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Description not available.Introduces the life of John Muir, the naturalist who formed the Sierra Club to help preserve the Sierra Mountains.
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | The Early Arrival of Dreams by R. Mahoney
One year prior to the protests in Tiananmen Square, Rosemary Mahoney participated in a teaching exchange between Harvard and Hangzhou universities. At Hangzhou she was able to overcome her students usual rigidity to achieve a rare glimpse of their culture and their attitudes. Soon Mahoney came to know intimately both the dreams and the grim realities her students faced within a repressive regime. AUTHOR: R. Mahoney
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Silent War by John P. Craven
Description not available.A gripping first-person account takes readers under the ocean for a glimpse of the Cold War submarine conflict, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the exploits and operations that successfully preserved the peace during some of the most unsettled years of the twentieth century. Reprint. 50,000 first printing. AUTHOR: John P. Craven
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Girl from Purple Mountain by May-Lee Chai, Winberg Chai
Winberg Chai was confused to learn after his mother's death that she had arranged to be buried in a private plot, rather than in the grave site she and her husband purchased together. Here, Chai and his daughter explore the life of this fiercely independent woman who was among the first women admitted to a Chinese university and had refused an arranged marriage. AUTHOR: May-Lee Chai, Winberg Chai
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Lord God Made Them All by Christopher Timothy, James Herriot
Description not available.Throughout thirty-eight moving chapters, the Yorkshire veterinarian captures the magical beauty of the rural England, the joys and sorrows of its inhabitants, and the richly rewarding experiences of a country veterinarian. Reprint. AUTHOR: Christopher Timothy, James Herriot
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Profiles of Great African-Americans by Editors of Consumer Guide
Description not available.Arranged alphabetically, an intriguing reference book contains profiles of ninety-three of the most influential African-American men and women who rewrote history, blazed trails, and challenged myths--including Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Oprah Winfrey, Colin Powell, and others. Original. AUTHOR: Editors of Consumer Guide
PUBLISHER: N A L
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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