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An ancient mystical experience, the Vision Quest was undertaken by Native Americans as an odyssey of self-knowledge and fulfillment a spiritual journey into the wilderness and the soul. In this classic account of the relationship between man and nature, America's most famous outdoorsman reveals the secrets of this profoundly moving ritual. AUTHOR: Tom Brown
PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Around America by Walter Cronkite
Based on Cronkite's many sailing trips along America's coasts and waterways, this travelogue recounts the historic sites at which he stopped along the way. Cronkite also shares pieces of lesser-known local history and imparts some sailing wisdom. AUTHOR: Walter Cronkite
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Early Morning by Kim Stafford
One of poet William Stafford`s four children writes not only about his father`s life (including his time in a C.O. camp during World War II) and work, but about his own, which includes his relationship to his celebrated father. AUTHOR: Kim Stafford
PUBLISHER: Graywolf Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind by Chuck Barris
This memoir covers the bizarrely opposed sides of Chuck Barris`s life. On one hand, he was the host of the freakishly popular television program, THE GONG SHOW, while on the other, he claimed to be a trained CIA assassin with 30 notches to his name. AUTHOR: Chuck Barris
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Volcano by Garrett K. Hongo
Part memoir, part Japanese American family chronicle, part luminous work of natural history, Volcano tells what happened when Hongo returned to his birthplace in Hawai'i, as a young man, to reclaim its dreamlike landscape and his own elusive past. A magnificant evocation of heritage and place. AUTHOR: Garrett K. Hongo
PUBLISHER: McKay, David Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Founders by William J. Bennett
A collection of quotes culled from articles, letters, and poems written by the founders of the United States. Contributors such as Abigail Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington reflect on such things as piety, patriotism, honesty, and justice. This book for young readers was adapted from the author's earlier work for adults, OUR SACRED HONOR. AUTHOR: William J. Bennett
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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