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Patrick Swayze : one last dance
Wendy Leigh.
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Traces the life and career of the popular actor, from his childhood in Texas and his training as a dancer to his rise to stardom, his daredevil exploits, and his battle with pancreatic cancer.
2009; 215 p.; isbn:1439149976 More Information |
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Byron in love : a short daring life
Edna O'Brien
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From one of our greatest novelists comes this luminous portrait of the world's first literary rock star.
2009; 228 p.; isbn:9780393070118 More Information |
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The education of an American dreamer : how a son of Greek immigrants learned his way from a Nebraska diner to Washington, Wall Street, and beyond
Peter G. Peterson.
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Full of sharp portraits and humorous, telling descriptions of the many statesmen and financiers Peterson has known over the years, "The Education of an American Dreamer" is a richly satisfying journey through a fascinating man's life.
2009; 375 p.; isbn:0446556033 More Information |
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The blue hour : a life of Jean Rhys
Lilian Pizzichini.
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A groundbreaking biography of a psychologically traumatized novelist who forever changed the way we look at women in fiction.
2009; 322 p.; isbn:0393058034 More Information |
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Ardent spirits : leaving home, coming back
Reynolds Price.
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Recounts the author's observations of post-World War II Great Britain, his Oxford University education, and his encounters with such figures as J.R.R. Tolkien, W.H. Auden, and Stephen Spender.
2009; 408 p.; isbn:0743291891 More Information |
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Making an elephant : writing from within
by Graham Swift
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In his first work of nonfiction, a Booker Prize-winning author offers this highly personal account of a writer's life. "Making an Elephant" brings together a richly varied selection of essays, portraits, and interviews, full of insights into Swift's passions and motivations.
2009; 400 p.; isbn:9780307270993 More Information |
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Fear and loathing in Las Vegas : a savage journey to the heart of the American dream
by Hunter S. Thompson ; illustrated by Ralph Steadman
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is the best chronicle of drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking good times ever committed to the printed page. It is also the tale of a long weekend road trip that has gone down in the annals of American pop culture as one of the strangest journeys ever undertaken. Now this cult classic of gonzo journalism ...
1998; 204 p.; isbn:0679785892 More Information |
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Eleanor of Aquitaine : queen of France, queen of England
Ralph V. Turner.
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2009; 395 p.; isbn:0300119119 More Information |
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Satchel : the life and times of an American legend
Larry Tye.
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2009; 392 p.; isbn:1400066514 More Information |
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In the sanctuary of outcasts : a memoir
Neil White
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White tells his emotional, incredible true story of crime and redemption, vanity and spirituality, as he discovers happiness and fulfillment in an unlikely place--imprisonment in The Long Center, the last leper colony in the U.S. 30 color photos.
2009; 316 p.; isbn:9780061351600 More Information |
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