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Description not available.At a reenactment of the Middle Ages, Arthur and his class compete for a trophy against the students at Glenbrook Academy, and find themselves falling behind until Arthur really thinks about what people say AUTHOR: Marc Brown, Mark Linn-Baker, Stephen Krensky
PUBLISHER: Little Brown Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Joan of Arc by Jeremy D. Adams, Jeremy Du Quesnay Adams, Jeremy duQuesnay Adams, Marie-Veronique Clin, Regine Pernoud
Many books have been written on the legendary Joan of Arc, but not many have incorporated the surviving documents containing actual details of the young French martyr's life. This book, originally published in France in 1966, draws from letters by Joan and others, trial transcripts, church records, and histories of the time, as well as overviews of the many Joan of Arc legends that have arisen since her death. AUTHOR: Jeremy D. Adams, Jeremy Du Quesnay Adams, Jeremy duQuesnay Adams, Marie-Veronique Clin, Regine Pernoud
PUBLISHER: Palgrave Macmillan
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Prince of Princes by Sebag Montefiore
This life of Prince Grigory Potemkin of 18th-century Russia focuses on the public achievements of this dynamic personality, which made him a figure of legend as well as of scandal. Potemkin was an accomplished statesman who expanded Russia's power and who welcomed Western ideas. He was also the lover of Catherine the Great and numerous other women. Montefiore's biography is based on extensive research in Russian archives. AUTHOR: Sebag Montefiore
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Brontes by Kathryn White
The Brontes are the world's most remarkable literary family and their novels are among the best loved books in the English language. They have been translated into dozens of languages and dramatized on stage, screen and television many times. This short biography covers the Brontes' childhood at Haworth parsonage, set on the edge of the Yorkshire moors, their trials as teachers and governesses, the sad decline of their only brother, Branwell, and their tragic early deaths. They are also set within the context of nineteenth-century society and the position of women and education in both their lives and novels is explored. AUTHOR: Kathryn White
PUBLISHER: Sutton Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Chairman Mao Meets the Apostle Paul by Khiok-Khng Yeo
Description not available.An analytical comparison of eschatology and Maoist utopianism traces how Maoism changed and incorporated Chinese and Marxist views of history and power, relating this to the message of the apostle Paul and the Christian west to explain how readers can better understand the church in today's China. Original. AUTHOR: Khiok-Khng Yeo
PUBLISHER: Brazos Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Dereliction of Duty by H. R. McMaster
A thoroughly documented account of how Lyndon B. Johnson and his principal advisers turned the problem of Vietnam into a full-scale American war, written by a distinguished army officer (decorated for bravery in Operation Desert Storm) and West Point instructor. AUTHOR: H. R. McMaster
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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