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  Sherwood Anderson and Other...

  William Faulkner, William Spratling

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  A treasury of literary history featuring caricatures of bohemian life in 1920s New Orleans with captions by William Faulkner.After meeting in the French Quarter, Nobel Prize–winning novelist William Faulkner and renowned silver artist William Spratling shared a house together—and collaborated on a parody volume that offered a witty portrait of the creative denizens of the city, a group that included such future icons as publisher and Broadway producer Horace Liveright, Pulitzer-winning biographer Carl Van Doren,; novelist John Dos Passos, actress and screenwriter Anita Loos, and others. This unique book provides both an enjoyable glimpse into the early lives of prominent literary and artistic figures and a snapshot of New Orleans history.

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  Devil in the Details - Scenes...

  Jennifer Traig

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  The struggles and humiliations of adolescence are told in an unflinching, funny, surprisingly universal tale of one good Jewish girl's battle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. 
  When her father found the washing machine crammed with everything from her sneakers to her barrettes, 12-year-old Jennifer Traig had a simple explanation: Theyd been tainted by the pork fumes emanating from the kitchen and had to be cleansed. The same fumes compelled Jennifer to wash her hands for 30 minutes before dinner. 
  Jennifer’s childhood mania was the result of her then undiagnosed Obsessive Compulsive Disorder joining forces with her Hebrew studies. While preparing for her bat mitzvah, she was introduced to an entire set of arcane laws and quickly made it her mission to follow them perfectly. Her parents nipped her religious obsession in the bud early on, but as her teen years went by, her natural tendency toward the extreme led her down different paths of adolescent agony and mortification. 
  Years later, Jennifer remembers these scenes with candor and humor. What emerges is a portrait of a well-meaning girl and her good-natured parents, and a very funny, very sharp look back at growing up.

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  Ballroom Fever - A Strictly Love...

  George Lloyd

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  From pig-farm to the Ballroom.  
  The dog-eat-dog 70’s Ballroom scene was lubricated with huge amounts of alcohol and sex; and budding ballroom professional George Lloyd was there for every second of it. Plucked from a life of mucking out hogs, George is snapped up by a London dance school where he becomes a rising star of Ballroom. 
  Unfortunately, the late 70’s signals the death knell for Ballroom dancing across the country and many dance schools are struggling. However, the guy who steps up to the plate to save the day is none other than George Lloyd, who helps many dance schools by introducing Disco Dancing to his classes. 
  Through a haze of drink and a coterie of adoring women, George becomes an instant doyen of the British dance scene and is nominated for one of the biggest awards in the industry. But, for every new star on the block, there is always a queue of nasty adversaries, with daggers sharpened, waiting in the shadows. 
  Tragically, Ballroom has to take a back seat when George’s young daughter is diagnosed with cancer. After a charity get-together with Lady Diana Spencer and John Travolta the story becomes a news sensation in the UK and the US, but Diana is tragically killed on the eve she is about to meet George and his family. 
  George Lloyd’s moving memoir captures a period of a time steeped in aspic, love, death, tragedy, success, decadence, violence and gentleness. Beneath the glow of the light fantastic, all human life is here in this book … Kevin Allen 
  “I owe so much to George Lloyd, he’s one of my dancing heroes and this book will give you an insight into his wonderful and colourful life”… Len Goodman 
  “George will spin you across the dance floor of his extraordinary life leaving you drunk, dizzy and ravenous for more” … Rhys Ifans 
  “A great read and right up my street” … Catherine Tyldesley 

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  Enemies of the State - The Cato...

  M.J. Trow

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  On 1 May 1820, outside Newgate Prison, in front of a dense crowd, five of the Cato Street conspirators—Arthur Thistlewood, William Davidson, James Ings, Richard Tidd and John Brunt—were hanged for high treason. Then they were decapitated in the last brutal act of a murderous conspiracy that aimed to assassinate Prime Minister Lord Liverpool and his cabinet and destroy his government. The Cato Street conspirators matched the Gunpowder plotters in their daring—and in their fate—but their dark, radical intrigue hasnt received the attention it deserves. M.J. Trow, in this gripping fast-moving account of this notorious but neglected episode in British history, reconstructs the case in vivid detail and sets it in the wider context of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.

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  Inside the Heart of a...

  Casey T Green

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  Are you an ambitious individual looking to improve your wealth and lifestyle? 
  Have you been looking for an ideal mentor? 
  Have you been wanting to make a personal transformation? 
  Have you always believed you could be successful but struggled to find effective strategies to turn your dreams into reality? 
  Do you want to learn more about the powerful strategies and changes that Oprah Winfrey implemented in her life to become the prosperous woman she is today? 
  Research shows that people who enroll in a mentorship program are promoted five times more than people who are not in a program. These people experience quicker career advancements, expand their knowledge and skill sets, and develop greater confidence in themselves. Do you aspire to be like this? 
  This book series Inside the Heart of a Billionaire is more than just a read that will transform how you chase your success. It’s a comprehensive guide that will empower you with effective tools that have been utilized by Oprah Winfrey to attain the life that most people dream of. In other words, it will introduce you to Oprah Winfrey as your mentor! 
  Exclusive to Inside the Heart of a Billionaire, you’ll discoverSix powerful techniques the business mogul applied in her life to achieve success, pursue her purpose, and learn from the mistakes she made, no matter how detrimental they were to herThe magic of mentorship. How to pick one in your life, and what actionable steps you can implement to make the most of this partnershipWhy failure is okay. How Oprah embraced it throughout her life, and what you can do to deal with failures you’re still holding on to 
  FREE Bonus Material:A comprehensive book list to continue your journeyLife transformation cycle worksheet 
  Are you ready to take action and become the person you are meant to be? Then read Inside the Heart of a Billionaire now!

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  Limitless

  Damien Horton

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  Limitless is the inspirational story of a young man’s journey of healing after more than ten years of depression and addiction. The downward spiral culminates in a severe car crash in August 2007 where he almost loses his life.In the face of extraordinary odds, Damien reinvents his life through meditation and an unwavering determination to change.Damien shares his powerful journey, the highs and the lows, in the hope that you can find what you need to heal your life. His remarkable story proves that we all have the power to heal and return to a place of self-love.

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