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Memoirs of a Slave Girl [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Harriet Jacobs
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An honest and fearless account of her exploitation as a slave. This is a must-read for anyone interested in American history, Black history, or the subject of sexual exploitation throughout history. Jacobs' story is unflinching and unusual in its candor. (Published: 2004)
Words: 82178 - Reading Time: 234-328 min.
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A Weeping upon the Thames [An Exploration of Charles Dickens] [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by John T. Cullen
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Charles Dickens was one of the top three investigative journalists of his century, besides being a famous novelist. We explore the surprising and often shocking background that makes him as relevant today as he was in the Victorian world. London's rookeries were even more notorious than the Five Points section in Gangs of New York. (Published: 2003)
Words: 6200 - Reading Time: 17-24 min.
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Brandeis [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Lewis J. Paper
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BRANDEIS is the inspiring story of one of America's greatest Supreme Court Justices, Louis D. Brandeis. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Brandeis quickly rose to power as "the people's attorney" and later became an advisor to Woodrow Wilson, the leader of the American Zionist movement, and a close confidant to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. BRANDEIS is a compelling account of his personal and public life including his fight to save the Jews from Hitler's Germany and Brandeis' touching support of ... more info>> (Published: 2001)
Words: 229916 - Reading Time: 656-919 min.
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Diary of a Teenage Hustler [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Edward Petty
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Seventeen year old Ricky Devlin didn't have a life like other young boys his age. His past was filled with memories of alcoholism, drug abuse and family discord. It seemed to him like his only outlet was to write about it all inside his so-called "diaries". (Published: 2006)
Words: 11538 - Reading Time: 32-46 min.
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Galileo and the Magic Numbers [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Sidney Rosen
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Sixteenth century Italy produced a genius who marked the world with his studies and hypotheses about mathematical, physical and astronomical truths. His father, musician Vincenzio Galilei said, "Truth is not found behind a man's reputation. Truth appears only when the answers to questions are searched out by a free mind. This is not the easy path in life but it is the most rewarding." Galileo challenged divine law and the physics of Aristotle, and questioned everything in search of truths. And i... more info>> (Published: 1958)
Words: 53362 - Reading Time: 152-213 min.
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Babe Ruth: His Life and Legend [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Kal Wagenheim
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The most famous and enduring baseball player in history, Babe Ruth, is remembered for his dramatic heroism not only on the baseball diamond but also in his life. Kal Wagenheim illustrates this larger-than-life athlete in his book Babe Ruth: His Life and Legend, and describes him as both a product of his childhood in Baltimore and of his formative years as a New York Yankee. Ruth struggled desperately with the dramatic contrast between the poverty of his youth and the glamour and stardom that his... more info>> (Published: 1990)
Words: 110225 - Reading Time: 314-440 min.
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Bad Boy [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Jim Thompson
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At thirteen Jim Thompson was learning how to smoke cigars and ogle burlesque girls under the tutelage of his profane grandfather. A few years later, he was bellhopping at a hotel in Fort Worth, where he supplemented his income peddling bootleg out of the package room. He shuddered out the DTs as a watchman on a West Texas oil pipeline. He outraged teachers, cheated mobsters, and almost got himself beaten to death by a homicidal sheriff's deputy. And somewhere along the way, Thompson became one o... more info>> (Published: 1953)
Words: 56269 - Reading Time: 160-225 min.
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Clemente! [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Kal Wagenheim
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Roberto Clemente was first Latin American player to be recognized by the Baseball Hall of Fame. This classic book by baseball historian Kal Waggenehim illustrates his dramatic life from his childhood in Puerto Rico to his career with the Pittsburg Pirates. Clemente was tragically killed in a plane crash, but his legend lives on in this thoughtful collection of memories from his family and supporters. (Published: 1973)
Words: 84285 - Reading Time: 240-337 min.
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Duke [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Bill Gutman
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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was one of jazz's greatest innovators. Join Bill Gutman as he explores the fascinating life of this legend from his birth at the turn of the century to his death at the age of seventy-five. Interviewing Duke's friends, fans and fellow musicians, Gutman documents the progression of a man who dedicated his life to crafting the ever-changing sound of jazz. Gutman plunges into the history of jazz from its origin in the black America honky-tonk sounds of the Ragtime Er... more info>> (Published: 1977)
Words: 42358 - Reading Time: 121-169 min.
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Eyes in the Alley [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Vallie Fletcher Taylor
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To most people, the Great Depression brings to mind shantytowns and fields buried in dust, breadlines and shuttered banks. For young Vallie Fletcher, it was a time when she startled her San Antonio neighbors by jumping off garage rooftops, convinced she can soar into the air. After all, that's what she did during a near-death experience at age two. It was a time when she looked into the face of a starving child, a face that would haunt her throughout her childhood. Segregation rules that did not... more info>> (Published: 2009)
Words: 109960 - Reading Time: 314-439 min.
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Fritz [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Martin Shepard
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Fritz Perls described himself as a "mediocre psychoanalyst" who became "the possible creator of a 'new' method of treatment"--Gestalt Therapy. His wife described him as half prophet, half bum. Dave Rybeck, reviewing FRITZ in Psychology Today, said that "Martin Shepard has done an excellent job of getting into, on top of, and under the Fritz Perl's mystique. He spent two years learning all he could about Perl's life and has produced a masterful yet loving portrait that goes far beyond biography, ... more info>> (Published: 1975)
Words: 75196 - Reading Time: 214-300 min.
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Goodbye Beaver Lake [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Irwin Wolfe
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Separatist madness engulfs Quebec in this saga of a society torn asunder by French-Canadian nationalists hell bent on Quebec's secession from Canada. It might be described as a historical/political metaphor, recounting some of the momentous events which have occurred in the Province of Quebec between the late 50s and present day. The story also dips back into the 30s and 40s. (Published: 2007)
Words: 169624 - Reading Time: 484-678 min.
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Lana Turner's Fight With Her Daughter [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Charles Nuetzel
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The shocking events which surrounded the death of Johnny Stompanato opened a window into the life of Sheryl Crane's relationship with her famous mother Lana Turner. The mystery of what happened that night when the man was stabbed to death became a top story and scandal in the international papers, shocking the world. It revealed not only the events surrounding the man's death, but also exposed the startling story of a mother-daughter relationship which was to have lasting effects on both their l... more info>> (Published: 1969)
Words: 9433 - Reading Time: 26-37 min.
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Memoirs of an Insignificant Dragon [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Marjorie Doughty
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Civilian families were in Vietnam before the military arrived and when Vietnam fell. Much has been written about the "blood and guts" role of the military, but little about other Americans who were there during the war era. That American women were a part of the scene comes as a surprise to most people. They had to fight their own battles behind the lines while ordered to ignore the tragedy of war and "bombs bursting in air." It was difficult enough living in Vietnam as a cohesive family. But af... more info>> (Published: 2005)
Words: 76916 - Reading Time: 219-307 min.
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Metal Men: Marc Rich and the $10 Billion Scam [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by A. Craig Copetas
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[An E-Reads Publication] Nonfiction: How did Marc Rich make over 10 billion dollars and pay so little in taxes? Journalist A. Craig Copetas has infiltrated the inner circle of the commodities market and Rich's associates to show not only how Rich pulled off the scam, becoming one of America's most wanted criminals, but also how other traders have used the same model to evade taxes as well. Currently the center of yet another great controversy, Rich was wanted for evading almost 90 million dollar... more info>> (Published: 1985)
Words: 69500 - Reading Time: 198-278 min.
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Rivers in the Desert [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Margaret Leslie Davis
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Rivers in the Desert is the quintessential American story. It follows the remarkable career of William Mulholland, the visionary who engineered the rise of Los Angeles as the greatest American city west of the Mississippi. He sought to transform the sparse and barren desert into an inhabitable environment by designing the longest aqueduct in the Western Hemisphere, bringing water from the mountains to support a large city. Davis chronicles Mulholland's dramatic ascension to wealth and fame, foll... more info>> (Published: 1993)
Words: 549441 - Reading Time: 1569-2197 min.
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Sax on the Streets: Confessions of an American Street Musician in Europe [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Daniel Gordon
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A first-hand perspective of the life of a street musician as he and his friend travel through Europe with only a saxophone to their name. (Published: 2005)
Words: 70867 - Reading Time: 202-283 min.
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The Infant Husband in Jean Harlow's Life [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Charles Nuetzel
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She was known to be the Blonde Bombshell. Her short career was electric on screen, starring with some of the top male leads of her time. The films she made have become classic, some quite good even in today's standards as prime examples of Hollywood at its best. Of course things have changed over the decades, but she still stands out as a major star. Her private life, though, was something else. And Mr. Nuetzel has offered a revealing look into her life, and especially that which involved marria... more info>> (Published: 1969)
Words: 9295 - Reading Time: 26-37 min.
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The Kennedy Men [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Nellie Bly
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Unparalleled by any other family in the history of our nation, the Kennedys have become a legend for the scandals, the love and the mysteries that surround them. THE KENNEDY MEN: THREE GENERATIONS OF SEX, SCANDAL, AND SECRETS, uncovers the truth about this long-admired family. Learn what they have endured and the truth about the men who play by their own rules: JFK's rumored first marriage, President Kennedy's Oval Office tapes, the night Marilyn Monroe died and the subsequent cover-up, the Good... more info>> (Published: 1996)
Words: 111595 - Reading Time: 318-446 min.
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The Price of Freedom [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Alex Domokos, Rita Toews
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Captured by the Russians at the end of World War II, Alex Domokos spent six years as a slave laborer in the Soviet Union rebuilding the ravages of war. Upon his release, distrusted by the puppet communist regime in Budapest, he was condemned to internal exile within his native Hungary. The revolution of 1956 at last provided a window of opportunity to flee to freedom but he and his wife had to leave their three-year-old daughter behind. It would be another 6 years before the family was reunited ... more info>> (Published: 2002) EPIC eBook Award Winner, Independent eBook Award Nominee, Clara Award Winner
Words: 100000 - Reading Time: 285-400 min.
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The Rise and Fall of Marilyn Monroe [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Charles Nuetzel
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The story of Marilyn Monroe has been told countless times. And here we have once again, a retelling of the sometimes tragic and sometimes magnificent experience of Norma Jean Baker's climb from a nobody to the famous international Sex Symbol, which was in the end partly responsible for her tragic ending. The author once said: "I had mixed feelings about the Monroe story before writing about her; it was then that I fell in love with the image and learned to care deeply about the human being behin... more info>> (Published: 1965)
Words: 22935 - Reading Time: 65-91 min.
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Unclaimed Destiny: The Heart of a Champion [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Rusty Rosenberger
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In 1979, Rusty Rosenberger shocked the world by defeating Reggie Jones ('72 Silver Medallist) to become the New Jersey Middleweight Boxing Champion. The World Title was within his grasp--he believed it was destiny. Then, his manager, Lou Duva, slipped him some pills before a match. How could he take the beating that followed? This book is about the worst that men can do, and how a man can stand back up and fight after he's been knocked down. It's for anyone who's into the sport of boxing, and es... more info>> (Published: 2003)
Words: 45380 - Reading Time: 129-181 min.
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Wilderness [Kindle Compatible (MOBI)]
by Sally Odgers
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Wilderness is where you find it. Miriam Moses fights her own private wilderness by running for her life. Along the way, she encounters many characters, all engaged in their own pains and problems. Death, blood, tears and betrayal are rife, but even the darkest life is lit by hope. From each encounter, Miriam takes what she needs and discards the rest, but no one who meets her will ever be the same again. Especially Harry Mercury. Wilderness is where you find it. Life is what you make it. And Mir... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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