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Escape from the Deep
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Alex Kershaw
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The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine
and Her Courageous Crew
By October, 1944, the U.S. Navy submarine Tang had sunk more enemy ships and pulled off more daring surface attacks than any other submarine in the Pacific. But then the Tang was hit by one of her own faulty torpedoes. The survivors struggled to stay alive in their submerged "iron coffin" 180 feet beneath the surface while the Japanese dropped deadly depth charges.
Just 9 of the original 80 man crew survived a harrowing ascent through the escape hatch. But shortly after being picked up by a Japanese patrol vessel, they were sent to a secret interrogation camp known as the "Torture Farm." They were finally liberated in August, 1945, and never revealed anything to the Japanese - not even the greatest secret of WWII.
Escape from the Deep is their adrenaline-soaked story, told by critically acclaimed author Alex Kershaw ...
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Baseball Field Guide
An In-Depth Illustrated Guide to the Complete Rules of Baseball
by
Paul Hamburger, Dan Formosa
A clear and comprehensive guide to the rules of baseball!
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The Terra Cotta Army
China's First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation
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John Man
The incredible story of the discovery of China’s greatest archaeological treasure, and the history behind the mysterious terra cotta warriors and the emperor who made them
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Man Killed by Pheasant
And Other Kinships
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John Price
A memoir, both lyrical and witty, of kinships both wild and tame
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If I'd Known Then
Women in Their 20s and 30s Write Letters to Their Younger Selves
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Ellyn Spragins
Powerful wisdom for young women, in a new collection from the editor of the New York Times bestseller What I Know Now™
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Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart
Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now
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Gordon Livingston
From a psychiatrist who has spent the past thirty-five years listening to other people’s most intimate problems and struggles, here is a generous and gentle alternative to the trial-and-error learning that makes wisdom such an expensive commodity.
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The Compassionate Carnivore
Or, How to Keep Animals Happy, Save Old MacDonald's Farm, Reduce Your Hoofprint, and Still Eat Meat
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Catherine Friend
Following the cult favorite Hit by a Farm-an original look into the clamor over livestock and meat, showing consumers how to be healthy and humane carnivores
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