The Alexander Scriabin Companion: History, Performance, and Lore
Lincoln Ballard, Matthew Bengston and John Bell Young
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This unique collaboration between a musicologist and two pianists - all experts in Russian music -...

The Art of Tough: Fearlessly Facing Politics and Life
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After serving in Congress for more than thirty years as both a congresswoman and a senator, Senator...
The Fires Beneath: The Life of Monica Wilson, South African Anthropologist
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The Fires Beneath is a powerful and affecting story of love and loss. Monica Wilson, nee Hunter, was...

Becoming Richard Pryor
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A major biography-intimate, gripping, revelatory-of an artist who revolutionized American comedy....
Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years
Nelson Mandela, Mandla Langa and Graca Machel
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'I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many...

For Brotherhood and Duty: The Civil War History of the West Point Class of 1862
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During the tense months leading up to the American Civil War, the cadets at the United States...

Forward Thinking: This Diary Can Change Your Life
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Forward Thinking is a 52-week diary to inspire you to write down your plans and hopes, thoughts and...

James Watt: Making the World Anew
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Among the many treasures in the collections of the Science Museum in London is the complete workshop...

Margaret Thatcher: Power and Personality
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As Britain's first woman Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher brought about the biggest social and...

Model Woman: Eileen Ford and the Business of Beauty
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A revealing, no-holds-barred portrait of the legendary Eileen Ford-the entrepreneur who transformed...