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Learning from the Dalai Lama

secrets of the wheel of time
1995
Describes the origin and beliefs of Tibetan Buddhism and the life of the Dalai Lama who was forced into exile after the Chinese invaded Tibet.

Mary Lee Bendolph, Gee's Bend quilts, and beyond

2006
The exhibition focuses on the quilts of Mary Lee Bendolph, and includes quilts by her mother Aolar Mosely, daughter Essie Bendolph Pettway, and daughter-in-law Louisiana P. Bendolph, found-object sculpture and assemblage by Thornton Dial and Lonnie Holley, and intaglio prints by Mary Lee and Louisiana Bendolph.

A. J. Foyt

"fancypants" at the wheel
1973
A brief biography of the American race car driver who has won the United States Auto Club Championship five times and the Indy 500 three times.

Great auto racing champions

1973
Biographies of three winners of the Indy 500: Ralph De Palma, Johnnie Parsons, and A. J. Foyt.

Bruno Sammartino

2001
Examines the life and career of professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino, looking at some of the most significant wrestling bouts in which he participated. Includes photographs.

The God of dirt

Mary Oliver and the other book of God
2004
An analysis of the correspondence between Mary Oliver's nature poetry and traditional religious language.

My land and my people

the original autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet
1997
An autobiographical account of the life of the Dalai Lama that discusses the childhood he spent in exile, his struggle to gain freedom for Tibet, and the effect he has had on Tibetan Buddhism.

King Hussein

1987
A biography of Hussein I, King of Jordan from 1952 to the present.

Who on earth is Sylvia Earle?

undersea explorer of the ocean
2010
This book details the life of Sylvia Earle, who has many achievements as a scientist, explorer, author, lecturer, and environmentalist.

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