Jane Jacobs
A direct and fundamentally optimistic indictment of the short-sightedness and intellectual arrogance that has characterized much of urban planning in this century, The Death and Life of Great American Cities has, since its first publication in ... [... more]
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Great American Billboards
 Highway shouts: The first thing that came mind when I looked through this book was why there were so many black and white photos. The first color billboard photo is from 1954 for Budweiser on page 136. Most of the contents seem to be mono photos which [... more]
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Robert Forster
The Legend of Kid Delicious, The Last Great American Pool Hustler In many sports, the pinnacle is Wheaties-box fame and notoriety. But in the world of pool, notoriety is the last thing a hustler desires. Such is the dilemma that faces Danny ... [... more]
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Colin L. Powell
Colin Powell is the embodiment of the American dream. He was born in Harlem to immigrant parents from Jamaica. He knew the rough life of the streets. He overcame a barely average start at... Colin L. Powell and Joseph E. Persico "A GREAT AMERICAN ... [... more]
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Bertie Bowman
A Memoir of Hope, Friendship, Perseverance, and Living the American Dream A great American story of an ordinary man who is living an extraordinary life, Step by Step is the inspiring personal account of Bertie Bowman's remarkable rise from ... [... more]
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Peter Matthiessen
Peter Matthiessen was born in New York City in 1927 and had already begun his writing career by the time he graduated from Yale University in 1950. The following year, he was a founder of Peter Matthiessen's great American epic-Killing Mister ... [... more]
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Romare Bearden
A landmark work of art history: lavishly illustrated and extraordinary for its thoroughness, A History of African-American Artists -- conceived, researched, and written by the great American artist Romare Bearden with journalist Harry Henderson, ... [... more]
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Constance Hale
Today's writers need more spunk than Strunk: whether it's the Great American e-mail, Madison Avenue advertising, or Grammy Award-winning rap lyrics, memorable writing must jump off the page. Copy veteran Constance Hale is on a mission to make ... [... more]
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Cooking from the Heart: 100 Great American Chefs Share ...
From Amazon.com: Since 1984 Share Our Strength has targeted hunger in this country. Of the 33 million people who live with hunger in the US, 40% are children. Most of the adults have jobs. So there's more to Share Our Strength events like Taste of the [... more]
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Easy to Remember: The Great American Songwriters and ...
Can I give it a "6"?: What a wonderful book! This is a book I wish I had written, if only to write the sentence "Seeing Guys and Dolls on opening night in 1950 was my nirvana as a musical comedy fan"! It's one long love letter to the [... more]
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Writing the Great American Romance Novel
Writing the Great American Romance Novel: If you've ever thought of becoming a romance novelist, Writing The Great American Romance Novel is for you. This book states that romance novels are still the best selling books in the world. Romance junkies are [... more]
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Great American Smoothies
learn to make fast, healthy drinks: This book is a great guide to learning how to make healthy, fast and delicious smoothies. The lists and explanations of ingredients are very helpfull. There are a lot of new and intersting ideas for recipies and the [... more]
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