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The dream

a memoir
2008
Harry Bernstein recounts his difficult childhood in Depression-era Chicago and New York, where his mother dreamed of a better life for her family.

Stories told by Mother Teresa

1999
That little boy was young, he could hardly say my name but he loved with great love. He taught me that it is not how much you give but how much love we put in that giving that is important.

Genet, a collection of critical essays

Contemporary critical opinion and commentary on Jean Genet and his plays, including his own comments as recorded in an interview with Hubert Fichte.
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Mother Teresa

1999
Describes the life of Mother Teresa, the nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity, gained wide recognition for her humanitarian efforts in Calcutta and elsewhere, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
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Stories of women in the 1960s

fighting for freedom
Profiles four different women who helped changed the lives of women in America during the 1960s. Betty Freidan protested women being judged by their appearance in the Miss America pageant, Ella Baker helped organize Freedom Schools for the teaching of African American history, Barbara Castle advocated for equal pay for women, and Mary Quant helped women dress for comfort rather than to appeal to men.

A revolution of love

the meaning of Mother Teresa
2005
Examines Mother Teresa's life, work, inspiration, personal pain, and relationship with Christ.

Agent 146

the true story of a Nazi spy in America
2003
A memoir in which Erich Gimpel recalls his life as a spy for the Third Reich, discusses his mission to sabotage America's atomic program, and tells how his association with American turncoat William Colepaugh almost led to his being executed.

Prayertimes with Mother Teresa

a new adventure in prayer involving Scripture, Mother Teresa, and you
1989

Just tell the story

Troubled island : a collection of documents previously published and unpublished, pertaining to the first significant Afro-American grand opera, Troubled island, by William Grant Still, with librettists Langston Hughes and Verna Arvey
2006
Story of the first grand opera written by an African-American, William Grant Still, to be produced by a major American opera company, as told through original source material.

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