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Biography and Memoir April 2019
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The sun is a compass : a 4,000-mile journey into the Alaskan wilds
by Caroline Van Hemert
Documents the biologist adventurer's treks in the vast wilderness region spanning the Pacific rainforest through the Alaskan Arctic, where her husband and she tested their physical boundaries while making profound natural-world connections and discoveries about animal survival. 35,000 first printing.
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Hollywood godfather : my life in the movies and the mob
by Gianni Russo
The mobster-turned-actor best known for his performance in The Godfather describes the real-life Mafia experiences that informed his character, from his childhood in Little Italy to his role in the death of a Colombian drug cartel member
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Monument man : the life and art of Daniel Chester French
by Harold Holzer
The first comprehensive biography of Daniel Chester French, the preeminent artist who created the statue for the Lincoln Memorial among other renowned works, is filled with rich detail and archival photos and coincides with the 50th anniversary of the opening of his country home/studio to the public and a major renovation of the Lincoln Memorial.
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| First: Sandra Day O'Connor, An Intimate Portrait of the First Woman Supreme Court... by Evan ThomasWhat it is: a deeply researched biography of Sandra Day O'Connor, who in 1981 became the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Don't miss: gossipy tidbits of Court intrigue (O'Connor and her fellow justice Antonin Scalia couldn't stand each other).
Did you know? In 1973, O'Connor also became the first female Senate Majority Leader when she was elected to lead the Arizona state Senate. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Harford County Public Library
1221-A Brass Mill Rd Belcamp, Maryland 21017 410-273-5600 hcplonline.org
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