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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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Leonardo Da Vinci: A Life in DrawingOn the heels of Walter Isaacson's beloved new biography (Fall 2017), and increased media attention (as 2019 marks the 500th anniversary of the artist's death), this book's appeal will extend beyond the devoted and numerous members of Leonardo's audience to reach a popular one....
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The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Division and FearA modern-day civil rights champion tells the stirring story of how he helped start a movement to bridge America's racial divide. Over the summer of 2013, the Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II led more than a hundred thousand people at rallies across North...
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Cesar Chavez: Fighting for FarmworkersA biography telling the life of labor leader Cesar Chavez and the boycotts that he led to gain fair working conditions for farmworkers. Written in graphic-novel format.Author: Eric BraunPublisher: Capstone PressPublished: 01/01/2006Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 8.80h x 6.70w x 0.10dISBN: 9780736861915Audience: 08 -...
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Coco and the Little Black DressHurry up You may only go to bed when all the sheets are ironed. Little Coco grew up in the orphanage and had to work hard for a living sewing and embroidering like an angel. Until her eighteenth birthday . . . Coco knew...
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Left for Dead: My Journey Home from EverestWith a new preface by the author - As featured in the upcoming motion picture Everest, starring Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, and Jake Gyllenhaal "I can tell you that some force within me rejected...
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The Street Where I Live: A MemoirThe Street Where I Live is at once an intimate biography of three great shows--My Fair Lady, Gigi, and Camelot--and a candid account of the life and times of Alan J. Lerner, one of America's most acclaimed and popular lyricists. Large-hearted, humorous, and often...
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AutobiographyJohn Stuart Mill (1806-73), philosopher, economist, and political thinker, was the most prominent figure of nineteenth-century English intellectual life and his work has continuing significance for contemporary debates about ethics, politics, and economics. His father, James Mill, a close associate of the utilitarian philosopher...
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Notes on a Banana: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic DepressionA FINALIST FOR THE NEW ENGLAND BOOK AWARD FOR NON FICTIONA PASTE BEST BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF TIMEOUT NEW YORK'S BEST SUMMER BEACH READS OF 2017ONE OF REAL SIMPLE'S 25 FATHER'S DAY BOOKS THAT COVER ALL OF DAD'S INTERESTSThe stunning and long-awaited memoir...
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Becoming Richard Pryor PB"Becoming Richard Pryor is a book that breaks new ground. . . . Saul details the amazing way that Richard found his way out of the life for which he seemed destined and into the world of the performing arts." --New York TimesRichard Pryor...
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It's Her Story Dolly Parton: A Graphic NovelDolly Parton is an award-winning songwriter and entertainer, who released her first single when she was just thirteen years old. She has written thousands of songs, starred in TV shows and movies, and runs her own businesses and philanthropy. With her talent, grit, and...
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Smart Blonde: Dolly PartonIn the first entirely new major biography of Dolly Parton for over 15 years, Stephen Miller goes behind the larger-than-life image to find out what makes Dolly Parton tick.A self-made woman in every sense, Dolly arrived on the Nashville scene as a solo performer...
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Jill: A Biography of the First LadyThe inspiring and surprising life of Dr. Jill BidenWife, mother and educator, Dr. Jill Biden has been described as President Biden's greatest political asset. Like many women of her generation, Jill Biden worked hard to balance family and career, always placing her commitments to...
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Martin Luther King, Jr.Welcome to Lekti Kids Kool Kreyòl Collection! Did you know that 'lekti' means reading in Haitian Créole? Check out our brand new Lekti Kids' Kool Kreyòl Collection: The content is original, colorful, and laid out in fun, simple comic panels for optimal student engagement....
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Lady Icarus: Balloonomania and the Brief, Bold Life of Sophie BlanchardA riveting middle-grade biography about Sophie Blanchard, the first woman to work as a professional aeronaut in France in the late 1700s, set against the thrilling backdrop of early flight. Before Amelia Earhart, there was Sophie Blanchard, the first woman to earn her living...
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Escaping the Nazis: Jan Baalsrud's StoryIn 1943, Jan Baalsrud traversed the icy mountains and fjords of Nazi-occupied Norway. The journey was fraught with danger, but Baalsrud received plenty of help along the way. This graphic nonfiction title traces his treacherous voyage, including his interactions with the Nazis, his battle...
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Yo Soy Sofía Castro... Y Dicen Que Soy Boba / I Am Sofía Castro... and They Say I'm DumbSin Story Times, sin videos de youtube y sin l mite de tiempo para contarles todo. Hay cosas de mi vida que no he sido capaz de decirles en mi canal. Desde dramas de mi adolescencia. Los sufrimientos del primer amor y mi pasi...
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Illusions of Justice: My Journey Through the California Justice SystemThis is the true account of the arrest, trial, and conviction of middleschool teacher Steven Andrews. For almost a decade his story was neverheard. Opinions, assumptions, and lies were all that people knew regardingwhat was believed to be an open and shut case. The...
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Mr. Bojangles: The Biography of Bill RobinsonOver sixty years after his death, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson is still the most famous tap dancer who ever lived. Robinson was the first black single dancer to star in white vaudeville circuits and he was a headliner for nearly thirty years. He got top...
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