Real-life story
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Author
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
247 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what it takes to change the world in this comprehensive biography that tells the complete life story of internationally renowned peacemaker Nelson Mandela. Civil rights activist. World leader. Writer. Throughout his life, Nelson Mandela took on many roles, all in the pursuit of peace. Born in 1918 in South Africa, he grew up in a culture of government-enforced racism and became involved in the anti-apartheid movement...
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Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
152 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Most people know Sally Ride as the first American female astronaut to travel in space. But in her lifetime she was also a nationally ranked tennis player, a physicist who enjoyed reading Shakespeare, a university professor, the founder of a company that helped inspire girls and young women to pursue careers in science and math, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
vi, 266 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Highlights the life and achievements of the Harvard Law School graduate, legislator, and civil rights lawyer who became the forty-fourth president of the United States and describes his accomplishments since taking office in 2009.
