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Chronicle of the innovative English rock group comprised of Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon, from their…
childhoods in Liverpool until their split in 1970. Based largely on a 1994 television documentary series, the book features interviews with the four musicians and their close associates. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2000The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. cookbook
By The Editors of Southern Living, Oxmoor House Staff. 1994
More than seventy-five shrimp recipes from Southern Living and reflections ("Bubba was my best good friend, and even I know…
that's something you can't just find around the corner") from a Winston Groom novel that became a popular movie about a very simple, very likeable person--Forrest Gump (RC/FD 38876), who started the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. Includes shrimp dishes to bake, barbecue, boil, fry, saute, and combine with sauce or slawChristmas in Plains: memories
By Jimmy Carter. 2001
Carter, who served as the thirty-ninth president of the United States, reminisces about family Christmases over the years, beginning with…
his childhood on a Georgia farm, through his years in the U.S. Navy, the Georgia governor's mansion, the White House, and then back to Plains. Bestseller.Veteran National Public Radio correspondent Anne Garrels, embedded with the U.S. military forces in Baghdad, chronicles her observations before and…
during the 2003 second Gulf War. Includes e-mails that her husband, Vint Lawrence, sent while she was gone and describes hardships endured by her Iraqi driver, Amer.Veterans recall experiences of battle from World War I to the war in Iraq. Soldiers' letters, diaries, memoirs, and oral…
histories provide personal accounts of D-Day, the Tet offensive, heroic actions, and sinking ships. Includes an interview with Senator John McCain about his captivity in Vietnam. 2005Sinister touches: the secret war against Hitler
By Robert Goldston. 1982
A dramatic account of the daring covert operations carried out by scientists, private citizens, professors, and assassins who risked their…
lives for an allied victory. This compelling and well-documented report penetrates the veils of secrecy that have shrouded some of the most important activities of World War II. For junior and senior high and adult readersDeath of a salesman: certain private conversations in two acts and a requiem
By Arthur Miller. 1949
A modern drama which indicts the optimism and materialism of American society. Willy Loman, a traveling salesman, experiences a profound…
sense of failure as he recognizes signs of aging in himself, and decides to take stock of his accomplishmentsThe secret that exploded
By Howard Morland. 1981
The author tells the true story of his investigation of the nuclear weapons industry, the inner workings of the H-bomb,…
and the U.S. government's unsuccessful attempt to suppress his discoveries. Morland, a former Air Force pilot, is devoutly anti-nuclear and very forthright about his positionLines and shadows
By Joseph Wambaugh. 1984
In this true crime story, Wambaugh focuses on the Border Crime Task Force, an eighteen-month experiment conducted by the San…
Diego Police. This task force foot-patrolled the Mexican-U.S. border between Tijuana and San Diego in an effort to stop the gangs who mug, rob, rape, and murder Mexican, illegal aliens. Powerful and compassionate. Strong language. Violence. Bestseller 1984Uncommon women and others
By Wendy Wasserstein. 1978
Contemporary play about five bright women graduates of Mount Holyoke College who meet for dinner and reminisce after six years.…
Lays bare the inconsistencies of life at an elitist women's school. Strong language and some descriptions of sexSoap world
By Robert LaGuardia. 1983
The backgrounds, detailed plots, and casts of characters of many soap operas, from early radio serials to the TV dramas…
that have captured millions of viewers. Includes "Ma Perkins," "The Romance of Helen Trent," "Our Gal Sunday," and others from radio days and such TV hits as "Love of Life," "The Brighter Day," "The Edge of Night," and "All My Children."Weight Watchers quick and easy menu cookbook: over 250 seasonal recipes and menus based on the Quick Success Program
By Weight Watchers International. 1987
More than 250 Weight Watchers recipes that can be prepared in less than one hour. Arranged by the months of…
the year to take full advantage of the in-season vegetables and fruits, each recipe is keyed to a daily menu. Bestseller 1987Looking the tiger in the eye: confronting the nuclear threat
By Carl Feldbaum. 1988
The authors emphasize the important roles of individual scientists, politicians, and military officials in the nuclear arms race. They trace…
the history of nuclear weapons as a series of deliberate decisions.... They explain the circumstances of these decisions through extensive quotation and paraphrasing of historical documents and memoirs. For high school and older readersAll my best friends
By George Burns. 1989
According to Burns, "Most of what I say is true. The rest is show business." In this portfolio about friends…
in show business, Burns delivers "anecdographies" of people he grew up with from their beginnings in vaudeville through silent movies, theatre, radio, talkies, and on into TV. Included are Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor, Jack Benny, Jimmy Durante, and others. BestsellerDesperados: Latin drug lords, U.S. lawmen, and the war America can't win
By Elaine Shannon. 1989
A journalist's research into the politics of drugs and the contradictions among the United States' domestic policies, its economic interests,…
and its national security concerns. The focus is on the Drug Enforcement Administration and specifically on the disappearance and murder of DEA agent Enrique Camarena in February 1985. BestsellerCultural literacy: what every American needs to know
By E. D Hirsch. 1987
Explains why we need to make some very specific educational changes in order to achieve a higher level of national…
literacy. Hirsch charges that only two-thirds of our citizens are literate, and even among those the average level is too low and needs to be raised. Appended is a long list titled "What Literate Americans Know: A Preliminary List." BestsellerHernani: a tragedy in five acts
By Victor Hugo. 1987
This tragic drama is set in Spain in 1519 with nineteen main characters and assorted soldiers, conspirators, and pages. Hugo…
refers to his theme of "liberalism in literature" in his preface to the first edition in 1830--a time when artists and writers were encouraged by the idea of political liberty. His voice for such ideas is the young poet, Hernani, who chooses the penalty of death to preserve freedomToward the radical center: a Karel C̈apek reader
By Karel C̈apek. 1990
English translations of three plays and several short stories, essays, and assorted sketches on gardening and travel provide a sampling…
of the work of this prolific Czechoslovakian writer. The word "robot" from his 1922 play "R.U.R." ("Rossum's Universal Robots,") included here, has entered everday languageEvery living thing
By James Herriot. 1992
In this sequel to "The Lord God Made Them All," Dr. Herriot looks back at his family and his practice…
after World War II, when he and his partners expanded their care of farm animals to include more and more small animals. He introduces new assistants and villagers, whose various livestock and pets Herriot and his partners treat with new medical techniques, knowledge, common sense, and love. BestsellerLong day's journey into night
By Eugene O'Neill. 1955
An autobiographical play set in 1912 in the summer home of a theatrical family isolated from the community by a…
kind of ingrown misery and a sense of doom. This work was found in manuscript form among the papers left after the playwright's death in 1953