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  • The Good Girls Revolt

    How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace

    by Lynn Povich ...
    It was the 1960s -- a time of economic boom and social strife. Young women poured into the workplace, but the "Help Wanted" ads were segregated by gender and the "Mad Men" office culture was rife with sexual stereotyping and discrimination.Lynn Povich was one of the lucky ones, landing a job at Newsweek, renowned for its cutting-edge coverage of civil rights and the "Swinging Sixties." Nora Ephron ... Read more

    Was $9.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

  • Deadline Artists—Scandals, Tragedies & Triumphs

    More of America's Greatest Newspaper Columns

    by Jack London, H. L. Mencken, Dorothy Thompson, Richard Wright, Damon Runyon, Shirley Povich, Murray Kempton, Mike Ryoko, Ruben Salazar, Mary McGrory, Mike Barnicle, Molly Ivins, Pete Hamill, Carl Hiaasen, Nicholas Kristof, Steve Lopez, Peggy Noonan, Mitch Albom, Leonard Pitts ...
    An anthology of newspaper columns from the 19th century to the present—"engaging eyewitness pieces [that] elicit admiration, wonder and gasps of surprise" ( Kirkus Reviews).Deadline Artists: America's Greatest Newspaper Columns drew together some of the finest examples of America's greatest unsung literary form: the newspaper column. In this new Deadline Artists collection, some of America's ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Washington Senators

    by Povich ...
    Series series Writing Sports
    A facsimile edition of the celebrated 1954 history of the SenatorsShirley Povich’s history of the Washington Senators originally appeared in 1954 as part of the popular series of major league team histories published by G. P. Putnam. With their colorful prose and delightful narratives, the Putnam books have been described as the Cadillac of the genre and have become prized collectibles for ... Read more

    $14.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rules to Infinity

    The Normative Role of Mathematics in Scientific Explanation

    by Mark Povich ...
    This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. One of the central aims of science is to provide explanations of natural phenomena. What role does mathematics play in achieving this aim? How does mathematics contribute ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • The Bush Family Women

    Their Story in Photographs

    by Elaine S. Povich ...
    The Bush Family Women is a must-have collectible for devoted fans of the Bushes and a celebration of four women—Barbara, Laura, Jenna, and Barbara—who hold a unique place in the story of America.The Bush family’s political resume is unequaled in US history: one senator, two governors, one vice president, and two presidents, all whom have helped shape the nation for decades. The Bushes have long ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • John McCain

    A Biography

    by Elaine S. Povich ...
    Series series Greenwood Biographies
    A rebel and risk-taker from childhood, John McCain—son and grandson of admirals—nevertheless chose to follow the traditional path marked out for him in the military. Nearly six years in a North Vietnamese prison tested his resolve and proved his extraordinary resilience and will to survive. Coming to Congress, McCain found that making his way in politics demanded a different set of survival skills ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Walter Johnson

    Baseball's Big Train

    by Henry W. Thomas ...
    “This lavishly illustrated narrative of Walter Johnson’s life is the definitive work on the subject and is likely to remain so.”—Oldtyme Baseball News. “Henry Thomas’s biography of Walter Johnson is carefully researched, thoroughly documented, and, best of all, a pleasure to read.”—Spitball. ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

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    The Second Summer of the Sisterhood

    by Ann Brashares ...
    Narrated by Amy Povich ...
    Series Audiobook 2 - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

    Unabridged

    9 hours 1 min

    The second novel in the wildly popular #1 New York Times bestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, from the author of The Whole Thing Together and The Here and Now.With a bit of last summer’s sand in the pockets, the Traveling Pants and the sisterhood who wears them—Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen—embark on their second summer together.Pants = love. Love your pals. Love yourself.** ... Read more

    $14.95 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

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    Walter Johnson

    Baseball’s Big Train

    by Henry W. Thomas ...
    Narrated by Ian Esmo ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 20 min

    To many, Walter Johnson is the greatest pitcher of all time. He was a star second to none throughout the golden age of sports, which spanned the era of such greats as Cy Young, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Lou Gehrig, and Al Simmons. But it wasn't Walter Johnson's blazing fastball alone that placed him on a pedestal. It was Johnson, above all others, who came to personify "gentlemanly conduct in the ... Read more

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    Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood

    by Ann Brashares ...
    Narrated by Angela Goethals ...
    Series Audiobook 4 - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

    Unabridged

    9 hours 3 min

    The fourth and final novel in the wildly popular #1 New York Times bestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, from the author of The Whole Thing Together and The Here and Now.With unraveled embroidery and fraying hems, the Traveling Pants are back for one last, glorious summer. It’s a summer that will forever change the lives of Lena, Bridget, Tibby, and Carmen, here and now, past and ... Read more

    $18.50 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

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    The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

    by Ann Brashares ...
    Narrated by Angela Goethals, Eileen Stevens ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

    Unabridged

    6 hours 39 min

    Fall in love with the global sensation that inspired a generation of sisterhood! Includes a foreword by actress Amber Tamblyn.Some friends just fit together.Once there was a pair of pants. Just an ordinary pair of jeans. But these pants, the Traveling Pants, went on to do great things. This is the story of the four friends—Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen—who made it possible.Pants = love. Love ... Read more

    $13.00 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

  • A Criminal History of Mankind

    by Colin Wilson ...
    This "immensely stimulating story of true crime down the ages" tells the history of human violence, from Peking Man to the Mafia ( The Times, London).This landmark work offers a completely new approach to the history and psychology of human violence. Its sweep is broad, its research meticulous and detailed. Colin Wilson explores the bloodthirsty sadism of the ancient Assyrians and the mass ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus