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This Just In: What I couldn't Tell You On TV
by Bob SchiefferFrom Publishers Weekly It might not have occurred to anyone to clamor for longtime CBS reporter Schieffer's memoir, but now that it's in print, it makes for a highly engaging read. He's seen it all and has much wisdom about journalism and governance to impart. The book spans virtually every important domestic story of the past 40-odd years; among his captivating subjects are the 1962 integration of the University of Alabama, JFK's assassination, Vietnam, Nixon-era peace protests and Watergate. The book's emphasis changes subtly from events to personalities when Schieffer takes over Face the Nation. As the subtitle suggests, Schieffer wisely forgoes rehashing familiar tales like Watergate or the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal in favor of revealing the background action that went unreported at the time. He structures the book as a collection of anecdotes, and, unsurprisingly for such a seasoned pro, Schieffer has a sharp eye for intriguing details and an instinct for maintaining the proper focus on his subjects rather than on himself. When he does get personal, he admirably questions his occasional missteps in balancing family and career. The telling is so unfussy, modest and straightforward that it rarely prompts speculation about the juicy bits that he couldn't write in a book. Indeed, the work succeeds not only as America over the past 40 years.
The Satan-Seller
by Mike Warnke Les Jones Dave BalsigerMike Warnke describes his experiences as a Satanist high priest and conversion to Christianity.
Through Yup'ik Eyes: An Adopted Son Explores the Landscape of Family
by Colin ChisholmThe author, adopted as an infant by a Caucasian father and half-Eskimo mother, makes a series of trips to Alaska after his adoptive mother's death. There he connects with her Eskimo relatives, from whom she was separated at the age of six. Chisholm reconstructs the history of his adoptive mother's family in a series of fictional sketches based on stories he was told by the surviving members. This reconstruction gives him a new perspective on his mother's life and his own.
Bette
by Charles HighamThis candid biography vividly captures Bette Davis as she really was and includes a complete filmography.
Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths
by Bruce FeilerWhen the world is asking "Can the religions get along?" Abraham stands as the shared ancestor of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. He holds the key to our deepest fears-and our possible reconciliation.
A Lawyer's Life
by Johnnie Cochran David FisherBegins with the Simpson trial then reviews his previous career.
On Bended Knee: The Press and the Reagan Presidency
by Mark HertsgaardExamines relationship and coverage of press during Reagan presidency.
The Girls: Sappho Goes To Hollywood
by Diana MclellanMcLellan's investigative account of the lives of Hollywood's most glamorous and uninhibited goddesses plunges deep into the rich stew of love, money, and passion that was the dawn of the movie business. The Girls reveals an early marriage to a communist spy that Marlene Dietrich fought all her life to keep secret and unearths an equally shrouded fling between Dietrich and Greta Garbo as starlets in Berlin. From the complex love life of the elegant Mercedes de Acosta through Isadora Duncan and Tallulah Bankhead to Garbo's lover Salka Viertel, McLellan untangles a passionate skein of connections that stretches from the theater in New York through brazenly bisexual socialites deep into the heart of the film industry.
Fireweed: A Political Autobiography
by Gerda LernerAutobiography of pioneering women's historian focusing on her youth in Austria, escape from the Nazis involvement in radical politics and emigration to the U.S.
Vision of Beauty: the Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker
by Kathryn LaskyBorn just after slavery ended, and orphaned when she was seven years old, Sarah Breedlove Walker nevertheless had her dreams. Growing up, she longed for confidence and pride in herself-and she wanted to share this vision with other black women. Sarah stayed true to her dreams, as she found success in creating hair and beauty products for black women and spent her life sharing her innovations with others. In renaming herself Madam Walker, in founding the Mme. C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company, and in becoming one of the richest women of her time, she established herself as a role model for everyone--proving that if something can be envisioned, it can be achieved.
Off The Planet
by Jerry M. LinengerOn January 12, 1997, Jerry Linenger took off aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis, en route to an historic 132-day rendezvous with the Russian Space Station Mir. Not since Apollo 13 has an American astronaut Jerry Linenger tells how he became an astronaut and then a cosmonaut. While sharing his own life adventures, he also lets us glimpse what it is like to participate in both the American and Russian space programs. Fast paced; filled with real adventure. faced so many catastrophic malfunctions and life-threatening emergencies in one missionand lived to tell about it.
Victoria
by Evelyn AnthonyIn 1837 an 18-year-old girl ascended the throne of Great Britain. Much has been written about the Marriage of the Queen to the sensitive and country-loving Albert, but little has been said about the angry struggle that took place between husband and wife before before Victoria finally surrenderred to her love for him.
The Day the Voices Stopped: A Schizophrenic's Journey from Madness to Hope
by Ken Steele Claire BermanAt fourteen Ken Steele suddenly began to hear voices which berated him and urged him to kill himself. For the next 34 years the voices were his constant companion as he drifted through the mental-health system and the homeless shelters of America's cities. Finally, with the help of a therapist who found the right combination of medications and helped him stay with his treatment regimen, Steele regained his mental health. The voices stopped. Steele spent the last years of his life as a mental patients' activist, working for the rights of the mentally ill.
Il Salotto Della Contessa Maffei
by Raffello BarbieraPortrait of Countess Clara Maffei, Milanese noblewoman during the Italian 'Risorgimento' and of the historical figures who surrounded her remarkable life. (Text in Italian)
Lady from Savannah: The Life of Juliette Low
by Gladys Denny Shultz Daisy Gordon LawrenceBased on extensive research, this is a detailed biography of Juliette Low and a portrait of her family and background. Known throughout her life as "Daisy," Low was born in Savannah, GA, in 1860 and grew up amid privilege and comfort. She married into the British aristocracy. In midlife, after her husband's death due to alcoholism, she determined that she wanted to make a contribution to the world and hurled herself into the British Girl Guide movement. In 1912 she brought the movement to the U.S. as the Girl Scouts. The book draws upon Low's rich correspondence and the letters and diaries of her parents and siblings. /
Darby's Rangers: We Led The Way
by William O. Darby William H. BaumerHistory of Darby's Rangers from North Africa to Italy.
Vida de Lazarillo Tormes
by AnónimoA fictional story of a street boy's apprenticeship to a blind beggar, a miserly priest, a bankrupt gentleman. Lazarillo's tale is a wicked satire of venality, pretense, and brazen self-seeking.
Leadership
by Ken Kurson Rudolph W. GiulianiHaving inherited a city ravaged by crime and crippled in its ability to serve its citizens, Giuliani shows how he found that every aspect of his career up to that point-from clerking for the formidable judge who demanded excellence (and rewarded it with a lifetime of loyalty) to busting organized crime during his years as a federal attorney -shaped his thinking about leadership and prepared him for the daunting challenges ahead. Giuliani's successes in turn strengthened his conviction about the core qualities required to be an effective leader, no matter what the size of the organization, be it an international corporation or a baseball team. In detailing his principles of leadership, Giuliani tells captivating stories that are personal as well as prescriptive.
One Man's Meat
by E. B. WhiteCollection of essays on the author's personal life written for The New Yorker Harper's Magazine.
The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox: A Year in the Life of a Supreme Court Clerk in F.D.R.'s Washington
by John Knox Dennis J. Hutchinson David J. GarrodEvents during the critical period relating to Court packing.