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1) Me-- Jane
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Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in Africa and helping animals. Includes biographical information on the prominent zoologist.
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"Who made the clouds?" Abraham asks. "Who made the flowers?" Even as a child, he knows there must be something greater than idols of clay and stone. As he observes and questions the world around him, Abraham comes to the conclusion that there is one God. A creative midrash about the father of the world's religions.
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Gotham
Pub. Date
c2010
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viii, 279 p. ; 24 cm.
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A descendant of Cornelius Vanderbilt presents an insider's tour of America's old-money wealthy class, profiling the members of her dysfunctional family while identifying toxic factors and behaviors that have influenced their downfall, in her irreverent and darkly humorous memoir.
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Adams Media Corp
Pub. Date
c2003
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x, 276 p. ; 22 cm.
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While other kids were daydreaming about dances, first kisses, and college, Jodee Blanco was just trying to figure out how to get from homeroom to study hall without being taunted or spit upon as she walked through the halls. This powerful, unforgettable memoir chronicles how one child was shunned--and even physically abused--by her classmates from elementary school through high school. It is an unflinching look at what it means to be the outcast,...
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Quirk Books
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"Forget the moon landing, the Nobel prizes, and the famous inventions. When the world's most brilliant scientists were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Albert Einstein daydreamed instead of paying attention in class. Jane Goodall got in trouble for bringing worms and snails in her house. And Neil deGrasse Tyson had to start a dog-walking business to save up money to buy a telescope. Kid Scientists tells these stories and more...
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2023.
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For the first time, discover the unedited truth about the Duggars, the traditional Christian family that captivated the nation on TLC's hit show 19 Kids and Counting. Jill Duggar and her husband Derick are finally ready to share their story, revealing the secrets, manipulation, and intimidation behind the show that remained hidden from their fans. Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn't possible for them. As a star on the popular TLC reality show...
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 DVD (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Based on the international best seller by Amos Oz, the story of his youth, set against the backdrop of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel. The film details the young man's relationship with his mother and his beginnings as a writer, while looking at what happens when the stories told, become the stories lived.
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Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2016]
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203 pages ; 22 cm
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Gypsies, faith-healers, moonshiners, and snake handlers weave through Dremas childhood in 1940s Appalachia after her father is killed in the coal mines, her mother goes off to work as a Rosie the Riveter, and she is left in the care of devout Pentecostal grandparents. What follows is a spitfire of a memoir that reads like a novel with intrigue, sweeping emotion, and indisputable charm. Dremas coming of age is colored by tent revivals with Grandpa,...
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Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations
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Because three-year-old Albie, who would one day be known as Albert Einstein, has never spoken, his concerned family takes him to a doctor who recommends a series of activities that might stimulate him to talk.
14) Wind up
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The contract (Derek Jeter) volume 8
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Jeter Children's, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
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170 pages ; 24 cm.
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"As Derek and his team tackle playoffs, everyone deals with the pressure in different ways. And practice gets intense! One of Derek's teammates, Avery, starts being especially hard on herself. She isn't even enjoying the game anymore. Can Derek and the rest of the team pull her out of her funk?"--
17) Eleanor
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Viking
Pub. Date
c1996
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[40] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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Presents the difficult childhood of Eleanor Roosevelt, who suffered the loss of both parents and had to overcome shyness and loneliness.
18) My life so far
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Distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
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1 videodisc (ca. 95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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A memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate. When the elder woman's son arrives with his French maid, everything gets thrown into turmoil.
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Vendome Press
Pub. Date
c2010
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271 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
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Spike covers the full range of Michelangelo's early years and explores the overwhelming influence that his charismatic personality had upon his contemporaries and followers. He traces Michelangelo's development into a master sculptor, probes his involvement in the most troubling controversies of his age, and recreates Florence and Rome with vivid sketches.
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Lyons Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
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xii, 443 pages : portraits ; 21 cm.
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"Domingo Martinez lays bare his interior and exterior worlds as he struggles to make sense of the violent and the ugly, along with the beautiful and the loving. Partly a reflection on the culture of machismo and partly an exploration of the author's boyhood spent in his sister's hand-me-down clothes, this book delves into the enduring and complex bond between Martinez and his deeply flawed, but fiercely protective older brother. It features a cast...
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