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Marjane Satrapi recounts her childhood and coming of age in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution, as well as her self-imposed exile from her native country, through comic strips that reflect how her own history is tied to the history of Iran.

A brief biography of the WWE professional wrestler known as Triple H.

Describes the life of Jay-Z focusing on his music career and business success. Written in graphic-novel format.

Learn about the life and career of Jay-Z the hip-hop and R&B singer.

Presents a brief biography of rapper, entrepreneur, and music producer Jay Z, exploring his rough but happy early life has influenced his later music.

Describes the life and achievements of Sean Combs, also known as Diddy, discussing his start in the music business, his work with Notorious B.I.G., his personal affairs, and his influence on the hip hop industry.

A collection of articles on six influential hip-hop artists--Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Cardi B, and Kanye West.

Shawn Corey Carter, known to most of the world as JAY-Z, has made a name for himself as one of the most successful artists in hip-hop. Not only has he achieved this success with rapping, but also as an entrepreneur. Having grown up in a housing project in Brooklyn, his story is a tale of struggles and successes. Engaging main text, full-color photographs, and a detailed timeline give readers an inside look into this rap star's exciting life. Annotated quotes from JAY-Z and others provide first-person perspectives on his rise to the top of the worlds of hip-hop and business.

Brent Preston explains how his family left the city life for 100 acres of farm land, turning the old farmhouse into The New Farm.

Captain Benjamin Tupper spent a year in Afghanistan in an Embedded Training Team, tasked with training, leading in combat, and mentoring the Afghan Army to victory against the brutal Taliban. Writing and recording from a remote outpost, Tupper's dispatches were posted on the blog The Sandbox and broadcast on NPR, bringing vivid snapshots of America's longest ongoing war to a wide audience back home. Here, he takes us inside the intricacies of the war, opening up a unique and multifaceted view of both Afghan culture and the daily life of an American soldier. From the rush of gunfire to surreal, euphoric moments of cross-cultural understanding, this emotional and thought-provoking narrative is rich with humor, eloquence and contradiction. Deeply personal and darkly funny, Tupper illuminates the challenges of the war, bringing to life both the mundane and the extraordinary and seeking a way forward.--From publisher description.