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2007
Nov
2007
Check out this video with one of pro wrestling's all time greats Bret Hart. Not just for the wrestling fans, "The Hitman" tells us how his autobiography came about, and why readers will love his book, Hitman. Find out what he has to say about Vince McMahon too!
Nov
2007
Nov
2007
What makes good people do bad things? How can moral people be seduced to act immorally? Where is the line separating good from evil, and who is in danger of crossing it? Renow-ned social psychologist Philip Zimbardo has the answers, and in The Lucifer Effect he explains how---and the myriad reasons why---we are all susceptible to the lure of "the dark side." Drawing on examples from history as well as his own trailblazing research, Zimbardo details how situational forces and group dynamics can work in conce
Nov
2007
Nov
2007
Trailer for David Halberstam's final great work, The Coldest Winter. Find the best prices on this book using the BookOpinion.com price comparison tool here:
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Oct
2007
Oct
2007
On September 25, 2007 Jeffrey Toobin visited the Google NY office to discuss his new book The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court." and to answer NY Googlers related questions. Use the BookOpinion.com price comparison tool to find the best prices for "The Nine" here:
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One day Michael Oher will be among the most highly paid athletes in the National Football League. When we first meet him, he is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or how to read or write. He takes up football, and school, after a rich, white, evangelical family plucks him from the streets. Then two great forces alter Oher: the family's love and the evolution of professional football itself into a game in which the quarterback mus
In 1776, David McCullough's bestselling account of a pivotal year in our nation's struggle, readers learned of the greatest defeats, providential fortune, and courageous triumphs of George Washington and his bedraggled army. Now, in 1776: The Illustrated Edition, the efforts of the Continental Army are made even more personal, as an excerpted version of the original book is paired with letters, maps, and seminal artwork. More than three dozen source documents -- including a personal letter George Washington
Oct
2007
Oct
2007
Classical music critic for the New Yorker, Alex Ross visits Google's Mountain View, CA, headquarters to discuss his book, "The Rest Is Noise." In this talk, he takes you on a tour of classical music. This event took place on October 17, 2007, as part of the Authors@Google series. Find the best prices on this book here: http://bookopinion.com/cgi-bin/?s_i=y&f_i=0374249393
Oct
2007
Oct
2007
Bill Clinton discusses his book "Giving" with Borders. Find the best prices for this book using BookOpinion's price comparison search here:
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Oct
2007
Oct
2007
Author Julia Flynn Siler discusses her book "The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty" as a part of the Authors@Google series. This event took place on August 10, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA. Find the best prices on this book using BookOpinion.com's price comparison search here:
http://bookopinion.com/cgi-bin/?s_i=y&f_i=1592402593
Sep
2007
Sep
2007
Bringing to searing life the terrifying intimacy of hand-to-hand infantry combat, House to House is far more than just another war story. Populated by an indelibly drawn cast of characters, from a fearless corporal who happens to be a Bush-hating liberal to an inspirational sergeant-major who became the author's own lost father figure, it develops the intensely close relationships that form between soldiers under fire. Their friendships, tested in brutal combat, would never be quite the same. Not all of the
