TURNING WHITE:

A MEMOIR OF CHANGE

By Lee Thomas { ABOUT THE AUTHOR }

In his thought-provoking memoir, Turning White, Emmy Award-winning TV broadcaster Lee Thomas shares the physical and mental battle he is waging with vitiligo — a skin disorder that is literally turning him white.

    At age 25, Thomas had a dream job in a dream city —

a feature/entertainment reporter for the ABC network’s flagship TV station in New York. Then he discovered a few white spots on his scalp, the small beginnings of a disease that has spread to half his face — a fact he covers with makeup when on camera.

    As someone in the very public eye, vitiligo has transformed not only Thomas’ color, but his life. “Even people who have known me for years avoid eye contact when they see my face without makeup for the first time,” he writes.

Hardcover  |  176 Pages  |  $14.95 Your Price: US $10.17

CAN $19.95

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CONDO LIVING:

A SURVIVAL GUIDE TO BUYING, OWNING

AND SELLING A CONDOMINIUM

By Robert M. Meisner, ESQ. { ABOUT THE AUTHOR }

When it comes to understanding the legal rights of condominium owners, as well as the dynamics of condo association boards, nobody knows condos like Robert M. Meisner!

    An attorney specializing in community association law, adjunct professor at two Michigan law schools,  extensive lecturer and prolific author, Meisner is a nationally recognized specialist on condominiums. In Condo Living, Meisner shares his wit and wisdom accumulated from more than 35 years of practicing community association law.

    If you’ve ever thought about buying or selling a condo, or joining a condo board, read this book first!

Paperback  |  192 Pages  |  $24.95 Your Price: $18.21

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BOB-LO:

AN ISLAND IN TROUBLED WATERS

By Annessa Carlisle { ABOUT THE AUTHOR }

It’s been a picnic ground, an amusement park and home to million-dollar mansions, but few know the complex story behind the Canadian island adopted by Detroiters as their own.

    Bob-Lo: An Island in Troubled Waters brings to life with vivid detail not only the numerous changes that have swept over the island with the tides of time, but specifically the impact it has had on its longest-residing private citizen, Dorothy Tresness. Her story is as turbulent as the history of the island itself. The beloved Bob-Lo Boats are gone, the rides are dismantled but the story of Bob-Lo is far from over as Dorothy, in her 80s, steadfastly holds claim to her private slice of island paradise.

Paperback  |  100 Pages  |  $19.95 Your Price: $11.97

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SHANGHAI REMEMBERED:

STORIES OF JEWS WHO ESCAPED TO SHANGHAI FROM NAZI EUROPE

By Berl Falbaum { ABOUT THE AUTHOR }

In the 1930s, anti-Semitism was spreading like a cancer throughout the world, and even though Hitler's regime was criticized for its treatment of Jews, no one stepped forward to help them.
    Through word of mouth or information from travel agencies, Jews from various parts of Europe discovered that Shanghai was an open port. No visas or passports were required. About 20,000 refugees made the decision to flee from impending extermination — leaving behind their highly civilized and sophisticated culture for a haven that could not have been more unlike the life they had experienced.

    Shanghai Remembered is a collection of first-person accounts telling how these refugees found themselves traumatized, stateless and penniless in a strange and inhospitable place.

Paperback  |  256 Pages  |  $27.95 Your Price: $16.77

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THE WAY IT WAS:

GLIMPSES OF DETROIT’S HISTORY THROUGH THE PAGES OF HOUR DETROIT MAGAZINE

If you have fond memories of the days when streetcars rumbled through Detroit's avenues, of shopping downtown at Hudson's and Kern's, or spending lazy days on Belle Isle or even if you're too young to have experienced the city's heyday The Way It Was will transport you to a time when Detroit pulsated with energy.

Paperback  |  156 Pages  |  $29.95 Your Price: $17.97

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DETROIT CITY BEAUTIFUL 2009

By Laszlo Regos { ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER }

There’s more to Detroit than sports, cars, and music. Just look up – and you’ll see that the city’s skyline is home to beautiful buildings by renowned architects such as Albert Kahn, Minoru Yamasaki, Cass Gilbert, and many others.

Photographed by professional architecture and interior design photographer Laszlo Regos, Detroit: City Beautiful 2009 is itself a work of art that offers a glimpse inside several of Detroit’s world-class architectural gems!

12-Month Wall Calendar | $13.99 Your Price: $3.50   

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