If you are a fanatic fan of the late and great Elizabeth Taylor like I am, you will know that there have been almost 70 books depicting Elizabeth's amazing life. One memoir of course titled Elizabeth Taylor and written by the lady herself in 1964. Most editions are unsolicited and most rehash a story that has been told repeatedly. Elizabeth Taylor My Celebrity Connection is my story, and it all began with a simple letter I wrote to Elizabeth. Many letters and cards followed and in 1992, I ...

The essential resource on military and political strategy and the making of the modern worldThe New Makers of Modern Strategy is the next generation of the definitive work on strategy and the key figures who have shaped the theory and practice of war and statecraft throughout the centuries. Featuring entirely new entries by a who’s who of world-class scholars, this new edition provides global, comparative perspectives on strategic thought from antiquity to...

A guide to understanding and handling food allergies and sensitivitiesA comprehensive overview of food sensitivities, including food allergies and food intolerances. The authors clear up much of the confusion consumers have about food sensitivities as they help food-sensitive individuals understand their symptoms, manage their condition and learn to enjoy eating again.Features:- Listing of most common food allergies- Examination of the differenc...

With more than 1,100 impeccably sourced quotes from throughout John Wayne's 172-film career, John Wayne Speaks: The Ultimate John Wayne Quote Book provides what has often been missing from other Duke Wayne reference books: accuracy, context, and comprehensiveness.These quotations offer a deep dive into Wayne's films and acting persona—the iconic American man of action whose sense of values and decency are a veneer covering a boiling pot of determination, co...

An intimate look at widowhood.Gail Griffin had only been married for four months when her husband's body was found in the Manistee River, just a few yards from their cabin door. The terrain of memoir is full of stories of grief, though Grief's Country: A Memoir in Pieces is less concerned with the biography of a love affair than with the lived phenomenon of grief itself—what it does to the mind, heart, and body; how it functions almost as an organism. The ...

The true story of a murder-suicide at Kalamazoo College and its rippling effects on the campus community.On a Sunday night during Homecoming weekend in 1999, Neenef Odah lured his ex-girlfriend, Maggie Wardle, to his dorm room at Kalamazoo College and killed her at close range with a shotgun before killing himself. In the wake of this tragedy, the community of the small, idyllic liberal arts college struggled to characterize the incident, which was even called "the...

A photographic tour of the Detroit Public Library's rich art and architectural history.For the last century, the Detroit Public Library has ranked as one of the most beautiful buildings in Detroit—an important landmark as well as a significant monument serving generations of Detroiters. The Detroit Public Library: An American Classic was born out of "Discover the Wonders," an art and architectural tour of the main library that began in December 2013. Sinc...