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Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter (born 1924)

naval officer, diplomat, politician, farmer, autobiographer, submariner, statesperson, environmentalist, businessperson, engineer, peace activist, human rights activist, humanitarian

  • Georgia Southwestern State University, Georgia Tech

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The Hornet's Nest
The hornet's nest
Keeping Faith
An hour before daylight
We can have peace in the Holy Land
Living faith
Our Endangered Values
Everything to Gain
Turning point
Why not the best?
Talking peace
The blood of Abraham
Always a reckoning, and other poems
A remarkable mother
The little baby Snoogle-Fleejer
An outdoor journal
Sharing good times
Beyond the White House
The virtues of aging
Sources of Strength
White House Diary
The wit and wisdom of Jimmy Carter
The Nobel Peace Prize lecture
A call to action
A government as good as its people
A FULL LIFE
Christmas in Plains
Palestine Peace Not Apartheid
Leading a Worthy Life: Sunday Mornings in Plains
Empower Zone
Measuring Our Success: Sunday Mornings in Plains
Conversations with Carter
The hornet's nest
The spiritual journey of Jimmy Carter, in his own words
Negotiation, the alternative to hostility
Beyond the White House
Faith & Freedom
The personal beliefs of Jimmy Carter
Faith
To Assure Pride and Confidence in the Electoral Process
Carter on the arts
Talking Peace A Vision For The Next Generation
Bringing Peace to a Changing World: Sunday Mornings in Plains
United States encyclopedia
State of the Union address
Through the year with Jimmy Carter
As Time Goes by
Negotiation
Sharing good times
Niv Lessons From Life Bible Personal Reflections With Jimmy Carter
Atlanta
Kids' letters to President Carter
Public lecture
White House diary
James Carter
444 rūz
State Of The Union Addresses
Faith
"I'll never lie to you"
Mémoires d'un président
Christmas in Plains
Family of Wiley Carter
The United States and the Soviet Union : [remarks]
Remarks of President Jimmy Carter at the opening session of the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped
Hang time
SALT II
Kingfisher Junior Illustrated Dictionary
Jimmy Carter
Le meilleur de nous-même
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Through the year with Jimmy Carter
National security goals
A full life
SALT-2: President Carter's address to Congress
U. S. Law Affecting Americans Living and Working Abroad
The American Revolution
Everything to Gain-LTD
State of the Union Addresses of Jimmy Carter
Public papers of the presidents of the United States
Life after the White House
The Hornets Nest Thorndike Paperback Bestsellers
Das Beste geben. Interaktiver Workshop
Everything to Gain
Virtues of Aging (Library of Contemporary Thought)
Omar!
Trade Agreements Act of 1979
Bao chi xin xin
Oral History Interview with Jimmy Carter [exact date unavailable], 1974
Conference for Global Development Cooperation
Living Faith 6cp Counter W/Ris
Mei Zhong jian jiao qian hou
As virtudes de envelhecer
America's African policy
Jimmy Carter
piksel raders
Mā warāʼa al-Bayt al-Abyaḍ
Parlons de paix
Beyond the White House
America's African policy
1990 elections in the Dominican Republic
Alex Haley
Alex Haley (1921-1992)

journalist, historian, genealogist, military personnel, biographer

  • Elizabeth City State University, Alcorn State University

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Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
Roots
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
Wurzeln
Roots/Teachers Guide
A Different Kind of Christmas
Mama Flora's Family
Mama Flora's Family
Mama Flora's Family
Somerset Homecoming
Prentice Hall Literature -- Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes -- Bronze Level
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Bronze
I Sought My Brother
Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, And Rastus
Prentice Hall Literature -- Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes -- Reader's Companion -- Bronze Level
Marva Collins' Way
Days of Courage
The Tenement Writer
New Friends in a New Land
Alex Haley's Queen
Glorious Days, Dreadful Days
Making Schools Work
LA Causa
Autobiografía Malcolm X
Building A Dream
Reader's Digest Condensed Books -- Volume 1 1994
Coronado's Golden Quest
Daufuskie Island
Never Turn Back
Save The Everglades
Osceola, Patriot And Warrior
The Oratory of Negro Leaders
Alex Haley
We Want Jobs!
Tom Bradley
These Lands Are Ours
The Mountain Man And The President
All For The Better
Climbing Your Family Tree
A Place Called Heartbreak
Reader's Companion--Bronze Level
Walking For Freedom
Uncle Sam Must Be Losing the War
When Justice Failed
Three Ships for Columbus
Tales From The Underground Railroad
"A New Spirit, A New Commitment, A New America"
They Shall Be Heard
Dragon Parade
Young Martin's Promise
Viva México!
A Flag For Our Country
From Freedom to Freedom
Prentice Hall Literature, The British Edition. Volume I
A Matter of Conscience
The Writing Business
To Fly With The Swallows
Encyclopedia of Southern Culture
Dame Shirley and the Gold Rush
They That Go Down To The Sea
Ethnic Genealogy
Movin' Up, Pop Gordy Tells His Story
We the people
A Place Called Heartbreak
Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley, The (MAXNotes Literature Guides)
Conversations with Roy DeCarava
Walking For Freedom
Una Navidad Diferente
Alex Haley
The Heritage of Blacks in North Carolina
The Prevailing South
The Magazine Writer's Workbook
Earthquake!
Stories Under African Skies
Une oeuvre Journal; un theme le racisme
The Author Speaks
Alex Haley
Shikarer Sandhane
Literary Voices #1
Autobiography of Malcolm X (SparkNotes Literature Guide)
Henning
"Rūtsu" to watakushi
Making Schools Work
Kökler
Raíces
Wurzeln
Mama Flora
Le Cavalier Blanc, Roman
Malcolm X
Alex Haley Remembers
ROOTS 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Viva Mexico!
Walking for Freedom
Dragon Parade
Dragon Parade
Mama Flora
Hendrik Conscience
Hendrik Conscience (1812-1883)

politician, poet, military personnel

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The Amulet
Batavia
Le lion de Flandre
Tales of Flemish life
The boys of the Sierras
La guerre des paysans
Off to California
Le gentilhomme pauvre
De leeuw van Vlaanderen
The lost glove
Le Guet-apens
Batavia
Histoire de deux enfants d'ouvrier
L'année des merveilles
Tales of old Flanders
The Amulet
La tombe de fer
Baas Gansendonck
De loteling
Argent et Noblesse
L'orpheline
Tales
Le Pays de l'or
Les heures du soir
The demon of gold
The Young Doctor
The curse of the village
DE OMWENTELING VAN 1830
Le lion de Flandre
The Merchant of Antwerp
Ludovic and Gertrude
Le gant perdu
Geschiedenis mijner jeugd gevolgd door het onuitg. werk Lucifer ou Satan converti
Verzameld Werk I
La guerre des paysans
Avondstonden verhalen: zedeschetsen en zinnebeelden
De loteling
L'orpheline
The Poor Gentleman
Le pays de L'or
Le remplacant
De Leeuw van Vlaenderen, of De Slag der Gulden Sporen
Le jeune docteur
[O euvres complètes de Henri Conscience
The Lion of Flanders
Le coureur des grèves
Le cantonneier
The iron tomb
Tales of Flemish life
Het goudland
Flemish Life in Four Stories
The lion of Flanders; or, The battle of the golden spurs
Hendrik Conscience C.S. schrijven aan zijne Majesteit Leopold I : 10.10.1846
Der rekrut ; erzàhlung
Hendrik Conscience en Kortrijk
Fashion; Or, Siska Van Roosemael
The happiness of being rich
Het wonderjaar
Geschichte von Belgien
De oom van Felix Roobeek
Jakob von Artenelde
Der Löwe von Flandern
The boys of the Sierras, or, The young gold hunters
Xiao you jing
Fünf Erzählungen
The lion of Flanders
Historische romans
The miser; Ricketicketack
Le démon de l'argent
De leeuw van Vlaanderen
Sketches from Flemish life, in 3 tales. Transl
La leono de Flandrujo
La tombe de fer
Romantische werken
Briefwisseling van
L' orpheline
The stolen child
Les Kerles de Flandre
孝友鏡
Scènes de la vie flamande
Simon Turchi
Ludovic and Gertrude
The poor gentleman
La guerre des paysans
Le conscrit
Der Rekrut
Les martyrs de l'honneur
L'avare
Les veillées flamandes
Lew Wallace
Lew Wallace (1827-1905)

military officer, lawyer, diplomat, politician, autobiographer, journalist, poet, jurist, military personnel

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Ben Hur
Ben-Hur
The fair god, or, The last of the 'Tzins
Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
The Prince of India, or Why the Constantinople Fell
Ben-Hur
Ben Hur
Ben-Hur, a Tale of the Christ
Lew Wallace : Volume II
Prince of India or Why Constantinople Fell
Prince of India, or Why Constantinop
Prince of India
Men at Sea
Life of Gen. Ben Harrison
Smoke, sound & fury
The First Christmas: From "Ben-Hur,"
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
The Fair God: Or, The Last of the 'Tzins : a Tale of the Conquest of Mexico
The wooing of Malkatoon
The Fair God
Life and public services of Benjamin Harrison, President of the U.S
The Chariot Race From Ben-Hur
Stories-The Boyhood of Christ
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS By LEW WALLACE 1902 with plates
Ben-Hur; a Tale of the Christ
Ben Hur - A Tale of the Christ.
Ben Hur (Classics Illustrated, 147)
Prince of India (Volume 2)
Ben-hur
Prince of India (Volume 1)
Life and Public Services of Benjamin Harrison, President of the U. S.
Ben-Hur, a Tale of the Christ Annotated
Commodus
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur: a Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace:(Annotated Edition)
Commodus
Ben-Hur : A Tale of the Christ
Classic Christian Novels (6 Books)
Prince of India
A Tale of the Christ
The Mystery of the Smoking Chimney
An Autobiography 1827 1905
Life of Gen. Ben Harrison
Constantinople - Vol I
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben Hur
Ben-Hur
Ben Chour
The first Christmas, from "Ben Hur"
Life of Gen. Ben Harrison and Life of Hon. Levi P. Morton
Mimi Pond's Secrets of the powder room
Ben-Hur Annotated
The Story of the Making of Ben-Hur.
Prince of India (Volume I) Illustrated
Lew Wallace
The Fair God
Ben Hur Illustrated Classics Edition
The Boyhood of Christ
Lew Wallace; an Autobiography. Vol. II
Ben-Hur, a Tale of the Christ
Abdülhamit ve Sarayindaki Amerikali
Lew Wallace; an Autobiography. ; Volume II
Ben-Hur, a Tale of the Christ (Annotated)
Ben-Hur (Diversion Classics)
Ben-Hur, a Tale of the Christ Annotated
Scenes from every land
First Christmas
Boys' Ben-hur - Tale Of Christ
Prince of India Illustrated
Chariot-Race from Ben-Hur
Lew Wallace
Prince of India (Volume 2)
The story of American heroism
Prince of India Vol 2
BEN HUR, A TALE OF THE TIME OF OUR LORD
Ben Hur, A Tale of the Christ (complete and unabridged) (An Airmont Classic, Cl74)
An Autobiography
Ben-Hur Illustrated
Ben-Hur (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Ben Hur (Bantam Books #A1450)
Prince of India, Vol 2
La carrera de carros de Ben-Hur
Ben - Hur a Tale of the Christ Illustrated
Ben-Hur a Tale of the Christ Annotated
The Fair God
Fair God or, the Last of the 'Tzins
Papazone adventure stories
Life and Public Services of Benjamin Harrison, President of the U.S.
Ben-Hur (Illustrated)
Ben-Hur A Tale of Christ
Ben Hur - A Tale of the Christ - 2nd printing
Ben-hur - a Tale of Christ
Ben Hur (Christian Epics)
Prince of India : Why Constantinople Fell
Contributions to a History of The Richmond Howitzer Battalion (Army of Northern Virginia)
The Fair God; Or, the Last of the 'tzins
Prince of India (Volume II) Illustrated
Ben-Hur (Dhingra Children's Classics)
Boyhood of Christ
The Wooing of Malkatoon & Commodus
The prince of India
The prince of India
Fair God
Life and Public Services of Hon. Benjamin Harrison, President of the U.S.
The pirate of Topsail Island
The Story of American Heroism; Thrilling Narratives of Personal Adventures During the Great Civil war, as Told by the Medal Winners and Roll of Honor Men
Fair God : Or, the Last of the 'Tzins
Ben-Hur Illustrated
Fair God; or, the Last of the 'Tzins; a Tale of the Conquest of Mexico
Prince of India, Vol 2
Ben Hur; Complete & Unabridged Book
Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace
Ben-Hur/ The World's Greatest Literature/ Volume 10
Ben Hur a Tale of the Christ
Prince of India
Ben-Hur; A Tale of the Christ (Heritage Press Illustrated Editions)
Fair God; a Tale of the Conquest of Mexico; Volume 2
The Prince of India; or, Why Constantinople Fell, by Lew Wallace VOLUME 2
Story of American Heroism; Thrilling Narratives of Personal Adventures During the Great Civil War, As Told by the Medal Winners and Roll of Honor Men
The Prince of India; of, Why Constantinople Fell; Volume 1
Prince of India; of, Why Constantinople Fell; Volume 1
Prince of India (Volume 1)
The Story of the Making of Ben-Hur a Tale of the Christ from Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Lew Wallace; An Autobiography.; Volume II
The city of the King, or, What the child Jesus saw and heard
Prince of India; or Why Constantinople Fell
Ben-Hur (100 Copy Collector's Edition)
Lew Wallace; an Autobiography
Lew Wallace papers
The Boyhood of Jesus
Yerusholaim un Roym
Yerusholaim un Roym
The Life of Benjamin Harrison
Blackbeard and the Topsail Island Pirate
My own account of the first day at Shiloh
Life of General Ben Harrison and Life of Honorable Levi P. Morton
בן חור
The new court house
Ben Ḥur
Robert Littell
Robert Littell (born 1935)

journalist, military officer

  • Alfred University

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The October Circle
The Sisters
The Company (TV tie-in)
The Company
The Defection of A. J. Lewinter
Legends
The visiting professor
The amateur
Vicious Circle
An Agent in Place
The once and future spy
Walking back the cat
The revolutionist
A nasty piece of work
The debriefing
Young Philby
Young Philby
W gąszczu luster
Sweet reason
The Stalin epigram
Mother Russia
An agent in place
The Company
The amateur
Revolutionist, The
Young Philby A Novel
Once and Future Spy, The
The Mayakovsky tapes
Le fil rouge
Ombres rouges
October Circle,the
Le sphinx de Sibérie
The Visiting the Professor
The defection of A.J. Lewinter
Vicious circle
Un espion d'hier et de demain
Company
La Compagnie
Sisters, The
Die Company. Die weltumspannende, faszinierende Saga über die CIA
The visiting professor
L' hirondelle avant l'orage
Les Larmes des choses
Legends
Conversations avec Shimon Peres
Debriefing, The
Légendes
Un espion d'hier et de demain
Philby, portrait de l'espion en jeune homme
La Compagnie
Personages
An agent in place
Legendes
Legendy, czyli, Maski szpiega
The Stalin epigram
Une belle saloperie
L'Amateur
Defection of a. J. Lewinter, The
Amateur, The
The once and future spy
Company 12-Copy Floor
Les Sœurs
Agent in Place, An
Ḥaruzim le-Sṭalin
Sven Hassel
Sven Hassel (1917-2012)

military personnel

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Jed Mercurio
Jed Mercurio (born 1966)

television director, television producer, physician, fighter pilot, film director

  • University of Birmingham

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Karol Bunsch
Karol Bunsch (1898-1987)

military officer, translator

  • Jagiellonian University

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