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The spirit within

1995
A catalog of the collection of Native American art, which consists mainly of ritual objects and ceremonial finery. Includes commentary by Native American artists, scholars, and authors.

Gaylord Nelson

a day for the earth
1992
Examines the life and work of the politician who worked on the state and national level to protect the environment and was responsible for the first Earth Day in 1970.

Captured on Corregidor

diary of an American P.O.W. in World War II
1988
The author recounts his three and a half years as a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II.

James Watson & Francis Crick

decoding the secrets of DNA
1995
A joined biography of Watson and Crick who unlocked the mystery of DNA, focusing on their relationship and how they worked together as a team in their research.

A day in the life of a marine biologist

1982
Follows a day in the life of marine biologist Dr. Arthur Humes, who has discovered new ocean animals in Earth's major bodies of water.

The ragman's son

an autobiography
1988
Describes Douglas's childhood, his struggle to become an actor, the making of his most memorable movies, and his personal life.

Francis Crick and James Watson

pioneers in DNA research
2003
Reviews the lives and accomplishments of Francis Crick and James Watson, who are credited with solving much of the mystery of heredity by mapping the structure of DNA.

C. Everett Koop

the health of the nation
1992
A biography of President Reagan's Surgeon General, a previously titular position which Dr. Koop used to inform Americans about such controversial issues as AIDS, smoking, and abortion.

Eyes on an era

four decades of photojournalism
1995
Photographic documentation of four decades, the 1930s through the 1960s, showing many of the newsworthy people and events as caught by journalist Irving Haberman, with commentary by newsman Walter Cronkite.

Watson and Crick and DNA

2005
Examines the life and accomplishments of twentieth-century scientists James Watson, an American zoologist, and Francis Crick, an English chemist, the men responsible for cracking the genetic code and discovering the molecular structure of DNA, and includes a time line, and a selection of primary source transcriptions and images.

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