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|  | Karel Tiege by Erich Dluhosch, Rostislav Svacha
Karel Teige (1900-1951), a leading figure of the avant-garde of the 1920s and 1930s, participated in every important argument and controversy of those turbulent years. He edited the most influential avant-garde journals on Czech and international cultural affairs and wrote profoundly original essays and books on the theory and criticism of art and architecture. He also produced paintings, collages, photomontages, film scripts, book covers, and typefaces and participated in theatrical performances. When the Communists took over Czechoslovakia in 1948, Teige was first hailed as a progressive, then denounced for not toeing the party line -- even though he was never a card-carrying member of the Communist Party. He died a broken man, forbidden to speak out or to publish. Since the recovery of his work after the velvet revolution of 1989, his legacy has been revived not only in Prague, but also in Western Europe and the United State. AUTHOR: Erich Dluhosch, Rostislav Svacha
PUBLISHER: MIT Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Sorrow Mountain by Adelaide Donnelley, Ani Pachen, Richard Gere, Dalai Lama XIV
In this memoir, a woman tells of her life as a member of the Tibetan resistance, her long and painful imprisonment after having been captured by the Chinese, and her eventual release and flight to Dharamsala, the home-in-exile of the Dalai Lama. AUTHOR: Adelaide Donnelley, Ani Pachen, Richard Gere, Dalai Lama XIV
PUBLISHER: Kodansha America, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Spirit to Serve by J. W. Marriott, Jim Collins, Kathi A. Brown, Kathi Ann Brown
In The Spirit to Serve , J.W. Marriott, successor to the founder of the successful Marriott hotel chain, distills years of hard-earned wisdom and experience into 12 timeless lessons that managers at any level can implement in their own business lives. From effectively managing and motivating employees to preserving order amid change, Marriott examines his successes and his failures in vivid detail, and shares the insights he has gleaned from them. AUTHOR: J. W. Marriott, Jim Collins, Kathi A. Brown, Kathi Ann Brown
PUBLISHER: HarperInformation
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Hillary's Choice - Gail Sheehy
Sheehy, writer and former friend of Hillary Clinton, pens this tell-all biography. Delivered in a style thats generally sympathetic and nonjudgmental, the book includes much of the authors own theory blended with a bit of fact.
Hillarys Choice
Gail Sheehy
Hardback, 389 pages
ISBN 0375503447
Random House
2000
True to the old saying, 'You have to get close to someone to stab them in the back,' Gail Sheehy, writer and former friend of Hillary Clinton, pens this tell-all biography. Delivered in a style thats generally sympathetic and almost nonjudgmental, the book includes much of the authors own theory blended with a bit of fact.
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CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | American Patriots by Gail Buckley
Description not available.Tracing the history of blacks in the American military, the author chronicles acts of bravery and patriotism among African-American soldiers from the American Revolution to the Gulf War and offers close-up portraits of some of America's finest patriots. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Gail Buckley
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Mapplethorpe by Patricia Morrisroe
Morrisoe spent six years researching Mapplethorpe's life and has come up with this probing and controversial biography--the subject of strident criticism from Patti Smith, one of Mapplethorpe's former lovers. The photographer, who died of AIDS at age 42 in 1989, is best known for his provocative still life photography. 32 pages of photographs. AUTHOR: Patricia Morrisroe
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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