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A Map of the World (Oprah's Book Club)

by Jane Hamilton

Published: 1999-12-03

Hardcover: 400 pages

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From the author of the widely acclaimed The Book of Ruth comes a harrowing, heartbreaking drama about a rural American family and a disastrous event that forever changes their lives.The Goodwins, Howard, Alice, and their little girls, Emma and Claire, live on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Alt...

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A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power

by Jimmy Carter

Published: 2014-03-25

Hardcover: 224 pages

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The world’s discrimination and violence against women and girls is the most serious, pervasive, and ignored violation of basic human rights: This is President Jimmy Carter’s call to action.President Carter was encouraged to write this book by a wide coalition of leaders of all faiths....

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Red Velvet Cupcake Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery)

by Joanne Fluke

Published: 2014-01-28

Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages

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It's a hot, muggy evening, and the last thing Hannah wants to do is squeeze into a pair of pantyhose for the Grand Opening of the refurbished Albion Hotel. But with Hannah's famous Red Velvet cupcakes being served in the hotel's new Red Velvet lounge, she can't bring herself to back out. The party starts...

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Fault Lines: A Novel

by Anne Rivers Siddons

Published: 2011-01-18

Paperback: 368 pages

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Merritt Fowler is a natural caretaker who has spent most of her life attending to the emotional needs of those closest to her: her beautiful, erratic younger sister, Laura; her self-sacrificing physician husband, Pom; and now Pom's destructive, Alzheimer's-afflicted mother. Exhausted and ...

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La reina descalza (Vintage Espanol) (Spanish Edition)

by Ildefonso Falcones

Published: 2013-04-09

Paperback: 752 pages

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Ildefonso Falcones nos propone un viaje a una época apasionante, teñida por los prejuicios y la intolerancia. Desde Sevilla hasta Madrid, desde el tumultuoso bullicio de la gitanería hasta los teatros señoriales de la capital, los lectores disfrutarán de un fresco histórico poblado por personajes...

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The Joy of Life: A Biography of Theodore Roosevelt

by Mrs Mary Beth Smith

Published: 2013-05-24

Paperback: 324 pages

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If you have never read a book about Theodore Roosevelt, read this one first. If you have read other books about him, read this one to discover more about his philosophy and spirituality based on his own works. It covers his entire life from birth to death. The Joy of Life distills the personality of...

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Doris Day: Her Own Story

by A.E. Hotchner

Published: 1975-01-01

Hardcover: 294 pages

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Biography of Doris Day with 36 pages of photographs and filmography. This unusual collaboration in the form of an autobiography brings together a highly skilled professional writer and the film superstar who never enjoyed being thought of as Miss Goody Two-shoes. For the first time, Doris Day tells the...

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Fosse

by Sam Wasson

Published: 2013-11-05

Hardcover: 736 pages

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More than a quarter-century after his death, Bob Fosse’s fingerprints on popular culture remain indelible. The only person ever to win Oscar, Emmy, and Tony awards in the same year, Fosse revolutionized nearly every facet of American entertainment, forever marking Broadway and Hollywood ...

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Unmistakably Mackie: The Fashion and Fantasy of Bob Mackie

by Frank Decaro

Published: 1999-10-29

Hardcover: 144 pages

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Ask anyone what Cher wore to the Oscars in 1985 and they can describe the Spiderwoman headdress, the exposed navel, and the looks on people's faces when she made her entrance. Ask about Carol Burnett's "Went with the Wind" dress, and they'll say it was a green velvet Southern Belle costume...

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Show Boat: Vintage Movie Classics

by Edna Ferber

Published: 2014-03-11

Paperback: 320 pages

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The classic tale behind MGM’s blockbuster movie directed by George Sidney, starring Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, and Kathryn Grayson. Bringing to life the adventurous world of Mississippi show boats, the grittiness of turn-of-the-century Chicago, and the majesty of 1920s Broadway, Pulitzer ...