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| | 2. |  | Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu
from Knopf
Price: $19.11
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Laurence Bergreen's MARCO POLO: FROM VENICE TO XANDU is one of the foremost biographies written about the Venetian explorer and merchant. Polo opened the doors for the Western world to sail into the Orient. Adapted from Polo's legendary journals, Bergreen revisits early western trade from... more info
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| | 4. |  | Capone: The Man and the Era
from Simon & Schuster
Price: $15.60
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This is a great novel. "Not so hot" in the sense that the author almost discredits Capone for how he really was. This is the first indepth reading about Capone, but it is very detailed. I am telling you , if you want to read only one book about Capone, then read this one. You will never have to read... more info
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| | 5. |  | Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life
from Broadway Books
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This book is subtitled "An Extravagant Life," and is available in hardcover. Laurence Bergreen also wrote "Louis Armstrong: An Extrodinary Life" Unfortunately I got the impression that Mr. Bergreen became a little disillusioned with his subject. He glosses over Armstrong's flaws. For instance,... more info
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| | 10. | [no image] | James Agee: 2A Life
from Dutton Adult
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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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