Category: Biographies

An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. In a riveting narrative, award-winning journalist and often-injured runner Christopher McDougall sets out to discover their secrets. In the process, he takes his readers from science labs at Harvard to the sun-baked valleys and freezing peaks across North America, where ever-growing numbers of ultra-runners are pushing their bodies to the limit, and, finally, to a cli... View more info

Still Me (Christopher Reeve)

By: Christopher Reeve

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Publisher: Wheeler Publishing Incorporated: 1998

Seller ID: 0011697

ISBN: 0679452354

Condition: Good

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Still Me [Christopher Reeve]

By: Christopher Reeve

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Publisher: Ballantine Books: 1999

Seller ID: 0075714

ISBN: 034543241X

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When the first Superman movie came out I was frequently asked 'What is a hero?' I remember the glib response I repeated so many times. My answer was that a hero is someone who commits a courageous action without considering the consequences--a soldier who crawls out of a foxhole to drag an injured buddy to safety. And I also meant individuals who are slightly larger than life: Houdini and Lindbergh, John Wayne, JFK, and Joe DiMaggio. Now my definition is completely different. I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles:... View more info

The Last Single Woman in America

By: Cindy Guidry

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Publisher: Dutton: 2008

Seller ID: 0110159

ISBN: 0525950524

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Remembering Whitney

By: Cissy Houston

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Publisher: Harper: 2013

Seller ID: 0140217

ISBN: 0062238396

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Friends in High Places: Politics and Patronage in the Mulroney Government

By: Claire Hoy

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Publisher: Key Porter Books: 1987

Seller ID: 0060798

ISBN: 1550130471

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Open Heart Open Mind

By: Clara Hughes

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Publisher: Simon&Schuster: 2015

Seller ID: 0124274

ISBN: 1476756988

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Clara's Rib

By: Clara Raina Flannigan

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Publisher: Anne Raina: 2013

Seller ID: 0123143

ISBN: 0986710806

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Micah A Father Survives The Suicide Of His Som

By: Claude Tremblay

Price: $8.00

Publisher: jaspe: 2003

Seller ID: 0138109

ISBN: 2980563897

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Out Of The Orange

By: Clearly Wolters

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Harper: 2015

Seller ID: 0129902

ISBN: 0062376144

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Mrs. Kennedy and Me

By: Clint Hill

Price: $9.50

Publisher: Gallery: 2012

Seller ID: 0118829

ISBN: 1451648464

Condition: Good

An enthralling, tragic, and intensely private portrayal of the captivating first lady from a man who knew her like no one else When Secret Service agent Clint Hill was initially assigned to guard First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, he envisioned tea parties and gray-haired matrons. But as soon as he met her, he was swept up in the whirlwind of her beauty, her grace, her intelligence, her coy humor, her magnificent composure, and her extraordinary spirit. For four years, Clint was by Jackie's side--through the early days of JFK's presidency; the birth of sons John and Patrick and Patrick... View more info

Inside The Crips

By: Colton Simpson

Price: $8.48

Publisher: St Martin's Griffin: 2006

Seller ID: 0138206

ISBN: 031232930X

Condition: Good

"Inside the Crips "is a memoir of Colton Simpson's life as a Crip -- beginning at the tender age of ten in the mid 70s -- and his prison turnaround twenty-five years later. View more info

Ruth Bell Graham: Celebrating An Extraordinary Life

By: Compiled Stephen Griffith

Price: $7.99

Publisher: W Pub. Group: 2003

Seller ID: 0085841

ISBN: 0849917638

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No Higher Honor

By: Condoleeezz Rice

Price: $10.50

Publisher: Broadway: 2011

Seller ID: 0130170

ISBN: 0307986780

Condition: Very good

From one of the world's most admired women, this is former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's compelling story of eight years serving at the highest levels of government. In her position as America's chief diplomat, Rice traveled almost continuously around the globe, seeking common ground among sometimes bitter enemies, forging agreement on divisive issues, and compiling a remarkable record of achievement. A native of Birmingham, Alabama who overcame the racism of the Civil Rights era to become a brilliant academic and expert on foreign affairs, Rice distin... View more info

Little Princes

By: Conor Grennan

Price: $9.00

Publisher: William Morrow: 2010

Seller ID: 0140395

ISBN: 0062049852

Condition: Good

An astonishing testament to true courage, the transformative power of love, and the ability of one man to make a real difference. In search of adventure, twenty-nine-year-old Conor Grennan embarked on a yearlong journey around the globe, beginning with a three-month stint volunteering at an orphanage in civil war-torn Nepal. But a shocking truth would forever change his life: these rambunctious, resilient children were not orphans at all but had been taken from their families by child traffickers who falsely promised to keep them safe from war before abandoning them in the teeming chao... View more info

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Category: Biographies