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Seed of Sarah

memoirs of a survivor
1991
The author tells the story of her childhood in Hungary, through her coming-of-age as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, and her marriage to an American officer.

Barbara Bush

a biography
1992

Seven roads to hell

1999
The author, a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, recalls the eleven-day battle of Bastogne during which the Screaming Eagles, in freezing weather and without adequate supplies or ammunition, held off the Nazi onslaught against the small Belgian crossroads town long enough for Patton's Third Army to redeploy from the south.

Running mates

the making of a first lady
1990
Provides new insight into every first lady's incalculable influence.

Aurora 7

the NASA mission reports
2011
Describes the events of Scott Carpenter's Aurora 7 flight from Carpenter's original reports, including the objectives of the mission, his three orbits, and landing more than two hundred and fifty miles away from the planned site. Includes a DVD-ROM with additional documents and photographs.

Autobiography of a Geisha

2003
The author tells her life story, chronicling her years indentured as a geisha in a rural Japanese resort and the poverty she faced during World War II after her indenture ended.

Rauschenberg, art and life

1990
Illustrated account of the life, career, and artwork of Robert Rauschenberg.

Margaret Thatcher

1981
Presents the life of Margaret Hilda Thatcher, first woman Prime Minister to lead a major Western nation.

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