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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, ... More

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The roots of President Obama's politics and presidential campaign strategy are traced in this up-to-the-minute political biography. The work ... More

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A fascinating account of an experienced physician-scientist's activities in meeting and studying problems of infection, cancer, and drug toxicity ... More

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Bzdek examines John, Robert, and Ted Kennedy's legacy on the American political landscape.

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The best-selling memoir "Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy "tells the fascinating story of actor Dirk Benedict s journey from the big sky country of ... More

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In 1941 the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of diethylstilbestrol (DES), the first synthetic chemical to be marketed as an estrogen and ... More

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This is the dramatic story of the pioneers of open-heart surgery and the genius who revolutionized the field--Walt Lillehei. "The Right Stuff" of ... More

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Few of the great stories of medicine are as palpably dramatic as the invention of open-heart surgery, yet, until now, no journalist has ever brought ... More

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Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America's 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers ... More

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From one of the world's greatest humanitarian activists comes a searing personal memoir that is also an urgent call to confront suffering in all its ... More

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"Angel Walk" reveals the untold stories of the men and women who have fought for the lives of those wounded in wartime, and provides a unique ... More

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In the spring of 1986, Mohamed Makhzangi, an Egyptian doctor, was studying in Kiev. As a result, like thousands of others he found himself living a ... More

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The incredible story of a woman's journey from beaten peasant to bandit to member of parliament.

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The incredible story of a womans journey from beaten peasant to bandit to Member of Parliament

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Here is the first historical and sociological account of the formation of an interdisciplinary science known as genetic toxicology, and of the ... More

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This is the courageous and extraordinary story of one man's extraordinary journey from the heart of the Islamic world - via the battlefields of ... More

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In this literary classic script, read many of the actual words spoken by historical figures like Jackie Kennedy, JFK, Bobby Kennedy, Joe Kennedy, ... More

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A former South African Air Force pilot who saw action throughout the region from the 1970s on, Neall Ellis is the best-known mercenary combat aviator ... More

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This is a unique, even unprecedented, book. Thirty-five prominent Russian political, cultural, and media figures, including Mikhail Gorbachev and the ... More

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A mind-bending book about modern physics, quantum mechanics, the fate of stars and the deep mysteries of black holes. What happens when something is ... More

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This inside look at America's most powerful radio host is based on unprecedented access to Rush Limbaugh and his private world.

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From Iraq to climate change, tax to the Anglo-American "special relationship," Best For Britain? Critically examines Brown's political and economic ... More

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In 1965, the United States government enacted legislation to provide low-income individuals with quality health care and related services. Initially ... More

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