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A British journalist and self-described introvert describes her experiment of living like an extrovert for a year. She tackles personal…
challenges such as talking to strangers, hosting a dinner party, traveling on her own, and performing stand-up comedy. Some strong language. 2019
Eight biographies featuring influential people who changed the world. Includes Albert Einstein, Anne Frank, Gandhi, Katherine Johnson, Helen Keller, Martin…
Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Florence Nightingale. For grades 3-6 and older readers.
Six books featuring the talent, determination, and contributions of newcomers to our country. Includes Famous Immigrant Artists, Famous Immigrant Athletes,…
Famous Immigrant Computer Scientists, Famous Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Famous Immigrant Politicians, and Famous Immigrant Scientists. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2018
Describes the life and career of Esref Armagan, a blind artist from Turkey. Esref spent his childhood days in his…
father's shop, where he developed a curiosity to create and draw. He even taught himself colors, shadows, and perspective. For grades 2-4. 2016
Author of the Cat Marsala mystery series presents the case of physician John Branion, whose wife was found murdered in…
1967 in their Chicago apartment. Describes the crime, his 1968 conviction and appeals, his flight to Africa to avoid incarceration, and the later commutation of his sentence. Some violence. Anthony Award. 1992
The author relates her experiences being raised in a Hasidic Jewish community as the eldest son in a dynastic rabbinical…
family. Describes her search for answers and ultimate departure from her former way of life. Some descriptions of sex. 2019
Biography of Kansas newspaper editor and political insider William Allen White (1868-1944), who supported liberal Republican policies rooted in Midwestern…
values. Explores his relationships with luminaries of his era, including Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, his work in preserving natural lands, and his editorial duties at The Emporia Gazette. 2018
Biography of photographer Berenice Abbott (1898-1991). Discusses her early life in Ohio with a fractured family, developing interest in photography,…
work in the United States and Europe, personal relationships, involvement in socialist causes, and more. Strong language. 2018
Television presenter and stylist recounts his improbable transformation from an overweight farmboy in rural Spain into one of the most…
influential voices in Hispanic fashion--working with stars such as Penelope Cruz, Salma Hayek and Kim Kardashian. Strong language and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2018
La presentadora peruana describe la controversia que la envolvió a ella y a su familia cuando fue detenida por las…
autoridades en Lima en 2002. Acusada de corrupción debido a sus conexiones con el ex presidente Alberto Fujimori, ella describe los años que pasó tratando de demostrar su inocencia
Biography of the author (1797-1851) who wrote the novel Frankenstein (DB 25835) at the age of nineteen. Discusses her childhood…
as the daughter of radical philosophers Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin, her troubled marriage to Percy Bysshe Shelley, and the creation and legacy of her famous novel. 2018
Portrays John McCain's life, from his childhood as an admiral's son to his own time at the Naval Academy, his…
service as a pilot, and his experience as a prisoner of war. Explores McCain's years as a senator and his two bids for the U. S. presidency. For grades 5-8. 2018
Author of Browsings (DB 83222) reflects on his lifelong love of the work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Also provides…
an introduction to the scholarship done by literary society, The Baker Street Irregulars, which was founded in 1934. Places Conan Doyle's work in the context of literary canon. 2012
Sports journalist presents a biography of Brown, star running back with the Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1966. In retirement,…
he pursued an acting career, was a civil rights activist, and was active in politics, but also faced charges of domestic abuse. Some strong language. 2018
Memoir of a man whose family fled to Kinshasa during the civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.…
There Baruti discovered his talent and love for basketball, which eventually took him to the U. S. and an acting career. Some strong language. 2018
Author of The Gutsy Girl (DB 86874) explains how one can be an activist at a young age. Provides ideas,…
workbooks, and tactics to use in order to change the world--even with the smallest of actions. For grades 6-9. 2018
Examines the challenging times and amazing accomplishments of Bessie Coleman (1892-1926) on her journey to become not only the first…
woman of African American and Native American descent to earn an international aviation pilot's license, but also a successful civilian pilot and famous stunt flyer. For senior high and older readers. 2018
Reflections on her career by the legendary gymnast who was the first person to score a perfect 10. 0 in…
Olympic competition. Topics covered include dedication, strength, courage, pressure, goals, dreams, triumphs, challenges, and love. Pays particular attention to living under a totalitarian regime as a celebrated figure. 2004
Biography of an actor best known for his portrayal of Jack the Ripper in the 1944 film The Lodger. A…
large man, often cast as the villain, Laird died at age thirty-one after going on an extreme diet to help him break free of typecasting. Some strong language. 2018