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Abigail Adams

Woody Holton (NBA-finalist, Unruly Americans) offers a sweeping reinterpretation of American icon Abigail Adams's life in this vivid new biography.
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Last Words

The autobiography that George Carlin had nearly completed before he died.
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The Fourth Part of the World

The Fourth Part of the World is an epic adventure story about the creation of the map that introduced Europe to America and ushered in the New World.
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American Sketches

By bestselling biographer and journalist, a selective collection that illustrates his passage from school to journalist to illustrious biographer.
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Paul McCartney

A biography of musician Paul McCartney, spanning from his years with The Beatles to his solo albums today.
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Authors Revealed
Zoya Phan

Zoya Phan

Q. If you could meet any historical...
A. I would like to meet former British Prime Minister ,Clement Atlee to ask him why his government betrayed the Karen and left us to suffer decades of...
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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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Authors in the News
New York Times, November 7, 2009
...reveals a good deal about the rarefied noble-gonzo world of high-altitude mountaineering. Viesturs,...
New York Times, November 7, 2009
...of town, where the exclamation points fall like snow and the horns sing like church bells. Written by...
New York Times, November 7, 2009
...of the best about the Iraq war. “Finkel has made art out of a defining moment in history,” Doug...
Daily Times, November 7, 2009
...guided around town by her twelve-year-old son. The book also devotes an entire chapter to the story...
Playbill, November 7, 2009
...Angeles, London and worldwide as well as photos of the celebrities who came to laugh at themselves,...
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Authors

  • Peter Shelton
    Peter Shelton
  • David Talbot
    David Talbot
  • Nicholson Baker
    Nicholson Baker
  • James Scott
    James Scott
  • Pam Jenoff
    Pam Jenoff
  • Chris O'Dell
    Chris O'Dell
  • James D. Tabor
    James D. Tabor
  • Brad Thor
    Brad Thor