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Heroes for My Daughter

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ISBN-10: 0061905267

ISBN-13: 9780061905261

Edition: N/A

Authors: Brad Meltzer

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In this companion to his acclaimed and inspirational bestseller, Heroes for My Son, national bestselling novelist Brad Meltzer brings together the stories of fifty-five remarkable individuals, from intellectual explorers such as Marie Curie, Sally Ride, and Jane Goodall to cultural champions like Billie Jean King; from implacable public figures such as Rosa Parks and Winston Churchill to artistic icons such as Leonardo Da Vinci and Stevie Wonder; and beyond. Heroes for My Daughter is Meltzer’s collection of inspirational, real-life figures for his daughter, and yours, to learn how to lead a powerful, motivated, fulfilling life.
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Book details

List price: $24.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Canada, Limited
Publication date: 4/2/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 7.80" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Brad Meltzer Brad Meltzer was raised in Brooklyn and Miami and graduated from the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School. His first published title was called "The Tenth Justice" and went straight to the new York Times Bestsellers List, also earning Meltzer credit from Columbia. After that came "Dead Even," which also landed on the Bestsellers List, "First Counsel" and "The Millionaires." Meltzer's work has appeared in USA Weekend, London's Sunday Times and Details Magazine. He has written speeches for former President Clinton's National Service Program and played himself as an extra in Woody Allen's film, "Celebrity." He has also been featured on the Today Show as well as in Time,…    

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Marie Curie
Mallory Holtman and Liz Wallace
Joan Ganz Cooney
Audrey Hepburn
Helen Keller
Christopher Reeve
Carol Burnett
Amelia Earhart
Alex Scott
Abigail Adams
Anne Frank
Dorothy Day
Judy Blume
Sacajawea
Theodore Roosevelt
Julia Child
Golda Meir
Stevie Wonder
Nancy G. Brinker
Clara Barton
Sheila Spicer
Winston Churchill
Lisa Simpson
Eleanor Roosevelt
Tina Turner
The Three Stooges
Wangari Maathai
Agatha Christie
Leonardo da Vinci
Dolly Parton
Sojourner Truth
Branch Rickey
Lucille Ball
Elizabeth Blackburn
Ella Fitzgerald
Mahatma Gandhi
Mary Shelley
Rochelle Shoretz
Tank Man
Billie Jean King
The Heroes of United Flight 93
Temple Grandin
Rosa Parks
Jane Goodall
The Dalai Lama
Abraham Lincoln
Thurgood Marshall
Dorothea Lange
Hannah Senesh
Randy Pausch
Sally Ride
Benjamin Franklin
Wilma Rudolph
Dotty Rubin
Teri Meltzer
Cori Flam Meltzer
Who Is Your Hero?
Photo Credits
About the Author