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|  | Into Africa by Martin Dugard
David Livingstone, the Scottish explorer, was a frequent visitor to the African interior during the 19th century, and one of its most exciting and prolific chroniclers. So his disappearance in the late 1860s while questing for the Nile`s source created an immediate uproar. The journey to get the scoop of the century fell to Henry David Stanley, who spent three years hunting the missing doctor down. That adventure is recast in Dugard`s INTO AFRICA. Dugard, himself an explorer and author of FARTHER THAN ANY MAN, reimagines not only the search, drawing on papers and correspondence, but also the country itself in its context of mystery and home to the unknown. AUTHOR: Martin Dugard
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Triumphant Fox by Samuel W. Mitcham
Description not available.A new biography of the Desert Fox follows Rommel from humble origins to the top echelon of the German military, where he overcame overwelming odds to beat back the British in North Africa. Original. AUTHOR: Samuel W. Mitcham
PUBLISHER: Cooper Square Publishers, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Under a Hoodoo Moon by Jack Rummel, John Mac Rebennack
This autobiography of legendary New Orleans piano man Dr. John-- the hippest, fonkiest cat to come down the musical turnpike (Library Journal)--is one of the most original, colorful, and acclaimed music books ever. Photos. AUTHOR: Jack Rummel, John Mac Rebennack
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The American President by Peter W. Kunhardt, Philip B. Kunhardt, Philip B. Kunhardt, III
This large, lavishly illustrated gift book is published in conjunction with the PBS series The American President. The editors have eschewed the usual chronological presentation, and have organized the material around themes. Every president from Washington to Clinton is included. AUTHOR: Peter W. Kunhardt, Philip B. Kunhardt, Philip B. Kunhardt, III
PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Growing Old Is Not for Sissies II by Etta Clark
This sequel to the best-selling Growing Old is Not For Sissies (I) reminds us to forget the recliner and the remote control, the days spent doing relatively little because of advancing age. As this book proves, growing old -- for senior athletes -- is not the slow decline many of us have come to expect. Presenting 100 portraits of senior athletes accompanied by personal statements and poems on aging, this book is testament to the joy of physical activity and of living to a ripe old age. When this book arrived in the office, co-workers of all ages could not put it down. Clark's photos ... are that captivating. -- Copley News Service At last, someone has put an end to the myth that sports are only for young people. -- American Fitness AUTHOR: Etta Clark
PUBLISHER: Pomegranate Communications, Inc
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Calvin by Francois Wendel, Philip Mairet
Leading Calvin scholar Francois Wendel traces the development of Calvin's religious thought in the context of the turbulent Reformation era. Out of the upheavals in political, social, and intellectual life during the 16th century, Calvin emerges as one of the eminent Christian thinkers of his, or any age. AUTHOR: Francois Wendel, Philip Mairet
PUBLISHER: Baker Academic
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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