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Par Colin L Powell. 1995
Powell shares with his fellow Americans what he believes has been a great life. The son of immigrants, he was…
raised in New York's South Bronx and was undistinguished in school. But he found his place in life when he joined the ROTC and the army. Powell's is a story of hard work and good luck, of service, and of love from and for the people who helped make the former general and Joint Chiefs chairman a popular figure in the 1990s. Bestseller. 1995Par Suze Orman. 2005
Financial advisor, author of The Road to Wealth (RC 52889), explains money basics to twenty- and thirty-year-olds. Discusses FICO scores,…
credit cards, student loans, retirement, investing, home and car ownership, and relationship money-mergers. Provides information to a younger audience who can use time to their advantage. Bestseller. 2005Par Kevin Starr. 2005
Portrait of California from its sixteenth-century colonization by Spain through 2005. USC historian Starr describes the megastate's growth and eventual…
distinction as "the fifth-ranked economy on the planet." Relates the role of California's entertainment industry and natural beauty in defining the state's image as a utopia. Bestseller. 2005Par Rachael Ray. 2005
The host of television's 30-Minute Meals offers a collection of recipes that can take you through an entire year without…
having the same meal twice. Ray's concept is to create numerous variations from several master recipes just by changing some of the ingredients. Bestseller. 2005A satirist and a physician compile strange-but-true facts about the human body. Answers questions such as "Can carrots improve your…
vision?" "What are goose bumps?" "Does warm milk really put you to sleep?" and "Does marijuana help glaucoma?" Strong language. Bestseller. 2005Par Cesar Millan, Melissa Jo Peltier. 2006
Mexican-born dog-rehabilitator and star of television's Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan explains using psychology to train one's pet. Includes anecdotes…
from his clients and his own pack of dogs. Describes how he teaches owners to "speak" their dog's language and encourages exercise, discipline, and affection. Bestseller. 2006Par Bob Woodward. 2005
Journalist who uncovered the 1972 Watergate scandal, All the President's Men (DB 50574), chronicles his long relationship with the scandal's…
secret informant. Details Woodward's early dealings with the man as a mentor, their covert meetings during Watergate, decades of concealment, and W. Mark Felt's public admission in 2005. Bestseller. 2005Par Jimmy Carter. 2005
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter shares his views on terrorism, religious and political fundamentalism, the death penalty, abortion, women, and…
the environment. Criticizes the partisan divisions within the country and calls for a return to traditional American values. Bestseller. 2005Par Joel Osteen. 2004
Christian minister's advice on finding personal fulfillment. Discusses seven steps to produce change: enlarge your vision, develop a healthy self-image,…
discover the power of your thoughts and words, let go of the past, find strength through adversity, live to give, and choose to be happy. Bestseller. 2004Par Michael Lewis. 2005
Author reminisces about his irascible, often terrifying high school baseball coach, a former minor league catcher. Lewis relives his pitching…
career at a New Orleans private school and his experiences with the man who taught him not only about winning but also about self-respect, sacrifice, courage, and endurance. Bestseller. 2005Par Harry G Frankfurt. 2005
In a short essay, a Princeton philosophy professor proposes to "begin the development of a theoretical understanding of bullshit." Analyzes…
the common cultural phenomenon. States that while he considers bullshitting different from lying he nevertheless believes a practitioner loses the capacity to tell the truth. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2005Par David G. McCullough. 2005
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian chronicles the struggles of the Continental Army during the disastrous year of 1776. Highlights George Washington's failed…
New York campaign and the retreat across New Jersey. Assesses the political, economic, and social problems the young nation encountered during the turbulent months from August to December. Bestseller. 2005Par Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt. 2005
Writer Stephen Dubner explains the offbeat issues that intrigue award-winning economist and coauthor Steven Levitt. Explores everyday riddles such as…
the link between legalized abortion and the crime rate, the effect of parents' income and ethnicity on naming babies, and the motivations of real estate agents. Strong language. Bestseller. 2005Par Dr Phil McGraw. 2006
Nationally syndicated television host offers advice to women on building a committed relationship with a new person or a current…
partner. Offers "secrets and strategies" for finding the right man including insights into the male perspective, tips for self-improvement, rules of dating etiquette, and ways to overcome stereotypes. Bestseller. 2005Par Bob Dylan. 2004
First of a three-volume memoir by music legend Bob Dylan. Describes his intellectual development, folk songs and blues he listened…
to in the 1960s, and the growth of his artistic conscience. Recalls early days in Greenwich Village, transient loves, lasting friendships, and experiences in New Orleans and Woodstock. Bestseller. 2004Par Rachael Ray. 2004
Knowing hunger can strike any time, the host of 30-Minute Meals offers recipes organized by the hours of the day.…
Ray divides the collection into seven parts, including Rise and Shiners, Early-Bird Specials, Sit-Down Suppers, and Late-Nite Bites. Bestseller. 2004Par Bob Woodward. 2004
Follows Pulitzer Prize-winning author's Bush at War (DB 55015) with a behind-the-scenes account of President eorge W. Bush's decision to…
invade Iraq. Draws on interviews with Bush and others to chronicle crucial operations from November 2001 to March 2003. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2004Par Arthur Agatston. 2004
Florida cardiologist's companion to his bestselling weight loss book, The South Beach Diet (DB 56409). Provides over two hundred recipes,…
each designated as phase one, two, or three of the diet. Includes healthy ideas for breakfast, soups, salads, side dishes, fish, poultry, meats, vegetarian meals, and more. Bestseller. 2004Par Cokie Roberts. 2004
Political commentator and news analyst examines the role of Abigail Adams, Deborah Read Franklin, Martha Washington, and other prominent colonial…
women in founding the United States. Discusses their work outside the domestic sphere to manage businesses, run plantations, and defend their homes in the absence of men. Bestseller. 2004Par Stefan Kanfer. 2003
Details the life and times of comedienne and sit-com star Lucille Ball (1911-1989), beginning with her difficult childhood in upstate…
New York. Covers her unhappy marriage to Desi Arnaz and the evolution of her career until she became "the first woman with major economic power in postwar Hollywood." Bestseller. 2003