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|  | The Last Lion by William Manchester
Description not available.Details the first fifty-eight years of a man whose ambitions and serious flaws made him one of the world's most powerful leaders, placing Churchill's prewar career against the backdrop of the collapse of the British Empire AUTHOR: William Manchester
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman by David A. Adler, Samuel Byrd
An introduction to the life of the woman who helped hundreds of slaves escape via the underground railroad. Illustrated with watercolor paintings. AUTHOR: David A. Adler, Samuel Byrd
PUBLISHER: Holiday House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Wager with the Wind by James Arness, James Greiner
Don Sheldon has been called 'Alaska's bush pilot among bush pilots', but he was also just one man in a fragile airplane who, in the end, was solely responsible for each mission he flew, be it a high-risk landing to the rescue of others from certain death in the mountains of Alaska or the routine delivery of supplies to a lonely homesteader. Read this book to learn how a hero was born, and also how he made his courageous journey to the unknown skies of dealing with cancer. AUTHOR: James Arness, James Greiner
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Ken Burns' America by Gary R. Edgerton
This study of the work of documentary filmmaker Ken Burns (THE BRIDGE, THE CIVIL WAR, JAZZ, and others) examines how he makes his films and discusses his role as a highly popular packager of the past for the mass media audience. AUTHOR: Gary R. Edgerton
PUBLISHER: Palgrave Macmillan
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Masters of Creation by H. W. Brands
This historical business analysis celebrates the pioneering American spirit by providing detailed profiles of 25 successful entrepreneurs and innovators, including J. Pierpoint Morgan, Walt Disney, and Sam Walton. AUTHOR: H. W. Brands
PUBLISHER: Free Press, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Backstreet Boys by Devra Newberger Speregen
Description not available.Recounts the musical career of the Backstreet Boys, and provides trivia information about each of its members. AUTHOR: Devra Newberger Speregen
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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