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Nancy Pelosi

2009
Examines the life and career of Nancy Pelosi, the first female Speaker of the House, discussing her childhood, family, faith, rise through politics, and other related topics.

Julian Bond

civil rights activist and chairman of the NAACP
2001
A biography of the African-American activist and politician who has been on the cutting edge of civil rights reform since the 1960's.

Shirley Muldowney

1988
A biography of the drag race driver who was the first woman to win the Winston World Championship and the first drag racer to win the Top Fuel Championship more than once.

My life and the beautiful game

the autobiography of Pel?
2007
Soccer star Pele recounts his journey to the top of the soccer world, highlighting the memorable people and events that helped him become the world's most famous soccer star.

John Lennon & Paul McCartney

their magic and their music
1995
A biography of Lennon and McCartney, the songwriting team that fueled the Beatles, focusing on their relationship and how they worked together as a team.

Son of a preacher man

my search for grace in the shadows
2001
Jay Bakker, son of televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, discusses what it was like to grow up in his parents' shadow.

Stranger at the gate

to be gay and Christian in America
1994
The evangelical minister and former ghostwriter for prominent leaders of the religious right describes his half-century-long struggle to accept himself as a gay Christian.

Wilma Rudolph

1988
A biography of the woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.

Nancy Pelosi

2008
A brief biography of Nancy Pelosi, the first female Speaker of the House, that profiles her childhood and political career.

Wilma Rudolph

Olympic track star
2006
Tells the life story of Wilma Rudolph in graphic novel format, chronicling her transformation from a sickly child with a brace on her leg to an Olympic track-and-field champion, with a description of her later volunteer work.

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