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|  | Married to Laughter by Jerry Stiller
In this name-dropping memoir, Jerry Stiller, best known for his role as Mr.Costanza on the television sitcom Seinfeld, reveals his greatest inspirations, recalling his childhood trips to vaudeville shows and the memorable performances of Eddie Cantor and Jimmy Durante. He also relates his family`s immigrant experience, describing his parents` struggles in New York City during the Great Depression. AUTHOR: Jerry Stiller
PUBLISHER: Random House Large Print
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Ronald Reagan by Peggy Noonan
This appreciation of Ronald Reagan the man focuses on what the author sees as his exemplary qualities of character--steadfastness, honesty, courage, etc. Noonan sees these as the defining qualities that make a great leader. She shares her memories of Reagan, as well as those of others who were close to him. AUTHOR: Peggy Noonan
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | One River by Wade Davis
Ethnobotanist Wade Davis has spent many years in the rainforest, helping in their preservation. This is the story of his own explorations in the 1970s and the earlier ones of his mentor, Harvard ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes. Their contrasting experiences, a generation apart, vividly portray the damage that has been done to the rainforest in a short time. AUTHOR: Wade Davis
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Joan of Arc by Jeremy D. Adams, Jeremy Du Quesnay Adams, Jeremy duQuesnay Adams, Marie-Veronique Clin, Regine Pernoud
Many books have been written on the legendary Joan of Arc, but not many have incorporated the surviving documents containing actual details of the young French martyr's life. This book, originally published in France in 1966, draws from letters by Joan and others, trial transcripts, church records, and histories of the time, as well as overviews of the many Joan of Arc legends that have arisen since her death. AUTHOR: Jeremy D. Adams, Jeremy Du Quesnay Adams, Jeremy duQuesnay Adams, Marie-Veronique Clin, Regine Pernoud
PUBLISHER: Palgrave Macmillan
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Darwin, His Daughter & Human Evolution
Charles Darwin's great-great grandson reveals how intricately woven were the thinker's work and personal life, particularly after the death of his 10-year-old daughter.
PUBLISHER: Putnam Publishing Group, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Back on the Road by Ernesto Guevara
Description not available.A companion volume to The Motorcycle Diaries continues the late revolutionary's travel diaries as he described his second odyssey through Latin America, detailing his journey to the mountains and deserts of Bolivia, the jungles of Guatemala, the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu, and first meeting with Fidel Castro in Mexico. Original. AUTHOR: Ernesto Guevara
PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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