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Richard Nixon

The Life

by John A. Farrell ...

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • From a prize-winning biographer comes the defining portrait of a man who led America in a time of turmoil and left us a darker age. We live today, John A. Farrell shows, in a world Richard Nixon made.At the end of WWII, navy lieutenant “Nick” Nixon returned from the Pacific and set his cap at Congress, an idealistic dreamer seeking to build a better world. Yet amid the ... Read more

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PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • From a prize-winning biographer comes the defining portrait of a man who led America in a time of turmoil and left us a darker age. We live today, John A. Farrell shows, in a world Richard Nixon made.At the end of WWII, navy lieutenant “Nick” Nixon returned from the Pacific and set his cap at Congress, an idealistic dreamer seeking to build a better world. Yet amid the
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Clarence Darrow

Attorney for the Damned

by John A. Farrell ...

Drawing on untapped archives and full of fresh revelations, here is the definitive biography of America’s legendary defense attorney and progressive hero.Clarence Darrow is the lawyer every law school student dreams of being: on the side of right, loved by many women, played by Spencer Tracy in Inherit the Wind. His days-long closing arguments delivered without notes won miraculous reprieves for ... Read more

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Drawing on untapped archives and full of fresh revelations, here is the definitive biography of America’s legendary defense attorney and progressive hero.Clarence Darrow is the lawyer every law school student dreams of being: on the side of right, loved by many women, played by Spencer Tracy in Inherit the Wind. His days-long closing arguments delivered without notes won miraculous reprieves for
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Ted Kennedy

A Life

by John A. Farrell ...

**Nominated for the National Book Award for Nonfiction • A New Yorker Best Book of the Year"Revelatory . . . the definitive single volume . . . fresh and indelible." —Oprah Daily"A rounded portrait of a gifted, complex, and sometimes tortured man." —The Boston GlobeAn enthralling and groundbreaking new biography of one of modern America’s most fascinating and consequential political figures, ... Read more

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**Nominated for the National Book Award for Nonfiction • A New Yorker Best Book of the Year"Revelatory . . . the definitive single volume . . . fresh and indelible." —Oprah Daily"A rounded portrait of a gifted, complex, and sometimes tortured man." —The Boston GlobeAn enthralling and groundbreaking new biography of one of modern America’s most fascinating and consequential political figures,
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BREAKING SILENCE

by ELLE JAMES ...

Narrated by JOHN FARRELL ...

Series Audiobook 1 - DELTA FORCE STRONG
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Rucker Sloan, thinks all he’s good for is a fighting, killing machine. Long-term relationships are out of the question.Until he meets a nurse who’d risk her life for someone she doesn’t know…After her mother died of a broken heart, nurse Nora Michaels joined the Army to do something to help others and to escape her sad memories. Deployed to Afghanistan, she hopes she’s making a difference, ... Read more

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Rucker Sloan, thinks all he’s good for is a fighting, killing machine. Long-term relationships are out of the question.Until he meets a nurse who’d risk her life for someone she doesn’t know…After her mother died of a broken heart, nurse Nora Michaels joined the Army to do something to help others and to escape her sad memories. Deployed to Afghanistan, she hopes she’s making a difference,
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The Boy Crisis

Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It

by Warren Farrell, John Gray ...

What is the boy crisis?It's a crisis of education. Worldwide, boys are 50 percent less likely than girls to meet basic proficiency in reading, math, and science.It's a crisis of mental health. ADHD is on the rise. And as boys become young men, their suicide rates go from equal to girls to six times that of young women.It's a crisis of fathering. Boys are growing up with less-involved fathers and ... Read more

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What is the boy crisis?It's a crisis of education. Worldwide, boys are 50 percent less likely than girls to meet basic proficiency in reading, math, and science.It's a crisis of mental health. ADHD is on the rise. And as boys become young men, their suicide rates go from equal to girls to six times that of young women.It's a crisis of fathering. Boys are growing up with less-involved fathers and
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The Talent Code

Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.

by Daniel Coyle ...

Narrated by John Farrell ...

Unabridged

6 hours 12 min

What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? This groundbreaking work from the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code and The Little Book of Talent provides readers with tools for maximizing potential in themselves and others.Drawing on cutting-edge neurology and firsthand research gathered on journeys to nine of the world’s talent hotbeds—from the baseball fields of the ... Read more

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What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? This groundbreaking work from the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code and The Little Book of Talent provides readers with tools for maximizing potential in themselves and others.Drawing on cutting-edge neurology and firsthand research gathered on journeys to nine of the world’s talent hotbeds—from the baseball fields of the
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Clock and the Camshaft

And Other Medieval Inventions We Still Can't Live Without

by John W. Farrell ...

Highlights the importance of medieval innovations as the basis for later technological progressThis history of medieval inventions, focusing on the eleventh to the fourteenth centuries, vividly portrays a thriving era of human ingenuity—and the results are still being felt to this day. From the mechanical clock to the first eyeglasses, both of which revolutionized society, many of the commonplace ... Read more

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Highlights the importance of medieval innovations as the basis for later technological progressThis history of medieval inventions, focusing on the eleventh to the fourteenth centuries, vividly portrays a thriving era of human ingenuity—and the results are still being felt to this day. From the mechanical clock to the first eyeglasses, both of which revolutionized society, many of the commonplace
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Rogue Science

by John Farrell ...

Scientists have made wonderful progress in preventing disease in the past two decades. To take one example, the human growth hormone was scarce and beyond the financial reach of most families with a child that needed it. Scientists were able to insert the genes for making it into the milk producing system of cows. Now ten cows can produce enough human growth hormone to meet the world's annual need ... Read more

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Scientists have made wonderful progress in preventing disease in the past two decades. To take one example, the human growth hormone was scarce and beyond the financial reach of most families with a child that needed it. Scientists were able to insert the genes for making it into the milk producing system of cows. Now ten cows can produce enough human growth hormone to meet the world's annual need
... Read more
Global Village Idiot

Dubya, Dunces, and One Last Word Before You Vote

by John O'Farrell ...

In this collection of acid-tongued essays, "the U.K.'s answer to Dave Barry" skewers his American cousins ( Publishers Weekly).Winner of the Best Columnist of the Year at the British Liars' Awards and Britain's finest satirist, John O'Farrell takes dead aim at cell phones, awards ceremonies, genetic sheep splicers, America's right-wing cabal of dunces, dunderheads, dimwits, and the Big D himself. ... Read more

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In this collection of acid-tongued essays, "the U.K.'s answer to Dave Barry" skewers his American cousins ( Publishers Weekly).Winner of the Best Columnist of the Year at the British Liars' Awards and Britain's finest satirist, John O'Farrell takes dead aim at cell phones, awards ceremonies, genetic sheep splicers, America's right-wing cabal of dunces, dunderheads, dimwits, and the Big D himself.
... Read more
Moral Theology

Enriched edition. A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities

by Charles J. Callan, John A. McHugh, Evan Fairchild ...

In 'Moral Theology,' an engrossing anthology encompassing profound ethical inquiries and moral reflections, the diverse selection of essays traverses a spectrum of religious and philosophical dimensions. This collection, assembled with an eye toward capturing the intricate tapestry of moral discourse, illuminates foundational questions of right, wrong, and the complexities therein. Through its ... Read more

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In 'Moral Theology,' an engrossing anthology encompassing profound ethical inquiries and moral reflections, the diverse selection of essays traverses a spectrum of religious and philosophical dimensions. This collection, assembled with an eye toward capturing the intricate tapestry of moral discourse, illuminates foundational questions of right, wrong, and the complexities therein. Through its
... Read more
This Is Your Life

A Novel

by John O'Farrell ...

"[A] satire of celebrity culture and the numbing effects of fame" by the international bestselling comedy writer and author of Things Can Only Get Better ( Publishers Weekly).It's a big night at the London Palladium. Jimmy Conway is about to perform his stand-up comedy routine in front of two thousand invited guests and millions more watching the event live on TV. He steps into the spotlights and ... Read more

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"[A] satire of celebrity culture and the numbing effects of fame" by the international bestselling comedy writer and author of Things Can Only Get Better ( Publishers Weekly).It's a big night at the London Palladium. Jimmy Conway is about to perform his stand-up comedy routine in front of two thousand invited guests and millions more watching the event live on TV. He steps into the spotlights and
... Read more
The Best a Man Can Get

A Novel

by John O'Farrell ...

A hilarious and touching debut novel in the seriocomic Nick Hornby tradition.Michael Adams is a composer of advertising jingles who shares a bachelor pad with three other guys. He spends his days lying in bed (a minifridge positioned perfectly within reach) and playing trivia games with his underachieving roommates. And when he feels like it, Michael crosses the city and returns home to his ... Read more

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A hilarious and touching debut novel in the seriocomic Nick Hornby tradition.Michael Adams is a composer of advertising jingles who shares a bachelor pad with three other guys. He spends his days lying in bed (a minifridge positioned perfectly within reach) and playing trivia games with his underachieving roommates. And when he feels like it, Michael crosses the city and returns home to his
... Read more

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