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 | Black Hawk: An AutobiographyAn American classic since its appearance in 1883, Black Hawk's autobiography is the story of an old Sauk warrior who lived under four flags while the Mississippi Valley was being wrested from his people.On Sale |
 | RivetheadThe man the Detroit Free Press calls 'a blue collar Tom Wolfe' delivers a full-barreled blast of truth and gritty reality in Rivethead, a no-holds-barred journey through the belly of the American industrial beast.On Sale |
 | Mabel McKay : Weaving the DreamMabel McKay's baskets cannot be separated from her Dreams, for it is through them she learned to weave and heal. In this wise book, the author of 'Grand Avenue' connects stories from Mabel's life with an account of how he tried, and she resisted, telling...On Sale |
 | TrumanA monumental biography of an extraordinary president, Harry Truman--the man who brought the country solidly into the 20th century. Drawing from archival materials and extensive interviews, McCullough chronicles Truman's life, but it is Truman's emergence...On Sale |
 | The Life and Death of Carolina Maria de JesusIn the dozen years Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914-1977) lived in a Sao Paulo, Brazil, shanty slum, she survived by rummaging for junk. She also kept a diary of her abject poverty. Black, illegitimate, and poor, she suddenly became at age forty-six Brazil's...On Sale |
 | The Morning the Sun Went DownThe compelling autobiography of a California Indian man who grew up with one foot in the Indian world of myth and custom, and the other foot in a modern, Western world In this lyrical, poignant memoir, Darryl Babe Wilson recounts growing up in the Achumawe...On Sale |
| Black Hawk: An AutobiographyAn American classic since its appearance in 1883, Black Hawk's autobiography is the story of an old Sauk warrior who lived under four flags while the Mississippi Valley was being wrested from his people.On Sale |
 | Holy Land; A Suburban MemoirAn exquisitely realized and wholly original memoir of growing up in blue-color 1950's Lakewood, California--the quintessential post-World War II American suburb and the prototype for the countless tract developments that would follow--'Holy Land' chronicles...On Sale |
| RivetheadThe man the Detroit Free Press calls 'a blue collar Tom Wolfe' delivers a full-barreled blast of truth and gritty reality in Rivethead, a no-holds-barred journey through the belly of the American industrial beast.On Sale |
| Mabel McKay : Weaving the DreamMabel McKay's baskets cannot be separated from her Dreams, for it is through them she learned to weave and heal. In this wise book, the author of 'Grand Avenue' connects stories from Mabel's life with an account of how he tried, and she resisted, telling...On Sale |
 | The Last Best Hope of Earth: Abraham Lincoln and the Promise of AmericaA a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian vividly recaptures the central place of politics in Lincoln's life. Richly illustrated and written with attention to the age in which Lincoln lived, yet ever alert to universal moral questions, this book provides a...On Sale |
| The Life and Death of Carolina Maria de JesusIn the dozen years Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914-1977) lived in a Sao Paulo, Brazil, shanty slum, she survived by rummaging for junk. She also kept a diary of her abject poverty. Black, illegitimate, and poor, she suddenly became at age forty-six Brazil's...On Sale |
 | Lives of the PoetsA dazzling account of the entire history of poetry in the English language -- from the 14th century to the present -- by one of the most intelligent and passionate critics in the field. Setting out to write his own homage to Samuel Johnson's legendary...On Sale |
 | No One's PerfectHirotada Ototake -- known by his friends as Oto -- has proven again and again that hard work, humor, versatility, and an upbeat approach to life are as valuable as limbs. No One's Perfect is his true account of how he met and beat one challenge after...On Sale |
 | Antes Que Anochezca/ Before It Grows Dark: AutobiografiaThe Cuban-born novelist describes his poverty-stricken childhood in rural Cuba, his adolescence as a rebel fighting for Castro, his suppression as a writer, his imprisonment for his homosexuality, and his flight from Cuba.On Sale |
 | Ridgway: A Biography of One of America's Greatest GeneralsGeneral Matthew Ridgway is widely regarded as one of the most important military figures in American history. Ridgway is the riveting story of his life and career, from his childhood as a soldier's son to his extraordinary military triumphsz During World...On Sale |
| Antes Que Anochezca/ Before It Grows Dark: AutobiografiaThe Cuban-born novelist describes his poverty-stricken childhood in rural Cuba, his adolescence as a rebel fighting for Castro, his suppression as a writer, his imprisonment for his homosexuality, and his flight from Cuba.On Sale |
 | Wild Swans; Three Daughters of ChinaBlending the intimacy of memoir and the panoramic sweep of eyewitness history, 'Wild Swans' has become a bestselling classic in thirty languages, with more than ten million copies sold. The story of three generations in twentieth-century China, it is...On Sale |
 | Twelve Greeks and Romans Who Changed the WorldAs Richard vibrantly describes the contributions of the individuals, he details the historical context in which each lived, showing how these men influenced their world and ours.On Sale |
 | La muerte de Artemio Cruz / the Death of Artemio CruzLa muerte de Artemio Cruz / the Death of Artemio CruzOn Sale |
