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Explora for Everyone
Easy-to-browse categories, organized by popular topics, provide everyone with a starting point for research.
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MasterFILE Complete
Popular full-text magazines (see list of titles), reference books and other sources covering virtually every subject area of general interest: business, health, education, fitness, sports and leisure, personal finance, general science, multicultural issues, DIY and fashion.
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Biographical sketches of the great inventors of America and information about the museum in Ohio.

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WhiteHouse.gov: The Presidents
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Related Catalog Searches

Autobiography
Biography
Please note: If searching for a particular person's biography in our catalog, it is usually best to search the person's name. For example: "Reagan Ronald".
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