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Description not available.Chronicles the career of sixteen-year-old figure skater Sarah Hughes, culminating with her gold medal victory at the 2002 Winter Olympics. AUTHOR: Ruth Ashby
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | A Lynching in the Heartland by James H. Madison
This account of a 1930 lynching of two black men who were dragged from an Indiana jail by a frenzied mob examines the context and ramifications of a crime that went unpunished. AUTHOR: James H. Madison
PUBLISHER: Palgrave Macmillan
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Vivir para Contarla by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
This first volume of a planned trilogy is a portrait of Garcia Marquez`s early life, beginning in the Colombian town of Aracataca and ending with his first trip abroad, when he was 29. During the course of these years, Garcia Marquez finds his vocation as a writer. AUTHOR: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Monk by Emma McEvoy, Howard Anderson, Hugh Thomas, J. Berryman, Matthew G. Lewis
The story of a monk who succumbs to the temptations of a young girl, Lewis's early 19th-century novel was vilified in its time as obscene, blasphemous, and morally corrupt. It was, however, admired by many of the great writers of its time--from the Marquis de Sade to Emily Bronte. AUTHOR: Emma McEvoy, Howard Anderson, Hugh Thomas, J. Berryman, Matthew G. Lewis
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Other Mrs. Kennedy by Jerry Oppenheimer
From the bestselling author of Idol: Rock Hudson and Barbara Walters comes a startling portrait of Ethel Skakel Kennedy, the controversial widow of Robert F. Kennedy, who has come to wield great power within the Kennedy clan and some of Washington's highest circles. Photos. Martin's Press. AUTHOR: Jerry Oppenheimer
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Encyclopedia of War and Weaponry by Stuart Murray
Description not available.From Napoleon Bonaparte to Peter the Great, from the bow and arrow to cruise missiles, two hundred in-depth A-to-Z entries provide a fascinating look at wars, weapons development, military leaders, and even famous spies. AUTHOR: Stuart Murray
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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