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	A Beautiful Mind Books » Young Adult Nonfiction 0 Author(s) Sylvia Nasar Publisher Simon & Schuster Genre(s) Non-Fiction Stories of famously eccentric Princetonians abound--such as that of chemist Hubert Alyea, the model for The Absent-Minded Professor, or Ralph Nader, said to have had his own key to the library as an undergraduate. Or the "Phantom of Fine Hall," a figure many students had seen shuffling around the corridors... Read more Read reviews Write review	0.0 5.0 (1)
	Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest Books » Young Adult Nonfiction 0 Author(s) Stephen E. Ambrose Publisher Simon & Schuster Genre(s) Non-Fiction As good a rifle company as any in the world, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, U.S. Army, kept getting the tough assignments -- responsible for everything from parachuting into France early D-Day morning to the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. In Band of Brothers, Ambrose tells of the... Read more Read reviews Write review	0.0 4.5 (2)
	Living at the Edge of the World Books » Young Adult Nonfiction 0 Author(s) Jamie Pastor Bolnick Publisher St Martin's Press Genre(s) Non-Fiction Read more Read reviews Write review	0.0 5.0 (2)
	33 Things Every Girl Should Know: Stories, Songs, Poems, and Smart Talk by 33 Extraordinary Women Books » Young Adult Nonfiction 0 Author(s) Tonya Bolden Publisher Random House Genre(s) Non-Fiction Natalie Merchant. Sigourney Weaver. Tabitha Soren. Wendy Wasserstein. Rebecca Lobo. Lauren Hutton. Anita Roddick. Lynda Barry. These are among the thirty-three extraordinary women who lend their diverse voices to this outstanding collection of stories, songs, poems, comics, and essays that will give every adolescent girl reason to feel hopeful about... Read more Read reviews Write review	4.0 4.0 (1)
	Sister Soldiers Books » Young Adult Nonfiction 0 Author(s) Sharone Davis-Smith Genre(s) Non-Fiction Read more Read reviews Write review	0.0 0.0 (0)
	Before You Think Another Thought: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding How Your Thoughts and Beliefs Create Your Life Books » Young Adult Nonfiction 0 Author(s) Bruce Irwin Doyle, III Publisher Hampton Roads Publishing Genre(s) Non-Fiction This book explains simply, easily and clearly, the complex subject of how your thinking creates your life. Learn how thought works and how your thoughts connect you with the universe. Learn why thought is the basic building block of creation. Before You Think Another Thought will help you uncover... Read more Read reviews Write review	0.0 0.0 (0)
	With All My Heart, with All My Mind Books » Young Adult Nonfiction 0 Author(s) Sandy Asher Publisher Simon & Schuster Genre(s) Non-Fiction Read more Read reviews Write review	0.0 0.0 (0)
	The House on the Point: A Tribute to Franklin W. Dixon and The Hardy Boys Books » Young Adult Nonfiction 0 Author(s) Benjamin Hoff Publisher St Martin's Press Genre(s) Non-Fiction Read more Read reviews Write review	0.0 0.0 (0)
	God, the Devil, and Harry Potter Books » Young Adult Nonfiction 0 Author(s) John Killinger Publisher St Martin's Press Genre(s) Non-Fiction Read more Read reviews Write review	0.0 0.0 (0)
	Parenting with Dignity Books » Young Adult Nonfiction 0 Author(s) Mac Bledsoe Genre(s) Non-Fiction Read more Read reviews Write review	0.0 0.0 (0)
	Journals Books » Young Adult Nonfiction 0 Author(s) Kurt Cobain Publisher Putnam Publishing Group Genre(s) Non-Fiction Read more Read reviews Write review	0.0 0.0 (0)
	Dear Diary, I'm Pregnant: Teenagers Talk about Their Pregnancy Books » Young Adult Nonfiction 0 Author(s) Annrenee Englander Publisher Annick Press Genre(s) Non-Fiction One out of five teenage women in the United States gets pregnant. Four of five teens is sexually active. In "Dear Diary I'm Pregnant," ten teens talk about their personal experience of pregnancy. The selection of poignant, first-person accounts of courage and bravery chronicles a balanced range of experiences, including... Read more Read reviews Write review	0.0 4.8 (4)
	Voices Books » Young Adult Nonfiction 0 Author(s) Beatrice Sparks Genre(s) Non-Fiction Read more Read reviews Write review	0.0 4.0 (1)
	It's My Candle: By an Anonymous Teenager - A True Story from His Diary Books » Young Adult Nonfiction 0 Author(s) Beatrice Sparks Publisher Avon Books Genre(s) Non-Fiction Read more Read reviews Write review	0.0 4.0 (1)
	Alias Declassified: The Official Companion Guide Books » Young Adult Nonfiction 0 Author(s) Mark Cotta Vaz Publisher Bantam Genre(s) Non-Fiction The only all-access AUTHORIZED behind-the-scenes look at the making of the smash TV show, with reflections and anecdotes that readers won't find anywhere else - from cast members, writers, and creator/executive producer J.J. Abrahams. Read more Read reviews Write review	5.0 0.0 (0)

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