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Space exploration

From Galileo Galilei to Neil Degrasse Tyson
2019
"Explore the exciting history of space exploration from telescopes, NASA and space shuttles, to the International Space Station and AstroRad. Readers will learn about the . . . scientists, inventors, and innovators throughout history whose work shaped the course of space exploration"--Provided by publisher.

King of the tightrope

when the Great Blondin ruled Niagara
2019
A picture book biography of Jean-Francois Gravelet, known as The Great Blondin, who walked across Niagara Falls on a tightrope.

The last days of John Lennon

2020
Published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Lennon's assassination and based on insider interviews, a chronicle of the iconic music artists final days includes coverage of his last album and the life of Mark David Chapman.

Little House in the Hollywood Hills

a bad girl's guide to becoming Miss Beadle, Mary X, and me
2016
Charlotte Stewart is known by millions of fans worldwide for her role as the beloved schoolteacher, Miss Beadle, on the iconic TV show, Little House on the Prairie. Here for the first time, the adult cast member writes about the experience of making the show; the challenges, the joys, and the sometimes-turbulent behind-the-scenes relationships.

Kamala's way

an American life
2021
Looks at the life and political journey of Kamala Harris.

The beautiful struggle

a memoir
2021
A memoir in which the author details the challenges on the streets and within one's family, especially the eternal struggle for peace between a father and son and the important role family plays in such circumstances.

Femme magnifique

a comic book anthology salute to 50 magnificent women from pop, politics, art, & science
2018
A comic book anthology salute to 50 women who take names, crack ceilings & change the game in pop, politics, art & science.

I moved to Los Angeles to work in animation

2018
When artist Natalie Nourigat left her life in Portland to move to Los Angeles and pursue a job in animation, she realized that despite her research, nothing truly prepared her for the wild world that awaited in the studios of southern California.

Prairie tale

a memoir
2009
Actress Melissa Gilbert chronicles her life, discussing what it was like to be raised in a prominent Hollywood family, her years on "Little House on the Prairie," relationship with Michael Landon, battles with addiction, marriages, poor self-esteem, and eventual acceptance of herself and her past.

The killer's shadow

the FBI's hunt for a white supremacist serial killer
2020
John Douglas, the FBI's pioneering, first full-time criminal profiler, presents a timely, relevant book that goes to the heart of extremism and domestic terrorism, examining in-depth his chilling pursuit of, and eventual prison confrontation with Joseph Paul Franklin, a White Nationalist serial killer and one of the most disturbing psychopaths he has ever encountered.

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