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|  | The Words of Desmond Tutu by Naomi Tutu
This book includes 100 selections from the Archbishop`s speeches, sermons, and writings; Tutu`s vision of a new South Africa; a chronology, of his life; full text of his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech; and 10 inspirational black-and-white photos... AUTHOR: Naomi Tutu
PUBLISHER: Newmarket Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Conversations with Wilder by Cameron Crowe
Description not available.Written in a question-and-answer format, this remarkable interview with the legendary Hollywood writer-director shares his thoughts on screenwriting, cinematography, the studio system, the Golden Age of film, and the many stars with whom he worked. Reprint. 35,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Cameron Crowe
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | In Retrospect by Robert S. McNamara
The #1 national bestseller--an indispensable document for anyone interested in the Vietnam War. McNamara's controversial book tells the inside and personal story of America's descent into Vietnam from a unique point of view, and is one of the most enlightening books about government ever written. This new edition features a new Foreword by McNamara. of photos. (Military History) AUTHOR: Robert S. McNamara
PUBLISHER: McKay, David Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Hungry Ghosts by Jasper Becker
An account of the greatest famine of the 20th century--possibly of all time--in which more than 30 million Chinese perished in less than four years during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Becker, the Bejing bureau chief for the South China Morning Post , describes how Mao's insanely unrealistic agricultural policies (concocted as a part of his Great Leap Forward ) resulted in repeated crop failures that nearly destroyed the whole of China and stand to this day as a textbook case of the failures of central economic planning. AUTHOR: Jasper Becker
PUBLISHER: Holt, Henry & Company, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Last Days of Glory by Tony Rennell
Description not available.A fascinating account recreates the twenty-third days in January of 1901 when Queen Victoria journeyed to Osborne House to meet her fate and succumb to the illness that had plagued her--a death that brought a dark pall upon the world and signified the end of an era. Reprint. 15,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Tony Rennell
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | A Longing for Holiness by John Wesley, Keith Beasley-Topliffe, Timothy K. Jones
John Wesley, founder of Methodism, offers essential biblical truths for all Christians. These selected writings reveal Wesley's understanding of Christianity for all to explore. AUTHOR: John Wesley, Keith Beasley-Topliffe, Timothy K. Jones
PUBLISHER: Upper Room Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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