Tom: 6300 books
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A True Story of Helicopter Pilots in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2011
"The risk of a fatal catastrophe was constant. The NVA was the enemy, but the ultimate opponent was, quite simply, death. . . ."
For assault helicopter crews flying in and around the NVA-infested DMZ, the U.S. pullout from Vietnam in 1970-71 was a desperate time of selfless courage....
Considering Doris Day
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2008
The biggest female box office attraction in Hollywood history, Doris Day remains unequalled as the only entertainer who has ever triumphed in movies, radio, recordings, and a multi-year weekly television series. America's favorite girl next door may have projected a wholesome image that led Oscar...
My Life as a Mankiewicz
An Insider's Journey through Hollywood
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2012
The son of famed director and screenwriter Joseph L. Mankiewicz ( All About Eve [1950], Guys and Dolls [1955], Cleopatra [1963]) and the nephew of Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, Tom Mankiewicz was genuine Hollywood royalty. He grew up in Beverly Hills and New York, spent summers on his...
by Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Harry Judd
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2012
Prepare to meet the real McFly .
In 2003, Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Harry Judd and Dougie Poynter came together and formed what would become one of the most popular and successful bands in the UK. Just teenagers at the time, they were catapulted into the limelight and had to adapt quickly...
Tibetan Peach Pie
A True Account of an Imaginative Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
Internationally bestselling novelist and American icon Tom Robbins' legendary memoir--wild tales of his life and times, both at home and around the globe.
Tom Robbins’ warm, wise, and wonderfully weird novels—including Still Life With Woodpecker, Jitterbug Perfume, and Fierce Invalids...
Ross MacDonald
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015
When he died in 1983, Ross Macdonald was the best-known and most highly regarded crime-fiction writer in America. Long considered the rightful successor to the mantles of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald and his Lew Archer-novels were hailed by The New York Times as "the...
The Novels of Raymond Chandler: A Short Guide
A Short Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2014
Tom Williams is the author of 'A Mysterious Something in the Light', the biography of Raymond Chandler, the man who defined modern crime fiction.
Taking inspiration from novels such as The Big Sleep, The High Window and The Lady in the Lake Tom presents an introduction to Chandler's novels...
Tibetan Peach Pie
Cronache di una vita immaginifica
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 28, 2017
Questo non è un libro di fiction, non è autofiction, non è un saggio, non è un'autobiogra- fia sassosa e classica. Questo libro è il racconto di uno scherzo successo davvero: lo scherzo che è stata la magnifica vita di Tom Robbins. TIBETAN PEACH PIE è un viaggio dentro le dimensioni immaginative...
South of Forgiveness
A True Story of Rape and Responsibility
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
One ordinary spring morning in Reykjavik, Iceland, Thordis Elva kisses her son and partner goodbye before boarding a plane to do a remarkable thing: fly seven thousand miles to South Africa to confront the man who raped her when she was just sixteen. Meanwhile, in Sydney, Australia, Tom Stranger nervously...
Vor aller Augen
Die unglaublichen Erlebnisse des Bibel-Kuriers Tom Hamblin im Nahen Osten
Language: German
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Tausende Kilos Bibeln haben Tom Hamblin und seine Frau in zahlreiche Länder des Nahen Ostens transportiert – immer offen in ihrem Fluggepäck, nie heimlich. Nie verloren sie auch nur ein Exemplar, nie wurden sie länger festgehalten. Und immer erreichten die Bibeln die Menschen, die nach dem Evangelium...
The GM
The Inside Story of a Dream Job and the Nightmares that Go with It
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2007
In the summer of 2006, the NFL’s most senior general manager, Ernie Accorsi, invited Tom Callahan “inside” the Giants organization to experience a season—Accorsi’s last—from the front office, the locker room, the sidelines, and the tunnel. Tom made no promises, except that he’d bring...
Arnie
The Life of Arnold Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
In this definitive biography, veteran sportswriter Tom Callahan shines a spotlight on one of the greatest golfers ever to play the game, Arnold Palmer.
The winner of more than ninety championships, including four Masters Tournaments, Arnold Palmer was a legend in twentieth century sports: a...
If Aristotle Ran General Motors
The New Soul of Business
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2013
What does classical philosophy have to offer modern business? Nothing less than the secrets to building great morale and productivity in any size organization.
This is the message that Tom Morris will deliver this year to thousands of executives of leading companies such as Merrill Lynch, Coca...
The Brand You 50 (Reinventing Work)
Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an 'Employee' into a Brand That Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion!
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1999
Michael Goldhaber, writing in Wired, said, "If there is nothing very special about your work, no matter how hard you apply yourself you won't get noticed and that increasingly means you won't get paid much either. In times past you could be obscure yet secure -- now that's much harder."
Again:...