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Lopez Lomong chronicles his inspiring ascent from a barefoot lost boy of the Sudanese Civil War to a Nike sponsored athlete on the US Olympic Team. Every reader will find in his story the human spark to pursue dreams that might seem unthinkable, even from circumstances that might appear hopeless.

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In 1928 two extraordinary Englishmen competed in an unprecedented event - a transcontinental road race across America that required them to run an average of 40 miles for 80 consecutive days.

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3063 miles across America at age 57: One man's inspirational run!

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Tent revivals, gypsy caravans, moonshiners, and snake handlers---all weave their way through Drema Hall Berkheimers spitfire of a memoir. Running On Red Dog Road tells the unforgettable story of life, faith, and coming of age in WWII-era Appalachia.

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Valerie Hemingway played an intimate, indispensable role in the lives of two generations of Hemingway's. This memoir is the account of what she enjoyed, and what she endured, during her astonishing years of living as a Hemingway.

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When Norway became a Nazi conquest in April 1940, Ruth's effort to join the rest of her family in Britain became ever more urgent.

Ruth Maier kept a diary from 1934 until she was deported to Auschwitz in 1942 at the age of twenty-two.

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The only book to examine the origins of Scientology's current leader, RUTHLESS tells the revealing story of David Miscavige's childhood and his path to the head seat of the Church of Scientology told through the eyes of his father. Ron Miscavige's personal, heartfelt story is a riveting insider's look at life within the world of Scientology.

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Lively narrative chapters are supplemented with a timeline, photos, print and nonprint bibliography, and an index.

As the Lewis and Clark expedition is heavily represented in the U.S. history curriculum, this much-needed volume fills a gap on the reference shelves and supplements Native American studies curricula.

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The strange story of Joan of Arc, the obscure peasant girl who became the national saint of France, is retold in this celebrated, classic biography. Saint Joan lives for the reader on every page, as a shepherd girl in a remote part of fifteenth-century rural France, visited by visions of saints and angels;

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A biographical study of Coleridge's character and personality.

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A moving and personal account of a young womans experiences of the Second World War from the mother of Sir Tim Rice.

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Conroy and Walshe tell the remarkable behind-the-scenes story of Sarah Palin's 2008 vice-presidential campaign, which proved to be as dysfunctional as it was secretive. "Sarah from Alaska" offers a clear-eyed look at a pivotal campaign in a historic election.

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"Best known for her masterpiece, The Country of the Pointed Firs, Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) is a writer with enormous resonance for our time. Our fascination with place, with traditional values, an"

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This objective, well-researched biography tells the story of the woman whose meteoric rise to the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidacy made history.

Sarah Palin: A Biography offers a candid yet unbiased look at the charismatic politician who became the first female nominee on a Republican national presidential ticket.

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Robbie Savage could have been just another Manchester United reject. Instead, he used the Old Trafford scrapheap as a springboard to become one of the most instantly recognisable footballers in the Premier League. This title provides insight into the extraordinary life of this elite sportsman, a colourful character and loving family man.

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A true story of a gal with big-city aspirations, but an empty wallet. It chronicles her glamorous rise, her embarrassing fall and her determination to crawl out from under her debt.

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A powerful and telling account of a mother's ongoing battle to help her daughter Jessie recover from heroin addiction, which affects more than 100,000 Australians. The story is not just about Jessie's addiction but the affect it has had on her family and friends - how they dealt with it, and what they have learned from the experience.

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When a man called Joe contacts her, prepared to pay 150 for an hour-long meeting, she nervously agrees to his request.

Joe will be the first of many clients - men of all ages with urgent needs.

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