Books from Skyhorse
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The Meaty Truth: Why Our Food Is Destroying Our Health and Environment?and Who Is Responsible
By Shushana Castle, Amy-Lee Goodman... ME Liva, TH Ngo, “Effects of a Low Fat, High Fiber Diet and Exercise Program on Breast Cancer Risk Factors In Vivo and Tumor Cell Growth and Apotosis In Vitro,” Nutr Cancer 55(1)(2006):28-34. D Ornish, G Weidner, WR Fair, R Marlin, ...
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Unbreakable Bonds: The Mighty Moms and Wounded Warriors of Walter Reed
By Dava Guerin, Kevin FerrisAfter first being with their mom in Washington, Kellina, Ryan, and Sean had to return to school in New Jersey, and they moved in with Yvette. “It was hard on them,” Siobhan said. “They had a lot of adjustments to make.
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Who Said It Would Be Easy?: One Woman's Life in the Political Arena
By Elizabeth HoltzmanKey Republicans had an interest in Nixon's leaving office quickly to keep him from dragging the whole party down. November elections were just around the corner. Democrats and Republicans may have felt Nixon couldn't really lead the ...
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A Good Man with a Dog: A Game Warden's 25 Years in the Maine Woods
By Roger Guay, Kate Clark FloraThat next morning, these same two guys, Henry Kidd and Tucker Jacobs, landed at my neighbor's house, asking questions. Which house was mine, what time did I leave to go to work, and stuff about my family. My neighbor didn't know what ...
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Secret Dreams: A Novel
By Keith KormanHe had expected to be alone, but under the light of the spiked lamps he saw a distinguished man in dark traveling clothes arguing with Francis, the porter. Francis was refusing the gentleman admittance. “Please tell him I'm here,” the ...
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The Big Ask: A Murray Whelan Mystery
By Shane MaloneyI got off the tram at the top end of Collins Street, a block from Parliament House and the Metro. Flecked with drizzle, I hurried along the footpath, counting off the street numbers. At the entrance of almost every building were the ...
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The Titanic: Disaster of the Century
By Wyn Craig WadeJ. BRUCE ISMAY, upon his arrival in England, was immediately called to testify at the British Titanic inquiry, where he underwent a grueling examination at the hands of Clement Edwards, who argued that it had been Ismay's “duty” to have ...
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The Frog with Self-Cleaning Feet: . . . And Other Extraordinary Tales from the Animal World
By Michael BrightDiscover: The squid with eyes as big as dinner plates The termite assassin bug The largest rodent you hope to never find in your cupboard And the frog with self-cleaning feet!
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The Cover-Up at Omaha Beach: D-Day, the US Rangers, and the Untold Story of Maisy Battery
By Gary SterneHMS Hawkins had a problem with the Maisy Battery. It was designated as one of her primary targets on the morning of D-Day and in the Royal Naval History of the Second World War it states clearly that Maisy was 'completely destroyed' on ...
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Corsets and Codpieces: A History of Outrageous Fashion, from Roman Times to the Modern Era
By Karen BowmanTake a fresh look at history’s hidden fashion disasters and discover some of the stories behind historical garments: How removing a medieval woman’s headdress could reveal her as a harlot Why Tudor men traded in their oversized ...
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The War Conspiracy: JFK, 9/11, and the Deep Politics of War
By Peter Dale Scott64 Stebbins, The United States in World Affairs 1962, p. 199: “This was not kind of ironclad arrangements on which the United States had been insisting in relation to such matters as disarmament, nuclear testing, or Berlin.” 65 Cooper ...
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Genius in the Shadows: A Biography of Leo Szilard, the Man Behind the Bomb
By William Lanouette... Marcus G. Raskin, George Rathjens, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., Roger Revelle, Alexander Rich, Jennifer L. Robbins, ... Irwin Weil, Alvin M. Weinberg, Nella Fermi Weiner, Egon A. Weiss, Renée Weiss, Victor Weisskopf, John A. Wheeler, ...
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The Ultimate Cigar Book: 4th Edition
By Richard Carleton HackerThe Ultimate Cigar Book is a classic on the subject, covering everything from how cigars are made, to storage, etiquette, and accessories.
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The History of Browning Firearms: A Complete Chronicle of the Greatest Gunsmith of All Time
By David MillerThis fascinating book describes the Browning history, and in addition to covering the full range of inventions and designs, also shows various gun-making artifacts, copies of designers' drawings, and interesting photographs of the weapons ...
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Last Word: My Indictment of the CIA in the Murder of JFK
By Mark LaneGarrison's book On the Trail of the Assassins describes in detail how his uncovering of various pieces of evidence ... This gradual process began two days after the assassination when he questioned David Ferrie, a pilot who flew secret ...
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Arnold Palmer: A Tribute to an American Icon
By David Fischer, David ArethaIn Arnold Palmer: A Tribute to an American Icon, authors David Fischer and David Aretha relive Palmer’s thrilling championship moments while capturing his personal charms: his warmth, humor, and candor.
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Enemy: The Third Book of the Seven Eyes
By Betsy DornbuschThom waited, his painted eye and its live twin, also unblinking, resting on him. “You think I should say nothing of it,” Draken said, unease crawling through him. This was like grabbing a metal spoon from a steaming pot; no way to know ...
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Jane Austen on Love and Romance
By Jane AustenSo, if you want to live happily ever after with a dashing man who owns half of Derbyshire, then arm yourself with this Austen-tatious guide to flirting, courtship, and true love.
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The Half Brother: A Novel
By Lars Saabye ChristensenThat took time, and the piano on the upper floor of Larsen's wasn't in particularly good tune. We sat there with bowed heads. And when she did finally hit the last chord on the keys, she did so with such violence that she managed to ...
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A Day in Prison: An Insider's Guide to Life Behind Bars
By John FullerDessert Dan would charge $7 per bowl and take at least five orders per day. The $35 per day, multiplied by the thirty days in a month, equaled an average of $1,050 per month. He was prison rich. He'd send stamps home and have his family ...