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Always Running : La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.
Rodríguez, Luis J.Open Road Media 2012The award-winning memoir of life in an LA street gang from the acclaimed Chicano author and former Los Angeles Poet Laureate: “Fierce, and fearless” (The New York Times). Luis J...
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The American Indian Rights Movement
Braun, EricLerner Publishing Group 2018What do you know about the American Indian rights movement? You may have heard about modern pipeline protests, but this resistance has its roots in the early years of the United St...
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Anne Frank Remembered
Gies, Miep; Gold, Alison LeslieOasis Audio 2009She found Anne Frank's diary and brought the world a message of love and hope. For more than two years, Miep Gies and her husband helped hide the Franks from the Nazis. Like thous...
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Bad News for Outlaws : The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
Nelson, Vaunda MicheauxLerner Publishing Group 2014Coretta Scott King Author Award Read about the fascinating life of Bass Reeves, who escaped slavery to become the first African American Deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississip...
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Battle Ready
Donald, Mark L.; Mactavish, ScottMacmillan Audio 2013The gripping memoir of Navy Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart recipient SEAL Lieutenant Mark L. DonaldAs A SEAL and combat medic, Mark served his country with valor...
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Becoming
Obama, MichellePenguin Random House Audio Publishing Group 2018An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of th...
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Bellow : A Biography
Atlas, JamesRandom House Publishing Group 2012With this masterly and original work, Bellow: A Biography, National Book Award nominee James Atlas gives the first definitive account of the Nobel Prize–winning author’s turbulent...
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Between the World and Me
Coates, Ta-NehisiPenguin Random House Audio Publishing Group 2015Hailed by Toni Morrison as "required reading," a bold and personal literary exploration of America's racial history by "the single best writer on the subject of race in the United...
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The Borgias
Meyer, G.J.Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group 2013The startling truth behind one of the most notorious dynasties in history is revealed in a remarkable new account by the acclaimed author of The Tudors and A World Undone. Sweeping...
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A Boy Named Beckoning : The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero
Capaldi, GinaLerner Publishing Group 2014This story reveals the remarkable life of a Native American boy named Wassaja, or "Beckoning," who was kidnapped from his Yavapai tribe and sold as a slave. Adopted by an Italian p...
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Braving It : A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild
Campbell, JamesTantor Media, Inc. 2017Braving It is the powerful and affirming story of a father's journey with his teenage daughter to the far reaches of Alaska.
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The Burma Spring
Pederson, RenaBlackstone Audio, Inc. 2015Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's "woman of destiny" and one of the most admired voices for freedom in the world today, comes alive through this brilliant rendering of Burma's tumultuous h...
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The Civil Rights Movement
Braun, EricLerner Publishing Group 2018Civil rights have been in the news with the rise of Black Lives Matter, Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem at NFL games, and more. Yet civil rights activists...
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Coal to Diamonds : A Memoir
Ditto, Beth; Tea, MichelleRandom House Publishing Group 2012A raw and surprisingly beautiful coming-of-age memoir, Coal to Diamonds tells the story of Mary Beth Ditto, a girl from rural Arkansas who found her voice. Born and raised in Ju...
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Daughter of Empire
Hicks, PamelaTantor Media 2014A magical memoir about a singular childhood in England and India by the daughter of Lord Louis and Edwina Mountbatten.
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Dearie
Spitz, BobPenguin Random House Audio Publishing Group 2012The definitive biography of Julia Child--with access to Julia's diaries and letters--written by the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed The Beatles and timed to Juli...
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Django : The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend
Dregni, MichaelOxford University Press 2004 1. utgåvaDjango Reinhardt was arguably the greatest guitarist who ever lived, an important influence on Les Paul, Charlie Christian, B.B. King, Jerry Garcia, Chet Atkins, and many others. Y...
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Ecce Homo : How One Becomes What One Is
Nietzsche, FriedrichBlackstone Audio, Inc. 2009Ecce Homo, which is Latin for "behold the man," is an autobiography like no other. Deliberately provocative, Nietzsche subverts the conventions of the genre and pushes his philoso...
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Elon Musk
Vance, AshleeHarperCollins 2015In the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley's most exciting, unpredictable,...
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Endurance : Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Lansing, AlfredBlackstone Audio, Inc. 2008This is a new reading of the thrilling account of one of the most astonishing feats of exploration and human courage ever recorded. In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance s...