A river in darkness : one man's escape from North Korea by Ishikawa, Masaji

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The Gotti wars : taking down America's most notorious mobster by Gleeson, John, 1953 July 14-

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The bully pulpit : Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of journalism by Goodwin, Doris Kearns

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Ecology for kids : science experiments and activities inspired by awesome ecologists, past and present by Heinecke, Liz Lee

Table of Contents: “…Holling (b. 1930) Canadian: Make plaster casts of animal footprints --…”


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The castaway's war : one man's battle against Imperial Japan by Harding, Stephen, 1952-

Table of Contents: “…Roll tide -- Taking ship -- War among the islands -- On a collision course -- Death by long lance -- Adrift in Kula Gulf -- Cast upon a hostile shore -- Alone among enemies -- Back in the war -- Back to the world -- Congress, television, and the silver screen.…”


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Founding mothers : the women who raised our nation by Roberts, Cokie

Table of Contents: “…Before 1775: The road to revolution -- 1775-1776: Independence -- 1776-1778: War and a nascent nation -- 1778-1782: Still more war and home-front activism -- 1782-1787: Peace and diplomacy -- 1787-1789: Constitution and the first election -- After 1789: Raising a nation -- Cast of characters -- Recipes.…”


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Grappling glory : celebrating a century of Minnesota wrestling & rassling by Bernstein, Ross

Table of Contents: “…Foreword / Ventura, Jesse -- The Minnesota State High School Wrestling Tournament -- Golden Gopher wrestling history -- Division II, III & junior college history -- Olympic & international freestlye & Greco Roman wrestling -- Women's wrestling -- The history of professional wrestling in Minnesota -- Our cast of characters ... -- The Indies -- Afterword by Verne Gagne -- Afterword by J. …”


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Dividing the spoils : the war for Alexander the Great's empire by Waterfield, Robin, 1952-

Table of Contents: “…The legacy of Alexander the Great -- The Babylon conferences -- Rebellion -- Perdiccas, Ptolemy, and Alexander's corpse -- The first War of the Successors -- Polyperchon's moment -- The triumph of Cassander -- Hunting Eumenes in Iran -- Antigonus, Lord of Asia -- The restoration of Seleucus -- Warfare in Greece -- The end of Antigonus -- The kingdoms of Ptolemy and Seleucus -- Demetrius resurgent -- The fall of Demetrius -- The last successors -- Timeline -- Cast of characters -- Genealogies.…”


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Garrison Keillor : the man on the radio in the red shoes

Table of Contents: “…Title sequence -- A Prairie Home Companion -- Rhubarb Festival -- Country people/childhood -- Students in Savannah -- Robin and Linda/eary radio -- Musical roots -- Radio days -- New York City -- Lanesboro, Minnesota -- Cast and crew -- Homecoming -- Guy Noir in NY -- Monologue -- A child in the rain -- 22 aunts -- "America" -- conclusion -- End credits.…”


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Joan of Arc : a history by Castor, Helen

Table of Contents: “…List of illustrations -- Cast of characters -- Family trees -- Introduction: "Joan of Arc" -- Prologue: The field of blood -- Part One. …”


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Joan of Arc : her story by Pernoud, Régine, 1909-1998, Clin, Marie-Véronique

Table of Contents: “…Part I : The drama ; Her story begins -- Joan meets her Dauphin -- Joan and the victory at Orleans -- Her Dauphin anointed King at Reims -- Intrigue, frustration, and capture -- Joan the prisoner -- Joan's trial and execution at Rouen -- The verdict of Rouen nullified -- Joan as memory -- Part II : The cast of principal characters (in three alphabetical lists) ; The three noble princes -- Their subjects -- Her judges at Rouen -- Part III : Issues and images -- Appendix 1. …”


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With Kennedy by Salinger, Pierre

Table of Contents: “…-- An independent lady -- Uproar in Vietnam -- After Kennedy -- The flight of the carpetbagger -- Central casting wins.…”


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Benjamin Franklin : an American life by Isaacson, Walter

Table of Contents: “…Benjamin Franklin and the invention of America -- Pilgrim's progress: Boston, 1706-1723 -- Journeyman: Philadelphia and London, 1723-1726 -- Printer: Philadelphia, 1726-1732 -- Public citizen: Philadelphia, 1731-1748 -- Scientist and inventor: Philadelphia, 1744-1751 -- Politician: Philadelphia, 1749-1756 -- Troubled waters: London, 1757-1762 -- Home leave: Philadelphia, 1763-1764 -- Agent provocateur: London, 1765-1770 -- Rebel: London, 1771-1775 -- Independence: Philadelphia, 1775-1776 -- Courtier: Paris, 1776-1778 -- Bon vivant: Paris, 1778-1785 -- Peacemaker: Paris, 1778-1785 -- Sage: Philadelphia, 1785-1790 -- Epilogue -- Conclusions -- Cast of characters -- Chronology -- Currency conversions.…”


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Sybil by Schreiber, Flora Rheta

Table of Contents: “…The family tree: the hierarchy of the sixteen selves -- Cast of characters and dates of "birth" -- Preface: Sybil.…”


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The fight of his life : inside Joe Biden's White House by Whipple, Chris

Table of Contents: “…Cast of characters -- Introduction -- What will you do if he loses? …”


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Susan B. Anthony

Table of Contents: “…Anthony / Israel Kugler -- 5. Susan B. Anthony cast her ballot for Ulysses S. Grant / Godfrey D. …”


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Lincoln's lieutenants : the high command of the Army of the Potomac by Sears, Stephen W.

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This will all be over soon : a memoir by Strong, Cecily, 1984-

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Miss Dior : a story of courage and couture by Picardie, Justine

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Directed by James Burrows : five decades of stories from the legendary director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and more by Burrows, James, 1940-, Friedfeld, Eddy

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