Lion in the White House

A Life of Theodore Roosevelt

by Aida Donald

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Publisher: Basic Books Inc.

Publication date: October 01, 2007

Lion in the White House offers a stylish and energetic look at TR at the very height of his influence and power.

Harry S. Truman

The American Presidents Series

by Robert Dallek

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Publisher: Times Books

Publication date: September 01, 2008

Presidential biographer Robert Dallek shows how Truman played a critical role in shaping our nation as we know it.

LIFE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Charles Johnson

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Publisher: Time Inc.

Publication date: November 01, 2008

In this magnificent portrait of the most pivotal figure of the Civil Rights movement, Martin Luther King’s journey unfolds in dramatic detail through every important photo that was ever taken of him.

Angels and Ages

by Adam Gopnik

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Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc./Random House

Publication date: January 27, 2009

The award-winning New Yorker writer gives us a fascinating meditation on the lives and accomplishments of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, two men—born on the same day—who would change the world in profound ways.

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The First Ladies

From Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, 4th Edition

by Betty Boyd Caroli

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Publisher: Madison Park Press

Publication date: April 10, 2009

From Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, these entertaining profiles mark the changing role of first lady. Photos.

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Byron in Love

by Edna O'Brien

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Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co. Inc.

Publication date: June 15, 2009

O’Brien’s vibrant bio of Byron is a brilliant characterization of the poet as rebel: imaginative, lawless and immoral.

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The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle

A Biography

by Russell Miller

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Publisher: St. Martin's Press Inc.

Publication date: November 19, 2008

This biography of the author who created Sherlock Holmes proves he was every bit as fascinating as his beloved sleuth.

Satchel

The Life and Times of an American Legend

by Larry Tye

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Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc./Random House

Publication date: July 07, 2009

Meet the baseball player who, even more than Jackie Robinson, opened the door for African Americans in the game.

Mrs. Lincoln

A Life

by Catherine Clinton

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Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers Llc

Publication date: January 06, 2009

A deft and insightful biography of Mary Todd Lincoln, from her childhood to her White House years and beyond.

Amelia Earhart: The Thrill of It

by Susan Wels

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Publisher: Running Press/Imp. of Perseus

Publication date: September 22, 2009

This beautifully illustrated biography vividly captures the pioneering aviator’s unorthodox, unflinching zeal for life.