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|  | Marcel Proust
A best-seller in France, this biography by an authority on Proust draws on recently discovered material to tell the story of perhaps the greatest novelist of all time. Tadie illuminates Proust's life and also his art in a definitive critical reading that finds fascinating correspondences between them. Nominated in 2001 for a National Book Critics Award, and also a nominee for a 2001 Lambda Literary Award.
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 | Davy Crockett by Constance Rourke, Michael A. Lofaro
Blending myth and reality, Constance Rourke aimed to get at the heart of Davy Crockett, whose hold on the American imagination was firm even before he died at the Alamo. Davy Crockett, published in 1934, pioneered in showing the backwoodsman`s transformation into a folk hero. It remains a basic in the Crockett literature. AUTHOR: Constance Rourke, Michael A. Lofaro
PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Address Book by Michael Levine
This is a guide to more than 4,000 mailing addresses of the world's most influential people. Now in its seventh edition, it has been updated and revised to include more than 1,800 new listings. AUTHOR: Michael Levine
PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Maine Lobsterboats by Virginia L. Thorndike
Few visitors have ever been given a look into the craftsmanship that make Maine lobsterboats so special. Nor have many had a chance to meet the men and women who design, build, and work aboard these graceful, rugged vessels. Now, everyone has these opportunities. In an entertaining, informative style, author Virginia Thorndike presents interviews with a range of Mainers who have made a living and a life through their ties to the Maine lobsterboat. AUTHOR: Virginia L. Thorndike
PUBLISHER: Down East Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Warren Buffett Way Portfolio by Robert G. Hagstrom
This straightforward financial planning guide imparts investment principles practiced by Warren Buffett, and provides practical suggestions and mathematical tools to help investors focus their portfolios on a few well-managed, solid companies. AUTHOR: Robert G. Hagstrom
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Nelson Mandela by Jean Guiloineau, Joseph Rowe
Description not available.Covering the first twenty-four years of this great South African leader's life, a biography explores the development, education, and character of a young man who would become a worldwide symbol of struggle, integrity, and strength of conviction. AUTHOR: Jean Guiloineau, Joseph Rowe
PUBLISHER: North Atlantic Books
FORMAT: Paperback
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