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Bill Gates

sultan of software
2002
Learn about this computer industry giant, from his privileged childhood to his battles with the Justice Department.

Hulk Hogan

campe?n de lucha libre
2002
A brief biography of the professional wrestler, focusing on his exploits in the ring, his career as a movie actor, and his charity work.

Bill Gates

1998
Learn about this computer industry giant, from his privileged childhood to his recent battles with the Justice Department.

The bear who slept through Christmas

1980
Ted Edward Bear is curious about Christmas and sets out to find it, thinking it is a city.

Steve Jobs

Apple & iPod wizard
2008
Examines the life and career of the innovative computer pioneer who helped found Apple Computer, and returned to the company to bring it a second period of success in the industry.

A life in a year

the American infantryman in Vietnam, 1965-1972
1993

Shark

the biography of Greg Norman
1998
A biography of Australian golfer Greg Norman, examining his personal and professional successes and failures, and discussing his relationships with friends, family, and colleagues.

Once an engineer

a song of the Salt City
2009

The tennis partner

2011
Verghese's marriage is unraveling. He relocates to El Paso, Texas, hoping to make a fresh start as a staff member at the county hospital. He meets David, a medical student and former tennis pro, and their matches reawaken Verghese's passion for the game. As David's life takes some disturbing turns, Verghese finds himself forced to choose between his role as friend and that of authority figure.

Manufactured landscapes

the photographs of Edward Burtynsky
2003
Presents the photographs of Canadian Edward Burtynsky depicting man-made landscapes and objects arising out of human need. Also contains substantial essays explaining his photographic art.

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