Charles Krauthammer

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Indiana

A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors

Created and compiled by Charles Krauthammer before his death, The Point of It All is an intimate collection of the influential columnist's most important works. Spanning the personal, political and philosophical--including never-before-published speeches and a major new essay about the effect of today's populist movements on the future of global democracy--this is the most profound book yet by the legendary writer and thinker. For longtime readers and newcomers alike, The Point of It All is a timely and much needed demonstration of what it means to cut through the noise of petty politics with clarity, integrity and intellectual fortitude. Edited and with an introduction by the columnist's son, Daniel Krauthammer, the book is a reminder of what made Charles Krauthammer the most celebrated American columnist and political thinker of his generation, a look at the man behind the words, and a lasting testament to his belief that anyone with an open and honest mind can grapple deeply with the most urgent questions in politics and life.

The Point of It All

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Bob Schieffer

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

What I Couldn't Tell You on TV

A CBS News broadcast journalist traces his long and distinguished career and shares behind-the-scenes information about key historical and political events of the past four decades as based on new interviews. 60,000 first printing.

This Just In

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Dan Rather

Owner name and gift message on title page. Otherwise a very good copy with no markings, tears or stains. Published in 1977 this biography offers up real stories of Mr. Rather’s distinguished career from days in Vietnam to the tribulations of the LBJ and Nixon administrations, the assassinations of Kennedy and King and the Chinese Communist invasion of Tibet.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Adventures of a TV Journalist

This controversial autobiography is by one of the bet known and most respected TV newscasters.

The Camera Never Blinks

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Lou Chamberlin

Luke McManus

Very comprehensive exhibition in print of the extensive Melbourne’s street art scene.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Open-air exhibition space, dynamic street art acene

A colourful and dynamic exploration of Melbourne's street art scene. A great book to flick through for inspiring images of street art around one of Australia's most exciting cities.

Street Art Melbourne

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Ronald L. Smith

Biography of the hilariously talented man who tried to out-comedy his teacher, star athlete at Temple University, prolific producer of recorded comedy, gifted story-teller.

The Life of a Comedy Legend

Comedian, actor and writer Bill Cosby is one of the most successful and respected entertainers in America. Yet the person we know today came from a much different place and time than the ideal featured in the '80s hit series "The Cosby Show". This biography profiles Cosby's life, from his humble beginnings in the Philadelphia projects to his success as a major comedy talent.

Cosby

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Sidney Sheldon

"Memoir of entertainment legend Sidney Sheldon, now 88 years old, an Academy Award-winning screenwriter and creator of many television hits"--Provided by publisher.

The Other Side of Me

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Lesley Stahl

Celebrity filled, anecdote packed memoir and how she kept her focus and her sense of humor. While covering Washington politics she became known as a “scoopster”. She covered three presidential administrations and became a star of the celebrated 60-minutes program.

Lively, witty, and wise memoir about the workd

"60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl, whom "TV Guide" has called "the toughest interviewer on television", writes of her ten years covering the White House, the ascent of women in television, the rise and dip of network news, and how she and her family grew up together. of photos.

Reporting Live

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Ben Schott

An imposing collection of information both comprehensive and mindbending frustrations. There is no end of fascination in these subjects which leads to a never ending search for more.

Unique collection of fabulous trivia. Entertaining, informative, unpredictable, and utterly addictive.

Schott's Original Miscellany makes few claims to be exhaustive or even practical. It does, however, claim to be essential. It will afford you great wisdom in the morning, several conversational bons mots for the afternoon, and many an enlightened smile after dark.
Where else can you find, packed onto one page, the thirteen principles of witchcraft, the structure of military hierarchy, all of the clothing-care symbols, a list of the countries where you drive on the left, and a nursery rhyme about sneezing?
Where else but Schott's Original Miscellany will you stumble across the name of John Lennon's cat, the supplier of bagpipes to the Queen, and the brutal methods of murder encountered by Miss Marple?
An encyclopedia? A dictionary? An anthology? An almanac? An amphigouri? A treasury? A commonplace book? Well... yes. Schott's Original Miscellany is all these and, of course, more. A book like no other, Schott's Original Miscellany is entertaining, informative, unpredictible, and utterly addictive.
Ben Schott is a photographer, designer, and trivia collector. He is twenty-eight (although he believes you might prefer to picture him as a white-haired librarian) and lives in Highgate, London.

Schott's Original Miscellany

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Charlton Heston

He has played presidents, generals and statesmen; Ben-Hur, Moses, Michelangelo, El CID, 

An Autobiography

"Looking back over a career that has spanned half a century and a lifetime devoted to being the best possible, both as an actor and as a man, Charlton Heston writes of what it was like to live In the Arena." "Heston began his career as an actor in New York shortly after he returned from service in World War II. Television was a fledgling industry then, and there were many opportunities for young performers in this new medium. Broadway was thriving as well, and Heston found work there too. It was not long, however, before Hollywood took note of his talents and his commanding presence. Soon he was embarked on a series of films that were both memorable and hugely successful." "He was Moses in The Ten Commandments; he played the title character in Ben-Hur (for which he won an Academy Award); he was Michelangelo in The Agony and the Ecstasy; he played the title character in El Cid; he has played presidents, generals, and statesmen." "In recent years, Heston has continued to appear in films, on stage, and on television, but at the same time, he has devoted a great amount of his energy to causes in which he has strong and outspoken beliefs. An active supporter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the early days of the struggle for civil rights in America, he continues to this day to lobby hard for the rights of all men to live family and equally in a country that he loves dearly."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

In the Arena

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Douglas Preston

Mario Spezi

True crime including exhausting investigation by author of the Oendergast novels and crime journalist Spezi. 

A true story of an Italian serial killer of florence

In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil) and Erik Larson (The Devil in the White City), New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence, Italy. In 2000, Douglas Preston fulfilled a dream to move his family to Italy. Then he discovered that the olive grove in front of their 14th century farmhouse had been the scene of the most infamous double-murders in Italian history, committed by a serial killer known as the Monster of Florence. Preston, intrigued, meets Italian investigative journalist Mario Spezi to learn more. This is the true story of their search for--and identification of--the man they believe committed the crimes, and their chilling interview with him. And then, in a strange twist of fate, Preston and Spezi themselves become targets of the police investigation. Preston has his phone tapped, is interrogated, and told to leave the country. Spezi fares worse: he is thrown into Italy's grim Capanne prison, accused of being the Monster of Florence himself. Like one of Preston's thrillers, The Monster Of Florence, tells a remarkable and harrowing story involving murder, mutilation, and suicide-and at the center of it, Preston and Spezi, caught in a bizarre prosecutorial vendetta.

The Monster of Florence

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Marina WARNER

Ogres and giants, monsters under the bed, deep fears in modern story telling. Horror stories, lullabies, ritual and fiction, art and iconography. Why do we admire creative originality and relish myths and fears, from the beautiful and bizarre to the downright scary. 

Scaring, Lulling and Making Mick

Examines the figure of the bogeyman, monster and other figures of male terror in literature, mythology, folk tale, jokes and lullaby.

No Go the Bogeyman

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David Brinkley

From America’s favorite television reporter- wise and hilarious commentaries on the always fragile human condition

No matter how seriously we take our politics, Americans love a light touch, a raised eyebrow, a generous chuckle--which is why millions of us tune in to Sunday morning television for the bracing cocktail of wit and practical wisdom dispensed, along with the news, by the inimitableDavid Brinkley.  His closing remarks, like an exclamation point after each broadcast, may illuminate the week's events or they may range widely through the oft puzzling human condition--but they're always worth waiting for. In this one-of-a-kind book, we get the undiluted Brinkley.  He marvels at government regulations that require cans of paint to bear a label reading "Do not drink paint."  He nominates Richard Nixon as Official U.S. Government Scapegoat.  He commiserates with an Oklahoma mayor who must earn extra money by collecting beer cans and claiming the deposits.  He reminisces about a White House that welcomed casual picnickers on its lawn.  He forgives George Bush for passing out in Tokyo.  He observes that "if we can put a man on the moon, we could put Congress in orbit."  He skewers lawyers, bureaucrats, Washington insiders, hypocrites of all stripes.  He commemorates absurdity--and hence suffers fools gladly. In short,Everyone Is Entitled To My OpinionisDavid Brinkleyat his unbeatable best.

Everyone Is Entitled to My Opinion

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Barry James Wood

The art of window display in store windows.

75 Years of the Art of Display

Show Windows

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The adventures of Norton th￼e cat and his human on traipses over two continents. Royal treatment at the Four Seasons, the Tremoille.

The Cat Who Went to Paris & A Cat Abroad

Wes D. Gehring

The Hoosier Tornado

For Millions of Movie Fans During the 1930s, an actress from Fort Wayne, Indiana, personified the madcap adventures of their favorite form of screen comedy -- screwball. Nicknamed "The Hoosier Tornado" for her energetic personality, Carole Lombard did as much as anyone to define the genre, delighting audiences with her zany antics in such films as Twentieth Century, My Man Godfrey, Nothing Sacred, and To Be or Not to Be. She also captured America's attention through her romance with and eventual marriage to screen idol Clark Gable. In this inaugural volume in the Indiana Historical Society Press's Indiana Biography Series, Wes D. Gehring, a noted authority on film comedy, examines Lombard's legacy, focusing on both the public and private figure from her early days as merely beautiful window dressing in Mack Sennett silent films, to her development as the leading motion-picture comedienne of her time, to her tragic death in a January 1942 plane crash following a successful war-bond rally in Indianapolis. He also explores the rapport this sometimes "Profane Angel" (Lombard swore like a sailor) enjoyed with not only directors, but also the blue-collar workers who toiled on movie sets. The biography also features a foreword written by Scott Robert Olson, dean of the college of communications, information, and media, and professor of communication studies at Ball State University. In her comedic roles, Gehring states in the book, Lombard offered the life lesson that "the irrational mind -- crazy Carole -- stood a much better chance of surviving in the equally irrational modern world." Lombard's film persona continues to survive in the public's collective conscious. "Her screwball heroine is as significant for modern audiences as yesteryear's more traditional literary figures," Gehring writes. Nationally respected for its publication program, the Indiana Historical Society Press has always excelled particularly in one area: telling the life and times of those who have had an impact on the Hoosier State. The Press continues this tradition with its new Indiana Biography Series, which pairs writers with Indiana subjects of note. Future volumes in the series will highlight such personalities as Jonathan Jennings, Gus Grissom, Thomas Marshall, James Dean, Meredith Nicholson, Susan Wallace, David L. Chambers, and Cleo Blackburn. Book jacket.

Carole Lombard

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John McEnroe

The Autobiography

John McEnroe enjoyed tremendous success at all levels of tennis and owns 77 career singles titles, including 7 Grand Slams. He joined the circuit in 1978 and it took him only three years to attain the No. 1 ranking. The 1980 Wimbledon final, between McEnroe and Bjorn Borg, is considered by many tennis experts to be the best match ever, a five-set thriller which McEnroe avenged the following year for his first Wimbledon title. In doubles, McEnroe is recognised as the best player of all time. He was ranked No. 1 for a record 257 weeks and captured a total of 74 titles, including eight Grand Slams.

Serious

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Robert Mankoff

Another one of Robert Mancoff’s delightful themed collections of cartoons selected for th me New Yorker

School is a mixture of joy, terror, mischief , excitement, anxiety, fun and eveeything else

School is a mixture of joy, terror, work, excitement, boredom, anxiety, fun, and bedlam day after day, year after year. If this is true for students, it is exponentially true for teachers-those hearty souls who have taken on the education of the youth of the world.

This wonderful collection of the best and funniest cartoons published over the last eighty years in The New Yorker takes a wry look into the classroom-at the students, at their blindly devoted but demanding parents, and, especially, at the teachers who negotiate the delicate balance between those forces every day.

With 118 cartoons, this is a perfect gift for teachers and a treasure of laughs for all!

The New Yorker Book of Teacher Cartoons

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This book is full of enchantments and charms, frights and fascinations. It will thrill you.

Scaring, Lulling and Making Mock

How to get yourself out of those embarrassing and frustrating situations when your mathematical brain looses its number system. Herein are hundreds of quick solutions to problems of personal finance, outdoor math, indoor math, bills, tips, mpg, CPI, time zones, meter readings, etc etc etc.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Practical, step-by-step Solutions to everyday Math Problems

The Only Math Book You’ll Ever Need

Ian McEwan

Mr. McEwan is a master of the taciturn macabre and his books are a stranglehold on the reader. Here are three of his best.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Ian McEwan, the master of the Taciturn Macabre

"It is July 1962. Edward and Florence, young innocents married that morning, arrive at a hotel on the Dorset coast. At dinner in their rooms they struggle to suppress their private fears of the wedding night to come..." - Back cover.

“On Chesil Beach” and two others: “The Comfort of Strangers” & “First Love Last Rites”

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Daniel J. Boorstin

A History of Heroes of the Imagination

Examines humanity's search for knowledge, discussing the writers, painters, musicians, and architects who have contributed to civilization

The Creators

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David Lindsay

Fascinating stories about the inventors who were also showmen. In the years without television and business shows and papers and without rapid travel many times the best way to get an idea noticed was to put on a show. Please note that this is an ex-library book but it is clean and has been well taken care of.


The Triumphant Rise and Untimely Fall of America's Show Inventors

Explores the history of inventions in the United States and discusses inventors who combined innovation with showmanship to capture the public's imagination

Madness in the Making

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Edward H. Julius

Math

30 Days to Number Power

Demonstrates a slew of time-saving tips and tricks for performing common math calculations. Contains sample problems for each trick, leading the reader through step-by-step. Features two mid-terms and a final exam to test your progress plus hundreds of exercise problems ranging from simple to more sophisticated. Also includes sections on ``Mathematical Curiosities'' and ``Parlor Tricks'' for math lovers.

Rapid Math Tricks and Tips

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Philip B. Kunhardt

Peter W. Kunhardt

America's Greatest Showman

One of the earliest practitioners of "the show business, " P.T. Barnum built his reputation largely on the exoticism of others. A man of complex motives, Barnum possessed a unique genius and his influence on popular culture is evident to this day. Barnum will be a three-hour Discovery Channel special airing in October. Illustrations, 260 in color.

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No Go the Bogeyman

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The Only Math Book You’ll Ever Need

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Madness in the Making

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