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Yemen chronicle

an anthropology of war and mediation
2005
Steven Caton recounts the experiences he had while studying the famous oral poetry of the tribes of Yemen, describing how he adapted to life in the remote villages and his involvement in a dangerous local conflict.

Whoopi Goldberg

1995
A biography of one of the nation's most successful performers in film, television, and theater.

Brothers and keepers

1985
The author examines his brother's life in comparison to his own and asks himself why they are so different, one a college professor, one sentenced to life imprisonment.

Whoopi Goldberg

1999
Describes the life of the stand-up comic and Hollywood entertainer from her childhood to her current career.

Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and the personal computer

2007
An account of how Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs developed the personal computer and continued to make improvements to the machines after creating the Apple computer company. Presented in graphic format.

Whoopi Goldberg

1997
Profiles the life and career of the versatile Academy Award-winning actress and comedian.

Steven Jobs & Stephen Wozniak

creating the Apple computer
1994
Biographies of the two men who became partners to create the Apple Computer Company.

Ken Griffey, Sr., and Ken Griffey, Jr.

father and son teammates
1993
A biography of the father and son whose professional baseball careers came together when they both played for the Seattle Mariners.

The men who would be king

an almost epic tale of moguls, movies, and a company called Dreamworks
2010
The author reveals how Steven Spielberg, David Geffen, and Jeffrey Katzenberg came together to form DreamWorks.

Fraser's penguins

a journey to the future in Antarctica
2010
The author describes the five months he spent working with scientist Bill Fraser's team in Antarctica to study Adv?lie penguins and discusses his observations on the rising temperatures in the region in the early twenty-first century and how this could impact the rest of the world.

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