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Why Mars and Venus Collide: Improving Relationships by Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently with Stress
by John Gray
Published 2008 by Harper
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780061242960
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The phenomenal #1 bestselling author who revolutionized the understanding of male-female relations returns to the territory he intimately knows to help couples cope with everyday stress and keep their love strong. More... |
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The Place to Be: Washington, CBS, and the Glory Days of Television News
by Roger Mudd
Published 2008 by PublicAffairs
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781586485764
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An award-winning journalist offers this vivid, behind-the-scenes portrait of the personalities, drama, and passion at CBS News during its peak years. 8-page b&w photo insert. More... |
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Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics' Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams
by Jennifer Sey
Published 2008 by William Morrow & Company
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780061351464
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Published in time for the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, this book by a champion gymnast tells her riveting true story of pain, abuse, neglect, and endurance on the road to the Olympics. 16-page b&w photo insert. More... |
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Is There a Right to Remain Silent?: Coercive Interrogation and the Fifth Amendment After 9/11
by Alan M. Dershowitz
Published 2008 by Oxford University Press, USA
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780195307795
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Renowned legal scholar and bestselling author Dershowitz reveals precisely why Fifth Amendment rights matter, and discusses how they are being reshaped, limited, and in some cases revoked in the wake of 9/11. More... |
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Why Women Should Rule the World
by Dee Dee Myers
Published 2008 by Harper
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780061140402
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In her first book, the former White House Press Secretary offers a provocative and inspiring look at women and leadership, interweaving her own experiences working in the highest echelons of power. 8-page b&w photo insert. More... |
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Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History
by Ted Sorensen
Published 2008 by Harper
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780060798710
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In an intimate, deeply revealing memoir from John F. Kennedy's legendary right-hand man, Sorensen recounts his experience advising JFK during some of the most heated moments in history. More... |
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The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget's Thesaurus
by Joshua Kendall
Published 2008 by Putnam Adult
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780399154621
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Kendall offers the extraordinary true story of Peter Mark Roget--the man who created the legendary "Roget's Thesaurus." Evocative and entertaining, this work lets readers join Roget on his worldly adventures and emotional journeys as he explored the power of words. More... |
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Two Weeks of Life: A Memoir of Love, Death, & Politics
by Eleanor Clift
Published 2008 by Basic Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780465002511
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"Newsweek" contributing editor Clift tackles one of the most important--and divisive--issues facing the nation: how Americans deal, or fail to deal, with dying. Clift provides a very personal narrative as she alternates between the much-publicized death of Terri Schiavo and that of her own husband. More... |
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Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation
by Cokie Roberts
Published 2008 by William Morrow & Company
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780060782344
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In "Founding Mothers," Roberts paid homage to the women who helped establish America. Now she continues the story of more remarkable women and their achievements in moving the fledgling nation forward, from the election of John Adams in 1796 to the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828. More... |
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Good in a Room: How to Sell Yourself (and Your Ideas) and Win Over Any Audience
by Stephanie Palmer
Published 2008 by Currency
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780385520430
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"Stephanie Palmer delivers clear, useful advice on how to successfully move the good idea in your head into the other heads in the room. It is hard to think of a more valuable skill."
--Peter Kaufman, CEO, Glenair Inc.
Former MGM Director of Creative Affairs Stephanie Palmer reveals the techniques used by Hollywood's top writers, directors and producers to get financing for their projects and explains how you can apply these techniques to be more successful in your own high-stakes meetings.... More... |
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