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  1. They Call Me Goose

    They Call Me Goose: My Life in Kentucky Basketball and Beyond [Hardback]

    Jack Givens (Author); Doug Brunk (Other); Ralph E. Hacker (Author)

    £27.00

    ISBN: 9780813198910
    Published by : University Press of Kentucky
    Series: Race and Sports
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    When Jack "Goose" Givens first walked onto the basketball court at Lexington's Douglass Park for the legendary Dirt Bowl league, it was the beginning of one of the most illustrious sports careers in Kentucky history. After being named 1974's Mr. B... .... Learn More
  2. No Son of Mine

    No Son of Mine: A Memoir [Hardback]

    Jonathan Corcoran (Author)

    £25.00

    ISBN: 9780813198514
    Published by : University Press of Kentucky
    Series: Appalachian Futures: Black, Native, and Queer Voices
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    Born and raised in rural West Virginia, Jonathan Corcoran was the youngest and only son of three siblings in a family balanced on the precipice of poverty. His mother, a traditional, evangelical, and insular woman who had survived abuse and abando... .... Learn More
  3. Patton's Tactician

    Patton's Tactician: The War Diary of Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keyes [Hardback]

    Geoffrey Keyes (Author); James W. Holsinger (Editor)

    £36.00

    ISBN: 9780813198712
    Published by : University Press of Kentucky
    Series: American Warriors Series
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    Nineteen months after Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor and forced the United States to enter World War II, boats carrying the 7th US Army landed on the shores of southern Sicily. Dubbed Operation Husky, the campaign to establish an Allied foo... .... Learn More
  4. Yves Montand

    Yves Montand: The Passionate Voice [Hardback]

    Joseph Harriss (Author)

    £36.00

    ISBN: 9780813198606
    Published by : University Press of Kentucky
    Series: Screen Classics
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    Once described by the New York Times as "the quintessential French Romantic, half adventurer, half-intellectual," actor, singer, and political activist Yves Montand won the hearts of audiences around the world with a charisma and talent that trans... .... Learn More
  5. John Ford

    John Ford [Paperback]

    Joseph McBride (Author); Michael Wilmington (Author)

    £23.00

    ISBN: 9780813198378
    Published by : University Press of Kentucky
    Series: Screen Classics
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    Orson Welles was once asked which directors he most admired. He replied: "The old masters. By which I mean John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford." A legend in his own time, John Ford (1894–1973) received a record four Academy Awards for best directo... .... Learn More
  6. John Ford

    John Ford [Hardback]

    Joseph McBride (Author); Michael Wilmington (Author)

    £32.00

    ISBN: 9780813198507
    Published by : University Press of Kentucky
    Series: Screen Classics
    Not yet published - available for pre-order
    Orson Welles was once asked which directors he most admired. He replied: "The old masters. By which I mean John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford." A legend in his own time, John Ford (1894–1973) received a record four Academy Awards for best directo... .... Learn More
  7. Gatewood

    Gatewood: Kentucky's Uncommon Man [Hardback]

    Matthew Strandmark (Author)

    £30.00

    ISBN: 9780813198415
    Published by : University Press of Kentucky
    Series: Kentucky Remembered: An Oral History Series
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    When Louis Gatewood Galbraith passed away in 2012, a flood of tributes merely scratched the surface of this "colorful" and controversial figure. Throughout his life and political career, regional and national media outlets focused on the policy id... .... Learn More
  8. The Coal Miner Who Became Governor

    The Coal Miner Who Became Governor [Hardback]

    Paul E. Patton (Author); Jeffrey S. Suchanek (Other)

    £34.00

    ISBN: 9780813198330
    Published by : University Press of Kentucky
    Series: Kentucky Remembered: An Oral History Series
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    Born in Fallsburg, Kentucky, in a tenant house insulated with newspapers, Paul Patton had a humble upbringing that held few clues about his future as one of the most prominent politicians in the history of the state. From the coal mines of eastern... .... Learn More
  9. Commanding Professionalism

    Commanding Professionalism: Simpson, Moore, and the Ninth US Army [Hardback]

    William Stuart Nance (Author)

    £30.00

    ISBN: 9780813198231
    Published by : University Press of Kentucky
    Series: American Warriors Series
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    When one thinks of influential World War II military figures, five-star generals such as Dwight D. Eisenhower and Omar Bradley instantly come to mind. As important as these central figures were to the Second World War, the conflict produced equall... .... Learn More
  10. The Warner Brothers

    The Warner Brothers [Hardback]

    Chris Yogerst (Author); Michael Uslan (Author)

    £32.00

    ISBN: 9780813198019
    Published by : University Press of Kentucky
    Series: Screen Classics
    Not yet published - available for pre-order
    One of the oldest and most recognizable studios in Hollywood, Warner Bros. is considered a juggernaut of the entertainment industry. Since its formation in the early twentieth century, the studio has been a constant presence in cinema history, res... .... Learn More

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