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Some individuals are included for their leadership in education or politics or because they were the first deaf person to hold certain positions.

Emphasis is on the subjects' contributions to the arts and the sciences, and particular attention is paid to how being deaf influenced their world view and personal direction.

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Historian Susanna de Vries gives a complex portrait of Daisy Bates: an unconventional, Irish-born and ultimately well known anthropologist, who spent sixteen years living among West Australian indigenous tribes documenting their culture. Australian author.

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The life and teachings of Diogenes of Sinope, the Greek philosopher who gave rise to classical Cynicism, deserve consideration because of their relevance to contemporary ethical issues.

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"Robert Coles first met Dorothy Day over thirty-five years ago when, as a medical student, he worked in one of her Catholic Worker soup kitchens. He remained close to this inspiring and controversial w"

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An accelerated introduction into the life and work of the first female Nobel Laureate for Economics, Elinor Ostrom.

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An accelerated introduction into the life and work of the first female Nobel Laureate for Economics, Elinor Ostrom.

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This biography will offer a seldom seen glimpse into the life of Elvis, tracing his family life, musical career, films, and legacy. This biography offers a seldom seen glimpse into the life and career of Elvis, tracing his family life, musical career, films, and legacy.

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A collection of known eyewitness account of the great Danish thinker Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855). It contains accounts, ranging from the writings of Meir Aron Goldschmidt, editor of "The Corsair", to the recollections of Kierkegaard's fiancee.

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With the burgeoning interest in gender studies, this anthology is ideal for courses in Women's and Men's Studies, Gender Studies, as well as American Studies and Literature.

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With the burgeoning interest in gender studies, this anthology is ideal for courses in Women's and Men's Studies, Gender Studies, as well as American Studies and Literature.

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Having left behind sauna where she was top girl, the author moves to London to start work as a stripper. But after one of other dancers burns her in back with a cigarette, she decides to try her hand at something new. This title offers true stories of what really goes on behind scenes in sex industry, including fetish clubs and swinging parties.

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From Chastity Bono, daughter of Sonny and Cher, heroine of the gay community, comes the first comprehensive guide to the coming-out process, written from the perspective of both gays and lesbians and their parents.

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Sent to an Industrial School in Dublin at the age of seven, Patrick Touher was forced into a tough regime of education and training, prayer and punishment, strict discipline and fearful nights.

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Jan Ruff O'Herne's idyllic childhood in Dutch colonial Indonesia ended when the Japanese invaded Java in 1942. In February 1944, when Jan was just twenty-one years old, she was taken from the camp and forced into sexual slavery in a military brothel. This title tells about what she had suffered.

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Presents an account of the first 27 years of a astonishing trajectory in a life made difficult by depression, but sustained throughout by a love of books and learning. This book depicts the formative years of a man nourished by lifelong learning, whose rise from humble beginnings to heights of achievement serves as a model for generations to come.

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Tells the story of a ten-year-old in top hat, cane and a red chiffon scarf, interrupted while belting out Judy Garland's 'Get Happy' by an alarmed mother at the bedroom door exclaiming, in shame and exasperation: 'Son, you're a boy'.

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A tormented childhood in Letterfrack industrial school with the Christian Brothers left an enduring mark on Peter Tyrrell.

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This study of Sigmund Freud and his complex relationships with the men and women who formed his circle focuses as much on the human dramas involved as on the ideas the participants developed. Roazen draws on interviews, as well as the unreleased papers of his authorized biographer, Ernest Jones.

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Argues that most forms of therapy practised today include some idea that Wilhelm Reich pioneered. This biography - written by a former patient, student and assistant of Reich - reveals how the same "life functionalism" that Reich studied brought him personal isolation and death in prison.