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Robert Roper - Now the Drum of War: Walt Whitman and His Brothers in the Civil War

Robert Roper - Now the Drum of War: Walt Whitman and His Brothers in the Civil War

A hybrid of biography, history, and a literary criticism, NOW THE DRUM OF WAR views the Civil War through the life, letters, and poetry of the iconic ...

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Donald Yacovone - Freedom's Journey: African American Voices of the Civil War

Donald Yacovone - Freedom's Journey: African American Voices of the Civil War

The men and women represented in this book had the extraordinary opportunity of witnessing the end of a 200-year struggle for freedom: the Civil War. ...

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Katharine Graham - Personal History

Katharine Graham - Personal History

In this critically acclaimed memoir, the woman who piloted the "Washington Post" through the crises of the Pentagon Papers, Watergate, and a ...
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"Must read for career women"
Reviewed by blunt on Jan 30, 2006
Educational and interesting to read

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Gordon S. Wood - The Americanization Of Benjamin Franklin

Gordon S. Wood - The Americanization Of Benjamin Franklin

A leading historian of the American Revolution offers an incisive portrait of the complex, often contradictory figure of Benjamin Franklin, a man who ...
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"Deceptively Simple"
Reviewed by canuckster1127 on May 18, 2009
Well written enough to be indispensable to any true student of Franklin, but it also reads easily enough for a typical high school student.

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Mark Spragg - Where Rivers Change Direction

Mark Spragg - Where Rivers Change Direction

A distinguished essayist and fiction writer presents fourteen lyrical essays that describe the challenges and joys of growing up on a Wyoming dude ...
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"Uniquely Wyoming memoir."
Reviewed by german_kim on Feb 11, 2004
If you're interested in a different sort of memoir, this is it.

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Joan Holub and Nancy Harrison - Who Was Jim Henson

Joan Holub and Nancy Harrison - Who Was Jim Henson

Jim Henson created puppets like none ever seen before, with expressive fabric faces and rod-controlled arms. His Muppets became world-renowned ...
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"The Man Behind the Muppets"
Reviewed by JediKermit on Feb 28, 2013
A serviceable biography about my hero--I hope that something better comes along.

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Donald Miller - Searching for God Knows What

Donald Miller - Searching for God Knows What

In this updated edition of his bestselling Searching for God Knows What, Donald Miller takes a close look at the numerous philosophies we desperately ...
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"Thought provoking"
Reviewed by meghcallie on Jun 25, 2008
Great book for Miller fans, but I think you should read Blue Like Jazz first.

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Kevin O'Hara - A Lucky Irish Lad

Kevin O'Hara - A Lucky Irish Lad

In this stirring and vivid memoir, Kevin O'Hara recounts growing up in 1960s Pittsfield, Massachuetts, as the son of Irish immigrants who taught him ...
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"Happy Days-New England Style"
Reviewed by ulysses4 on Mar 17, 2010
This optimistic book is a keeper and can be savored a few pages at a time.
Pam Grier - Foxy: My Life in Three Acts

Pam Grier - Foxy: My Life in Three Acts

In a sultry and shocking memoir, the actress known for such films as <IT>Foxy Brown<RO> and <IT>Jackie Brown<RO> tells her personal ...
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"Rediscovering Pam Grier"
Reviewed by lli_wright on Aug 7, 2010
I recommend this book for those who want a background knowledge of Pam Grier, who has worked her whole life in movies.
Charles Colson - Born Again: What Really Happened to the White House Hatchet Man

Charles Colson - Born Again: What Really Happened to the White House Hatchet Man

The tremendously encouraging story of a life transformed! In this remarkable autobiography, Prison Fellowship founder Colson reveals the story of his ...

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Michael G. Long - The Legacy of Billy Graham: Critical Reflections on America's Greatest Evangelist

Michael G. Long - The Legacy of Billy Graham: Critical Reflections on America's Greatest Evangelist

Nobody had a greater effect on 20th-century American Christianity than Billy Graham. In this critical and measured anthology, Long focuses on the ...

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Who Was Elvis Presley?

Who Was Elvis Presley?

A fascinating biography of an icon of American pop culture shows how his musical style was developed in his humble Mississippi roots and how he ...

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Yona Zeldis McDonough - Who Was John F. Kennedy?

Yona Zeldis McDonough - Who Was John F. Kennedy?

Numerous illustrations and a detailed timeline provide readers with a comprehensive look at the life of this beloved president, from his childhood ...

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