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Cradles of Eminence: Childhoods of More Than 700 Famous Men and Women

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4 out of 5
Based on 51 Ratings and 16 Reviews

Book Description
What were the common childhood experiences of 700 eminent adults? Among things, they disliked school; their families valued education; they had strong mothers; and they grew up feeling "different" from others. This exciting update of the 1964 classic includes information from "Three Hundred Eminent Personalities" (1978), as well as from new biographies published in the last six years. Key finding... More
Book Information
PublisherGreat Potential Press
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages456
ISBN-100910707561
ISBN-13978-0910707565
Publication Date01/2004
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About Ariel Hansen (Author) : Ariel Hansen is a published author. A published credit of Ariel Hansen is Cradles of Eminence: Childhoods of More Than 700 Famous Men and Women.
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