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Books in Newsmakers Biographies Series series

  • Marilyn Monroe: Norma Jeane's Dream

    Katherine E. Krohn

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, April 1, 1997)
    A biography of the screen icon, from her early days as an orphan to her rise to stardom; includes discussion of her film career, marriages, and tragic death.
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  • Aung San Suu Kyi: Fearless Voice of Burma

    Whitney Stewart

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, April 1, 1997)
    A biography of the Burmese leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 while under house arrest.
    Y
  • Steven Spielberg: Master Storyteller

    Tom Powers

    Hardcover (Lerner Pub Group, Jan. 1, 1997)
    A biography of the successful filmmaker who won an Oscar in 1995 for "Schindler's List."
    Y
  • Gloria Steinem: Feminist Extraordinaire

    Caroline Evensen Lazo

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, April 1, 1998)
    Recounts the life of the feminist leader, her impact on the women's movement, and the founding of Ms. magazine and the Ms. Foundation
  • John F. Kennedy

    Catherine Corley Anderson

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, March 1, 1991)
    Describes the vibrant and witty thirty-fifth president of the United States
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