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1) Barack Obama
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2022.
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English
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Barack Obama"--Provided by publisher.
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[2008]
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English
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Award-winning photojournalist, Pete Souza, documents the meteoric rise of the charismatic Barack Obama from his first day in the U.S. Senate right up to the Pennsylvania presidential primary. More than 80% of these candid and stunning photographs capturing private and political moments have not been seen before. Souza provides extended commentary about each photo to place it in context, and describe the scene and participants. Photo-by-photo the viewer...
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In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his...
4) Derek Jeter
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Pub. Date
2000.
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English
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Discusses the personal life and baseball career of the young man from Michigan who plays shortstop for the New York Yankees.
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[2021]
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English
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On November 7, 2020, Kamala Harris, a senator from California, became the first woman and the first African-American and South Asian-American person to be elected to the vice presidency. While her nomination for this position was not unexpected, her rise to national prominence was one filled with unexpected turns and obstacles. After failing her first bar exam to become a lawyer, she tried again and passed. From there, she quickly rose through the...
7) Tiger Woods
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English
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A biography of the youngest player to win the Masters Tournament, from his childhood in California to his development as one of the best known personalities in professional golf.
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Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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This title examines the fascinating life of Beyoncé. Readers will learn about Beyoncé's childhood, family, and rise to fame. Colorful graphics, oversize photos, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text that explores Beyoncé's early interest in music and talent in singing that led to her membership in Destiny's Child and eventually the release of her solo albums Dangerously in Love, B'Day, I Am . . .
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2021.
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English
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"A searing, deeply candid memoir about a young woman's journey to understanding her complicated parents--her father a Vietnam veteran, her mother an Okinawan war bride--and her own, fraught cultural heritage. Elizabeth's mother was working as a nightclub hostess on U.S.-occupied Okinawa when she met the American soldier who would become her husband. The language barrier and power imbalance that defined their early relationship followed them to the...
10) Barack Obama
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the forty-fourth President of the United States, from childhood to his accomplishments since taking office in 2009.
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[2020]
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English
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"Luis J. Rodriguez writes about race, culture, identity, and belonging and what these all mean and should mean (but often fail to) in the volatile climate of our nation. Rodriguez has a distinctly inspiring passion and wisdom in his approach. Ultimately, the book carries the message that we must come together if we are to move forward. As he reminds us in the first essay, "The End of Belonging," "I'm writing as a Native person. I'm writing as a poet....
12) Tiger Woods
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Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Updated for 2020. Explores the life of Tiger Woods, including his childhood and major accomplishments.
14) Derek Jeter
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English
Description
A biography of the premier shortstop who helped lead the New York Yankees to three World Series championships in the 1990s.
20) Derek Jeter
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Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the personal life and baseball career of the star shortstop for the New York Yankees, Derek Jeter.
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