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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
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Into Thin Air is a riveting first-hand account of a catastrophic expedition up Mount Everest. In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of summit day eight people were d... »
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Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob
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The descriptive gifts of St. Petersburg Times writer Scheiber render these moments poignant and capture amusing occasions too: how mobsters loved the "Godfather" films and even imitated Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, how a crime boss in prison solved the puzzle of how to have sex with his girlfriend d... »
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A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive
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David J. Pelzer's mother, Catherine Roerva, was, he writes in this ghastly, fascinating memoir, a devoted den mother to the Cub Scouts in her care, and somewhat nurturant to her children--but not to David, whom she referred to as "an It." This book is a brief, horrifying account of the bizarre tortures she inflicted on him, told from the point of view ... »
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
This book is about a little girl named Marji during the Iranian Revolution (Against the Shah) and the Islamic Revolution ( Against the Islamic Repub... »
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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
A beloved classic since its initial publication in 1947, this vivid, insightful journal is a fitting memorial to the gifted Jewish teenager who died at Be... »
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