Bausum revisits 1968 Memphis, Tennessee, to examine how the sanitation workers' strike set the scene for one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s greatest speeches. It would also be the site of his...
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Author: Bausum, Ann.Summary:Genre: Juvenile nonfiction
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Author: Phillips, Donald T.Summary:
Chronicles the leadership style of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.during the most tumultuous period in America's recent past. Offers a powerful lesson that can be applied to life, business or any...
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Author: Eisenberg, JohnSummary:
The fascinating story of baseball's legendary "Ironmen," two players from different eras who each achieved the coveted and sometimes confounding record of most consecutive games played When Cal...
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Author: Nasar, SylviaSummary:
A Beautiful Mind traces the meteoric rise of John Forbes Nash, Jr., from his lonely childhood in West Virginia to his student years at Princeton, where he encountered Albert Einstein, John von...
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Author: Tubbs, Anna MalaikaSummary:
Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin Luther, and Louise Little's son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the...
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Author: Bentley, Don.Summary:
Jack Ryan, Jr., will do anything for a friend, but this favor will be paid for in blood in the latest electric entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Jack Ryan, Jr. would do anything...
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Author: Earnhardt Jr, DaleSummary:
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s only authorized book revealing the inside track on his final year of racing and retirement from the driver's seat."Time was running out on my charade ... My...
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Author: Buckley, William F.Summary:
William F. Buckley, Jr. recreates a pivotal moment in history through the eyes of young interpreter-interrogator Sebastian, whose fate is entwined with the lives and deaths of some towering...
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Author: Gorman, AmandaSummary:
The instant #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller The breakout poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman...
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Author: Kennedy, Robert F.Summary:
With rich detail, compelling honesty, and a storyteller's gift, RFK Jr. describes growing up Kennedy in a tumultuous time in history that eerily echoes the issues of nuclear confrontation,...
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Author: CLANCY, TomSummary:
Coming out of retirement to run for president, Jack Ryan finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes attack from his opponent as his close comrade, John Clark, is the subject of treacherous...
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Author: Bell, NancySummary:
As J.R., Biggie Weatherford's 12-year-old grandson, recounts Biggie's uncanny ability to solve the peskiest cases, his observations are spiced with his wry adolescent view of grownups. A trip to a...
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Author: Carter, CharlotteSummary:
Cassandra, grandniece to Woodson and Ivy Lisle, is a college student caught up in the highly charged atmosphere of the days following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. When the...
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Author: Angleberger, Tom.Summary:
Lenny Flem Jr. is the only one standing between his evil-genius best friend, Casper, and world domination as Casper uses a spectacularly convincing fake mustache and the ability to hypnotize to...
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Author: Renehan, EdwardSummary:
Edward J. Renehan, Jr. presents a biography of one of the most hated and most admired American entrepreneurs of all time. Here, he sheds light on Wall Street magnate Jay Gould and his frequently...