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1	Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxfo more books like this by Simon Winchester add to wishlist The fascinating true story about the relationship between the man who compiled the first Oxford English Dictionary and his major collaborator, an imprisoned murderer. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Angelas Ashes more books like this by Frank McCourt add to wishlist After years of teaching creative writing, Frank McCourt published his first book, thus obliging his many friends who had been urging him to write about his childhood--a subject they knew from the many uproarious and affecting stories he told about it. ANGELA'S ASHES traces the tortuous path of his life from his days in abysmal poverty in Limerick ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Angela's Ashes: A Memoir more books like this by Frank McCourt (Read by) add to wishlist After years of teaching creative writing, Frank McCourt published his first book, thus obliging his many friends who had been urging him to write about his childhood--a subject they knew from the many uproarious and affecting stories he told about it. ANGELA'S ASHES traces the tortuous path of his life from his days in abysmal poverty in Limerick ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Microbe hunters more books like this by Paul De Kruif add to wishlist From the top of today's news, where reoprts of Ebola and HIV loom large, comes the story of microbes, bacteria, and how disease shaoes our everyday lives and society thrives. The superheroes in this scheme are the scientists, bacteriologists, doctors, and medical technicians who wage active war against bacteria. The new Introduction to this book ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.60! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life more books like this by Natalie Goldberg add to wishlist A guide designed for everyone who writes or wants to write. Goldberg teaches a Zen-like method that aims to take the reader to the source of creative power. Advice includes: finding time to write; discovering a personal style; making statements come alive; and how to overcome writer's block. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography more books like this by John Dominic Crossan add to wishlist The controversial, bestselling account of what we can know about the life of Jesus. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.79! \| first editions \| SVS
7	To Our Children's Children: Preserving Family Histories for Generations to Come more books like this by Bob Greene, D G Fulford add to wishlist A warm, personal, and easily accessible guide to creating written and oral histories of the lives of older people, from the bestselling author of Hang Time and his sister, journalist D.G. Fulford. Small, inviting, and beautifully designed--resembling a chapbook or diary more than a reference or how-to workbook, this guide is a very special volume, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt more books like this by Eleanor Roosevelt add to wishlist The long and eventful life of Eleanor Roosevelt (18841962) was full of rich experiences and courageous actions. The niece of Theodore Roosevelt, she married a distant relative and Columbia University law student named Franklin Delano Roosevelt; he gradually ascended throughout the world of New York politics to reach the U. S. presidency in 1932. ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $9.03! \| first editions \| SVS
9	First We Have Coffee more books like this by Margaret T Jensen add to wishlist Stories of life as the daughter of a Scandinavian pastor in Canada. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $71.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Makers of Rome : nine lives more books like this by Plutarch add to wishlist These nine biographies illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. Selected from Plutarch's "Roman Lives", they include prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history, such as ... see all copies from $3.01! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
11 view cover	Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir more books like this by William Knowlton Zinsser (Editor) add to wishlist A collection of essays on the practice of memoir-writing, with contributions by Frank McCourt, Russell Banks, Alfred Kazin, and Annie Dillard. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.42! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	A general history of the robberies & murders of the most notorious pirates more books like this by Charles Johnson add to wishlist "A General History of the Pirates" has long been a classic of seafaring literature and was inspiration to both Robert Louis Stevenson and J.M. Barrie. Nothing is known about Captain Charles Johnson, and it is thought that the name may be assumed - there are even some who believe he may have been Daniel Defoe. All that can be stated with any ... see all copies from $2.98! new only from $2.98! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents more books like this by William A DeGregorio add to wishlist This unique reference volume is newly updated to include the results of the highly anticipated 2008 election, The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents contains more in-depth information about every U.S. president to hold office than any other single book. A factual look at all our chief executives, from Washington to Obama, the book chronicles their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.10! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Fortune's children more books like this by Arthur T Vanderbilt add to wishlist Cornelius Vanderbilt - "The Commodore" - was born in 1794. At the age 16 he borrowed $100 from his mother to buy a boat and began a ferry service to Manhattan. By the time of his death in 1877 he had built a far-flung steamship and railroad empire and accumulated an estate worth over $100 million. The bulk of his money went to his son, William, ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $11.53! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Who's Who in the Bible more books like this by Reader's Digest, Brenda Jackson, Ronald L McDonald add to wishlist A compendium of character portraits of Biblical figures, numbering over 500. From Aaron to Zophar, all the major figures in the Bible are here, as well as many obscure characters such as Gehazi, Abigail, Jairus, and Lydia. The book contains 400 color illustrations (50 of which are specially commissioned paintings) to put faces behind the names, as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.61! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Oxford Dictionary of Saints more books like this by David H Farmer (Editor) add to wishlist This is far more than a dry hagiographical account of the lives of saints. This entertaining and authoritative dictionary breathes life into its subjects and is as browsable as it is informative. Critically acclaimed in its many editions, the dictionary is now reissued into the rebranded best-selling Oxford Paperback Reference series. The entries ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.19! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The rise and fall of Athens : nine Greek lives more books like this by Plutarch add to wishlist Nine Greek biographies illustrate the rise and fall of Athens, from the legendary days of Theseus, the city's founder, through Solon, Themistocles, Aristides, Cimon, Pericles, Nicias, and Alcibiades, to the razing of its walls by Lysander. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
18 view cover	All the Apostles of the Bible more books like this by Dr. Herbert Lockyer add to wishlist Studies in the characters of the Apostles. A complete series on the lives, times, and ministries of the men chosen of God to declare His message to the world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Naked Civil Servant more books like this by Quentin Crisp add to wishlist Quentin Crisp's classic and hilarious autobiography describing how he came out flamboyantly as a homosexual in 1931, when such an admission had repercussions unimaginable today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The New Biographical Dictionary of Film more books like this by David Thomson add to wishlist 'This book is both more and less than history, a work of imagination in its own right, a piece of movie literature that turns fact into romance.' Gavin Lambert was reviewing the first edition of David Thomson's monumental work in 1975. In the eight years since the third edition was published, careers have waxed and waned, reputations been made and ... see all copies from $3.97! new only from $19.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
21	The Rothschilds: A Family Portrait more books like this by Frederic Morton add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking more books like this by Dennis Q McInerny add to wishlist The very bedrock of our ability to think, analyze, argue and communicate, logic is the very core of what we mean by human intelligence. In this concise, crisply readable book, Professor D. Q. McInerny offers an indispensable guide to using logic to advantage in everyday life. Written explicitly for the layperson, BEING LOGICAL is a slim classic of ... see all copies from $5.07! new only from $7.06! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Angela's ashes : a memoir of a childhood more books like this by Frank McCourt add to wishlist McCourt's Pulitzer Prize winning look back at his childhood. "It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while..." Angela's Ashes is Frank McCourt's sad, funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in New York in the 30s and in Ireland in the 40s. It is a story of extreme hardship and suffering, in Brooklyn ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.17! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song more books like this by Steve Turner add to wishlist A lavishly illustrated, rollicking account of the real people and events that inspired the Beatles' lyrics. Arranged chronologically by album, the book breaks new ground by exploring how private incidents influenced the group's writing and how their music evolved. The result is this unique and compelling book. 125 photos. see all copies from $8.86! new only from $18.18! \| SVS
25 view cover	Persian springs more books like this by Pauline Selby add to wishlist The stories of four Iranianas whose lives seemed caught in a deset of despair. They cried out to God - any God - for help. Each one had a revelation of Jesus Christ. see all copies from $5.12! new only from $5.12!

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