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BOOTH, JOHN WILKES(Subject); Alford, Terry Fortune's Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth Oxford University Press 2015 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1188127. ISBN #0190697709 / 9780190697709. (filed under: Biography ) *
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Boyt, Susie My Judy Garland Life: A Memoir Bloomsbury USA 2009 hardcover. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1185074. ISBN #1596916664 / 9781596916661. (filed under: Biography ) *
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Boyt, Susie My Judy Garland Life: A Memoir Bloomsbury USA 2009 hardcover. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1185074. ISBN #1596916664 / 9781596916661. (filed under: Biography ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary An irresistible mixture of memoir, biography, cultural analysis, hero worship, and sequinstudded self-help that will speak to anyone who's ever nursed an obsession. Judy Garland has been an important figure in Susie Boyt's life since she was three years old: comforting, inspiring, and at times disturbing her. In this unique book, Boyt travels deep into the underworld of hero worship, examining our understanding of rescue, consolation, love, grief, and fame through the prism of Judy. Her journey takes in a duetting breakfast with Mickey Rooney, a munchkin luncheon, a latenight spree at the Minnesota Judy Garland Museum, and a breathless, semi-sacred encounter with Liza Minnelli. Layering key episodes from Garland's life with defining moments from her own, Boyt explores with insight and humor what it means, exactly, to adore someone you don't know. Does hero worship have to be a pursuit that's low in status or can it be performed with pride and style? Are there similarities that lie at the heart of all fandom? Chronicling her obsession, Boyt illuminates her own life and perfectly distills why Judy Garland is such a legend.
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BRAESTRUP, KATE;(Subject); Braestrup, Kate Here If You Need Me: A True Story Back Bay Books 2008 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1137657. ISBN #0316066311 / 9780316066310. (filed under: Biography ) *
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BRAESTRUP, KATE;(Subject); Braestrup, Kate Here If You Need Me: A True Story Back Bay Books 2008 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1137657. ISBN #0316066311 / 9780316066310. (filed under: Biography ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary HERE IF YOU NEED ME is the story Kate Braestrup's remarkable journey from grief to faith to happiness - as she holds her family together in the wake of her husband's death, pursues his dream of becoming a minister, and ultimately finds her calling as a chaplain to search-and-rescue workers. It is dramatic, funny, deeply moving, and simply unforgettable--an uplifting account offinding God through helping others, and of the small miracles that happen every day when a heart is grateful and love isrestored.
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BRAGG(Subject); Bragg, Rick All Over But The Shoutin' Vintage Books 1998 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1181107. ISBN #0679774025 / 9780679774020. (filed under: Biography ) *
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BRAGG(Subject); Bragg, Rick All Over But The Shoutin' Vintage Books 1998 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1181107. ISBN #0679774025 / 9780679774020. (filed under: Biography ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A New York Times Notable Book of the Year This haunting, harrowing, gloriously moving recollection of a life on the American margin is the story of Rick Bragg, who grew up dirt-poor in northeastern Alabama, seemingly destined for either the cotton mills or the penitentiary, and instead became a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times. It is the story of Bragg's father, a hard-drinking man with a murderous temper and the habit of running out on the people who needed him most. But at the center of this soaring memoir is Bragg's mother, who went eighteen years without a new dress so that her sons could have school clothes and picked other people's cotton so that her children wouldn't have to live on welfare alone. Evoking these lives--and the country that shaped and nourished them--with artistry, honesty, and compassion, Rick Bragg brings home the love and suffering that lie at the heart of every family. The result is unforgettable.
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BRANDEIS(Subject); Rosen, Jeffrey Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet (Jewish Lives) Yale University Press 2016 hardcover. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1165366. ISBN #030015867X / 9780300158670. (filed under: Biography ) *
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BRANDEIS(Subject); Strum, Philippa Louis D. Brandeis: Justice For The People 1989 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1003554. ISBN #0805208844 / 9780805208849. (filed under: Biography ) *
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BRANDEIS(Subject); Strum, Philippa Louis D. Brandeis: Justice For The People 1989 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1003554. ISBN #0805208844 / 9780805208849. (filed under: Biography ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Louis D. Brandeis 1856-1941 played a role in almost every important social and economic movement during his long life: trade unionism, trust busting, progressivism, woman suffrage, scientific management, expansion of civil liberties, hours, wages, and unemployment legislation, Wilson's New Freedom, Roosevelt's New Deal. He invented savings bank life insurance and the preferential union shop, became known as the "People's Attorney," and altered American jurisprudence as a lawyer and Supreme Court judge. Brandeis led American Zionism from 1914 through 1921 and again from 1930 until his death. He earned over two million dollars practicing law between 1878 and 1916 and used his wealth to foster public causes. He was adviser to leaders from Robert La Follette to Frances Perkins, William McAdoo to Franklin Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson to Harry Truman. This lively account of Brandeis's life and legacy, based on ten years of research in sources not available to previous biographers, reveals much that is new and gives fuller context to personal and historical events. The most significant revelations have to do with his intellectual development. That Brandeis opposed political and economic "bigness" and excessive concentration of wealth is well known. What was not known prior to Strum's research is how far Brandeis carried his beliefs, becoming committed to the goals of worker participation--the sharing of profits and decision making by workers in "manageable"-sized firms. So it happened that the man who was sometimes dismissed as an outmoded horse-and-buggy liberal championed a cause too radical even for the New Deal braintrusters who were quick to follow his advice in other areas Strum charts Brandeis's development as a kind of industrial-era Jeffersonian deeply influenced by the classical ideals of Periclean Athens. She shows that this was the source not only of his vision of a democracy based on a human-scaled polis, but also of his sudden emergence, in his late fifties, as the leading American Zionist: he had come to regard Palestine as the locus of a new Athens. And later, on the Supreme Court, this Athenian conception of human potential took justice Brandeis beyond even Justice Holmes in the determined use of judicial power to protect civil liberties and democracy in an industrialized society.
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BRAUN(Subject); Braun, Ralph W. Rise Above: How One Man's Search for Mobility Helped the World Get Moving The Braun Corporation 2010 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1119422. ISBN #0984338004 / 9780984338009. (filed under: Biography ) *
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BRAUN(Subject); Braun, Ralph W. Rise Above: How One Man's Search for Mobility Helped the World Get Moving The Braun Corporation 2010 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1119422. ISBN #0984338004 / 9780984338009. (filed under: Biography ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary On a hot summer day in 1947, I was told I would not live to see my 13th birthday ... Ralph Braun had two options: sit and wait for that prediction to come true or use those words as fuel to prove it wrong. He never gave a second thought to which path he would choose. The doctors who diagnosed Ralph with muscular dystrophy at the age of six and handed him his death sentence were wrong. Not only did he live to see his 13th birthday, but he founded BraunAbility, the world s leading manufacturer of mobility vehicles. It wasn t an easy road. When Ralph couldn t rely on his own two legs anymore and he d outgrown piggyback rides on his father s back, he began using a wheelchair. Life went on, and Ralph was determined to find a way to keep up with it. He wanted an education, a career, and a family, just like anyone else; he just had to work a little harder at it. First he invented a motorized scooter, the Tri-Wheeler, so he could conserve energy and keep his job as a quality control inspector at a nearby factory. When the factory moved a few miles from his home, he outfitted an old postal Jeep with hand controls and a hydraulic lift so he could have reliable transportation to and from work, no matter the weather. As his mobility increased, so did attention from the disabled community. Fifty years ago he was a young man in a wheelchair who needed to get to work. Today Ralph Braun is CEO of BraunAbility, the largest manufacturer of wheelchair accessible vehicles in the world. Capitalizing on the age-old saying Necessity is the mother of invention ,Braun refused to let his disability hold him back and, in the process, brought independence and mobility to thousands. Rise Above tells the story of how self-reliance, common sense, and a refusal to accept the status quo led to one man s triumph in business and in life. Ralph quickly realized an underserved and underappreciated market existed, and he developed a wide range of mobility products to meet its needs. While Ralph Braun s story is a powerful example of true entrepreneurial spirit, this book is more than a successful business model. It is the story of America s evolving attitude toward the disabled community. It is the story of the powerful love of parents determined to give their son every opportunity and chance to succeed in life. It is the story of discovering the unlimited potential within each of us, regardless of what obstacles we may face. No matter who the reader, this book offers something for everyone. Ralph Braun s story is an inspiration to rise above any challenge.
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BRETONNE, RESTIF DE LA(Subject); Karmel, Alex My Revolution Promenades in Paris 1789-1794; Being The Diary Of Restif De La Bretonne Author Of The Pornographer, The Perverted Peasant, Paris Nights, Fanchette's Slipper McGraw-Hill Book Company 1970 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or743855. (filed under: Biography , Warehouse 589) *
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Brittain, Vera Testament Of Friendship: Continuing The Story Begun In Testament Of Youth 1981 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1025589. ISBN #0872236803 / 9780872236806. (filed under: Biography ) *
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Brittain, Vera Testament Of Friendship: Continuing The Story Begun In Testament Of Youth 1981 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1025589. ISBN #0872236803 / 9780872236806. (filed under: Biography ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In her bestselling first volume of autobiography, Testament of Youth, Vera Brittain passionately recorded the agonising years of the First World War, lamenting the destruction of a generation which for her included those she most dearly loved - her lover, her brother, her closest friends. In Testament of Friendship Brittain tells the story of the woman who helped her survive those tragic years - the writer Winifred Holtby. They met at Somerville College, Oxford, immediately after the war and their friendship continued through Vera's marriage and their separate but parallel writing careers until Winifred's untimely death at the age of thirty-seven.When she died her fame as a writer was about to reach its peak with the publication of her greatest novel, South Riding. A moving record of a friendship between two women of courage, determination and intelligence, and a wonderful portrait of a lifelong love, Testament of Friendship now takes its rightful place as a Virago Modern Classic, with a new introduction by Mark Bostridge.
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BRITTAIN, VERA; (Subject); Berry, Paul & Mark Bostridge Vera Brittain: A Life Northeastern University Press 2002 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1164122. ISBN #1555535186 / 9781555535186. (filed under: Biography ) *
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BROWN (Subject); Brown, John Mason Many a Watchful Night hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1111227. (filed under: Biography ) *
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BROWNING(Subject); Browning, Dominique Slow Love: How I Lost My Job, Put On My Pajamas & Found Happiness1 Atlas 2010 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1061138. ISBN #1934633313 / 9781934633311. (filed under: Biography ) *
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BROWNING(Subject); Browning, Dominique Slow Love: How I Lost My Job, Put On My Pajamas & Found Happiness1 Atlas 2010 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1061138. ISBN #1934633313 / 9781934633311. (filed under: Biography ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary From the beloved author Dominique Browning, a humorous and moving book about losing a job and winning a life. In November 2007, former editor in chief of House Garden magazine Dominique Browning experienced what thousands have since experienced. She lost her job. Overnight, her driven, purpose-filled days vanished. With her children leaving home and a long relationship ending, the structure of her days disappeared. She fell into a panic of loss but found humor despite everything, discovering a deeper joy than any she had ever known. It was a life she had not sought, but one that offered pleasures and surprises she didn t know she lacked. Slow Love is about wearing your pajamas to the farmers market, packing up a beloved home and moving to a more rural setting, making time to play the piano and go kayaking, reinventing yourself, and not cutting corners when it comes to love, muffins, or gardening. This elegant, graceful and yet funny book inspires us to dance in the kitchen and seize new directions.
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BRYAN(Subject); Cherny, Robert W. A Righteous Cause: The Life Of William Jennings Bryan Little, Brown 1985 paperback. . Some underlining / highlighing but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or977250. ISBN #0316138568 / 9780316138567. (filed under: Biography ) *
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BRYAN(Subject); Cherny, Robert W. A Righteous Cause: The Life Of William Jennings Bryan Little, Brown 1985 paperback. . Some underlining / highlighing but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or977250. ISBN #0316138568 / 9780316138567. (filed under: Biography ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Three times the Democratic Party s nominee for president 1896, 1900, and 1908 and secretary of state under Woodrow Wilson, William Jennings Bryan voiced the concerns of many Americans left out of the post Civil War economic growth. In A Righteous Cause: The Life of Williams Jennings Bryan , Robert W. Cherny presents Bryan s key role in the Democratic Party s transformation from the conservatism of Grover Cleveland to the progressivism of Woodrow Wilson. Cherny draws on Bryan s writings and correspondence to trace his major political crusades for a new currency policy, prohibition, and women s suffrage, and against colonialism, monopolies, America s entry into World War I, and the teaching of evolution in the public schools.
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BUCKLEY(Subject); Buckley, Christopher Losing Mum And Pup: A Memoir Twelve 2009 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1031140. ISBN #0446540943 / 9780446540940. (filed under: Biography ) *
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BUCKLEY(Subject); Buckley, Christopher Losing Mum And Pup: A Memoir Twelve 2009 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1031140. ISBN #0446540943 / 9780446540940. (filed under: Biography ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In twelve months between 2007 and 2008, Christopher Buckley coped with the passing of his father, William F. Buckley, the father of the modern conservative movement, and his mother, Patricia Taylor Buckley, one of New York's most glamorous and colorful socialites. He was their only child and their relationship was close and complicated. Writes Buckley: "They were not - with respect to every other set of loving, wonderful parents in the world - your typical mom and dad." As Buckley tells the story of their final year together, he takes readers on a surprisingly entertaining tour through hospitals, funeral homes, and memorial services, capturing the heartbreaking and disorienting feeling of becoming a 55-year-old orphan. Buckley maintains his sense of humor by recalling the words of Oscar Wilde: "To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose both looks like carelessness." Just as Calvin Trillin and Joan Didion gave readers solace and insight into the experience of losing a spouse, Christopher Buckley offers consolation, wit, and warmth to those coping with the death of a parent, while telling a unique personal story of life with legends.
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BUCKLEY(Subject); Buckley, William F. A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the Twentieth Century Crown Forum 2016 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1169924. ISBN #1101906219 / 9781101906217. (filed under: Biography ) *
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BUCKLEY(Subject); Buckley, William F. A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the Twentieth Century Crown Forum 2016 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1169924. ISBN #1101906219 / 9781101906217. (filed under: Biography ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The New York Times Bestseller William F. Buckley, Jr. remembers as only he could the towering figures of the twentieth century in a brilliant and emotionally powerful collection, compiled by acclaimed Fox News correspondent James Rosen. In a half century on the national stage, William F. Buckley, Jr. achieved unique stature as a writer, a celebrity, and the undisputed godfather of modern American conservatism. He kept company with the best and brightest, the sultry and powerful. Ronald Reagan pronounced WFB perhaps the most influential journalist and intellectual in our era, and his jet-setting life was a who s who of high society, fame, and fortune. Among all his distinctions, which include founding the conservative magazine National Review and hosting the long-running talk show Firing Line , Buckley was also a master of that most elusive art form: the eulogy. He drew on his unrivaled gifts to mourn, celebrate, or seek mercy for the men and women who touched his life and the nation. Now, for the first time, WFB s sweeping judgments of the great figures of his time presidents and prime ministers, celebrities and scoundrels, intellectuals and guitar gods are collected in one place. A Torch Kept Lit presents more than fifty of Buckley s best eulogies, drawing on his personal memories and private correspondences and using a novelist s touch to conjure his subjects as he knew them. We are reintroduced, through Buckley s eyes, to the likes of Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan, Elvis Presley and John Lennon, Truman Capote and Martin Luther King, Jr. Curated by Fox News chief Washington correspondent James Rosen, a Buckley prot g and frequent contributor to National Review , this volumes sheds light on a tumultuous period in American history from World War II to Watergate, the death of God to the Grateful Dead as told in the inimitable voice of one of our most elegant literary stylists.William F. Buckley, Jr. is back just when we need him most.
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BUCKLEY(Subject); Buckley, William F. A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the Twentieth Century Crown Forum 2016 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1161169. ISBN #1101906219 / 9781101906217. (filed under: Biography ) *
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BUCKLEY(Subject); Buckley, William F. A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the Twentieth Century Crown Forum 2016 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1161169. ISBN #1101906219 / 9781101906217. (filed under: Biography ) *
stock image, actual book may vary The New York Times Bestseller William F. Buckley, Jr. remembers as only he could the towering figures of the twentieth century in a brilliant and emotionally powerful collection, compiled by acclaimed Fox News correspondent James Rosen. In a half century on the national stage, William F. Buckley, Jr. achieved unique stature as a writer, a celebrity, and the undisputed godfather of modern American conservatism. He kept company with the best and brightest, the sultry and powerful. Ronald Reagan pronounced WFB perhaps the most influential journalist and intellectual in our era, and his jet-setting life was a who s who of high society, fame, and fortune. Among all his distinctions, which include founding the conservative magazine National Review and hosting the long-running talk show Firing Line , Buckley was also a master of that most elusive art form: the eulogy. He drew on his unrivaled gifts to mourn, celebrate, or seek mercy for the men and women who touched his life and the nation. Now, for the first time, WFB s sweeping judgments of the great figures of his time presidents and prime ministers, celebrities and scoundrels, intellectuals and guitar gods are collected in one place. A Torch Kept Lit presents more than fifty of Buckley s best eulogies, drawing on his personal memories and private correspondences and using a novelist s touch to conjure his subjects as he knew them. We are reintroduced, through Buckley s eyes, to the likes of Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan, Elvis Presley and John Lennon, Truman Capote and Martin Luther King, Jr. Curated by Fox News chief Washington correspondent James Rosen, a Buckley prot g and frequent contributor to National Review , this volumes sheds light on a tumultuous period in American history from World War II to Watergate, the death of God to the Grateful Dead as told in the inimitable voice of one of our most elegant literary stylists.William F. Buckley, Jr. is back just when we need him most.
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BURANA(Subject); Burana, Lily I Love a Man in Uniform: A Memoir of Love, War, and Other Battles Weinstein Books 2009 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1022442. ISBN #1602860831 / 9781602860834. (filed under: Biography ) *
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BURANA(Subject); Burana, Lily I Love a Man in Uniform: A Memoir of Love, War, and Other Battles Weinstein Books 2009 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1022442. ISBN #1602860831 / 9781602860834. (filed under: Biography ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary An all-American love story about a former punk-rock stripper and her unlikely marriage to an officer in the U.S. Army. In this brave, eloquent, and often funny memoir, critically acclaimed author Lily Burana writes about love, war, and the realities of military marriage with an honesty few writers would dare. A former exotic dancer who once had a penchant for anarchist politics and purple hair dye, Lily's rebellious past never would have suggested a marriage into the military. But then she met Mike, a Military Intelligence officer, and fell hopelessly in love, resulting in a most unorthodox romance-poignant, passionate, and utterly unpredictable. After Lily and Mike said "I do" in a brief, pre-deployment City Hall ceremony, Mike left for Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Lily was left in a strange town to endure his absence alone, with no support system and little knowledge of the vast and confusing military world into which she had married. Upon Mike's return from the war, the couple moved to historic West Point, where Lily found that life on base had its own challenges. As the war continued and the past intruded unexpectedly into the present, Lily and Mike found themselves plunged into the nightmare of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Struggling to cope in a community where admitting weakness is the ultimate tabooand "suck it up" is the suggested response to emotional pain, Lily suffered from depression so severe, it almost ended their marriage. With the help of a revolutionary therapeutic technique, the couple made their way out of the darkness and back to each other. Through it all, Lily wrangled with her preconceptions about the military and found her place within the uniquely supportive sisterhood of military wives. From harrowing emotion to the dishy details of life on base, Lily Burana bares her heart and soul as a modern military spouse. I Love a Man in Uniform is a profoundly moving story of how a woman can locate, and heal, her true self as a dedicated Army wife, free spirit, and freedom-loving American.
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Burdett, LaVern Four Score And More: An Autobiography hardcover. Inscribed by Author. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1018886. (filed under: Biography ) *
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BURR(Subject); Vail, Philip Turbulent Life Of Aaron Burr: The Great American Rascal mass market paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1059241. (filed under: Biography ) *
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BURTON, RICHARD(Subject); Lovell, Mary S. A Rage to Live: A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton W W Norton & Co Inc 1998 hardcover. . Slight moisture damage but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1157172. ISBN #0393046729 / 9780393046724. (keywords: History) (filed under: Biography ) *
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BURTON, RICHARD(Subject); Lovell, Mary S. A Rage to Live: A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton W W Norton & Co Inc 1998 hardcover. . Slight moisture damage but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1157172. ISBN #0393046729 / 9780393046724. (keywords: History) (filed under: Biography ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary From the moment they met, their marriage seemed both inevitable and impossible. Isabel was a schoolgirl, scion of the Arundells, England's most distinguished Catholic family, and when they passed each other while walking at a seaside resort, Richard Burton had already made his mark as a linguist, scholar, traveler, and rebel against Victorian conformity. A hundred yards on, Isabel looked back and found him staring after her: she decided then that she would marry him. It was several years before they met again. By then Burton was one of the most accomplished linguists in the Indian Army. An intelligence agent with a genius for disguise, he had risked death to penetrate Mecca during the hadj, posing as a native pilgrim. He would soon become even more famous as one of the earliest explorers of East Africa. After their marriage, the Burtons traveled the world from diplomatic postings in Brazil and Africa to hair-raising adventures in the Syrian desert. In later life Richard courted further controversy as translator of such erotic classics as the unexpurgated edition of The Arabian Nights, The Perfumed Garden, and The Kama Sutra. Based on previously unavailable archives, Mary Lovell has written a compelling joint biography that sets Isabel in her proper place as Burton's equal in daring and endurance, a fascinating figure in her own right.
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BUTLER(Subject); Butler, Vincent Tributes To The Memory Of Vincent Butler 1892-1935 1936 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1058036. (filed under: Biography ) *
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