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Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild
David Stenn
Cooper Square Press, 2000
Miss Bow's ONLY true biography
This is the only really researched biography ever written of Clara Bow, a poignant and evocative look at an unforgettable woman who conquered a magical period in our history and blasted apart the Victorian prudishness of western society which was one of the catalysts ...
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General of the Army: George C. Marshall, Soldier and Statesman
Ed Cray
Cooper Square Press, 2000
Great Man, Great Biography
For those of you who like their reviews to be direct and to the point: Ed Cray, a professor of journalism at the University of Southern California, has written the single best one volume life of George C. Marshall. The book is 15 years old and is unlikely to be ...
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Mengele: The Complete Story
Gerald L Posner
Cooper Square Press, 2000
34 years in hell
First of all: A damned good book! Bonechilling material!! Furthermore:
What kind of punishment do you give a man like Mengele?
Deathpenalty? Life in prison? The first one is over too quick and the second one is too easy. No, I think Mengele has got the best ...
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Marilyn Monroe: The Biography
Donald Spoto
Cooper Square Press, 2001
The Best Book On Marilyn
I bought my first book on MM back in 1982 (Yep, it was Robert Slatzer's book!). Since that time, I have read close to 20 books on MM. I think for anyone who wants the closest thing to the truth regarding, among other things, Marilyn's death, her supposed "secret ...
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Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys
Michael Collins
Cooper Square Press, 2001
Collins Sense of humor
Michele Collins sure has a unique personality, on one side he is a great American hero and history maker, on the other side his sense of humor is so overwhelming to let the reader feel close frindship with the man. Some of his comments made me laugh out loudly. I ...
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My Wicked Wicked Ways: The Autobiography of Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn
Cooper Square Press, 2003
Flynn defined the Devil May Care Attitude!
My Wicked Wicked Ways was every bit as entertaining as Flynn's on screen adventures. Amazingly handsome, a lady's man, highly intelligent and a natural athlete, his meteoric rise in Hollywood provided the money and resources to be a true Tasmanian Devil (he was born ...
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Faithfull: An Autobiography
Marianne Faithfull
Cooper Square Press, 2000
So, I dated a Stone and Heroin
Bought as a companion to Patti Boyd's autobiography to get the girlfriend/wife's side of the 60/70s pop music era, Marianne's book is quite depressing. After her childhood she leads the charmed life of an early singer touring and bedding many famous stars such as Bob ...
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New York/Mid-Atlantic Gardener's Book of Lists
Bonnie Appleton
Cooper Square Press, 2001
Excellent guidebook
Our gardening consultants use this book constantly to help homeowners decide which plants work best in different areas of the landscape. There is one or two minor outdated listings, such as recommending leyland cypresses which have been overplanted in this region and ...
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Temptations, Updated
Otis Williams
Cooper Square Press, 2002
Otis Williams and the updated Temptations book.
I just finished reading the updated Temptations book which I bought at the Temptations concert at the Orleans Hotel Casino in Las Vegas on April 12th, 2007. I was fortunate to be in the 2nd row and Otis shook my hand at the end of the concert.
I have seen the mini ...
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Defeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945
William Slim
Cooper Square Press, 2000
A tribute to the common soldier by an uncommon general
Field Marshall Slim, Viscount of Burma, never lets us forget that it is the soldiers in the field that win battles: not politicians in their ivory towers, or generals in their bunkers far behind the action. Slim's theory is that politicians give guidelines for the ...
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I'm a Believer, Updated Edition: My Life of Monkees, Music, and Madness
Micky Dolenz
Cooper Square Press, 2004
A Zany and Entertaining Look Back!
I recently purchased Micky's memoir and couldn't be more pleased with what he came up with! I laughed out loud in many places within it's pages, particularly when he re-enacted particular meetings between the Monkee Members assigning dialogue to each that seem to ...
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Great Short Stories of the Masters
Charles Neider
Cooper Square Press, 2003
An Old but Good Collection
This book, published in 2002, was an unabridged republication of the 1989 version (Great Short Stories: Fiction from the Masters of World Literature). Earlier versions were published in 1950 and 1972 as Great Short Stories from the World's Literature. Most of the ...
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Maria Callas: The Woman behind the Legend
Arianna Huffington
Cooper Square Press, 2002
The Best Biography I've Ever Read
I can't believe no one has reviewed this book...so although I have never written one before here goes....
Critics say that this is the best book on the intensely private yet captivating Maria Callas. I'll go farther than that and say that it is the best biography I ...
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Paradise Found: Growing Tropicals in Your Own Backyard
Norman Winter
Cooper Square Press, 2001
OUTSTANDING BOOK ON TROPICAL GARDENING
This is the best book on tropical gardening I have ever found. It has beautiful pictures & also lists what plants to group together to make a showplace out of your yard. Also tells you which plants are cold hardy! The cold hardiness is something that a lot of books ...
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A.D.D. on the Job: Making Your A.D.D. Work for You
Lynn Weiss
Cooper Square Press, 1996
Positive Approach to ADD At Work
The author, a psychologist with ADD, recommends ways to handle ADD at work. Describes how ADD affects the employee, how to get organized, how to get along with peers and the boss, and options such as self-employment. Is also helpful for people who are not ADD and ...
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