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When Jim Paul and his friend Harry decide to build a catapult in the backyard, they recreate an aspect of the Middle Ages, and come to a new understanding of human society. AUTHOR: Jim Paul
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Trade Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | The Red Rose Crew by Daniel J. Boyne
Description not available.The Director of Recreational Rowing at Harvard University describes the struggle of the first all-female crew team's battle against gender prejudice, male domination, and bueacracy to achieve international victory in one of the most grueling sports and offers profiles of the women and their coach who were a part of this winning crew team. Reprint. 20,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Daniel J. Boyne
PUBLISHER: Hyperion Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Jefferson's Children by Jane Feldman, Kate Klimo, Shannon Lanier
DNA findings have linked the descendents of Thomas Jefferson to the descendents of Sally Hemings who was one of his slaves. These findings cemented the long-held belief that Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings had children together. This photo-essay depicts the first time the Hemings descendents attended the Jefferson Family Reunion at Monticello. Following the reunion, the authors interviewed and photographed several members of both sides of the family, getting their reactions to this historic event. The book's introduction was written by author Lucian Truscott IV, the Jefferson family descendent who was the first to invite the Hemings descendents to attend the reunion. AUTHOR: Jane Feldman, Kate Klimo, Shannon Lanier
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Castles Made of Sound by Hicock
Once referred to by Miles Davis as the greatest musician in the world, Gil Evans was among the great innovators of jazz, collaborating with Davis on such classics as SKETCHES OF SPAIN. In assessing his contribution to the art form and shedding light on the life of this jazz legend, this biography illuminates the world of jazz itself. AUTHOR: Hicock
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Daniel Patrick Moynihan by Godfrey Hodgson
This biography of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan covers his rich life in public service and his encounters with the powerful and the famous. As a Harvard professor, Moynihan authored many books on current issues, especially problems of the poor and the cities, and his writings have been praised and damned across the political spectrum. As a member of the Nixon administration, as an ambassador, and as a senior senator from New York state, Moynihan has, for decades, redefined the notion of party loyalty and the importance of ideas in Congress. A New York Times Notable Book for 2000. AUTHOR: Godfrey Hodgson
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Worth the Fighting For by John McCain, Mark Salter
This candid followup to McCain`s A FLAG FOR OUR FATHERS brings him to the Senate and his long career in public service, where he served as a sometimes irascible populist Republican. He shares his thoughts on the battles he fought, the personalities he admired and those he thought much less of, and his vision of America that is based on values, ideas, and everyday heroism. AUTHOR: John McCain, Mark Salter
PUBLISHER: Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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