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To tell at last

survival under false identity, 1941-45
1993
Tells the story of a young Polish woman who, after her entire family was killed, survived the Holocaust by using Aryan false-identity papers.

Ancestral passions

the Leakey family and the quest for humankind's beginnings
1996
A biography of the Leaky family which has dominated the small but fiercely competitive realm of paleoanthropology, looking at how their powerful personalities have shaped the direction of research and influenced scientific debate.

Menachem Begin

1988
A biography of the Israeli prime minister who shared the 1978 Nobel peace prize with his former enemy Anwar el-Sadat for their efforts to end the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Irwin Shaw

1983

Jesse Owens

1973
An easy-to-read biography of the black athlete who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics.

The Nixon years, 1969-1974

White House to Watergate
1999
Contains 145 black-and-white photographs that document the Nixon presidency, from 1969 to 1974, and includes text that discusses the ups and downs of Nixon's career, and considers his legacy to the country.

Shadow

five presidents and the legacy of Watergate
1999
Examines the impact of President Nixon's actions during the Watergate scandal on the next five presidents; looking at moments when the honesty of the presidents and those closest to them were questioned.

RN

the memoirs of Richard Nixon, with a new introduction
1990
Former President Richard M. Nixon's personal examination of his life, public career, and White House years.

RN

the memoirs of Richard Nixon
1978
The autobiography of the thirtyseventh President of the United States.

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