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Mother Teresa
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Demi |
A biography of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa, who spent most of her life serving "the poorest of the poor" in Calcutta, India. |
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Ralph J. Bunche
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Patricia McKissack |
Biography of the African-American statesman and diplomat who was one of the founders of the United Nations and who received the Nobel Prize for his peacemaking efforts. |
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Solar
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Ian McEwan |
Michael Beard ist Physiker und Frauenheld. Er hat den Nobelpreis erhalten, doch ist er alles andere als nobel: Im Beruf ruht er sich auf seinen Lorbeeren aus, privat hält es ihn auf Dauer bei keiner … |
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Jane Addams and Hull House
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Deborah Kent |
A biography of the social worker who defended the oppressed, promoted education for the poor, worked for world peace, and founded Hull House, a settlement house in the industrial slums of Chicago. |
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Jane Addams
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Lucia Raatma |
A biography of Jane Addams, who established Hull-House in Chicago in 1889 to provide medical and legal services, educational opportunities, and social interactions to immigrants and other victims of … |
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Jane Addams
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David Armentrout,Patricia Armentrout |
A biography of the woman who founded Hull-House, one of the first settlement houses in the United States, and who later became involved in the international peace movement |
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Barbara McClintock
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Kathleen Tracy |
Presents the life and career of the geneticist who in 1983 was awarded the Nobel Prize for her study of maize cells. |
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Orphan
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John Weber |
Thirteen-year-old Homer suddenly learns that he is adopted and sets out from 1930s Iowa for New York City with his best friend, Jamie, aided by friends old and new as he tries to learn about his orig… |
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John Steinbeck
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Catherine Reef |
An introduction to the life and most significant works of American author John Steinbeck. |
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Peacemakers
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Ann T. Keene |
An essay describing the establishment of the Nobel Peace Prize precedes chronologically organized profiles of all the individuals and organizations that have received the award since 1901. |
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Portraits of pride II
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L. P. Leung |
288 p. : 27 cm. + |
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Marie Curie
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Mollie Keller |
A biography of the Polish-born chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1903 for the discovery of radium. |
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Otto Hahn and the story of nuclear fission
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Jim Whiting |
Profiles German chemist Otto Hahn, whose research into radioactivity led to the discovery of nuclear fission and, despite his opposition, to the development of the atomic bomb. |
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Mother Teresa
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Carol Greene |
Describes the work of Mother Teresa with the poor of India and how she came to devote her life to bringing not just goods and services to those in need, but also love. |
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Who Was Winston Churchill?
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Ellen Labrecque |
Born into aristocracy, Churchill cut his teeth as a young army officer in British India, the Sudan, and the Second Boer War. He rose in the ranks to First Lord of the Admiralty and was a staunch oppo… |
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Ralph Bunche
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Anne E. Schraff |
Discusses the personal and professional life of the statesman and diplomat who was one of the founders of the United Nations and who received the Nobel Prize for his peacemaking efforts. |
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The 1000 Wisest Things Ever Said Wisdom Of The Nobel Prize Winners
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David Pratt |
xv, 270 p. ; 20 cm |
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Ernest Hemingway / Knut Hamsun / Hermann Hesse
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Ernest Hemingway,Knut Hamsun,Hermann Hesse |
Ernest Hemingway:
Presentation addresses
Acceptance speech
A clean, well-lighted place
The old man and the sea (excerpt)
The sun also rises (excerpt)
A farewell to arms (excerpt)
The l… |
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Mother Teresa
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Betsy Lee |
A biography of the nun who for her many years of working with poor and outcast people has been recognized with the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize. |
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Nelson Mandela
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Jill C. Wheeler |
A biography of the black South African leader who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa. |
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