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A biography of the American actor and film celebrity, written by a well-known Hollywood critic, and supplemented with an extensive bibliography of articles written about Eastwood during the course of his long career in television and movies, as well as an extensive filmography., AUTHOR: Richard Schickel
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | A Life on the Road by Charles Kuralt
Description not available.The popular TV newsman and commentator chronicles his early days in the media, the rise of his career, and the richly diverse people he has encountered and the places he has been over the years AUTHOR: Charles Kuralt
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Thomas Aquinas in 90 Minutes by Paul Strathern
Aquinas's life and ideas presented in entertaining and accessible fashion--another title in our highly successful 90 Minutes series. Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character....I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one's friends to Western civilization. --Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe. Wall Street Journal. AUTHOR: Paul Strathern
PUBLISHER: Dee, Ivan R. Publisher
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | A Rum Affair by Karl Sabbagh
This fast-paced science account uncovers an ethical footnote in botanical history along with the culture that shielded it from public view. When distinguished, yet unpopular professor John Heslop Harrison documented several new species of flora on the Isle of Rum in the 1940s--with claims that these flora supported a different view of the glaciation process--his colleagues were suspicious. John Raven, a Cambridge scholar and amateur botanist, investigated and eventually refuted most of Harrison's research, while emphasizing Harrison's working-class upbringing. This book documents Raven's attempts to disprove Harrison's findings, the nature of classism in British culture, and the ways in which academia strives to protect its own. A New York Times choice for one of the best gardening books of 2000. AUTHOR: Karl Sabbagh
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Book of Jerry Falwell by Susan Harding
Description not available.Examines the 1980s resurgence in born-again Christianity, trends in contemporary Christian fundamentalism, and the role played by Reverend Jerry Falwell and his associates, focusing on how Falwell used biblical language to inspire and transform his followers. Reprint. AUTHOR: Susan Harding
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | My Father's Gun by Brian McDonald
These are true stories centered around the lives and deeds of an Irish-American family made up of several New York City policeman: Brian McDonald, his maternal grandfather, father, and brother. This is the author's first book. AUTHOR: Brian McDonald
PUBLISHER: Dutton/Plume
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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