Model Number: BBR0767911547DLDA
Author: LERNER, JIMMY A.
A memoir of astonishing power-the true story of a middle-class, middle-aged man who fell into the Inferno of the American prison system, and what he has to do to survive. It is your worst nightmare. You wake up in an 8' x 6' concrete-and-steel cell designated Suicide Watch #3. The cell is real. Jimmy ...more »
Model Number: BBALEBBASE_8825DLDA
Author: Christ, Lena
Die frühe Autobiografie einer Frau, die Ende des 19. Jahrhundert als Kind vom Dorf nach München geriet und auch dort ihr Glück nicht fand. In der Sozialgeschichte der Literatur steht das Werk von Lena Christ exemplarisch für den Kunstrang, den eine 'Literatur von unten' erreichen kann . (Werner Schmitz ...more »
Model Number: BBR0679462716DLDA
Author: KRAKAUER, JON
When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10,1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin the perilous descent from 29,028 feet (roughly the cruising altitude of an Airbus ...more »
Model Number: BBSS0743206339DLDA
Author: Clark, Mary Higgins
In her long-awaited memoir, Mary Higgins Clark, America's beloved Queen of Suspense, recounts the early experiences that shaped her as a person and as a writer. Even as a young girl, growing up in the Bronx, Mary Higgins Clark knew she wanted to be a writer. The gift of storytelling was a part of her ...more »
Model Number: BBSS0743272633DLDA
Author: Timberg, Robert
From the author of the critically acclaimed The Nightingale's Song (An amazing piece of work...This is a stunning book -- Boston Globe), comes an evocative, elegiac and rollicking portrait of America. The Nightingale's Song was Robert Timberg's extraordinary tale of well-intentioned but ill-starred warriors ...more »
Model Number: BBTW0759512248DLDA
Author: Conlon-McIvor, Maura
Young Maura Conlonís dad is a secret agent. And Maura knows what that means: chasing cars, jumping over buildings, handcuffing bad guys, just like on The FBI, her favorite TV show. But no matter how many times Maura asks her father about his work, he never says anything. So Maura decides to become an ...more »
Model Number: BBHC0060747625DLDA
Author: Fleischer, Ari
The early years of the twenty-first century were a tumultuous time in America. During this time the man beside the President was Ari Fleischer, his press secretary and one of his most trusted confidants. In this role, Fleisher was present for every decision and became an eyewitness to history. In this ...more »
Model Number: BBHC0060780215DLDA
Author: Cavuto, Neil
Neil Cavuto's world was turning in his favor: joining the nascent Fox News Channel in 1996, he was set to establish himself as one of business journalism's most important players. Ten years after being diagnosed with cancer, though, misfortune touched him again: He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis ...more »
Model Number: BBR158836478XDLDA
Author: FONDA, JANE
She is one of the most recognizable women of our time. America knows Jane Fonda as an actress and an activist, a feminist and a wife, a workout guru and a role model. Now, in this extraordinary memoir, Fonda reveals that she is so much more. From her youth among Hollywood's elite and her early film career ...more »
Model Number: BBR0375504680DLDA
Author: VENTURA, JESSE
When he left the navy SEALs to become a pro wrestler, the fans knew him as Jesse, the Body. When he hosted his hard-hitting KFAN radio talk show, he became Jesse, the Mouth. And now that this body-slamming, straight-talking, charismatic hero is masterminding Minnesota's gubernatorial decisions, you'd ...more »
