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Leon's Story by Graham Brown, Leon W. Tillage, Susan L. Roth
The story of Leon Walter Tillage, who grew up the son of a sharecropper in North Carolina. Born in 1936, Leon attended segregated schools, endured mistreatment by the Ku Klux Klan, and took part in the civil rights movement. He recalls how the love and strength of his family helped him survive the harsh racism that dominated his early life. Told in a series of vignettes, this book is based on a speech that Tillage delivered to children at the school where he works. Collage illustrations accompany the text.

AUTHOR: Graham Brown, Leon W. Tillage, Susan L. Roth
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

Mrs. Mike by Benedict Freedman, Nancy Freedman
In this perennially appreciated romantic saga, a police officer named Sergeant Mike Flannigan and a pretty young woman named Katherine Mary O'Fallon fall in love in the Canadian wilderness.

AUTHOR: Benedict Freedman, Nancy Freedman
PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope
This guide profiles 40 colleges that provide a wide range of students--not only those with high grades and excellent test scores--with an enriching college experience.

AUTHOR: Loren Pope
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

The Curse of Treasure Island by Francis Bryan
Jim Hawkins is no longer a boy, but a 21-year-old innkeeper, trying to move the Admiral Benbow up a notch. He takes a leave from his duties, however, when Grace Richardson turns up and asks Jim`s help in finding one of the Treasure Island pirates. After a shooting, a gunpowder plot, and a growing affection between Jim and Grace, Jim takes off once again--this time for a reprise of TREASURE ISLAND.

AUTHOR: Francis Bryan
PUBLISHER: N A L
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

Divided Lives by Elsa Walsh
Elsa Walsh, a reporter for The Washington Post, examines the lives of three contemporary women--the television journalist Meredith Vieira, conductor and First Lady of West Virginia Rachael Worby, and breast surgeon Dr. Alison Estabrook--who are deemed `successful` by today`s tough standards. Walsh finds that, despite their sufficient financial and intellectual resources, conficting emotions, like those that haunt the lives of so many women, remain. An often disturbing portrait.

AUTHOR: Elsa Walsh
PUBLISHER: Doubleday Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

The Fine Artist's Career Guide
An authority on artists' careers shares practical advice and resource data on how to develop and succeed in the fine and applied arts. Chapters cover selecting an art school, finding studio and exhibition space, job search techniques, accessing leads on the World Wide Web, and more.
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction