One Small Step155.937 P155.937 PAU.AU. Pausch, Randy. The Last LectureReflections of a Carnegie Mellon computer science professor who lectured on "Really achieving your childhood dreams," shortlyafter having been diagnosed with terminal cancer. His advice concerned seizing the moment while living, rather than dying.

305.4 K305.4 KAR.AR. Karbo, Karen. In Praise of Difficult Women: Life Lessons from Heroines Who Dared to Break the RulesPresents information on iconic female rule-breakers, including Josephine Baker, Jane Goodall, Margaret Cho, and Hillary RodhamClinton.

560.92 DIN.560.92 DIN. Dingus, Lowell. King of the Dinosaur Hunters: the Life of John Bell Hatcher and the Discoveries that ShapedPalenotologyEvery year millions of museum visitors marvel at the skeletons of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures discovered by JohnBell Hatcher. The life of the “King of Collectors” is every bit as fascinating as the mighty bones and fossils he unearthed.

629.409 LAU.629.409 LAU. Launius, Roger D. The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: from the Ancient World to the ExtraterrestrialFuture Offers an illustrated history of space exploration, from the pioneering work of ancient astronomers to the latesttechnological and mechanical marvels that allow extraterrestrial exploration, as well as what the future may hold.

629.4092 LEE.629.4092 LEE. Shetterly, Margot. Hidden FiguresAn account of the previously unheralded but pivotal contributions of NASA's African-American women mathematicians toAmerica's space program describes how they were segregated from their white counterparts by Jim Crow laws in spite of theirgroundbreaking successes.

798.25 LET.798.25 LET. Letts, Elizabeth. The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse that Inspired a NationThe dramatic odyssey of a horse called Snowman, saved from the slaughterhouse by a young Dutch farmer named Harry.Together, Harry and Snowman went on to become America's show-jumping champions, winning first prize in Madison SquareGarden. Set in the mid to late 1950s, this book captures the can-do spirit of a Cold War immigrant who believed--and triumphed.

B RYAN.B RYAN. Ryan, Terry. The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or LessThe author describes her mother Evelyn's struggles with poverty in the 1950s as she tried to build a happy home for her tenchildren, with the help of wit, poetry, and prose during the contest era of the 1950s and 1960s.