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American Profiles eBook Series

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  • Horace Greeley and the Politics of Reform in Nineteenth-Century America

    by Mitchell Snay ...
    Series series American Profiles
    Horace Greeley (1811–1872) was a major figure in nineteenth century American history. As a newspaper editor, politician, and reformer, Greeley was involved with the major events and trends of the era. He was the influential editor of the New York Tribune from 1841 until his death and was instrumental in the rise of the Whig and Republican parties.Snay's biography places Greeley in his historical ... Read more

    $53.49 USD

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  • Ernie Pyles War

    America's Eyewitness to World War II

    by James Tobin ...
    When a machine-gun bullet ended the life of war correspondent Ernie Pyle in the final days of World War II, Americans mourned him in the same breath as they mourned Franklin Roosevelt. To millions, the loss of this American folk hero seemed nearly as great as the loss of the wartime president.If the hidden horrors and valor of combat persist at all in the public mind, it is because of those ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The World According to Breslin

    by Jimmy Breslin ...
    Classic columns from the legendary New York journalist—"a master of the tough-talking, thoroughly researched, contentious, street-wise vignette" ( San Francisco Chronicle ).Although his career spans decades, the seven years that Jimmy Breslin spent at the New York Daily News sparked some of his finest work. When New York City tumbled into economic and social chaos at the end of the 1970s, Breslin ... Read more

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  • The House is Full of Yogis

    by Will Hodgkinson ...
    A witty memoir about the trials of adolescence, the tribulations of family life and the embarrassment that ensues from having larger-than-life parentsNeville and Liz Hodgkinson bought into the Thatcherite dream of home ownership, aspiration and advancement. The first children of their working class parents to go to university and have professional careers, they lived in a semi-detached house in ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

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  • Letters from the Editor

    The New Yorker's Harold Ross

    Edited by Thomas Kunkel ...
    These exhilarating letters—selected and introduced by Thomas Kunkel, who wrote Genius in Disguise, the distinguished Ross biography—tell the dramatic story of the birth of The New Yorker and its precarious early days and years. Ross worries about everything from keeping track of office typewriters to the magazine's role in wartime to the exact questions to be asked for a "Talk of the Town" piece ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Rise of Abraham Cahan

    by Seth Lipsky ...
    Series series Jewish Encounters Series
    Part of the Jewish Encounters seriesThe first general-interest biography of the legendary editor of the Jewish Daily Forward, the newspaper of Yiddish-speaking immigrants that inspired, educated, and entertained millions of readers; helped redefine journalism during its golden age; and transformed American culture.Already a noted journalist writing for both English-language and Yiddish newspapers, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • A Voice in the Box

    My Life in Radio

    by Bob Edwards ...
    The iconic radio personality looks back on his life and career, from his first job at a smalltown Indiana station to his time at NPR and Sirius XM Radio.The host of The Bob Edwards Show and Bob Edwards Weekend on Sirius XM Radio, Bob Edwards became the first radio personality with a large national audience to take his chances in the new field of satellite radio. The programs' mix of long-form ... Read more

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  • A Life in Motion

    by Florence Howe ...
    "A sharp and compelling memoir" of a feminist icon who forged positive change for herself, for women everywhere, and for the world (Rosemary G. Feal, executive director of the Modern Language Association).Florence Howe has led an audacious life: she created a freedom school during the civil rights movement, refused to bow to academic heavyweights who were opposed to sharing power with women, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Merchant of Words

    The Life of Robert St. John

    by Terry Fred Horowitz ...
    During World War II, Robert St. John of NBC, broadcast from London opposite CBS's Edward R. Murrow. Afterward, St. John would become a noted writer and commentator on world affairs, as well as a prominent and vocal supporter of the state of Israel. In Merchant of Words: The Life of Robert St. John, Terry Fred Horowitz not only documents St. John’s accomplishments and adventures but takes readers ... Read more

    $121.49 USD

  • Danger Close

    by Michael Yon ...
    Danger Close is the childhood story of war correspondent Michael Yon.Spanning Yon’s formative years, from the devastation he felt at the loss of his mother at age seven to becoming a Green Beret at 19, Danger Close opens with a proverbial bang. In Ocean City, Maryland, the author is forced to defend himself in hand-to-hand combat and accidentally kills his assailant.In youth, Michael catches ... Read more

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  • Falling for London

    A Cautionary Tale

    by Sean Mallen ...
    When Sean Mallen finally landed his dream job, it fell on him like a ton of bricks. Not unlike the plaster in his crappy, overpriced London flat.The veteran journalist was ecstatic when he unexpectedly got the chance he’d always craved: to be a London-based foreign correspondent. It meant living in a great city and covering great events, starting with the Royal Wedding of William and Kate. Except: ... Read more

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  • If You Love Reading, Thank Johannes Gutenberg! Biography 3rd Grade | Children's Biography Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Johannes Gutenberg introduced printing to Europe. If it weren't for him, you wouldn't be able to read books at the comfort of your home. But how did Johannes Gutenberg come up with the idea of printing? What were the circumstances that led to such a discovery? Read up on the life and works of Johannes Gutenberg. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD