Biography & Autobiography
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Political Power: Madam Vice President Kamala HarrisA new special edition with bonus pages and zero ads. Kamala Devi Harris is the first woman to become hold Vice President of the United States. A lawyer, prosecutor, and former attorney general, Harris has devoted herself to bettering her constituents' lives while focusing...
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The Joys and Disappointments of a German Governess in Imperial BrazilThis complex account by a German governess examines households, families, and slavery in Brazil, and bears witness to how "the world the slaveholders made" would soon collapse.Ina von Binzer's letters, published in German in 1887 and translated into English for this book, offer a...
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Inside the Volcano: Michael Benson's StoryA helicopter crash leaves three filmmakers stranded inside a Hawaiian volcano. Toxic fumes cloud the air, and hot lava is only steps away. How will they survive? This graphic nonfiction title tells the story of their ordeal through engaging dialogue and detailed illustrations. Actual...
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Stanislavski: A LifeAuthor: Jean BenedettiPublisher: Methuen DramaPublished: 05/01/2007Pages: 434Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.21lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.97dISBN: 9780413525208
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10 Women Who Overcame Their PastThis book contains the stories of ten women whose circumstances and choices led them to a place that seemed far removed from the fruitful, joy-filled life we are called to live in Christ. But each of their stories is a testament to the work...
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Food For ThoughtShort stories and reminiscences from 11 of the 32 countries in which the author worked in public health in a career which lasted more than 50 years. Besides work and personalities, challenges, solutions, food and fishing experiences are described. Lessons can be surmised. Countries...
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Stands Before His People: Enmegahbowh and the OjibweDiscover the life and legacy of Enmegahbowh, the first Ojibwe Episcopalian priest in the United States who, during the turbulent frontier days of the 1800s, worked for peace, opportunity, and cooperation among peoples.Enmegahbowh was an extraordinary American. He spoke both Ojibwe and English, lived...
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Balance: A Story of Faith, Family, and Life on the LineNik Wallenda, King of the High Wire, doesn't know fear. As a seventh generation of the legendary Wallenda family, he grew up performing, entertaining, and pushing the boundaries of gravity and balance. When Nik was four years old, he watched a video from 1978...
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Death by Atrocious AnimalsWelcome to the disaster zone where we can learn all about atrocious animal deaths. We'll see how the father of tragedy was killed by a tragic turtle, a gutsy soldier experienced death by elephant, and a king died from a monkey bite. There's no...
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Death by Awful AccidentsWelcome to the disaster zone where awful accidents kill people around the world. Follow along to see how a famous stuntman met his end at the hands (peel) of an orange, a harsh Greek lawmaker was killed by cloaks, and a groundbreaking balloonist died...
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Smith Wigglesworth: Powerful Messages for Living a Radical Life: A God's Generals ResourceYou Can Walk in the Same Bold Faith as Smith WigglesworthTwentieth-century minister Smith Wigglesworth was a man of radical, legendary faith-the kind that raised people from the dead and moved in signs, wonders, and miracles. When this simple, illiterate plumber was baptized in the...
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Boricuas in the Magic City: Puerto Ricans in MiamiPeople from Puerto Rico have been traveling to Miami for more than a century. The island became a US territory in 1898, and islanders became US citizens in 1917; throughout the 20th century, Puerto Ricans have established communities across Miami-Dade County. They have come...
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Black History Leaders: Athletes: LeBron James, Jackie Robinson, Russell Wilson and Tiger WoodsJackie Robinson, Lebron James, Tiger Woods, Russell Wilson have all held the title of "greatest player of all-time" in their respective sports. How did they get there? And what influence have they had on our culture?The first African-American to play major league baseball, Jackie...
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Ike's Mystery Man: The Secret Lives of Robert CutlerThe Cold War, The Lavender Scare, and the Untold Story of Eisenhower's First National Security Advisor. President Eisenhower's National Security Advisor Robert Bobby Cutler -- working alongside Ike and also the Dulles brothers at the CIA and State Department -- shaped US Cold War...
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Ignaz Semmelweis and the Vienna School of MedicineBased on newly available documents and others translated for the first time, physician Nicholas Kadar sheds important new light on the thinking of the celebrated Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865) at the Vienna School of Medicine, where he discovered the cause and prophylaxis of...
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The Ghost Marriage: A MemoirAt thirty-one, Kirsten has just returned to San Francisco from a bohemian year in Rome, ready to pursue a serious career as a writer and eventually, she hopes, marriage and family. When she meets Steve Beckwith, a handsome and successful attorney, she begins to...
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Christian Heroes: Just Like YouWe all have heroes - people we admire, look up to, and want to be like. Here are twenty-one heroes who stood up for their faith. We remember them because they did great and brave things for their God. Learn about them, and find...
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Shooting Out the Lights: A MemoirKim Fairley was twenty-four when she fell in love with and married a man who was fifty-seven. Something about Vern--his quirkiness, his humor, his devilish smile--made her feel an immediate connection with him. She quickly became pregnant, but instead of the idyllic interlude she'd...
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Natan Sharansky: Freedom Fighter for Soviet JewsThis graphic novel biography is the story of Soviet Jewry "refusenik" and human rights activist Anatoly "Natan" Sharansky. Born in 1948 to a Jewish family in Ukraine, at that time part of the Soviet Union, he was arrested as a young man and later...
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The Art of Symeon ShiminWe are proud to announce that The Art of Symeon Shimin has been awarded: ★The Independent Press Awards named The Art of Symeon Shimin the Distinguished Favorite for Fine Arts, 2020. ★Winner of 2020 NYC Big Book Award in Arts and Entertainment ★Winner of...
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