blood Brother

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What happens if, after being given up for adoption in childhood, you reestablish contact with your biological family -- only to discover that your newfound brother is a kil... [Read more]

Bono

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A portrait of the Grammy Award-winning lead singer of U2 discusses how his life and achievements defy rock-star clich s, describing his transformation from a post-punk band... [Read more]

Bruce Springsteen

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This guide examines the growth of Bruce Springsteens career, from the optimistic youth who wrote Born To Run to the respected heavyweight songwriter of today. Collaboration... [Read more]

Charles Dickens

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Offers a profile of Dickens's life, interpretations of his major works, and a study of his narrative techniques, themes, characters, and style. [Read more]

Charles Lindberg

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The first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane, Charles Lindbergh focused the worlds attention on aviation for the first time. He was a peace-loving man who sp... [Read more]

Charles Lindberg TRG

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The first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane, Charles Lindbergh focused the worlds attention on aviation for the first time. He was a peace-loving man who sp... [Read more]

Charles Lindbergh Graphic Biography

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Fast-paced and easy-to-read, these softcover 32-page graphic biographies teach students about historical figures: those who lead us into new territory, pursued scientific d... [Read more]

Chopin in Paris: The Life and Times of the Romantic Composer

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Chopin in Paris introduces the most important musical and literary figures of Fryderyk Chopin's day in a glittering story of the Romantic era. During Chopin's eighteen year... [Read more]

Chronicles

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""I'd come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manifest itself. I felt like it was looking right at me and nobody ... [Read more]

Clapton

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I found a pattern in my behavior that had been repeating itself for years, decades even. Bad choices were my specialty, and if something honest and decent came along, I wou... [Read more]

Condoleezza Rice - An American Life

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Condoleezza Rice, one of most powerful and controversial women in the world, has until now remained a mystery behind an elegant, cool veneer. In this stunning new biography... [Read more]

Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief

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The extraordinarily captivating memoir of the remarkable jewel thief who robbed the rich and the famous while maintaining an outwardly conventional lifean astonishing and c... [Read more]

Confessions of a Tax Collector

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Intrigues. Illicit affairs. Scheming corporate climbers. Welcome to the IRS. Plug anyone's name -- yes, yours -- into the computer at the Internal Revenue Service, add a So... [Read more]

Davy Crockett Graphic Biography

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Fast-paced and easy-to-read, these softcover 32-page graphic biographies teach students about historical figures: those who lead us into new territory, pursued scientific d... [Read more]

Daniel Boone Graphic Biography

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Fast-paced and easy-to-read, these softcover 32-page graphic biographies teach students about historical figures: those who lead us into new territory, pursued scientific d... [Read more]

Dishwasher

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Dishwasher is the true story of a man on a mission: to clean dirty dishes professionally in every state in America. Part adventure, part parody, and part miraculous journey... [Read more]

Do As I Say (Not As I Do)

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I dont own a single share of stock. Michael Moore Members of the liberal left exude an air of moral certitude. They pride themselves on being selflessly committed to the hi... [Read more]

Early Bird

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Everyone says they would like to retire early, but Rodney Rothman actually did it -- forty years early. Burnt out, he decides at the age of twenty-eight to get an early sta... [Read more]

Edith and Woodrow: The Wilson White House

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Elegantly written, tirelessly researched, full of shocking revelations, Edith and Woodrow offers the definitive examination of the controversial role Woodrow Wilson's secon... [Read more]

Elvis Presley

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A vibrant, sympathetic portrait of the once and future king of rock ?n? roll by the award-winning author of Shiloh and In Country. To this clear-eyed portrait of the first ... [Read more]

Elvis Presley Graphic Biography

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Fast-paced and easy-to-read, these softcover 32-page graphic biographies teach students about historical figures: those who lead us into new territory, pursued scientific d... [Read more]

Ernie Pyle's War: America's Eyewitness to World War II

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When a machine-gun bullet ended the life of war correspondent Ernie Pyle in the final days of World War II, Americans mourned him in the same breath as they mourned Frankli... [Read more]

Every Second Counts

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The four-time Tour de France winner and number 1 New York Times bestselling author returns with an inspirational account of his recent personal and professional victoriesan... [Read more]

Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond

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Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Kranz... [Read more]

FDR

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One of todays premier biographers has written a modern, comprehensive, indeed ultimate book on the epic life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In this superlative volume, Jean ... [Read more]

Finding My Voice

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The inspiring and uplifting story of one man's meteoric rise from the cobbler's shop to the concert hall. [Read more]

Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill

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Warrior and writer, genius and crank, rider in the British cavalrys last great charge and inventor of the tankWinston Churchill led Britain to fight alone against Nazi Germ... [Read more]

Frank Lloyd Wright

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From the way we build to the way we live, Frank Lloyd Wrights influence on American architecture is visible all around us. Now, Ada Louise Huxtable, the Pulitzer Prize-winn... [Read more]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt forever changed the way people in the United States think about government and its leaders. He along with his first lady Eleanor, led Am... [Read more]

Frederic Chopin

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The Chopin legend is considered through studies of the performance tradition and a discography of recent and reissued recordings. This book also features short essays on th... [Read more]

Frederick Douglass

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""Frederick Douglass"" by Charles Waddell Chesnutt is a classic work of literature that can be enjoyed by all. Download ""Frederick Douglass&q... [Read more]

Freud

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Often referred to as ""the father of psychoanalysis, "" Sigmund Freud championed the ""talking cure"" and charted the human unconsci... [Read more]

G. K. Chesterton

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Galileo and the Magic Numbers

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Sixteenth century Italy produced a genius who marked the world with his studies and hypotheses about mathematical, physical and astronomical truths. His father, musician Vi... [Read more]

General George Washington

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Much has been written in the past two centuries about George Washington the statesman and father of his country. Less often discussed is Washingtons military career, includ... [Read more]

George Washington

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George Washington is by far the most important figure in the history of the United States. Against all military odds, he liberated the thirteen colonies from the superior f... [Read more]

George Washington Graphic Biography

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Fast-paced and easy-to-read, these softcover 32-page graphic biographies teach students about historical figures: those who lead us into new territory, pursued scientific d... [Read more]

Gonzo

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Few American lives are stranger, more action-packed, or wilder than that of Hunter S. Thompson. Born a rebel in Louisville , Kentucky , Thompson spent a lifetime channeling... [Read more]

Helen Keller

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At an early age, Helen Keller lost both her sight and hearing. Frustration made her a difficult child, until she met Anne Sullivan. With Annes help, Helen learned to commun... [Read more]

Helen Keller TRG

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At an early age, Helen Keller lost both her sight and hearing. Frustration made her a difficult child, until she met Anne Sullivan. With Annes help, Helen learned to commun... [Read more]

Helen of Troy

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Then Helen rose, and all her body fair...She bath'd in the spring water, pure and cold, And with her hand bound up her shining hair...And clothed her in the raiment that of... [Read more]

Hell's Angel

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Narrated by the visionary founding member, Hell's Angel provides a fascinating all-access pass to the secret world of the notorious Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club. Sonny Bar... [Read more]

Hillary's Choice

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Why does she stay with him? Where does she go from here? The author who revealed a generation's Passages now answers all the questions about the most talked-about First Lad... [Read more]

Hollywood Hulk Hogan

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You think you know Hollywood Hulk Hogan? Brother, you don't know squat about me. Yeah, I'm the towering red-and-yellow warrior who revolutionized the wrestling business, th... [Read more]

Houdini Graphic Biography

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Fast-paced and easy-to-read, these softcover 32-page graphic biographies teach students about historical figures: those who lead us into new territory, pursued scientific d... [Read more]

Hugo Chavez

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He is one of the most controversial and important world leaders currently in power. In this international bestseller, at last available in English, Hugo Chavez is captured ... [Read more]

Irving Berlin

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Irving Berlin remains a central figure in American music, a lyricist/composer whose songs are still loved today. His first piece, ""Marie from Sunny Italy"&q... [Read more]

Jackie Robinson

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In an America dominated by bigotry and racism, Jackie Robinson had the courage and ability to stand tall and let actions speak louder than words. The story of his dignity a... [Read more]

Jim Carrey: Fun and Funnier

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Kidding Around with the King of Comedy Jim Carrey is used to being laughed at. In fact, he thrives on entertaining others. As a precocious young boy, he practiced pulling f... [Read more]

Jimi Hendrix

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The Jimi Hendrix legend has lived on longer than the man, who died in 1970 at the age of twenty-seven. More than thirty years later, what the world knows about him has beco... [Read more]

Jimmy Stewart

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Jimmy Stewarts all-American good looks, boyish charm, and deceptively easygoing style of acting made him one of Hollywoods greatest and most enduring stars. Despite the ind... [Read more]

John Adams

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In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Y... [Read more]

John Newton

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A fascinating, colorful, and historically significant portrait of slave-trader-turned-Christ-follower John Newton. [Read more]

John Wayne: The Man Behind the Myth

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A provocative biography of the man behind the Hollywood legend sheds new light on the life and career of John Wayne, discussing his three failed marriages, professional acc... [Read more]

Julia Child

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Written by the award-winning author of ''Perfection Salad, '' this biography portrays one of the most beloved figures in 20th-century American culture: Julia Child, the buo... [Read more]

Lincoln

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An original and deeply insightful biography of Abraham Lincoln, already awarded the prestigious Lincoln Prize. As a defender of national unity, a leader in war, and the ema... [Read more]

Louis XIV

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Looks at the king and his beliefs, domestic problems, and foreign policy. [Read more]

Lynyrd Skynyrd

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The first complete, unvarnished history of Southern rocks legendary and most popular band, from its members hardscrabble boyhoods in Jacksonville, Florida and their rise to... [Read more]

Mahatma Gandhi

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Mohandas Gandhi was a small man, but he helped bring about large-scale change in the world. Through peaceful acts of disobedience, Gandhi helped free India from British rul... [Read more]

Mary Magdalene

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After 2, 000 years of flawed history, here at last is a magnificent new biography of Mary Magdalene that draws her out of the shadows of history and restores her to her rig... [Read more]

Mary Poppins, She Wrote

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The story of Mary Poppins, the quintessentially English and utterly magical children's nanny, is remarkable enough. She flew into the lives of the unsuspecting Banks family... [Read more]

Memories of John Lennon

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A tribute to the influential artist commemorates the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death, offering an intimate glimpse of the cultural legend who helped change a generation. [Read more]

Merv

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Merv Griffin will always be remembered as one of America's most beloved show business figures. With his trademark charm and business savvy, Merv built a life that defined s... [Read more]

Mozart

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On the occasion of Mozart's two hundred and fiftieth birthday, read Maynard Solomon's Mozart: A Life , universally hailed as the Mozart biography of our time. [Read more]

Mr. Strangelove

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The first American biography of one of film's greatest comedians, MR. STRANGELOVE is the story of a screamingly funny, desperately unhappy soul a man who thought he was emp... [Read more]

Norman Rockwell

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Norman Rockwells tremendously successful, prolific career as a painter and illustrator has rendered him a twentieth-century American icon. However, the very popularity and ... [Read more]

Obama

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The biography of America's hottest political superstarBarack Obamafrom a journalist who has been covering Obama and his career since his successful run for U.S. Senate. Bar... [Read more]

Rosa Parks

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Rosa Parks grew up in the strongly segregated Southern United States. One day, she had had enough. She would not give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus and was take... [Read more]

Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of wild supposi... [Read more]

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin

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The remarkable autobiography of the remarkable scientist who brought new light to the questions of how species arise evolve. Darwin's Autobiography gives us an explanation ... [Read more]

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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A professor of history and the noted author and editor of several books on the civil rights struggle, Dr. Clayborne Carson was selected by the estate of Dr. Martin Luther K... [Read more]

The Complete Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte

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""The Complete Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte"" by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne is a classic work of literature that can be enjoyed by all. Downl... [Read more]

The Complete Memoirs of Marie Antoinette

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""The Complete Memoirs of Marie Antoinette"" by Madame Campan is a classic work of literature that can be enjoyed by all. Download ""The Compl... [Read more]

The Secret Life of Houdini

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Handcuff King. Escape Artist. International Superstar. Since his death eighty years ago, Harry Houdini's life has been chronicled in books, in film, and on television. Now,... [Read more]

Zig

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"Zig Ziglar epitomizes determination, perseverance, excellence, and a loving Christian spirit more than anyone I know! The world would be a better place if more of us ... [Read more]