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Autobiography of writer Ben Mattlin, a person with spinal muscular atrophy, discussing his childhood and family, societal changes brought by the disability rights movement, carreer, marriage, and children.

Chronicles the life of baseball player Eric Davis, discussing his childhood in the ghetto, his athletic career, and his battle against cancer.

Examines the remarkable life of reality television personality Mike Rowe, his family background, childhood, education, and journey from QVC host to stardom on Discovery Channel?s Dirty Jobs.

"Before Edward Snowden's infamous data breach, the largest theft of government secrets was committed by an ingenious traitor whose intricate espionage scheme and complex system of coded messages were made even more baffling by his dyslexia. His name is Brian Regan, but he came to be known as The Spy Who Couldn't Spell. In December of 2000, FBI Special Agent Steven Carr of the bureau's Washington, D.C., office received a package from FBI New York: a series of coded letters from an anonymous sender to the Libyan consulate, offering to sell classified United States intelligence. The offer, and the threat, were all too real. A self-proclaimed CIA analyst with top secret clearance had information about U.S. reconnaissance satellites, air defense systems, weapons depots, munitions factories, and underground bunkers throughout the Middle East. Rooting out the traitor would not be easy, but certain clues suggested a government agent with a military background, a family, and a dire need for money. Leading a diligent team of investigators and code breakers, Carr spent years hunting down a dangerous spy and his cache of stolen secrets. In this fast-paced true-life spy thriller, Yudhijit Bhattacharjee reveals how the FBI unraveled Regan's strange web of codes to build a case against a man who nearly collapsed America's military security"--from dust jacket.

"The story that captivated a nation: how a horribly neglected little girl was rescued by her loving adoptive parents. In July 2005, a six-year-old girl named Danielle was removed from her Florida home after authorities found her living in bug-ridden squalor, subjected to horrific neglect and so damaged by her own mother that recovery seemed hopeless. But hope was waiting for Dani and help. In October 2007, Bernie and Diane Lierow, a hard-working couple with five boys of their own, adopted her and utterly transformed her life. This book tells the moving story of how the Lierows rescued Dani and helped her recover to the point where she can not only communicate, something once thought impossible, but can say of herself, "I pretty.". Dani's story was featured on Oprah and the subject of a Pulitzer Prize-winning article published by the St. Petersburg Times. The Lierows describe their struggle to adopt Dani, how they bonded with her and made a home for her, how they satisfied her craving for contact and stimuli, how Dani began to overcome her severe learning disabilities, how she learned she no longer had to steal food, and how their son Willie may be the greatest brother ever. For readers who enjoyed Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope; Hope's Boy; and Sickened: The True Story of a Lost Childhood. Charting a perilous journey from hardship to hope, a new family, and a second chance at life, Dani's Story is a book you cannot put down and will never forget."--.

Born into a family of migrant workers, toiling in the fields by the age of six, Jose M. Hern?ndez dreamed of traveling through the night skies on a rocket ship. This is the inspiring story of how he realized that dream, becoming the first Mexican-American astronaut. Hern?ndez didn't speak English till he was 12, and his peers often joined gangs, or skipped school. And yet, by his twenties he was part of an elite team helping develop technology for the early detection of breast cancer. He was turned down by NASA eleven times on his long journey to donning that famous orange space suit. Hern?ndez message of hard work, education, perseverance, of "reaching for the stars," makes this a classic American autobiography.

When a virulent evil is unleashed on the earth, infecting millions of people with the deadliest virus in history, Thomas Hunter, who began alternating between two worlds after a hit man's bullet clipped his head, must find a way to stop the destruction.

Contains a complete plot summary and analysis of Mark Haddon's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time", as well as discussion of the characters and themes, and includes study questions.

Presents a biography of "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart, discussing his childhood, how he decided to become a comedian, and his road to success at Comedy Central.