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The country under my skin

a memoir of love and war
2002
Gioconda Belli reflects on her life, from her privileged childhood in Nicaragua, her mid-life dissatisfaction with her role as a wife and mother, her writing career, and her involvement in the Sandinista Revolution.

Music as medicine

Deforia Lane's life of music, healing, and faith
1994
The director of music therapy at the Ireland Cancer Center and Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospitals in Cleveland tells of the healing power of music in her own life and the lives of those she has worked with.

Tipper Gore

1993
Presents the life of Tipper Gore focusing on her childhood, education, work with the music industry, and involvement in her husband's political career.

Bobby Orr, lightning on ice

1975
A biography of Bobby Orr from the time he learned to skate at age three until he became superstar of the Boston Bruins.

Baryshnikov, a most spectacular dancer

1979
A biography of the Russian dancer who, since his defection to the West in 1974, has achieved fame and recognition as one of the greatest dancers of his time.

Conversations with Leslie Marmon Silko

2000
Contains sixteen interviews that provide insight into the thinking and writing of twentieth-century Native American author Leslie Marmon Silko.

Strides

running through history with an unlikely athlete
2007

Prince Charles, growing up in Buckingham Palace

1978
Briefly describes the childhood of the heir to the British crown.

Bush v. Gore

the court cases and the commentary
2001
Presents the Florida and U.S. Supreme Court cases of November and December 2000 regarding the presidential election, along with more than sixty pieces of commentary written by journalists and scholars.

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