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Product Description: Ira Aldridge dreamed of being on stage one day performing the great works of William Shakespeare. He spent every chance he got at the local theaters, memorizing each actor s lines for all of Shakespeare s plays. Ira just knew he could be a great Shakespearean actor if only given the chance...read more
By Floyd Cooper (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780405060632, titled "History of Tactical Communication Techniques" | Ayer Co Pub, June 1, 1974, cover price $29.95 | also contains History of Tactical Communication Techniques

School and Library:

9781620141557 | Lee & Low Books, July 31, 2015, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Ira Aldridge dreamed of being on stage one day performing the great works of William Shakespeare.

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9781598453973 | Enslow Pub Inc, January 1, 2013, cover price $12.88

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9780766039940 | Enslow Pub Inc, January 1, 2013, cover price $27.94

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Product Description: Author Jeff C. Young provides short biographies of ten influential African-American actors. Read about the challenges and triumphs of actors such as Ossie Davis and Halle Berry. Each short biography ends with a brief timeline of the person's life and achievements.

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9781464400346 | Enslow Pub Inc, August 1, 2012, cover price $12.88 | also contains Amazing African-american Actors | About this edition: Author Jeff C.

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9781598451351 | Enslow Pub Inc, August 1, 2012, cover price $33.27 | About this edition: Author Jeff C.

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Product Description: Author Jeff C. Young provides short biographies of ten influential African-American actors. Read about the challenges and triumphs of actors such as Ossie Davis and Halle Berry. Each short biography ends with a brief timeline of the person's life and achievements.

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9781464400346 | Enslow Pub Inc, August 1, 2012, cover price $12.88 | also contains Amazing African-American Actors | About this edition: Author Jeff C.

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Product Description: Colorful graphics, oversized photos, and short, engaging sentences draw reluctant readers in to the fascinating life of actor and singer Kyle Massey! This book describes Massey’s childhood, family, education, and rise to fame. Readers will learn how Massey’s early interest and talent in acting eventually led to starring roles in Disney Channel’s That’s So Raven and Cory in the House...read more

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9781617830198 | Abdo Group, August 1, 2011, cover price $28.50 | About this edition: Colorful graphics, oversized photos, and short, engaging sentences draw reluctant readers in to the fascinating life of actor and singer Kyle Massey!

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Product Description: Bill Cosby began his career as a comedian while he was still a college student. A talented athlete who could have become a track star, Cosby believed that his knack for telling jokes could earn him a living. After dropping out of school, he began appearing in clubs in New York and Las Vegas, where his comedic talents quickly became apparent...read more

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9781604137118 | Chelsea House Pub, August 1, 2010, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Bill Cosby began his career as a comedian while he was still a college student.

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9781420501575 | Lucent Books, December 30, 2009, cover price $39.40

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9781433923760 | Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2009, cover price $14.05

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9781433923807 | Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2009, cover price $31.95

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Product Description: Raven-Symone is a singer/actress who first came to prominence on 'The Cosby Show'. Since then she has starred as psychic teenager Raven Baxter on the Disney Channel's 'That's So Raven' and as a singer in the 'Cheetah Girls' films."

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9781422207956 | Mason Crest, October 30, 2008, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Raven-Symone is a singer/actress who first came to prominence on 'The Cosby Show'.

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Product Description: Raven-Symone is a singer/actress who first came to prominence on 'The Cosby Show'. Since then she has starred as psychic teenager Raven Baxter on the Disney Channel's 'That's So Raven' and as a singer in the 'Cheetah Girls' films."

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9781422205082 | Mason Crest, October 30, 2008, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Raven-Symone is a singer/actress who first came to prominence on 'The Cosby Show'.

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Product Description: When Denzel Washington first went to college, he hoped to become a doctor. But he soon found he liked drama better than his science classes. This easy biography shows how Washington became one of the best-known movie actors in America, eventually winning two Academy Awards...read more

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9780766028951 | Enslow Elementary, June 1, 2008, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: When Denzel Washington first went to college, he hoped to become a doctor.

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9780791097182 | 1 edition (Chelsea House Pub, February 1, 2008), cover price $35.00

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Will Smith started out as a rap musician. Then he got his own TV show and became a famous movie actor. This colorful, inspiring biography tells the exciting life story of this African-American hero/.

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9780766027657 | Enslow Elementary, June 1, 2007, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Examines the life and career of actor and musician Will Smith.

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Examines the life and career of actress Raven, including her childhood, television debut on 'The Cosby Show,' and starring role in 'That's So Raven.'

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9781584155935 | Mitchell Lane Pub Inc, May 15, 2007, cover price $25.70 | About this edition: Examines the life and career of actress Raven, including her childhood, television debut on 'The Cosby Show,' and starring role in 'That's So Raven.

From goofy kid to Grammy-winning rapper to A-list Hollywood actor, readers will get a rare peek behind the scenes of stardom at this popular actor, rapper, and family man.

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9780766024656 | Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2006, cover price $33.27 | About this edition: From goofy kid to Grammy-winning rapper to A-list Hollywood actor, readers will get a rare peek behind the scenes of stardom at this popular actor, rapper, and family man.

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Presents the life and accomplishments of the African American actor who won two Academy Awards for his roles in 'Glory' and 'Training Day.'

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9780816058297 | Ferguson Pub, April 30, 2005, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Presents the life and accomplishments of the African American actor who won two Academy Awards for his roles in 'Glory' and 'Training Day.

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A comprehensive biography tells of the life and accomplishments of this famous actor, from his childhood days as the son of a minister through his Academy Award-winning moment, along with his views on Hollywood and his efforts to remove the racial barriers in his profession.

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9780766021310 | Enslow Pub Inc, June 1, 2003, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: A biography of the African American actor who earned a historic second Academy Award in 2002 for his portrayal of Detective Alonzo Harris in the movie 'Training Day.

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Describes the life and career of the award-winning singer and actress, now famous for her role in the television show 'Touched by an Angel.' (view table of contents)

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9780791062920 | Chelsea House Pub, September 1, 2001, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A biography of the rap artist and two-time Grammy Award winner Sean Puffy Combs, who has also worked as a producer with many other recording artists.

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9780791062913 | Chelsea House Pub, December 1, 2001, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Describes the life and career of the award-winning singer and actress, now famous for her role in the television show 'Touched by an Angel.

Traces the childhood and acting career of the Oscar-nominated star of such films as 'Driving Miss Daisy' and 'Seven'

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9780613209243 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $19.15 | About this edition: Traces the childhood and acting career of the Oscar-nominated star of such films as 'Driving Miss Daisy' and 'Seven'

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Celebrates the life of the actor and dancer know for his roels in the broadway shows 'Jelly's last jam' and 'The last minstrel show' (view table of contents)

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9780613208673 | Turtleback Books, May 1, 2000, cover price $18.90 | About this edition: Celebrates the life of the actor and dancer know for his roels in the broadway shows 'Jelly's last jam' and 'The last minstrel show'

A biography of the African American actor who rose to the top of his profession, won an Academy Award, and was named one of the most popular movie stars in 1998 (view table of contents)

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9780613114684 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $19.05 | About this edition: A biography of the African American actor who rose to the top of his profession, won an Academy Award, and was named one of the most popular movie stars in 1998

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Celebrates the life of the actor and rap musician known for his roles in the movies 'Men in Black' and 'Independence Day'

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9780791049143 | Chelsea House Pub, September 1, 1998, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Celebrates the life of the actor and rap musician known for his roles in the movies 'Men in Black' and 'Independence Day'

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9780613122832 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $24.85 | About this edition: Celebrates the life of the actor and rap musician known for his roles in the movies 'Men in Black' and 'Independence Day'

A biography of the African American actor who won an Academy Award for his role in the movie 'Glory'

Paperback:

9780817268756 | Not Applicable, September 1, 1998, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A biography of the African American actor who won an Academy Award for his role in the movie 'Glory'

Library:

9780817239862 | Heinemann/Raintree, June 1, 1997, cover price $25.69 | About this edition: A biography of the African American actor who won an Academy Award for his role in the movie 'Glory'

Prebinding:

9780613179058 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.40 | About this edition: A biography of the African American actor who won an Academy Award for his role in the movie 'Glory'

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Celebrates the life of the actor and dancer know for his roels in the broadway shows 'Jelly's last jam' and 'The last minstrel show' (view table of contents)

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9780791051986 | Chelsea House Pub, June 1, 1999, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Celebrates the life of the actor and dancer know for his roels in the broadway shows 'Jelly's last jam' and 'The last minstrel show'

Library:

9780791051979 | Chelsea House Pub, August 1, 1999, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Celebrates the life of the actor and dancer know for his roels in the broadway shows 'Jelly's last jam' and 'The last minstrel show'

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Traces the childhood and acting career of the Oscar-nominated star of such films as 'Driving Miss Daisy' and 'Seven'

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9780791049648 | Chelsea House Pub, June 1, 1999, cover price $13.25 | About this edition: Traces the childhood and acting career of the Oscar-nominated star of such films as 'Driving Miss Daisy' and 'Seven'

Library:

9780791049631 | Chelsea House Pub, July 1, 1999, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Traces the childhood and acting career of the Oscar-nominated star of such films as 'Driving Miss Daisy' and 'Seven'

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