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Product Description: As a child, Angelina Jolie was teased about her unusual looks, and while making her way in the acting world, she was often overshadowed by her Academy Award-winning father, Jon Voight. But Jolie soon came into her own. Hailed as one of Hollywood's greatest beauties, she won an Academy Award of her own, along with a reputation for being an actress of uncommon commitment and bravery...read more
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9781604139099 | Chelsea House Pub, August 1, 2011, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: As a child, Angelina Jolie was teased about her unusual looks, and while making her way in the acting world, she was often overshadowed by her Academy Award-winning father, Jon Voight.
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9781604139129 | Chelsea House Pub, August 1, 2011, cover price $35.00
Product Description: Barbara Walters is the most unexpected of television pioneers. The daughter of a nightclub owner, she possessed a pronounced Boston accent and a slight speech impediment making her an unlikely candidate for a career in the polished world of television journalism, especially at a time when jobs for women in television news were few and far between...read more
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9781604136869 | Chelsea House Pub, August 1, 2010, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Barbara Walters is the most unexpected of television pioneers.
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9781604137361 | Chelsea House Pub, December 1, 2010, cover price $35.00
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9781604137323 | Chelsea House Pub, August 1, 2010, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Examines the life of Ernesto Che Guevara, who was a trained doctor, writer, military leader and radical activist.
Product Description: Lets you find out about the people behind your favorite tales and why they felt compelled to write for children. This title offers insights with 'Did You Know?' boxes that highlight interesting facts about the authors. It contains the 'Popular Books' and 'Popular Characters' sections that allow students to discover works by their favorite authors...read more
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9781604136838 | Chelsea House Pub, May 1, 2010, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Lets you find out about the people behind your favorite tales and why they felt compelled to write for children.
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9781604135008 | Chelsea House Pub, June 1, 2010, cover price $35.00
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9781604135015 | Chelsea House Pub, April 1, 2010, cover price $35.00
Product Description: Since the publication of her first book, "The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts", Maxine Hong Kingston has been a presence on the literary scene. With a mix of autobiography, fiction, and Chinese myths and legends, Kingston's work reflects her cultural heritage and upbringing...read more
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9781604135688 | 1 edition (Chelsea House Pub, August 1, 2009), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Since the publication of her first book, "The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts", Maxine Hong Kingston has been a presence on the literary scene.
Product Description: When teenager Susan Eloise Hinton sat down at her father's typewriter in 1965 and wrote 'The Outsiders', she could little have realised that she was creating a new genre of fiction - the young adult novel. This title tells the story of S...read more
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9781604130881 | 1 edition (Chelsea House Pub, May 1, 2009), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: When teenager Susan Eloise Hinton sat down at her father's typewriter in 1965 and wrote 'The Outsiders', she could little have realised that she was creating a new genre of fiction - the young adult novel.
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9781604133875 | 1 edition (Chelsea House Pub, January 1, 2009), cover price $30.00
Product Description: Nicolas Sarkozy was born an outsider. A child of immigrants who grew up outside the circles of the French political elite, Sarkozy beat the odds by slowly climbing up the political mountain until he reached France s highest peak--the office of the presidency...read more
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9781604130812 | 1 edition (Chelsea House Pub, March 1, 2009), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Nicolas Sarkozy was born an outsider.
Product Description: Born Marshall Mathers III, Eminem overcame a difficult childhood to become the most critically acclaimed white rapper of his time. His albums have sold in the millions. He's won MTV Video Music Awards, Grammy Awards, and even an Oscar...read more
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9780791094792 | 1 edition (Chelsea House Pub, July 1, 2007), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Profiles the often controversial but undoubtedly successful white rapper from Detroit.
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9781439532713 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, August 11, 2008), cover price $21.95 | also contains Eminem | About this edition: Born Marshall Mathers III, Eminem overcame a difficult childhood to become the most critically acclaimed white rapper of his time.
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9780791095294 | 1 edition (Chelsea House Pub, April 1, 2008), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Growing up poor in the barrios of Fresno, California, Gary Soto found it nearly impossible to imagine a better life for himself.
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9780791094433 | Chelsea House Pub, October 1, 2007, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Profiles the life and career of the president of South Africa.
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9780791089705 | Chelsea House Pub, October 1, 2007, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Biography of Gail Carson Levine, whose books for young people are often takes on familiar fairy tales and whose first published work was the popular Ella enchanted.
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9780791094808 | 1 edition (Chelsea House Pub, October 1, 2007), cover price $35.00
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9780791094396 | 1 edition (Chelsea House Pub, August 1, 2007), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: A biography of the Detroit Tiger star who is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players in history and who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
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9780791092668 | Chelsea House Pub, May 1, 2007, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Examines the life and career of Viktor Yushchenko, including his career in banking, 2004 poisoning, and time as president of Ukraine.
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9780791092675 | 2 edition (Chelsea House Pub, May 1, 2007), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Examines the life and career of Hamid Karzai, including his involvement with the Afghan resistance movement against the Soviets, time as president of Afghanistan, and efforts to rebuild the country.
Describes the life and writing career of children's author Anthony Horowitz, famous for his Alex Rider series.
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9780791089682 | Chelsea House Pub, March 1, 2006, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Describes the life and writing career of children's author Anthony Horowitz, famous for his Alex Rider series.
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9780791089699 | Chelsea House Pub, April 1, 2006, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Describes the life and writing career of author Barbara Park, best known for her books featuring Junie B.
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