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  • Napoleon

    Alan Blackwood, Richard Hook

    Hardcover (Hodder Wayland, )
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  • John Lennon

    Vanora Leigh

    Hardcover (Hodder Wayland, Feb. 28, 1986)
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  • Karl Marx

    Nigel Hunter, Chris Higham

    Hardcover (Hodder Wayland, June 30, 1987)
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  • Florence Nightingale

    Dorothy Turner

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1986)
    Book by Turner, Dorothy
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  • Tchaikovsky

    Elizabeth Clark, Tony Morris

    Library Binding (Bookwright Pr, Aug. 1, 1988)
    Presents a biography of the nineteenth-century Russian composer
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  • Charles Darwin;

    John Chancellor

    Hardcover (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, Jan. 1, 1973)
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  • Winston Churchill

    Rupert Matthews, Doug Post

    Library Binding (Bookwright Pr, Oct. 1, 1989)
    Traces the life of the influential prime minister, looks at his experiences as a war correspondent, and describes the highlights of his political career
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  • Lewis & Clark: Leading America West

    Steve Otfinoski

    Paperback (Ballantine Books, March 17, 1992)
    Profiles the two leaders of the famed expedition that, in 1804-1806, proved that an overland route to the Pacific was possible and that gathered much scientific data about the previously unexplored region
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  • John F. Kennedy: Courage In Crisis

    John W. Selfridge

    Paperback (Ballantine Books, Aug. 12, 1989)
    The story of John F. Kennedy, one of America's most revered presidents. A World War II hero, he rose to the highest office and presided over the tense days of the Cuban missile crisis, when the fate of the world hung in the balance. The youngest president in American history, he was also the youngest to die in office, brought down by the bullet of an assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a murder unsurpassed for its tragedy and controversy.

  • Elvis Presley

    Vanora Leigh, Richard Hook

    Hardcover (Hodder Wayland, May 31, 1986)
    Chronicles the life of one of the world's greatest rock and roll singers who died tragically at the age of forty-two.

  • Marie Curie

    Edwina Conner, Richard Hook

    Hardcover (Hodder Wayland, March 31, 1987)
    Discover all about one of the world's most famous femal scientists: Marie Curie. Learn about the woman who discovered radium, the scientist who gave us a greater understanding of the nature of the atom, and the woman who ultimately died from the effects of the substances she discovered. Follow the story of Curie's life, from her childhood in Warsaw, Poland to becoming Director of the Paris Radium Institute, and find out about her discoveries, including how they are still affecting us today. Includes a timeline and a look at her legacy today, this book is perfect for readers intersted in science or women's history of all ages.

  • John F. Kennedy

    Andrew Langley

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1986)
    Describes Kennedy's family background, education, and war experiences, recounts the highlights of his political career, and discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis and his assassination
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