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A MAN ON THE MOON – The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts by Andrew Chalkin. Originally published by Viking Peguin

It was the greatest adventure of the twentieth century: the Apollo mission, America’s decade-long contest to put a man on the moon. And the chief adventurers – the astronauts themselves-where men of breathtaking courage and awesome professionalism. Here is their true story, with personal details never before revealed. From Pete Conrad’s comic high jinks to Neil Armstrong’s coolheaded heroics, from the tragic Apollo 1 disaster to the euphoria of the moonwalks, A Man on the Moon celebrates a great American triumph.

THE DOWNING STREET YEARS BY Margaret Thatcher. Originally published by Harper Collins

She was the most powerful woman in the world. During her eleven and a half years as England’s first woman Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher earned a reputation for plain speaking and decisive action. Here, with uncompromising frankness, the Iron Lady, tells what is was like to transform the “sick man of Europe” into a major player on the stage of world affairs – from war in the Falkland Islands to the fall of Soviet communism and the rise of Operation Desert Storm. Spiced with sharp-witted portraits of Reagan, Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and others, this is an absorbing insider’s account of a historic era.

BEN & JERRY’S: THE INSIDE SCOOP by Fred “Chico” Lager. Originally published by Crown

Who would have thought it? Two hippies from Long Island with the zaney idea of starting an ice-cream shop in the frozen reaches of Northern Vermont – and they end up corporate tycoons who teach Wall Street a thing or two about how to make money. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield started their celebrated high- calorie frozen-desserts empire in an abandon gas station in 1978. Today their company is worth $200 million. How did they do it? With wacky risk taking, a phenomenal taste for good ice cream, and heaps of humor. A thoroughly delicious story.

THE WITHERING CHILD by John A. Gould, Originally published by University of Georgia Press

What began as a dream sabbatical amid the mythic spires of Oxford University became a nightmare for John and Jane Gould when their five-year-old son, Gardner, developed a mysterious illness. Soon after the family arrived in Britain for a year of travel and study. Gardner stopped eating. He complained of cramps and would cry out in pain in the night. He began to waste away. The Gould’s only hope was to return home to America – and pray. The unforgettable story of a father’s journey to understanding and of a child whom onl love could keep alive.

Hardcover with jacket. 573 pages ISSN: 0893-9373