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"... In Amsterdam, where his travels begin, poet Michael White, reeling from an ongoing divorce and custody battle, visits the Rijksmuseum and unexpectedly discovers the consoling power of Johannes Vermeer's radiant vision in The Milkmaid and other paintings ..."--Back cover.

Standing up against apartheid in South Africa was risky. It could get you serioulsy hurt or killed. This is the story of three journalism students at Rhodes University who took a stand against injustice.

In 1983, twenty-seven-year old Earl Smith walked through the menacing gates of San Quentin State Prison just as everyone thought he would. As a gang member and criminal from a young age, Smith expected to do some time. But when he walked in it was not as an inmate but as the Chaplain of Death Row. A year earlier six bullets were fired into his body in a botched drug deal. Those bullets saved his soul and changed his life path forever. Twenty-three years later, Smith had played chess with Charles Manson, negotiated truces between rival gangs, and bore witness to the final thoughts and prayers of dozens of Death Row inmates.

Examines the shortage of women working in the fields of hard sciences, mathematics, engineering, and computer science.

Examines the personal friendship and professional rivalry between the two tennis greats, and examines each of their careers, their tournaments, and how they influenced women's sports.

Sara Nelson chronicles a year's worth of reading, exploring how the world of books and words impacted every aspect of her life, career, and family.

Presents a traveler's-eye view of the legacy of Abraham Lincoln throughout the U.S., visiting memorabilia collectors, attending a leadership conference teaching Lincoln's "management style," journeying on a three-state driving tour, and exploring other ways in which the president is remembered.

David Hempleman-Adams discusses the mountain-climbing and arctic exploring experiences he has had, including his trips to the North and South Poles, climbing the seven tallest mountains in the world, and participating in the Ultimate Challenge expedition.