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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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 | A Fortune-Teller Told Me by Tiziano Terzani
On the advice of a Chinese fortune teller he met in 1976, Terzani spent 1993 travelling through the Far East via land transportation rather than air transportation, and thereby escaped a helicopter crash. This account of his experiences during that fateful year has the straightforward tone expected of a correspondent, with a few spiritual musings thrown in for color. AUTHOR: Tiziano Terzani
PUBLISHER: Crown Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Death Be Not Proud by John J. Gunther
Deeply moving, this true story relates a father's recollection of his son's courageous and spirited battle against the brain tumor that would take his life at the age of seventeen. AUTHOR: John J. Gunther
PUBLISHER: Buccaneer Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Brian Eno by Eric Tamm
This critical biography of Brian Eno grew out of author Eric Tamm's doctoral dissertation. Having studied under Eno's colleague Robert Fripp, Tamm learned much about Eno and his compositional process. This work explores Eno's background and influences, notes traits that characterize his ambient pieces, and discusses his collaborations with renowned rock musicians and avant-garde experimentalists. AUTHOR: Eric Tamm
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Death in the Jungle by Alan Maki, Eric Conger, Gary R. Smith
The men, the weapons, the tactics - Gary R. Smith is one of the few men who knows it all. Snakes, vipers, crocs, sharks & the VC - a swamp warrior who served five tours in Vietnam tells it like it was! AUTHOR: Alan Maki, Eric Conger, Gary R. Smith
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Down in Bristol Bay by Bob Durr
This title takes the form of a memoir by an English professor who accomplishes spiritual transcendence after relocating to Alaska and devoting himself to salmon fishing. AUTHOR: Bob Durr
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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