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Nine and counting

the women of the Senate
2000

Ron Guidry, Louisiana lightning

1979
A brief biography of one of the star pitchers of the New York Yankees.

Henry's demons

living with schizophrenia, a father and son's story
2011
Patrick and Henry Cockburn chronicle Henry's struggles with schizophrenia since he was diagnosed at the age of twenty. Patrick details his efforts to help his son get well, while Henry describes his psychosis from the inside and reveals what his life has been like since his diagnosis.

Whoopi Goldberg

from street to stardom
1993
Text and photographs present a biography of the comedian and actress who won an Academy Award for her role in the movie "Ghost.".

Things that matter

three decades of passions, pastimes, and politics
2013
Columnist, Charles Krauthammer, presents his reflections on everything from embryo research to entitlement reform, from Halley's Comet to border collies, from Christopher Columbus to Martin Luther King, from drone warfare to American decline.

Steve Wozniak

a wizard called Woz
1994
When Steve Wozniak was only 25 he and his friend Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer Company which became the most successful personal computer company in the world.

Angel on my shoulder

an autobiography
2000
Singing star Natalie Cole tells the story of her life, discussing her childhood as the daughter of Nat King Cole, her early success, her struggles with drugs and failed relationships with men, her comeback album, and her belief that God still has a purpose for her.

From Alice to ocean

alone across the Outback
1992

IWoz

computer geek to cult icon : how I invented the personal computer, co-founded Apple, and had fun doing it
2007
Steve Wozniak gave the world the first truly personal computers. Working together with Steve Jobs, the age of the computer was born. Thirty years later the genius with the low profile, who has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, tells the story of his life.

When character was king

a story of Ronald Reagan
2001
The author shares her unique insight into Ronald Reagan, arguing that his character and courage made him the object of reverence and respect in America.

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