Biographies
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Weaving Modernist Art: The Life and Work of Mariette Rousseau-Vermette
$49.95 Read moreWith Weaving Modernist Art: The Life and Work of Mariette Rousseau-Vermette, author Anne Newlands returns one of Canada’s most accomplished and respected visual artists to the public eye.
Born into
- Author: Newlands, Anne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0228104173
- Language: English
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Sabrina Ionescu: Rising Basketball Star
$8.99 Read moreAround three years old, Sabrina Ionescu picked up a basketball. While she had natural talent, Ionescu worked hard. In middle school there weren’t enough players for a girls’ basketball team. Ionescu w… [more below]
- Series: Sports Illustrated Kids Stars of Sports
- Author: Chandler, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1666323365
- Language: English
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The Cowboy Ike Rude: Riding Into the Wind
$32.00 Read moreBorn in 1894 in Greer County, Texas–which became part of Oklahoma Territory two years later–Ike Rude would go on to have one of the most remarkable rodeo careers ever recorded. His storied life woul… [more below]
- Series: Nancy and Ted Paup Ranching Heritage
- Author: Compton, Sammie Rude
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: December 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1648431771
- Language: English
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The Music of My Life: Finding My Way After My Mother’s MS Diagnosis
$24.95 Read moreThe Music of My Life: Finding My Way After My Mother’s MS Diagnosis follows the life of Steve McClain after his mother is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis early in his childhood. He recounts the stor… [more below]
- Series: Ohio History and Culture
- Author: McClain, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 123
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1629222577
- Language: English
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Spotted Tail
$18.95 Read moreThis biography of Spotted Tail traces the life of the famous Lakota leader who expertly guided his people through a pivotal and tumultuous time in their nation’s history as they fought and then negoti… [more below]
- Author: Heska Wanblir Weiden
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 15 2019
- ISBN10: 1478867884
- Language: English
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Hispanic Star En Espa?ol: Sylvia Rivera
$6.99 Read moreRead about Sylvia Rivera, who is among the most groundbreaking, iconic Hispanic and Latinx heroes who have shaped our culture and the world in Hispanic Star: Sylvia Rivera, co-written with J. Gia Lovi
- Series: Hispanic Star
- Author: Edelman, Claudia Romo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1250840155
- Language: Spanish
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Bill Marriott: Success Is Never Final–His Life and the Decisions That Built a Hotel Empire
$29.99 Read moreBill Marriott, son of J. Williard Marriott who opened a root-beer stand that grew into the Hot Shoppes Restaurant chain and evolved into the Marriott hotel company, grew up in the family business. In … [more below]
- Author: Van Atta, Dale
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 1629726001
- Language: English
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Extreme Sports Goats: The Greatest Athletes of All Time
$31.32 Read moreHow do you pick extreme sports GOATs? Is it snowboarder Chloe Kim or skateboarder Tony Hawk? Or maybe it’s BMX legend Dave Mirra. With so many sports, how do you choose? It comes down to stats, histor… [more below]
- Series: Sports Illustrated Kids: Goats
- Author: Flynn, Brendan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1669062910
- Language: English
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Rbg’s Brave & Brilliant Women: 33 Jewish Women to Inspire Everyone
$16.99 Add to cartThis collection of biographies of brave and brilliant Jewish female role models–selected in collaboration with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and including an introduction written by the iconic Supreme Court ju… [more below]
- Author: Epstein, Nadine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 0593377184
- Language: English
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She Devils at the Door
$29.00 Read moreThe true story of the Gilded Age’s “political twins” who brought women’s suffrage and political reform to the city of Pittsburgh.
Sometimes troublemakers emerge from the most unlikely of places. This- Series: Carnegie Mellon University Press Nonfiction
- Author: Brown, Eliza Smith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: October 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0887486983
- Language: English
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Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites
$19.99 Read moreLouisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee!
Niki Nakayama: A Chef’s Tale in 13 Bites is a picture book biography that tells the story of the powerhouse female Japanese-American chef and her rise to- Author: Florence, Debbi Michiko
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 0374313873
- Language: English
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The Nobel Family: Swedish Geniuses in Tsarist Russia
$35.00 Read moreThis absorbing collective biography of the genius Nobel family reveals how the Nobels’ business and personal lives were fundamentally intertwined with the histories of Sweden and Russia, as well as th
- Author: Jangfeldt, Bengt
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 424
- Publish Date: September 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1350348910
- Language: English
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Nietzsche in Italy
$16.95 Read moreA fascinating classic account of Nietzsche’s travels in Italy at the end of the nineteenth century, where he found inspiration for his major works
First published in 1929, Nietzsche in Italy has neve… [more below]- Author: De Pourtales, Guy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1782277285
- Language: English
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The Life of Our Lord: Written for His Children During the Years 1846 to 1849
$20.00 Add to cartCharles Dickens’s other Christmas classic, with a new introduction by Dickens’s great-great-grandson, Gerald Charles Dickens.
Charles Dickens wrote The Life of Our Lord during the years 1846-1849, ju… [more below]- Author: Dickens, Charles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 09 1999
- ISBN10: 0684865378
- Language: English
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Shohei Ohtani
$9.95 Add to cartThis exciting book provides an overview of the life and career of baseball star Shohei Ohtani. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text and plenty of colorful photos make reading simple and exciting. The… [more below]
- Author: Olson, Ethan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1637386133
- Language: English
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Hispanic Star: Sylvia Rivera
$6.99 Read moreRead about Sylvia Rivera, who is among the most groundbreaking, iconic Hispanic and Latinx heroes who have shaped our culture and the world in Hispanic Star: Sylvia Rivera, co-written with J. Gia Lovi
- Series: Hispanic Star
- Author: Edelman, Claudia Romo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1250828147
- Language: English
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Born Curious: 20 Girls Who Grew Up to Be Awesome Scientists
$19.99 Add to cart“An inspiring look at women who realized curiosity plus tenacity equals success.” —Kirkus Reviews
Discover the histories of twenty incredible female
” A] captivating compendium.” —Publishers Weekly- Author: Freeman, Martha
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 18 2020
- ISBN10: 153442153X
- Language: English
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100 Scientists Who Shaped World History
$10.99 Add to cartLearn all about the fascinating lives and tremendous impact of 100 extraordinary scientists from all over the world with this fact-filled biography collection for kids
Educational and engaging, 100 Sci
- Series: 100
- Author: Tiner, John Hudson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1728290058
- Language: English
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The Fierce 44: Black Americans Who Shook Up the World
$17.99 Read moreA dynamic collective biography that presents 44 of America’s greatest Black movers and shakers, from Frederick Douglass to Aretha Franklin to Barack Obama, written by ESPN’s TheUndefeated and illustra
- Author: The Staff of the Undefeated
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: December 24 2019
- ISBN10: 1328940624
- Language: English
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Memories and Life Lessons from the Magic Tree House
$16.99 Read moreCelebrate the 30th anniversary of the #1 New York Times bestselling series with heartfelt advice from Mary Pope Osborne’s own life and her magical adventures with Jack and Annie–perfect for Magic Tre… [more below]
- Series: Magic Tree House (R)
- Author: Osborne, Mary Pope
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0593484541
- Language: English
