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The Denver Beat Scene: The Mile-High Legacy of Kerouac, Cassady & GinsbergThe Beat Generation descended on Denver with the same feverish intensity that rattled the caf's and art galleries of New York and San Francisco. Home to Neal Cassady and favorite stomping ground for both Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, the Mile-High City still pulses...
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Texas Women First: Leading Ladies of Lone Star HistoryAmerican history is teeming with unconventional, trailblazing Lone Star women with big, unprecedented achievements--outstanding, outrageous, outré women who know all about being Texas Big and being first. Texas's own Bessie Coleman was the first black person in the world to earn a pilot's license....
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The Story of My LifeThe Story of My Life may be the most extraordinary autobiography ever written. Its author was only 22 when it was published, in 1903, but her life to that point had already been most uncommon: she had been rendered deaf, blind, and later mute...
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Desperately Seeking BowieExplore the geography of genius in Desperately Seeking Bowie, a pocket-sized hardcover that situates major milestones from David Bowie's career in the locations where they took place. Detailed maps show his movements around the world, while profiles of notable locales illuminate the interaction between...
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The Amazing Discoveries of Ibn SinaThe life story of Ibn Sina (980-1037), one of the greatest philosophers, scientists and physicians of the Islamic world. Born in Persia more than a thousand years ago, Ibn Sina was one of the greatest thinkers of his time -- a philosopher, scientist and...
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Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood YearsIn this New York Times bestselling follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir, Home, Julie Andrews reflects on her astonishing career, including such classics as Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Victor/Victoria.In Home, the number one New York Times international bestseller, Julie Andrews recounted...
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The Brilliant Socrates and the Foundation of Western Philosophy - Biography Books for Kids 9-12 Children's Biography BooksWho was Socrates and why do scholars still look up to him until this day? This man hasn't been around for hundreds of years; and yet, he is still very much alive in books. Modern-day arguments are based on his words. His teachings remain...
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Albert Einstein and the Theory of RelativityAlbert Einstein's restless intelligence drove him to ponder the biggest topics the universe has to offer: light, time, mass, energy, and more. His conclusions changed the way people thought about the laws of physics. But first, he had to pass his university entrance exams....
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Ernest Hemingway & Gary Cooper in Idaho: An Enduring FriendshipIn the autumn of 1940, two icons of American culture met in Sun Valley, Idaho--writer Ernest Hemingway and actor Gary Cooper. Although "Hem" was known as brash, larger-than-life and hard-drinking and "Coop" as courteous, non-confrontational and taciturn, the two became good friends. And though...
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From Fatherless to FatherhoodAuthor and world renowned actor Omar Epps chronicles his journey from humble beginnings in Brooklyn, New York, to the bright lights of Hollywood. Having grown up without his biological father, then becoming a father himself, Epps shares his story of pain and triumph in...
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The Fraser ValleyThe 1859 gold rush brought swift change to the Colorado region, but it had little impact on the Fraser Valley. Hemmed in by mountains, hammered by cold winters, and lacking in mineral wealth, the valley resisted all but the hardiest settlers. The railroad arrived...
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Legendary Locals of Ann ArborGraced by the Huron River with an abundance of parks, Ann Arbor offers residents and visitors entertainment, sports, shopping, dining, and of course, the University of Michigan. Legendary Locals of Ann Arbor celebrates its citizens. Some of those who make up Ann Arbor are...
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A Natural Woman: A MemoirRead the New York Times Bestselling memoir that is revealing, humble, and cool-aunt chatty about the incredible life that inspired the hit Broadway musical Beautiful (Rolling Stone). Carole King takes us from her early beginnings in Brooklyn, to her remarkable success as one of...
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Zen Pencils--Inspirational Quotes for KidsExplorers like Amelia Earhart and Chris Hadfield. Pioneers like Marie Curie and Margaret E. Knight. Modern icons like John Green and the Dalai Lama. These are only a few of the trailblazers you'll meet in this collection of cartoons and quotes. Let their words...
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Edge: Sporting Heroes: Jamie VardyThis inspirational biography for children, written by award-winning author Roy Apps, follows the dream-come-true story of Jamie Vardy and his amazing rise to become a star striker in Leicester City's Premier League-winning side and top England goalscorer. Illustrated with colour artwork by Alessandro Valdrighi,...
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Don't Know Much about the American PresidentsWhich president broke the law to prevent enslaved people from being freed? Who said, When the president does it, that means it's not illegal? Why does America have a president? From the heated debates among the framers of the Constitution in 1787 over an...
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Be Bold, Baby: Michelle ObamaCelebrate Michelle Obama's most motivational and powerful moments, with quotes from the former First Lady, and vibrant illustrations by Alison Oliver (Moon; BabyLit series.)Be encouraging. Be brilliant. Be you. Each book ends with a mirror! Look for the companion volume, Be Bold, Baby: Oprah.Author:...
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Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of SpeedThe sensational true story of Eddie Rickenbacker, America's greatest flying ace At the turn of the twentieth century two new technologies--the car and airplane--took the nation's imagination by storm as they burst, like comets, into American life. The brave souls that leaped into these...
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Writing Out Loud: What a Blind Teacher Learned from Leading a Memoir Class for SeniorsYou'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll write. She's never taught a class in her life. But when the City of Chicago calls on blind writer Beth Finke to teach a memoir-writing class for older adults, she reluctantly agrees. What she learns about her students, their...
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The Truth of the Ancient Ways: A Critical Biography of the Swordsman Yamaoka TesshuThis book by Anatoliy Anshin documents the life of famous Japanese swordsman Yamaoka Tesshu and his historical role in the end of the Tokugawa era. Written for martial arts practitioners and those interested in Japanese culture and history, Anshin draws from his doctoral dissertation...
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