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Tony Albano

Has your life gone smoothly - or have you hit a bump (or ten) along the way? You need to hear about Tony AIbano's life. In 28 short stories about his road, Tony will make you smile - even laugh - and certainly give you pause ... to think about those bumps that make life interesting. Tony has been a New York hippie, a musician, a deli owner, a Mets lover, and a lover of women. He loves animals, too, especially dogs. Then he hit a real bump. He lost a leg, just like his grandfather had. And just like Brie, the lovable canine who is now one of his best California friends. In addition to being a good writer, Tony is a highly entertaining storyteller. People who hear his stories come away with a truly richer sense of their own lives.

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Carole King

The long-awaited memoir from one of the world's most acclaimed musical talents. She created the soundtrack of our lives ... At last, she shares hers.

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Kathryn Lasky

After her family immigrates to America from Italy in 1903, ten-year-old Sofia is quarantined at the Ellis Island Immigration Station, where she makes a good friend but endures nightmarish conditions. Includes historical notes.

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Michael Shnayerson

He was one of America's greatest storytellers. The Young Lions; Rich Man, Poor Man; The Girls in their Summer Dresses, novels, essays, dramas, screenplays, and some of the finest short stories of our century: in seventy-one years crowded with accomplishment and contradiction, Irwin Shaw wrote them all. Success came early, but then he had to struggle with the temptations of success. He achieved a greater level of celebrity than most writers of his generation, then had to grapple with the demons that celebrity brings. He was known everywhere for his generosity and charm, but became almost as legendary for his battles -- with the Group Theatre, with The New Yorker, with his book publishers, with competitors such as Hemingway, with his wife in their stormy marriage. - Jacket flap.