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Antonia Felix is the author of fourteen nonfiction books, including Wesley K. Clark: A Biography, the national best-seller Laura: America's First Lady, First Mother, Andrea Bocelli: A Celebration, and Silent Soul: The Miracles and Mysteries of Audrey Santo. She has also edited a number of movie books, including Windtalkers: The Making of the Film About Navajo Code Talkers of World War II and Pearl Harbor: The Movie and the Moment. In addition to her writing career, she is an operatic soprano performing throughout the United States and Europe. She lives with her husband, Standford Felix, in Lawrence, Kansas.

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