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|  | Harry Houdini by Helen R. Speicher, Kathryn Kilby Borland
A biography of Harry Houdini concentrating on his earlier years and the training that made him a master magician and escape artist. AUTHOR: Helen R. Speicher, Kathryn Kilby Borland
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Blood Runs Like a River Through My Dreams by Nasdijj
Nasdijj, whose name in Athabaskan means to become again, is the son of a Native American mother and a cowboy father. In this memoir, he writes about his rough upbringing, his passion for Native American culture, and his adopted son who died at six, a victim of fetal alcohol syndrome. AUTHOR: Nasdijj
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Rosalind Franklin by Brenda Maddox
Description not available.The author of Yeats's Ghosts reveals the frequently overlooked story of the woman who helped discover the double helix structure of DNA, detailing the contributions of scientist Rosalind Franklin to the work of Watson, Crick, and Wilkins. AUTHOR: Brenda Maddox
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | John Brown by David Roediger, John D. Smith, W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois, perhaps the foremost figure in African-American thought, writes on John Brown, the abolitionist who led the raid on Harper's Ferry and who was captured, tried, and hanged. AUTHOR: David Roediger, John D. Smith, W. E. B. Du Bois
PUBLISHER: Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Warriors of God by James Reston
Description not available.The epic story of the battle for the Holy Land focuses on the two legendary figures at the center of the Third Crusade and explores the conflict that transformed the world during the late twelfth century and the roles of Richard the Lionheart, the English king and homosexual leader of the Crusaders, and Saladin, the visionary head of the Islamic forces. Reprint. 35,000 first printing. AUTHOR: James Reston
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Our Crowd by Jonathan Reese, Stephen Birmingham
Future American histories will have to take into account (his) financial and social history and imposing cast of characters . -- The New York Times Book Review AUTHOR: Jonathan Reese, Stephen Birmingham
PUBLISHER: Syracuse University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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