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B.B. King's name has become synonymous with the hard, gritty sound of Chicago blues. His soulful music has influenced many of today's best-known performers and his haunting lyrics have made him a legend in his own time. AUTHOR: David Shirley
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | On Holy Ground
In the late 1820s, Sarah and Angelina Grimke traded their elite position as daughters of a prominent slaveholding family in Charleston, South Carolina, for a life dedicated to abolitionism and advocacy of women's rights. The sisters became leaders in the anti-slavery movement, and their actions have had lasting repercussions on the way Americans strive for equality and social justice, even today. In 1868, Angelina and Sarah discovered that their deceased brother had had children by a slave. True to their ideals, the Grimke sisters invited their nephews into their lives, helped educate them, and gave them the means to start a new life. Archibald and Francis continued the fight for equality, becoming two of the most noted African Americans of their time. Francis, an influential Presbyterian minister, and Archibald, a lawyer, diplomat, writer, and editor, were deeply involved in the burgeoning civil rights movement and the founding of the NAACP. Archibald's daughter, Angelina Weld Grimke, became a seminal Harlem Renaissance poet and playwright. At once a social history and family biography, LIFT UP THY VOICE illustrates how the question of race dominates American history. Readers with a passion for American history, the Civil War, reform politics, and the early women's and civil rights movements will be fascinated by the inspiring tale of this remarkable family and its leadership over the century that made America what it is today.
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | No Time for Fear by Diane B. Fessler
No Time For Fear summons the voices of more than 100 women who served as nurses overseas during World War II, letting them tell their story as no one else can. Fessler has meticulously compiled and transcribed more than 200 interviews with American military nurses of the Army, Army Air Force, and Navy who were present in all theaters of WWII. Their stories bring to life horrific tales of illness and hardship, blinding blizzards, and near starvation -- all faced with courage, tenacity, and even good humor. This unique oral-history collection makes available to readers an important counterpoint to the seemingly endless discussions of strategy, planning, and troop movement that often characterize discussions of the Second World War. AUTHOR: Diane B. Fessler
PUBLISHER: Michigan State University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Monkey Business by Simon Louvish
This lavishly illustrated biography of the Marx Brothers chronicles the comedy team's entire career, detailing their rise from vaudeville to Hollywood. Excerpts from reviews, interviews, memoirs, and scripts are included. AUTHOR: Simon Louvish
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Air Commando One by Warren A. Trest
This biography of General Aderholt chronicles his many exploits as a secret operative, including those in Asia after WW II where he worked for the CIA and his role as head of the First Air Commando Wing. It is filled with many anecdotes of military life and includes much military history based on prodigious research in official archives. AUTHOR: Warren A. Trest
PUBLISHER: Smithsonian Institution Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Fame, Ain't It a Bitch
Here a former New York Daily News gossip-columnist and host of the cable channel E!'s MYSTERIES AND SCANDALS talks about life in the newsroom--and the bedroom. Rock-stars, movie moguls, and models populate this dishy memoir.
PUBLISHER: Talk Miramax Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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