biography

Profiles the life and career of the Spanish opera singer who is also known in the world of popular music.

A biography of the eighteenth-century African-American tobacco farmer who taught himself mathematics, astronomy, and clockmaking; became famous for his almanacs; and assisted in the original survey of Washington, D.C.

A biography of Carl Lewis who many think is the greatest track-and-field athlete of all time.

Surveys African-American filmmakers from the turn of the century to the present, with an emphasis on Spike Lee's contributions.

A collection of twenty-two stories that provide information about the lives and works of women from throughout history who made significant contributions to the development of science and mathematics.

Biographies of the nine women who have been recipients of the Nobel Prize in science.

A biography of the Afro-American who dreamed of a career as a violinist before joining the Nation of Islam and rising in its ranks, eventually becoming its leader.

An autobiography of Janet Harmon Bragg, the first African-American woman to earn a full commercial pilot's license, in which she discusses her accomplishments both as an aviator and in the business world.

Chronicles the experiences of two African-American women growing up in North Carolina at the turn-of-the-century.

Profiles the lives of three presidents who dared to take actions, such as proposing an international peacekeeping organization, establishing programs to cope with the Great Depression and making the decision to drop the atomic bomb.