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|  | Alvin Ailey by Robert Fleming
Ailey was born in a small Texas town and grew up in Los Angeles, where seeing a performance by Katherine Dunham changed his life. After appearing in films and theater, he created the Alvin Ailey Dance theatre, changing concepts of modern dance AUTHOR: Robert Fleming
PUBLISHER: Holloway House Publishing Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Hostage to Fortune by Joseph P. Kennedy
Description not available.The previously unpublished letters of Joseph Kennedy offer new insights into the man who fathered so many great Americans as they capture his relationships with his wife, children, and the great figures of his age, including Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Pope Pius XII, and Charles Lindbergh, among others. Reprint. AUTHOR: Joseph P. Kennedy
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Guarding the Moon by Francesca Lia Block
In this nonfiction work the author of such young adult novels as WEETZIE BAT and THE HANGED MAN reflects on the joys and challenges she encountered during her first year of motherhood. AUTHOR: Francesca Lia Block
PUBLISHER: HarperInformation
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Conscience & Empire by Fred A. Wilcox
Conscience and Empire is the story of a Catholic priest who loves his church enough to expose its hypocrisy--a man of God who challenges his own religion to practice what it preaches. It is the story of a former soldier who has spent years in prison for his opposition to war. Philip Berrigan is passionately loved, and greatly hated. Six-times nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, he has established his place in history. AUTHOR: Fred A. Wilcox
PUBLISHER: Common Courage Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Return to the Sea by Anne M. Johnson
In 1955, Lindbergh gave a gift to millions of women in Gift from the Sea . In Return to the Sea , Johnson weaves reflections on the gifts of Lindbergh's shells with vignettes of her personal path of spiritual growth. Line drawings. AUTHOR: Anne M. Johnson
PUBLISHER: Innisfree Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Lord Cornwallis by Daniel E. Harmon
Description not available.Describes the life and accomplishments of the British general who surrendered his army at Yorktown, Virginia and later served as viceroy of Britain's colonies in India and Ireland. AUTHOR: Daniel E. Harmon
PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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