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  • The Capitol

    The Surprising Biography of an American Building

    by Brian Jay Jones ...
    An in-depth exploration of history of the US Capitol building and the incredible personalities who built it, full of dramatic stories and surprising facts; a powerful testament to what the Capitol has meant to generations of Americans and how it has endured.The Capitol is a unique biography of a place, encompassing architecture, history, politics, popular culture, and race in a fascinating ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Jim Henson

    The Biography

    by Brian Jay Jones ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For the first time ever—a comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century’s most innovative creative artists: the incomparable, irreplaceable Jim HensonHe was a gentle dreamer whose genial bearded visage was recognized around the world, but most people got to know him only through the iconic characters born of his fertile imagination: Kermit the Frog, Bert and ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Becoming Dr. Seuss

    Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination

    by Brian Jay Jones ...
    The definitive, fascinating, all-reaching biography of Dr. SeussDr. Seuss is a classic American icon. Whimsical and wonderful, his work has defined our childhoods and the childhoods of our own children. The silly, simple rhymes are a bottomless well of magic, his illustrations timeless favorites because, quite simply, he makes us laugh. The Grinch, the Cat in the Hat, Horton, and so many more, are ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Washington Irving

    The Definitive Biography of America's First Bestselling Author

    by Brian Jay Jones ...
    Brian Jay Jones crafts a deft biography of the author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and Rip van Winkle”: quintessential New Yorker, presidential confidant, diplomat, lawyer, and fascinating charmer. The first American writer to make his pen his primary means of support, Washington Irving rocketed to fame at the age of twenty-six. In 1809 he published A History of New York under the pseudonym ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • George Lucas

    A Life

    by Brian Jay Jones ...
    "Jones' ebullient bio shows that the Force has always been with filmmaker Lucas. Packed with fun insider info . . . a whiz-bang tribute to a genius." ― PeopleOn May 25, 1977, a problem-plagued, budget-straining independent science-fiction film opened in a mere thirty-two American movie theaters. Conceived, written, and directed by a little-known filmmaker named George Lucas, the movie originally ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Jim Henson

    The Biography

    by Brian Jay Jones ...
    Narrated by Kirby Heyborne ...

    Unabridged

    21 hours 18 min

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For the first time ever—a comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century’s most innovative creative artists: the incomparable, irreplaceable Jim HensonHe was a gentle dreamer whose genial bearded visage was recognized around the world, but most people got to know him only through the iconic characters born of his fertile imagination: Kermit the Frog, Bert and ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Capitol

    The Surprising Biography of an American Building

    by Brian Jay Jones ...
    Narrated by Robert Petkoff ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 45 min

    An in-depth exploration of history of the US Capitol building and the incredible personalities who built it, full of dramatic stories and surprising facts; a powerful testament to what the Capitol has meant to generations of Americans and how it has endured.The Capitol is a unique biography of a place, encompassing architecture, history, politics, popular culture, and race in a fascinating ... Read more

    $26.00 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    George Lucas

    A Life

    by Brian Jay Jones ...
    Narrated by Jay Snyder ...

    Unabridged

    18 hours 18 min

    The essential biography of the influential and beloved filmmaker George Lucas.On May 25, 1977, a problem-plagued, budget-straining independent science-fiction film opened in a mere thirty-two American movie theaters. Conceived, written, and directed by a little-known filmmaker named George Lucas, the movie originally called The Star Wars quickly drew blocks-long lines, bursting box-office records ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Becoming Dr. Seuss

    Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination

    by Brian Jay Jones ...
    Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

    Unabridged

    18 hours

    The definitive, fascinating, all-reaching biography of Dr. SeussDr. Seuss is a classic American icon. Whimsical and wonderful, his work has defined our childhoods and the childhoods of our own children. The silly, simple rhymes are a bottomless well of magic, his illustrations timeless favorites because, quite simply, he makes us laugh. The Grinch, the Cat in the Hat, Horton, and so many more, are ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee

    by Josephine Riesman ...
    Narrated by Vikas Adam ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours

    The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee, a writer and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture—at a steep personal costHUGO AWARD FINALIST • EISNER AWARD NOMINEE • “True Believer is in every imaginable way the biography that Stan Lee deserves—ambitious, audacious, daring, and unflinchingly clear-eyed about the man’s significance, his shortcomings, his transgressions ... Read more

    $22.50 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    A Dream Deferred

    Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power

    by Abby Phillip ...
    Narrated by Abby Phillip ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 14 min

    From CNN’s Abby Phillip, a triumphant new look at Jesse Jackson’s presidential campaigns of the 1980s and how they changed Black political power. This program is read by the author.“A joyful, rich, must-read biography of a politician whose flaws and gifts were in constant, intense competition.” —Jake TapperJesse Jackson, the civil rights leader, activist, raconteur, and political candidate, ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Turf Wars

    The Fight for the Soul of America's Game

    by DeMaurice Smith ...
    Narrated by DeMaurice Smith ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 59 min

    An NFL insider’s explosive account of the ruthless power struggles between owners and players over the future of football.During his fourteen years as the head of the NFL Players Association, DeMaurice Smith was a front line advocate for football players through some of the most tumultuous crises in NFL history: Colin Kaepernick’s protests, Deflategate, a lockout, two collective bargaining ... Read more

    $24.00 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook