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Financier, the biography of André Meyer: a story of money, power, and the reshaping of American business
By Cary Reich, André Meyer. 1983
Portrait of the legendary financial wizard and art connoisseur. Meyer emigrated from France to New York during World War II…
and established himself as one of the most successful capitalists of the post-war era. 1983.Dear Ann, Dear Abby: the unauthorized biography of Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren
By Janice Pottker, Bob Speziale. 1987
An interrupted life: the diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943
By Etty Hillesum. 1983
This diary details the life of a Dutch Jew during World War II, years of occupation and genocide. The diary…
stops in September 1943 when Etty was deported to Auschwitz, a concentration camp. c1983.Royal follies
By David Randall. 1988
This compilation of monarchy madness reveals the deepest, darkest and wackiest secrets of royal families around the world. From the…
rollerskating King of Greece to the Bible-eating Emperor of Ethiopia, these anecdotes tell tales of the mad, bad, rude, lewd, needy and greedy. 1988.The spy wore red: my adventures as an undercover agent in World War II
By Countess of Romanones Aline. 1987
The true story of Aline Griffith, a model in New York when she was recruited for World War II espionage…
work in Spain. She describes assassinations, chases and glamorous society functions where high-ranking Nazis mingled with Spanish nobility and American agents. Followed by "Spy went dancing". Bestseller 1987.Robinette, the dean of Canadian lawyers
By Jack Batten. 1984
Traces Robinette's career from his beginnings as a litigation lawyer, to his successes as a civil lawyer in cases involving…
such corporate giants as E.P. Taylor, and his participation in the new Canadian constitution. c1984.Lords, ladies, and gentlemen: a memoir
By Clifton Daniel. 1984
Duke, a love story: an intimate memoir of John Wayne's last years
By Pat Stacy, Beverly Linet. 1983
Frank, bittersweet account of the author's love affair with John Wayne. Stacy went to work as Wayne's personal secretary seven…
years prior to his death, and the relationship eventually deepened. She offers a modest, endearing peek inside the life of a legend during his final years. 1983.An orderly man
By Dirk Bogarde. 1983
The Queen Mother
By Elizabeth Longford. 1981
The house of words
By Lovat Dickson. 1963
A fortunate grandchild
By Miss. Read. 1982
Gently humorous and loving account of the author's Victorian childhood offers a glimpse of everyday living in the shadow of…
the First World War. Miss Read tells of the long, happy days she and her older sister spent with their grandparents in London and Essex. 1982.Mrs. Kennedy
By Barbara Leaming. 2001
Drawing from recently declassified top-secret material, as well as revelatory eyewitness accounts, Secret Service records, and Jacqueline Kennedy's personal letters,…
bestselling biographer Barbara Leaming answers the question: what was it like to be Mrs. John F. Kennedy during the dramatic thousand days of the Kennedy presidency? Brilliantly researched, Leaming's poignant and powerful chronicle illuminates the tumultuous day-to-day life of a woman who entered the White House at age thirty-one, seven years into a complex and troubled marriage, and left at thirty-four after her husband's assassination. Revealing the full story of the interplay of sex and politics in Washington, Mrs. Kennedy will indelibly challenge our vision of this fascinating woman, and bring a new perspective to her crucial role in the Kennedy presidency.Prime time at ten: behind-the-camera battles of Canadian TV journalism
By Knowlton Nash. 1987
A close look at three decades of TV journalism. This memoir unmasks the private wars, the off-camera antics, and the…
fears, hopes and frustrations of stars Barbara Frum, Lloyd Robertson, Peter Gzowski and Mike Duffy. 1987.Once upon a time: a true story
By Gloria Vanderbilt. 1985
As a young girl, Gloria Vanderbilt was caught in the middle of a custody battle between her mother and her…
aunt. The trial made headlines every day because Gloria was heiress to the Vanderbilt millions. Bestseller 1985.No limits
By Janet Wells, Harry C Cordellos. 1993
Cordellos avoided sports in his youth because of failing sight and a heart murmur. His attitude changed when he was…
introduced to water skiing through an orientation centre. Now considered the most highly conditioned blind athlete in the world by Dr. Kenneth Cooper, director of Cooper Aerobics Center, Dallas, fifty-three-year-old Cordellos holds a master's degree in physical education and lectures widely. 1993.All in a lifetime: An Autobiography
By Ruth K Westheimer. 1987
Dr. Ruth, the host of TV and radio programs on sex education and psychosexual therapy, last saw her family at…
the age of 10 when she was sent from Germany to a Swiss orphanage during World War II. She lived in Israel and Paris before coming to New York City to complete her education. 1987.The author of "Bringing Down the House" chronicles the invention of the Facebook social-networking computer web site by Harvard students…
Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin. Describes Zuckerberg's use of the university's database and legal problems with a rival site. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2009.The seven mountains of Thomas Merton
By Michael Mott. 1984
The biography of one of the most controversial American Catholic figures of the 20th century. Tells of Merton's life as…
an activist and reformer, and as a Trappist monk. Bestseller 1984.Now I see
By Charley Boswell, Curtis Anders. 1969
Boswell tells the story of his life, beginning with being blinded in 1944 and abandoning his hopes for a baseball…
career. After painful readjustment, he went on to become a successful businessman, father of three children, and National Blind Golf Champion. Boswell's account is based on his conviction that "lives frustrated by physical misfortune can be turned into new directions by new interests." 1969.