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  • Raoul Wallenberg: The Man Who Stopped Death

    Sharon Linnea

    Hardcover (Jewish Pubn Society, April 1, 1993)
    Traces the life of the diplomat who saved Hungarian Jews during World War II and then disappeared after the Russian occupation
    S

  • Emily Dickinson: Singular Poet

    Carol Dommermuth-Costa

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Aug. 1, 1998)
    Examines the life, work, and significance of the visionary poet from Amherst, Massachusetts
    Y

  • Leonard Bernstein: In Love with Music

    Caroline Evensen Lazo

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Aug. 1, 2002)
    The composer of Broadway hits such as West Side Story and Candide, Leonard Bernstein knew from the first moment he touched a piano that he wanted to make music his life's work. Through years of hard work, dedication, and fun, Leonard became one of America's most influential composers and conductors. His intense passion and brilliance for composing, playing, and conducting music inspired numerous people around the world to discover what Leonard already knew--that music was an expression of love.
    Z+

  • Margaret Bourke-White: A Photographer's Life

    Emily Keller

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 1996)
    Profiles the life of the photojournalist who was an original staff photographer for "Life" magazine and a war correspondent during World War II.
    P

  • Deng Xiaoping: Leader in a Changing China

    Whitney Stewart

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Feb. 1, 2001)
    Traces the life and career of the Chinese Communist leader who brought reforms and international trade to China in the 1980s.
    Z

  • Theodor Herzl: Architect of a Nation

    Norman H. Finkelstein

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Oct. 1, 1991)
    Biography of the Austrian journalist who became the founder of the modern Zionist movement.
    Z

  • Frank Lloyd Wright: Maverick Architect

    Frances A. Davis

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Oct. 15, 1996)
    A biography of the innovative American architect whose ideas influenced the direction of design in the twentieth century
    Y

  • Charlie Chaplin: Genius of the Silent Screen

    Ruth Turk

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Oct. 1, 1999)
    Traces the life of the legendary film star, from his impoverished childhood in England through his years of success in motion pictures in the United States to his exile in 1952.
    Y

  • Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Driven to Win

    Nancy Wakeman

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2000)
    A biography of the multi-talented female athlete, discussing the different sports in which she competed and her part in creating the first women's professional golf circuit.
    W

  • J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of Fantasy

    David R. Collins, William Heagy

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Feb. 1, 1992)
    A biography of the author of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit describes the writer's birth in South Africa, his early years of writing, and his eventual success and fame.
    V

  • E.B. White: The Elements of a Writer

    Janice Tingum

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, July 1, 1995)
    Traces the life and career of the magazine writer and children's author, describes his work at the New Yorker, and discusses the background of his three novels
    Z

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald: Voice of the Jazz Age

    Caroline Evensen Lazo

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Traces the troubled life of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, from his spoiled, yet insecure childhood through his difficult marriage and writing career to his early death.
    Y