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Testament of youth: an autobiographical study of the years 1900-1925
By Vera Brittain. 1933
First published in 1933, and rediscovered forty-five years later, this is a record of the author's experiences during the World…
War I years. Brittain tells not only of her own prematurely shattered youth, but that of an entire generation of young men and women who devoted themselves to the war effort. c1933.Steve Jobs
By Walter Isaacson. 2011
'Steve Jobs' provides an account of Jobs' professional and personal life. Drawn from three years of exclusive and unprecedented interviews…
Isaacson has conducted with Jobs as well as extensive interviews with Jobs' family members, this book is the definitive portrait of the greatest innovator of his generation. Includes strong language. 2011.Rhodes: The Race For Africa
By Antony Thomas. 1997
The life of Cecil Rhodes, who was born in 1853 and sailed to Africa at sixteen because of poor health.…
Describes his modest beginning as a cotton farmer and his transformation into a diamond magnate, who also earned a fortune in gold. Rhodes annexed much of Africa for Great Britain and became one of the most powerful, and mistrusted, men of his time. 1997.La revanche d'un solitaire: la véritable histoire du fondateur de Facebook
By Ben Mezrich, Lucie Delplanque. 2010
L'histoire de Facebook, de la création d'une base de données répertoriant les filles de l'université Harvard par les deux étudiants,…
Eduardo Saverin et Mark Zuckerberg, au succès du site web d'aujourd'hui qui réunit 200 millions de personnes. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. Quelques passages où le langage est grossier et quelques descriptions de nature sexuelle. 2009, c2010. Titre uniforme: The accidental billionaires.The author of "Bringing Down the House" chronicles the invention of the Facebook social-networking computer web site by Harvard students…
Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin. Describes Zuckerberg's use of the university's database and legal problems with a rival site. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2009.The pursuit of happyness
By Chris Gardner, Quincy Troupe, Mim Eichler Rivas. 2006
At the age of twenty, Milwaukee native Chris Gardner, just out of the Navy, arrived in San Francisco to pursue…
a promising career in medicine. Considered a prodigy in scientific research, he surprised everyone and himself by setting his sights on the competitive world of high finance. Yet no sooner had he landed an entry-level position at a prestigious firm than Gardner found himself caught in a web of incredibly challenging circumstances that left him as part of the city's working homeless and with a toddler son. Explicit descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence, explicit strong language. 2006.Seven pillars of wisdom: a triumph of the Arab revolt in the Great War
By T. E. Thomas Edward Lawrence. 1935
This classic autobiography features an account of the Arab revolt against the Turks during World War I, encompassing gross acts…
of cruelty and revenge, through which Lawrence weaves rich character portraits, philosophical observations and insights into his own complex personality. 1935.Get Moving with Grover (Happy Healthy Monsters)
By Louis Womble. 2005
It's your lovable pal Grover, showing you how easy it is to move around-even with a book. In fact, Grover…
will show you how to use this book as part of your workout, by running under it, over it, and around and around for pages of heart-pumping fun. A page of tips for parents is also included.From the Hardcover edition.Shake a Leg! (Big Bird's Favorites Board Books)
By Constance Allen, Maggie Swanson. 2013
Okay, everybodee (as Grover would say), it's time for some exercise! So shake a leg--and every other limb--to get warmed…
up for some fitness and fun. Toddlers will have a good giggle as the Sesame monsters try different routines to get in shape. They can even follow along and get their own kid-sized workout--if they don't fall down laughing instead!