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|  | Trials of the Monkey by Matthew Chapman
The great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin travels to the Tennessee home of the 1925 Monkey Trial, intending to graph the changes in attitude toward creation and evolution since. In the process, he winds up dealing with his own spiritual crisis. The result is an eclectic and probing memoir. AUTHOR: Matthew Chapman
PUBLISHER: Picador
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Revelations of Divine Mercy by George W. Kosicki
Revelations of Divine Mercy provides 366 daily readings drawn from the original diary of Blessed Faustina. Each month focuses on a particular theme in the diary--love, trust, humility, glory. A biographical summary on Blessed Faustina's life as well as the origins of certain facets of the Divine Mercy devotion is also included. AUTHOR: George W. Kosicki
PUBLISHER: Servant Publications
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The New York Public Library Amazing Scientists by Jim Callan
Description not available.Presents questions and answers about lives and discoveries of scientists from the ancient world and the principal biologists, chemists, physicists, astronomers, and earth scientists from the Renaissance to the present. AUTHOR: Jim Callan
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Red Dust by Flora Drew, Ma Jian
Ma Jian left Beijing dispirited and divorced, to wander the Chinese landscape for three years during a time when oppression was rife, embodied for example in the Campaign Against Spiritual Pollution. The description of his journey portrays the depth and complexity of China in a fresh voice for Western readers. AUTHOR: Flora Drew, Ma Jian
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Amelia Earhart by Cathy Morrison, Harold Underdown, Jane Moore Howe
Description not available.Describes the female pilot's childhood fascination with airplanes and interest in flying lessons before she became the first pilot to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean. AUTHOR: Cathy Morrison, Harold Underdown, Jane Moore Howe
PUBLISHER: Patria Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Elizabeth by Alexander Walker
Description not available.An intimate look into the private world of a lifetime Hollywood star reveals her privileged London childhood, struggles as a young celebrity, many marriages, award-winning performances, and successes as a businesswoman and AIDS crusader. Reprint. AUTHOR: Alexander Walker
PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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