Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
By: Bob Spitz
3.50
Format: 824 pages, Paperback
It's rare for someone to emerge in America who can change our attitudes, our beliefs, and our very …
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1. A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression
By: Jane Ziegelman , None , Andrew Coe
3.75
Format: 305 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the acclaimed 97 Orchard and her husband, a culinary historian, an in-depth expl… read more
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2. The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
By: H.W. Brands
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
National Bestseller He was the foremost American of his day, yet today he is little more than a my… read more
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3. My Brief History
By: Stephen Hawking
4.48
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Stephen Hawking has dazzled readers worldwide with a string of bestsellers exploring the mysteries … read more
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4. I Am Spock
By: Leonard Nimoy
3.84
Format: 135 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir by the actor behind the most beloved character from the Star Trek universe-… read more
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5. Delancey: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage
By: Molly Wizenberg
3.81
Format: 215 pages, Hardcover
In this funny, frank, tender memoir and New York Times bestseller, the author of A Homemade Life an… read more
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6. Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
By: Bob Spitz
3.50
Format: 824 pages, Paperback
It's rare for someone to emerge in America who can change our attitudes, our beliefs, and our very … read more
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- food
7. The End: The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler's Germany 1944-45
By: Ian Kershaw
4.14
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
Countless books have been written about why Nazi Germany lost World War II, yet remarkably little a… read more
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- history
8. Provence, 1970: M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste
By: Luke Barr
2.50
Format: 62 pages, Hardcover
Provence, 1970 is about a singular historic moment. In the winter of that year, more or less coinci… read more
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9. Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen: How One Girl Risked Her Marriage, Her Job, and Her Sanity to Master the Art of Living
By: Julie Powell
4.00
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
With the humor of Bridget Jones and the vitality of Augusten Burroughs, Julie Powell recounts how s… read more
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10. My Life in France
By: Julia Child , Alex Prud'Homme
3.96
Format: 425 pages,
In her own words, here is the story of Julia Child's years in France, where she fell in love with F… read more
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11. Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography
By: David Michaelis
3.50
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Charles Schulz, the most widely syndicated and beloved cartoonist of all time, is also one of the m… read more
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12. One-Woman Farm: The Seasons of Life Shared with Sheepdogs, Goats, Woodstoves, and a Feisty Fiddle
By: Jenna Woginrich
4.50
Format: 282 pages, Paperback
Jenna Woginrich's inspiring journey from city cubicle to rural homestead has captivated readers of … read more
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13. 7 Men: And the Secret of Their Greatness
By: Eric Metaxas
3.83
Format: 35 pages, Hardcover
In Seven Men, New York Timesbest-selling author Eric Metaxas presents seven exquisitely crafted sho… read more
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14. Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
By: Javaka Steptoe
3.71
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the Randolph Caldecott Medal and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Jean-Michel Bas… read more
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15. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
By: Al Franken
4.21
Format: None pages, ebook
From Senator Al Franken - #1 bestselling author and beloved SNLalum - comes the story of an award-w… read more
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16. Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child
By: Noël Riley Fitch
3.68
Format: 113 pages, Paperback
Julia Child became a household name when she entered the lives of millions of Americans through our… read more
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17. FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
By: Steven Lomazow
4.33
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
THE HIDDEN ILLNESSES THAT SHAPED FDR’S LIFE AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY Conventional wisdo… read more
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"Researching this book has been a voyage of discovery and it is a privilege to present an unexpurgated medical biography of the most consequential American of the twentieth century."-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"Another new and groundbreaking story in FDR Unmasked is about his highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, the closest with any man in his adult life. To truly understand the “real"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life from a physician’s perspective. It tells a harrowing story of heroic achievement by a great leader determined to impart his vision of freedom …"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked is first to present convincing evidence of Roosevelt’s battle with prostate cancer, underpinned by FBI memoranda and reliable firsthand information from multiple physicians - even a shoc…"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
18. Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
By: Claudia Clark
4.28
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
One of the great political friendships of the modern world, as told through key moments that shaped… read more
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"As she had done when she introduced the US president in Berlin, she addressed him publicly with the informal du for the first time since the NSA controversy in 2013."-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Let me make two remarks. First I concentrate on the task ahead for 2016. I’m quite busy with that—thank you very much. And I’m looking with great interest in the American election campaign.’ For the …"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Obama’s next words captured the attention of the world and the amusement of those present. As he wagged his finger at the crowd, he scolded, ‘So stop it, all of you. I know you have to find something…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the p…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
19. "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
By: Paul Spencer Sochaczewski
4.31
Format: 274 pages, Paperback
A GREAT MAN AND HIS UNHERALDED ASSISTANT For some 50 years, Paul Sochaczewski has been on the tr… read more
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"The “facts"-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
"A key element in everyone’s hero’s journey is the “decision point,"-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
"The Wallace-Ali relationship reflects the great mythic “hero’s journey."-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
"Wallace would not have been as successful as he was without Ali’s support."-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
20. Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
By: Harold Phifer
4.29
Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition
For more than fifty years, Harold Phifer's childhood living conditions remained a secret, even from… read more
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"If a man was around when Aunt Kathy came by, she would berate him and throw him out. I even saw her toss guys out at gunpoint. She’d threaten them and say, “I will shoot you until I can’t see you!"-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
"Thanksgiving is no time for amateur hour in the kitchen, but we were subjected to this Gong Show on a yearly basis. Aunt Kathy went knee deep in her preparations where others would have surrendered."-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
"Before she climbed into the car, I kindly let her know my back seats were very hard and very cold. Dead Eye Red responded, “Son, when I was your age, I would sit on a seat like this and smoke would a…"-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
"The teacher pulled out a pile of papers. They were Bennie’s tests and homework assignments. Mrs. Lewis said, “Ma’am, here is the proof that Bennie isn’t up to a fourth grade level. He has an F on sev…"-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
21. The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters
By: Susan Page
3.90
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of the most successful female broadcaster of all time—Barbara Walters—a wo… read more
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