Reference & Collections Books


The Great Philosophers: The Lives and Ideas of History's Greatest ThinkersThe Great Philosophers: The Lives and Ideas of History's Greatest Thinkers
Best Price: $7.84
There are books which take a small part of a very large reality and represent it in a good and...
Late BloomersLate Bloomers
Best Price: $3.47
When I think of late bloomers, I think of someone who hasn't used their full potential for most...
American Heroes (Magill's Choice)American Heroes (Magill's Choice)
Best Price: $217.00
American Villains (Great Events from History)American Villains (Great Events from History)
Best Price: $120.00
Long Strider: How Thomas Coryate Walked from England to India in the Year 1613Long Strider: How Thomas Coryate Walked from England to India in the Year 1613
Best Price: $19.70
i had been trying to get this book from various other places, but once again i realized that it...


Soft Weapons: Autobiography in TransitSoft Weapons: Autobiography in Transit
Best Price: $16.59
Azar Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran , Marjane Satrapi’s comics, and...
Tacos on the Tundra: The Story of Pepe's North of the BorderTacos on the Tundra: The Story of Pepe's North of the Border
Best Price: $15.00
This book lets you get to know Fran Tate, a character who has had a lot of impact on the way...
TermiteTermite
Best Price: $8.85
An outstanding, one of a kind, story about an American hero. From an humble working class...
The African American National Biography: 8-Volume SetThe African American National Biography: 8-Volume Set
Best Price: $630.95
The African American National Biography comes close to its promise - a single, definitive source...
ProfilesProfiles
Best Price: $70.00
Just as James Agee (deceased) and Pauline Kael (alive, but retired) remain the best writers on...


Among the Missing : An Anecdotal History of Missing Persons from 1800 to the PresentAmong the Missing : An Anecdotal History of Missing Persons from 1800 to the Present
I first read this book many years ago and it is still one of my favorites. I was already hooked...
Gentleman Revolutionary: Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who Wrote the ConstitutionGentleman Revolutionary: Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who Wrote the Constitution
Best Price: $10.49
I wasn't overly interested in reading about Mr. Morris until a used book store clerk recommended...
The Devil May Care: 50 Intrepid Americans and Their Quest for the UnknownThe Devil May Care: 50 Intrepid Americans and Their Quest for the Unknown
Best Price: $10.00
I am a big fan of Tony Horwitz's work. Confederates in the Attic may be one of my all time...
Alamo Defenders: A Genealogy : The People and Their WordsAlamo Defenders: A Genealogy : The People and Their Words
Best Price: $15.26
My Old Man and the Sea: A Father and Son Sail Around Cape HornMy Old Man and the Sea: A Father and Son Sail Around Cape Horn
Best Price: $0.72
Do you have a son? Have you ever dreamed of a sailing adventure? This is a book about fathers,...

Siege in LucasvilleSiege in Lucasville
Best Price: $11.82
I personally found this book incredibly interesting. I work in the Ohio prison system and the...
Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life JourneyRiding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey
Best Price: $2.00
This book is an engaging, fast read. I was especially interested in Rachel Simon's flashbacks....
John Muir To Yosemite And BeyondJohn Muir To Yosemite And Beyond
Best Price: $7.93
When John Muir died in 1914, the pre-eminent American naturalist, explorer, and conservationist...
The Human Tradition in America from the Colonial Era through Reconstruction (Human Tradition in America)The Human Tradition in America from the Colonial Era through Reconstruction (Human Tradition in America)
Best Price: $2.00
This book provides an interesting look at some of the lesser known actors in American history. ...
Henry VIII (Life and Times series) (Life and Times Series)Henry VIII (Life and Times series) (Life and Times Series)
Best Price: $39.95
I am a newcomer to the life of this amazing English king, but this book has been truly...

The Good, the Bad, and Me: In My AnecdotageThe Good, the Bad, and Me: In My Anecdotage
Best Price: $1.45
This is a memoir by an intelligent and honest man. Being a film enthusiast I did not care as...
The Book Of Latina Women: 150 Vidas of Passion, Strength, and SuccessThe Book Of Latina Women: 150 Vidas of Passion, Strength, and Success
Best Price: $1.00
Sylvia Mendoza reminds us that Latinas are smart, savvy, and powerful. The Book of Latina Women...
Autobiography of Madame GuyonAutobiography of Madame Guyon
Best Price: $7.71
Good book about a Godly women who endured all kinds of trials and tribulation. She spent some...
William Sloane Coffin, Jr.: A Holy ImpatienceWilliam Sloane Coffin, Jr.: A Holy Impatience
Best Price: $15.97
This is the third biography I've read about a person whom I know well, and I must say that of...
Who's Who 2008: 160th annual edition (Who's Who)Who's Who 2008: 160th annual edition (Who's Who)
Best Price: $247.00
"The famous red covers of Who's Who are exclusive and only the enduringly notable get...

Somebody's Gotta Tell It: The Upbeat Memoir of a Working-Class JournalistSomebody's Gotta Tell It: The Upbeat Memoir of a Working-Class Journalist
Best Price: $1.89
This is a very evocative and entertaining autobiography that vividly recreats newfield's...
The Cambridge Dictionary of American BiographyThe Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography
Best Price: $34.54
Biography is an endlessly fascinating subject for a wide variety of readers. The Cambridge...
Gertrude Stein: In Words and PicturesGertrude Stein: In Words and Pictures
Best Price: $13.12
Using Stein's words and pictures of her, her contemporaries and the places that were the...
Plutarch Lives, IV, Alcibiades and Coriolanus. Lysander and Sulla (Loeb Classical Library?)Plutarch Lives, IV, Alcibiades and Coriolanus. Lysander and Sulla (Loeb Classical Library?)
Best Price: $22.87
Plutarch (Plutarchus), ca. 45-120 CE , was born at Chaeronea in Boeotia in central Greece,...
The Times Great Lives: A Century in ObituariesThe Times Great Lives: A Century in Obituaries
Best Price: $12.50
A classy, authoritative British anthology demonstrating that obituary writing is best delivered...

Gregory Peck : A BiographyGregory Peck : A Biography
Best Price: $19.97
Gregory Peck was NOT one of my favorite actors. Then I read this book. Now I can see the value...
Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors, Vol. 1: From the Silent Era to 1965Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors, Vol. 1: From the Silent Era to 1965
Best Price: $21.47
At first, I was very pleased with this directory, and I gave it a glowing review with 4 stars. ...
Overcoming: The Autobiography of W. Harry DavisOvercoming: The Autobiography of W. Harry Davis
Best Price: $8.78
i know harry davis personally, and he is definitely an incredible man, along with his dear wife...
Genius and Heroin: The Illustrated Catalogue of Creativity, Obsession, and Reckless Abandon Through the AgesGenius and Heroin: The Illustrated Catalogue of Creativity, Obsession, and Reckless Abandon Through the Ages
Best Price: $10.85
What is the price of brilliance? Why are so many creative geniuses also ruinously...
Snowball Oranges: A Winter's Tale on a Spanish IsleSnowball Oranges: A Winter's Tale on a Spanish Isle
Best Price: $1.50
I bought this book two days ago and have to say that I have strugglled to put it down since....

Makers of the Modern World: The Lives of Ninety-Two Writers, Artists, Scientists, Statesmen, Inventors, Philosophers, Composers, and Other Creators Who Formed the Pattern of OurMakers of the Modern World: The Lives of Ninety-Two Writers, Artists, Scientists, Statesmen, Inventors, Philosophers, Composers, and Other Creators Who Formed the Pattern of Our
Best Price: $45.05
This books contains biographical essays about the people who have shaped our modern world, for...
My Life with Pablo NerudaMy Life with Pablo Neruda
Best Price: $23.33
Alex Giardino F-ing RULES! She is the SHlT! Best english teacher ever! READ THIS BOOK! she did a...
Shadow Mountain: A Memoir of Wolves, a Woman, and the WildShadow Mountain: A Memoir of Wolves, a Woman, and the Wild
Best Price: $24.99
I truly enjoyed this book. The only reason it is not getting 5 stars is b/c I felt a litle...
Contemporary Heroes and Heroines Book III (Contemporary Heroes and Heroines)Contemporary Heroes and Heroines Book III (Contemporary Heroes and Heroines)
Best Price: $21.99
Contemporary Heroes and Heroines II (Contemporary Heroes and Heroines)Contemporary Heroes and Heroines II (Contemporary Heroes and Heroines)
Best Price: $15.99

The Fall of the Duke of Duval: A Prosecutor's JournalThe Fall of the Duke of Duval: A Prosecutor's Journal
Best Price: $16.21
I've been avidly researching George Parr as a topic in political science for some time now, and...
Webster's American BiographiesWebster's American BiographiesSquare Foot Costs 2002 (Means Square Foot Costs, 2002)Square Foot Costs 2002 (Means Square Foot Costs, 2002)
A very good basic product. It gives you target starting points. It stands up in court. ...
The Man Who Was PoeThe Man Who Was Poe
Best Price: $24.95
I remember reading this book in middle-school and really enjoying it. Just the other day, and...
Led By The Spirit:  A Sharecropper's Son Tells His Story of Love, Happiness, Success and SurvivalLed By The Spirit: A Sharecropper's Son Tells His Story of Love, Happiness, Success and Survival
Best Price: $16.95
Buster? Strickland, the son of a sharecropper is one of a family of 20 children. Buster was...

Street Spanish Slang Dictionary & ThesaurusStreet Spanish Slang Dictionary & Thesaurus
Best Price: $6.00
As the owner of Toni Roman's LearningSpanishVideoReviews web site, I am more than happy to have...
The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai (Weatherhead Books on Asia)The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai (Weatherhead Books on Asia)
Best Price: $24.75
In the preface it is said that this is a book to be read, re-read and read again. Just so. The...
African Americans in Science, Math, and Invention (To Z of African Americans)African Americans in Science, Math, and Invention (To Z of African Americans)
Best Price: $37.05
This biographical profile deals with the lives and scientific pursuits of 160 African-American...
Folding Paper Cranes: An Atomic MemoirFolding Paper Cranes: An Atomic Memoir
Best Price: $3.30
"Folding Paper Cranes" is almost guaranteed to arouse anger and depression in the...
Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, 5, Completing the Twentieth Century (Notable American Women)Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, 5, Completing the Twentieth Century (Notable American Women)
Best Price: $29.84
This project has been a long time in the making. Previous editions of the dictionary have kept...

Remembrances and Celebrations: A Book of Eulogies, Elegies, Letters, and EpitaphsRemembrances and Celebrations: A Book of Eulogies, Elegies, Letters, and Epitaphs
Best Price: $7.89
This book contains 50 eulogies (Rupert Brooke by Winston Churchill, Malcolm X by Ossie Davis,...
The Pastures of Beyond: An Old Cowboy Looks Back at the Old WestThe Pastures of Beyond: An Old Cowboy Looks Back at the Old West
Best Price: $12.52
Stepping Off the Edge: Learning & Living Spiritual Practice I've been in love with horses...
Quick! How Do You Dial 9-1-1?: Lifelines and Laughlines of a Firefighter ParamedicQuick! How Do You Dial 9-1-1?: Lifelines and Laughlines of a Firefighter Paramedic
Best Price: $12.95
This is the worst book I have ever read. There is no detailed accounts of any of the situations...
Life at the End of a Dirt RoadLife at the End of a Dirt Road
Best Price: $10.93
Chuck Nelson's "Life At the End of a Dirt Road" captures the nostalgic memories of...
Milkweed Ladies: A MemoirMilkweed Ladies: A Memoir
Best Price: $12.50
Louise McNeill was the poet laureate of her home state of West Virginia, and this book is...

Scott Joplin Collected Piano WorksScott Joplin Collected Piano Works
This book is a complete and precise collection of Scott Joplin's works. The book also gives a...
With Pen and Saber: The Letters and Diaries of J.E.B. Stuart's Staff OfficersWith Pen and Saber: The Letters and Diaries of J.E.B. Stuart's Staff Officers
Best Price: $24.50
An excellent compilation of observations of various members of James Ewell Brown's staff...
William: England's Price of HeartsWilliam: England's Price of Hearts
Best Price: $1.77
I enjoyed this book a lot. It has great pictures! I brought it to school every day and bought it...
  
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