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Barbara's father was a sadistic man at the best of times - his idea of fun was to kill the family dog by tying it to the back of his car and driving off.

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Award-winning western historian James L. Haley paints a vivid portrait of Jack London--adventurer, social reformer, and the most popular American writer of his generation

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Recounting the story of America's antebellum woman's rights movement through the efforts of Lucy Stone (1818-1893), this important account differs dramatically from those that focus almost exclusively on Susan B.

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Although women may have found greater film success in the areas of screenwriting, editing, design, and producing, there have certainly been many whose contributions as directors are quite significant. This guide to their careers and films profiles the most noteworthy. Chapters are divided into two segments: biographical and critical.

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Brings together more than 500 biographies of queens, empresses, prime ministers, presidents, regent rulers, de facto rulers, constitutional monarchs, and other women rulers since the beginning of recorded history.

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The only person ever to win a Division 1 national championship as a player (twice), as an assistant coach, and as a head coach.

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Gripping, sometimes hilarious, but always inspiring . . .

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Grant Stoddard left Britain for the States with the clothes on his back, a fascination with all things American, and a burning hope for something bigger. Then fate in the guise of an X-rated online contest intervened. Winning first prize - sexual intercourse with an infamous married sex columnist - changed everything.

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A follow-up to "Mean Street Kind Heart", this title presents the story of maverick priest, Father Chris Riley and his mission to help society's most disadvantaged and vulnerable children. It also describes Father Chris' challenges abroad.

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Collects biographies of outstanding Blacks from all over the world, from Marcus Garvey to Akhenaton.

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"Europe, South and Central America, the West Indies, and the United States, including Alessandro de' Medici, Alexandre Dumas, Dom Pedro II, Marcus Garvey, and many others"--Cover.

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Worldly Philosopher chronicles the times and writings of Albert O. Hirschman, one of the twentieth century's most original and provocative thinkers. In this gripping biography, Jeremy Adelman tells the story of a man shaped by modern horrors and hopes, a worldly intellectual who fought for and wrote in defense of the values of tolerance and change.

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Here, for the first time, is a riveting collection of Fowles's fugitive and intensely personal writings composed sinced 1963, ranging from essays and literary criticism to commentaries, autobiographical statements, memoirs and musings.

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A work on the Whitman disciples - the fascinating, eclectic group of nineteenth-century men and women who regarded Walt Whitman not simply as a poet but as a religious prophet. It presents a colorful portrait of an era of intense religious, political, and sexual passions, focusing on why Whitman's work continues to appeal to so many.

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The former mining town of Stanley lies only twenty minutes drive from the beautiful cathedral city of Durham. Yet the two are worlds apart. Marilyn Hardy recounts in touching detail the trials of growing up in this impoverished mining town and her life-long struggle to find happiness, from her troubled relationship with her undemonstrative mother.

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Autobiography of Brian Wilson, of the Beach Boys fame including fame, addiction and frank revelations

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This autobiographical account focuses on a ten year span of the author's life, during which he experienced a painful series of traumatic events. Throughout these difficult experiences, the author learned invaluable lessons from suffering and brought them into the consultation room along with his professional training.

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Judith Zitiello shares how finding God helped her find faith and hope amidst a cancer diagnosis.

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The memoirs of dancer, producer and director Peter Wright, one of the foremost dance creators from the 1950s to today

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Working as a journalist at the "Adelaide Advertiser" in 1966, the author yearned to be involved in the biggest story of the decade - the Vietnam War. Instead, she volunteered to work in Vietnam for the Red Cross. This title gives a personal account that is told from the compassionate perspective of a young woman living close to the battlefront.