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…
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1. Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
By: Melissa Sweet
4.08
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
From Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet comes the perfect Thanksgiving Day picture book. Let's ha… read more
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- art
- history
- biography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
"Every little movement has a meaning of its own. -Tony Sarg"-Melissa Sweet, Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
2. Jim Henson: The Biography
By: Brian Jay Jones
4.01
Format: 585 pages, Hardcover
For the first time ever-a comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth-century's most innovative… read more
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- art
- history
- biography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Please watch out for each other and love and forgive everybody. It's a good life, enjoy it.' - Jim"-Brian Jay Jones, Jim Henson: The Biography
"It is our responsibility to keep telling these tales--to tell them in a way that they teach and entertain and give meaning to our lives,' he [Jim] said later. 'This is not merely an obligation, it's …"-Brian Jay Jones, Jim Henson: The Biography
"Indeed, [Jimmy] Dean believed in Rowlf so completely that he would sometimes genuinely break up when Rowlf delivered one-liners, laughing so hard that he was unable to sing. "I treated Rowlf like he …"-Brian Jay Jones, Jim Henson: The Biography
"One viewer - a Mr. Dionne from California... fired off an angry, rambling letter, complaining haughtily that "the most disciplined attention I could give [The Cube] was a belch from the grave of Marc…"-Brian Jay Jones, Jim Henson: The Biography
3. Hope: Entertainer of the Century
By: Richard Zoglin
3.89
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The first definitive biography of Bob Hope, featuring exclusive and extensive reporting that makes … read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
4. Coolidge
By: Amity Shlaes
3.76
Format: 536 pages, Hardcover
Calvin Coolidge, who served as president from 1923 to 1929, never rated highly in polls. The shy Ve… read more
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- history
- biography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones. -Calvin Coolidge"-Amity Shlaes, Coolidge
5. The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney
By: Michael Barrier
4.18
Format: None pages, Paperback
Walt Disney (1901-1966) was one of the most significant creative forces of the twentieth century, a… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
6. 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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- biography memoir
- biography
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7. Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
By: Bill Watterson
3.68
Format: 346 pages,
Homicidal Psycho Jungle Catchronicles the multifarious adventures of this wild child and his faithf… read more
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- comics
8. Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
By: Dava Sobel
3.97
Format: 384 pages,
Dramatically recolors the personality and accomplishment of a mythic figure whose seventeenth-centu… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
9. 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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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
10. Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader's Edition
By: Mark Twain , Harriet E. Smith
3.80
Format: 414 pages, Paperback
This Reader’s Edition, a portable paperback in larger type, republishes the text of the New York Ti… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
"Human nature is all alike."-Mark Twain, Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader's Edition
"The preacher who casts a vote for conscience' sake, runs the risk of starving."-Mark Twain, Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader's Edition
"People don't really read your books, they only say they do, to keep you from feeling bad."-Mark Twain, Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader's Edition
"I love to hear myself talk, because I get so much instruction and moral upheaval out of it."-Mark Twain, Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader's Edition
11. Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art
By: Gene Wilder
4.64
Format: None pages, Paperback
Gene Wilder was one of the great comic actors who defined the 1970's and 1980's in movies. From his… read more
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- biography memoir
- biography
- nonfiction
12. 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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- art
- history
- biography
- biography memoir
- comics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne
By: David Starkey
3.86
Format: 416 pages,
The legend of Elizabeth I, the untouchable, charismatic Virgin Queen, is a powerful and enduring on… read more
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14. George Lucas: A Life
By: Brian Jay Jones
4.40
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of one of the most influential filmmakers ever--George Lucas. On May 25, 1… read more
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15. Tesla: Man Out of Time
By: Margaret Cheney
4.25
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this "informative and delightful" (American Scientist) biography, Margaret Cheney explores the b… read more
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16. The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 5: 1959-1960
By: Charles M. Schulz , Whoopi Goldberg
4.67
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
As the first decade of Peanutscloses, it seems only fitting to bid farewell to that halcyon decade … read more
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17. The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 7: 1963-1964
By: Charles M. Schulz , Bill Meléndez
4.67
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
"My name is 555 95472 but everyone calls me 5 for short... I have two sisters named 3 and 4." With … read more
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18. Bismarck: A Life
By: Jonathan Steinberg
3.60
Format: None pages, Hardcover
This riveting, New York Timesbestselling biography illuminates the life of Otto von Bismarck, the s… read more
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19. Lucky Man
By: Michael J. Fox
4.25
Format: 512 pages,
In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkin… read more
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20. The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 1: 1950-1952
By: Charles M. Schulz , Garrison Keillor , David Michaelis
4.40
Format: 343 pages, Hardcover
This first volume, covering the first two and a quarter years of the strip, will be of particular f… read more
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- comics
"Whenever the sun is shining, I feel obligated to play outside!"-Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 1: 1950-1952
"Patty: I'll be the good guy. Shermy: I'll be the bad guy. Patty: What are you going to be, Charlie Brown? Charlie Brown: I'll be sort of in-between; I'll be a hypocrite!"-Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 1: 1950-1952
"Shermy: Men are better than women! Patty: They are not!! Shermy: Washington was a man! Jefferson was a man! Lincoln was a man! Patty: Your mother is a woman!! Shermy: You got me!"-Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 1: 1950-1952
"Charlie Brown: A penny! Rats! Why couldn't I have found a nickel? What good is a penny these days? Why do things like that always happen to me?! *walks off frustrated* Lucy: Gee, he found a penny! Wh…"-Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 1: 1950-1952
21. The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 3: 1955-1956
By: Charles M. Schulz , Matt Groening , Gary Groth
4.00
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
The third volume in our acclaimed series takes us into the mid-1950s as Linus learns to talk, Snoop… read more
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22. Profiles in Courage
By: Caroline Kennedy , Robert F. Kennedy , John F. Kennedy
3.92
Format: 245 pages, Hardcover
The Pulitzer Prize winning classic by President John F. Kennedy, with an introduction by Caroline K… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
"To be courageous, these stories make clear, requires no exceptional qualifications, no magic formula, no special combination of time, place and circumstance."-Caroline Kennedy, Profiles in Courage
"You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don't have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve. You don't have to know E…"-Caroline Kennedy, Profiles in Courage
"If by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people-their health, their housi…"-Caroline Kennedy, Profiles in Courage
23. Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination
By: Neal Gabler
4.47
Format: None pages,
From Neal Gabler, the definitive portrait of one of the most important figures in twentieth-century… read more
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24. 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
25. 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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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
"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
26. "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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- nonfiction
- biography
"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
27. Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
By: Anne Michaud
4.29
Format: 199 pages, Kindle Edition
Why do good women stay with bad men? What if political wives are just as calculating as their in… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
"The political wife came forward and publicly vouched for her straying man. If she could continue to trust and believe in him, the public could too – or so the script went."-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
"For each of these women, the fear of the unknown — of leaving a marriage and casting off alone — may have bound them to a marriage where there is insensitivity, neglect, or even outright abuse. Peopl…"-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
"What we witness playing out in the relationships of our public figures we risk finding acceptable in our private lives. Feminists have connected women’s sexual subordination to their unequal status i…"-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
"To leave the marriage behind is to step out of the spotlight. It means fading into normalcy, returning to ordinary life, perhaps an impossible admission for women who have built their egos on being o…"-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
28. What a Fool Believes: A Memoir
By: Michael McDonald
4.09
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and evocative memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award–winning, platinum … read more
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- biography memoir
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
29. Disney's Land: Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park That Changed the World
By: Richard Snow
3.97
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
A propulsive history chronicling the conception and creation of Disneyland, the masterpiece Califor… read more
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- history
- biography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
30. Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
By: Ruth Franklin
4.01
Format: 624 pages, Paperback
Shirley Jackson reveals the tumultuous life and inner darkness of the literary genius behind such c… read more
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- history
- biography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Constance and Merricat are indeed “two halves of the same person,"-Ruth Franklin, Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
"Brown, they would later write, had taught them that the goal of reading and criticizing was "to know and understand, not to like or dislike, and the aim of writing was to get down what you wanted to …"-Ruth Franklin, Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
"Every description is calculated for what it reveals, both about the character to whom it refers and the person whose attitude it represents ... As always in these descriptions, she has a knack for th…"-Ruth Franklin, Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
"If one is bewildered and unhappy, why not show it, and why will not people explain and comfort? But instead—this pretense at calm satisfaction, where underneath there is all the seething restless des…"-Ruth Franklin, Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
31. Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination
By: Brian Jay Jones
4.19
Format: 483 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, fascinating, all-reaching biography of Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss is a classic American i… read more
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- history
- biography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
