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|  | Albert Einstein, the Human Side by Banesh Hoffmann, Helen Dukas
Not only Einstein`s modesty and humor but also his compassion, sensitivity, and wisdom emerge in this collection of quotations, most of them hitherto unpublished, take us beyond the superficial images of the stereotyped scientist or of the caricatured legend and bring us closer to the actual man. AUTHOR: Banesh Hoffmann, Helen Dukas
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Love Stories of World War II by Jill Eikenberry, Larry King
Description not available.Drawing on his original interviews, the Emmy-winning host of Larry King Live shares the heartwarming stories of fifty couples who met and fell in love during World War II, offering a poignant view of the personal side of the wartime experience and the legacy of relationships forged in the midst of tragedy. (History) AUTHOR: Jill Eikenberry, Larry King
PUBLISHER: Random House Large Print
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Shame by Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie
When she was 11, this French author's father tried to kill her mother, and she was a witness. In this memoir she recalls the event, and describes how it forever alienated her from the comfortable, unselfconscious life she'd lived up to that point. AUTHOR: Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie
PUBLISHER: Seven Stories Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Heart Can Be Filled Anywhere on Earth by Bill Holm
A memoir by a Minnesotan who returns to his hometown 20 years after he left it--broke, jobless, and divorced. Taking a new interest in the small town where he grew up, he uncovers its lost histories and reevaluates the definitions our culture gives to the concepts of success and failure. AUTHOR: Bill Holm
PUBLISHER: Milkweed Editions
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Stalin by Edvard Radzinsky
Description not available.Presents a new version of the life of the Soviet dictator based on recently recovered documents AUTHOR: Edvard Radzinsky
PUBLISHER: Doubleday Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Herbert Hoover by Michael Teitlebaum
Description not available.Introduces readers to Herbert Hoover and his presidency, outlining his childhood, world travels, induction into office, and life after his term. AUTHOR: Michael Teitlebaum
PUBLISHER: Compass Point Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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