Those Pullman Blues: An Oral History of the ...
 A bittersweet collection that's well worth reading: I wasn't sure what to expect when I started reading this book, but quickly became caught up in the stories and work experiences of these men. Many people don't know what train travel was like in the [... more]
$16.95
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Robert Shaw: More Than a Life
More than a Life - more than a Star: This is an excellent and engrossing account of a complex, flawed, difficult, passionate, honest, immensely talented and hugely underrated actor, author and playwright. The book provides a superb overview of his life, [... more]
$22.95
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What's In Our Food
Healthy eating: Mia has described the food elements in all our foods. It is done simply and completely, and belongs as a reference in everfyone's kitchen. It is NOT a diet fad book, but strictly a reference for the health conscious person. Author: Mia [... more]
$14.95
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Take Control
Much of the same available elsewhere-Mostly pep talk: This book is a rehash of other, mostly new age-type of self help books. I can't identify too much in here which looks like it might be genuine SEAL-type training. I understand that veterans of the [... more]
$19.95
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Haute as in Oat: A Pronunclation Guide to European Wine ...
magnifique: the definitive guide to avoiding pronounncing faux pas when ordering in french,german or italian restaurants. refreshingly useful: What a great little book. It should be required reading for food lovers as well as food servers. For the stiff [... more]
$7.95
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Perfect Enemies, Updated Edition: The Battle Between the ...
Legal & Political Struggles from Gay Marriage to the Boy Scouts: From back cover: "'Perfect Enemies' offers an uncompromising look at the development, struggles, and strategies of the religious right and the gay rights movement, whose rabid [... more]
$18.95
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The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism
Breaking new ground: The American theologian Michael Novak converted from socialism to capitalism in the 1970s, somewhat against the trend of the times. It might be said that he got in early to beat the rush to the neoconservative right. He has written [... more]
$18.95
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Georgia Irvin's Guide to Schools: Metropolitan ...
Extremely Informative: On returning to live in the DC area with two small children after having lived in another part of the country, I picked up this book and found a wealth of useful information about schools. The book not only gives practical [... more]
$16.95
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The Art of Drawing
good illustration, but some "mature audience" themes: Really good, but with some "mature audience" themes, thus, not for minor children etc. Otherwise, I very much recommend it. Conflicts abound in how drawing is to be taught, and the [... more]
$14.95
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Free Persons and the Common Good
A fascinating meditation on an important subject: (...) (BEGIN QUOTE) Solving A Key Puzzle: How to Reconcile the Incommensurable Value of Person with the Common Good? (Lanham, Md.: Madison Books, 1989). This work seeks to bridge the gap between [... more]
$14.95
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Company of Heroes: My Life as an Actor in the John Ford ...
A fun book to read: The value in this book is not just that it paints an interesting picture of the great John Ford, but that it also shows sides of the Ford stock actors we have not seen. Did you know that Ward Bond loved the ladies and had the hots for [... more]
$17.95
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1,001 Foods To Die For
The Ultimate Food Bible: I browse at cookbooks in bookstores as a hobby. I am the proud owner of some titles among the bestsellers' list of Amazon's food, cooking, and wine category but I have never encountered something like this before. I received an [... more]
$39.95
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