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|  | Venus Envy by L. Jon Wertheim
Description not available.An exciting behind-the-scenes glimpse into the women's tennis tour, from the Grand Slam tournament in Australia to the Williams sisters' triumpant victory at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, details the characters and psyches of the top players and discusses such topics as race, sexuality, and dysfunctional families. Reprint. AUTHOR: L. Jon Wertheim
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | 17th Century Britain by Mark Kishlansky
A history of the English monarchy in the 17th century, written by a professor of history at Harvard University. Kishlansky concentrates his study on what was destined to become the most turbulent of recent centuries for the British Crown, during which one monarch was executed and another was driven from the country, and which also saw the brief establishment of the only republican government in British history. AUTHOR: Mark Kishlansky
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Martin Luther King, Jr. on Leadership by Donald T. Phillips, Nelson Runger
Description not available.The author of Lincoln on Leadership analyzes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s leadership of the Civil Rights Movement, from his commitment to peaceful means to his powerful optimism, and applies them to the challenges of business management. Reissue. AUTHOR: Donald T. Phillips, Nelson Runger
PUBLISHER: Warner Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Do What Thou Wilt by Lawrence Sutin
Description not available.Chronicles the notorious life of the self-styled poet and sorcerer Aleister Crowley, looks at his experiences as a magician, mountaineer, and artist, and places him in the context of his times. AUTHOR: Lawrence Sutin
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Bob Dylan by Paul Williams
This second volume of Paul Williams writings on Bob Dylan traces his career from 1960 to 1986, emphasizing the performance aspect of Dylan`s musicianship. AUTHOR: Paul Williams
PUBLISHER: Omnibus Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Tropical Truth by Barbara Einzig, Caetano Veloso, Isabel De Sena
Description not available.In a chronicle of his nearly four-decade career, the Brazilian musical superstar describes how he and friends from Bahia created tropicalismo, a movement that propelled Brazil into the vanguard of world art, and profiles the personalities surrounding him--his sister, singer Maria Bethania, poet Chico Buarque, filmmaker Glauber Rocha, diva Gal Costa, and others. 20,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Barbara Einzig, Caetano Veloso, Isabel De Sena
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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