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Biography of the international oil man who was born in 1892 in Minneapolis, the only child of strict parents. He…
is seen as a complex, eccentric, contradictory figure who made his fortune from Oklahoma crude oil during World War II. Lenzner covers not only the rise of Getty Oil, but also Getty's bizarre personal life, which included a bevy of young women and five marriages. Bestseller 1985.
True story of Edwin P. Wilson, a CIA agent run amok, who uses his knowledge of high-level espionage to gain…
a personal fortune. Responsible for supplying the Libyan terrorist machine with weapons and explosives, he becomes the focus of a federal investigation. Strong language. Bestseller 1986
Drawing on her reminiscences and her parents' voluminous correspondence, Margaret Truman offers an intimate portrait of her reticent mother. Stresses…
Bess Truman's lifelong loyalty to her own mother as the predominant influence on her life, marriage, and motherhood. Bestseller 1986
The controversial automobile entrepreneur, formerly of General Motors, relates how he built his auto factory in Ireland to produce the…
sports car of his dreams, and how it failed. He also details his arrest when he was accused of trafficking in cocaine and of his new life as a born-again Christian. Bestseller 1985
Using private papers and letters as references, the author presents a portrait of the founder of the modern nursing profession.…
Praised for her services during the Crimean War, Miss Nightingale brought about reforms in army hospitals
The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer focuses his keen eye on the physically demanding, highly competitive sport of amateur rowing. He captures…
the drama and suspense of the competition for a place on the 1984 U.S. Olympic rowing team as he follows four intense young competitors in the single sculls trials. Bestseller
A biography of the Texas lawyer and teacher who served three terms in the House of Representatives, the first black…
woman ever to be elected to that office from the South. For grades 3-6 and older readers
Hannah Senesh emigrates to Palestine from her native Hungary on the eve of World War II, when she is eighteen…
years old. Four years later, she returns to her homeland on a British-sponsored mission to free Allied airmen and rescue Hungarian Jews--including her beloved mother. Using poems, letters, and diaries, Atkinson presents a woman of remarkable courage. For junior and senior high readers
Documented with the aid of diaries and letters hitherto unavailable, this biography attempts to tell the definitive story of the…
extraordinary 'kingdom builder' whose name is synonymous with the Mormon Church. Describes Young's rugged upbringing in Vermont and New York State, his ardent discipleship of Mormon founder Joseph Smith and, upon Smith's assassination in 1844, assumption of his mantle
A man of quiet dignity and spiritual integrity, the talented Johnson is presented as a man of fierce conviction and…
complete self-confidence. During his lifetime from 1871 to 1938, he became a lawyer, songwriter, journalist, novelist, poet, diplomat, civil rights leader, and university professor
A series of vignettes covering every aspect of police work and of the lives, dreams, and motivations of its practitioners.…
Most striking is the sharp dichotomy between the officers' cynicism fostered by dealings with the underside of society and their idealism that originally attracted many to the force. Along with accounts of officers risking their lives for the public, Baker presents tales of police violence and racism. Violence. Strong language
An account of happy family life in the 1920s. The author's father, an efficiency expert who believed in living fully,…
entertained and practiced some very unconventional ideas about raising his many children. This edition contains an update on the twelve original Gilbreths and their many children
Using Goldman's personal correspondence, which reveals her feelings and fantasies, Wexler traces the anarchist's flamboyant career. She depicts the private…
Emma behind the public legend as she traces Goldman's role in the militant labor struggles
Vivid moments from the life of an intense and brilliant figure in modern American poetry. Letters selected by his widow,…
Mary Jarrell, portray a dynamic, driven artist who was accidentally struck and killed by a car in 1965
Two American authors, also close friends from their New Orleans days, reminisce about memorable people, places, morsels, and recipes. The…
anecdotes range from candid and humorous to poignant, and the recipes reflect the catholic tastes of two passionate lovers of food. Some strong language
Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) was an Italian Jesuit who lived and worked in China for much of his life, immersing himself…
in a wave of religious conversion and political intrigue. The "memory palace" of the title refers to a mnemonic learning system that Ricci mastered during his studies in Rome and later shared with the elite Chinese of the Ming dynasty. The author structures his portrait of Ricci around this complex system. 1984.
A South Carolina slave named April, becomes a "free man of color," and changes his name to William Ellison. Skilled…
at repairing and building cotton gins, he thrives in business and eventually builds a plantation named "Wisdom Hall." His first purchases are his wife and children