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Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco

by Bryan Burrough, John Helyar

Published: 2009-12-01

Paperback: 624 pages

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The fight to control RJR Nabisco during October and November of 1988 was more than just the largest takeover in Wall Street history. Marked by brazen displays of ego not seen in American business for decades, it became the high point of a new gilded age, and its repercussions are still bei...

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The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld

by Herbert Asbury

Published: 2002-10-08

Paperback: 336 pages

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The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco

by Marilyn Chase

Published: 2004-03-09

Paperback: 304 pages

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The veteran Wall Street Journal science reporter Marilyn Chase’s fascinating account of an outbreak of bubonic plague in late Victorian San Francisco is a real-life thriller that resonates in today’s headlines. The Barbary Plague transports us to the Gold Rush boomtown in 1900,...

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Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her

by Robin Gerber

Published: 2009-02-03

Hardcover: 288 pages

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“Barbie and her creator, the sharp-elbowed gal who built the biggest toy company, have a story to tell.”< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> —Time Barbie and Ruth by Ruth Gerber is the remarkable true story of the world’s most famous toy and the woman who created her. It is a fascinating account of how one visionar...

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The Bare Bones Bible® Handbook: 10 Minutes to Understanding Each Book of the Bible (The Bare Bones Bible® Series)

by Jim George

Published: 2006-09-01

Paperback: 325 pages

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The perfect resource for a fast and friendly overview of every book of the Bible, The Bare?Bones Bible Handbook explores... What is the grand theme of each book of the Bible? What are the most important lessons for everyday life in each book? Who are the key characters, and w...

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Bare Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels)

by Kathy Reichs

Published: 2003-07-01

Kindle Edition: 416 pages

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World-class forensic anthropologist and New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs explores international endangered species trafficking in this electrifying new thriller that brings Temperance Brennan back to her home base in North Carolina where several sets of bones, both human and ...

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Bare Branches: The Security Implications of Asia's Surplus Male Population (Belfer Center Studies in International Security)

by Valerie M. Hudson, Andrea M. den Boer

Published: 2005-09-23

Paperback: 344 pages

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What happens to a society that has too many men? In this provocative book, Valerie Hudson and Andrea den Boer argue that, historically, high male-to-female ratios often trigger domestic and international violence. Most violent crime is commit...

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Bare Skinned: A Collection

by Phillip Gipson

Published: 2007-03-21

Paperback: 222 pages

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BARE SKINNED: The state one attains when all that is unessential and ornamental is completely removed. Bare Skinned: A Collection is a distinctive and colorful medley of poetry and prose that is strikingly original, blatantly raw, and daringly honest?leaving nothing but the unrefined n...

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Bared to You: A Crossfire Novel

by Sylvia Day

Published: 2012-06-12

Paperback: 338 pages

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THE NEW YORK TIMES AND #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERGideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness... He was beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I'd never been to anything or anyone in my life. I craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it wo...

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Barefoot Contessa Family Style: Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family

by Ina Garten

Published: 2002-10-29

Hardcover: 240 pages

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Ina Garten, who shared her gift for casual entertaining in the bestselling Barefoot Contessa Cookbook and Barefoot Contessa Parties!, is back with her most enticing recipes yet?a collection of her favorite dishes for everyday cooking. In Barefoot Contessa Family Style, Ina explains that sh...