The Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling biography of America's founding father and second president that was the basis for the acclaimed HBO series, brilliantly told by master historian David...
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Author: McCullough, DavidSummary: -
Author: Stapledon, OlafSummary:A Story Between Jest and Earnest is a 1935 science fiction novel by the British author Olaf Stapledon. The novel explores the theme of the Übermensch (superman) in the character of John...
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Author: Mosley, WalterSummary:At twelve years old, Cornelius secretly takes over his father's job at a silent film theater in New York's East Village. After his father dies and his mother disappears, Cornelius sets...
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Author: Barnett, Mac.Summary:
It’s John’s big day at school today—a performance for Sharing Gifts time. His bag is carefully packed and prepared, his classmates are ready, and the curtain is waiting to open. John is nervous,...
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Author: Slade, ArthurSummary:At the age of nine, John Diefenbaker announced, "I'm going to be prime minister when I grow up." He never lost sight of his goal. Diefenbaker was prime minister of Canada from 1957-...
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Author: Ferguson, Trevor, Steenhout, IvanSummary:
Lorsque nous rencontrons Onyx John Cameron pour la première fois, il est confortablement installé sur la côte du Maine avec sa sensuelle maîtresse Oréo. Mais cet idyllique tableau s’altère à...
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Author: Evans, GarySummary:John Grierson, founder of both the British documentary film movement and the National Film Board of Canada, was one of the twentieth century’s most influential personalities in film culture. He...
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Author: O'Hagan, HowardSummary:The awesome terrain of the Rocky Mountains is the setting for this extraordinary novel about a heroic man who boldly defies destiny. Tay John, a messianic halfbreed, is fated to lead his people to...
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Author: Schofield, AnakanaSummary:Martin John sits beside you on the train. Can he see that look on your face? He needs to see that look in your eyes, the surprise of his touch upon your leg, and your repugnance. Despite his work'...
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Author: TROLLOPE, AnthonySummary:
After a rather dissolute youth and having been disowned by his father, John Caldigate sets sail for Australia with his friend Dick Shand hoping to make his fortune in the goldfields in New South...
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Author: Pugliano, CarolSummary:
John James Audubon did not have any formal training as a scientist. He had very little training as an artist. What he did have was a dream. Audubon dreamed of painting every species of bird in...
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Author: Magee, DavidSummary:
While other American businesses are crumbling under low-cost foreign competition, John Deere Company thrives by maintaining such ideas as building the best product, being open for change and...
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Author: Anderson, KirstenSummary:
How does a little boy from the London suburbs named Reginald Kenneth Dwight grow up to become one of the biggest pop stars of all time? A lot of talent and a lot of personality! Elton John, as he...
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Author: Olson, James StuartSummary:Biography and John Wayne. Chapters: God, Lincoln, and the Golden Gate -- He's just been playing himself all these years -- Scholarship boy -- Driven by a Ford -- Poverty row --...
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Author: MacEwan, GrantSummary:
In John Ware's Cow Country , Grant MacEwan captures the energy, strength and gritty determination of the now legendary John Ware. Born and raised a slave in the United States, Ware made his way to...