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No Better Friend

One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII

by Robert Weintraub ...

**This New York Times–bestseller "combines a gritty war story with a warm dog story—readers who like both will think they have gone to heaven" ( Boston Globe).Flight technician Frank Williams and Judy, a purebred pointer, met in the most unlikely of places: an internment camp in the Pacific. Judy was a fiercely loyal dog, with a keen sense for who was friend and who was foe, and the pair's ... Read more

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**This New York Times–bestseller "combines a gritty war story with a warm dog story—readers who like both will think they have gone to heaven" ( Boston Globe).Flight technician Frank Williams and Judy, a purebred pointer, met in the most unlikely of places: an internment camp in the Pacific. Judy was a fiercely loyal dog, with a keen sense for who was friend and who was foe, and the pair's
... Read more
The Divine Miss Marble

A Life of Tennis, Fame, and Mystery

by Robert Weintraub ...

**“In Robert Weintraub’s exhaustive biography, The Divine Miss Marble, he transports the reader into Marble’s vibrant world. It’s a dreamy, indomitable life worth reading about as today’s tennis tries to return to form.”—The Washington Post“An intriguing book about a fascinating woman…highly recommended.”—Library Journal (starred review)“Delightful and engrossing, this is a must for tennis fans.” ... Read more

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**“In Robert Weintraub’s exhaustive biography, The Divine Miss Marble, he transports the reader into Marble’s vibrant world. It’s a dreamy, indomitable life worth reading about as today’s tennis tries to return to form.”—The Washington Post“An intriguing book about a fascinating woman…highly recommended.”—Library Journal (starred review)“Delightful and engrossing, this is a must for tennis fans.”
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The House That Ruth Built

A New Stadium, the First Yankees Championship, and the Redemption of 1923

by Robert Weintraub ...

"A fascinating tale of one of baseball's greatest moments—the emergence in 1923 of Babe Ruth and the Yankees . . . You're in for a rollicking good ride." —Johnathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize–winning authorIn 1923, the floundering Yankees didn't have to rent the Polo Grounds from their cross-town rivals, the New York Giants, anymore. They finally got their own field. The newly-built, state-of-the art ... Read more

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"A fascinating tale of one of baseball's greatest moments—the emergence in 1923 of Babe Ruth and the Yankees . . . You're in for a rollicking good ride." —Johnathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize–winning authorIn 1923, the floundering Yankees didn't have to rent the Polo Grounds from their cross-town rivals, the New York Giants, anymore. They finally got their own field. The newly-built, state-of-the art
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No Better Friend

A Man, a Dog, and Their Incredible True Story of Friendship and Survival in World War II

by Robert Weintraub ...

A tale of friendship and survival between a man and a dog in World War II in this young readers' adaptation of the New York Times bestseller.No Better Friend tells the incredible true story of Frank Williams, a radarman in Britain's Royal Air Force, and Judy, a purebred pointer, who met as prisoners of war during World War II. Judy, who became the war's only official canine POW, was a fiercely ... Read more

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A tale of friendship and survival between a man and a dog in World War II in this young readers' adaptation of the New York Times bestseller.No Better Friend tells the incredible true story of Frank Williams, a radarman in Britain's Royal Air Force, and Judy, a purebred pointer, who met as prisoners of war during World War II. Judy, who became the war's only official canine POW, was a fiercely
... Read more
The Victory Season

The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age

by Robert Weintraub ...

"A beautifully written paean to the 1946 baseball season, when normalcy returned to the national pastime." —Mike Vaccaro, New York PostIn 1945 Major League Baseball had become a ghost of itself. Parks were half empty, the balls were made with fake rubber, and mediocre replacements roamed the fields, as hundreds of players, including the game's biggest stars, were serving abroad, devoted to ... Read more

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"A beautifully written paean to the 1946 baseball season, when normalcy returned to the national pastime." —Mike Vaccaro, New York PostIn 1945 Major League Baseball had become a ghost of itself. Parks were half empty, the balls were made with fake rubber, and mediocre replacements roamed the fields, as hundreds of players, including the game's biggest stars, were serving abroad, devoted to
... Read more
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The House That Ruth Built

A New Stadium, the First Yankees Championship, and the Redemption of 1923

by Robert Weintraub ...

Narrated by Fred Berman ...

Unabridged

21 hours 55 min

Journalist Robert Weintraub vividly recreates the pivotal year that transformed the New York Yankees into the legendary franchise of today. Overshadowed by the New York Giants, the hapless Yankees played their home games at the ballpark of their cross-town rivals. But when Yankee Stadium was completed in 1923, Babe Ruth bounced back from a disappointing season-launching the Yankees' storied ... Read more

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Journalist Robert Weintraub vividly recreates the pivotal year that transformed the New York Yankees into the legendary franchise of today. Overshadowed by the New York Giants, the hapless Yankees played their home games at the ballpark of their cross-town rivals. But when Yankee Stadium was completed in 1923, Babe Ruth bounced back from a disappointing season-launching the Yankees' storied
... Read more

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No Better Friend

Young Readers Edition: A Man, a Dog, and Their Incredible True Story of Friendship and Survival in World War II

by Robert Weintraub ...

Narrated by P.J. Ochlan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 6 min

The young listeners' adaptation of the New York Times bestseller No Better Friend—the extraordinary tale of friendship and survival between a man and a dog in World War II.No Better Friend tells the incredible true story of Frank Williams, a radarman in Britain's Royal Air Force, and Judy, a purebred pointer, who met as prisoners of war during World War II. Judy, who became the war's only official ... Read more

$15.99 USD

The young listeners' adaptation of the New York Times bestseller No Better Friend—the extraordinary tale of friendship and survival between a man and a dog in World War II.No Better Friend tells the incredible true story of Frank Williams, a radarman in Britain's Royal Air Force, and Judy, a purebred pointer, who met as prisoners of war during World War II. Judy, who became the war's only official
... Read more
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No Better Friend

One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII

by Robert Weintraub ...

Narrated by Dan Woren ...

Unabridged

14 hours 42 min

The extraordinary tale of survival and friendship between a man and a dog in World War II.Flight technician Frank Williams and Judy, a purebred pointer, met in the most unlikely of places: an internment camp in the Pacific. Judy was a fiercely loyal dog, with a keen sense for who was friend and who was foe, and the pair's relationship deepened throughout their captivity. When the prisoners ... Read more

$31.99 USD

The extraordinary tale of survival and friendship between a man and a dog in World War II.Flight technician Frank Williams and Judy, a purebred pointer, met in the most unlikely of places: an internment camp in the Pacific. Judy was a fiercely loyal dog, with a keen sense for who was friend and who was foe, and the pair's relationship deepened throughout their captivity. When the prisoners
... Read more
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The Divine Miss Marble

A Life of Tennis, Fame, and Mystery

by Robert Weintraub ...

Narrated by Johnathan McClain ...

Unabridged

15 hours 13 min

**“In Robert Weintraub’s exhaustive biography, The Divine Miss Marble, he transports the reader into Marble’s vibrant world. It’s a dreamy, indomitable life worth reading about as today’s tennis tries to return to form.”—The Washington Post“An intriguing book about a fascinating woman…highly recommended.”—Library Journal (starred review)“Delightful and engrossing, this is a must for tennis fans.” ... Read more

$25.00 USD

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**“In Robert Weintraub’s exhaustive biography, The Divine Miss Marble, he transports the reader into Marble’s vibrant world. It’s a dreamy, indomitable life worth reading about as today’s tennis tries to return to form.”—The Washington Post“An intriguing book about a fascinating woman…highly recommended.”—Library Journal (starred review)“Delightful and engrossing, this is a must for tennis fans.”
... Read more

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My Beloved Monster

Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me

by Caleb Carr ...

Narrated by James Lurie ...

Unabridged

13 hours 47 min

**The New York Times bestselling author of The Alienist tells the extraordinary story of Masha, a half-wild rescue cat who fought off a bear, tackled Caleb like a linebacker—and bonded with him as tightly as any cat and human possibly can.“The most brilliant feline portrait in literary history.” —People Magazine (Book of the Week)**Caleb Carr has had special relationships with cats since he was a ... Read more

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**The New York Times bestselling author of The Alienist tells the extraordinary story of Masha, a half-wild rescue cat who fought off a bear, tackled Caleb like a linebacker—and bonded with him as tightly as any cat and human possibly can.“The most brilliant feline portrait in literary history.” —People Magazine (Book of the Week)**Caleb Carr has had special relationships with cats since he was a
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Grant and Sherman

The Friendship That Won the Civil War

by Charles Bracelen Flood ...

Narrated by Charles Bracelen Flood ...

Abridged

5 hours 57 min

""We were as brothers,"" William Tecumseh Sherman said, describing his relationship with Ulysses S. Grant. They were incontestably two of the most important figures in the Civil War, but until now there has been no book about their victorious partnership and the deep friendship that made it possible.Heeding the call to save the Union, each struggled past political hurdles to join the war effort. ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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""We were as brothers,"" William Tecumseh Sherman said, describing his relationship with Ulysses S. Grant. They were incontestably two of the most important figures in the Civil War, but until now there has been no book about their victorious partnership and the deep friendship that made it possible.Heeding the call to save the Union, each struggled past political hurdles to join the war effort.
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Irena's Gift

An Epic WWII Memoir of Sisters, Secrets, and Survival

by Karen Kirsten ...

Narrated by Karen Kirsten ...

Unabridged

12 hours 27 min

In 1942, in German-occupied Poland, a Jewish baby girl was smuggled out of the Warsaw ghetto in a backpack. That baby, Joasia, knew nothing about this extraordinary event until she was thirty-two, when a letter arrived from a stranger. She also learned that the parents who raised her were actually her aunt and uncle. Joasia kept this knowledge hidden from her own daughter, Karen—until an innocent ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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In 1942, in German-occupied Poland, a Jewish baby girl was smuggled out of the Warsaw ghetto in a backpack. That baby, Joasia, knew nothing about this extraordinary event until she was thirty-two, when a letter arrived from a stranger. She also learned that the parents who raised her were actually her aunt and uncle. Joasia kept this knowledge hidden from her own daughter, Karen—until an innocent
... Read more

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