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These are the stories that catapulted James Herriot to literary fame. When this book was first published, it was merely a simple volume of memoirs by an unknown Scottish veterinarian. But within a year, the book became recognized as a masterpiece. And in the three decades that followed, Dr. Herriot has become one of the most universally loved authors of our time. In this first volume of memoirs, then-newly-qualified vet James Herriot arrives in the small Yorkshire village of Darrowby and he has no idea what to expect.

Written by the late, beloved Dr. George Sheehan, Running & Being tells of the author's midlife return to the world of exercise, play, and competition, in which he found "a world beyond sweat" that proved to be a source of great revelation and personal growth.

From Chelsea House's Black Americans of Achievement series comes this biography of the legendary anti slavery activist.

In this young readers' adaptation of his memoir, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and undocumented immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas tells his story, in light of the twelve million undocumented immigrants currently in the United States. By telling his personal story and presenting facts without easy answers, Jose Antonio Vargas sheds light on an issue that couldn't be more relevant.

The founder of the US Navy Fighter Weapons School, "Topgun," shares the untold inside story of how he and eight other pilots revolutionized aerial combat and created a center for excellence and leadership, in a book timed to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the school.

Novelist, essayist, and critic Frederic Tuten recalls his personal and artistic coming-of-age in 1950s New York, a defining period that would set him on the course to becoming a writer.

Her name is Jessi Roberts, and her store is Cheekys. Starting with just 6 purses in inventory, Jessi turned Cheekys into a clothing and fashion accessories brand name with annual revenues of over $6 million. Best of all, she did it by adhering to old-fashioned values that she believed in, including always being kind, lifting up the next gal, and treating your employees and customers like family. Now Jessi is telling her personal story and sharing her guiding principles for life and business.

Today, OPI is known as a global beauty icon, famous for its trend-setting colors and celebrity collaborations with the biggest stars from film, television, music, and sports. But behind all the glamour is the little-known tale of OPI's unlikely origins-an intimate and inspiring story of a timid schoolgirl who arrives in this country with little money and no English and becomes the business leader known worldwide as "Suzi, the First Lady of Nails." Suzi reveals the events that led her family to flee Communist Hungary and eventually come to New York City in pursuit of the American dream.

Biologist Caroline Van Hemert tells the story of her journey from Washington state to high above the Arctic Circle--traveling across remote and rugged terrain solely by human power--to rediscover birds, the natural world, and her own love of science.

A deeply textured and compelling biography of comedy giant Mel Brooks, covering his rags-to-riches life and triumphant career in television, films, and theater.