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1	Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe more books like this by Laurence Bergreen add to wishlist A voyage into history, a tour of the world emerging from the Middle Ages, a chronicle of a desperate grab for commercial and political power, and more, this captivating tale rivals the most exciting thriller fiction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Capone: The Man and the Era more books like this by Laurence Bergreen add to wishlist He was cunning, wealthy and flamboyant. Al Capone's life has captured the imagination of generations and assumed legendary prortions. His Neapolitan heritage, his childhood on the streets of Brooklyn, and his rapid rise as the nation's chief bootlegger all shaped him into the most powerful and notorious gangster of the Prohibition Era. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu more books like this by Laurence Bergreen add to wishlist In this authoritative biography of one of the most fascinating figures in world history, Marco Polos incredible odyssey--along the Silk Road and through all the fantastic circumstances of his life--is chronicled in sumptuous and illuminating detail. Illustrated. see all copies from $2.20! new only from $7.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Louis Armstrong more books like this by Laurence Bergreen add to wishlist Featuring insights and information gleaned from Louis Armstrong's tape-recorded reminiscences and anecdotes, personal scrapbooks, letters, and diaries, this first full biography of this musical icon brings the founding father of jazz to life as never before. 16 pages of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.00! \| first editions
5	Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life more books like this by Laurence Bergreen add to wishlist Perhaps America's greatest musical performer, Louis Armstrong was a character of epic proportions - married four times, with countless romantic involvements in and around his marriages, a life-long advocate of marijuana, who took his music from the streets of New Orleans to Hollywood, Europe, South America and, through his many recordings, the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.00! \| first editions
6	Voyage to Mars: NASA's Search for Life Beyond Earth more books like this by Lawrence Bergreen, Laurence Bergreen add to wishlist An acclaimed writer takes readers inside the minds of the world's last great explorers--an elite group of NASA scientists--as they search for life and change our understanding of the universe and ourselves. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.90! \| first editions
7	James Agee: A Life more books like this by Laurence Bergreen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	As Thousands Cheer: 2the Life of Irving Berlin more books like this by Laurence Bergreen add to wishlist Here is the first full-length biography of the king of American songwriters: the man of whom rival composer Jerome Kern once said, "Irving Berlin has no place in American music. He is American music". 32 pages of black-and-white photographs. Radio news features. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95!
9	As Thousands Cheer: The Life of Irving Berlin more books like this by Laurence Bergreen add to wishlist Irving Berlin (18881989) was unable to read or write music and could only play the piano in the key of F-sharp major; yet, for the first half of the twentieth century he was America's most successful and most representative songwriter, composing such hits as "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Cheek to Cheek," "Let's Face the Music and Dance," "Puttin' ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $19.73! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Voyage to Mars: NASA's Search for Life Beyond Earth more books like this by Laurence Bergreen add to wishlist An acclaimed writer takes readers inside the minds of the world's last great explorers--an elite group of NASA scientists--as they search for life and change our understanding of the universe and ourselves. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.25! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Look Now, Pay Later: The Rise of Network Broadcasting more books like this by Laurence Bergreen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
12	As Thousands Cheer more books like this by Laurence Bergreen add to wishlist The first--the only--full and unauthorized biography of the king of American songwriters: the man of whom rival composer Jerome Kern once said "Irving Berlin has no place in American music. He is American music". 36 pages of photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.17! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13	Voyage to Mars more books like this by Laurence Bergreen, George Guidall (Read by) add to wishlist Bergreen is an acclaimed writer and NASA insider who set out to understand the scientists who are reaching for Mars--the most charismatic, diverse group of space explorers ever. People want to know the inside story of NASA's missions to Mars, and Bergreen tells it well. Abridged. see all copies from $4.22! new only from $4.29!
14	The quest for Mars : the NASA scientists and their search for life beyond Earth more books like this by Laurence Bergreen add to wishlist "Ever since I was a small child, I've believed there was life out there. When I look at the magnitude of the universe, with its billions of stars, I believe that if life developed here on Earth, it must have developed elsewhere. We simply can't be unique. I really don't think we're the most intelligent life forms in the universe, but that's just ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
15 view cover	Al Capone : the man and the era more books like this by Laurence Bergreen add to wishlist The bestselling author of James Agee and As Thousands Cheer: The Life of Irving Berlin now presents a sweeping portrait of a notorious gangster--the founding father of organized crime as we know it--and of the turbulent times that created him and, eventually, destroyed him. 16 pages of photos. see all copies from $1.99!

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