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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
An impoverished Irish immigrant in the industrial 1860s takes a job as a lady's maid in the home of prominent businessman Andrew Carnegie, with whom she falls in love before going missing, triggering Carnegie's search for answers and the establishment of his enduring legacy.
Author
Series
Daniel Pitt novels (Anne Perry) volume 6
Language
English
Description
While trying to prove Malcolm Vayne, a beloved philanthropist, is guilty of fraud, prosecutor Daniel Pitt must rescue his wife, a forensic scientist who has been kidnapped by one of Vayne’s crazed supporters, putting their lives and the case in danger.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A look at the trials and tribulations of the Astor family captures the story of three generations of a privileged American dynasty, from the storied philanthropist to her grandson, who accused his own father of mistreating and stealing from his grandmother.
Author
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This vivid biography portrays a complex, brilliant, often contradictory, and ultimately fascinating man. His life--both as a record of himself and as a reflection of his times--makes for a good and important story that will be enjoyed by readers interested in Michigan history and politics, the automotive industry, and global philanthropy.
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Language
English
Formats
Description
John D. Rockefeller, Sr., history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dynasty, is an icon whose true nature has eluded three generations of historians. Now Ron Chernow, a National Book Award–winning biographer, gives us a detailed and insightful history of the mogul. Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller's exceptionally rich trove of papers. A landmark publication full
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Publisher
Sentinel
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
The co-founder of the Team Rubicon volunteer disaster response organization explains how he found healing and renewed purpose after traumatizing tours in Iraq and Afghanistan by helping communities recover from disaster.
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Publisher
Abrams ComicArts
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Luciana Cimino's meticulously researched graphic-novel biography tells Nelly Bly's story through Miriam, a fictionalized female student at the Columbia School of Journalism in 1921. While interviewing the famous journalist, Miriam learns not only about Bly's more sensational adventures, but also about her focus on self-reliance from an early age, her career as a newspaper columnist, and her dedication to the empowerment of women.
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Series
Publisher
Kidhaven Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Meghan Markle is using the power of the British monarchy for good, and readers discover exactly how she's making a difference in the lives of many people through this inspiring look at her life before and after marrying Prince Harry. Through detailed main text and age-appropriate quotes, readers are shown how Meghan Markle went from being an actress with a passion for activism to a member of the Royal Family who has used her new platform to empower...
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