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Horse Soldiers

From bestselling author Doug Stanton, a harrowing, true-life tale of a band of American soldiers and their struggles and triumphs in Afghanistan
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Prairie Tale

A fascinatiating, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting tale of self-discovery from the beloved actress who earned a permanent place in the hearts of millions when she was just a child.To fans of the hugely successful television series Little House on the Prairie, Melissa Gilbert grew up in a fantasy world with a larger-than-life father, friends and family she could...
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The Attack on the Liberty

The full story of the attack by Israel on the U.S.S. Liberty in 1967, based on newly declassified documents and interviews with survivors.
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Hound Dog

In 1950 a couple of rhythm and blues-loving teenagers named Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller met for the first time. Leiber was looking for someone to help compose music for lyrics he'd written, and a friend recommended a piano player named Mike Stoller. They discovered their mutual affection for R&B, and, as Jerry and Mike put it in this fascinating autobiography, it was...
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Crazy Good

A hundred years ago, the most famous athlete in America was a horse. But Dan Patch was more than a sports star; he was a cultural icon in the days before the automobile. Born crippled and unable to stand, he was nearly euthanized. For a while, he pulled the grocer's wagon in his hometown of Oxford, Indiana. But when he was entered in a race at the county fair, he won...
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Authors Revealed
Jennifer Niven

Jennifer Niven

Q. If you could meet any historical...
A. I'd like to go to one of Carole Lombard's infamous parties and tell her not to get on that airplane. I'd want to lie on George Gershwin's piano while...
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George M. Taber

George M. Taber

Q. What is your greatest achievement?
A. Interviewing the Beatles.
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Katherine Darling

Katherine Darling

Q. If you could eat only one thing for the...
A. Homemade bread still warm from the oven with a fat pat of fresh butter and maybe a drizzle of honey or homemade strawberry jam.
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Debra Austin

Debra Austin

Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. It's all random.
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Ariel Schrag

Ariel Schrag

Q. What is your greatest achievement?
A. My children. Oops, I haven't had them yet. I mean..."my work" - no, wait, my friendships.
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...feel disappointed when she collaborates with another illustrator. The Troll (Macmillan, 10.99) is her...
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...Java: MaryEllen Fillo Bob Morris, former New York Times columnist, had a hit last year with the...
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