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Warren Spahn

1995
A biography of the major league pitcher who holds the record for the most wins by a southpaw.

Wise words of Paul Tiulana

an Inupiat Alaskan's life
1998
Presents the life of an Alaskan hunter, storyteller, craftsman, and traditional leader who grew up on King Island, Alaska, in the 1920s.

Friendship 7

first American in orbit
1995
An account of the flight's challenges and triumphs, describing John Glenn's successful mission as the first American to orbit the Earth.

The color of water

a black man's tribute to his white mother
1996
An African-American male tells of his mother, a white woman, who refused to admit her true identity.

John Glenn

hooked on flying
2009
Presents an illustrated biography of astronaut and congressman John Glenn, who became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962 and the oldest person to fly into outer space in 1998.

John Glenn

space pioneer
2000
A biography of former Senator John Glenn, who orbited the earth in 1962 and became the oldest man to go into space in 1998.

We're alive and life goes on

a Theresienstadt diary
1998
Presents the diary entries of a young woman living in the Jewish ghetto of Theresienstadt, a model concentration camp designed by the Nazis to show to the Red Cross and other humanitarian organizations.

Patricia Highsmith

1997
Presents an overview of the life and work of U.S. novelist and short storywriter Patricia Highsmith, discussing the themes and interests that characterize her writing, and includes a chronology, notes, and selected bibliography.

False witness

the real story of Jim Garrison's Investigation and Oliver Stone's film JFK
1998
Tells the story surrounding New Orleans's District Attorney Jim Garrison's targeting of Clay Shaw for conspiring in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy; charges that the case against Shaw was a complete fraud; and discusses Oliver Stone's 1990 movie "JFK" based on Garrison's version of events.

Roy Campanella

baseball star
1996
A biography of Roy Campanella, the award-winning catcher whose baseball career was cut short by an accident which left him partially paralyzed.

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