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|  | The Camel's Nose by Knut Schmidt-Nielson
In The Camel's Nose, Schmidt-Nielsen relates the story of his life and work, interweaving tales of his childhood in Scandinavia and his personal and professional struggles in the United States with first-hand accounts of field work in Africa, Australia, and around the globe. The reader is fortunate to share in Schmidt-Nielsen's lifelong quest and to be given an inside look into the life of a scientist who has witnessed the better part of a century of breathtaking discovery and change. AUTHOR: Knut Schmidt-Nielson
PUBLISHER: Island Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Return to Tibet by Ewald Osers, Harrer Heinrich
Description not available.Mixing history, religion, and travel writing, the author of Seven Years in Tibet recounts his return to Tibet after being forced to flee by the invading Chinese army and discusses the Buddhists' struggle for survival. Original. AUTHOR: Ewald Osers, Harrer Heinrich
PUBLISHER: Putnam Publishing Group, The
FORMAT: Other
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Life of Andrew Jackson by Robert Vincent Remini
Description not available.A meticulous abridgement of the author's award-winning three-volume study traces the life and career of the seventh U.S. president, describes his military exploits, and examines his leadership qualities. Reprint. 15,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Robert Vincent Remini
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Peter Taylor by Hubert Horton McAlexander
This life of Peter Taylor (1917-94), the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, chronicles his life from his childhood in a prominent Tennessee family through his low-key, contented life and 51-year marriage. Taylor was a prominent member of the Southern Agrarian movement along with his friend Allen Tate. AUTHOR: Hubert Horton McAlexander
PUBLISHER: Louisiana State University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | X-Ray by Ray Davies
Description not available.The Kinks lead singer and song writer tells the story of his life and career to a nameless writer hired by the Corporation to be the rock singer's biographer AUTHOR: Ray Davies
PUBLISHER: Overlook Press, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Rosebud by David Thomson
Author of the acclaimed Biographical Dictionary of Film and cinematic studies of David Selznick and Warren Beatty, David Thomas brings his life-long fascination with the art and artistry of Orson Welles to his popular biography of America`s theatrical prodigy, which manages to combine astute film commentary and critical acuity with a fan`s unabashed enthusiasm to create a complex and absorbing portrait of a complex and absorbing artist.+ AUTHOR: David Thomson
PUBLISHER: McKay, David Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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