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|  | Rites of Passage by Walt Crowley, William Crowley
Anti-war marches, human be-ins, rock festivals, psychedelic drugs, underground newpapers, free universities, light shows, inner-city riots, radical skirmishes, and hippie antics are chronicled by a member and in-house critic of the New Left and counter culture. Crowley provides a vivid portrait of one community during the social upheavals of the sixties. It is stimulating, informative, and entertaining . -- Western Historical Quarterly Before Crowley became known for his writing at Seattle Weekly and as a TV political commentator, he created cartoons and batted out social diatribes for The Helix, Seattle`s leading underground newspaper of the 1960s. In Rites, he recalls those times and discusses how the anti-war movement, drugs, and rock music all affected Seattle`s growth . -- Seattle Magazine Crowley extends the published history of that fabled decade beyond the well-known names and events of Selma and Berkeley to such people as Jack Delay, the former Air Force cadet who lived on a barge and turned a storefront into a homeless shelter, and to such events as Sky River Rock Festival and Lighter than Air Fair, which preceded Woodstock by a year . -- Choice Crowley was at the center of much of the politial and social activity during a very active period and is smart enough no to trust only his own memory. He research, he interviewed and he somehow found the ability to put events he was intimately involved in into perspective . -- Portland Oregonian AUTHOR: Walt Crowley, William Crowley
PUBLISHER: University of Washington Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Grover Cleveland by Alyn Brodsky
Description not available.A scholarly reassessment of the life of Grover Cleveland, the twenty-second and twenty-fourth president, argues that he remains an under-appreciated leader whose financial policies staved off bankruptcy, who fought against big business, who helped Native Americans, and much more. 15,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Alyn Brodsky
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Edmund Wilson by Jeffrey Meyers
The first biography of Edmund Wilson, a towering icon of modern literature and a man who either knew, wrote about, or slept with every major author associated with the modernist movement of the 1920`s and 1930`s. AUTHOR: Jeffrey Meyers
PUBLISHER: Cooper Square Publishers, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Geons, Black Holes & Quantum Foam by John Wheeler, Kenneth William Ford
Wheeler's fascinating life brings the reader face to face with the central characters and discoveries of modern physics. The first American to learn of the discovery of nuclear fission, he later coined the term black hole, led a renaissance in gravitation physics, and helped transform Princeton University into a mecca for physicists. AUTHOR: John Wheeler, Kenneth William Ford
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Misfit by Johathan Yardley
A biography of novelist Frederick Exley (1929-92), from his youth in a small upstate New York town, to the auto accident that ended his football career, to the publication of his one novel (the autobiographical A Fan's Notes ) that is considered great, as well as several lesser works. AUTHOR: Johathan Yardley
PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | To Touch a Wild Dolphin by Rachele Smolker
In TO TOUCH A WILD DOLPHIN, Smolker recounts her 15 years of living and working in Monkey Mia, Australia--a haven where wild dolphins dwell and often interact with humans. Her story's more technical aspects--regarding the mental and linguistic capabilities of these marine mammals--are underpinned by the numerous anecdotes about individual dolphins that Smolker came to know over the years. AUTHOR: Rachele Smolker
PUBLISHER: Doubleday Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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