Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest ...
 In August 1859 Bernhard Riemann, a little-known 32-year old mathematician, presented a paper to the Berlin Academy titled: "On the Number of Prime Numbers Less Than a Given Quantity." In the middle of that paper, Riemann made an incidental ... [... more]
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The Irish General: Thomas Francis Meagher
Irish patriot, Civil War general, frontier governor--Thomas Francis Meagher played key roles in three major historical arenas. Today he is hailed as a hero by some, condemned as a drunkard by others. Paul R. Wylie now offers a definitive biography of ... [... more]
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Roger Ball!: The Odyssey of John Monroe "Hawk" Smith ...
"Roger Ball is a magnificent read about a great and distinguished 'life well lived.' John Monroe Smith is a living legend in Naval Aviation: an all American boy living his dream.a dream of becoming the best fighter pilot and carrier aviator in the ... [... more]
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Katie: The Real Story
For the past twenty-five years-first as the blithe spirit of the Today show, then as the only woman ever to anchor a network news program solo-Katie Couric has been a familiar visitor in the homes of millions. Yet, despite all her public exposure, no one- ... [... more]
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The Man Who Saved Sea Turtles: Archie Carr and the ...
Archie Carr, one of the greatest biologists of the twentieth century, played a leading part in finding a new and critical role for natural history and systematics in a post-1950s world dominated by the glamorous science of molecular biology. With the ... [... more]
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Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle against ...
It began with a simple $27 loan. After witnessing the cycle of poverty that kept many poor women enslaved to high-interest loan sharks in Bangladesh, Dr. Muhammad Yunus lent money to 42 women so they could purchase bamboo to make and sell stools. In a ... [... more]
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Falling Through the Earth: A Memoir
Another casualty of the Vietnam War, Danielle Trussoni has told her story in Falling Through the Earth with bravado, pride, sadness, and candor. Her father, Daniel, served as a tunnel rat, one of the incredibly brave men who went into the webs of tunnels ... [... more]
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Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty
First published on Veteran's Day 2003 to glowing reviews ("Powerful"-Seattle Post-Intelligencer), energetic cross-country events, and instant national bestseller status, Medal of Honor has now been revised, updated, and augmented into an even ... [... more]
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Combat Chaplain: The Personal Story of the WWII Chaplain ...
"Who in 1943 could have foreseen that a Lutheran pastor from rural eastern Pennsylvania would be blessed to live and tell such a tale?" In October 1943, twenty-seven-year-old combat infantry chaplain Israel Yost arrived in Italy with the 100th ... [... more]
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If I Should Die Before I Wake
A powerful tribute to the men who served alongside Lyttle amid horrific trials If I Should Die Before I Wake: One Marine's Experience on Iwo Jima is the memoir of veteran John B. Lyttle, offering an insider's view of wartime Iwo Jima as only a Marine can ... [... more]
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From Berlin To Texas: Forging a Life from the ...
Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1928, Gunter K. von Noorden spent the first few years of his life in idyllic comfort. But his family’s move to Berlin in 1937 exposed Gunter to the appalling reality of Hitler’s dictatorship as a ten-year-old member ... [... more]
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Steam Lion: A Biography of Samuel Cunard
The summer of 1840, and Boston Harbor is thrumming with politicians, business people, civic leaders, members of the judiciary, and the public. The city is ready for a celebration, and its citizens are waiting impatiently for the arrival of a new age. The ... [... more]
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