Charles J Shields
41) Saddam Hussein
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Describes the life of the leader of Iraq, from his childhood, through his rise to power, the Iran-Iraq War, the Persian Gulf War, to his ongoing presidency.
43) Roald Dahl
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A description of the personal life and career of the twentieth-century English writer of such successful books as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, " "James and the Giant Peach, " and "Matilda."
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Readings of excerpts from and critical analysis of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, a novel about four mothers, four daughters, and four families whose paths cross in 1949 in San Francisco as four Chinese women begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk.