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Operation family secrets

how a mobster's son and the FBI brought down Chicago's murderous crime family
2011
Frank Calabrese Jr. recounts his decision to work with the FBI and the United States Attorney's Office to put his father, one of the most violent Chicago mobsters, in prison.

Chained eagle

1989
The personal narrative of Everett Alvarez, an American POW in Vietnam, describing his ordeal and the aftermath.

Faith in the game

lessons on football, work, and life
2000
Tom Osborne, head coach of the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers for twenty-five years before his retirement in 1997, shares his philosophy for being a winner both on and off the football field, and discusses the important role his Christian faith has had in his life.

Chinese Cinderella

the true story of an unwanted daughter
2004
Adeline is just three days old when her mother dies. She is blamed for the death and considered bad luck. For years, she tries to please her family, wanting only acceptance and love, but often facing rejection. Finally, after discovering literature, she is given the chance to succeed.

Bill Cosby

1993
A biography of the popular entertainer, discussing his childhood, television shows, and continued success.

Between two worlds

escape from tyranny : growing up in the shadow of Saddam
2006
Zainab Salbi was eleven years old when her father was chosen to serve as Saddam Hussein's personal pilot, her family often forced to spend weekends with Saddam. As a palace insider, she offers a glimpse of life under a dictator and provides an intimate portrait of the man she was taught to call "uncle".

Saddam Hussein

heroes and villains
2004
Profiles the life and deeds of Saddam Hussein and examines the events and personal experiences that influenced his actions.

Holocaust poetry

awkward poetics in the work of Sylvia Plath, Geoffrey Hill, Tony Harrison and Ted Hughes
2005

An act of state

the execution of Martin Luther King
2003
William Pepper, attorney and friend to Martin Luther King, describes his investigation into King's 1968 assassination and claims that King was the victim of a conspiracy involving the FBI, CIA, the military, organized crime, and the Memphis police, and discusses the 1999 wrongful death suit won by the King family.

The picture life of Bill Cosby

1986
Follows the life and career of the popular black entertainer, from his childhood in Philadelphia to his success as a comedian and actor.

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