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Autobiography, Paperback/Morrissey
Autobiography covers Morrissey's life from his birth until the present day. Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on May 22nd 1959. Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Smiths (1982 1987),…Catre Magazin -
Thread of the Silkworm, Paperback/Iris Chang
The definitive biography of Tsien Hsue-Shen, the pioneer of the American space age who was mysteriously accused of being a communist, deported, and became--to America's continuing chagrin--the father of the…Catre Magazin -
Bolivar: American Liberator, Paperback/Marie Arana
A brilliant biography that "reads like a wonderful novel but is researched like a masterwork of history" (Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs ), this is the epic story of…Catre Magazin -
Goin’ Crazy with Sam Peckinpah and All Our Friends, Hardcover/Max Evans
Almost as famous for the legendary excesses of his personal life as for his films, Sam Peckinpah (1925-1984) cemented his reputation as one of the great American directors with movies…Catre Magazin -
The Rise of the Novel: Studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding, Paperback/Ian Watt
The Rise of the Novel is Ian Watt's classic description of the interworkings of social conditions, changing attitudes, and literary practices during the period when the novel emerged as the…Catre Magazin -
Rediscovering Irregular Warfare: Colin Gubbins and the Origins of Britain’s Special Operations Executive, Hardcover/A. R. B. Linderman
Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE), which conducted sabotage campaigns and supported resistance movements in Axis-occupied Europe and in Asia, is often described as Winston Churchill's brainchild. But as A. R.…Catre Magazin -
Company Aytch or a Side Show of the Big Show: A Memoir of the Civil War, Paperback/Sam R. Watkins
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War: The definitive Civil War classic as Sam wanted it revised complete with his edits, new perspectives, authoritative text, and images…Catre Magazin -
The Inklings and King Arthur: J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis, and Owen Barfield on the Matter of Britain, Paperback/Sorina Higgins
In the midst of war-torn Britain, King Arthur returned in the writings of the Oxford Inklings. Learn how Tolkien, Lewis, Williams, and Barfield brought hope to their times and our…Catre Magazin -
The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010, Hardcover/Lucille Clifton
Winner of the 2013 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Poetry ""The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010" may be the most important book of poetry to appear in years."--"Publishers Weekly" "All…Catre Magazin -
Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien’s World, Paperback/Verlyn Flieger
J. R. R. Tolkien is perhaps best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but it is in The Silmarillion that the true depth of Tolkien's Middle-earth…Catre Magazin -
What the Twilight Says: Essays, Paperback/Derek Walcott
The first collection of essays by the Nobel laureate. Derek Walcott has been publishing essays in The New York Review of Books, The New Republic , and elsewhere for more…Catre Magazin -
Ecrits Controverses, Paperback/Louis Ferdinand Celine
La position de l'homme au milieu de son fatras de lois, de coutumes, de dEsirs, d'instincts nouEs, refoulEs, est devenue si pErilleuse, si artificielle, si arbitraire, si tragique et si…Catre Magazin -
The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes, Paperback/Michael Newton
When it comes to crime, truth is often stranger than fiction. Many of the cases that have stumped investigators are among the strangest on record. This title presents mysteries that…Catre Magazin -
The Michigan Murders, Paperback/Edward Keyes
"True crime devotees won't want to miss this one " --- Publishers Weekly "Very engrossing . . . in the finest you can't put it down tradition." --- Hartford Courant…Catre Magazin -
A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It, Hardcover/Stephen Kinzer
A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It is the story of Paul Kagame, a refugee who, after a generation of exile, found his way home. Learn…Catre Magazin -
Prince Philip: The Turbulent Early Life of the Man Who Married Queen Elizabeth II, Paperback/Philip Eade
"Rich in drama and tragedy" ( The Guardian ), here is a mesmerizing account of the extraordinary formative years of the man married to the most famous woman in the…Catre Magazin -
A Reader’s Guide to Finnegans Wake, Paperback/William York Tindall
For years, William York Tindall's Guide has been one of the valuable ways to approach the difficult writing and complex language of Joyce's Finnegans Wake. Over a period of 40…Catre Magazin -
The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes and Stories of My Life, Paperback/Pat Conroy
America's favorite storyteller, Pat Conroy, is back with a unique cookbook that only he could conceive. Delighting us with tales of his passion for cooking and good food and the…Catre Magazin -
Living My Life, Paperback/Emma Goldman
Anarchist, journalist, drama critic, advocate of birth control and free love, Emma Goldman was the most famous--and notorious--woman in the early twentieth century. This abridged version of her two-volume autobiography…Catre Magazin -
Infantry Attacks, Paperback/Erwin Rommel
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel exerted an almost hypnotic influence not only over his own troops but also over the Allied soldiers of the Eighth Army in World War II. Even…Catre Magazin -
Charles M. Russell: The Life and Legend of America’s Cowboy Artist, Paperback/John Taliaferro
This first comprehensive biography of Charles M. Russell examines the colorful life and times of Montana's famed Cowboy Artist. Born to an affluent St. Louis family in 1864, young Russell…Catre Magazin -
The Favored Daughter: One Woman’s Fight to Lead Afghanistan Into the Future, Paperback/Fawzia Koofi
As America prepares to draw down its forces in Afghanistan, this story of survival and hope from a voice of the country's most oppressed group could not be more timely.…Catre Magazin -
Rimbaud Complete, Paperback/Arthur Rimbaud
Enduring icon of creativity, authenticity, and rebellion, and the subject of numerous new biographies, Arthur Rimbaud is one of the most repeatedly scrutinized literary figures of the last half-century. Yet…Catre Magazin -
No Ordinary Stalking: A Look at Organized Stalking and Electronic Harassment, Paperback/June Ti
Organized stalking is carried out by an enthusiastic and structured group that has cruel intentions: stalk, harass, injure, financially ruin, and mentally crumple human prey until incapacitation occurs. What sets…Catre Magazin -
The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson I, Paperback/Robert A. Caro
This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country. The Path to Power reveals in extraordinary detail the…Catre Magazin -
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Trimalchio, Paperback/F Scott Fitzgerald
This is the first edition ever published of Trimalchio, an early and complete version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald wrote the novel as Trimalchio and…Catre Magazin -
Millard Fillmore: The American Presidents Series: The 13th President, 1850-1853, Hardcover/Paul Finkelman
The oddly named president whose shortsightedness and stubbornness fractured the nation and sowed the seeds of civil war In the summer of 1850, America was at a terrible crossroads. Congress…Catre Magazin -
My Days with Princess Grace of Monaco, Hardcover/Joan Dale
Get to know the real Princess Grace, from the first years of her marriage to the last days of her life. "My Days with Princess Grace of Monaco: Our 25-Year…Catre Magazin -
John Wesley Hardin: Dark Angel of Texas, Paperback/Leon C. Metz
Thus spoke one lawman about John Wesley Hardin, easily the most feared and fearless of all the gunfighters in the West. Nobody knows the exact number of his victims-perhaps as…Catre Magazin -
The Coldest War: A Memoir of Korea, Paperback/James Brady
America's ``forgotten war`` lasted just thirty-seven months, yet 54,246 Americans died in that time -- nearly as many as died in ten years in Vietnam. On the fiftieth anniversary of…Catre Magazin -
A Lillian Smith Reader, Paperback/Margaret Rose Gladney
As a writer and forward-thinking social critic, Lillian Smith (1897-1966) was an astute chronicler of the twentieth-century American South and an early proponent of the civil rights movement. From her…Catre Magazin -
Short Stories of the Civil Rights Movement: An Anthology, Paperback/Margaret Earley Whitt
During the civil rights era, masses of people marched in the streets, boycotted stores, and registered to vote. Others challenged racism in ways more solitary but no less life changing.…Catre Magazin -
Hoe, Heaven, and Hell: My Boyhood in Rural New Mexico, Paperback/Nasario Garcia
When Nasario Garcia was a boy in Ojo del Padre, a village in the Rio Puerco Valley northwest of Albuquerque, he grew up the way rural New Mexicans had for…Catre Magazin -
Franco: A Personal and Political Biography, Hardcover/Stanley G. Payne
General Francisco Franco ruled Spain for nearly forty years, as one of the most powerful and controversial leaders in that nation's long history. He has been the subject of many…Catre Magazin -
Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson II, Paperback/Robert A. Caro
Robert A. Caro's life of Lyndon Johnson, which began with the greatly acclaimed The Path to Power, also winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, continues -- one of…Catre Magazin -
G-Dog and the Homeboys: Father Greg Boyle and the Gangs of East Los Angeles, Paperback/Celeste Fremon
Father Gregory J. Boyle, SJ, is a native of Los Angeles, a Jesuit priest, and founder of Homeboy Industries, an economic development and jobs program begun in 1988 for at-risk…Catre Magazin -
Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop, Paperback/Frankie Manning
In the early days of swing dancing, Frankie Manning stood out for his moves and his innovative routines. This is his autobiography, recalling how his first years of dancing as…Catre Magazin -
Paul Robeson: A Life of Activism and Art, Paperback/Lindsey R. Swindall
Paul Robeson: A Life of Activism and Art is the biography of an African American icon and a demonstration of historian Lindsey R. Swindall's knack for thorough, detailed research and…Catre Magazin -
Same Kind of Different as Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together, Hardcover/Ron Hall
A dangerous, homeless drifter who grew up picking cotton in virtual slavery. An upscale art dealer accustomed to the world of Armani and Chanel. A gutsy woman with a stubborn…Catre Magazin -
George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography, Paperback/Webster Griffin Tarpley
An expose of the Bush family. Documented by search of dozens of archives and months of interviews with government insiders, this biography digs up all the dirt - frightening, gory,…Catre Magazin -
100 Years of the Best American Short Stories, Hardcover/Lorrie Moore
The Best American Short Stories is the longest running and best-selling series of short fiction in the country. For the centennial celebration of this beloved annual series, master of the…Catre Magazin -
Everything to Live for, Paperback/Turia Pitt
In September 2011, Turia Pitt, a beautiful 25-year-old mining engineer working her dream job in the far north of Western Australia, entered an ultra-marathon race that would change her life…Catre Magazin -
The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother, Hardcover/James McBride
With a new Introduction to this touching homage to his mother, the author paints a portrait of growing up in a black neighborhood as the child of an interracial marriage.…Catre Magazin -
I Am Alive and You Are Dead: A Journey Into the Mind of Philip K. Dick, Paperback/Emmanuel Carrere
For his many devoted readers, Philip K. Dick is not only one of the ``one of the most valiant psychological explorers of the 20th century`` ( The New York Times…Catre Magazin -
Caulerpa Conquest: A Biological Eradication on the California Coast, Paperback/Eric Noel Munoz
Rarely have global battles in the war on invasive species been successful. Even tougher is fighting a mutant genetic clone of a natural counterpart on a marine coast. The first…Catre Magazin -
Square Peg: My Story and What It Means for Raising Innovators, Visionaries, and Out-Of-The-Box Thinkers, Hardcover/Todd Rose
In the seventh grade, Todd Rose was suspended-not for the first time-for throwing six stink bombs at the blackboard, where his art teacher stood with his back to the class.…Catre Magazin -
Charles Goodnight: Father of the Texas Panhandle, Paperback/William T. Hagan
Charles Goodnight was a pioneer of the early range cattle industry--an opinionated and profane but energetic and well-liked rancher. Goodnight's story is now re-examined by William T. Hagan in this…Catre Magazin -
Warren G. Harding: The American Presidents Series: The 29th President, 1921-1923, Hardcover/John W. Dean
President Nixon's former counsel illuminates another presidency marked by scandal Warren G. Harding may be best known as America's worst president. Scandals plagued him: the Teapot Dome affair, corruption in…Catre Magazin -
The History of Anonymity, Paperback/Jennifer Chang
This debut collection of vivid, lyrical poems explores the emotional landscape of childhood without confession and without straightforward narrative. Chang sweeps together myth and fairy tale, skirting the edges of…Catre Magazin -
James Madison, Hardcover/Garry Wills
A bestselling historian examines the life of a Founding Father. Renowned historian and social commentator Garry Wills takes a fresh look at the life of James Madison, from his rise…Catre Magazin -
Misrepresented People: Poetic Responses to Trump’s America, Paperback/Maria Isabel Alvarez
The poets anthologized in Misrepresented People: Poetic Responses to Trump's America bear witness to, rage against, and defy the misogyny, racism, homophobia, xenophobia, and authoritarian impulses that have always surrounded…Catre Magazin -
Washington’s General: Nathanael Greene and the Triumph of the American Revolution, Paperback/Terry Golway
The overlooked Quaker from Rhode Island who won the American Revolution's crucial southern campaign and helped to set up the final victory of American independence at Yorktown Nathanael Greene is…Catre Magazin -
Cooked: An Inner City Nursing Memoir, Paperback/Carol Karels
In May 1971, Look magazine featured an article entitled ``Chicago's Cook County Hospital: A Terrible Place.`` The article provided an in-depth look at the largest public hospital in the country,…Catre Magazin -
The House by the Sea, Paperback/May Sarton
This is the first journal Sarton wrote after she moved in 1973 from New Hampshire to the seacoast of Maine. Here she found the peace and aloneness she sought—and partly…Catre Magazin -
To Educate a Nation: Autobiography of Andres P. and Jane V. Enriquez, Paperback/Jeremy A. Enriquez
To Educate a Nation: Autobiographies of Andres P. and Jane V. Enriquez tells the story of the family of a Garifuna teacher as they were sent to rural villages in…Catre Magazin -
Lyndon B. Johnson, Hardcover/Charles Peters
The towering figure who sought to transform America into a "Great Society" but whose ambitions and presidency collapsed in the tragedy of the Vietnam War Few figures in American history…Catre Magazin -
Howard Hughes: The Untold Story, Paperback/Peter Harry Brown
Howard Hughes was one of the most amazing, intriguing, and controversial figures of the twentieth century. He was the billionaire head of a giant corporation, a genius inventor, an ace…Catre Magazin -
Ball Four: The Final Pitch, Paperback/Jim Bouton
The beloved baseball classic now available in paperback, with an updated epilogue by Jim Bouton When Ball Four was first published in 1970, it hit the sports world like a…Catre Magazin -
One Hundred Love Sonnets: Cien Sonetos de Amor, Hardcover/Pablo Neruda
"The happiness I feel in offering these to you is vast as a savanna," Pablo Neruda wrote his adored wife, Matilde Urrutia de Neruda, in his dedication of "One Hundred…Catre Magazin -
Book – Searching for Beauty: The Life of Millicent Rogers, the American Heiress Who Taught the World about Style, Paperback/Cherie Burns
"Burns makes it abundantly clear . . . they just don't make heiresses like Millicent Rogers anymore." --Hampton Sides Nobody knew how to live the high life like Standard Oil…Catre Magazin -
Cambridge Introduction to Emily Dickinson, Paperback/Wendy Martin
This fascinating introduction delves behind the myth of Emily Dickinson to present her in the context of her time. It features a close analysis of the major themes in her…Catre Magazin -
Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises, Paperback/Timothy F. Geithner
New York Times Bestseller Washington Post Bestseller Los Angeles Times Bestseller Stress Test is the story of Tim Geithner s education in financial crises. As president of the Federal Reserve…Catre Magazin -
The Star Thrower, Paperback/Loren Eiseley
A collection of the author s favorite essays and poems. This volume includes selections that span Eiseley s entire writing career and provide a sampling of the author as naturalist,…Catre Magazin -
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life, Paperback/Alice Schroeder
The personally revealing and complete biography of the man known everywhere as -The Oracle of Omaha---for fans of the HBO documentary Becoming Warren Buffett Here is the book recounting the…Catre Magazin -
Under a Hoodoo Moon: The Life of the Night Tripper, Paperback/Mac Macrebennack
Under a Hoodoo Moon is one of rock's most original and infectious autobiographies. In its pages, Dr. John, the alchemist of New Orleans psychedelic funk, tells his story, and what…Catre Magazin -
The Glass Castle, Hardcover/Jeannette Walls
The author recalls her life growing up in a dysfunctional family with an alcoholic father and distant mother and describes how she and her siblings had to fend for themselves…Catre Magazin -
The Collected Poems of Williams Carlos Williams: 1939-1962, Paperback/William Carlos Williams
So that readers could more fully understand the extent of Williams' radical simplicity, all of his published poetry, excluding Paterson, was reissued in two definite volumes, of which this is…Catre Magazin -
W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography, Paperback/David Levering Lewis
The two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of W. E. B. Du Bois from renowned scholar David Levering Lewis, now in one condensed and updated volume William Edward Burghardt Du Bois--the premier…Catre Magazin -
Love’s Long Line, Paperback/Sophfronia Scott
Sophfronia Scott turns an unflinching eye on her life to deliver a poignant collection of essays ruminating on faith, motherhood, race, and the search for meaningful connection in an increasingly…Catre Magazin -
Ida: A Sword Among Lions: Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching, Paperback/Paula J. Giddings
Heralded as a landmark achievement upon publication, Ida: A Sword Among Lions is a sweeping narrative about a country and a crusader embroiled in the struggle against lynching--a practice that…Catre Magazin -
The Sea Is Quiet Tonight: A Memoir, Paperback/Michael H. Ward
"Michael Ward's book presents a realistic and insightful portrayal of the early AIDS epidemic in Boston. I was especially moved by the vivid descriptions of love and loss expressed at…Catre Magazin -
Lafayette, Paperback/Harlow Giles Unger
Acclaim for Lafayette ````I found Mr. Unger's book exceptionally well done. It's an admirable account of the marquis's two revolutions-one might even say his two lives-the French and the American.…Catre Magazin -
Dance of the Infidels: A Portrait of Bud Powell, Paperback/Francis Paudras
What Charlie Parker was to the saxophone, Bud Powell (1924-1966) was to the piano: No jazz pianist can rival his brilliance. But his life was filled with tragedy, including years…Catre Magazin -
A Dark Night in Aurora: Inside James Holmes and the Colorado Mass Shootings, Hardcover/William H. Reid
James Holmes killed or wounded seventy people in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. Only one man was allowed to record extensive interviews with the shooter. This is what he…Catre Magazin -
Grover Cleveland: The American Presidents Series, Hardcover/Henry F. Graff
A fresh look at the only president to serve nonconsecutive terms. Though often overlooked, Grover Cleveland was a significant figure in American presidential history. Having run for President three times…Catre Magazin -
The High Road: Memories from a Long Trip, Paperback/Mark Herndon
What drives a man to spend 26 years performing night after night? To persevere through a stifling tour bus, bad food, strange women, flared tempers, a plane nearly blown from…Catre Magazin -
The Collected Works of Paddy Chayefsky: The Stage Plays, Paperback/Paddy Chayefsky
A collection of the stage plays of Paddy Chayefsky which is part of a four-volume set of his work. The stage plays contained in this volume are Middle of the…Catre Magazin -
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War, Hardcover/Robert Coram
John Boyd may be the most remarkable unsung hero in all of American military history. Some remember him as the greatest U.S. fighter pilot ever -- the man who, in…Catre Magazin -
Chronicles of Wasted Time, Paperback/Malcolm Muggeridge
Back in print for the first time since Muggeridge's death in 1990, both published volumes of his acclaimed biography-The Green Stick and The Infernal Grove, plus the previously unpublished start…Catre Magazin -
Son of Harpo Speaks!, Paperback/Bill Marx
(Applause Books). Bill Marx is the last living person to have worked professionally with the three Marx Brothers, his uncles Chico and Groucho and his father, Harpo Marx. Because Chico…Catre Magazin