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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Mother Teresa	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.	OL103639W
Ralph J. Bunche	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.	OL14860558W
Solar	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 …	OL14919749W
Jane Addams and Hull House	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.	OL15039000W
Jane Addams	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 …	OL15050542W
Jane Addams	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	OL15118553W
Barbara McClintock	Kathleen Tracy	Presents the life and career of the geneticist who in 1983 was awarded the Nobel Prize for her study of maize cells.	OL15423277W
Orphan	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…	OL15488051W
John Steinbeck	Catherine Reef	An introduction to the life and most significant works of American author John Steinbeck.	OL15837435W
Peacemakers	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.	OL15893325W
Portraits of pride II	L. P. Leung	288 p. : 27 cm. +	OL15897163W
Marie Curie	Mollie Keller	A biography of the Polish-born chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1903 for the discovery of radium.	OL15964849W
Otto Hahn and the story of nuclear fission	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.	OL16031118W
Mother Teresa	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.	OL1653318W
Who Was Winston Churchill?	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…	OL17342644W
Ralph Bunche	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.	OL1742696W
The 1000 Wisest Things Ever Said Wisdom Of The Nobel Prize Winners	David Pratt	xv, 270 p. ; 20 cm	OL17432959W
Ernest Hemingway / Knut Hamsun / Hermann Hesse	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…	OL17970062W
Mother Teresa	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.	OL18173566W
Nelson Mandela	Jill C. Wheeler	A biography of the black South African leader who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa.	OL1830799W