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1	A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity more books like this by Bill O'Reilly add to wishlist In his most intimate book yet, Bill O'Reilly goes back in time to examine the people, places, and experiences that launched him on his journey from being a working-class kid to an immensely influential television personality and bestselling author. see all copies from $9.95! new only from $14.02! \| first editions \| SVS
2	A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present more books like this by Howard Zinn, Ph.D. add to wishlist THE PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES presents what has come to be called "history from the bottom up," as it tells America's national narrative in a way that is inclusive of those previously left out of, or marginalized by, standard histories. The book reveals that it was the Arawak Indians who were present at the first contact with Columbus. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Zen & the art of motorcycle maintenance : an inquiry into values more books like this by Robert M. Pirsig add to wishlist Robert Pirsig's journey to enlightenment on the back of a motorcycle was rejected 121 times before its publication in 1974. ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE immediately hit the best-seller lists, and, even decades later, it remains a cult classic. A combination of travelogue, philosophical tract, gripping novel, and probing memoir, ZEN ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.37! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Term Limits more books like this by Vince Flynn add to wishlist Following the brutal murders of three prominent Washington, DC politicians, a group of American assassins deliver an ultimatum to leaders of their own country: rid the nation of petty, partisan politics and embrace socialism, or die. While a joint FBI-CIA task force determines that the killers are elite military commandos, who knows where and when ... see all copies from $2.20! new only from $4.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin more books like this by Kathy Griffin add to wishlist Refreshingly candid, unflinchingly honest, and full of hilarious Did she really say that? moments, "Official Book Club Selection" dishes about what really happens on the road, away from the cameras, and at the star party after the show. see all copies from $11.25! new only from $14.41! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Hell's Angels; a strange and terrible saga more books like this by Hunter S. Thompson add to wishlist Gonzo journalist and literary roustabout Hunter S. Thompson flies with the angels--Hell's Angels, that is. He's lived with them, he knows them and their machines, he speaks their language,and he reports it back to the world with all the fearsome force of a souped-up cyclone burning rubber. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $8.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community more books like this by Robert D Putnam add to wishlist Based on a 25-year research project, this book documents a significant downward spike in the ways that Americans gather in social groups--and recommends new ways that people can come together for the common good. see all copies from $3.43! new only from $7.85! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities more books like this by Elizabeth Edwards add to wishlist The bestselling author of "Saving Graces" shares her inspirational message on the challenges and blessings of coping with adversity. see all copies from $2.41! new only from $13.72! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back more books like this by Frank Schaeffer add to wishlist Frank Schaeffer grew up in Switzerland's L'Abri, an idealistic community founded by his parents, the American evangelicals Francis and Edith Schaeffer. By the time he was 19, his parents had achieved global fame as best-selling authors and speakers, l'Abri had become a mecca for spiritual seekers worldwide from Barbara Bush to Timothy Leary and ... see all copies from $5.89! new only from $8.83! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The long hard road out of hell more books like this by Marilyn Manson, Neil Strauss add to wishlist Hard rock's favorite whipping boy's tell-all autobiography is a surprisingly candid and well-written confessional of Marilyn Manson's deprived youth, his depraved teenage years, and how, much like Alice Cooper a generation before him, he turned a variety of childhood traumas to his advantage in constructing a rock & roll persona that audiences ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $10.17! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Commoner more books like this by John Burnham Schwartz add to wishlist It is 1959 when Haruko marries the Crown Prince of Japan. Thirty years later, now Empress herself, she plays a crucial role in persuading another young woman to accept the marriage proposal of her son, with consequences both tragic and dramatic. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The True Story of the Bilderberg Group more books like this by Daniel Estulin add to wishlist Delving into a world once shrouded in complete mystery and impenetrable security, this investigative report provides a fascinating account of the annual meetings of the world's most powerful individuals--the Bilderberg Group. see all copies from $14.08! new only from $14.08! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Up Country more books like this by Nelson DeMille add to wishlist Hardboiled Army investigator Paul Brenner delves into the past to investigate the alleged murder of a lieutenant who was killed in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Cities of the Plain more books like this by Cormac McCarthy add to wishlist The third and last volume of Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy, CITIES OF THE PLAIN continues the story of Billy Pawson, the cowboy with the heart of an outlaw. Billy becomes involved in the relationship between his friend and fellow ranch-hand John Grady--hero of ALL THE PRETTY HORSES--and a Mexican prostitute under the control of a brutal, ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $6.03! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Boom!: Voices of the Sixties Personal Reflections on the '60s and Today more books like this by Tom Brokaw (Read by) add to wishlist With the bestseller "The Greatest Generation," Brokaw defined for America what it meant to come of age during the Great Depression and the Second World War. Now, the veteran newsman takes readers into the tumultuous decade of the 1960s--a decade of turbulence and change. Illustrated. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Tommyland more books like this by Tommy Lee, Anthony Bozza add to wishlist Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee's pleasure cruise through the murky waters of self-examination contains a plethora of lifestyle advice--if your lifestyle happens to consist of having a lot of sex, and scheming to have a lot more sex, on a daily basis. TOMMYLAND (the title both of his book and of the house in which many of his exploits take place) ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Stranger Beside Me more books like this by Ann Rule (Preface by) add to wishlist Ann Rule was a writer working on the biggest story of her life, tracking down a brutal mass-murderer. Little did she know that the young man who was her close friend was the savage slayer she was hunting. Ted Bundy was everyone's picture of a natural 'winner' - handsome, charming, brilliant in law school, successful with women, on the verge of a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon: And the Journey of a Generation more books like this by Sheila Weller add to wishlist "Girls Like Us" is a groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America's most important musical artists--Carly Simon, Carole King, and Joni Mitchell--and offers an epic treatment of these mid-century women who dared to break tradition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, the Powerful Forces That Put It in the White House, and What Their Influence Means for America more books like this by Russ Baker add to wishlist After eight disastrous years, George W. Bush leaves office as one of the most unpopular presidents in American history. Baker goes deep behind the scenes to deliver an arresting new look at the Bush legacy, and the network of figures in intelligence, military, finance, and oil who enabled the Bush family's rise to power. see all copies from $21.86! new only from $21.86! \| SVS
20 view cover	Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain more books like this by Charles R Cross add to wishlist Based on more than 400 interviews; four years of research; exclusive access to Cobain's unpublished diaries; and a wealth of documentation, Heavier Than Heaven traces Cobain's life from his early days in a trailer to his rise to fame and the adulation of a generation. Cross reveals the familial turmoil that fuelled Cobain's creativity and the ... see all copies from $2.16! new only from $9.13! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith more books like this by Jon Krakauer (Read by) add to wishlist Krakauer shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief in this true story of an appalling double murder committed by two Mormon Fundamentalist brothers who insist God commanded them to kill. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.77! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Cold War: A New History more books like this by John Lewis Gaddis add to wishlist Beginning with World War II and ending with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the author provides a thrilling account of the strategic dynamics that drove the age. The work is rich with illuminating portraits of its major personalities and fresh insight into its most crucial events. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $8.54! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	I Know This Much is True more books like this by Wally Lamb add to wishlist A 40-year-old housepainter named Dominick Birdsey, from a spectacularly dysfunctional family, is the narrator of this long novel about the search for self-acceptance. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood more books like this by Alexandra Fuller add to wishlist Raised in Rhodesia during the Rhodesian War (1971-1979), this memoirist expresses the violence of African politics and the African landscape from her perspective as a white citizen born in England. Insects, landmines, leopards, and terrorists imprint this coming-of-age story. A New York Times Notable Book of 2002. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Pale Horse Coming more books like this by Stephen Hunter add to wishlist Earl Swagger goes to a small town in the Mississippi Delta to investigate the disappearance of his friend, ex-prosecutor Sam Vincent, who was looking into rumors of corruption--and worse--centering on the local prison. Earl finds racism, conspiracies, and many other sinister things going on in the creepy, insular little town. He gathers some ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.52! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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