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|  | Falling Through Space by Ellen Gilchrist
Gilchrist writes effervescently about her event-filled life in these essays taken largely from her NPR broadcasts. AUTHOR: Ellen Gilchrist
PUBLISHER: University Press of Mississippi
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Public Intellectuals by Richard Posner
This critique of the current crop of public intellectuals--Paglia, Nussbaum, Said, Chomsky, et al.--finds them wanting. The author examines the tradition of the public intellectual and reflects on the current state of the media and academia. Posner is a U.S. judge, a professor at the University of Chicago, and a public intellectual himself. AUTHOR: Richard Posner
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | How to Think Like a Millionaire by Marc Allen, Mark Allen, Mark Fisher
This straightforward motivational guide tells readers how to build both spiritual and monetary wealth by transforming their thought patterns. AUTHOR: Marc Allen, Mark Allen, Mark Fisher
PUBLISHER: New World Library
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Born in Lhasa by Namgyal Lhamo Taklha
In this autobiography, a Tibetan woman recalls what life was like in Lhasa before the invasion by the Chinese. The author is the sister-in-law of the Dalai Lama, and was a consultant on the film KUNDUN. AUTHOR: Namgyal Lhamo Taklha
PUBLISHER: Snow Lion Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Forever England by Mike Read
Rupert Brooke, the poet who died at 27 during World War I (of septicemia on his way to Gallipoli), became a sentimental favorite because of his Byronic looks and early death. This biography includes 71 of his poems. AUTHOR: Mike Read
PUBLISHER: Mainstream Publishing Company, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Voice of the Blues by Amy Van Singel, Jim O'Neal
The coeditors of Living Blues magazine here assemble a number of lengthy interviews (many from the pages of their magazine) with various Blues masters, including Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Jimmy Reed. AUTHOR: Amy Van Singel, Jim O'Neal
PUBLISHER: Routledge
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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