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The big book of U.S. presidents

1994
Provides profiles of each United States president from George Washington to Bill Clinton, with information on their lives, families, wives, and highlights of their time in office.

Lives of the writers

comedies, tragedies (and what the neighbors thought)
1994
The lives of twenty writers, ranging from Dickens, the Bront?s, and Poe to Twain, Sandburg, and Langston Hughes, are profiled in this eclectic, humorous, and informative collection.

Lives of the artists

masterpieces, messes (and what the neighbors thought)
1995
A collection of short biographical sketches of famous artists emphasizing their unique personalities and the impressions they made on the people who knew them.

Hoop stars

1995
Describes the lives of noted basketball players David Robinson, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Shaquille O'Neal.

The presidents of the United States

1992
Tells the story of each of the presidents, from George Washington to George Bush, providing details of each man's life and character, the times in which he lived, and the successes and failures that marked his term in office.

Extraordinary American Indians

1992
Text and accompanying photographs discuss the lives and accomplishments of outstanding Native Americans from the eighteenth century to the present, including Wilma Mankiller, Billy Mills, Sacagawea, Louis Ballard, and Will Rogers.

African-American inventors

Lonnie Johnson, Frederick McKinley Jones, Marjorie Stewart Joyner, Elijah McCoy, Garrett Augustus Morgan
1996
Brief biographical profiles of five African American inventors.

Great running backs

football's fearless foot soldiers
1996

Great quarterbacks

football's legendary leaders
1995
Presents a photographic record of the careers of some of the best professional quaterbacks in NFL history, and includes in-depth player profiles, interviews, and statistics.

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