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Books in Oxford Profiles series

  • Montgomery of Alamein

    Eva Bailey

    Paperback (H. Hamilton, Jan. 1, 1985)
    Presents a biography of the World War II military commander who led the British Eighth Army to victory in North Africa and served as commander of all the ground forces during the invasion of Normandy.
  • Helen Keller

    Carolyn Sloan

    Hardcover (David & Charles, June 1, 1984)
    Traces the life of a courageous woman who, though struck deaf and blind when a year old, attended college and lived a full life
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  • Leo Tolstoy

    Lynne F. Chapman

    Library Binding (Creative Co (Sd), Dec. 16, 1993)
    Traces the life and career of the celebrated Russian writer who also gained fame for his moral and social philosophies.
  • Thomas Edison

    Josephine Ross, Peter Gregory

    Hardcover (Evans Brothers Ltd, Feb. 15, 1992)
    None
  • Muhammad Ali

    Frank Butler

    Hardcover (H. Hamilton, March 15, 1981)
    None
  • Prince Philip

    Alan Hamilton

    Hardcover (David & Charles, Sept. 1, 1984)
    None
  • Florence Nightingale

    Angela Bull

    Hardcover (David & Charles, Dec. 1, 1985)
    A biography of the beautiful, wealthy English woman who devoted her life to caring for the sick and creating a great nursing tradition.
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  • Roald Dahl

    Chris Powling

    Paperback (Evans Brothers Ltd, June 25, 1993)
    None
  • Marie Curie

    Angela Bull

    Hardcover (Trafalgar Square, Sept. 1, 1991)
    None
  • Gandhi

    Kathryn Spink

    Hardcover (Evans Brothers Ltd, Feb. 15, 1992)
    None
  • Viv Richards

    David Foot, S. Neale

    Hardcover (Hamish Hamilton Ltd, )
    None
  • Florence Nightingale

    Angela Bull

    Hardcover (Trafalgar Square, Sept. 1, 1991)
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