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    Pre-Owned The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Hardcover 9780375415425) by T J Stiles

    Pre-Owned The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Hardcover 9780375415425) by T J Stiles

    9780375415425. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 736. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 736 p. Contains: Illustrations. From the award-winning author of Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War comes the first full... more

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    Pre-Owned Vanity Will Get You Somewhere: An Autobiography (Mass Market Paperback) 0380705346 9780380705344

    Pre-Owned Vanity Will Get You Somewhere: An Autobiography (Mass Market Paperback) 0380705346 9780380705344

    Joseph Cotten s story begins in Tidewater Virginia moves on to an episode as a Miami potato salad tycoon and then brings us to his first big break as an actor in the New York theatre. Cotten describes how he met the flamboyant Orson Welles- at a... more

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    Pre-Owned The Virtues of War : A Novel of Alexander the Great 9780553382051

    Pre-Owned The Virtues of War : A Novel of Alexander the Great 9780553382051

    In the brilliantly imagined first-person voice of Alexander the Great acclaimed novelist Pressfield brings to life his epic battles his unerring command of his forces and the passions and ambitions that drove him. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are... more

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    Rob Moore s BIG ASS WEED BOOK: Comix Mix Up (Hardcover)

    Rob Moore s BIG ASS WEED BOOK: Comix Mix Up (Hardcover)

    A BIG ASS Hardcover compilation of Rob Moore s first four WEED comics reproduced together in a large high quality BOOK. Original rambling epic stoner prose with topics indicating alien abduction men in black poltergeists and out of control indoor... more

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    Stories from the Barn Aisle: Real Life Tales of Humor and Grace from a Horse Obsessed Girl (Paperback)

    Stories from the Barn Aisle: Real Life Tales of Humor and Grace from a Horse Obsessed Girl (Paperback)

    A girl s obsession with all things horses carried her on some epic adventures and landed her in precarious situations. When her first horse came with the same name as the hero of her favorite book Misty of Chincoteague it seemed like a match made in... more

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    Pre-Owned Willie Nelson: An Epic Life (Hardcover) 0316030236 9780316030236

    Pre-Owned Willie Nelson: An Epic Life (Hardcover) 0316030236 9780316030236

    From his first performance at age four Willie Nelson was driven to make music and live life on his own terms. But though he is a songwriter of exceptional depth - Crazy was one of his early classics - Willie only found success after abandoning... more

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    Pre-Owned Some Sort of Epic Grandeur: The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Hardcover) 0151832420 9780151832422

    Pre-Owned Some Sort of Epic Grandeur: The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Hardcover) 0151832420 9780151832422

    The standard work on Fitzgerald revised enlarged and updated; Since its first publication in 1981 Some Sort of Epic Grandeur has stood apart from other biographies of F. Scott Fitzgerald for its thoroughness and volume of information. It is regarded... more

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    Pre-Owned Where the Sea Breaks Its Back : The Epic Story - Georg Steller and the Russian Exploration of AK 9780882403946

    Pre-Owned Where the Sea Breaks Its Back : The Epic Story - Georg Steller and the Russian Exploration of AK 9780882403946

    Author Corey Ford writes the classic and moving story of naturalist Georg Whlhelm Steller who served on the 1741-42 Russian Alaska expedition with explorer Vitus Bering. Steller was one of Europe s foremost naturalists and the first to document the... more

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    Bob S Epic Journey (Paperback)

    Bob S Epic Journey (Paperback)

    Bob is bored. So would you be if you were the first living thing on Earth with nothing to do. Something had to be done... things needed to change. Join Bob in this epically hilarious romp through time as he solves his problems through evolution by... more

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    Pre-Owned Hetty: The Genius and Madness of America s First Female Tycoon (Paperback) 0060542578 9780060542573

    Pre-Owned Hetty: The Genius and Madness of America s First Female Tycoon (Paperback) 0060542578 9780060542573

    This book is more than the story of an eccentric driven woman; it is a window on the country between the Civil War and World War I when great fortunes were made--even by a woman. --USA Today A biography of Hetty Green known as the Witch of Wall... more

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    The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway : The History of the Captain Who Went Further Than Any Had Before 9781789094794 Used / Pre-owned

    The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway : The History of the Captain Who Went Further Than Any Had Before 9781789094794 Used / Pre-owned

    Kathryn Janeway reveals her career in Starfleet from her first command to her epic journey through the Delta Quadrant leading to her rise to the top as vice-admiral in Starfleet Command. Discover the story of the woman who travelled further than any... more

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    Pre-Owned Everest 1922 : The Epic Story of the First Attempt on the World s Highest Mountain 9781639361458 Used

    Pre-Owned Everest 1922 : The Epic Story of the First Attempt on the World s Highest Mountain 9781639361458 Used

    CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting /... more

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    Epic Sports BIOS (Lerner (Tm) Sports): Annika Sörenstam: LPGA Champion (Hardcover)

    Epic Sports BIOS (Lerner (Tm) Sports): Annika Sörenstam: LPGA Champion (Hardcover)

    From making the Swedish national golf team as a teenager to winning her first US Women s Open in 1995 Annika Sörenstam stormed through the golfing ranks to become a LPGA Tour superstar. Catch an inside look at Sörenstam s life and success... more

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    Pre-Owned Vanity Will Get You Somewhere: An Autobiography (Paperback) 0595091334 9780595091331

    Pre-Owned Vanity Will Get You Somewhere: An Autobiography (Paperback) 0595091334 9780595091331

    Joseph Cotten s story begins in Tidewater Virginia moves on to an episode as a Miami potato salad tycoon and then brings us to his first big break as an actor in the New York theatre. Cotten describes how he met the flamboyant Orson Welles- at a... more

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    Pre-Owned Elizabeth the Queen Mother : A Twentieth Century Life 9780786223107

    Pre-Owned Elizabeth the Queen Mother : A Twentieth Century Life 9780786223107

    In its first installment of their own Intellectual Property Steambot Studios a collective of five digital artists working in the world of visual Entertainment takes us aboard an epic science fiction journey. In Halloween Tale - created in parallel... more

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    Ancient Lives: Crassus : The First Tycoon (Paperback)

    Ancient Lives: Crassus : The First Tycoon (Paperback)

    The story of Rome’s richest man who died a humiliating desert death in search of military glory more

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    A Prairie Girl s Faith: The Spiritual Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder

    A Prairie Girl s Faith: The Spiritual Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder

    Drawing on his years of research Stephen Hines offers the first in-depth look at the faith journey of Laura Ingalls Wilder one of American s most famous pioneer women and beloved authors. With her extraordinary God-give pluck the creator of the epic... more

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    Some Sort of Epic Grandeur: The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald (REV) (Paperback)

    Some Sort of Epic Grandeur: The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald (REV) (Paperback)

    The standard work on Fitzgerald revised enlarged and updated Since its first publication in 1981 Some Sort of Epic Grandeur has stood apart from other biographies of F. Scott Fitzgerald for its thoroughness and volume of information. It is regarded... more

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    Critical Lives: Allen Ginsberg (Paperback)

    Critical Lives: Allen Ginsberg (Paperback)

    Allen Ginsberg s epic poem Howl written in 1955 is one of the defining works of the Beat Generation despite having been labeled obscene when it was first published. A harsh denunciation of American capitalism and conformity the poem drew scenes... more

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    The Mystic Awakening: The Beginning of Prince Alexander s Journey(Paperback)

    The Mystic Awakening: The Beginning of Prince Alexander s Journey(Paperback)

    In the first book of an epic series Prince Alexander of Valsoria sets out from home to take on the evil organization known as Organization Shadow Crystal who threaten to destroy and take over his kingdom with the use of strange new weapons. If that... more

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    Pre-Owned American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic a Hollywood Epic and the 1977 Siege (Hardcover 9780374208585) by Shahan Mufti

    Pre-Owned American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic a Hollywood Epic and the 1977 Siege (Hardcover 9780374208585) by Shahan Mufti

    9780374208585. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 384. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 384 p. Contains: Illustrations. The riveting true story of America s first homegrown Muslim terror attack the... more

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    Pre-Owned The Inventor and the Tycoon: The Murderer Eadweard Muybridge the Entrepreneur Leland (Paperback 9780767929400) by Edward Ball

    Pre-Owned The Inventor and the Tycoon: The Murderer Eadweard Muybridge the Entrepreneur Leland (Paperback 9780767929400) by Edward Ball

    9780767929400. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 464. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 464 p. Contains: Illustrations black & white Halftones black & white Frontispiece Figures. First published under title:... more

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    The Richest Woman in America (Paperback)

    The Richest Woman in America (Paperback)

    No woman in the Gilded Age made as much money as Hetty Green. Now the acclaimed author of Desert Queen delivers the definitive biography of America s first female tycoon an investment pioneer who matched her male counterparts in ambition and guile... more

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    Pre-Owned Robert E. Howard s Hawks of Outremer (Paperback 9781608860418) by Robert E Howard Michael Alan Nelson

    Pre-Owned Robert E. Howard s Hawks of Outremer (Paperback 9781608860418) by Robert E Howard Michael Alan Nelson

    9781608860418. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 112. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 112 p. Contains: Illustrations color. Conan creator Robert E. Howard s epic story in graphic novel form for the first time... more

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    Pre-Owned Everest 1922: The Epic Story of the First Attempt on the World s Highest Mountain (Hardcover 9781639361458) by Mick Conefrey

    Pre-Owned Everest 1922: The Epic Story of the First Attempt on the World s Highest Mountain (Hardcover 9781639361458) by Mick Conefrey

    9781639361458. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 352. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 352 p. The dramatic and inspiring account of the very first attempt to climb Mount Everest published to coincide with the centenary... more

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    Spiramus Pocket Tycoons: Hetty Green : The First Lady of Wall Street (Paperback)

    Spiramus Pocket Tycoons: Hetty Green : The First Lady of Wall Street (Paperback)

    Hetty Howland Green (1834-1916) known in her later years as ‘The Witch of Wall Street’ was born in the whaling town of New Bedford Massachusetts to Quaker parents. This biography charts Hetty Green’s extraordinary ascent up the pyramid of... more

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    The Lives of Lucian Freud: The Restless Years : 1922-1968 (Hardcover)

    The Lives of Lucian Freud: The Restless Years : 1922-1968 (Hardcover)

    The first biography of the epic life of one of the most important enigmatic and private artists of the 20th century. Drawn from almost 40 years of conversations with the artist letters and papers it is a major work written by a well-known British... more

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    Pre-Owned Stephen Girard: The Life and Times of America s First Tycoon (Hardcover) by George Wilson

    Pre-Owned Stephen Girard: The Life and Times of America s First Tycoon (Hardcover) by George Wilson

    9780938289562. Pre-owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 400. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 400 p. Contains: Illustrations. The Life and Times of America s First Tycoon. French sea captain Stephen Girard was down on his... more

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    Voyages and Discoveries : Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques & Discoveries ofthe English Nat

    Voyages and Discoveries : Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques & Discoveries ofthe English Nat

    Renaissance diplomat and part-time spy William Hakluyt was also England s first serious geographer gathering together a wealth of accounts about the wide-ranging travels and discoveries of the sixteenth-century English. One of the epics of this... more

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    The Butterfly Hunter: The Life of Henry Walter Bates (Paperback) by Dr. Anthony Crawforth

    The Butterfly Hunter: The Life of Henry Walter Bates (Paperback) by Dr. Anthony Crawforth

    9781908684585. New condition. Paperback. Language: English. This is the epic true and long overdue story of the young explorer who put forward the first ever case for the creation of a new species providing what Charles Darwin called the beautiful... more

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    Where the Sea Breaks Its Back: The Epic Story of the Early Naturalist Georg Steller and the Russian Exploration of Alaska (Paperback)

    Where the Sea Breaks Its Back: The Epic Story of the Early Naturalist Georg Steller and the Russian Exploration of Alaska (Paperback)

    Author Corey Ford writes the classic and moving story of naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller who served on the 1741-42 Russian Alaska expedition with explorer Vitus Bering. Steller was one of Europe s foremost naturalists and the first to document the... more

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    Pre-Owned Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Her Life (Hardcover 9780385469739) by Susan Hertog

    Pre-Owned Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Her Life (Hardcover 9780385469739) by Susan Hertog

    9780385469739. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 576. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 576 p. Contains: Illustrations. Told for the first time through Anne Morrow Lindbergh s eyes--the epic story of a... more

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    Pre-Owned The Lives of Lucian Freud: The Restless Years: 1922-1968 (Hardcover 9780525657521) by William Feaver

    Pre-Owned The Lives of Lucian Freud: The Restless Years: 1922-1968 (Hardcover 9780525657521) by William Feaver

    9780525657521. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 704. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 704 p. Contains: Illustrations. The first biography of the epic life of one of the most important enigmatic and private artists of... more

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    Willie Nelson: An Epic Life

    Willie Nelson: An Epic Life

    From his first performance at age four Willie Nelson was driven to make music and live life on his own terms. But though he is a songwriter of exceptional depth - Crazy was one of his early classics - Willie only found success after abandoning... more

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    Pre-Owned Hetty : The Genius and Madness of America s First Female Tycoon 9780060542566

    Pre-Owned Hetty : The Genius and Madness of America s First Female Tycoon 9780060542566

    CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

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    Pre-Owned War on the Run: The Epic Story of Robert Rogers and Conquest America s First (Hardcover 9780553804966) by John F Ross

    Pre-Owned War on the Run: The Epic Story of Robert Rogers and Conquest America s First (Hardcover 9780553804966) by John F Ross

    9780553804966. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 548. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 548 p. Contains: Illustrations. Terror marked America s earliest frontier 250 years ago--and a poorly-educated farmer s son... more

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    Pre-Owned Willie Nelson - An Epic Life Paperback

    Pre-Owned Willie Nelson - An Epic Life Paperback

    9780316017787. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 576. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 576 p. Contains: Unspecified Illustrations black & white. From his first performance at the age of five Willie... more

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    Pre-Owned Epic Wanderer: David Thompson and the Mapping of the Canadian West (Hardcover 9780803226005) by D Arcy Jenish

    Pre-Owned Epic Wanderer: David Thompson and the Mapping of the Canadian West (Hardcover 9780803226005) by D Arcy Jenish

    9780803226005. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 309. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 309 p. Contains: Illustrations. Epic Wanderer the first full-length biography of mapmaker David Thompson (1770-1857) is set in the... more

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    Pre-Owned The Giant of the French Revolution : Danton a Life (Hardcover) 9780802119339

    Pre-Owned The Giant of the French Revolution : Danton a Life (Hardcover) 9780802119339

    One of the Western world s most epic uprisings the French Revolution ended a monarchy that had ruled for almost a thousand years. George-Jacques Danton was the driving force behind it. In the first biography of Danton in over forty years David... more

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    Brothers in Arms : The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion WWII s Forgotten Heroes (Paperback)

    Brothers in Arms : The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion WWII s Forgotten Heroes (Paperback)

    A powerful wartime saga recounting the extraordinary story of the 761st Tank Battalion the first all-black armored unit to see combat in World War II. More than a combat story . . . it s also the story of how black soldiers had to fight (literally... more

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