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'Tis: A Memoir
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by Scribner
Paperback (21 September, 1999)
(528 reviews) 3.77 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A story of human complexity: I've just finished "Tis" and found I have mixed feelings about the work and the author - feelings I didn't have concerning "Angela's Ashes".
100 Years, 100 Stories (Wheeler Large Print Book Series (Cloth))
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by Wheeler Publishing
Hardcover (01 June, 1996)
(1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Hilarious!!: I bought this book with the intention of reading one or two stories a day. I couldn't put it down. I was laughing out loud and my children begged me to read them what was so funny.

24 Years of House Work-- And the Place Is Still a Mess: My Life in Politics (Thorndike
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by G. K. Hall & Company
Hardcover (01 September, 2000)
(11 reviews) 3.36 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: I liked it so much,I read it three times: I am a high school student who is considering a political career. I found this book to be funny,
A Different Drummer: My Thirty Years With Ronald Reagan
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by HarperLargePrint
Paperback (20 April, 2001)
(40 reviews) 4.1 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: The Best Reagan Book!: This is absolutely the best Ronald Reagan book I've read and very well-written. I could not put it down! Michael Deaver is the most qualified person to write about Ronald Reagan.

A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana
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by Ulverscroft Large Print
Paperback (June, 2004)
(125 reviews) 4.27 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Generational Differences in Opinion?: I recommended this book as a selection for our neighborhood book club, thinking that everyone would love it,
A Golfer's Life (Random House Large Print)
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by Random House Large Print
Paperback (06 April, 1999)
(21 reviews) 4.48 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: The Wonderful Life of an American Sportsman: You don't need to be a golf enthusiast to enjoy this wonderful book. Reflecting back on his career,

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Wheeler Large Print Book Series (Cloth)
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by Wheeler Publishing
Hardcover (01 August, 2000)
(741 reviews) 3.55 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Maybe I'm too old for this book: Eggers is clearly a fine writer with a lot of talent but this book was tedious too many times for my taste.
A House in the Sunflowers: Summer in Aquitaine (Thorndike Large Print General Series
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by Thorndike Pr
Paperback (01 July, 1996)

A Long Way from Home (Random House Large Print)
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by Random House Large Print
Hardcover (05 November, 2002)
(17 reviews) 3.82 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Perspective from a long-time Midwest Broadcaster: In a word, great! Nothing is more important in a newsman than personal integrity and it's obvious the South Dakota upbringing instilled those values early in Tom's life.
A Man Named Dave (Wheeler Large Print Press (large print paper))
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by Large Print Press
Paperback (01 March, 2001)
(164 reviews) 4.59 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A Great Third Installment: If you have read the two previous books, "A Child Called 'It'" and "The Lost Boy", I highly recommend that you read "A Man Named Dave."

A Simple Path (Random House Large Print)
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by Random House Large Print
Hardcover (31 October, 1995)
(20 reviews) 4.45 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: This book changed my life.: I read this book at a time when I was very broke and feeling very sorry for myself about it. It made me realize how much I really did have - my health,
A Song Flung Up to Heaven
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by Random House Large Print
Hardcover (02 April, 2002)
(25 reviews) 4.08 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Another splendid addition to Angelou's memoir collection!: A Song Flung Up To Heaven is a continuation of the experiences of Maya Angelou.

Adventures in Two Worlds
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by Ulverscroft Large Print Books
Hardcover (01 January, 1990)
(2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A very uplifting book: I cannot recommend this book too highly... There is everything in it; love, joy, fulfillment, exhilaration,
Alexander Hamilton, American (Thorndike Press Large Print Americana Series)
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by Thorndike Press
Hardcover (01 June, 1999)
(44 reviews) 3.91 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: reclaiming a hero of the founding: [Y]ou wanted to organize the country so that we should all/ stick together and make a little money.

All Creatures Great and Small
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by G K Hall & Co
Hardcover (01 June, 1973)
(75 reviews) 4.81 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Long But Good: Monique Gammon Sunnyvale C.A. 6/5/98 The book All Creatures Great and smallby James herriot was not my first pick.
All Over but the Shoutin' (Random House Large Print)
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by Random House Large Print
Paperback (26 August, 1997)
(253 reviews) 4.36 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A captivating southern voice: I first saw Rick Bragg on C-Span BookTV and was impressed by his candor, vulnerability, and affection for the audience.

All Souls: A Family Story from Southie
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by ISIS Large Print Books
Hardcover (01 December, 2000)
(141 reviews) 4.55 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: I Can't Get this Book Out of My Head: I was born just outside of Boston to a middle class Irish American suburban family, and went to college at BC,
All Too Human: A Political Education (Thorndike Large Print Basic Series)
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by Thorndike Press
Hardcover (01 July, 1999)
(272 reviews) 3.87 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Honest story of personal success, failure inside the beltway: I think some readers and reviewers are missing the point of _All too Human_.

American Soldier
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by HarperLargePrint
Paperback (01 July, 2004)
An American Requiem: God, My Father, and the War That Came Between Us (G K Hall Large
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by G. K. Hall & Company
Hardcover (01 October, 1999)
(25 reviews) 4.04 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A must read for any 20th century history buff............: A heart wrenching memoir of Mr. Carroll's journey through catholism, politics and the family structure.

An Enduring Love (Thorndike Press Large Print Biography Series)
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by Thorndike Press
Hardcover (02 August, 2004)
(72 reviews) 3.21 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Graceful, truthful and utterly powerful!: This is an amazing book, that truly sheds light on the power, grace and profound loss of a woman,
An Hour Before Daylight : Memories Of A Rural Boyhood
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by Simon & Schuster
Hardcover (01 January, 2001)
(56 reviews) 4.54 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Americana in the form of the written word: This well-written book gives a unique look at the "memories of a rural boyhood."I'd always read that Jimmy Carter was poor in his youth.

An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 (Thorndike Press Large Print Americana
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by Thorndike Press
Hardcover (01 October, 2003)
(64 reviews) 4.02 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: An Admirable, Balanced Examination of JFK: Presidential historian Robert Dallek has taken on a challenging task in his new biography of John F.
Angela's Ashes (Wheeler Large Print Press (large print paper))
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by Large Print Press
Paperback (01 November, 1999)
(1623 reviews) 4.48 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: An exceptionally heartrendering and poignant novel: The non-fiction read of Angela's Ashes captured our attention with an infinite barrage of pure human emotions and experiences.

Are You Hungry, Dear: Life, Laughs, and Lasagna (Thorndike Press Large Print Biography
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by Thorndike Press
Hardcover (01 August, 2003)
(7 reviews) 3.86 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Hearty and Heart-Felt: Doris Roberts seems to be a very hearty, generally happy woman at least that's what the book conveys. A fabulous collection of her very personal memoirs and stories and advice,
Atlantic Cruise in Wanderer 3 (Atlantic Cruise in Wanderer III)
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by Ulverscroft Large Print
Hardcover (01 July, 1993)

Autobiography
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by North Books
Hardcover (01 January, 1998)
(40 reviews) 4.12 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Franklin's life as the prototype of the American character: The prevailing conception of the American character found its apotheosis in the persona of Benjamin Franklin.
Ava's Man (Random House Large Print)
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by Random House Large Print
Hardcover (21 August, 2001)
(56 reviews) 4.7 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: THE STORY OF A MAN - MAGNIFICENTLY TOLD: Few can evoke an accurate image of the Deep South. Pulitzer Prize-winner Rick Bragg (All Over But The Shoutin') does more than evoke it,

Ava: My Story (Thorndike Large Print Basic Series)
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by Thorndike Press
Library Binding (01 August, 1991)
(5 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: cant help lovin...: In addition to demonstrating a self-deprecating wit and a candor that is often surprising, even in an autobiography,
Babyhood
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Paperback (01 August, 1998)
(46 reviews) 4.54 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: "This book is hilarious and a great sequel to Couplehood!": I was watching Rosie O'Donnell the night Paul Reiser was on, and I saw THE BOOK.

Backstage at the Dean Martin Show (Thorndike Press Large Print Biography Series)
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by Thorndike Press
Hardcover (01 May, 2001)
(12 reviews) 4.58 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: From The President of the official "Dean Martin Fan Center": This is a must read for any admirer of all those great television variety shows,
Battle Ready (Wheeler Large Print Book Series (Cloth))
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by Wheeler Publishing
Hardcover (02 August, 2004)
(41 reviews) 3.24 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A General Speaks Out: This is the latest installment of war thriller fiction author Tom Clancy's entry into the ranks of military biographies with his Commanders series.

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (Thorndike Press Large Print Biography Series
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by Thorndike Press
Hardcover (01 January, 2004)
(98 reviews) 4.39 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: This the best bio of BF out there: I'm giving Walter Isaacson's biography five stars for its fairness, its comprehensiveness, accuracy,
Big Russ and Me (Random House Large Print)
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by Random House Large Print
Hardcover (11 May, 2004)
(53 reviews) 3.79 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: If you read the book, write about the book!: First, those one star reviews tell nothing about the book, and are only intended as personal assaults on Tim Russert as an interviewer on Meet The Press.

Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams : The Early Years, 1903-1940 (Thorndike Press
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by Thorndike Press
Hardcover (01 July, 2001)
(40 reviews) 4.28 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A thorough look at an enigmatic man.: Bing Crosby's reputation has not fared well in the years after his death. His screen image of an easy-going,
Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six Mit Students Who Took Vegas for
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by Thorndike Press
Hardcover (01 April, 2003)
(226 reviews) 4.15 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: for real?: Others have written about the holes in the descriptions of the blackjack strategy and games, and how there are very few accounts of their failures -- surprising since their strategy would only give them a 1-2 percent edge on the house,

Brinkley's Beat : People, Places, and Events That Shaped My Time (Random House Large
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by Random House Large Print
Hardcover (04 November, 2003)
(4 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Musings and memories from one of the great broadcasters: He arrived in Washington at the height of World War II in 1943. And there he would remain for more than half a century.
Brothers in Arms (Random House Large Print)
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by Random House Large Print
Hardcover (04 May, 2004)
(6 reviews) 4.5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Not quite there on either goal!: After finishing this book I found myself a bit disappointed. It seemed that the authors were trying to accomplish two goals;

Burt Lancaster: An American Life (Thorndike Biography)
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by Thorndike Press
Hardcover (01 September, 2000)
(19 reviews) 3.84 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Lancaster fans will enjoy this one!: I would give this biography 3 1/2 stars if possible. I was fascinated by the life story of this charismatic,
Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic
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by Thorndike Press
Hardcover (01 March, 2004)
(89 reviews) 4.34 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: A Must Read Before the 2004 Election: Molly Ivins really lets the cat out of the bag in this one. We've been living in the shadow of the Bush administration for a few years now,

Caddy For Life: The Bruce Edwards Story (Thorndike Press Large Print Biography Series
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by Thorndike Press
Hardcover (10 September, 2004)
(13 reviews) 4.77 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: "A Life Well Lived": I read John Feinstein's account of Bruce Edwards life with a sense of both sadness and joy.Sadness in knowing that a great man has left his family,
Caesar's Hours: My Life in Comedy, With Love and Laughter (Thorndike Press Large
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by Thorndike Press
Hardcover (01 March, 2004)
(2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Tells how his routines were fashioned and performed: Sid Caesar was the star of Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, two of the most innovative and popular programs in the Age of Television and a creator of some of the greatest comedy writers of his times.

Cancer Schmancer (Thorndike Press Large Print Biography Series)
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by Thorndike Press
Hardcover (01 November, 2002)
(61 reviews) 4.05 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Fran's Story of Cancer: I have been interested in "The Nanny" for about a year, and just love Fran! So, I was happy when I saw a copy of this book at Waldenbooks.I
Cary Grant : The Biography (Random House Large Print)
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by Random House Large Print
Hardcover (21 September, 2004)

Charles Dickens (Thorndike Press Large Print Biography Series)
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by Thorndike Press
Hardcover (01 September, 2002)
(9 reviews) 4.44 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Terrific Overview: This lively book provides an overview of the literary achievements and personal life of Charles Dickens. For those Amazon.c
Christmas in Plains : Memories
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by Simon & Schuster
Hardcover (16 October, 2001)
(11 reviews) 4.27 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Holiday Memories from the 39th President: In the short "Christmas in Plains" Jimmy Carter shares mermories from a lifetime of very disparate Christmases.

Climbing Higher
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by Thorndike Press
Hardcover (09 July, 2004)
(13 reviews) 4.08 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Inspiring strength to climb higher: ...I feel this book shows his strength and helps those that don't have it how to find it. He didn't listen to the doctors when they said nothing could be done about MS and just give up,
Comfort Me With Apples: More Adventures at the Table (Thorndike Press Large Print
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by Thorndike Press
Hardcover (01 October, 2001)
(71 reviews) 4.04 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: Danger ... Food Exploding!: Comfort Me with Apples reads like a continuation of Tender at the Bone (a fantastic memoir). I found myself enjoying it but at the same time,

Cork Boat (Random House Large Print)
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by Random House Large Print
Hardcover (06 January, 2004)
(11 reviews) 4.55 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: 165,321 Corks. 1 Boat.: In addition to fulfilling his childhood dream of building and launching a boat made of corks, Pollack describes a range of fascinating experiences including working for President Clinton,
Cosbyology: Essays and Observations from the Doctor of Comedy (Thorndike Press Large
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by Thorndike Press
Paperback (01 July, 2003)
(7 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
Customer Review: I couldn't stop laughing!: Bill Cosby is such a classic icon in America, you can guarantee anything that he writes will be hilarious!

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