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Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
This "is a spiritual guidebook, a collection of teachings culled from the experiences of a lifetime, meant to inspire readers to climb higher in their own lives and pull themselves up to a better, more fulfilling place. In this [autobiography], Tyler Perry writes of how his faith has sustained him in hard times, centered him in good times, and enriched his life"--Amazon.com.
The cinematic innovator behind Tyler Perry Studios traces his youth in New...
23) Annie Oakley
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Series
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Annie Oakley first picked up a gun at age eight and by age 22 was performing sharpshooting acts. She went on to travel the world and became America's first female superstar.
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
It was in Brooklyn, New York, in 1883 that William F. Cody—known across the land as Buffalo Bill—conceived of his Wild West show, an “equestrian extravaganza” featuring cowboys and Indians. The idea took off. For four months in 1885 the Lakota chief Sitting Bull appeared in the show. Blood Brothers tells the story of these two iconic figures through their brief but important collaboration. Blood Brothers flashes back to 1876, when the Lakota...
25) Mom & me & mom
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In this book, Angelou details what brought her mother to send her away, and unearths the well of emotions she experienced long afterward as a result. For the first time, she reveals the triumphs and struggles of being the daughter of Vivian Baxter, an indomitable spirit whose petite size belied her larger-than-life presence, a presence absent during much of the author's early life. When her marriage began to crumble, Vivian famously sent three-year-old...
Author
Pub. Date
1991
Language
English
Description
In 1962 the poet, musician, and performer Maya Angelou claimed another piece of her identity by moving to Ghana, joining a community of "Revolutionist Returnees" inspired by the promise of pan-Africanism. All God's Children Need Walking Shoes is her lyrical and acutely perceptive exploration of what it means to be an African American on the mother continent, where color no longer matters but where American-ness keeps asserting itself in ways both...
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"This, the first significant biography of Buffalo Bill Cody for younger readers in many years, explains it all. With copious archival illustrations and a handsome design, "Presenting Buffalo Bill "makes the great showman come alive for new generations. Extensive back matter, bibliography, and source notes complete the package."--
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