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Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military history, having been involved in some of the most famous missions in recent memory, including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips, and the raid to kill Osama bin Laden. His story begins in 1963 at a French Officer's Club in France, where Allied officers and their wives gathered to have drinks and tell stories about their adventures during World War II, the...
42) Gilbert
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Gilbert Gottfried rose to fame in the 1980s thanks to his brash stand-up act and personality. Now, after decades of flying solo in both his work and in his personal life, Gilbert has shockingly reinvented himself as a family man.
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Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"Few friendships have had such far-reaching implications for the world--from finance to technology to philanthropy--than that between Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. After meeting at a party in 1991, the two played cards and golf, shared jokes, swapped trade secrets, ate junk food, talked and listened. Their growing friendship would impact each man and lead to change on a grander scale, culminating in the development of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,...
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Publisher
Presidio Press
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Offers a unique look at the life of the "grunt" (infantry soldier) in Vietnam, as seen through the eyes of the soldiers themselves. More than sixty army and marine infantryman speak of their experiences from induction to the jungles and rice paddies, and their return to "The World."
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Publisher
Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Through his vaunted philanthropy, Bill Gates transformed himself from a tech villain into one of the most admired people on the planet. Even as divorce proceedings and allegations of misconduct have recently tarnished his public image, the beneficence of the Gates Foundation, celebrated for spending billions to save lives around the globe, is considered as a given. But as Tim Schwab shows in this fearless investigation, Gates is still exactly who...
Author
Publisher
Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Carolyn Jourdan spent many years as a congressional lawyer in Washington, D.C. Then she was called home to fill in for her mother as receptionist at her father's rural Tennessee doctor's office--assured it would only be for a few days.
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Publisher
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The author relates how a chance encounter in a magic shop with a woman who taught him exercises to ease his sufferings and manifest his greatest desires gave him a glimpse of the relationship between the brain and the heart, and drove him to explore the neuroscience of compassion and altruism.
49) Bill Gates
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Series
Publisher
Weekly Reader Early Learning Library
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
As the self-proclaimed prophet of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints, a sect of Mormonism based in southern Utah, Warren Jeffs held sway over thousands of followers for nearly a decade. In addition to coercing young girls into polygamous marriages with older men, Jeffs reputedly took scores of wives himself. The media were shunned, creating a hidden community where polygamy was prized above all else. But in 2007, after a two-year FBI manhunt, Jeffs...
53) Whoopi Goldberg
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Series
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A biography of the single mother, former welfare recipient, and one-time drug addict whose determination helped her become a successful actress and television personality.
54) The real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, big pharma, and the global war on democracy and public health
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021].
Language
English
Description
As director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Dr. Anthony Fauci dispenses $6.1 billion in annual taxpayer-provided funding for rigged scientific research, allowing him to dictate the subject, content, and outcome of scientific health research across the globe—truly a dark agenda. Fauci uses the financial clout at his disposal in a back handed manner to wield extraordinary influence over hospitals, universities,...
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Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Colorado River is a crucial resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed by someone. David Owen traces all that water from the Colorado's headwaters to its parched terminus, once a verdant wetland but now a million-acre desert. He takes readers on an adventure downriver, along a labyrinth of waterways, reservoirs, power plants, farms, fracking sites, ghost towns, and RV parks,...
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Series
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Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and career of the innovative computer pioneer who helped found Apple Computer, and returned to the company to bring it a second period of success in the industry.
Author
Series
Great heroes volume 3
Publisher
Joyful Stories
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
A graphic novel depiction of the life of Bill Gates that details his childhood, education, and accomplishments with computers until his retirement; and includes information on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Author
Publisher
W Publishing Group, an Imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In this "the only authorized biography of Michael Dale Huckabee, Scott Lamb reaches into the vaults of Huckabee's past to show us the man behind the politician. With access to personal and professional files, including dozens of exclusive interviews with family and friends, Lamb presents the definitive story of one of the most influential figures of our time"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Many immigrants of color set out across continents, oceans, and borders, travelling to the United States in pursuit of opportunity: scientists, athletes and artists have succeeded, bringing fame to America.