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A collection of eccentrics in a tiny Nevada town visit the local store where this memoir is centered, telling stories of the past, when the area was in the midst of a mining boom, and wondering what will become of their future. A New York Times Notable Book for 2000. AUTHOR: Gregory Martin
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Maria Montessori by E. M. Standing
A biography of Maria Montessori (1870-1952), whose pioneering work in educating young children profoundly influenced teachers around the world. AUTHOR: E. M. Standing
PUBLISHER: Dutton/Plume
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen, Ruth Wright Paulsen
Gary Paulsen, a three-time Newbery Honor-winning author, tells of the many dogs that have been his pets. Readers will meet Snowball, the dog Paulsen had during his childhood in the Philippines; Ike, his favorite hunting companion, and Josh, the world's smartest dog. AUTHOR: Gary Paulsen, Ruth Wright Paulsen
PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Walking the Path with Sai Baba by Howard Murphet
Wonderful introduction talks about having a relationship with such a person as Sai Baba, using Sai forms and Sai teachings, working with meditation, Sai Baba and Christ, Sai Baba and Islam, Sai Baba and Buddhism, and the divine mystery. AUTHOR: Howard Murphet
PUBLISHER: Red Wheel/Weiser
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | And Die in the West by Paula M. Marks
The gunfight at the O.K. Corral has excited the imaginations of Western enthusiasts ever since that chilly October afternoon in 1881 when Doc Holliday and the three fighting Earps strode along a Tombstone, Arizona, street to confront the Clanton and McLaury brothers. When they met, Billy Clanton and the two McLaurys were shot to death; the popular image of the Wild West was reinforced; and fuel was provided for countless arguments over the characters, motives and actions of those involved. And Die in the West presents the first fully detailed, objective narrative of the celebrated gunfight, of the tensions leading up to it, and of the bitter, bloody events that followed. Paula Mitchell Marks places the events surrounding the gunfight against a larger backdrop of a booming Tombstone an the fluid, frontier environment of greed, factions, and violence. In the process, Mark strips away many of the myths associated with the famous gunfight and of the West in general. Diehard Western buffs will enjoy this definitive account of the affair . -- Publishers Weekly. (A) memorable portrait of a curious town in curious times . -- New York Times Book Review. As Marks shows us in this extensively researched book, the truth of the matter is far more complex -- not to mention interesting -- than the generally held view. In fact, the Earps were a violent bunch who probably broke as many laws as they enforced, and the Clantons and McLaurys were earnest, if not entirely law-abiding, cattlemen with fairly respectable reputations in the Tombstone area . -- Booklist. AUTHOR: Paula M. Marks
PUBLISHER: University of Oklahoma Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Lindbergh by Richard Bak
This is the first pictorial biography of the legendary aviator. Based on dozens of interviews, including many with his children, Lindbergh: Triumph and Tragedy relives the joy and pain of Charles A. Lindbergh`s remarkable, colorful, and controversial life. In 1927, Lindbergh propelled himself into aviation history when he became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean. The handsome 25-year-old piloted his Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris and into the hearts of the American public. AUTHOR: Richard Bak
PUBLISHER: Taylor Publishing Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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