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| | 1. |  | Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu
from Quercus
Customer Review:
Bergreen does a fine job retelling the story of Marco Polo and his extraordinary journey along the Silk Road and into the realm of the Mongolian King, Kublia Khan. You'll learn as much about Kublia Khan and the ancient far east as you do about Marco. The book really puts the significance of Marco's... more info
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| | 3. |  | Over the Edge of the World
from HarperPerennial
Price: $14.73
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This is a fast moving account of Ferdinand Magellan's search for the western route to the Spice Islands, his encounter with fate and the almost incomplete circumnavigation of the world by a ragtag group of survivors and unwillling passengers whom the crew of the sole surviving ship of the 4 which... more info
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| | 4. |  | Capone: The Man and the Era
from Simon & Schuster
Price: $4.50
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They just don't make crooks like they used to. The legendary figures of the Roaring Twenties and Depressing Thirties continue to fascinate us today. They tend to fit into two groups: the lone wolf robbers such as Dillinger or Bonnie and Clyde, or the gangsters. Among the gangsters, none were more... more info
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| | 6. |  | Louis Armstrong
from HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Price: $55.94
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Pops.Satchel Mouth.Satchmo.It is all due to him as the Picasso of modern jazz who single handedly developed the soloist in jazz (and with Bing Crosby Jazz singing) that all is due.He and Ellington tower over all.And this book by Bergren is the best among all the Armstrong bio's and maybe the best... more info
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| | 7. | [no image] | James Agee: A Life
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $24.63
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A biography of the American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter James Agee.
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This book is a solidly written account of James Agee's life from his youngest days to his infamously early death of a heart attack in the 1950s. I've been fanatical about Agee since... more info
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