Kathleen Krull

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Presents the everyday lives of twenty well-known authors.

3) Lives of extraordinary women: rulers, rebels (and what the neighbors thought)

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Kathleen Krull continues her series of irreverent biographies by turning the spotlight on women who have wielded power, revealing their feats - and flaws - for all the world to see. Hear about twenty of the most influential women in history -queens, warriors, prime ministers and revolutionary leaders - and enjoy this tantalizing feast of behind the scenes facts. Women included are:

Cleopatra
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Joan of Arc
Isabella

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4) Lives of the scientists: experiments, explosions (and what the neighbors thought)

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Lives of

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2013

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Profiles many of history's most noteworthy scientists, from Zhang Heng and Isaac Newton to Albert Einstein and Barbara McClintock, sharing lesser-known facts about their favorite activities, relationships, and eccentricities.

5) Lives of the artists: masterpieces, messes (and what the neighbors thought)

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From Da Vinci to Warhol, each of these 20 artists is respectfully exposed for their idiosyncracies as well as their contributions to the history of art. What they ate, what they wore, who they loved and who their friends were - it's all here.

ARTISTS INCLUDED:

Da Vinci
Michelangelo
Bruegel
Anguissola
Rembrandt
Hokusai
Cassatt
Van Gogh
Kollwitz
Matisse
Picasso
Chagall Duchamp
O'Keeffe
Johnson
Dali
Noguchi
Rivera

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6) Leonardo da Vinci

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2005

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For more than thirty years-half his life-he was obsessively devoted to investigating Everything in the natural world. Nothing escaped his interest-how our eyes see, why the sky is blue, what forces build mountains, how light travels, where water comes from, and-most fascinating of all to Leonardo-the inner workings of the human body. Nothing stopped him. It was illegal to dissect human corpses, so he did autopsies in secret, even devising a clever...

7) Lives of the explorers: discoveries, disasters (and what the neighbors thought)

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2014

8) Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (And What the Neighbors Thought)

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Unabridged

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Each President, including President Bill Clinton, is represented in this lively and irreverent expose of their foibles and quirky habits, as well as the influence their First Ladies did and didn't have on their time in office. Their eccentricities and influence as well as their accomplishments are all covered.

9) Wilma unlimited

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1996

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Story book life of olympic athlete Wilma Rudolph.

10) Marie Curie

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2008

11) The boy on Fairfield Street: how Ted Geisel grew up to become Dr. Seuss

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c2004

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1st ed.

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Introduces the life of renowned children's author and illustrator Ted Geisel, popularly known as Dr. Seuss, focusing on his childhood and youth in Springfield, Massachusetts.

12) Lives of the athletes: thrills, spills (and what the neighbors thought)

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1997

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Presents twenty true stories of famous athletes.

13) Harvesting hope: the story of Cesar Chavez

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c2003

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1st ed.

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A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.

14) Albert Einstein

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2009

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This biography profiles the life and times of German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, whose contributions to the field earned him a Nobel Prize.

15) Isaac Newton

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2006

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Presents a biography of Isaac Newton, a celebrated genius of his time who invented calculus and gave a scientific explanation of gravity, but also tried to destroy other scientists who questioned his work.

16) Sigmund Freud

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c2006

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Before Freud, nobody discussed "unconscious" motives, Oedipal complexes, the id and the ego, or Freudian slips. Freud was a complicated, often irascible man, who in 19th-century Vienna developed his still-controversial ideas and the new discipline of psychoanalysis.

17) Wish you were here: Emily's guide to the 50 states

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1997

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As they travel from state to state, Emily and her grandmother introduce the special features and sights of each of the fifty states.

18) Starstruck: the cosmic journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson

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[2018]

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First edition.

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"A picture-book biography on science superstar Neil deGrasse Tyson, the groundbreaking American astrophysicist whose work has inspired a generation of young scientists and astronomers to reach for the stars!" -- Provided by publisher.

19) Dolley Madison

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Women who broke the rules

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2015.

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"Dolley Madison had a strong will and unique personality that made her one of the most memorable First Ladies. From hosting parties for Washington D.C.'s social and political elite to saving a portrait of George Washington before the British burned down the White House in the War of 1812, Dolley did it all!"--

20) M is for music

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c2003

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