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Pedro and MePedro and Me, now with a new foreword, is a ground-breaking, inspiring graphic novel from Judd Winick, first published in 2000.Pedro Zamora changed lives. When the HIV-positive AIDS educator appeared on MTV's The Real World: San Francisco, he taught millions of viewers about being...
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Last Girl StandingFrom dressing Mama Cass to being pelted with jelly babies as she helped photograph the Rolling Stones's first US tour, from drunken New York nights spent with Jim Morrison to producing the very first all-woman comic book, the Lady of the Canyon takes no...
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Heroes of the Holy Life: Biographies of Fully Devoted Followers of ChristStories of fourteen outstanding Christians whose words and deeds set an example for believers today.This book recounts the life stories of outstanding Christians who inspire and challenge readers to live more godly lives. These fourteen men and women--some well known and others not--come from...
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The Boy from Clearwater: Book 2After his imprisonment in Green Island, Kun-lin struggles to pick up where he left off ten years earlier. He reconnects with his childhood crush Kimiko and finds work as an editor, jumping from publisher to publisher until finally settling at an advertising company. But...
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From Disgrace to DignityFrom Disgrace to Dignity: Redemption in the Life of Willie Rico Johnson examines the life of Rico Johnson who became the head of the Conservative Vice Lords, one of the largest street gangs in the United States. In addition to highlighting his life, this...
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YogiA major authoritative biography of one of the greatest catchers in the history of the game--and the greatest living New York Yankee--presents Yogi Berra as he has never been seen before. Sifted from more than 4,000 newspaper and magazine articles, interviews, papers, and hundreds...
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When Dreams Come True: A Love Story Only God Could WriteThis daringly real, intensely moving love story gives vision and hope to everyone in search of a love worth waiting for. In their bestseller When God Writes Your Love Story, Eric and Leslie Ludy described the breathtaking perfection of God's plans for each young...
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Roctogenarians: Late in Life Debuts, Comebacks, and TriumphsFrom beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca, author of the New York Times bestseller Mobituaries, comes an inspiring collection of stories that celebrates the triumphs of people who made their biggest marks late in life. Eighty has been the new sixty for about...
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Mangilaluk: A Graphic Memoir about Friendship, Perseverance, and Resiliency"Some children are born into the world and are home as soon as they come Earthside. Others spend their lifetimes searching for a home, a place to belong, a place where they are safe. I am one of those children." After running away from...
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El Sonido de Los ColoresThis picture book introduces children to the colorful, abstract artist Vasily Kandinsky. It explains how the colors spoke to him like musical notes, which lead him to revolutionize the art scene in the early 1900s.Author: Barb RosenstockPublisher: JuventudPublished: 06/30/2015Pages: 36Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 11.00h...
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Bruce Lee: A Kid's Book About Pursuing Your PassionsSome people call me the father of mixed martial arts. Others see me as a movie star. But what some might not know is that I struggled to get there... In the new Mini Movers and Shakers children's book series comes a cast of...
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Architect of Prosperity: Sir John Cowperthwaite and the Making of Hong KongThis is a book about Sir John Cowperthwaite - the man Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman identified as being behind Hong Kong's remarkable post-war economic transformation.Author: Neil MonneryPublisher: London School of Economics and Political SciePublished: 06/30/2017Pages: 320Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.70lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.10w x...
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History of Greenville County, South CarolinaBy: James Richardson, Pub. 1930, Reprinted 2018, 342 pages, New Index, ISBN #0-89308-504-9.The narrative history of Greenville County is an excellent companion volume to Landrum's History of Spartanburg County, SC and Chapman's History of Edgefield County, SC, both neighboring counties of Greenville with much...
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Fame: Travis Kelce Super Bowl Champion Legacy EditionIn this exclusive edition, we celebrate the remarkable achievement of becoming a three-time Super Bowl champion with a unique set of three rings. Whether recognized as the standout tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs or as Taylor Swift's partner, the younger Kelce brother...
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Billie Eilish Guía Imprescindible Para Fans / Billie Eilish: The Essential Fan G UideDESCUBRE LA HISTORIA DE LA ESTRELLA DEL POP MÁS SINGULAR Y FASCINANTE DEL PLANETA. EL LIBRO DEL MOMENTO QUE TODO FAN QUERRÁ TENER.Esta Guía imprescindible para fans, repleta de fantásticas imágenes, narra el incesante ascenso de Billie, cómo pasó de cantar en su dormitorio...
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Gifted Biographies, Gifted Readers!: Higher Order Thinking with Picture Book BiographiesIn our current emphasis on standardized testing and the basics in American education we are in danger of permanently dimming the light of inquiry and curiosity which shines from the eyes of our brightest children. The majority of children identified as gifted in most...
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Life NotesThese intensely personal testimonies illuminate the complexities of black women's lives, offering unique reflections about self, family, intimacy, work, politics, life transitions, violation, and recovery.Author: Patricia Bell-ScottPublisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyPublished: 01/01/1995Pages: 430Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 8.19h x 5.47w x 1.05dISBN: 9780393312065Review Citation(s):...
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Telling StoriesIn Telling Stories, Mary Jo Maynes, Jennifer L. Pierce, and Barbara Laslett argue that personal narratives--autobiographies, oral histories, life history interviews, and memoirs--are an important research tool for understanding the relationship between people and their societies. Gathering examples from throughout the world and from...
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Paul McCartney: The LifeThe definitive Paul McCartney biography, written with his approval by bestselling biographer Philip Norman. Since the age of twenty-one, Paul McCartney has lived one of the ultimate rock-n-roll lives played out on the most public of stages. Now, Paul's story is told by rock...
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Growing Up LatinoFrom the mean streets of the barrio to the house on Mango Street, from the Mambo Kings to the Garcia Girls, the authors who contribute to this volume transport us across geographies and through cultures in an attempt to articulate the joys, struggles, defeats,...
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