| 1371. Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne | |
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by: David Starkey List Price: $14.95 Amazon.com's Price: $10.47 You Save: $4.48 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Starkey's enjoyable Elizabethan entry is neither biography nor traditional history, but rather a fast-moving narrative that turns Elizabeth's pre-coronation life into a suspenseful game of chess between the Tudor sisters and their respective faiths. Elizabeth's bumpy journey from princess to traitor to Queen is covered in a series of short, punchy chapters providing just enough period detail not to slow things down. While this account won't be mistaken for a scholarly work, it is more ... Read More  Read Reviews and Description
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| 1372. ARABISTS : THE ROMANCE OF AN AMERICAN ELITE | |
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by: Robert D. Kaplan Amazon.com's Price: $17.00 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Again Kaplan does what he does best -- he gets to the heart of a matter by talking to individuals who have experienced it. The flip side of that is as glaring here as in his other works -- he uses the experiences of a few individuals to draw broad conclusions which he presents as the unquestioned truth. The truth about the Arabists is that Kaplan presents a "truth" that is HIGHLY contested by many ex-state department officials who were not interviewed, but who were every bit as involved. I found Google searching ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1373. Luther: Biography of a Reformer | |
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by: Frederick Nohl List Price: $14.99 Amazon.com's Price: $10.49 You Save: $4.50 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description I really appreciate the way this book is written. It is written with a lyrical style. It is not dry and boring, as are some biographies. It provides the reader a very compelling introduction to the life of this great teacher of the church. It brings the Reformation to life and helps you understand what the issues were that caused Luther to protest the practices of the church in his day. The book points the reader to the core issues, without getting sidetracked into all sort of theories and myths about the Reformation, ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1374. Hell to Pay: The Unfolding Story of Hillary Rodham Clinton | |
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by: Barbara Olson Amazon.com's Price: $16.95 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description This was an eye-opening read to say the least. Even I, a proud member of the "right-wing conspiracy," was shocked by some of the things I learned about the junior senator from New York in this book. For one thing, Hillary was actually a Goldwater Republican in her youth. Another shocking disclosure is the fact that Hillary disdained shaving and using deodorant until she became the First Lady of Arkansas. I don't remember seeing any pictures of Hillary in her youth before, and now I know why. She apparently embraced the ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1375. Cash: The Autobiography | |
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by: Johnny Cash Amazon.com's Price: $7.99 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description As a big fan of Johnny Cash I could not resist reading his autobiography. In no way what so ever was I let down by this amazing book. It combines stories of his life, memories with friends, family, and music giants, and provides deep spiritual inspiration. His memories are truely enjoyable and entertaining, throughout the book he touches on experiences with such people as Elvis, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and many more. He also gives delves into his constant battles with drug addiction and how ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1376. Behind the #$%*& Green | |
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by: Scott Simpson Amazon.com's Price: $19.95 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description This fictitious "tongue-in-cheek" tale on the management of golf courses should appeal to non-golfers equally as much as it should to amateur and professional golfers alike. The book is very well written and, even though it is fictitious, seems to give a very good insight into the highs and lows of golf course management (both on and off the course). The story appears to be written with a mixture of sincerity, joviality, friendly irreverence and with a light hearted touch of arrogance. All in all, the book ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1377. Images of Greatness: An Intimate Look at the Presidency of Ronald Reagan | |
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by: Pete Souza, Howard Baker List Price: $34.95 Amazon.com's Price: $23.77 You Save: $11.18 (32%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description This fictitious "tongue-in-cheek" tale on the management of golf courses should appeal to non-golfers equally as much as it should to amateur and professional golfers alike. The book is very well written and, even though it is fictitious, seems to give a very good insight into the highs and lows of golf course management (both on and off the course). The story appears to be written with a mixture of sincerity, joviality, friendly irreverence and with a light hearted touch of arrogance. All in all, the book ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1378. Hollywood Remains to Be Seen: A Guide to the Movie Stars' Final Homes | |
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by: Mark J. Masek List Price: $17.95 Amazon.com's Price: $12.57 You Save: $5.38 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Besides being very well-written and witty, this book is one of the best-researched "graving guides" I have seen on the market. I believe this is because Masek lives in the area, and is a regular visitor to these sites. Many other books have been written by people who either don't know the subject matter personally, or who have relied heavily on other, usually erroenous, sources. These mistakes are repeated over and over in guide after guide, but not in this one. Masek has clearly done all the leg work himself, and it shows. Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1379. When Thunder Rolled: An F-105 Pilot Over North Vietnam | |
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by: Ed Rasimus List Price: $27.95 Amazon.com's Price: $19.01 You Save: $8.94 (32%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description This is the best combat memoir I've ever read--any nation, any war, any service. "Raz" sweeps the reader along, from his terror-plagued flight to the war in the coach seat of a 707 jetliner, to the still-terrifying but now-routine flights over North Vietnam in a Republic F-105 Thunderchief. These were missions so perilous that by some measures a pilot had a 50/50 chance of not completing his tour. Raz doesn't blink at any of it--not his own fear, not the bone-headed rules of engagement--and in the end he goes back for another tour. Why? ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1380. The Content of Our Character : A New Vision of Race In America | |
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by: Shelby Steele List Price: $12.95 Amazon.com's Price: $10.36 You Save: $2.59 (20%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Despite an over reliance on personal anecdote and pop psychology, which mars his book, Shelby Steele offers one really terrific insight, that "...the racial struggle in America has always been primarily a struggle for innocence" and therefore : Guilt is the essence of white anxiety just as inferiority is the essence of black anxiety. This perception yields an invaluable analytical tool for examining race relations : always look to see who has cloaked themselves in the mantle of innocence. The great strides in ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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