Biography
Audio Books
We are pleased to present the following Biography Audio Book
titles,
- Building
Bridges
Stephen King accepts the 2003 National Book Awards in Fiction,
Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature with grace and
wit.
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Burton: A Biography of Sir Richard Frances Burton
Explorer, inventor, soldier, poet, archaeologist and diplomat,
Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) was the most remarkably
versatile man of his age. The explorer in Central Africa who
discovered Lake Tanganyika also translated The Arabian Nights, made
a dangerous pilgrimage to Mecca in disguise,...
- Busting
Vegas
In the classroom they were geeks, on the casino floor they were
unstoppable. Busting Vegas is an unbelievable true story; a
riveting account of monumental greed, violence and excess at its
best...
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By Myself and Then Some
The epitome of grace, independence, and wit, Lauren Bacall
continues to astound generations with her audacious spirit and
on-screen excellence.
- Caddy
For Life
Behind every top golfer, there is an amazing caddy. And Bruce
Edwards, who became a caddy after foregoing college in favor of
life on the Tour, is one of the best.
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California Characters: An Array of Amazing People
California Characters is a collection of stories about unusual
individuals profiled by Hillinger. Characters like Down the Road
Dugan, Sweetwater Clyde, Dr. Tinkerpaw, Spaceship Ruthie, and
Warmly Ormly will delight, amuse, and perhaps inspire the listener
with their tales and reasons why...
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Call To Conscience, A: The Birth Of A New Nation
From the
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Call to Conscience, A: The Landmark Speeches of Dr Martin Luther
King, Jr
Featuring Never-Before-Collected, Original Recordings of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. - Edited by Clayborne Carson and Kris Shepard.
- Camp
How the life lessons from summer camp shaped Michael D. Eisner into
the man he is today.
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Captured by Indians: A True Account by Mary Rowlandson
This marvelous reading of Mary Rownlandson's account of the
Narragansett Indian siege, descriptive and mindful of the will of
God, this is a very powerful audiobook.
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Captured, The: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas
Frontier
Based on the life experiences of his great-great-great-uncle and
his extensive research, Scott Zesch paints a vivid portrait of life
on the Texas frontier in The Captured and offers one of the few
...
- Case
for Democracy, The
In this brilliantly analytical yet personal book, non-democratic
societies are put under a microscope to reveal the mechanics of
tyranny that sustain them. In exposing the inner workings of a
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Case for Hillary Clinton, The
With arguments both stirring and sensible, she reminds us that if
Hillary should succeed America and the World would be changed
forever and for the better.
- Central
Europe
Central Europe's ancient civilizations have long been dominated by
empires: The Roman Empire, the Habsburg Empire (based in Austria)
and more recently, the Soviet Communist. But the decline of
comm...
- Chain
Gang, The
“I’m afraid they’re going to get me,” said Frank Wood, publisher of
the Green Bay News-Chronicle, in a phone call to colleague Richard
McCord. Wood could not hold out much longer against a devouring
giant, the Gannett Company. McCord, as a publisher of the Santa Fe
Reporter, had successfully...
- Chain
of Command
In Chain of Command, Hersh takes an unflinching look behind the
public story of President Bush's
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Charles Hillinger's America: People and Places in All 50
States
“Charles Hillinger’s America is not the crisis-ridden,
argumentative, highly politicized country that we read about on the
front pages. It’s much more neighborly. . . it’s much truer to our
real lives, too. If some historian of the future wants to know what
we Americans were like in the second...
- Chasing
The Devil
Sheriff David Reichert ---
- Chelsea
Dreaming
A quizzical look at the life and legend of celebrated poet Dylan
Thomas, through the critical eyes of the infamous Chelsea
Hotel...
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Children of Jihad: A Young American's Travels among the Youth of
the Middle East (TK)
Defying foreign government orders and interviewing terrorists
face-to-face, a young American tours hostile lands to learn about
Middle Eastern youth.
- Chile
and Argentina
The
- China
Since Marco Polo, the fabled markets of China have drawn the west
like a magnet. This ancient culture has been colonized by foreign
powers, buffeted by war and revolution – yet China remains one
of...
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Christian Dior: The Man Who Made the World Look New
Christian Dior, the legendary French fashion designer, caused a
worldwide sensation in 1947, in a Paris struggling to recover from
wartime devastation. Reintroducing the flowing, ankle-length
skirt...
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Chronicles - Volume One
Revealing, poetical, passionate and witty, Chronicles: Volume One
is a mesmerizing window on Bob Dylan's thoughts and
influences.
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