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Time to sock-hop back to the Nifty '50s! The second World War had just ended and babies were booming. Television began to take over the entertainment world, and a little thing called Rock and Roll was taking the world by storm. Read about the stars, the style, and this iconic decade with us.

Need more nostaliga? Check out the Far Out'60s, Dy-no-mite '70s, Totally '80s, All That '90s, and Da Bomb 2000s.

Classics

The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye

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Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart

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Howl and Other Poems

Howl and Other Poems

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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The Haunting οf Hill House

The Haunting οf Hill House

Shirley Jackson

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Go Tell It on the Mountain

Go Tell It on the Mountain

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William S. Burroughs

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From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

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The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

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Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade

Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade

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Eloise in Paris

Eloise in Paris

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Vladimir Nabokov

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Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web

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仮面の告白 [Kamen no kokuhaku]

仮面の告白 [Kamen no kokuhaku]

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Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

Patricia Highsmith

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Pop Culture

All-American Ads 50s

All-American Ads 50s

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Fashionable Clothing from the Sears Catalogs: Late 1950s (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

Fashionable Clothing from the Sears Catalogs: Late 1950s (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

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As Seen on TV: The Visual Culture of Everyday Life in the 1950s

As Seen on TV: The Visual Culture of Everyday Life in the 1950s

Karal Ann Marling

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Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America

Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America

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Retro Happy Hour: Drinks and Eats with a '50s Beat (Retro)

Retro Happy Hour: Drinks and Eats with a '50s Beat (Retro)

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William H. Young

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A 1950s Housewife: Marriage and Homemaking in the 1950s

A 1950s Housewife: Marriage and Homemaking in the 1950s

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LEAVE IT TO BEAVER - FIRE

LEAVE IT TO BEAVER - FIRE

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Boomer Brand Winners & Losers

Barry Silverstein

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You Won't Believe Your Eyes! Revised and Expanded Monster Kids Edition: A Front Row Look at the Science Fiction and Horror Films of the 1950s

You Won't Believe Your Eyes! Revised and Expanded Monster Kids Edition: A Front Row Look at the Science Fiction and Horror Films of the 1950s

Mark Thomas McGee

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I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson

I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson

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The Abbott and Costello Book

The Abbott and Costello Book

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The John Wayne Code: Wit, Wisdom and Timeless Advice

The John Wayne Code: Wit, Wisdom and Timeless Advice

Media Lab Books

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Film noir: Plus Taschen's top 50 pick of noir classics from 1940-1960

Film noir: Plus Taschen's top 50 pick of noir classics from 1940-1960

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The Official John Wayne 5-Ingredient Homestyle Cookbook: Simple Recipes and Heartfelt Stories from Duke's Family Kitchen

The Official John Wayne 5-Ingredient Homestyle Cookbook: Simple Recipes and Heartfelt Stories from Duke's Family Kitchen

The Official John Wayne Magazine

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My Favorite Summer 1956

My Favorite Summer 1956

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Mostly Happy Clip Art of the 30'S, 40'S, and 50's: Scan, Photocopy, Stat

Mostly Happy Clip Art of the 30'S, 40'S, and 50's: Scan, Photocopy, Stat

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AMERICAN CARS OF THE 1950s

AMERICAN CARS OF THE 1950s

The Editors of Consumer Guide

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Collectible Glassware from the 40s 50s 60s: An Illustrated Value Guide

Collectible Glassware from the 40s 50s 60s: An Illustrated Value Guide

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Timeless Toys of the 50s and 60s

Timeless Toys of the 50s and 60s

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Movies

Rebel Without A Cause

Rebel Without A Cause

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A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

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Some Like It Hot (1959)

Some Like It Hot (1959)

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Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain

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The Mummy (1959)

The Mummy (1959)

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The Seventh Seal

The Seventh Seal

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1950s Decade Bundle

1950s Decade Bundle

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Criterion Collection: Tokyo Story

Criterion Collection: Tokyo Story

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

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Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

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The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

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Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet

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Television

I Love Lucy: Season 1

I Love Lucy: Season 1

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Lone Ranger Collection

Lone Ranger Collection

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Lost TV Shows of the '50s

Lost TV Shows of the '50s

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Martin & Lewis Colgate Comedy Hour V.1

Martin & Lewis Colgate Comedy Hour V.1

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The Best of Howdy Doody - 20 Episodes

The Best of Howdy Doody - 20 Episodes

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The Doris Day Special

The Doris Day Special

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season One

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season One

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Abbott and Costello: Comedy Hour

Abbott and Costello: Comedy Hour

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Treasures of The Twilight Zone

Treasures of The Twilight Zone

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Game Shows Of The 50s: Beat The Clock / I've Got A Secret

Game Shows Of The 50s: Beat The Clock / I've Got A Secret

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The Honeymooners: Classic 39 Episodes

The Honeymooners: Classic 39 Episodes

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Father Knows Best: Season 1

Father Knows Best: Season 1

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Adventures of Superman: Season 1

Adventures of Superman: Season 1

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Leave It to Beaver: The Complete Series

Leave It to Beaver: The Complete Series

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Screen Stars

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Marilyn Monroe: The Private Life of a Public Icon

Marilyn Monroe: The Private Life of a Public Icon

Charles Casillo

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Considering Doris Day

Considering Doris Day

Tom Santopietro

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The Real James Dean: Intimate Memories from Those Who Knew Him Best

The Real James Dean: Intimate Memories from Those Who Knew Him Best

Peter L. Winkler

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High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly

High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly

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The courage to be free

The courage to be free

Charlton Heston

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Rock Hudson: Friend of Mine

Rock Hudson: Friend of Mine

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Making Their Voices Heard: The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe

Making Their Voices Heard: The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe

Vivian Kirkfield

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Pocket Elizabeth Taylor Wisdom: Witty and Wise Words from a True Icon

Pocket Elizabeth Taylor Wisdom: Witty and Wise Words from a True Icon

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Doris Day: Her Own Story

Doris Day: Her Own Story

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THE GOLDEN HAM: A CANDID BIOGRAPHY OF JACKIE GLEASON

THE GOLDEN HAM: A CANDID BIOGRAPHY OF JACKIE GLEASON

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Marlon Brando: A Memoir

Marlon Brando: A Memoir

Nancy K. Peardon

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Ernest Hemingway & Gary Cooper in Idaho: An Enduring Friendship (American Legends)

Ernest Hemingway & Gary Cooper in Idaho: An Enduring Friendship (American Legends)

Larry E. Morris

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Jerry Lewis in Person

Jerry Lewis in Person

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Milton Berle: An Autobiography

Milton Berle: An Autobiography

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Ingrid Bergman: My Story

Ingrid Bergman: My Story

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Rock Hudson: The Gentle Giant

Rock Hudson: The Gentle Giant

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LIZ: The Pictorial Biography of Elizabeth Taylor

LIZ: The Pictorial Biography of Elizabeth Taylor

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Music Icons

Frank Sinatra, The Boudoir Singer: All the Gossip Unfit to Print from the Glory Days of Ol' Blue Eyes

Frank Sinatra, The Boudoir Singer: All the Gossip Unfit to Print from the Glory Days of Ol' Blue Eyes

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Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald (Up Close)

Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald (Up Close)

Tanya Lee Stone

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Chuck Berry: The Autobiography

Chuck Berry: The Autobiography

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Little Richard: The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll

Little Richard: The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll

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Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story

Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story

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Bo Diddley -- Living Legend

Bo Diddley -- Living Legend

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Listen to Me: The Brief Life and Enduring Legacy of Buddy Holly

Listen to Me: The Brief Life and Enduring Legacy of Buddy Holly

Jeffrey K. Smith

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Daniel Mark Epstein

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Dean Martin: Recollections

Dean Martin: Recollections

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Blue Monday: Fats Domino And the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll

Blue Monday: Fats Domino And the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll

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Miss Rhythm: The Autobiography of Ruth Brown, Rhythm and Blues Legend

Miss Rhythm: The Autobiography of Ruth Brown, Rhythm and Blues Legend

Maurice J.E. Brown

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Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story

Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story

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The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul

The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul

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Maybe: My Memoir (an Original Member of the Chantels)

Maybe: My Memoir (an Original Member of the Chantels)

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Rage to Survive: The Etta James Story

Rage to Survive: The Etta James Story

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Music

Essential Elvis Presley

Essential Elvis Presley

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Complete U.S. & U.K. Singles As & Bs: 1956-1962: P

Complete U.S. & U.K. Singles As & Bs: 1956-1962: P

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Ultimate Sinatra

Ultimate Sinatra

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CHUCK

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Here's Little Richard

Here's Little Richard

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Twist With Chubby Ch

Twist With Chubby Ch

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Complete U.S. & U.K. Singles As & Bs: 1956-1962

Complete U.S. & U.K. Singles As & Bs: 1956-1962

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Complete Singles and Albums: 1955-1962: Carl Perki

Complete Singles and Albums: 1955-1962: Carl Perki

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Como Perry

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Oh Lady Be Good!

Oh Lady Be Good!

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Hits Collection 1945-62

Hits Collection 1945-62

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Very Best Of Johnny Cash

Very Best Of Johnny Cash

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Everly Brothers: The Very Best of Vol 1

Everly Brothers: The Very Best of Vol 1

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Fats Domino: Live from Austin, TX

Fats Domino: Live from Austin, TX

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The Best Of Ray Charles: The A

The Best Of Ray Charles: The A

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Walkin' After Midnight The Essentials

Walkin' After Midnight The Essentials

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Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings

Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings

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Live At Town Hall Party 1959!

Live At Town Hall Party 1959!

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25 All Time Greatest Hits

25 All Time Greatest Hits

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What a Wonderful World

What a Wonderful World

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The King - Elvis

E is for Elvis: The Elvis Presley Alphabet

E is for Elvis: The Elvis Presley Alphabet

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Fit for a King: The Elvis Presley Cookbook

Fit for a King: The Elvis Presley Cookbook

Elizabeth McKeon

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4 Film Favorites: :Elvis Presley Blues: G.I. Blues/ King Creole/ Jailhouse Rock/ Viva Las Vegas

4 Film Favorites: :Elvis Presley Blues: G.I. Blues/ King Creole/ Jailhouse Rock/ Viva Las Vegas

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Me and a Guy Named Elvis: My Lifelong Friendship with Elvis Presley

Me and a Guy Named Elvis: My Lifelong Friendship with Elvis Presley

Chuck Crisafulli

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Elvis Presley Movie Poster Book, Volume 2

Elvis Presley Movie Poster Book, Volume 2

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Blue Suede Clues: A Murder Mystery Featuring Elvis Presley

Blue Suede Clues: A Murder Mystery Featuring Elvis Presley

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Priscilla Presley

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Little Book of Elvis Presley: Inspirational Quotes from the King of Rock 'n' Roll

Little Book of Elvis Presley: Inspirational Quotes from the King of Rock 'n' Roll

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Roadside Elvis - The Complete State-By-State Travel Guide for Elvis Presley Fans

Roadside Elvis - The Complete State-By-State Travel Guide for Elvis Presley Fans

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Private Presley: The Missing Years--Elvis in Germany

Private Presley: The Missing Years--Elvis in Germany

Andreas Schröer

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Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley

Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley

Peter Guralnick

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I Washed Elvis Presley's Hair

I Washed Elvis Presley's Hair

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Who Was Elvis Presley?

Who Was Elvis Presley?

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Elvis Presley Enterprises

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Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley

Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley

Peter Guralnick

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Elvis Presley Anthology: Easy Guitar Songbook

Elvis Presley Anthology: Easy Guitar Songbook

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Elvis Presley Guitar Pack: Includes Elvis Presley - The King of Rock 'n' Roll book and Elvis Presley Guitar Play-Along DVD (Recorded Versions - Guitar Play-Along)

Elvis Presley Guitar Pack: Includes Elvis Presley - The King of Rock 'n' Roll book and Elvis Presley Guitar Play-Along DVD (Recorded Versions - Guitar Play-Along)

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Elvis Presley Collected

Elvis Presley Collected

Michael A O'Neill

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4 Film Favorites: Elvis Presley Musicals

4 Film Favorites: Elvis Presley Musicals

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Elvis Presley (Saddleback Graphic Biographies)

Elvis Presley (Saddleback Graphic Biographies)

Saddleback Educational Publishing

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History

David Halberstam

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Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality

Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality

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March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine

March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine

Melba Pattillo Beals

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The Race to Space: From Sputnik to the Moon Landing and Beyond...

The Race to Space: From Sputnik to the Moon Landing and Beyond...

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The Korean War: A History

The Korean War: A History

from $14.79

The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt

The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Mandate for Change, 1953-1956: The White House Years

Mandate for Change, 1953-1956: The White House Years

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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The New Yorker Book of the 50s: Story of a Decade

The New Yorker Book of the 50s: Story of a Decade

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The Eisenhower Diaries

The Eisenhower Diaries

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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The Fifty-Year Wound: How America's Cold War Victory Shapes Our World

The Fifty-Year Wound: How America's Cold War Victory Shapes Our World

from $5.49

Southern California in the '50s: Sun, Fun and Fantasy

Southern California in the '50s: Sun, Fun and Fantasy

Charles Phoenix

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Coming up Roses: The Broadway Musical in the 1950s

Coming up Roses: The Broadway Musical in the 1950s

from $5.19

The Decade You Were Born - 1950s

The Decade You Were Born - 1950s

from $5.09

The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s

The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s

William I. Hitchcock

from $7.69

The Queen: The Life and Times of Elizabeth II

The Queen: The Life and Times of Elizabeth II

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Collectibles

THE FINE ART OF MIXING DRINKS. New Revised Edition.

THE FINE ART OF MIXING DRINKS. New Revised Edition.

David A. Embury

from $68.00

Naked Lunch. First Evergreen Black Cat Edition. Second Printing [BC-115]

Naked Lunch. First Evergreen Black Cat Edition. Second Printing [BC-115]

William S. Burroughs

from $17.00

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