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Tragically I was an only twin

the complete Peter Cook
2003
Presents a collection of writings by British comic Peter Cook, a founding member of the legendary English comedy revue "Beyond the Fringe," featuring selections from throughout his career.

Taking liberties

four decades in the struggle for rights
2003
The author describes his experiences working to defend rights, discussing cases and issues he faced, beginning in 1963, on the staff of the American Civil Liberties Union, as co-founder of Human Rights Watch, and as president of the Soros Foundations and Open Society Institute.

Factory man

how one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed local--and helped save an American town
Describes how the chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture fought for his more than seven hundred employees in a small Virginia town using legal maneuvers, factory efficiencies, and his wits and determination in the wake of sales losses to cheap Asian furniture imports.

Such good girls

the journey of the Holocaust's hidden child survivors
The real-life puzzle of what happened to the generation of Jewish children who survived the Holocaust in hiding. This book tells the story through the lives of three girls hidden in three different countries--among the less than 10 percent of Jewish children in Europe to survived World War II.

Tom Monaghan

Domino's Pizza innovator
2015
A biography of Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domino's Pizza.

The sixteenth round

from number 1 contender to number 45472
2011
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter describes his life, including his childhood, his career success as a middleweight boxer, and the murder conviction that sent him to prison for three consecutive life terms in 1967.

A pebble in my shoe

a memoir
2004

Adventures in Africa

2000
Gianni Celati chronicles the experiences he had while traveling through West Africa with his friend, filmmaker Jean Talon.

Colin Powell

1992
Examines the life and career of the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, focusing on his role during the Persian Gulf War.

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