A Talent to Amuse: A Life of Noel Coward by Sheridan Morley (247 Reviews)    Price verified 39 minutes ago

"Forty years ago he was Slightly in Peter Pan, and you might say that he has been wholly in Peter Pan ever since." Kenneth Tynan (writing in 1953) Noel Coward, 'the master', is one of the most remarkable figures in the history of twentieth century entertainment. Prodigiously talented, he blazed a trail through theatre, film and song on both sides of the Atlantic. In the theatre he wrote hit plays like The Vortex, Private Lives, Hay Fever, Cavalcade and Blithe Spirit. On film he wrote the war classic In Which We Serve and the ...

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True Crime Case Histories - Volume 13: 12 Disturbing True Crime Stories of Murder, Deception, and Mayhem (Volume 13) by Jason Neal (227 Reviews)    Price verified 23 minutes ago

12 Disturbing True Crime Stories of Murder and Mayhem Volume 13 of the True Crime Case Histories Series *** This series can be read in any order *** Not everyone has the stomach for the dark details of True Crime. But some of us feel an irresistible pull to these stories - whether it's a burning drive to see justice served, a need to comprehend the depraved criminal mind, or simple curiosity about how detectives cracked the case. True Crime Case Histories Volume 13 brings to light twelve new stories spanning the past fifty years, ...

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The Outrageous Queens by Marc Alexander (243 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Outrageous means immoderate, extravagant, extraordinary, violent, furious, grossly cruel, immoral, offensive... At least one of these words is descriptive of each of the dozen royal women whose lives are told in this book. All make fascinating psychological studies of women who wielded immense power in a world where liberty for women was an undreamed of concept. Yet they proved that when it came to intrigue - sometimes up to the point of assassination - they were equal to any male monarch of their times. Some played the role of ...

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THE GUILT IS ALIVE: Powerful, Riveting Memoir of Heartache and Love about an Impoverished Family, in the Quest for Survival by HEMALATHA GNANASEKAR (9 Reviews)    Price verified 23 minutes ago

Poor Man Always Dreams a Better Tomorrow... but Is the Life Worth the Cost? The oldest daughter who failed to weigh the cost of pleasing her much-loved father... The oldest son burdened with his father's expectations... The story of ego, pride, anger, revenge, guilt... With the powerful and raw memoir, The Guilt is Alive, author Hemalatha Gnanasekar gives an unconventional and unique examination of her life in an impoverished Indian family and explores her family's fateful decision to send the oldest son to Jamaica to ...

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The Adventures of Martha Lou and Me: A Collection of Short Stories by Josephine Krause (10 Reviews)    Price verified 3 minutes ago

My paternal grandma, from the Deep South, was as backwoods as a body could get. She was so country, that country folk looked like high falutin city folk, compared to her. Grandma had a noteworthy Southern dialect that left me gobsmacked every time she spoke. It was fascinating, captivating, enchanting, and a tad odd. I spent my adolescent years growing up in the North having fun adventures with my sisters, especially Martha Lou, since she was the mistress of mischief. Martha Lou turned ordinary events into exciting experiences. The ...

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From Lawyer To Truck Driver by Cornelius Hyzer (7 Reviews)    Price verified 43 minutes ago

After a childhood trip to Europe, the author joined the Navy, converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and went on a full time mission before becoming a Lawyer. Private practice and government positions for twelve years ended when the author obtained a CDL and become a truck driver. The dramatic career change was an escape from the courtroom and cubicles.

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My Brother in Arms: The Exceptional Life of Mark Andrew Forester, United States Air Force Combat Controller by Thad Forester (289 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

On September 29, 2010 Mark Forester was killed in action while fighting terrorists in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. His heroic legacy of being shot down while preparing to rescue a fallen teammate began long before this tragic day. An Apache aviator said of Mark's final battle:... "I have never witnessed such an act of heroism in my three years of fighting in combat. I have over 2,700 hours total time with 1,500 hours of combat time in both Iraq and Afghanistan... JAG 28 continued to advance on the enemy while taking intense ...

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The Living Part of a Legend - Vol. 1 - An Encounter of the Most Profound Kind by M.G. Hawking (5 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Explore a Fabled Lost World of Knowledge and Power. Legends are the relics of a shipwreck; far more of the secrets of the past have been lost than preserved. Accounts of what truly exists in our world began long after the realities had faded from human memory -- legends arose to preserve those realities. Explore the secrets underlying one of the greatest of all ancient legends, that of a hidden society of highly enlightened masters living deep in the majestic Himalayan Mountains, revealing knowledge that for long millenniums has ...

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A Corpsman's Legacy by Stephanie Caisse (196 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Through The Daughter He Never Knew, Corpsman Gary Young Continues To Heal Veterans And Their Families: Adopted as a baby, Stephanie began a search for her biological parents without a clue as to where this journey would lead. Early on she discovered her birth father, Gary Norman Young, was killed in the Vietnam War before she was even born. Locating veterans from her father's world revealed his duties as a Navy Corpsman assigned to the Marine Corps as a helicopter crewmember. As the story unravels, the mystery of her father's ...

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Australia in My Notebook: Where Were You When We Did This? (Traveling the World Book 3) by Charlie Hull Price verified 2 hours ago

Charlie and Sally Hull landed in Sydney Australia and flew out to Darwin, caught the bus to Katherine and then to Timber Creek, then headed back east to Alice Springs. They flew to Melbourne and took the bus to the capital city of Canberra and then back to Sydney. From Sydney they traveled to Strathfield and Katoomba and then returned to Sydney. From Sydney they flew back to the USA. All of this was accomplished in four weeks. They walked an average of seven miles a day, meeting people and snapping photos of what they ...

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