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1	Mark Twain: A Life more books like this by Ron Powers In the most important narrative biography of Samuel Langhorne Clemens in half a century, a Pulitzer-Prize winner brings to life the astonishing man behind one of America's most famous sons. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle: Memoir of a WWII Bomber Pilot more books like this by Robert Morgan, Col., Ron Powers This World War II aviation history recounts the story of Bob Morgan and his bomber "The Memphis Belle"--a B-17 Flying Fortress. Morgan and his crew flew 25 missions over Germany and occupied France during the war, and their exploits were the basis for William Wyler's 1944 documentary film, THE MEMPHIS BELLE see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.70! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Tom and Huck Don't Live Here Anymore: Childhood and Murder in the Heart of America more books like this by Ron Powers Hannibal, Missouri. It's the hometown of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Powers and literary giant Mark Twain, who established it as the birthplace of America's image of boyhood itself. Power returns to Hannibal to chronicle the horrific story of two killings, both committed by minors, and the trials that followed. Seamlessly weaving the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Flags of Our Fathers: A Young People's Edition more books like this by James Bradley, Ron Powers, Michael French (Adapted by) In this unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history, Bradley has captured the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.78! \| SVS
5	Dangerous Water: A Biography of the Boy Who Became Mark Twain more books like this by Ron Powers First time in paperback: From a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, an imaginative re-creation of Samuel Clemens's boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri-just in time for Ken Burns's forthcoming Mark Twain documentary. . While Mark Twain remains one of our most quintessentially American writers, the actual boyhood experiences that fueled his most enduring ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	White Town Drowsing more books like this by Ron Powers see all copies from $1.99! new only from $64.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Last Flag Down: The Epic Journey of the Last Confederate Warship more books like this by Ron Powers, John Baldwin Wondrously evocative and filled with drama and poignancy, Baldwin and Powers tell a riveting story of courage, nobility, and rare comradeship in this true account of a Confederate warship's against-all-odd bid to save the South. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
8	The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle more books like this by Robert Morgan, Col., Ron McLarty (Read by), Ron Powers This World War II aviation history recounts the story of Bob Morgan and his bomber "The Memphis Belle"--a B-17 Flying Fortress. Morgan and his crew flew 25 missions over Germany and occupied France during the war, and their exploits were the basis for William Wyler's 1944 documentary film, THE MEMPHIS BELLE see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Last Flag Down: The Epic Journey of the Last Confederate Warship more books like this by John Baldwin, Ron Powers In late 1864, the South's secret weapon was a state-of-the-art raiding ship that prowled the world's oceans and sank the U.S. merchant fleet. The crew would spend nearly a year destroying dozens of Union ships and taking more than 1,000 prisoners before learning the war was over--and that they were being hunted as pirates. see all copies from $3.95! new only from $7.95! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Beast, the Eunuch, and the Glass-Eyed Child: Television in the '80s more books like this by Ron Powers see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	Dangerous Waters: A Biography of the Boy Who Became Mark Twain more books like this by Ron Powers A refreshingly imaginative recreation of Samual Clemens boyhood years in Hannibal and how he drew on these years for the rest of his life as he wrote under the name of Mark Twain.. In Powers exploration of Twains formative years he emphasizes that Twains childhood was not an innocent time full of benign encounters, but rather was one marked by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.05! \| first editions
12	Boys Will Be Men: Masculinity in Troubled Times more books like this by Richard A Hawley, Ron Powers (Designer) This is a fresh consideration of the idea of masculinity in our age. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.52! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Cruel Radiance: Notes of a Prosewriter in a Visual Age more books like this by Ron Powers The dominance of the electronic media has altered the way we think and write, Ron Powers observes in this collection of essays, stories, and literary nonfiction. A noted journalist whose work in print and television has earned both a Pulitzer Prize and an Emmy Award, Powers decries the effects of the mass media on the quality and nature of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
14	The Newscasters more books like this by Ron Powers see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
15	Toot-Toot-Tootsie, Good-Bye by Ron Powers see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
16	Face value by Ron Powers see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17	Beast, Eunuch & Glass-Eyed Child more books like this by Ron Powers Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Ron Powers argues that TV is" perhaps the unifying and inevitable subject of our time"--and presents these essays on the topic. Previously published in GQ, they include discussions of some of the TV phenomena of the 80s--"Entertainment Tonight", "MTV", "LA Law"-- and also report on shows of the new decade such as "The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.27! \| SVS
18 view cover	Touring the San Francisco Bay Area by Bicycle more books like this by Peter Powers, Melissa Carlson (Editor), Ron Fomalont (Photographer) see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19 view cover	The Exercise Balance: What's Too Much, What's Too Little, and What's Just Right for You! more books like this by Pauline Powers, Ron Thompson Healthy exercise means finding a balance between overtraining and inactivity. This book provides a personal prescription for finding that balance using a combination of clinical studies and real-life examples. Written by two specialists in the field of eating disorders, it details both ends of the exercise continuum, from compulsive exercisers who ... see all copies from $10.80! new only from $10.80! \| SVS
20	The Newscasters more books like this by Rohn Powers, Ron Powers see all copies from $1.99!
21	Far from Home more books like this by Ron Powers see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
22	Supertube: The Rise of Television Sports more books like this by Ron Powers see all copies from $9.29!
23	Far from Home: Life and Loss in Two American Towns more books like this by Ron Powers, David Rosenthal (Editor) Pulitzer Prize-winner Ron Powers' White Town Drowsing, which detailed the history of Mark Twain's Hannibal, Missouri, was hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "a work of surpassing eloquence". Now Powers tells the contrasting stories of Cairo, Illinois, and Kent, Connecticut. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
24	Flags of Our Fathersl Heroes of Iwo Jima more books like this by James Bradley, Ron Powers In this unforgettable, #1 "New York Times" bestselling chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history, Bradley ("Flyboys") captures the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. see all copies from $70.11!
25 view cover	JavaScript How-To: The Definitive JavaScript Problem Solver, with CDROM more books like this by George Pickering, Shelley Powers, Ron Johnson This reference covers all the essential JavaScript abilities from adding interactivity to a Web page to writing portable, network based applications. No where else will readers find this depth of information on JavaScript in such a practical, problem-solving format. -- Includes all the example JavaScript source code on the CD-ROM -- Provides ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.98!

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