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|  | The Pact by George Jenkins, Lisa Frazier Page, Rameck Hunt, Sampson Davis
Description not available.The New York Times bestseller. The true story of three African-American men who made a pact to survive the streets of Newark-and become doctors.
The New York Times bestseller. The true story of three African-American men who made a pact to survive the streets of Newark-and become doctors.
AUTHOR: George Jenkins, Lisa Frazier Page, Rameck Hunt, Sampson Davis
PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Walden by Bill McKibben, Christopher W. Bigsby, Dan Lazar, Edward Hoagland, Franklin B. Sanborn
Thoreau`s classic account of the solitary life, describing his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years, is one of the most influential books ever written. The bible of the environmental movement, WALDEN vividly portrays Thoreau`s reverence for nature, and his understanding of the idea that nature is made up of crucially interrelated parts. AUTHOR: Bill McKibben, Christopher W. Bigsby, Dan Lazar, Edward Hoagland, Franklin B. Sanborn
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Crossing the Water by Daniel Robb
Description not available.Shedding new light into the lives of violent teens, a powerful memoir describes the author's eighteen months working with youthful offenders at the Penikese Island School, where delinquent boys learn to take responsibility for their own lives, and discusses the broken homes, poverty, violence, and abuse that marked each of the boys' lives. Reprint. 20,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Daniel Robb
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | First Job by Rinker Buck
Buck recalls his first job as a cub reporter in 1977 with the Berkshire Eagle, evoking the mystique of the news room with nostalgia. AUTHOR: Rinker Buck
PUBLISHER: PublicAffairs, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Rosa Parks
Description not available.Takes a close look at Parks' early life, follows her political career after the incident that propelled her to the front of the civil rights movement, and includes an eight-page photo insert which brings the text to life. Original.
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Ex-Friends by Norman Podhoretz
The former editor of Commentary magazine, and an ardent conservative, writes about the friendships and rivalries among his friends, an ideas-driven group of New York intellectuals from the worlds of publishing and academia. Included are his fallings-out with the Trillings, Norman Mailer, and Lillian Hellman. AUTHOR: Norman Podhoretz
PUBLISHER: Encounter Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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