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It Doesn't Take a Hero : The Autobiography of General H. Norman Schwarzkopf

It Doesn't Take a Hero : The Autobiography of General H. Norman Schwarzkopf

by General Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Peter Petre

The general who led the troops who attacked Iraq during the war in the Persian Gulf discusses his experiences during the Vietnam War, his personal life, and his beliefs. Reprint. NYT.

Walt Disney: An American Original

by Bob Thomas

Country music superstar Reba McEntire describes her Oklahoma childhood as a member of a cattle ranching family, her early days as a performer, her award-winning musical achievements, the tragic loss of her eight band members, and her marriages. Reprint.

Martha Stewart: Just Desserts: The Unauthorized Biography

Martha Stewart: Just Desserts: The Unauthorized Biography

by Jerry Oppenheimer

A tell-all account of the life of the renowned hostess and domestic expert recounts her rise to fame as an author, writer, and television star and uncovers the shocking secrets behind her pristine image. 150,000 first printing."

Finding the Champion Within: A Step-by-Step Plan for Reaching Your Full Potential

Finding the Champion Within: A Step-by-Step Plan for Reaching Your Full Potential

by Bruce Jenner

In this book, Bruce Jenner, one of the world's greatest athletes and a highly sought-after motivational speaker, provides a plan, useful to anyone, for personal growth. Using the decathlon as a metaphor for development, Jenner provides a powerful success strategy -- one that he has molded over a lifetime. -- The 100-Meter Run: The Race Begins with One Step -- The Long Jump: Goals for Gold -- The Shot Put: Play to... (more)

Winning's Only Part of the Game: Lessons of Life and Football

Winning's Only Part of the Game: Lessons of Life and Football

by Bobby Bowden

A famous college football coach and his family, who are also involved in athletics and education, share their inspiring personal experiences with students and players and discuss the importance of values in raising children and in competition.

What Do I Say Next?

Talking Your Way to Business and Social Success

by Susan Roane

A professor emeritus of business at Stanford University has found only one consistently common trait among successful MBA graduates: great conversational skills. Now, Susan RoAne, bestselling author of "The Secrets of Savvy Networking", shows how people can vastly improve their conversational skills and acquire the necessary verbal tools and techniques to move forward in career and business.

Travel Writer's Handbook (Travel Writer's Handbook: How to Write-And Sell-Your Own Travel Experiences)Louise P. Zobel

Travel Writer's Handbook (Travel Writer's Handbook: How to Write-And Sell-Your Own Travel Experiences)

by Louise Purwin Zobel

Kept for the Master's Use (Large Type Christian Classics)

Kept for the Master's Use (Large Type Christian Classics)

by Frances Ridley Havergal

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Bob Vila's Guide to Buying Your Dream House

Bob Vila's Guide to Buying Your Dream House

by Bob Vila

Who hasn't dreamed of owning the perfect home--and then despaired of ever obtaining it? With Bob Vila's expert advice and practical tips, the dream can come true--with a fraction of the headaches house-hunting usually incurs. (Nonfiction)((Little, Brown.

A Strategy for Winning

by Carl Mays

In the Foreword, sports and TV personality Lou Holtz writes, "I recommend Carl Mays' A STRATEGY FOR WINNING to anyone who has a burning desire to improve his or her life. If you do not have a burning desire, this book can light your fire." This is a how-to book that guides the reader on how to be more efficient and productive, and how to enjoy life more. It deals with winning in business, sports, family and... (more)

Growing Up

by Russell Baker

This is Russell Baker's story of growing up in America between the world wars--in the backwoods mountains of Virginia, in a New Jersey commuter town, and finally in the Depression-shadowed urban landscape of Baltimore.

Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen : Reflections on Sixty and Beyond

Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen : Reflections on Sixty and Beyond

by Larry McMurtry

In a lucid, brilliant work of nonfiction -- as close to an autobiography as his readers are likely to get -- Larry McMurtry has written a family portrait that also serves as a larger portrait of Texas itself, as it was and as it has become. Using as a springboard an essay by the German literary critic Walter Benjamin that he first read in Archer City's Dairy Queen, McMurtry examines the small-town way of life... (more)

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

by Stephen R. Covey

In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, service, and human dignity -- principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to... (more)

A Table in the Wilderness: Daily Devotional Meditations from the Ministry of Watchman Nee

A Table in the Wilderness: Daily Devotional Meditations from the Ministry of Watchman Nee

by Watchman Nee

Collected from the works of Chinese evangelist Watchman Nee, these daily devotions focus on the nature and glory of God as the starting point for our spiritual questioning.

Fanny Crosby (Heroes of the Faith)

by Bernard Ruffin

Sightless for life, this brave girl's soul was destined to electrify generations to come as she became the great hymn writer.

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