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|  | Thomas A. Edison by Sue Guthridge, Wallace Wook
A biography focusing on the childhood of the inventor who patented more than 1,100 inventions in sixty years, among them the electric light and the phonograph. AUTHOR: Sue Guthridge, Wallace Wook
PUBLISHER: Aladdin Paperbacks
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Days of Obligation by Richard Rodriguez
Rodriguez's acclaimed first book, Hunger of Memory raised a fierce controversy with its views on bilingualism and alternative action. Now, in a series of intelligent and candid essays, Rodriguez ranges over five centuries to consider the moral and spiritual landscapes of Mexico and the US and their impact on his soul. AUTHOR: Richard Rodriguez
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Alec Guinness by John Russell Taylor
In the span of a career that began in the 1930s, Alec Guinness captivated audiences with each new role he played; almost immediately, he became known as the man of a thousand masks. His performances ranged widely: Herbert Pocket in GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Fagin the pickpocket in OLIVER TWIST, the British colonel in BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, which won him an Oscar. Such was his virtuosity that in KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS, he played eight different characters--both male and female. This photographic tribute richly documents the career of a master of disguise and the last of a heroic generation of actors. AUTHOR: John Russell Taylor
PUBLISHER: Pavilion Books, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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