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A common life
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David Laskin |
In this splendid group portrait, David Laskin tells the stories of four friendships that helped to define the course of American literature: Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville, Henry James and E… |
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Gorgeous George
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John Capouya |
This is the first-ever biography of the legendary wrestler Gorgeous George, filled with incredible never-before-told stories. George directly influenced the likes of Muhammad Ali, who took his braggi… |
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Notes from the Underwire
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Quinn Cummings |
Meet Quinn Cummings. Former child star, mother, and modern woman, she just wants to be a good person. Quinn grew up in Los Angeles, a city whose patron saint would be a sixteen-year-old with a gold c… |
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Between me and the river
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Carrie Host |
Carrie Host knows that the diagnosis of a life-threatening illness takes a split second to change your life, as well as the lives of your partner, parents, children and all who love you. Packed with … |
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Woodsong
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Gary Paulsen |
For a rugged outdoor man and his family, life in northern Minnesota is a wild experience involving wolves, deer, and the sled dogs that make their way of life possible. Includes an account of the au… |
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Taylor Lautner
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Sheila Griffin |
"Describes the life and career of Taylor Lautner"--Provided by publisher. |
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Paul Brown
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George Cantor |
vi, 218 p. ; 24 cm |
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Peyton Manning
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Barry Wilner |
"A biography of football player Peyton Manning, highlighting his charitable work"--Provided by publisher. |
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Awakening victory
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Michael E. Silverman |
"[The book] tells the story of this ... campaign through the eyes of the commander of the 3rd Battalion, who was right in the thick of the fight. The book also provides a description of the Iraqi ins… |
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The Celluloid Activist
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Michael R. Schiavi |
The Celluloid Activist is the biography of gay rights activist and film historian, Vito Russo. He wrote The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies. The first edition (of Celluloid Closet) was … |
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Invisible giants
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Mark C. Carnes |
"Oxford University Press recently asked fifty accomplished personalities from a diverse range of industries and interests to each select a person from the 24-volume American National Biography that t… |
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Blood on the tracks
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S. Brian Willson |
After serving in the Vietnam War, S. Brian Willson became a radical, nonviolent peace protester and pacifist, and this memoir details the drastic governmental and social change he has spent his life … |
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Billie Jean King
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Marty Gitlin |
Biography of legendary tennis player and activist Billie Jean King. |
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An accidental athlete
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John Bingham |
"John Bingham is a beloved evangelist of running. Known by fans as "The Penguin" for his gentle humor and back-of-the-pack speed, Bingham's memoir An Accidental Athlete explores with wit and poignanc… |
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Run!
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Dean Karnazes |
A'Running with Karnazes is like setting up one's easel next to Monet or Picasso.' The New York Times In his follow-up to the bestselling Ultramarathon Man, Dean Karnazes is back with more mind-blowin… |
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Selena Gomez
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Ally Azzarelli |
"Read about Selena's early life, how she got started in acting, her band, and her future plans"--Provided by publisher. |
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Brothers at bat
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Audrey Vernick |
Documents the story of the Baseball Hall of Fame honorees, tracing how the Acerra family of New Jersey formed their own semi-pro baseball team in the 1930s and became the longest-running all-brother … |
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Until we all come home
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Kim de Blecourt |
"De Blecourt's riveting first-person account of her battle to free her adopted son from a corrupt regime reveals the abiding power of God's protective care"--Provided by the publisher. |
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The African-American heart surgery pioneer
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Edwin Brit Wyckoff |
"Learn about Vivien Thomas and the clamp he invented to help stop bleeding in a very small space"-- |
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Taylor Lautner
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Josie Rusher |
A biography of Taylor Lautner, an actor. |
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