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  • Walter Cronkite: The most trusted man in America

    Paul Westman

    Hardcover (Dillon Press, March 15, 1980)
    A brief biography of the CBS newsman, anchorman for television's longest-running news show.

  • Walt Disney: When Dreams Come True

    Joann Difranco

    Hardcover (Dillon Pr, Feb. 1, 1985)
    Traces the life of Disney, including his poor childhood, his career as a cartoonist, the creation of his most famous cartoon characters, his film productions, and the building of Disneyland and Walt Disney World
    R

  • Ray Kroc, Mayor of McDonaldland

    Paul Westman, Mary Molina

    Hardcover (Dillon Pr, March 1, 1980)
    Youngsters learn all about the hardworking man who created the phenomenally popular and lucrative McDonald's fast-food empire and changed the eating habits of Americans
    R

  • Frank Borman: To the Moon and Back

    Paul Westman

    Hardcover (Dillon Pr, Dec. 1, 1981)
    A biography of the test pilot and astronaut who commanded the Apollo 8 mission in its orbit of the moon and later became president of Eastern Airlines.
    U

  • Whitney Houston

    Jeff Savage

    Library Binding (Silver Burdett Pr, Jan. 1, 1998)
    A biography of the popular singer who has recorded such hits as "The Greatest Love of All" and "I Will Always Love You" and starred in such movies as "The Bodyguard" and "Waiting to Exhale"

  • John Young: Space Shuttle Commander

    Paul Westman

    Hardcover (Dillon Pr, Dec. 1, 1981)
    A biography of the astronaut who made the fifth space flight of his twenty-year career as commander of the space shuttle Columbia.
    O

  • Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space

    Carolyn Blacknall

    Library Binding (Dillon Pr, Dec. 1, 1984)
    A biography of Sally Ride, who in 1983 became the first American woman in space.
    M

  • Whoopi Goldberg: From Street to Stardom

    Mary Agnes Adams

    Paperback (Dillon Pr, June 1, 1993)
    A biography of the comedian and actress who won an Academy Award for her role in the movie "Ghost."
    U

  • Thor Heyerdahl: Across the Seas of Time

    Paul Westman

    Hardcover (Dillon Pr, July 1, 1982)
    A biography of the Norwegian explorer whose many voyages were undertaken to prove certain theories about the migration patterns of ancient people.
    S

  • Alan Shepard, the First American in Space

    Paul Westman, Todd Grande

    Library Binding (Dillon Pr, Jan. 1, 1980)
    This action-packed story of Shepard's life, from his New England boyhood adventures to his exciting career as a Navy test pilot, recounts his selection as the first American to travel in space
    Q

  • Walter Mondale: Serving All the People

    Tom Schneider, Paul Westman

    Hardcover (Dillon Pr, Dec. 1, 1984)
    A biography of the Minnesota Democrat who served as a United States Senator and as Vice-President under Jimmy Carter before organizing his own campaign for election to the presidency in 1984.
    O

  • Ann Bancroft: On Top of the World

    Dorothy Wenzel

    Hardcover (Dillon Pr, Jan. 1, 1990)
    Covers the life and exploits of the first woman to reach the North Pole by dogsled
    U