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Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember

by John McCain, Mark Salter

Published: 2005-10-25

Hardcover: 336 pages

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In Character is Destiny, McCain tells the stories of celebrated historical figures and lesser-known heroes whose values exemplify the best of the human spirit. He illustrates these qualities with moving stories of triumph against the odds, righteousness in the face of iniquity, hope in adv...

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Harvey & Eck

by Erin O'Brien

Published: 2005-08-01

Paperback: 208 pages

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Harvey is 33. She has a motorcycle, a baby-on-the-way and two troublesome men. Eck has only a parakeet named Dickens--but not for long.

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* * * * Informative,
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Life Drawing: A Novel

by Robin Black

Published: 2015-04-14

Paperback: 288 pages

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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR“Taut, elegant . . . Black is a writer of great wisdom.”—Claire Messud, The Guardian (UK)Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more.Augusta Edelman—Gus to her friends—is a pa...

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Henry VIII: The King and His Court

by Alison Weir

Published: 2002-10-29

Paperback: 656 pages

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For fans of Wolf Hall, Alison Weir’s New York Times bestselling biography of Henry VIII brilliantly brings to life the king, the court, and the fascinating men and women who vied for its pleasures and rewards.“WEIR’S BOOK OUTSHINES ALL PREVIOUS STUDIES OF HENRY. Beautifully written,...

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The Lost Child: A Novel

by Caryl Phillips

Published: 2015-03-10

Hardcover: 272 pages

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Caryl Phillips's The Lost Child is a sweeping story of orphans and outcasts, haunted by the past and fighting to liberate themselves from it. At its center is Monica Johnson?cut off from her parents after falling in love with a foreigner?and her bitter struggle to raise her sons in the sha...

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Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming Education

by Ken Robinson, Lou Aronica

Published: 2015-04-21

Hardcover: 320 pages

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A revolutionary reappraisal of how to educate our children and young people by Ken Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Finding Your Element Ken Robinson is one of the world’s most influential voices in education, and his 2006 TED Talk on the subject is the...

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Words Without Music: A Memoir

by Philip Glass

Published: 2015-04-06

Hardcover: 432 pages

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The long-awaited memoir by “the most prolific and popular of all contemporary composers” (New York Times).A world-renowned composer of symphonies, operas, and film scores, Philip Glass has, almost single-handedly, crafted the dominant sound of late-twentieth-century classical music. Ye...

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Wren

by Regina O'Connell

Published: 2014-12-20

Paperback: 200 pages

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I am special. My mother always told me this. My voice has power. From the moment I could, I sang. The songs I sang had power. That is how I came to be here in this small, gray cell. Now I am mute. I cannot sing or even talk. I try and there is nothing. I don't know what they have given me or done to...

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He Wanted the Moon: The Madness and Medical Genius of Dr. Perry Baird, and His Daughter's Quest to Know Him

by Mimi Baird, Eve Claxton

Published: 2015-02-17

Hardcover: 272 pages

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A mid-century doctor's raw, unvarnished account of his own descent into madness, and his daughter's attempt to piece his life back together and make sense of her own.   Texas-born and Harvard-educated, Dr. Perry Baird was a rising medical star in the late 1920s and 1930s. Early in his car...

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The Summer's End (Lowcountry Summer)

by Mary Alice Monroe

Published: 2015-05-19

Paperback: 432 pages

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In the powerful and heartwarming conclusion to her bestselling Lowcountry Summer trilogy, New York Times author Mary Alice Monroe brings her readers back to the charm and sultry beauty of Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, to reveal how the pull of family bonds and true love is as strong...