A Frozen Woman by Annie Ernaux 1995 Hardcover
5 3/4"x8 1/2" 192 page hardcover book published by Four Walls Eight Windows. [... more]
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A Man's Place
A stylistic tour de force This thin book contains a "fiction"--it is shorter than a novella, but somewhat long for a short story. Perhaps one might call it a fictionalized memoir. In experience and scope it is a novel, that is, after one has ... [... more]
$15.95
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The Petkau Effect: The Devasting Effect of Nuclear ...
This book is tripe. If you already fear nuclear power and know nothing about it, and wish to have your fears feed by both misleading statistics and paranoid dogma this book is for you, If on the otherhand you actually wish to read a factual book on ... [... more]
$14.95
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John the Painter: Terrorist of the American Revolution
His real name was James Aitken, though he was better known as "John the Painter." During the early months of the American Revolution, he wreaked havoc in England by performing acts of terror on behalf of America. In this first full-length ... [... more]
$24.95
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The Trials of Maria Barbella: The True Story of a ...
This story about a headline-making case in Victorian-era New York City is especially engaging because the author, Idanna Pucci, is the great-granddaughter of Cora Slocomb, the American-born Italian aristocrat whose money and passionate advocacy saved the ... [... more]
$22.00
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Ultimate Risk: The Inside Story of the Lloyd's Catastrophe
Fun and interesting expose about a mysterious world Excellent introduction to Lloyds, the incestuous relationship among the insiders, and how the insiders used their superior knowledge coupled with the myths surrounding historic Lloyds to dupe ... [... more]
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How to Beat the I.R.S. at Its Own Game: Strategies to ...
How to Beat the I.R.S. at Its Own Game: Strategies to Avoid-and Fight-an Audit By Amir D. Aczel Second edition. "The I.R.S. as well as taxpayers can learn something from this book."-the Wall Street Journal ISBN: 1-56858-048-7 [... more]
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The Mark: A War Correspondent's Memoir of Vietnam and ...
Riveting Realism of the Conflicts in Southeast Asia A must read for anyone wanting an honest, documented, and exciting story about what it was like being a war correspondent in Vietnam and Cambodia. What is outstanding about Leslie's writing is that he ... [... more]
$22.00
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The Anti-Aging Plan: Strategies and Recipes for ...
In answer to the slanderous reviews on this page. I researched information on Roy Walford's health condition and found that in fact, his inability to walk and speak is not due to his diet but to an experiment in which he took part. The February 2000 ... [... more]
$14.95
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A Day in Part 15: Law and Order in Family Court
Thought-provoking, eye-opening, and harrowing. Scary stuff. This is not a job I think I could do. I was amazed by the immense variety of family distress situations faced by the court. Judge Ross seems to maintain great powers of objectivity and analysis ... [... more]
$22.00
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Puerto Rican Cuisine in America: Nuyorican and Bodega ...
Puerto Rican cuisine, with its strong Spanish and African influences, holds a unique position in the world of Caribbean cooking. The food is spicy, hearty, healthy, sensuous, and adventurous. The 240-plus recipes included here range from traditional ... [... more]
$16.95
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Simple passion
"A work of lyrical precision and diamond-hard clarity....A remembrance of desire past." THE NEW YORKER Memoirist Annie Ernaux has written eloquently about loss. Now she writes of another kind of loss, the loss of herself in a love and then the ... [... more]
$15.00
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