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|  | Wrapped in Rainbows by Valerie Boyd
Description not available.Traces previously unexplored aspects of the career of the influential African-American writer, citing the historical backdrop of her life and work while considering her relationships with and influences on top literary, intellectual, and artistic figures. 60,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Valerie Boyd
PUBLISHER: Scribner
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | King Arthur by Random House Value Publishing Staff
Description not available.Recounts the tales of King Arthur and his knights, from the early prophecies of Merlin and Arthur's birth to the destruction of Camelot AUTHOR: Random House Value Publishing Staff
PUBLISHER: Random House Value Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Plotting Hitler's Death by Joachim Fest
On July 20, 1944, as World War II reached its climax, a group of German anti-Nazi conspirators detonated a powerful bomb at the military headquarters of Adolf Hitler. Joachim Fest, acclaimed biographer of Hitler, recounts in vivid detail the events leading up to July 20, and for the first time reveals the full story of the German resistance. AUTHOR: Joachim Fest
PUBLISHER: Holt, Henry & Company, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Francisco Coronado by Don Nardo
Description not available.Chronicles the life and adventures of Francisco de Coronado, who led an expedition in search of the Seven Cities of Caibola, said to be the home of fabulous treasures, and instead became one of the first Europeans to see much of what would become the southwestern United States.Chronicles the life and adventures of Francisco de Coronado, who led an expedition in search of the Seven Cities of Caibola, and became one of the first Europeans to see much of what would become the southwestern United States. AUTHOR: Don Nardo
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Jane Austen by Carol Shields
Carol Shields's biography of Jane Austen emphasizes what is known about the private woman as well as the great novelist. AUTHOR: Carol Shields
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Anne Frank's Story
Description not available.Expands on the story of Anne Frank revealed in her diary by providing details about the family and friends who shaped her life and gave her the strength to endure two years of hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Holland.
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