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Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son

Kevin Cook

About the Author Kevin Cook is the former editor in chief of Golf Magazine . An award-winning journalist, Cook has been...

I Could Never Be So Lucky Again: An Autobiography

James H. Doolittle

From Publishers Weekly Best remembered as leader of the 1942 raid over Tokyo, Doolittle later commanded the U.S. 8th...

By Honor Bound: Two Navy SEALs, the Medal of Honor, and a Story of Extraordinary Courage

Dick Couch

A compelling and highly readable excursion into the actions of valorous men facing improbable odds." -Admiral Eric T....

Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)

T. E. Lawrence

T.E. Lawrence was born on 16th August 1888 in Tremadog in Wales. He was one of five illegitimate children born to the...

A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons

Ben Folds

“ A Dream About Lightning Bugs offers a glimpse inside the head of another musical genius while also being one of the...

Platoon Leader

James R. McDonough

Col. James McDonough , USA (Ret.), graduated from West Point and served in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader in the...

Descent into Darkness

Edward C. Raymer

Commander Edward C. Raymer was one of the divers who assisted with the salvage of the battleships at Pearl Harbor. He...

Closing the Ring (5) (The Second World War)

Winston S. Churchill

Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) has been called by historians "the man of the twentieth century." Prime Minister of...

The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace

H. W. Brands

“Comprehensive, dramatic, and highly readable . . . H.W. Brands has written an authoritative, action-packed, and...

Journeys to the Other Side of the World

David Attenborough

Praise for Adventures of a Young Naturalist "Attenborough relates his adventures of sixty years ago with typical...

Blue Rage, Black Redemption: A Memoir

Stanley Tookie Williams

Tookie learned the hard way that belonging to a gang is not smart. I salute him for his courage and determination to...

When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World

Wayne Coffey

“ When Nobody Was Watching provides a harrowing account of athletes’ sacrifices. Lloyd’s single-mindedness has...

Recipes From My Life

Suzanne Pollak

Author Pat Conroy's] recollections range from hillarious to poignant. But throughout, he easily convinces listeners to...

You Don't Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War

Elizabeth Becker

“Becker not only shines a light on the contributions of those correspondents — along with the risks they took to...

JFK: The CIA, Vietnam, and the Plot to Assassinate John F. Kennedy

L. Fletcher Prouty

About the Author Academy Award-winning Oliver Stone has written and directed over 25 feature films and 6 documentaries,...

Silent Warrior: The Marine Sniper's Vietnam Story Continues

Charles Henderson

Praise for Silent Warrior “Will thrill buffs and servicemen alike.”— Publishers Weekly Charles Henderson is a...

Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

Gordon S. Wood

“This is an engrossing story, which Wood tells with a mastery of detail and a modern plainness of expression that...

No Greatness without Goodness: How a Father’s Love Changed a Company and Sparked a Movement

Randy Lewis

Fascinating! A must-read for everyone in business school. Temple Grandin, bestselling author of The Autistic Brain...

Temptations

Otis Williams

From Publishers Weekly With Romanowski, coauthor of Vanna Speaks , Williams, founder of the Temptations, a blues group...

An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination: A Memoir (Roughcut)

Elizabeth McCracken

From Bookmarks Magazine In Elizabeth McCracken’s heartrending memoir—a love letter to the child she lost and the...

Inside A Thug's Heart

Angela Ardis

From Booklist As deceased gangsta rapper Shakur closes in on Jimi Hendrix as the most prolific posthumous recording...

The Way of Perfection (Dover Thrift Editions: Religion)

Saint Teresa of Avila

About the Author One of the great mystics and religious women of the Roman Catholic Church, Teresa of Avila (1515...

When the Tempest Gathers: From Mogadishu to the Fight Against ISIS, a Marine Special Operations Commander at War

Andrew Milburn

Milburn uses an effortless style, navigating the reader from Marine Corps Boot Camp to Somalia to the wars in Iraq and...

One Day It'll All Make Sense

Adam Bradley

A powerful memoir that speaks to all audiences." -Queen Latifah"A thoughtful and beautiful book that tells us much more...