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Description not available.A Teach for America volunteer recounts his own tenuous education as well as his tenure in the rural Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest districts in the country, during which he encountered fierce racial divisions, drug problems, and gang violence. AUTHOR: Michael Johnston, Robert Coles
PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Bruce Lee by John R. Little, Robert Wolff
Description not available.A collection of interviews with the martial arts master reveals his personal philosophy and thoughts on such issues as racism, success, and the challenges and triumphs of his personal and professional life AUTHOR: John R. Little, Robert Wolff
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Trade
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Son of Charlemagne by Barbara Willard, Emil Weiss
The year is 781 A.D. King Charles of the Franks is crossing the Alps with his family and court on a journey to meet with Pope Hadrian. One frosty night he speaks to his young son Carl of his plans for the future: When we come to Rome you will know that I am naming you my heir. One day you will rule over all my lands... But the King already had an heir, Pepin the Hunchback, mockingly called Gobbo. Was he to be dispossessed? Yet Carl sees that Charlemagne is determined to do what he feels is best to serve God and Europe. The many-faceted story of the great Emperor Charlemagne and his son Carl will stir the minds and imaginations of young people. Through Carl's eyes we discover the grand dimensions of western Europe's foundation. AUTHOR: Barbara Willard, Emil Weiss
PUBLISHER: Bethlehem Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Washington Monument by Thomas B. Allen
Description not available.A lavishly illustrated guide to the Washington Monument retraces the history of the great tower and looks at its place as a focal point for great gatherings. AUTHOR: Thomas B. Allen
PUBLISHER: Discovery Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Chief by David Nasaw
Newly released personal and business correspondences with Hollywood moguls, American Presidents, showgirls and European dictators made possible this comprehensive biography of William Randolph Hearst, powerful millionaire newspaperman. Here, his childhood, untiring ambition, and love life are deeply explored, culminating in a study of his modern-day castle San Simeon, and Marion Davies, the woman he kept there. AUTHOR: David Nasaw
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Paperback
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 | Backbeat by Tony Scherman, Wynton Marsalis
In this collection of interviews conducted by music critic Tony Scherman, jazz musician Earl Palmer discusses songwriting, the New Orleans music scene, his collaborations with other famous musicians, and the racism that he encountered in the military during World War II. AUTHOR: Tony Scherman, Wynton Marsalis
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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