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|  | Mama's Girl by Veronica Chambers
An African American memoir of life in Brooklyn in the 1970s. Veronica Chambers was born into a comfortable family, but when her father left, hard times set in, and Veronica had to learn how to be self-sufficient, supportive of her mother, and to adjust to economic hardship. AUTHOR: Veronica Chambers
PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Martin Luther King - Spirit Led Prophet by Coretta Scott King, Richard L. Deats
This spiritual biography of Martin Luther King focuses on his life and work as motivated by and grounded in faith. AUTHOR: Coretta Scott King, Richard L. Deats
PUBLISHER: New City Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | My Stroke of Luck by Eric Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas
SPARTACUS actor Kirk Douglas, in his eighth book, chronicles his experience recovering from a debilitating stroke. The road from speech therapy to the Oscars, where he received a Lifetime Achievement Award, is traveled here with insight, honesty, and a sense of humor. AUTHOR: Eric Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas
PUBLISHER: Morrow/Avon
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Heaven Help Us by Alice LaPlante, Clare La Plante
Subtitle: The Worrier's Guide to the Patron Saints. AUTHOR: Alice LaPlante, Clare La Plante
PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Sweet Hell Inside by Edward Ball
Through a history of several generations of one family, the Harlestons (to whom the author is related), the author of SLAVES IN THE FAMILY chronicles the period from the Reconstruction to the Civil Rights era.
Through a history of several generations of one family, the Harlestons (to whom the author is related), the author of SLAVES IN THE FAMILY chronicles the period from the Reconstruction to the Civil Rights era. He traces the beginnings of the line from a relationship between white slave owner William Harleston and Kate Wilson, one of his slaves, and charts their success in business and the arts.
AUTHOR: Edward Ball
PUBLISHER: Morrow/Avon
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | My Dream of Martin Luther King by Faith Ringgold
From the acclaimed creator of the Caldecott Honor Book Tar Beach comes a personal and captivating portrait of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Ringgold's pictures are strong and powerful . . . there is an intensity to this that will affect readers .-- Booklist . Full color. AUTHOR: Faith Ringgold
PUBLISHER: Crown Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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