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Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival Best Price: $4.54 A classic nerve jangler even if you've never even dreamed of climbing. Joe S takes you into...	The Pursuit of Happyness Best Price: $1.86 This is an obvious truth in life and it is a challenge that some of us in life have to go...	Me Talk Pretty One Day Best Price: $13.64 I've been hearing about DS for a while and he is every bit as amusing, irreverant and articulate...	Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam Best Price: $5.75 I picked up Catfish and Mandala thinking it's just another travelogue/memoir but soon discovered...	The Water is Wide Best Price: $4.71 This novel is especially appropriate for teachers, educators, and students who aspire to make a...



Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake Best Price: $0.75 What is most amazing about this book is not so much the story itself but the fact that it is all...	Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea Best Price: $8.35 This book was absolutely wonderful, it delves into the history of mathematics, as far back as...	Caesar: Life of a Colossus Best Price: $11.25 Adrian Goldsworthy did a fantastic job in writing this book. It's well written, painstakingly...	Assassination Vacation Best Price: $4.78 This is one of the funniest books that I have ever read! The way Vowell shares her morbid...	A Thousand Days in Venice (Ballantine Reader's Circle) Best Price: $6.98 This is a wonderful book that once finished you will want to start reading all over again. The...



Mindfreak: Secret Revelations Best Price: $8.77 Great must for any Criss Angel fan, i was hooked from page one, well worth the wait for it to...	The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Augmented Third Edition, New Revised Standard Version Best Price: $26.04 I purchased this exact edition. It is really excellent in lay out, print, explanations, just...	Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest Best Price: $14.48 This is an excellent book- very well written and hard to put down. I have read many books on...	Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story Best Price: $8.25 I had the pleasure of meeting and spending a week with Dr. Timothy Tyson as part of a Civil...	Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America Best Price: $16.25 James K. Polk always shows up on the best Presidents' list along with the obvious Washingtons,...

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Best Price: $6.38 I bought this book after a trip to Atlanta, GA. I was only a child when Dr King was murdered, so...	Call of Duty: My Life Before, During and After the Band of Brothers Best Price: $7.97 Let me start by saying that I have tremendous respect for any of the men and women who served in...	No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks Best Price: $7.75 A thoroughly enjoyable read. It does not concentrate solely on the Ed Viesturs attempt to climb...	Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence Best Price: $15.98 This is the best book that I've read on the American Revolution. Unlike some other good books,...	Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography Best Price: $6.25 Not usually one for celebrity biographies I imported this from the US specifically because...

Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story of a 19-Year-Old American, His Capture by the Motilone Indians and His Adventures in Christianizing the Stone Age Tribe Best Price: $8.93 The story of a lutheran from a difficult background who found himself believing that Jesus...	Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain Best Price: $10.94 I bought this book for my brother, who loves dogs as much as I do. When he finished it, he sent...	One Writer's Beginnings (The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization) Best Price: $17.15 I read this book many years ago, having received it as a birthday gift from a friend who knew of...	Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph Best Price: $11.82 "The dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open...	The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave (Barnes & Noble Classics Series): An American Slave (Barnes & Noble Classics) Best Price: $1.86 This is one of the most violent books (an autobiography!) I ever read. It illustrates...

Leave the Building Quickly: True Stories (P.S.) Best Price: $7.75 I bought this book after reading a good review. It was terrible! One chapter explains how a...	Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself Best Price: $10.20 THINGS I OVERHEARD WHILE TALKING TO MYSELF is a great example of recycling done right. Each of...	My Three Fathers: And the Elegant Deceptions of My Mother, Susan Mary Alsop Best Price: $17.32 Don't get me wrong. I think the author is in many ways an entirely estimable fellow He had...	Severe Mercy, A Best Price: $7.88 My husband and I read this book together and cried our hearts out. It is written on many...	Get in the Game: 8 Elements of Perseverance That Make the Difference Best Price: $7.75 Get In The Game" partly baseball, partly business and partly psychology. Author Cal...

Castaway Kid: One Man's Search for Hope and Home (Focus on the Family Books) Best Price: $10.49 Many adults have suffered great hardships in their childhood, even being sent away. This now...	Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion Best Price: $8.40 Take This Bread: A Radical ConversionThis book is a must read for anyone interested in...	Jack: Straight from the Gut Best Price: $1.94 Review Summary: This autobiography of Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of General Electric...	The American Political Tradition: And the Men Who Made it Best Price: $8.83 It was pretty tedious to read, but there were many points well taken and it was overall a very...	All Things Bright and Beautiful Best Price: $7.89 This is a book about James Herriot, who is a vets assistant and always gets the bad patients....

Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality (Vintage) Best Price: $5.65 "I think it's like Dr. Courtney M. Townsend, a legend in surgery and a personal hero,...	Love Without End: Jesus Speaks... Best Price: $12.15 This book brings to mind "Conversations with God". The Author is very...	Happy Endings: The Tales of a Meaty-Breasted Zilc Best Price: $5.99 This book is in very poor taste, there is a very simple construct to it as well. What I mean is...	Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers Best Price: $8.91 Ralph's amazing ability to relate his experiences as a young boy growing up in Colorado is...	Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir Best Price: $6.49 I wanted to like this book. I heard an interview in which Auslander read the first page or so,...

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels Best Price: $14.86 I'll admit it. I'm a bit of Bailey devotee. I thoroughly benefitted from 'Poet & Peasant'...	Trump: The Art of the Deal Best Price: $4.01 Ok i know he's becomming a cliche but the truth is, no-one makes property deals like 'old what...	Summer at Tiffany Best Price: $4.95 Cute. That would be the best word to describe this short, particularly sweet memoir. Going into...	Fabulosity: What It Is & How to Get It Best Price: $8.93 I sincerely enjoyed this book! I've read many books on the subject of how to build brands and...	Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House Best Price: $7.99 This item arrived fast and in excellent condition--just as the seller stated--and the price was...

Daring to Look: Dorothea Lange's Photographs and Reports from the Field Best Price: $26.38 As someone who used iconic Lange photos in my American Studies classes for years, this book in...	The Sum of Our Days: A Memoir Best Price: $13.54 In terms of literature, a bit of a disappointment -- it certainly isn't a candle on...	Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time Best Price: $7.45 A short but well written book that sheds light on an almost forgotten man who changed the world....	Cheaper by the Dozen Best Price: $0.01 Set in the early part of 20th century this autobiography details in amusing anecdotal style the...	Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod Best Price: $5.79 I loved this book. If, like me, you have ever wondered what it might be like to drive a dog...

The Motorcycle Diaries (Movie Tie-in Edition) : Notes on a Latin American Journey Best Price: $4.50 One of the most exiting, brilliant, humourous, moving and honest accounts of a 22 year old's...	The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams Best Price: $18.94 This is a very intersting book. The letters are all preceeded by an introduction that gives the...	Now the Hell Will Start: One Soldier's Flight from the Greatest Manhunt of World War II Best Price: $15.54 _Now the Hell Will Start_ is ostensibly the story of Herman Perry, an African-American private...	Fire-Breathing Liberal: How I Learned to Survive (and Thrive) in the Contact Sport of Congress Best Price: $12.97 I didn't THINK I was going to like this book, because of the title, but I'm so glad that I did...	Profiles in Courage (slipcased edition): Decisive Moments in the Lives of Celebrated Americans Best Price: $6.75 John F. Kennedy, in a lucid manner, details the political life of eight U.S. Senators. Kennedy...

Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness Best Price: $4.99 I have read and purchased over a dozen books to give to people in the community, justice system,...	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) Best Price: $7.98 In the classic slave narrative genre, Frederick Douglass' narrative of his life brings to life,...	Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman Best Price: $11.99 The story of Nisa is the story of a !Kung woman in Africa. Her life is told in her own words,...

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