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Harry Haft

Auschwitz survivor, challenger of Rocky Marciano
2006
Chronicles the life of Harry Haft, a Holocaust survivor who was forced to fight other Jews in the concentration camps during World War II for the perverse entertainment of SS officers and managed to escape the camps and find freedom in America.

The Yogi book

I really didn't say everything I said!
1998
A collection of quotes by baseball star Yogi Berra, with photographs, and commentary by Berra about the background and/or occasion of each statement.

Barbara Bush

1991
A biography of the First Lady, describing her early years, life as a politician's wife, and work as a volunteer and activist.

Reflections

life after the White House
2003
Barbara Bush draws from her personal diaries to chronicle the eight years between the end of her husband's presidency, and her son's inauguration.

Barbara Bush

a memoir
1994

Gore Vidal

a critical companion
1997
Provides an examination of fourteen novels by American writer Gore Vidal, published between 1964 and 1992, and includes biographical information about the author, a general discussion of his early novels, and a bibliography.

From ashes to life

my memories of the Holocaust
1994

Films of Paul Newman

1978
A short biography of Paul Newman, focusing on his acting career, with a chronology of his films included.

Idi Amin

2004
Describes the events leading to Idi Amin's rise to power, his brutal reign as Uganda's president, how he was ousted, and what happened in Uganda afterwards.

Affirmative action on trial

sex discrimination in Johnson v. Santa Clara
1997
Examines the case of "Johnson v. Santa Clara, " which was decided in 1987, and its effect on affirmative action and women in the workplace.

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