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Written by Nora Ephron
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $12.95
With her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, Nora Ephron shares with us her ups and downs in I Feel Bad About My Neck, a candid, hilarious look at women who are getting older and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself.
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Written by Joseph Persico
Format: Hardcover, 464 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $28.00
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was arguably the greatest figure of the twentieth century. While FDR’s official circle was predominantly male, it was his relationships with women–particularly with Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd–that most vividly bring to light the human being beneath this towering statesman. It is no coincidence that Rutherfurd was with Roosevelt the... Read more >
Written by Arthur Herman
Format: Hardcover, 736 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $30.00
In this fascinating and meticulously researched book, bestselling historian Arthur Herman sheds new light on two of the most universally recognizable icons of the twentieth century, and reveals how their forty-year rivalry sealed the fate of India and the British Empire.
They were born worlds apart: Winston Churchill to Britain’s most glamorous... Read more >
Edited by Craig Glenday
Format: Paperback, 640 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $7.50
A double back-spin on a motorcycle...ane elephant with a wooden leg...an apple the size of your head...it's just another year at the Guinness World Records!
It’s another year of amazing record breakers from Guinness World Records™ 2008. Now the world’s most popular book offers more diversity than ever, from epic endeavors in... Read more >
Written by Shawn Phillips
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $26.00
Shawn Phillips is an internationally respected strength and fitness expert who has helped athletes, celebrities, and tens of thousands of others over the past twenty years. Now he’s sharing his fresh approach to fitness with everyone. Strength for Life is an easy-to-implement program to help you get in fantastic shape, enjoy... Read more >
Written by Max Hastings
Format: Hardcover, 656 pages
On Sale: March 18, 2008
Price: $35.00
Hailed in Britain as “Spectacular . . . Searingly powerful” (Andrew Roberts, The Sunday Telegraph), a riveting, impeccably informed chronicle of the final year of the Pacific war. In his critically acclaimed Armageddon, Hastings detailed the last twelve months of the struggle for Germany. Here, in what can be considered a...
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Written by Misha Glenny
Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $27.95
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the deregulation of international financial markets in 1989, governments and entrepreneurs alike became intoxicated by forecasts of limitless expansion into newly open markets. No one would foresee that the greatest success story to arise from these events...
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Written by Andy Hillstrand, Johnathan Hillstrand and Malcolm MacPherson
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $25.00
“Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware,” goes the chorus of an old sailors’ sing-along that celebrates the allure and danger of the seafaring life. But make no mistake–there truly is much to beware for those who are drawn to risk their lives and seek their fortunes... Read more >
Written by Frances Cole Jones
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $22.00
“The invaluable advice in How to Wow guarantees your success in any meeting situation, from the boardroom to the breakfast table.”
–Keith Ferrazzi, author of Never Eat Alone
In today’s fast-paced world, where an elevator ride with your CEO can turn into an impromptu meeting, your lunch date can become a job interview... Read more >
Written by Chris Hunter
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $26.00
It’s a blazing hot day in Iraq. Wearing eighty-five pounds of armor, Major Chris Hunter crosses a barren landscape toward a bomb that has been expertly rigged to kill and maim. Exposed to snipers, prepared for the demonic tricks the enemy plays—like trip wires and secondary devices—Chris knows this mission could... Read more >
