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Annie Oakley CBB-1910<br />

by John Hamilton<br />

A biography <strong>of</strong> Annie Oakley who was a markswoman and performer.<br />

She achieved fame with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. For<br />

grades 3-6. 1996.<br />

The Anointed BRB-11057<br />

by Clyde Brion Davis<br />

A young <strong>America</strong>n sailor who sails the seven seas in order to discover<br />

how to navigate his mind finally comes to port in San Francisco with a<br />

young librarian for a pilot. 1937.<br />

Anybody's Gold: The Story <strong>of</strong> <strong>California</strong>'s Mining Towns<br />

CBB-0130 / BRB-11173<br />

by Joseph Henry Jackson<br />

Drawing on personal knowledge, publications <strong>of</strong> the period and<br />

unpublished personal diaries, the author has compiled a vivid narrative<br />

that recreates the excitement <strong>of</strong> <strong>California</strong>'s gold rush years. 1970.<br />

Appearance <strong>of</strong> Evil CBB-0888 / BRB-11196<br />

by Carolyn Coker<br />

Recently arrived from London, Andrea is a house guest in Georgene<br />

Dodson’s Southern <strong>California</strong> mansion while working on a commission<br />

at the nearby Huntington Museum. Sharing the luxurious quarters are<br />

her absent hostess’ sister, the woman’s child and their young<br />

cook/housekeeper. Andrea’s connection with the Huntington draws her<br />

only peripherally into the affairs <strong>of</strong> a murdered man found on the<br />

museum grounds. She herself wants no part <strong>of</strong> it; but when the search<br />

for the killer begins to involve Georgene’s family, Andrea is thrust into<br />

the investigation. 1993.<br />

Appetite for Destruction: The Days <strong>of</strong> Guns n’ Roses<br />

CBB-0770 / BRB-11113<br />

by Danny Sugerman<br />

An unauthorized but worshipful biography <strong>of</strong> the notorious rock group.<br />

According to the dust jacket, Guns gave us “decadence presented<br />

without apology... a holy triumvirate <strong>of</strong> sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.”<br />

1991.<br />

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