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  • Kanye West

    Laura La Bella

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Highlights the life and career of rap musician Kanye West.
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  • Queen Latifah

    Simone Payment

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Describes the life and career of rapper and actress Queen Latifah.
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  • Ellen Ochoa: The First Hispanic Woman in Space

    Joy Paige

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Feb. 15, 2004)
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  • Norman Schwarzkopf

    Rebecca Stefoff

    Paperback (Chelsea House Pub, Sept. 1, 1992)
    A biography of the popular military leader, tracing his rise through the ranks of the army and his role as commander of the U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf
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  • The Beastie Boys

    Thomas Forget

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Jan. 30, 2006)
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  • Sean Combs

    Philip Wolny

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, May 30, 2006)
    Highlights the life and career of notorious rap musician and music producer Sean "P. Diddy" Combs.
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  • Barbara Bush

    Arleen McGrath Heiss

    Paperback (Chelsea House Pub, Sept. 1, 1992)
    A biography of the First Lady, describing her formative years, her early married life, her role as a politician's and then President's wife, and her volunteer work and activism.

  • Thomas Jefferson: Great Amercian

    Matt Doeden, Gordon Purcell, Terry Beatty

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Jan. 1, 2006)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In graphic novel format, this book tells the life story of President Thomas Jefferson, who authored the Declaration of Independence.
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  • Will Hobbs

    Paula Johanson

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Aug. 16, 2005)
    None
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  • Russell Simmons

    James R. Norton

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Jan. 30, 2006)
    Russell Simmons helped define hip-hop. As promoter, record producer, label executive, and fashion mogul, Simmons has been the most influential figure in shaping the form and reach of hip-hop in American culture. The riveting biography documents the career of the mogul who started out as a struggling street performer to his present status as hip-hop icon. It also explores Simmons' forays in business ventures, some outside of music, and his activism in philanthropic and political causes.
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  • Salt N Pepa

    Sarah Gancher, Sahara Gisnash

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, May 30, 2006)
    Salt-N-Pepa paved the way for female rappers to emerge in the once-predominantly male hip-hop community. With their infectious beats, crafty rhymes, and an in-your-face girl-power attitude, the trio forced music lovers all over the world to take notice. Salt-N-Pepa's story is one of friendship and girls-to-women maturation as much as it is of artists who asserted their collective voice to achieve critical and commercial success.
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  • Maurice Sendak

    Charlotte Guillain

    Paperback (Raintree, Feb. 14, 2013)
    The simple biographies in this series introduce readers to some of their favourite authors.
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