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James Buchanan: 5th president of the United States
Par David Collins. 1990
James Buchanan was born in 1791 in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania. Elected to the presidency in 1856, he brought more than…
forty years of experience in public service to the office. Within days of his inauguration the Supreme Court delivered its pro-slavery decision in the Dred Scott case. Buchanan was shocked and burdened by the anger and hostility it created. For grades 5-8 and older readersJames K. Polk, 11th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par Miriam Greenblatt. 1988
Polk was born in 1795 in North Carolina, and later moved with his family to Tennessee. At the age of…
eighteen he began school, determined to make up for lost time. After graduating from the University of North Carolina, he returned to Tennessee, became a clerk with a prominent lawyer and politician, and soon began his own political rise. For grades 5-8 and older readersCalvin Coolidge: 30th president of the United States
Par Rita Stevens. 1990
John Calvin Coolidge born on July 4, 1872, in Plymouth, Vermont, was the eldest of two children. After graduating from…
Amherst College he clerked in a law office and passed the bar in 1897. He entered local politics and became governor of Massachsetts in 1919. Elected to the vice presidency one year later, he became president upon the death of Harding. For grades 5-8 and older readersUlysses S. Grant: 18th president of the United States
Par Lucille Falkof. 1988
Ulysses Grant was born in 1822 in Ohio. His parents named him Hiram Ulysses; but when he enrolled in West…
Point, his name was listed as Ulysses Simpson, and he adopted that name. In 1853 he was forced to resign from the army for drunkenness, but was recalled when the Civil War broke out in 1861. He eventually became head of the Union armies. For grades 5-8 and older readersGrover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par David Collins. 1988
Grover Cleveland was born in 1837 in New Jersey, and soon moved to New York. One of nine children, he…
grew up as "a minister's kid." When he was sixteen his father died, and he went to work at the New York Institution for the Blind in New York City. After serving as governor of New York, he was elected president in 1884 and again in 1892. For grades 5-8 and older readersJames Monroe, 5th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par Rebecca Stefoff. 1988
James Monroe was born in 1758 in Virginia. Two years after he enrolled at the College of William and Mary,…
the Revolutionary War began and eighteen-year old Monroe enlisted in the Continental Army. After serving as governor of Virginia, he was appointed minister to France and helped make the Louisiana Purchase. As president, he put forth the Monroe Doctrine. For grades 5-8 and older readersThe Spanish Armada
Par Colin Martin. 1988
A revisionist history of the defeat of Philip II's grand Spanish fleet in 1588. Utilizing recent archaeological findings and previously…
unstudied documents found in the archives of Spain and the Netherlands, the authors explain why a supposedly invincible fleet, believed by the Spaniards to be guided by God's hand, suffered so disastrous a defeat off the British coastTheodore Roosevelt: 26th president of the United States
Par Rebecca Stefoff. 1988
Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York in 1858. His family had a long tradition of wealth, good works and…
public service. After graduating from Harvard, he was elected to the New York Assembly. During the Spanish-American War he organized the Rough Riders and led them up San Juan Hill. When President McKinley was killed, Roosevelt became president. For grades 5-8 and older readersDwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par Rafaela Ellis. 1989
Eisenhower grew up in a small Kansas town. Although money was scarce, Ike and his five brothers enjoyed a happy…
childhood. When Ike was twenty-one, he enrolled in West Point. During World War II he became Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in western Europe, second only to Roosevelt and Churchill in power. He served as president from 1953-61. For grades 5-8 and older readersThe Queen & her court: a guide to the British monarchy today
Par Jerrold Packard. 1981
A close look at the royal family, their lives, personalities, associates, and residences. Also explains various titles and ranks and…
what they signify, how to address members of the nobility, and customs surrounding the royal family and the courtThe Japanese today: change and continuity
Par Edwin Reischauer. 1981
A well-known scholar on Japan presents an overview of the history and culture of the country and an analysis of…
its contemporary development and society. Included are sections on Japan's government and politics, economic success, and relations with the rest of the worldVerdi: de vive voix (Classica)
Par André Tubeuf. 2010
« C'est un véritable parcours avec Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) que nous offre André Tubeuf. Cette quête personnelle, qui débute par…
une analyse stimulante du célèbre Requiem, nous emporte très loin sur les sentiers de la révélation. Au bout du chemin, nous redécouvrons un grand génie du théâtre lyrique - une grande voix de la musique, tout simplement. » -- 4e de couv« Chaque récit est réel [...]. Instants tragiques ou héroïques, ces 40 récits curieux et édifiants de notre histoire abordent…
des thèmes variés : la religion (la pesée des âmes chez les Égyptiens, le parcours sanglant des Croisés), la philosophie et la littérature (les vies étonnantes de Diogène le Cynique et de Molière), le sport (les Jeux olympiques antiques), les grandes batailles (les Guerres médiques, la Guerre des Gaules, les invasions normandes), les grands progrès technologiques et scientifiques (les Grandes Découvertes, la chirurgie avec Ambroise Paré, la vaccination avec Pasteur, la révolution ferroviaire), les luttes sociales (le Front populaire, la traite des esclaves, le quotidien des galériens sous Louis XIV), les faits divers dramatiques (Pompéi, la Bête du Gévaudan)... » -- 4e de couvLes derniers jours des dictateurs
Par Diane Ducret, Emmanuel Hecht. 2012
" Au croisement de l'Histoire et de l'actualité, ce livre raconte pour la première fois les derniers jours des principaux…
dictateurs qui ont ensanglanté la planète, de Mussolini à Kim Jong-il, en passant par Hitler, Staline, Franco, Mao, Amin Dada, Tito, Ceausescu, Mobutu, Saddam Hussein, Ben Ali, Kadhafi ... et les autres. Pour relever le défi, Perrin et L'Express ont choisi de s'unir en rassemblant certaines des meilleures plumes historiques et journalistiques actuelles sous la direction de Diane Ducret et Emmanuel Hecht. En découlent une vingtaine de chapitres vivants et documentés aux meilleures sources qui constituent autant de reportages édifiants et riches en révélations. Tous ces portraits dressent le tableau d'un demi-siècle barbare ponctué de meurtres, complots, coups d'Etat et révolutions. Ils prouvent le mensonge de régimes assis sur la promesse de l'ordre et de la prospérité. " -- 4e de couvNaked in Baghdad: The Iraq War As Seen By National Public Radio's Correspondent Anne Garrels
Par Anne Garrels. 2003
Veteran National Public Radio correspondent Anne Garrels, embedded with the U.S. military forces in Baghdad, chronicles her observations before and…
during the 2003 second Gulf War. Includes e-mails that her husband, Vint Lawrence, sent while she was gone and describes hardships endured by her Iraqi driver, Amer.Posterity: letters of great Americans to their children
Par Dorie McCullough Lawson. 2004
Presents parental messages of advice, wisdom, humor, and affection from authors, explorers, presidents, inventors, and soldiers. Includes Carl Sandburg, Theodore…
Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, George Patton, Woody Guthrie, Abigail Adams, and Eleanor Roosevelt among others. Grouped by general theme, the selections span four centuries and are introduced with contextual commentary. 2004Red dust: a path through China
Par Jian Ma. 2001
Disgusted with his personal problems and job in Beijing, a thirty-year-old artist becomes a Buddhist monk and buys a train…
ticket to Urumqi. He embarks on a three-year journey to reach Tibet, searching for spiritual enlightenment and describing the hardships of traveling in China's remote areas. Some strong language.Forever a soldier: unforgettable stories of wartime service / [edited by] Tom Wiener
Par Tom Wiener. 2005
Veterans recall experiences of battle from World War I to the war in Iraq. Soldiers' letters, diaries, memoirs, and oral…
histories provide personal accounts of D-Day, the Tet offensive, heroic actions, and sinking ships. Includes an interview with Senator John McCain about his captivity in Vietnam. 2005Sarajevo: mon enfance sous les bombes
Par Nadja Halilbegović. 2007
Mon enfance sous les bombes, journal de Nadja des années 1992 à 1995, est un hommage aux milliers de victimes…
du siège de Sarajevo et aux enfants qui, de par le monde, vivent - et meurent toujours - sous les bombes. Les réflexions de Nadja Halilbegovich sur la vie et la mort, ses appels au secours à l'Amérique de Clinton, son désarroi poignant et l'espoir toujours renouvelé de jours meilleurs ne peuvent laisser personne indifférent. Les enfants notamment se sentiront interpellés par le récit de cette jeune fille qui leur ressemble... À noter aussi les commentaires de l'auteure devenue adulte insérés ça et là dans le texte sous le titre de Retour en arrière qui apportent des précisions au journal, de même qu'un prologue et un épilogue. -- 4e de couvWhy Humans Build Up: The Rise of Towers, Temples and Skyscrapers (Orca Timeline #1)
Par Gregor Craigie. 2022
★“This great STEAM offering has multiple applications and will be useful for report writers and aspiring architects alike.”—Booklist, starred review…
★“Finely detailed inside and outside...Broad in scope, perceptively organized, and enriched with fascinating entries.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review Why did they build it so high? People have been constructing tall buildings for thousands of years, for many different reasons. Castle walls kept people safe. Utility towers transmit TV and cell-phone signals. Observatories give people a bird’s-eye view of the world. Beautiful buildings stand out in the crowd. Skyscrapers provide housing for a lot of people. There are some good reasons for building up, and a few bad ones as well. With a growing global population, we will need more and more space to live, learn and work in. But what does that mean for the health of the planet? Can we do it sustainably? Tall buildings may be part of the answer. From the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Leaning Tower of Pisa to the Burj Khalifa and the Shanghai Tower, Why Humans Build Up asks why and how we build higher and higher, and what that means for the planet.