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CRRL Picks - Great Lives 2023 - Colin Powell

Tuesday, March 28, The Gemini 3 Group Lecture, given by Karen DeYoung, author of Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell

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  • Biography is the most intimate approach to history - and the most entertaining. UMW’s Great Lives lecture series reveals how extraordinary people – some born to privilege and power, others from modest backgrounds – shaped art, literature, science,…
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  • Soldier

    the Life of Colin Powell

    DeYoung, Karen, 1949-
    Award-winning Washington Post journalist Karen DeYoung offers readers revelatory insight into American icon and national hero Colin Powell.
    Book, 2006New York : Knopf, 2006. — 921 Powel
  • Early readers aged 5-8 will enjoy this biography, filled with colorful illustrations, of the distinguished career of America’s first African American Secretary of State.
    Book, 2008Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Elementary, [2008], ©2008. — 921 Powel
  • This children’s book offers an age-appropriate (6-8 years) overview of the United States’ first African American Secretary of State and is part of the Rookie Biographies series.
    Book, 2003New York : Children's Press, [2003], ©2003. — 921 Powel
  • It Worked for Me

    in Life and Leadership

    Powell, Colin L.
    An inspiring and engrossing memoir from one of America’s most admired public figures, Colin Powell.
    Audiobook CD, 2012[United States] : Harper Audio, [2012], ℗2012. — 9.21 Powel
  • Be inspired by this bestselling book featuring the wisdom, insights and the success story of Colin Powell, who rose from humble beginnings to the highest levels of American military and political leadership.
    eBook, 2002New York : McGraw-Hill, [2002], ©2002. — 303.34 Ha
  • A well-told story of the American dream realized in the words of Colin Powell, America’s first African American Secretary of State.
    Book, 1995New York : Random House, [1995], ©1995. — 921 Powel
  • The Powell Principles

    24 Lessons From Colin Powell, a Legendary Leader

    Harari, Oren
    A refreshingly honest look at the insights, philosophies and strategies that led Secretary of State Colin Powell to the highest levels of military and political success.
    eBook, 2003New York : McGraw-Hill, 2003. — 658.4092 Ha