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 Rigged: The True Story of an Ivy League Kid Who Changed the World of Oil, from Wall Street to DubaiBest Price: $12.89 This book was fairly good but not great. Perhaps the parts I enjoyed most were just reading... |  Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with AutismBest Price: $7.65 Dr. Grandin lectures on animal husbandry as well as autism. I've seen her speak in person. She's... |  Seducing the Boys Club: Uncensored Tactics from a Woman at the TopBest Price: $14.99 Nina makes a lot of good points, and in a very easy to read format! She uses her experiences aka... |  Benjamin Franklin: An American LifeBest Price: $8.50 This is exactly what I look for in a biography -- it's about one of the most important people in... |  Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription: Notes & Asides from National ReviewBest Price: $10.50 Perhaps the most delightful book I have had the pleasure of reading in a long, long time. I'm... |
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 Miles Gone By: A Literary Autobiography (with CD)Best Price: $18.35 When I was a kid, William F Buckley was a hero of my weekend TV, always the wordsmith, always... |  Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)Best Price: $7.35 I love physics and reading biographies and in a way this is a perfect book. It does not go into... |  How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone ElseBest Price: $11.75 The namedropping and poor editing really bugged me, and I have to say I'm happy I'm not the only... |  Extraordinary Circumstances: The Journey of a Corporate WhistleblowerBest Price: $15.48 Cynthia Cooper was a true corporate whistleblower. She became famous, not by choice, but because... |  With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and OkinawaBest Price: $4.22 As a WWII history buff I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to see combat from a... |
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 Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns AmericaBest Price: $5.99 This a powerful book and should be read by every American. It tells us the goals and tactics of... |  Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in DisguiseBest Price: $4.20 I found Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by former New York Times... |  Managing the Dragon: How I'm Building a Billion-Dollar Business in ChinaBest Price: $17.24 Just released last month, Jack Perkowski's Managing the Dragon recounts his story of building a... |  Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture CapitalBest Price: $22.10 Venture capitalists are the handmaidens of innovation. Operating in the background, they provide... |  Don't Bet against Me!: Beating the Odds Against Breast Cancer and in LifeBest Price: $11.00 This book is totally awesome. A great insight by Deanna from her life with Brett to her cancer... |
 The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and the Truth about Global CorruptionBest Price: $13.95 Funny how all the deniers and thos who rate this author's books as "impossible" or... |  Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and BetrayalBest Price: $13.00 Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal Very interesting true story... |  Twist of Faith: The Story of Anne Beiler, Founder of Auntie Anne's PretzelsBest Price: $14.60 This was a great book and it was exactly what I expected. Everyone should read this book. I... |  Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson StoryBest Price: $2.50 Gifted Hands by Ben Carson is an autobiography about a young man from the ghetto who, with the... |  The House at Sugar Beach: A MemoirBest Price: $17.16 Helene Cooper is "Congo," a descendant of two Liberian dynasties -- traced back to the... |
 Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.Best Price: $10.95 I was very impressed with the skill of Ron Chernow when I read "Alexander Hamilton".... |  The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern FinanceBest Price: $12.82 This book took me a long time to read. I started the book and found the first half of the book... |  The Predators' Ball: The Inside Story of Drexel Burnham and the Rise of the Junk Bond RaidersBest Price: $8.49 Today the phrase "securities fraud" evokes Enron, WorldCom and Tyco. Two decades ago,... | ||
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