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The Role of Reading in Nine Famous Lives

By: Donald E. Howard

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The Role of Reading in Nine Famous Lives

By: Donald E. Howard

According to the end-of-millennium Arts and Entertainment Television Network survey, the single most influential person of the last thousand years was Johann Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press. The revolutionary advent of moveable metal type made possible the diffusion of books to people around the world, profoundly influencing the lives of many famous historical figures thereafter. This book attempts to demonstrate the role that reading has played throughout the course of history. It documents the lives of nine individuals of outstanding achievement whose efforts were molded by the books they read. The subjects are presented in chronological order according to birth. Respective chapters contain brief biographies of the subjects and discuss the ways in which each used books as a principal aid in the development of his or her exceptional talents. Subjects include Benjamin Franklin, who was in 1724 an active connoisseur in the rapidly growing printing trade, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Booker T. Washington, Pearl S. Buck, Louis L'Amour, and Nelson Mandela. The book maintains that while these historical figures represent a wide range of talents and influences, to each is attributed invaluable contributions to society. Each was a dedicated reader, inspired to greatness by the power of the written word.

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McFarland

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0786480890

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9780786480890

Double Feature

By: Donald E. Westlake

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Double Feature

By: Donald E. Westlake

THE MOVIE STAR AND THE MOVIE CRITIC -- HOW FAR WOULD THEY GO TO KEEP THEIR SECRETS BURIED? DOUBLE FEATURE Contains two CLASSIC Donald E. Westlake novellas, A Travesty and Ordo. WHAT'S HIDDEN BEHIND THE SILVER SCREEN? In New York City, a movie critic has just murdered his girlfriend - well, one of his girlfriends (not to be confused with his wife). Will the unlikely crime-solving partnership he forms with the investigating police detective keep him from the film noir ending he deserves? On the opposite coast, movie star Dawn Devayne - the hottest It Girl in Hollywood - gets a visit from a Navy sailor who says he knew her when she was just ordinary Estelle Anlic of San Diego. Now she's a big star who's put her past behind her. But secrets have a way of not staying buried... These two short novels, one hilarious and one heartbreaking, are two of the best works Westlake ever wrote. And fittingly, both became movies - one starring Jack Ryan's Marie Josée Croze, and one starring Fargo's William H. Macy and Desperate Housewives' Felicity Huffman. "A book by this guy is cause for happiness" - Stephen King

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242

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Titan Books (US, CA)

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1785657216

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9781785657214

Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness

By: Donald L. Barlett,James B. Steele

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Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness

By: Donald L. Barlett,James B. Steele

The life that inspired the major motion picture The Aviator, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese. Howard Hughes has always fascinated the public with his mixture of secrecy, dashing lifestyle, and reclusiveness. This is the book that breaks through the image to get at the man. Originally published under the title Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of Howard Hughes.

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692

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393078582

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9780393078589

Hidden History

An Exposé of Modern Crimes, Conspiracies, and Cover-Ups in American Politics

By: Donald Jeffries

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Hidden History

An Exposé of Modern Crimes, Conspiracies, and Cover-Ups in American Politics

By: Donald Jeffries

The US government has spent as much time covering up conspiracies as it has helping the American people. In Hidden History, you will see the amount of effort that our government has dedicated over the past fifty years to lying and covering up the truth to the world. Starting with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Don Jeffries chronicles a wide variety of issues that have plagued our country's history. Whether it is the assassinations of MLK and RFK, Iran-Contra, the Oklahoma City bombing, TWA Flight 800, voting fraud, or 9/11, every major disaster or war that we've sitnessed has somehow been distorted by those who are supposed to be protecting us. Jeffries also delves into extensive research on the death of John F. Kennedy, Jr. - and what he finds will shock you. So whether you've only heard bits and pieces of these stories or you've read several books on the topics, Hidden History is the book that belongs in every conspiracy theorist's library, as the information included here has never been collected together in any other published work available. So sit down, strap in, and get ready to be shocked and awed by how much has been hidden by our government over the past fifty years. Updated for 2016, this version features a new introduction by political insider Roger Stone.

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606

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Simon and Schuster

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1510710884

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9781510710887

Reading the Twentieth Century

Documents in American History

By: Donald W. Whisenhunt

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Reading the Twentieth Century

Documents in American History

By: Donald W. Whisenhunt

The focus of Reading the Twentieth Century is on the role of the United States in the world in the twentieth century, after the nation became a major world player. Readings include public documents, memoirs, and media comments, many of which have never been published before. The book is structured in such a way that portions can be assigned to students, and the order of presentation is such that instructors can assign sections chronologically or thematically. Though highly informative, the editor's chapter introductions and the document head notes are brief, designed only to introduce the subjects so that the documents can speak for themselves.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742564770

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9780742564770

The Extremely Unfortunate Skull Valley Incident

By: Donald William Scott,William L. C. Scott

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The Extremely Unfortunate Skull Valley Incident

By: Donald William Scott,William L. C. Scott

What a seriously concerned citizen needs to know about the tragedy, science, politics, and history of the biological hazards' labyrinth. Includes information on government and government-sponsored biological warfare weapons research in the United States, the former Soviet Union, Japan, Great Britian Nazi-Germany, and Canada.

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443

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Trafford Publishing

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1553695542

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9781553695547

The African American Electorate

A Statistical History

By: Hanes Walton,Sherman C. Puckett,Donald R. Deskins

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The African American Electorate

A Statistical History

By: Hanes Walton,Sherman C. Puckett,Donald R. Deskins

How have African Americans voted over time? What types of candidates and issues have been effective in drawing people to vote? These are just two of the questions that The African American Electorate: A Statistical History attempts to answer by bringing together all of the extant, fugitive and recently discovered registration data on African-American voters from Colonial America to the present. This pioneering work also traces the history of the laws dealing with enfranchisement and disenfranchisement of African Americans and provides the election return data for African-American candidates in national and sub-national elections over this same time span. Combining insightful narrative, tabular data, and original maps, The African American Electorate offers students and researchers the opportunity, for the first time, to explore the relationship between voters and political candidates, identify critical variables, and situate African Americans’ voting behavior and political phenomena in the context of America’s political history.

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975

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CQ Press

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1452234388

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9781452234380

A Dune Companion

Characters, Places and Terms in Frank Herbert's Original Six Novels

By: Donald E. Palumbo

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A Dune Companion

Characters, Places and Terms in Frank Herbert's Original Six Novels

By: Donald E. Palumbo

This companion to Frank Herbert's six original Dune novels--Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse: Dune--provides an encyclopedia of characters, locations, terms and other elements, and highlights the series' underrated aesthetic integrity. An extensive introduction discusses the theme of ecology, chaos theory concepts and structures, and Joseph Campbell's monomyth in Herbert's narratives.

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McFarland

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1476669600

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9781476669601

An Asimov Companion

Characters, Places and Terms in the Robot/Empire/Foundation Metaseries

By: Donald E. Palumbo

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An Asimov Companion

Characters, Places and Terms in the Robot/Empire/Foundation Metaseries

By: Donald E. Palumbo

A prolific author, Isaac Asimov is most admired for his science fiction, including his collection of short stories I, Robot and his Robot, Empire and Foundation series novels. While each of these narratives takes place in a different fictional universe, Asimov asserted at the end of his career that he had, with his last Robot and Foundation novels, unified them into one coherent metaseries. This reference work identifies and describes all of the characters, locales, artifacts, concepts and institutions in Asimov's metaseries. Mimicking the style of The Encyclopedia Galactica, the fictional compendium of all human knowledge that features prominently in the Foundation series, this encyclopedia is an invaluable companion to Asimov's science fiction oeuvre.

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195

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McFarland

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0786498234

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9780786498239

Pipe the Bimbo in Red

Dean Andrews, Jim Garrison and the Conspiracy to Kill JFK

By: William Matson Law,Donald Jeffries

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Pipe the Bimbo in Red

Dean Andrews, Jim Garrison and the Conspiracy to Kill JFK

By: William Matson Law,Donald Jeffries

Pipe the Bimbo in Red is about the connections between Dean Andrews, Clay Shaw, David Ferrie, Lee Oswald and others, and Jim Garrison' s search for the truth in JFK' s assassination.

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1634244672

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Book's by Donald E. Howard

The Role of Reading in Nine Famous Lives

The Role of Reading in Nine Famous Lives

Double Feature

Double Feature

Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness

Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness

Hidden History

Hidden History

Reading the Twentieth Century

Reading the Twentieth Century

The Extremely Unfortunate Skull Valley Incident

The Extremely Unfortunate Skull Valley Incident

The African American Electorate

The African American Electorate

A Dune Companion

A Dune Companion

An Asimov Companion

An Asimov Companion

Pipe the Bimbo in Red

Pipe the Bimbo in Red

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