SHATNER TELLS OF HIS LIFE, CAREER IN NEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY
William Shatner’s autobiography is Up Till Now. From his work in the The Twilight Zone and the original Star Trek series to winning an Emmy for his role on Boston Legal, to doing commercials, Shatner has been an actor for almost sixty years. Here he offers the full story of his life and explains how he got to be, well, everywhere.
Jill Price has the first diagnosed case of a memory condition that gives her the continuous, automatic, autobiographical recall of every day of her life since she was fourteen. Not only does she make no effort to call her memories to mind, she cannot stop them. The Woman Who Can’t Forget is the moving story of her quest to come to terms with her extraordinary memory as she reveals the many mysteries about how our memories shape us.
Mark McEwen left The Early Show after fifteen years and had moved to Orlando to anchor the local news and spend more time with his family. He was at the top of his game and enjoying life when he suffered a stroke. In his new book, Change in the Weather, he talks about his recovery, his ultimate triumph, and the warning signs, prevention, and treatment of stroke.
Since the start of the war in Iraq, Marines like Major Steve Beck have found themselves thrown into a different kind of mission: casualty notification. It’s a mission without weapons, and in Final Salute, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jim Sheeler weaves together the stories of the fallen and the broken homes they have left behind. It’s also the story of Major Beck and his efforts to help heal the wounds of those left grieving.
Pennsylvania Avenue: Profiles in Backroom Power is by John Harwood and Gerald Seib. It shows how today’s Washington power game really works, explains why progress is so difficult and shows what it takes to succeed in the high stakes game of governing.
As a longtime golfer, Jeff Foxworthy has learned something important about the game: It’s not who has the highest score, it’s who has the least fun playing it. And now, in his hilarious primer How to Really Stink at Golf, Foxworthy shares his invaluable tips for a lifetime of horrible drives and putts.
You can enjoy a variety of tasty meals any night of the week with Pizza on the Grill by Elizabeth Karmel. And Mobil Travel Guide: Texas 2008 gives you unbiased, objective information about where to stay, where to dine, and what to see and do in the Lone Start State.
Booker T. Washington said, "If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else."
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