Turning Points: Pivotal Moments in the Careers of 83 Famous Figures

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This book contains biographical sketches of 83 people, with particular attention paid to moments that changed their lives. In different ways, they all overcame an obstacle or adapted to an outside force or turned discouragement into hope. Included are actors (Humphrey Bogart, Clint Eastwood, Katharine Hepburn), comics (Woody Allen, Bob Hope), entrepreneurs (Bill Gates), presidents (Harry Truman, Jimmy Carter), and seemingly ordinary people whose...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0786406267

ISBN13:9780786406265

Release Date:September 1999

Publisher:McFarland & Company

Length:216 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Americas Anthropology Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Education & Reference History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Reference & Collections Social Science Social Sciences

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