Biography & Autobiography
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Race and Excellence: My Dialogue with Chester PierceChester Pierce was born in 1927; by 1952 he was a graduate of the Harvard Medical School. He went on to become president of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and president of the American Orthopsychiatric Association. He was elected to the Institute...
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Louis Pasteur and the Power of ObservationAuthor: Jordi Bayarri DolzPublisher: Graphic Universe (Tm)Published: 02/07/2023Pages: 40Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 6.77h x 8.50w x 0.16dISBN: 9781728478258Audience: Ages 9-12
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Guantánamo Diary: Restored EditionAn unprecedented international publishing event: the first and only diary written by a still-imprisoned Guantanamo detainee. Since 2002, Mohamedou Slahi has been imprisoned at the detainee camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In all these years, the United States has never charged him with a...
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Diary of a Tokyo Teen: A Japanese-American Girl Travels to the Land of Trendy Fashion, High-Tech Toilets and Maid Cafes**2017 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Winner** **2017 Moonbeam Children's Book Award Gold Medal Winner** A book for comic lovers and Japanophiles of all ages, Diary of a Tokyo Teen presents a unique look at modern-day Japan through a young woman's eyes. Born...
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Colorblind: A Story of RacismJohnathan, a fifteen-year-old African American from Long Beach, California, shares his story of being physically and verbally harassed because of his race, and of overcoming the discrimination to embrace all cultures, and then to be proud of his own. Colorblind: A Story of Racism...
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Epic Athletes: Lebron JamesEpic Athletes: LeBron James is an inspiring young readers biography of the best basketball player of the modern era from celebrated sports journalist Dan Wetzel Featuring comic-style illustrations by Setor Fiadzigbey Whether you call him King James or simply LeBron, one thing is certain:...
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The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of TelevisionA biographical tale that follows Hollywood revolutionary Rod Serling's rise to fame in the Golden Age of Television, and his descent into his own personal Twilight Zone. We recognize him as our sharply dressed, cigarette-smoking tour guide of The Twilight Zone, but the entertainment...
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27 Servants of Sovereign Joy: Faithful, Flawed, and FruitfulFrom Bestselling Author John Piper: 27 Biographies of Notable Figures from Church History, including Augustine, John Calvin, and Martin Luther Throughout church history, the faithful ministries of Christian leaders--though full of struggle, sin, and weakness--have magnified the worth and majesty of God. Their lives...
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It's Her Story Dolly Parton a Graphic Novel: A Graphic Novel"Dolly 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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Around the Way Girl: A MemoirFrom Taraji P. Henson, Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe winner, and star of the award-winning film Hidden Figures, comes an inspiring and funny memoir--"a bona fide hit" (Essence)--about family, friends, the hustle required to make it in Hollywood, and the joy of living your...
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Mary Anning Breaks New Ground: Courageous Kid of PaleontologyIn 1811, while exploring the cliffs near Lyme Regis, England, 12-year-old Mary Anning made the find of a lifetime. There in the rocks was the skeleton of a strange creature. Mary's find was later named Ichthyosaurus, a reptile that lived more than 250 million...
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The Story of John Lewis: A Biography Book for Young ReadersDiscover the life of John Lewis―a story for kids ages 6 to 9 about fighting for a better world John Lewis was a civil rights leader and United States congressman who never stopped speaking up for justice, equality, and peace. Before he marched with...
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Notes from a SickbedIn 2009, Tessa Brunton experienced the first symptoms of myalgic encephalomyelitis (also known as chronic fatigue syndrome). She spent much of the next eight years unwell, in a medical holding pattern, housebound and often alone. In 2017, she found a strategy that helped reduce...
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Gandhi: The Peaceful Protester!Mahatma Gandhi inspired a nation and generations of social reformers with his emphasis on kindness and nonviolence--discover how one man changed the lives of millions in this illustrated and kid-friendly biography. This biography of Mahatma Gandhi is presented in a graphic novel format, making...
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Great Lives in Graphics: CleopatraUsing bright infographics, this book presents over 250 facts about Cleopatra's life. Queen of Egypt, she was clever (she could speak nine languages) and beautiful. This graphic retelling of her story gives children a colorful snapshot of her life and the world she grew...
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Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters: Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever (Revised Edition)The small things that had great historical consequences..."Heart-stopping, compelling, and fun " Win Blevins, New York Times Bestselling AuthorHow often does it happen that a single tiny mistake causes an entire civilization to collapse? More often than you think Readers of Jared Knott's book,...
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Harriet Tubman: Toward FreedomThis illuminating graphic novel biography about Harriet Tubman sheds new light on one of American history's bravest heroes. Harriet Tubman did something exceptionally courageous: She escaped slavery. Then she did something impossible: She went back. She underwent some thirteen missions to rescue around seventy...
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They Cage the Animals at Night: The True Story of an Abandoned Child's Struggle for Emotional SurvivalThe heartbreaking, iconic true story of an abandoned little boy's horrific journey through the American foster care system One misty evening, Jennings Michael Burch's mother, too sick to care for him, left her eight-year-old son at an orphanage with the words, "I'll be right...
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Forward: A MemoirNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Lucid and wrenching...Forward puts [Wambach's] achievement in context with painful and beautiful candor." --NPR"Forward is the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in themselves." --Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, New York Times Bestselling...
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Bruce Lee: The Authorized Visual HistoryBruce Lee was instrumental in the global popularity of martial arts, and not even death has diminished his fame. This official book shows the whole of his life in pictures, all sourced from the extensive Lee family archives--including many photos Bruce himself took on...
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