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When kids are at a loss for what to read, I often find myself pushing them toward the biography section. We like stories about people and a biography can draw us further into a favorite subject. As I ...

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THERE comes a period when the work and character of a great man can be fairly summed up for all time by the biographer; when the judgment is as nearly in focus as ever the fallible human judgment can ...

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