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Anita (Kempler) Lobel, the illustrator of such books as On Market Street and the author-illustrator of Away from Home , tells the story of her childhood in Nazi-occupied Poland. Hidden by a Catholic family, the Jewish Lobel (then Kempler) and her brother were eventually discovered by the Nazis and sent to a concentration camp. After the war, the siblings were rescued by the Swedish Red Cross and sent to Stockholm, where they were reunited with their parents. The Kempler family lived in Sweden until Anita was 16, at which point they immigrated to the United States. Illustrated with photographs. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. AUTHOR: Anita Lobel
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Light My Fire by Ray Manzarek
Ray Manzarek, who co-founded the Doors with Jim Morrison, provides his story of the band's history. One of the most important rock bands of the 1960s, the Doors was inspired by jazz, classical, California surf music, Chicago blues, and flamenco guitar. Manzarek spins stories and addresses the many myths associated with the legendary band, from its birth in the summer of 1965 to Jim Morrison's premature death in Paris in 1971. AUTHOR: Ray Manzarek
PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | 365 Glorious Nights of Love and Romance by Lorraine Zenka, Patrika Darbo
Daytime TV was never a venue for full-figured ladies--until Patrika Darbo arrived. This barrier-breaking cast member of DAYS OF OUR LIVES urges readers to be comfortable with their bodies and with their selves. AUTHOR: Lorraine Zenka, Patrika Darbo
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | William Boeing
A biography of Bill Boeing, a pioneer in the development of aviation and the founder of the Boeing Company, which started out building military and transport airplanes and now builds most of the world's passenger jet aircraft.
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | I'm Not Here by Tim Allen
Observations and witticisms on a wide variety of topics from the star of television's Home Improvement and the bestselling author of Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man . Here, Allen ponders the bigger questions in life: Who am I? Where do I go from here? Just where is here? Can I still hear? AUTHOR: Tim Allen
PUBLISHER: Hyperion Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Pleasure of Finding Things Out by Don Cashman, Freeman J. Dyson, Richard P. Feynman
This collection by the 1965 Nobel Prize-winning physicist, containing work previously published in small periodicals, brings his wit and erudition to a mainstream audience. He offers insight on the Challenger explosion, shares his experience working on the Manhattan Project, and offers many autobiographical ruminations on the value of the sciences and his ardor for learning in general. AUTHOR: Don Cashman, Freeman J. Dyson, Richard P. Feynman
PUBLISHER: Perseus Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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