biography

"Recognizes and honors 2,000 barrier-breaking trailblazers and history-making events in multiple fields--arts, entertainment, business, sovereignty, education, government, religion, science, sports, music, and more"--Provided by publisher.

"The . . . singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy winner opens up about her traumatic childhood in the Deep South, her years of being overlooked in the music industry, and the stories that inspired her enduring songs. Lucinda Williams's rise to fame was anything but easy. Raised in a working-class family in the Deep South, she moved from town to town each time her father--a poet, a textbook salesman, a professor, a lover of parties--got a new job, totaling twelve different places by the time she was eighteen. Her mother suffered from severe mental illness and was in and out of hospitals. And when Williams was about a year old, she had to have an emergency tracheotomy-an inauspicious start for a singing career. But she was also born a fighter, and she would develop a voice that has captivated millions"--Provided by publisher.

The author presents a memoir that describes her dysfunctional family and childhood as well as her friendship with the daughter of the town's local mortician.

Chronicles the life of Clarina I. H. Nichols, the country's first female newspaper editor and stump speaker, focusing on her role in the American women's movement and her desire to end the mistreatment of women.

"Discover the hidden figures of food, the women who changed the way we eat. From Julia Child to the inventor of the dishwasher to the suffragettes who published cookbooks to finance their fight for justice, these trailblazers used the power of food to break barriers and change the world"--Back cover.

An award-winning sportswriter presents this ultimate baseball resource that tells the story of the game through the extraordinary lives of its 100 greatest players by retracing their origins, illuminating their characters and placing their accomplishments in the context of baseball's past and present.

Diane Wilson draws on historical records to chronicle the lives of her Dakota Indian family, describing their experiences in the Dakota War, their involvement with French fur-traders, their struggles to survive the brutal winters, and their years on the Pine Ridge reservation.

"It took just four years in the spotlight for Jimi Hendrix to become an international cultural icon. The sheer impact and originality of his music and his unique mastery of the guitar placed him forever amongst musical giants. But what of the man behind the public image? Modest and intensely private by nature, Jimi was shrouded in intrigue from the moment he first came into the public eye, and the mystery has only grown with time. Much has been written about him by experts, fans and critics, some of it true and some of it not. He did, however, leave his own account of himself locked away like a Chinese puzzle in his many interviews, lyrics, writings, poems, diaries and even stage raps. Starting At Zero brings all these elements together in narrative form. The result is an intimate, funny and poetic memoir--one that tells, for the first time, Jimi's own story as only he could tell it."--Publisher description.

"Join Nepalese climber Nimsdai Purja as he recounts his journey to scale all 8,000 meter 'Death Zone' mountains in seven months"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the life of Michelle Howard, a four-star Admiral in the U.S. Navy.