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|  | Rough Water by Clint Willis
In the wake of The Perfect Storm and Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea comes a gripping anthology of great writing, both fiction and nonfiction, about storms, shipwrecks, and survival. 18 photos. AUTHOR: Clint Willis
PUBLISHER: Avalon Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Currahee! by Donald R. Burgett, Martin Blumenson, Stephen E. Ambrose
In June 1944, the Allies launched a massive amphibious invasion against Nazi-held France. But under the cover of darkness, a new breed of fighting man leapt from airplanes through a bullet-stitched, tracer-lit sky to go behind German lines, the Screaming Eagles of the newly formed 101st Airborne Division. Their job was to strike terror into the Nazi defenders, delay reinforcements & kill any enemy soldiers they met. In the next seven days, the men of the 101st fought some of the most ferocious close-quarter combat in all of World War II.Capttures the baptism by fire of a young Private Burgett, his comrades & a new air-mobile fighting force that would become a legend of war AUTHOR: Donald R. Burgett, Martin Blumenson, Stephen E. Ambrose
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Beauty Before Comfort by Allison Glock
Allison Glock writes affectionately about her passionate and fiery maternal grandmother, Aneita Jean Blair, and her life in the backwater of Chester, West Virginia--a town that always let Aneita down. Glock provides a touching tribute to a woman she felt privileged to know, even in her later years when she lost her looks but not her charm or her sense of humor. AUTHOR: Allison Glock
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | King by Ho C. Anderson
Description not available.Chronicles the life of the civil rights leader from his recovery from a knife attack, to the controversy in Birmingham, to the March on Washington. AUTHOR: Ho C. Anderson
PUBLISHER: Fantagraphics Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Direct from Dell by Catherine Fredman, Michael Dell
In this strategic planning guide, the founder and CEO of Dell Computer shares the history of the influential direct-to-consumer computer manufacturing company and recommends ways to apply his experiences to a variety of industries. AUTHOR: Catherine Fredman, Michael Dell
PUBLISHER: HarperInformation
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Alvin Ailey by Jennifer Dunning
Description not available.In the first authoritative biography of the dancer and choreographer, the dance critic for The New York Times traces Ailey's climb from poverty in Texas to international fame and his contributions to Black culture AUTHOR: Jennifer Dunning
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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