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This is easily our most clumsily-titled category. We apologize, and politely ask that you get over it. Regardless of its clumsiness, you get the point: these are biographies sorted according to the occupation of the subject. So, Marie Curie will show up in the "Scientists, Naturalists & Inventors" category, and Alexander the Great can be found in "Military Heroes & Scourges."

Of course, many biographies will end up in multiple categories. For instance, Marie Curie will also be in "Famous Women" and Alexander the Great is in "World Leaders" as well. We've done our best to include each person in every category in which they belong, but we fully admit we're fallible and limited human beings.

The intention is that these interrelated categorizations will help you zero in on just the right person and topic. If you want to find out which presidents were also Army commanders, you'll be able to do so; and if you want to read a biography about a woman who was also an inventor and an explorer, these subcategories will help you find it.

Getting the most out of this system will require you to put the links on the left-hand sidebar to use. We've put countless hours into putting books in categories and then linking those categories so that you can find exactly the book you're looking for, or at least books about the person you want to read about.

We obviously haven't exhausted the "types of people" with our categories, but we've covered the major bases. Whether you want to read about a politician, a general, a school teacher, a missionary, a baseball pitcher, or an African-American missionary memoir-writer, we've done our best to facilitate your search and help you discover what you need.

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	Abe Lincoln Log Cabin to the White House Landmark Series by Sterling North from Random House Biography for 5th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $4.00 (2 in stock)
	Adoniram Judson Bound for Burma Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Amelia Earhart - Coloring Book by Muriel Earhart Morrissey from Bellerophon Books for 3rd-7th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates, illustrated by Nora S. Unwin from Puffin Books Realistic Fiction for 4th-8th grade 1951 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.99
	Amy Carmichael Rescuer of Precious Gems Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Anthony Burns by Virginia Hamilton from Scholastic Inc. for 4th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Basher Five-Two The True Story of F-16 Fighter Pilot Captain Scott O'Grady by Scott O'Grady & Michael French from Yearling Autobiography for 4th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.99
	Behind Enemy Lines Brother Andrew Trailblazers by Nancy Drummond from Christian Focus Publications for 3rd-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia Landmark Series by Margaret Cousins from Random House Biography for 5th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $5.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Betty Greene Wings to Serve Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Brother Andrew God's Secret Agent Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt! by Jean Fritz from PaperStar Books Biography for 5th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $7.99
	C. S. Lewis Master Storyteller Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	C. T. Studd No Retreat Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Cameron Townsend Good News in Every Language Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Captain John Smith A Foothold in the New World Heroes of History by Geoff & Janet Benge from Emerald Books for 4th-7th grade in Heroes of History (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Clarence Jones Mr. Radio Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Columbus and the Renaissance Explorers from Scholastic Inc. for 3rd-7th grade in Age of Exploration (1450-1700) (Location: HISA-16EXP) $3.00 (3 in stock)
	Corrie Ten Boom Keeper of the Angels' Den Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	David Bussau Facing the World Head On Christian Heroes: Then and Now by Janet & Geoff Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-8th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	David Livingstone Africa's Trailblazer Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank from Bantam Books Biography for 7th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $7.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Eric Liddell Something Greater Than Gold Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Eric Liddell Men of Faith by Catherine Swift from Bethany House Biography for 6th-12th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Florence Young Mission Accomplished Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Flying to the Moon An Astronaut's Story by Michael Collins from Sunburst Book for 4th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $8.99
	Freedom Train The Story of Harriet Tubman by Dorothy Sterling from Scholastic Inc. Biography for 4th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.99
	Freedom's Children Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories by Ellen Levine from Penguin Putnam Biography for 4th-8th grade in Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968) (Location: HISA-20CIV) $7.99
	George Muller The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Gladys Aylward The Adventure of a Lifetime Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Great Little Madison by Jean Fritz from PaperStar Books Biography for 5th-8th grade 1990 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award in Biographies (Location: BIO) $7.99 $4.50 (2 in stock)
	Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Beecher Preachers by Jean Fritz from PaperStar Books Biography for 5th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.99
	Helen Keller: The Story of My Life Signet Classics by Helen Keller Reprint from Signet Classics Autobiography for 7th-10th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $5.95
	Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom from Bantam Books Biography for 6th-10th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $8.99
	Hudson Taylor Deep in the Heart of China Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Ida Scudder Healing Bodies, Touching Hearts Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Isobel Kuhn Women of Faith by Lois Hoadley Dick from Bethany House for 5th-10th grade in Men & Women of Faith (Location: BIO-FAITH)
	Jacob DeShazer Forgive Your Enemies Christian Heroes: Then and Now by Geoff Benge, Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-8th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Jim Elliot Our Great Purpose Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Jim Elliot He is No Fool by Irene Howat from Christian Focus Publications for 4th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	John Newton by Catherine Swift from Bethany House for 5th-10th grade in Men & Women of Faith (Location: BIO-FAITH)
	John Wesley The World His Parish Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	John Wesley The Great Methodist Heroes of the Faith by Sam Wellman from Barbour Publishing Biography for 4th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	John Williams Messenger of Peace Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Jonathan Goforth An Open Door in China by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Klaus-Dieter John Hope in the Land of the Incas Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Laura Ingalls Wilder A Storybook Life Heroes of History by Geoff & Janet Benge from Emerald Books Biography for 4th-7th grade in Heroes of History (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt by C. Coco De Young from Yearling Historical fiction for 3rd-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $5.99
	Lillian Trasher The Greatest Wonder in Egypt Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Loren Cunningham Into All the World Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Lottie Moon Giving Her All for China Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton from Aladdin Paperbacks for 6th-10th grade 1975 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Mary Slessor Forward into Calabar Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Miracle Worker A Play in Three Acts by William Gibson from Pocket Books Drama for 7th-10th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Moon & I by Betsy Byars from Beech Tree Books for 5th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $3.50 (2 in stock)
	Nate Saint On a Wing and a Prayer Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Orville Wright The Flyer Heroes of History by Geoff & Janet Benge from Emerald Books Biography for 4th-7th grade in Heroes of History (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Paul Brand Christian Heroes: Then and Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing for 4th-8th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Rachel Saint A Star in the Jungle Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor from Puffin Books Realistic Fiction for 5th-8th grade 1977 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Puffin Modern Classics by Mildred Taylor from Puffin Books Realistic Fiction for 5th-8th grade 1977 Newbery Medal winner in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $8.99
	Rowland Bingham Into Africa's Interior Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Sojourner Truth Ain't I a Woman? by Patricia & Frederick McKissack from Scholastic Inc. Biography for 4th-7th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Sounder by William H. Armstrong from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction for 3rd-8th grade 1970 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $6.99 $4.00 (2 in stock)
	Stonewall by Jean Fritz & Stephen Gammell from PaperStar Books Biography for 5th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.99
	Story of Thomas Alva Edison Landmark Series by Margaret Cousins from Random House Biography for 5th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $5.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Story of Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor The Wizard of Menlo Park Scholastic Biographies by Margaret Davidson from Scholastic Inc. for 4th-7th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $2.50 (3 in stock)
	Sundar Singh Footprints Over the Mountains Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Ten Boys Who Changed the World by Irene Howat from Christian Focus Publications Biography Collection for 3rd-7th grade in Light Keepers (Location: BIO-LIGHT)
	Ten Boys Who Didn't Give In by Irene Howat from Christian Focus Publications Biography Collection for 3rd-7th grade in Light Keepers (Location: BIO-LIGHT)
	Ten Boys Who Made a Difference by Irene Howat from Christian Focus Publications Biography Collection for 3rd-7th grade in Light Keepers (Location: BIO-LIGHT) $5.50 (2 in stock)
	Ten Boys Who Made History by Irene Howat from Christian Focus Publications Biography Collection for 3rd-7th grade in Light Keepers (Location: BIO-LIGHT)
	Ten Boys Who Used Their Talents by Irene Howat from Christian Focus Publications Biography Collection for 3rd-7th grade in Light Keepers (Location: BIO-LIGHT)
	Ten Girls Who Changed the World by Irene Howat from Christian Focus Publications Biography Collection for 4th-7th grade in Light Keepers (Location: BIO-LIGHT)
	Ten Girls Who Didn't Give In by Irene Howat from Christian Focus Publications Biography Collection for 3rd-7th grade in Light Keepers (Location: BIO-LIGHT)
	Ten Girls Who Made a Difference by Irene Howat from Christian Focus Publications Biography Collection for 3rd-7th grade in Light Keepers (Location: BIO-LIGHT) $5.50 (1 in stock)
	Ten Girls Who Made History by Irene Howat from Christian Focus Publications Biography Collection for 3rd-7th grade in Light Keepers (Location: BIO-LIGHT) $5.50 (1 in stock)
	Ten Girls Who Used Their Talents by Irene Howat from Christian Focus Publications Biography Collection for 3rd-7th grade in Light Keepers (Location: BIO-LIGHT) $5.50 (1 in stock)
	To Be a Pilgrim The Story of John Bunyan by Joyce Reason 1980^th edition from Christian Literature Crusade for 4th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	To Be a Slave by Julius Lester from Scholastic Inc. Historical Non-fiction for 6th-10th grade 1969 Newbery Honor Book in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $4.99
	To Be a Slave Puffin Modern Classics by Julius Lester, illustrated by Tom Feelings from Puffin Books Historical Non-fiction for 6th-10th grade 1969 Newbery Honor Book in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold by Jean Fritz from PaperStar Books Biography for 5th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Trial by Ice by K. M. Kostyal from Scholastic Inc. Picture Book Biography for 4th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis from Laurel-Leaf Books for 5th-8th grade 1996 Newbery Honor Book in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $8.99
	Wilfred Grenfell Fisher of Men Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	William Booth Soup, Soap, and Salvation Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	William Carey Obliged to Go Christian Heroes: Then & Now by Geoff & Janet Benge from YWAM Publishing Biography for 4th-7th grade in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
	Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln A Book of Quotations by Anthony Gross from Dover Publications for 7th-10th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Words by Heart by Ouida Sebestyen from Yearling Realistic Fiction for 5th-8th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $6.50
	Wright Brothers Pioneers of American Aviation Landmark Series by Quentin Reynolds from Random House Biography for 5th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.99

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