Books from Black Dog & Leventhal
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Touched by Fire: A National Historical Society Photographic Portrait of the Civil War
By William C. DavisThis two-volumes-in-one collection of 1,200 rare black-and-white photographs, gathered through the joint efforts of the National Historical Society and the Civil War Times, covers the leaders and the common soldiers, the compact of ...
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First Ladies Fact Book -- Revised and Updated: The Childhoods, Courtships, Marriages, Campaigns, Accomplishments, and Legacies of Every First Lady...
By Bill Harris, Laura RossCaroline Lavinia Scott Harrison Born October 1, 1832, Oxford, Ohio Parents John Witherspoon Scott and Mary Potts Neal Scott Married October 20, 1853, to Benjamin Harrison (18331901) Children Russell Lord (Russell Benjamin) (18541936); ...
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Fairy Island: A Field Diary
By Cameron MartinNoted nature crafter Laura Martin has created a fantasy for fairy-lovers.
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A Child's Introduction to Ballet (Revised and Updated): The Stories, Music, and Magic of Classical Dance
By Laura LeeWoven into these tales is a captivating history of ballet, filled with information and profiles of the world's greatest dancers, choreographers, and composers.
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The Great Gatsby: A Novel: Illustrated Edition
By F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Great Gatsby became one of the most popular books provided to regiments, with more than 100,000 copies shipped to soldiers overseas. By 1960, the book was selling apace and being incorporated into classrooms across the nation.
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The Pocket Encyclopedia of Aggravation: 97 Things That Annoy, Bother, Chafe, Disturb, Enervate, Frustrate, Grate, Harass, Irk, Jar, Miff, Nettle,...
By Laura Lee“Felines in general are dominant creatures,” says California veterinarian Petra Drake. “Big cats such as lions and tigers are all basically at the top of the food chain with very little real threat of predator action against them ...
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The Amusement Park: 900 Years of Thrills and Spills, and the Dreamers and Schemers Who Built Them
By Stephen M. SilvermanAdrenaline was led by Kieran Burke and Gary Story, respectively the former chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the ten-year-old Six Flags Corporation. At Clementon,. a CLEMENTON PARK, WHICH BEGAN century before with ...
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This Land: America, Lost and Found
By Dan BarryThe people you pass say, “Y'all be safe,” the preferred Ferguson greeting these days. Soon there appears the asphalt stage: a quarter-mile cut of West Florissant, bordered by Ferguson Avenue to the south and, to the north, ...
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Hoax: A History of Deception: 5,000 Years of Fakes, Forgeries, and Fallacies
By Ian Tattersall, Peter NévraumontTrusting him as a church leader and teacher, his victims willingly turned over their money to someone they viewed as one of their own, much as Southern Baptists more recently did to the fraudsters Allen Stanford and Ephren Taylor, ...
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Busted: Mugshots and Arrest Records of the Famous and Infamous
By Thomas J. CraughwellMugshots and Arrest Records of the Famous and Infamous Thomas J. Craughwell. JosePh. corbett. Jr. (1928–2009). NaTioNaliTy American Who Was he? As a boy, Joseph Corbett had been a science prodigy, but he never developed his gifts.
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Academy Awards: The Complete Unofficial History
By Gail Kinn, Jim PiazzaWHEN DID YOU LEAVE HEAVEN ( Sing Baby Sing , 20th Century - Fox ) ; Music by Richard A. Whiting . Lyrics by Walter Bullock . SCORING : ORIGINAL MUSIC ANTHONY ADVERSE , Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Studio Music Dept .; Leo Forbatein ...
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Smarter Living: Work - Nest - Invest - Relate - Thrive
By Karen Barrow, Tim Herrera, Karron SkogJill Duffy, a writer, said for years she has been open about sharing her salaries and that she has been able to use that knowledge to “negotiate raises because of the information I got.” “I went in feeling confident about my worth and ...
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Cheers!: 1,024 Toasts & Sentiments for Every Occasion
By Kevin P. McDonaldMacDonald, George, 173 Macleod, N., 103 Malory, Thomas, 52 Manzoni, Alessandro, 166 Markham, Edwin, 51 Marlowe, Christopher, 119, 140 Marti, José, 220 Marx, Groucho, 87 Matthew, 99, 149 Maugham, W. Somerset, 4, 56 McKay, Claude, ...
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New York Times Story of the Yankees: 1903-Present: 390 Articles, Profiles & Essays
By The New York TimesSix of those writers—more than that of any other newspaper—have their names on the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for “meritorious contributions to baseball writing” at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
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Academy Awards: The Complete Unofficial History
By Gail Kinn, Jim PiazzaBy the time Annie Hall copped all the top prizes , Hall look ” it had set off a fashion trend , like John Travolta's white Dorothy Chandler Pavilion , the venom had all been used up on Vanessa Redgrave . In her early- disco suit in ...
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Heirloom Cooking With the Brass Sisters: Recipes You Remember and Love
By Marilynn Brass, Sheila BrassStephanie Lyness, who edited the recipes for Heirloom Cooking, brought her enthusiasm and valuable expertise to the team, while Candie Frankel, in an encore appearance as Copy Editor, continued to bring a fresh ...
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Heirloom Baking with the Brass Sisters: More than 100 Years of Recipes Discovered and Collected by the Queens of Comfort...
By Marilynn Brass, Sheila BrassOur copy editor, Candie Frankel, brought a fresh approach to what we wrote and helped to make it clearer and more complete. We are ever grateful for the optimism and professionalism of our publicist, Lisa Sweet.
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Bob Dylan All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track
By Philippe Margotin, Jean-Michel GuesdonMusicians Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar Mark Knopfler: guitar Barry Beckett: electric piano Tim Drummond: bass Pick Withers: drums Recording Studio Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama: May 4, 1979 Technical Team Producers: Jerry ...
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One Thousand New York Buildings
By Bill Harris... The , 342-343 Daniel Badger's Iron Works , 117 Daughters of Jacob Geriatric Center , 408-409 Daus , Ralph L. , 484 , 501 Davis , Alexander Jackson , 99 , 167 , 268 , 519 Davis , Richard R. , 373 Davis & Associates , 320 Davis Brody ...
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Consider the Platypus: Evolution through Biology's Most Baffling Beasts
By Maggie Ryan SandfordInterested in the origins of the species? Consider the Platypus uses pets such as dogs and cats as well as animal outliers like the axolotl and naked mole rat to...